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

missyp123

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

LOVE the basic tortillas great with home made salsa


One to add that i did'nt like was the smart price tinned sweets corn also the tinned peas.

Willow92

I'd say any Basics/Value/Smartprice etc loo roll is not worth buying.

Smartprice flour is good (haven't gone through the whole list to see what's there and what isn't) oh and Smartprice and Value jaffa cakes are really yummy. Tesco Value stuffing mix is also really nice. That's all I can think of right now.

ikkle87

Basics toilet roll - the jumbo ones have gone up to £2 now. Which imo makes them not worth it when I can get Nicky or even Andrex for cheaper!

Redleela

I can't see if it's been mentioned but we buy Smart price passata and cat litter. Although we found mixing the litter with a better quality one works best. The Bob Martin cat litter is good value too.

Has anyone tried the Smart Price multi-purpose cleaner?

trinidadone

Mayflower10cat wrote: »

Recently disenchanted with Heinz Tomato Ketchup - and have been tasting various other, and own, brands for a nicer, cheaper alternative. Final side by side test was Sainsburys own brand (approx 90p, half the price of Heinz) and their Basics ketchup (25-30p).... We both agreed the Sainburys ketchups were more tomato-ey than Heinz and more to our taste. Of the two, I felt the basics one was very slightly sweeter, maybe a little more runny. But that was just nit picking, really. The basics ketchup is our favourite, now.

Also, the basics value dried spaghetti at Sainburys used to be 20p for 500g. It's suddenly doubled in price, against their ordinary spaghetti at 85p (?) The value spaghetti does have a different texture, I found, and it's harder to get it just spot on when you're cooking it - seemed to be a very short time between raw and suddenly overcooked and mushy! The ordinary pasta cooks more consistently and is easier to get to al dente. So, I've gone back to the ordinary own brand spaghetti, as I do prefer it.

thanks for the comments mayflower10cat, I have added your ketchup to the first page, if you have others, please let me know, thankyou

trinidadone

paadzer wrote: »

Not a fan of basics toilet paper, cereal or crisps. I tend to buy buy basics lemonade, mince, rice, pasta and printing paper for my printer.

I don't bother with the baked beans as the Tesco brand ones tend to be on offer at 4 for £1 or less so I just stock up on them or find dented cans reduced.

I haven't had the mince for a while as I have been able to find steak mince at the co-op reduced to 90p (with a sticker on it, so I put it in the freezer).

thanks for the comments paadzer, I have included your comments and "not worth buying" on the first page, thankyou

trinidadone

missyp123 wrote: »

i buy frozen chicken fillets form morrisons value range, tried the ones form asda and will never buy them again, they are like soggy rubber vile...morrisions are much better quality and i will stick with them!

strangley i prefer asda smart price low fat yougurts better then the morrisons value ones! lol

Thankyou missyp123, I have added your recommendations and "not worth buying" to the front page, thank you again

trinidadone

asparagusnextleft wrote: »

Hi trinidadone - just a small correction, you put the orange squash in the not worth buying section of the list but I did say it was good and would definitely buy again (see above)

OOOOOOOOOOOOOps, sooooooooooooooory, I have made the change, thanks for letting me know

trinidadone

missyp123 wrote: »

LOVE the basic tortillas great with home made salsa


One to add that i did'nt like was the smart price tinned sweets corn also the tinned peas.

THANKS AGAIN mISSYP123, i HAVE ADDED your recommendations and "not worth buying" to the front page. Even if products are already listed, I always include. thankyou

trinidadone

Willow92 wrote: »

I'd say any Basics/Value/Smartprice etc loo roll is not worth buying.

Smartprice flour is good (haven't gone through the whole list to see what's there and what isn't) oh and Smartprice and Value jaffa cakes are really yummy. Tesco Value stuffing mix is also really nice. That's all I can think of right now.

thanks willow for the recomendations and "not worth buying" I have included in the front page of this thread. Dont worry about repeating what is already listed, thanks