Is there anything you won't but the Value version of?

evab_2

yoghurts - most value items are pretty good but not these!

purple-pixie

Definitely agree about coffee.

Oliver27

gilligansyle wrote: »

I get paid next week, and this is the first payday of my new life. So starting as I mean to go on, decided to shop online to stop impulse spending. Put in my shopping list and then converted everything to the cheaper version, to see what I could have saved if I really tried. Happy to use economy cleaning stuff, and tinned tomatoes, but... there are some things I cannot/will not buy the economy version of.
Coffee
Tea
Ketchup
Some things, I actually prefer the cheap version, Weetabix, for example. The real stuff goes soggy too fast! Orange squash.

Is it just me?

IF you have a Aldi near you, you can get all the above
allot less than brand price, and still enjoy whatever it is
your buying

gilligansyle

We don't have an Aldi or a Lidl anywhere near. The cost of the petrol would be more than what I'd save. Also if I did go, might be tempted to buy things not on list so shopping online.

savingforarainyday

Definitely no.
Value tea.....dh calls it gnats something
Value yoghurts too runny
Value dog food (its not so much she is fussy it just has an unpleasant result)
Toilet Rolls are another, but i have found some good ones from farmfood 9 for £2
and coffee as well, but i buy on offer whenever i can

gilligansyle

So glad its not just me about the tea and coffee.

wornoutmumoftwo

Remember to check out the reduced sections of your chosen supermarket, I've been buying reduced meat, batch cooking and freezing it.

EC12345

I definately recommend Aldi.

I go there once a week and just buy a few essentials - their chocolate is fantastic though!!

Bunnyinthelights

Cheap meat (always get suspicious bits in it *shudder*) and value tea.
Value biscuits are great, cheese is ok. Toilet roll is rubbish, lol

Sola

free-range wrote: »

Also a good cheap cleaner for glass shower screens is car polish... (honest, go with me on this one) as it gets all the water marks off and when you use it afterwards the water rolls straight off. This way it only needs a quick rinse to keep it sparkly clean on only needs car-polishing about every 6-8 weeks!:p

Wonderful tip - thank you!