Sainsbury's Basics good/bad items

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1carminestocky wrote: »

PS A new one for me - pickled onions. 31p. Was surprised by their strength! Excellent!

Really? I've tried both the Mr S and Mr T ones and both of them are basically just white sweet onions with vinegar poured on.My mum used to make her own and you have to let them stew a while with pickling spices..:rolleyes:

1carminestocky

I'm obviously no pickled onion expert but I really liked the taste and thought they were pretty strong It's all about opinions, I suppose.

smeeinnit

The pickled onions taste fine but they are not as crunchy as a picked onion should be, but for the price I am not complaining!

robrymond

Has anyone else tried the new receipe Tomato Ketchup. Tastes like the runny cheap crap the other stores bottle up, previously it was thick and tasted like Heinz. Cost cutting I guess but a real shame.

TravellingAbuela

The basic prawns are not a great deal cheaper than the normal ones but every penny helps and there is nothing at all wrong with them. I buy them every time.
Perfect for jacket potatoes or a posh (and low fat) sandwich with low-fat mayo.

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purplevamp wrote: »

Yes, you're right, it is the first time they've done basics in the ads. But what's the betting that the prices will slowly creep up?? The bread is now 50p a loaf, it was only 35p a few weeks ago. Better stock up on the curry sauce

I wasn't worried about the prices going up. It never occured to me I just hate the ads cos it could mean things sell out when I go for them.:o

Claire_Bear

Things I like are the apples - 9 small apples in a bag, lovely and crunchy and sweet.

Milk and white chocolate - by far the best 'cheap' chocolate I've tried, nice and creamy

Jaffa cakes

Pack of 6 mini rolls, I get the plain ones with raspberry and cream in.

dannodw

Curry sauce up to 10p per jar in my Sainsbury's today.

littlesnuggy

dannodw wrote: »

Curry sauce up to 10p per jar in my Sainsbury's today.

Also in Bath, so looks like a national thing. Oh well, might go back down again at some point!

The only Basics thing I've had which I probably won't buy again is the Fruit & Fibre - there really isn't a lot of fruit in it (and they use sultanas rather than raisins which I don't like!), and as it's not that much cheaper than the own-brand (which I usually get), I think I'll stick with that in future.

PizzaLover

Has anyone tried the tinned stewed steak? I dont usually buy that sort of thing but I'm wondering if it might make a nice pie or something?