What's Worth Buying In Tesco / Sains / Asda / etc 17 October 2013 at 5:57PM in Food shopping & groceries 19 replies 3.9K views

Scritti

Hi everyone.

So we've already had several threads asking what's good in Aldi and / or Lidl.

Answer - most things.

My question is this - what's worth buying in the other supermarkets, particularly the "big" ones.

I have a Tesco on my doorstep and go there for any branded stuff I like (so long as mysupermarket.com tell me they have "savvy buy" offers on). Most things I just get at my beloved Aldi and I also get a few things from Lidl.

So I really have no reason at all to go to Asda or Morrisons or Sainburys.

Or do I?

A few people have commented on Sains tomato soup in other threads. Apparently it's cheap and nicer than Heinz. I'll believe it when I try it. And I DO want to try it but need more reasons than that to get in the car and use the petrol.

I'd like to know if there's anything good that's EXCLUSIVE at any of the big supermarkets. So brands which you can buy at other places are out.

I guess, then, it just leaves own-brand stuff. Anything you'd really say is good for taste and price? Am I actually just better off getting everything at Aldi and just popping in to the big supermarkets for brands and tobacco??

Don't know if this thread is even worth starting but I would quite like an excuse to try more own-brand stuff to see if there's anything I'm missing out on so I'd love to know if anyone out there in MSE land has any faves they'd like to tell us about.

So, we have several votes for Sains tomato soup in the bank. What else?

Doesn't matter which shop so long as it's not Aldi or Lidl or anything to do with brands that I can buy anywhere.

richardw

Orzo pasta 500g at Asda.

http://m.groceries.asda.com/#item/910001041584

Cheaper than most.

fionajbanana

All of Sainsburys TTD sausages.

sharond101

Tesco apple squash, cannot beat it., everyone I serve it to asks what it is.
Asda smartprice peanut butter, best out and cheap too at 64??p.
Asda smartpriec custard, 15p per pack, my son loves it.

fionajbanana

Sainsburys Blackcurrant High Juice - has about 20% more blackcurrants than Ribena.

runningsaver_2

Tesco sourdaugh bread £1.30, fantastic and frozen king prawns when on offer

Florasaurus

Tesco Finest Caramelised Onion Sausages are to die for... They're usually on offer as 2 packs for £5 so they're not cheap by any means, but I live alone so half a pack at a time isn't too bad compared to cooking for a family

Always_after_a_bargin

Florasaurus wrote: »

Tesco Finest Caramelised Onion Sausages are to die for... They're usually on offer as 2 packs for £5 so they're not cheap by any means, but I live alone so half a pack at a time isn't too bad compared to cooking for a family

Agreed. These are lovely. My favourite. Love them on the BBQ in the summer. Only buy them though occasionally.

maman

Not worth a special trip but:

If you're in Sainsbury's I buy their own brand stock cubes (used to 10p:o) for I think 20p now. I find them great compared to price of Knorr.

In Asda I always buy their hot chilli sauce, yummy with spring rolls. Also, their fresh beansprouts are about the best value anywhere and since I've discovered they can be frozen I buy a couple of bags for stir fries.

Morrisons is a trek from me but if I'm in the area I do like their fish counter.

Liz3yy

Sainsbury's value concentrated orange squash is lovely, and only 80p per bottle. We get through of those per week and prefer it to the more expensive branded ones.

Liz3yy

fionajbanana wrote: »

All of Sainsburys TTD sausages.

Agreed definitely, friends of ours got us into those and now OH and I love them. They're fab with a fry up or in a good ole fashioned sausage sarnie