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Sainsbury's Basics good/bad items
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Ive bought some of the basiscs curry sauce today - it was 4p!!!!
Thought I might as well try it, it wont kill me to throw it away if its completely disgusting!Married the absolute love of my life on Sunday May 6th and I couldnt be happier!!!0 -
I find the following good so far:
Bin liners
Bin bags
Summer fruits squash
Tinned tomatoes
Pitta bread0 -
the basics strawberry jelly is going down very well.....:jFlylady and proud of it:j0
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basics sweet & sour sauce also went down a treat, low fat low cal no apparent nasties in it, all for a princely 28p only!:DLet's get ready to bumble! :rotfl:0
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cyclingyorkie wrote: »the midget gems went down a storm here too! BARGAIN!:j
I have to say tesco (my dad brought me a pack after i shared sainsburys ones with him) are nicer more solid not jelly like as sainsburys.
good
onion relish
tom sauce
brown sauce
corned beef £1.08 but now £1.28 quite lean in fat0 -
Hi all i have tried sainsburys basics fabric softener and was not impressed looked a funny colour and smelt of hardly anything on the clothes and didnt even soften them.0
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basics breakfast muffins - brilliant
basics cat litter -fine..does the job perfectly well0 -
Just tried the creme caramels - I don't usually like these but as the basics ones are less sweet I like them! 45p x4 great value
The basics yoghurts are lovely too, taste very fruity and creamy. To think I used to spend £1.50 per yoghurt before in a pot with a picture of flowers or fruit on and these are 29p for 4!
I bought the basics fromage frais to try too 45px 6 sm pots. Haven't had one yet so far all the yoghurts and desserts have been absolutely fine to me and I am sure these will be too!
Never in a million years did I think I would enjoy so much from the basics range, the food snob and label snob that i was. I now see and taste how much more salt and sugar is added to the premium ranges compared to basics and taste wise I can't taste difference in quality in many items, yet the difference in price is sometimes staggering!final unsecured debt to repay currently £8333Proud to be Dealing With my DebtDFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 1550 -
fedupandskint wrote: »Just tried the creme caramels - I don't usually like these but as the basics ones are less sweet I like them! 45p x4 great value
The basics yoghurts are lovely too, taste very fruity and creamy. To think I used to spend £1.50 per yoghurt before in a pot with a picture of flowers or fruit on and these are 29p for 4!
I bought the basics fromage frais to try too 45px 6 sm pots. Haven't had one yet so far all the yoghurts and desserts have been absolutely fine to me and I am sure these will be too!
Never in a million years did I think I would enjoy so much from the basics range, the food snob and label snob that i was. I now see and taste how much more salt and sugar is added to the premium ranges compared to basics and taste wise I can't taste difference in quality in many items, yet the difference in price is sometimes staggering!
That's the thing that has delighted us - we used to subscribe to the oft-peddled belief that value/basics stuff is bad for your health compared to the branded. Amazingly, in many instances the truth is actually the very opposite of that!
A new one for us - basics instant custard powder. I bought this ages ago when I first made a Sainsbug order and it's been at the back of the cupboard ever since. My missus got given some locally-grown rhubarb today so decided to make rhubarb and custard. She's a Bird's custard powder woman and always has been ,lol, but horror of horrors none left in the cupboard. So she pulls out the basics instant custard sachet with a look of disdain. Ten mins later she's asking me to get a few in stock on the next order!OK, she added a bit of milk into the mix but it was bloody lovely.
PS It's 7p!Call me Carmine....
HAVE YOU SEEN QUENTIN'S CASHBACK CARD??0 -
I love the custard, add a wee touch of cream to it and its heaven !0
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