Opposite of thrift - what brand do you not cheap out on?

sleepymans

Sloggi knickers
Yorkshire tea
Fenjal soap
Branded petrol (I.e. not supermarket fuel)
Leather boots and shoes

Owain_Moneysaver

mcfly998 wrote: »

Never buy cheap binbags!

An extra couple of pence per bag means you'll never have to pickup semi-decomposed horribleness off the floor, after your cheap bag split as you tried to wrestle it out of the kitchen bin.

Charity shops give lovely big binbags away free.

Pollycat

Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »

Charity shops give lovely big binbags away free.

I wouldn't use the bags that charity shops put through my door as bin bags.
They have holes in and are even thinner than the ones mentioned by mcfly998.
I certainly wouldn't refer to them as 'lovely'.

JGB1955

Douwe Egberts Coffee
Fairy Liquid
Cif Bathroom spray
and.......never ever buy supermarket petrol


P.S. forgot the Radley handbags

DKRobert

Great thread

Did some downshifting recently and definitely noticed a big difference between in a couple of items, namely oats and peanut butter. Will make exceptions for some items, but those definitely not going forward!

downshifter

Marmite is the only thing I can think of. Send all your cheap gin and tonic and thin toilet rolls my way if you don't want them. The septic tank hates quilted and I would love some cheap gin.

Supermarket petrol? I've heard the myths but also read research that there's little difference and that modern cars run perfectly well on Morrison's petrol. Though of course I have a Hyundai i10 not an E-type porsche ferrari X310 4wd or whatever an expensive sports car is called. I wouldn't be on these boards if I did - I'd sell it and buy a mansion instead.

I don't understand why own brand yeast extract can be so wrong but I've tried a few and they're grainy, almost crunchy with a really off taste. Ugh. Ok in the curry though.

Interesting thread - a bit strange and different from the usual on here - it just shows how we all view 'moneysaving' in different ways.

DS

thriftmonster

Marmite
Punjana (Thompsons) tea - agree with Southantrim3
Colman's English mustard
HP sauce
OXO cubes
Bisto
Mae ploy thai curry paste
Pataks curry paste


I also buy raw milk from a local(ish) farm as it's that or Lactofree.

suki1964

Marmite
Persil
Head and Shoulders
Liz Earle cleanser
Nivea
Colemans English Mustard - no other English mustard comes close but I do enjoy other mustards
Cif Bathroom Spray - so glad they brought that back
Branston Baked Beans
Grouse
Sensodyne

All the above are only bought when on special offer though, apart from Marmite as its never on special


I now prefer Lidls Mayo, and Ketchup to any other brand, I also like their loo roll ( septic tank cant get too plush a paper). Most other stuff I just buy whats value for money that week

Sea_Shell

Hmmm...the only branded things we shop elsewhere from Aldi that I can think of are ..

Nivea ( soft creme and aftershave Balm)
Oral B pro expert
Dr Oetker pizza
Branson small chunk
Swartz packet mixes
Primula / Philadelphia cheeses

maman

DKRobert wrote: »

Great thread

Did some downshifting recently and definitely noticed a big difference between in a couple of items, namely oats and peanut butter. Will make exceptions for some items, but those definitely not going forward!

That's strange. I find the branded oats like Scotts and Quaker are far too refined for my taste.;) I prefer the coarser texture of Aldi own brand.