What Value things have you tried and liked?

nearlyrich

I buy bananas, baked beans, chopped tomatoes, sweetcorn, some biscuits and the bottled water for the car and the gym.

black-saturn

I'll try to think of some of the Value things I have bought so far and what I think of them:
Loo rolls - Quite surprised by these, they are not as bad as I thought. Will buy again.
Tea Bags - I don't drink tea but my boyfriend does and he didn't moan about them so they must be OK (either that or he was being polite).
Coffee - Yuk Yuk Yuk. Tastes like the coffee from Poundland. I'll stick to the stuff I know.
Mince - OK if mixing with a sauce for a bolognese or if your really broke and have to stick to a tight budget.
Bacon - No different to any other bacon.
Mixed herbs - Great do different to any other mixed herbs.
Powdered milk - Again no different.
Pasta - OK but needs boiling longer than other pastas.
Lasagne sheets - Exactly the same as any other brand.
Ready Meals (corned beef hash) - OK if your fed up of sandwich at lunch time and have access to a microwave - didn't taste too bad.
Chips - Not as nice as home made or other frozen brands.
Washing Powder - Didn't get my clothes as clean as other powders and didn't smell clean either.
Fabric Conditioner - Great value, did the job and worked brilliantly.

Thats all I can remember for now.

fizzel81

unixgirluk wrote: »

forgot to say value caramel wafers! nearly as nice as Tunnocks.

ohhhhhhh forgot about them

katiesmummy

value chopped tomatoes, fruit n veg, beans etc are all good

a couple of things i have tried & dont like is value tea-bags, but supermarket standard ones are fine- find that value ones have a horrible aftertaste. also dont like value loo roll- too rough on my bum!

debtworrier

moanymoany wrote: »

With baked beans I do trade the extra taste and buy value. They are not the best, but not 30p better!

I buy the absolute cheapest baked beans and when reheating add a squirt of tom puree (can't be more than a penny) and a shake of Lea & Perrins. (Or a handful of sultanas and a teaspoonful of mild curry powder.)

Having thought about it, actually I've nixed Sainsburys Basic beans because they were hard - although that was about 5 years ago, so maybe I should give them another go now, if they pass the price test!

Discount_diva_5

I discovered Asda smart price BRIE cheese yesterday! .67p and it's lovely! I really recommend it.

neilersmc

tried asda smart wheat biscs -nicer than weetabix and only47p

immoral_angeluk

We've tried both tesco value and asda smartprice and tesco wins by miles as the asda stuff just tastes yuk to us. We buy pretty much everything value except mayonnaise and red sauce. 16p for a pack of spaghetti? 17p for a tin of beans? BARGAIN!

Edit to say we do buy surf washing liquid though as didn't get on with the value washing liquid but the sensitive fabric conditioner is fab and just as good as comfort.

wanting2save

The 'Value' hot chocolate drink is really nice and chocolatey and only 59p a jar i think?.
Also we love the value bacon packs, although it doesnt say smoked or unsmoked we have only ever had smoked bacon which is what we prefer and it is only 73p. this lasts us 2 meals!! mmmmmm!

buses7675

buses7675 wrote: »

The normal Asda own brand Cola I find very good too, its meant to be £1.54 for the 4 pack 2 litres, but in our local Asda (yet not online strangely) the single 2 litre ones are on offer 3 for £1 which works out cheaper. Even then, there is some error on the till as they work out as 97p for 3 as the till subtracts 32p for the offer, rather than 29p

Hi All,

Slightly O/T, but just to correct my earlier post the Cola is now 49p a bottle, and is correctly going through the tills as 3 for £1, until 31/12/2007 and is also available online at that price!

Cheers

Steve