Tesco Value snobbery??

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dlb wrote: »

They dont do value but they do a cheaper version!! lol

Tried Asda, Tesco, Sainsburys, Boyes and Wilko's own version of it, sadly none of them were right...! /tmi :P

shandyclover

frugalpam wrote: »

I noticed just how many people do buy value stuff, and yet again how all the value or tesco's own brand stuff is on the bottom shelf, and the most expensive equivalents are at eye level :mad: Yes, they're making some effort at reducing prices e.g. some fruit and veg, but the sneaky way they store the own label/brands is really bugging me. I did ask one of the floor managers why that was the case, and was it to subtly get us to buy more expensive goods - he ummmmed and ahhhhd but couldn't really deny it. Talk about a woman on a mission ....:D :rotfl:

I once read that supermarkets and dept. stores will stock the most pofitable items at this eye level, and the things below this are the products that profit them less. Since then I seem to do my shopping with my eyes round the floor!

We tend to buy everything eitheir Mr T value or Aldi/Lidl - except some shampoos, toiletries, meat and free range eggs and whole wheat pasta. The toiletries we tend to wait for offers or find them in euroshops.

System

I don't mind buying value products and others seeing that I do this, I boast to my family about the bargains and get them stuff to try aswell! If I can get value digestives and I can't taste any difference between those and McVities then I'll get the cheaper ones definately. I look at it that if I get the dearer ones then I'm just paying for the packaging.

But I've not been good at buying much in the value range as by habit I always get Sharwood noodles, Diet Coke, Brand crisps, etc etc..

So there is loads of room for improvement I think..

BitterAndTwisted

shandyclover wrote: »

I once read that supermarkets and dept. stores will stock the most pofitable items at this eye level, and the things below this are the products that profit them less. Since then I seem to do my shopping with my eyes round the floor!

So true and the sneaky blighters even stock the same product in different aisles at different prices. If I'm on the hunt for something specific like nuts I'm usually to be found striding between the Home-Baking aisle and the Ethnic Foods one with my pen and paper to make a comparison before I choose. I'm determined to beat them at their own game on this one

PolishBigSpender

mudgekin wrote: »

A friend of mine buys value bottled water all the time.....for her CAT:eek:

I only give my dog bottled water. Nothing wrong with tap water, but I can afford to, so why not?

Sublime_2

I don't mind buying value products, but I won't buy value meat for myself, or dairy products. I'd rather buy a very small amount, and pad it out. Also with value veg, I wonder what chemicals they've been sprayed with, so cheper and better to go to a farm shop. My dog gets value meat though to add to his dry food.

I did get embarrassed once, as the people in the queue behind me were looking at all the value stuff I'd bought. I hadn't been bothered up till then. I only had about £12 to last me a fortnight, so I bought value everything. I got loads for my money, and nobody went hungry.

Saying that not everything value is worth buying. The washing up liquid is so thin, I find it works out cheaper to buy the shops own brand of concentrated. Also, the value washing powder (Mr T's) although good in an emergency, isn't as gentle on clothes as non-bio, so a false economy for me.

My favourite value stuff, is tinned tomatoes, kidney beans (although I've switched to dried recently), and dishwasher tablets (Mr T's work brilliantly). I tend to save money on my groceries by going for own brand baked beans, ketchup, etc, and not buying ready made stuff. I used to buy value baked beans, but don't like the sauce, so I buy own brand. I don't like value bread, so I make my own, much nicer, and cheap with own brand flour.

GetRealBabe

Hi

I bought some Tesco Value teabags for 28p. Never again. The tea was awful (a strange grey colour:eek::rotfl:) and weak even when I used 2 bags. I'm sticking to Gold/Fairtrade or M&S Extra Strong.

GRB

GreenNinja

Hi ScorpioLady, I don't think you're a snob, whats wrong with putting the stuff into the branded containers so it looks nicer. :j

Angelfeathers

I have to admit to a certain amount of snobbery in the past, as I assumed that the reason value products were so cheap was that they must have inferior ingredients - it simply didn't occur to me that the shops might be selling at a loss instead.

However, since my LBM last June and frequenting this forum, I have moved over to a number of value products and own brands (Tesco value oven chips are lovely, and like McCains were before we decided we didn't like them any more, and Tesco own brand Weetabix is absolutely identical to the real thing).

Value tinned tomatoes were a real discovery, as they taste just as good as the normal ones or Napolina ones. However, nowadays I buy a lot of Tesco own passata too as it actually works out slightly cheaper than the value tinned tomatoes, plus it's already seived so great for making sauces. In fact, you can use it completely on its own as a sauce if time is short!

Icey77

Hmmm, I do have a good gander at what other people have on the conveyer belt in front of me ... BUT (before I get flamed!!!) I am nosy and want to know what items other people are buying.

I don't take any notice of what brand the items are just "what" they are