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Value shower gel down to 10p in Sainsburys and tesco, any good??

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  • archer7
    archer7 Posts: 67 Forumite
    I've bought a bottle of the Tesco and it smells OK, but haven't used it yet. What I think I'll end up doing is alternating between Value and the 42p tesco stuff depending on my mood. I do the same with deodorant, using 64p Tesco most of the time and £2.50 Lynx when I'm in a bad mood.

    Might not be worth the effort for 32p a bottle though :D
  • trinidadone
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    archer7 wrote: »
    I've bought a bottle of the Tesco and it smells OK, but haven't used it yet. What I think I'll end up doing is alternating between Value and the 42p tesco stuff depending on my mood. I do the same with deodorant, using 64p Tesco most of the time and £2.50 Lynx when I'm in a bad mood.

    Might not be worth the effort for 32p a bottle though :D

    so I take it the valued brand is till 10p in tesco then? The 20% VAT increase kicks in on tuesday, be interesting to know if it remains 10p???
    Trinidad - I have a number of needs. Don't shoot me down if i get something wrong!!
  • archer7
    archer7 Posts: 67 Forumite
    so I take it the valued brand is till 10p in tesco then? The 20% VAT increase kicks in on tuesday, be interesting to know if it remains 10p???

    I bought it a few weeks ago, so I couldn't say. It's still showing on Tesco Price Check as 10p. Hopefully they'll be wary of changing this one now it's got competitive with the other supermarkets.
  • trinidadone
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    archer7 wrote: »
    I bought it a few weeks ago, so I couldn't say. It's still showing on Tesco Price Check as 10p. Hopefully they'll be wary of changing this one now it's got competitive with the other supermarkets.

    i guess so, but all it takes is one of the supermarkets to increase, and like sheep the others follow
    Trinidad - I have a number of needs. Don't shoot me down if i get something wrong!!
  • monocat
    monocat Posts: 10 Forumite
    slightly sideways, but the value conditioners are really good IMO.
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  • trinidadone
    trinidadone Posts: 3,377 Forumite
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    monocat wrote: »
    slightly sideways, but the value conditioners are really good IMO.

    which supermarket monocat and how much?
    Trinidad - I have a number of needs. Don't shoot me down if i get something wrong!!
  • ManAtHome
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    I use the Asda stuff for hols - seems to work as soap, shampoo, and clothes wash, and not really a problem if you take too much and have to leave some behind.
  • Forgetful
    Forgetful Posts: 1,729 Forumite
    I get it and use it as a handwash when i want to wash the grease off my rubber gloves ...
  • Thanks for the tips on this! was in Sainsburys this morning and the value showergel is 10p at my local (Leamington Spa) with lots of stock, so got some to try. They also have Radox, Johnsons, Dove etc reduced
    to £1 and lower, think the Radox was 80p and some for 74p. Have enough to keep family of 4 squeeky clean for few months now I think!
  • trinidadone
    trinidadone Posts: 3,377 Forumite
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    Thanks for the tips on this! was in Sainsburys this morning and the value showergel is 10p at my local (Leamington Spa) with lots of stock, so got some to try. They also have Radox, Johnsons, Dove etc reduced
    to £1 and lower, think the Radox was 80p and some for 74p. Have enough to keep family of 4 squeeky clean for few months now I think!

    lots of people seem to like the sainsburys value gel over the over value gels in the other gels om the other major supermarkets. some report on the nice smell. I currently have 16 bottles in my bathroom cupboard. Never tried the value shower gell before in sainsburys, but £1.60 wont break the bank.

    People above have mentioned using the product for using to wash clouthes with, handwash and even for shampoo :)
    Trinidad - I have a number of needs. Don't shoot me down if i get something wrong!!
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