I Can't Believe It's Not Butter halfprice- 56p !(500g tub) - Tesco

js474

Whilst this is a good price for the product, it's a case of permanent clever marketing.

ICBINB is actually supplied to stores with an RRP of double the intended selling price to make it seem a bargain i.e RRP £100, now £1.99!

Trust me - it's fact.......

watersedge

This is priced at 56p in the Stornoway Store. I bought some but I wasn't so keen on the taste but will use it up.

Has anyone noticed how prices have risen recently in Tesco?

A fortnight ago I managed to get 2 1 litre bottles of Crisp N Dry for £2 (£1 each). I usually buy the 2 litre bottle only to find that it was priced at £3.49, a saving of £1.49. However. today when I went past the aisle the 1 litre bottle was priced at £1.79.

I always go shopping with a list, buy what I need and look out for any variations in prices.

geordie_joe

js474 wrote: »

Whilst this is a good price for the product, it's a case of permanent clever marketing.

ICBINB is actually supplied to stores with an RRP of double the intended selling price to make it seem a bargain i.e RRP £100, now £1.99!

Trust me - it's fact.......

I shop in Morrisons mostly, but I still agree with you.

Every month for as long as i can remember one or other of these type of products have been on a similar offer.

For over a year now I have been buying 4 packs of a 'buttery spread' when they are on offer, and when they are used up there's another brand on offer.

geordie_joe

shepherdgirl wrote: »

Silly question time - if you freeze a tub, when you defrost it, can you use it in sarnies that you want to freeze ?

tia

I would say yes, all this can't freeze then re-freeze is just because there is a small chance of the food being contaminated while it is defrosted.

If you are sure you can defrost it, slap it on a slice of bread, then freeze it again without spitting e.coli on it you'll be fine.

yahweh71

Surely the thing about freezing the stuff is.. You buy when on offer, then take the stuff out the freezer as and when you need the full tub. You don't keep putting the tub back into the freezer, otherwise you'd take forever to butter your toast. It would be a MAJOR operation, requiring hours of prep time.

Or is that too obvious that I'm missing something..

andrewmp

yahweh71 wrote: »

Surely the thing about freezing the stuff is.. You buy when on offer, then take the stuff out the freezer as and when you need the full tub. You don't keep putting the tub back into the freezer, otherwise you'd take forever to butter your toast. It would be a MAJOR operation, requiring hours of prep time.

Or is that too obvious that I'm missing something..

I think some people make up sandwiches and then freeze them (buttered) so are thinking they might have a problem with previously frozen butter.

I'm not sure why people make sandwiches and then freeze them though!

shepherdgirl

Thanks for the replies about freezing - sorry can't do multiple quotes - LOL

We make sarnies and freeze them because we ...........

a)make use of cheap sarnie fillings (offers, whoopsies etc) & b)can't face making them at silly o'clock in the morning.

We find it easier this way and no I didn't mean that we would keep putting the tub back in the freezer, just take it out and use it as normal which would include at some point the sarnies. If we don't make them in adance it is too tempting/easy to buy one, not a good idea (polishing the halo - LOL)

The_Miser

yahweh71 wrote: »

Surely the thing about freezing the stuff is.. You buy when on offer, then take the stuff out the freezer as and when you need the full tub. You don't keep putting the tub back into the freezer, otherwise you'd take forever to butter your toast. It would be a MAJOR operation, requiring hours of prep time.

Or is that too obvious that I'm missing something..

You don't have to thaw the entire lot IF you prepare when you buy. I use a lot of those "false-butter" containers for freezing bulk-bought vegetables, stewed fruit (I grow fruit) etc. and as soon as the stuff is frozen I take it out of the containers and into plastic bags; they store neatly like bricks in the freezer!
I never throw those containers away because they are a perfect size for two people's veg serving or 4 days apple with my cereal in the morning......

If it is something I am only likely to use a little of (and these butter-like products apply) there are many permutations on a simple theme. Take an old empty similar container and cut the ends off neatly. Push those ends into the item to be frozen thus dividing the material into three (instead you could use the sides lengthways if you wish) within its shop container.
When you want some take the lid off, put the frozen block into a plastic bag (to keep the water out) and put the bottom third into hot water for 20 seconds. The bottom third will come out as a frozen lump and you can put the rest back (with no plastic bag) into the freezer, still frozen. The second time you simply dip the other end OR take out two blocs, thaw one and pack the second in plastic bag and replace in the freezer.
Having thawed a block. keep in the fridge to use as wanted.

In extremis you could even make four, six, eight dividers before you freeze the material but I don't recommend.

I have also found that a properly sharp quality kitchen knife will cut frozen fats.
HTH

Buffy_the_Vampire_Bat

geordie_joe wrote: »

I shop in Morrisons mostly, but I still agree with you.

Every month for as long as i can remember one or other of these type of products have been on a similar offer.

For over a year now I have been buying 4 packs of a 'buttery spread' when they are on offer, and when they are used up there's another brand on offer.

Us too...normally seems to be Flora Buttery and ICBINB on the offer, but we always stock up.

Snugglebunny8

Thanks! have bought tub and using it for kids sandwiches etc, they dont notice LOL! the only one Ive found that tastes like butter and doesnt go horrible and soggy on toast is Flora Buttery, so normally stock up on that on offer, but the ICBINB is good for their sandwiches x