Saving money by shopping at..........Waitrose!

jbrassy

I'm not sure Waitrose is cheaper, but there is one close to my work which I visit once or twice a week. The quality in Waitrose is streets ahead of Aldi/Lidl. In particular, the bread tends to be 'real' bread, i.e. not packed with preservatives etc, and I think the cooking sauces available are generally better than the usual Sharwoods or Old El Paso you find elsewhere. 

kimwp

I definitely agree that the best value depends on your circumstances. I shop at Sainsbury's because the fruit and veg lasts well for the whole week (or more), whereas if I get a much cheaper bag of whatever from Lidl, they will go off much faster. So I think for a big family who will use the food up faster and need to go shopping more frequently, Lidl/Aldi makes sense. But for me, buying the food that lasts longer, makes more financial sense.

RAS

On the opposite end of the scale, a lot of people rate Home Bargains and B&M? My experience is that for their limited range of food, they are often more expensive. Although we did buy sugar when it was 25% less than in Aldi or Lidl.

When I was buying for the foodbank before Christmas, Tesco instant mash (requested), cranberry sauce, gravy granules and stock cubes were cheaper than Aldi and Lidl. They also had cheap basic soap, saver and one step up, which no one else stocks.

Their "everyday savers" seems to be made by Stockwell, their tertiary brand which is also stocked by other budget supermarkets. No wonder they can price match. Their reduced tinned and jars are worth exploring too.

General_Grant

RAS said:

On the opposite end of the scale, a lot of people rate Home Bargains and B&M? My experience is that for their limited range of food, they are often more expensive. Although we did buy sugar when it was 25% less than in Aldi or Lidl.

When I was buying for the foodbank before Christmas, Tesco instant mash (requested), cranberry sauce, gravy granules and stock cubes were cheaper than Aldi and Lidl. They also had cheap basic soap, saver and one step up, which no one else stocks.

Their "everyday savers" seems to be made by Stockwell, their tertiary brand which is also stocked by other budget supermarkets. No wonder they can price match. Their reduced tinned and jars are worth exploring too.

Isn't Stockwell a "pretend" brand name for a Tesco product?  Which other supermarkets sell Stockwell branded products?
Have I misunderstood your post?

RAS

You've understood it from the consumer point but I doubt many buying Stockwell products at other supermarkets know they are a Tesco tertiary brand.

General_Grant

RAS said:

You've understood it from the consumer point but I doubt many buying Stockwell products at other supermarkets know they are a Tesco tertiary brand.

Which are the "other supermarkets", please?

MSE_James

Is @RAS perhaps conflating Stockwell's with the Jack's brand, which is available in a variety of stores by virtue of being sold via Booker? 

beanielou

MSE_James said:

Is @RAS perhaps conflating Stockwell's with the Jack's brand, which is available in a variety of stores by virtue of being sold via Booker? 

Stockwells is also sold at Bookers and very often price marked. 

RAS

General_Grant said:

RAS said:

You've understood it from the consumer point but I doubt many buying Stockwell products at other supermarkets know they are a Tesco tertiary brand.

Which are the "other supermarkets", please?

They have turned up at intervals at either Lidl or Aldi. Not regularly but since I use both regularly, and Tesco less often I was surprised to also see the brand in Tesco. Only discovered the link recently.

jon81uk

RAS said:

General_Grant said:

RAS said:

You've understood it from the consumer point but I doubt many buying Stockwell products at other supermarkets know they are a Tesco tertiary brand.

Which are the "other supermarkets", please?

They have turned up at intervals at either Lidl or Aldi. Not regularly but since I use both regularly, and Tesco less often I was surprised to also see the brand in Tesco. Only discovered the link recently.

You will have confused one of Lidl or Aldi's made up brands with Tesco's made up brand. There is no chance a Tesco brand is in Lidl or Aldi.
As others have said, Tesco own Booker so independent stores and One Stop convenience stores will have products made by Tesco. But definitely not Lidl and Aldi.