Sainsbury's Basics good/bad items

thatguy1

Talking about the free sandwich boxes, have you tried to open them?

fuzzybear01

oystercatcher wrote: »

Yes they charge whatever the normal price is for substitutes, which has annoyed me. I just send them back if they are more than I'm prepared to pay.

My substitutions the other day added £20 to my £100 shop!

jo132000

I just tried the meat free Chicken style veggie burgers, said they were new and for a £1 for 4. A little on the small side but still yummy!!

no_pennies

hi all new poster here i work for sainsburys so just giving you a heads up this week were pushing all the basic lines so watch out for the adverstising most people dont see the basic lines (usually bottom shelf im guessing the plans come like that to stop people noticing them and buying a higher price product )they will be labeled switch and save orangy/red colour also dont forget to get your free recipe cards ps watched an instore dvd other week and was amazed to learn that most basics are just the same as the most expensive version especially meat/fish ect just not perfect size and shape
i dont like basic apples (bagged ) or basic cheese (plasticy ) oh and my wheel was stiff and nearly broke a finger opening that leftover box !! had a laugh making that big cardboard fridge that was used for displaying the leftover boxes if you work in a nursey or school it would be perfect for kids to play with just go in and ask them to save it we save all sorts of advertising gave the stig away the other day !! and nephew had some full sized footballers on his bedroom wall lol

thatguy1

no_pennies wrote: »

hi all new poster here i work for sainsburys so just giving you a heads up this week were pushing all the basic lines so watch out for the adverstising most people dont see the basic lines (usually bottom shelf im guessing the plans come like that to stop people noticing them and buying a higher price product )they will be labeled switch and save orangy/red colour also dont forget to get your free recipe cards ps watched an instore dvd other week and was amazed to learn that most basics are just the same as the most expensive version especially meat/fish ect just not perfect size and shape
i dont like basic apples (bagged ) or basic cheese (plasticy ) oh and my wheel was stiff and nearly broke a finger opening that leftover box !! had a laugh making that big cardboard fridge that was used for displaying the leftover boxes if you work in a nursey or school it would be perfect for kids to play with just go in and ask them to save it we save all sorts of advertising gave the stig away the other day !! and nephew had some full sized footballers on his bedroom wall lol

i work for Sainsbury's too. Didn't know about this, although i do work on Checkouts so...

saversaurus

tinned fruit

• pineapple is not too bad and its in juice

• peaches in juice are good at the momment but they go through bad patches mid year
• grapefruit is very good, its in juice and is just as tasty as the brand one
• low fat yogurts are great and if you strain them they make great desserts.
• tinned tomatoes can be as good as premium brand but sometimes you get a tin that is not as good but not often enough not to but Basic
• sparkling water is nice itsnot harsh fizz but this means that it goes flat quicker
• fresh mushrooms and to be honnest most of the fruit and veg is very good.

I cant think of what else we buy but sainsburys Basic is the best value range in my opinion you might pay a couple of pence more than tesco or asda but you get much better products:beer:the lager is not good! niether is the lemonade

newlywed

basics kidney beans are fine - just sometimes there's some that are split in there.

basics sweetcorn is fine but recently find the pack of 3 tins of sainsbugs works out a bit cheaper

Just ordered the basics pain au chocolate so will let you know the verdict

mbatey

All good...
Fruit and Fibre
Orange juice
Apple juice
instant noodles
muffins
crumpets
milk and dark chocolate
chocolate buttons
tortilla chips
yorkshire puddings
butter
cheese - the mature is quite good and my kids eat the mild
peppers
tomatoes - fresh and tinned


But don't even think about touching the rice krispies...not even good enough for krispie cakes!

Beanbag

mbatey wrote: »

But don't even think about touching the rice krispies...not even good enough for krispie cakes!

Sainsburys own brand (not basic) rice crispies won in a blind tester test against Kelloggs and are over half the price!!

Basics, we love the basics biscuits, the 4 pack for 88p taste just as nice as the normal own brand and the choc digestives 36p are very nice too, always on my shopping list!

Part baked bagettes (spell) are nice and so are tinned tomatoes and basics oranges (small ones)

EC12345

Beanbag wrote: »

Sainsburys own brand (not basic) rice crispies won in a blind tester test against Kelloggs and are over half the price!!

Basics, we love the basics biscuits, the 4 pack for 88p taste just as nice as the normal own brand and the choc digestives 36p are very nice too, always on my shopping list!

Part baked bagettes (spell) are nice and so are tinned tomatoes and basics oranges (small ones)

We have the part baked baguettes every Sunday morning with bacon - they are great - can't tell any difference and a lot cheaper .... :T