What Value things have you tried and liked?

GettingHitched

Basics/Value Chocolate is very yummy, I buy the cheapest possible, beans/spaghetti etc. Pasta and Rice are also fab at the prices.

I buy the cheap AP cleaners ( about 27p ) brill for the floors, and general cleaning.

I wouldnt buy the cheapy meats/ cooked meats / anything with meat in, nor eggs, simply because of the animal welfare

Thistle-down

That "Daisy" washing up liquid from Tescos is brill - one bottle lasted about 3 months - and it seemed to be identical to Fairy.

Not sure if the Daisy line is all good, it seems to have replaced a lot of their value range.

MrsBartolozzi

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

What about the pig It's probably paying the price in terms of animal welfare, which is why I'd never buy any "animal-derived" products from value ranges.

I'll add this to the exisitng thread on what to buy in value ranges later

Penny. x

I think that one has to be careful when making these judgements about the "value" ranges. There isn't a special "value" kind of animal husbandry, it's the same as the usual kind (ie non higher welfare freedom foods/organic farming kind). If someone is happy to purchase the normal range, then the value range is unlikely to be especially harsh on the animals if you see what I mean. Take value eggs for example - the chickens are just plain battery - not a special more cruel kind of battery chicken, so if battery eggs are acceptable to you, buying value eggs should be too.

I'm not saying we should all just accept the intensive farming practises as ok, but unless you are going out of your way to find better welfare meat/eggs then value is just as acceptable as the rest.

phizzimum

katycocoa wrote: »

I agree PP, only buy British pork after seeing that Jamie Oliver programme, no matter how cheap I see it in the supermarket.

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I noticed Waitrose are selling 99p sausages as part of their value range. I think it said it was outdoor reared pork. Has anyone tried these yet?

KT1985

I buy mostly Sainsburys basics, including some meat (only British), but never chicken.

I don't buy Value cleaning products any more, since I got all environment conscious. I only use stardrops, white vineagar and t tree oil now.

tinkerbellsmum_2

i love asda smartprice
sausage casserole in a tin is great big sausages and love there chocolate better than any other.

Glpark01

we usually buy asda smartprice or morrisons value

cheese spread
beans/beans and sausages
jam
tinned veg
sultanas/raisins
flour
cottage cheese
spaghetti
disinfectant (i use to mop my floors)
bin bags
lemonade
cup a soups
pasta/spaghetti/lasagne sheets
washing powder and softner (for towels and dog beds, i use bold on our clothes)
nappy bags ( i also use as poop bags for the dogs)
tea bags
cheese slices
cheese

randomtask_2

I've recently taken to buying Sainsburys Basics gammon joints to make my own ham, using a variety of coatings (honey and mustard, jerk seasoning etc) for sandwiches. Bit of time and effort needed, especially since my carving's haphazard so thick slices for me, but results are tasty and a lot cheaper than buying pre-packed premium ham.

miss_cupcake_2

I usually buy most of my value stuff from Tesco (despite mainly shopping in Asda) and have found these products to be really good quality:

Value mixed dried fruit (buy this ALOT!)
Value penne pasta (pasta is pasta, why pay more?!)
Value tinned toms
Value butter (Asda dont seem to do a SP butter)
All kinds of value tinned veg

...Come to think of it, I buy value most things

mirry

Can anyone tell me where I can find decaff tea or coffee thats cheap ?
Its so exensive to buy but I cant have caffiene cos it gives me migraines.

any help much appreciated