What are the best and worst basics/value/smartprice own brand products out there?

trinidadone

chardonnay wrote: »

disagree about the tesco value bin bags, we use them all the time in the kitchen bin before transferring to the wheelie bin.

are you recommending the value bin bags chardonnay?

marywooyeah

trinidadone wrote: »

hey mary, yes lots of things do rocket from ime to time. I purchase a litre of vasic shampoo from sainsburys last month for 22p, its now priced at 62p.

is the bourbons a recomendation?

apologies, yes I would reccomend them as they taste the same as branded bourbons

recovering_spendaholic

Couldn't see these on first page or in thread but I love Sainsburys Basics instant mashed potato. It's only 20p and we use it in loads of things - potato cakes, gnocchi, thickening soups, topping shepherds pie, cheese and onion pasties and more. It tastes really lovely (you need to add a pinch of salt and a knob of butter (I use Clover)).

I also like Basics madeira cake, however you can hardly ever get it in my Sainsburys - it's lovely - reminds me of the pound cake you get in the states - really moist. I make all kinds with it - truffles (with the basics chocolate), queen of puddings, trifles, refridgerator cake and more.

I also buy the basics eggs and the tortilla chips, but think these have already been mentioned.

trinidadone

recovering_spendaholic wrote: »

Couldn't see these on first page or in thread but I love Sainsburys Basics instant mashed potato. It's only 20p and we use it in loads of things - potato cakes, gnocchi, thickening soups, topping shepherds pie, cheese and onion pasties and more. It tastes really lovely (you need to add a pinch of salt and a knob of butter (I use Clover)).

I also like Basics madeira cake, however you can hardly ever get it in my Sainsburys - it's lovely - reminds me of the pound cake you get in the states - really moist. I make all kinds with it - truffles (with the basics chocolate), queen of puddings, trifles, refridgerator cake and more.

I also buy the basics eggs and the tortilla chips, but think these have already been mentioned.

Thanks RS (jane) I have included your recomendations to the first page, none were mentioned by previous moneysavers

cazj80

recovering_spendaholic wrote: »

I also buy the basics eggs and the tortilla chips, but think these have already been mentioned.

I agree with the Basics eggs, especially as they aren't from battery hens, they are a little more expensive egg for egg than Tescos and Asdas but I feel a bit better buying them

chardonnay_2

trinidadone wrote: »

are you recommending the value bin bags chardonnay?

i would recommend them.

trinidadone

chardonnay wrote: »

i would recommend them.

thanks chardonnay,, someone else also recommended them, and I added your name to the first page, thank you

recovering_spendaholic

cazj80 wrote: »

I agree with the Basics eggs, especially as they aren't from battery hens, they are a little more expensive egg for egg than Tescos and Asdas but I feel a bit better buying them

Me too! probably isn't much in it welfare wise but still.....

trinidadone

recovering_spendaholic wrote: »

Me too! probably isn't much in it welfare wise but still.....

wow, assumed the basic eggs in sainsburys would be from battery hens

JayJay14

Sains basics eggs are barn

http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/groceries/index.jsp