Sainsbury's Basics good/bad items

GreenNinja

superflygal wrote: »

Yes I agree! Sainsbury's basic sweetcorn is rank. The Asda one is miles nicer, but generally speaking I find the Sainsbury basic range of better quality than Asdas.

SFG x

I love the sainsburys basics sweetcorn. LOL!!!

cyclingyorkie

GreenNinja wrote: »

I love the sainsburys basics sweetcorn. LOL!!!

my son uses it when he goes fishing!

PizzaLover

Just noticed that the basics onions have gone up recently from 50p to 67p for a 1.5kg bag

ka7e

Sainsbury's have pulled a fast one with their Basics Washing Powder. New boxes only contain 2.4kg instead of 3kg!

They box still says "30 washes" and the recommended amount to use has dropped from 100g to 80g. The ingredients have stayed the same except for the amount of phosphates.

Most people wouldn't notice the smaller box and if you are frugal with your powder anyway, it just means you get less washes for your money.

1carminestocky

Agree with you, it's sneaky - however, you should never use as much wash powder as any manufacturer recommends, anyway. The action of the water is as important in the cleaning of your clothes as powder. We never use more than 50% of the recommended amount - after taking advice from my brother in law who works for Proctor & Gamble.

1carminestocky

cyclingyorkie wrote: »

my son uses it when he goes fishing!

Could we get some feedback from the fish?

ka7e

1carminestocky wrote: »

Agree with you, it's sneaky - however, you should never use as much wash powder as any manufacturer recommends, anyway. The action of the water is as important in the cleaning of your clothes as powder. We never use more than 50% of the recommended amount - after taking advice from my brother in law who works for Proctor & Gamble.

I've just checked with my handy powder measurer (a plastic dessert spoon!), and I've only been using 30g of powder per wash. So I've been gypped out of a full 20 washes :eek:.

cyclingyorkie

1carminestocky wrote: »

Could we get some feedback from the fish?

he'd have to catch some first!

~~Diane~~

I'm trying to do my sh0p online, has anyone tried the Basics Chicken, I can't see the little red tractor on the label? I don't want to go buying it if its a battery chick.:eek: Some things i'm still fussy about:o

nickynoo08

mardatha wrote: »

Whereabouts is that stocked ? I will try some of that if I can find it

If you mean pasta sauce it was with other jars of pasta sauce, quite well hidden tho, we've had it again since OH really likes it, more tasty than tesco value one.