Great 'disguised Own Brand' Hunt.

netty_betty_2

im not sure if this has already been posted on here,had a quick look but couldnt find it, anyway a friend of mine works for wilkinsons, he says that there own brand paint is dulux, not sure how he knows,but thought it worth mentioning on here

plane_boy2000

golddustmedia wrote: »

If you take the plastic engine cover off your your Skoda Octavia or Superb etc you'll find the engine block underneath is cast and stamped VW. Exactly the same engines but cheaper

Skoda are part of VW group. Its not just the engine, the whole car is VW engineered, as are the rest of the Skoda line up. Same for Seat.

Pattyboo

I purchased Norpak butter from Aldi recently and have shared it with my family. Fortunately we all enjoyed the taste and also believe it has a very similar taste to Lurpak which is, at the moment, 50p more expensive per 500g.
Thank you for the helpful information.

catshouskeeper

donna1987 wrote: »

i appreciate your ethics, but you have to bear in mind that the whole giving formula milk away in 3rd world countries is for a very good reason. high portions of the population in 3rd world countries such as africa suffer from HIV, and alot of people dont know they have it. alot of the children in these places get it from their mothers by way of breastfeeding-50% of mums with hiv do not pass the virus onto their children in the womb, but if that baby is then breast-fed they will pass the virus onto them.
i do however agree with the problems youve stated about it being expensive for them to buy more and children becoming ill/dying and i feel that if a company starts a project like this, they should follow it through and continue 2 provide formula at no cost 4 as long as it is needed and also provide the sterilizing facilities needed.

Sorry, but actually the World Health Organisation does NOT endorse bottle feeding in cases of HIV in developing nations as the risk associated (infectious disease, diarrhoea, malnutrition) with it are far higher than the chance of a baby getting HIV from breastfeeding ( transmission by this method is relatively low). The formula companies like to spread the mesaage that some how it is doing this for humanitarian purposes - unfortunately they aren't and because they also try to offload formula ( often out of date or near date) during various crises, the WHO has had to draw up guidelines for any organsiations invoilved in aid efforts. Formula should be labelled in the language of the country (often it isn't) kept cool ( how?) and distributed only if absolutely necessary. There is a big problem with this as often people cannot read and the hygiene and water supplies are often compromised to say the least.The only time that WHO recommend feeding formula for HIV cases instead of breastmilk is in developed countries. This is only because we can afford it, can read the instructions ( usually) and have clean water supplies. If you want more info about this and formula milk's role in millions of infant deaths each year got have a look at this web site https://www.ibfan.org

rospax

isaacsmum wrote: »

this worries me as i try to avoid buying items from a well known swiss chocolate and coffee brand company due to my ethics and their unethical behaviour in 3rd world countries ie giving formula milk away, undermining breastfeeding in these countries, and ultimately causing babies to die either of malnutrition - watered down formula as parents unable to continue to buy as expensive, or gastroenteritis due to poor hygiene/ lack of clean water and sterilizing facilities. thus if i buy an own brand that has been made by n....e then i am contributing to their profits and condoning this practice. help!!!

You mean NESTLE, NESTLE, NESTLE - and they have been doing this since at least the 1950's and know about all the infant deaths they cause yet have done nothing to stop it because they are more interested in their profits than the 4000 babies that die every single day from unsafe bottle feeding (See http://www.babymilkaction.org/). Don't be afraid to name them and shame them and remember that every time you shop you are pledging your support with your food pounds, so please, learn to make ethical choices not just financially-driven ones. By the way NESTLE also owns & invests in a host of other well known brands and companies like ROWNTREE, TIVAL, LIBBY'S, PURINA, HERTA, HOTPOCKETS, L'OREAL, ALCON, ALPO, PERRIER, FRISKIES... the list is endless.

From reading the bulk of posts on this topic it seems there's a lot of people out there with seriously rubbish diets. Where food is concerned, I say buy local, buy from small producers & buy organic wherever possible.

ciswokid

Several years ago, Tesco had a large sign above their Digestive biscuits saying that in tests, theirs proved as good as "the best"! Not surprising really when you consider they were identical in every aspect apart packaging! (Tesco value was a different matter!!!) "the best" being McVities.
I now work for "the best" and can assure you that Tesco Bourbon and Custard Cream brands, no matter what the packaging says, are identical. M&S bourbons sell for what..Around a pound? And Netto for 20-30 odd pence? Same biscuit! Netto last longer!!! Made and packed on same date, same line, same oven, same ingredients. Would have thought there was something illegal in that , but there you go. Same goes for shortcake, ginger nuts,fruit shortcake, rich tea fingers,nice, morning coffee, etc., etc. No different ingredients, as suggested by some posts, they ARE the same. Netto charge 19p for a particular pack and Spar charge 89p!!!
Ever bought a loaf, got it home and by the next morning it seemed stale? I once worked for a major Bakery who had me re-tying, (the yellow date-labels that tie the bag at the neck). The fresh ties were on 2 days old bread!
As for many of the food products we eat daily, if you knew what went into them, and some of the people who handled them (I've seen factory toilets that look like outside loos, if you get my drift...) you'd eat next to nothing!
If you are daft enough to pay more for a product because you believe "you get what you pay for", all I can say is "a fool and his money..."!:mad:
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Plushchris

I cant remember the name of the DVD player I opened but you will find that a lot of the cheapo unknown brand DVD players (£20 - £30 ones) use big name brand DVD drives, usually Hitachi or Sony.

Inactive

Plushchris wrote: »

I cant remember the name of the DVD player I opened but you will find that a lot of the cheapo unknown brand DVD players (£20 - £30 ones) use big name brand DVD drives, usually Hitachi or Sony.

Sony don't make the DVD Drives that are fitted to computers, they are re-badged Liteon's..

Hitachi make the LG ones ( or is it the other way round )..

njb1001

roses wrote: »

I don't suppose anyone knows what the alternative to Estee Lauder creams is? I got a free sample of Advanced Night Repair & it really was amazing but I am finding it hard to justify paying £50/bottle!

A similar Night Repair cream is available from Avon - as far as I am aware Estee copied Avon on a number of products (for example the ones with Gold Mesh Technology).

I can really recommend the premium range Anew products from Avon - they are similar quality to Shishedo / Clinique etc and don't forget - if you don't like it/doesn't suit your skin they have a 6 week return policy.

I sell Avon products to friends and can honestly say those who have tried the skin care range are really happy with it and I have yet to meet a wrinkly Avon lady!! :-)

avonholme

I worked at Warburtons til recently and know they don't make any own brand stuff (earlier log mentioned they might) as it is a company policy and actually turned down M&S some years ago cos of the branding issue. However they make the Weightwatchers range of breads under their own name with rights to the WW logo. The recipe for WW Danish (all flavours) is exactly the same as Warburtons Danish loaves except the slices are marginally thinner in the WW loaf (this actually makes such little difference to the calories that unless you were eating large amounts I don't think it would affect your diet much). I know this cos my dept were responsible for maintaining the recipes in the computer systems.