Which 'premium' brand will you not do without?

Jordii

Branded coffee and tea, nothing else tastes as good to me!
Apart from that I can't really think of anything else I'm that fussy about.

Foundational

Fair trade coffee and tea - but the tea from Sainburys is only 28p for 80 so I guess that doesn't count

Flora - once had a cheaper margarine that was 'off' - really put us off...

geordie_joe

Foundational wrote: »

Fair trade coffee and tea - but the tea from Sainburys is only 28p for 80 so I guess that doesn't count

Are you saying you can get 80 tea bags in Sainsbury's for 28p ????

chuckley

twinings traditional english and everyday tea. I cannot STAND common tea.

weavedribbon

Marmite (NOTHING compares)
Tropicana orange juice (or other not from concentrate.it tastes totally different and to me is worth the extra)
Fairtrade bananas/coffee (Ethical reasons)
Organic dairy products (for ethical/animal welfare reasons)
Highlights hot chocolate

Margaret_Skinner

Heinz baked beans and HP Tomato sauce. Own brands just don't cut it.

geordie_joe

chuckley wrote: »

twinings traditional english and everyday tea. I cannot STAND common tea.

I tried this when Iceland had it on offer.

Unfortunately I found I had to use 3 bags to get any taste at all, and needed 5 bags for a decent cupppa.

If you've never tasted Twinning tea, just put 3 marbles in a cup of boiling water, stir for 10 minutes then drink. The flavour will be the same.

Having said that, the actual bags are top quality, they obviously spend a lot more on the bags than they do on the tea that's in them.

lanavdt

hellmans mayo, not from concentrate orange juice, M&S chicken pate, free range eggs/chicken/higher welfare pork and proper sausages

kimmee

Heinz tinned spaghetti & spaghetti Bolognese (I know, but DS1 loves it!!) - haven't found an own brand that comes close.

I don't buy cheap skin care other than facial wipes - used to buy the Olay ones but Tesco 48p ones do the same job. I also buy good shampoo & conditioner but alternate days with an own brand.

Whiskas dried cat food but try to stock up on it when it's on offer.

Think everything else I buy is own brand, value range unless it's something that is on offer.

maytaurus

Kelloggs cornflakes
free range eggs
and can't stand cheap bread yuk