Tesco Value snobbery??

beckstrous

This is a really interesting thread. I think most of the value stuff is fine and don't mind if people know that we use it! We always get value fizzy water (it's nice to have with dinner and is a bargain at 17p for 2 litres), value frozen peas, value handwash. We used to get things like value aubergines and peppers - they're fine, just odd sizes - but nowadays we get a veg box.

I must admit, though, that when we had my dad's 60th birthday BBQ at the weekend we did hide all the packets from the Sainsbury's Basics crisps that we bought! Oh, and the crisps tasted fine!

I think the value orange juice is good but it's a shame you can't get 6-packs of it. Tastes exactly the same as the ordinary stuff to me; wouldn't be surprised if it WAS exactly the same.

Value binbags are absolute rubbish, though. They rip every time and I have stopped buying them.

katiekoo_2

I read a fascinating piece by an American economist last week about Value branding. He described the distinctive stripy or plain/cheap looking packaging as the cost that we canny consumers are charged by the supermarkets for buying what we are prepared to pay for rather than what they want us to buy. Frankly, it's a price that I am happy to pay.

I had a lovely time in our new Asda today ferreting out their value stuff with my two sons who are quickly learning how to establish cost per 100g and about how sticking to the meal plan list leaves a few pounds left over for a comic. They were indignant that peeled and sliced kiwi was £1.20 when a whole one was only 25p. Bless.

PennyPinchingPrincess

After spending the last couple of years clearing my debts I find it very satisfying to look in my shopping basket and know that I can now do my weekly shop with my money, not the bank's! So it's value brands and dented tins and reduced veg, but my bank balance is the right side of £0 and I'm a good enough cook to turn it all into tasty nutritious meals

KE7285

Value brands dont bother me, although OH begs to differ! I always buy value staples such as flour, pasta, etc. Surely pasta is pasta?!

Tesco Value chocolate chip cookies have to be the nicest cookies i have ever tasted. I take great pleasure in letting my visitors know that they are value!

I do have certain issues with Tesco i.e taking over our town! lol but when it comes to the crunch - you can get so much more for your pennies there.

moanymoany

I have a feeling that it will not be too long before more and more people are going to have these items in their shopping baskets and tricky kids and oh's are going to have to lump it.

Why? Increasing food, fuel and clothes prices, job losses, increased interest rates on mortgages and debts. And, that is just the beginning.

http://www.peakoilassociates.com/POAnalysis.html

carriebradshaw

PennyPinchingPrincess wrote: »

After spending the last couple of years clearing my debts I find it very satisfying to look in my shopping basket and know that I can now do my weekly shop with my money, not the bank's! So it's value brands and dented tins and reduced veg, but my bank balance is the right side of £0 and I'm a good enough cook to turn it all into tasty nutritious meals

quite right,I don't care what anyone else thinks either, they don't pay for my shopping, I do, when I've run out of coupons to use that is :rotfl:

katieowl_2

mum2many wrote: »

bought Mr T value branflakes, kids had them and the boys both said they werent as nice as usual. i tried them and thought they were no different. i am certain they only dont like them because they are value. they will be tipped into a container before they see the box next time:rotfl:

already brainwashed and they are only 10 and 11

If you have a branch near you try Lidl Cereals...my Son (16) has in the past said he didn't like one value brand of cornflakes (think it was Mr S not Mr T) to be honest, they were a lot smaller, but they tasted pretty much the same to me, although he ate the value frosties without complaint. He NEVER complains about Lidl cereal...he particularly likes the 'malties' and the 'frosties' and OH and I think the Muesli is top knotch. The porridge oats is nice too.

Regards

Kate

carriebradshaw

I've tried lidl cornflakes but thought they tasted salty.I do like lidl very much for shopping though it's only the cornflakes,baked beans, tin spaghetti & frozen fish I don't like from there.Everything else is pretty good really

davetrousers

mum2many wrote: »

bought Mr T value branflakes, kids had them and the boys both said they werent as nice as usual.

I compared Tesco Value Bran Flakes with Tesco normal Bran Flakes, the ingredients were exactly the same as was the nutritional information. So it is exactly the same product.

No chance of me eating cheap meat products though.

MrsE_2

ScorpioLady wrote: »

I do realise it is 'value' snobbery, so please don't berate me for that,

I agree, its not because its snobbery, but its unattractive packaging & wouldn't look too nice dotted about.