Sainsbury's Basics good/bad items

1carminestocky

pookiewn wrote: »

Is it my imagination or have the quantity of mushrooms gone down, but the price is the same as the bigger box? :eek:

The quality seems a touch better though, so can't complain I guess.

Fear not - the mushroom pack has shrunk to 400g from (IIRC) 750g but the price has also shrunk from £1.46 to 89p. The previous size was way too big for us so we ended up wasting some.

sue.b1

I tried the sainsburys basics cooked chicken breast - awful, very watery. gave it to the dog.

wigglebeena

Not Basics, but Sainsbury's unsalted fruit and nuts, dark blue packet, under 70p and very good. Loads of pecans, almonds and hazelnuts which are normally v. expensive, not just crammed with peanuts and raisins.

wigglebeena

1carminestocky wrote: »

Fear not - the mushroom pack has shrunk to 400g from (IIRC) 750g but the price has also shrunk from £1.46 to 89p. The previous size was way too big for us so we ended up wasting some.

They are however leaving in a couple of hundred grams of unusable compost covered roots to bump up the weight.

transgenic

I tried the tea bags today and they are quite nice. Not really on the same level as Twinings but are fine for most of the day.

tessie_bear

i noticed the mushroom box had shrunk...i think the new one is a better size as we struggled to use the big box...im glad price has reduced as well...id second the fish pie mix as well....in our sainsburys there is normally something reduced on the deli and meat counter esp later on in the afternoon

wheretheresawill

basics scotch pancakes, yum

transgenic

Stumbled across this today. It just goes to show eating the budget brand is no less healthy that the expensive brands - the Sainsbury's brand was recommended numerous times which should encourage some sceptics =D

vivamartin

I never buy again, basic toilet cleaner, no smell at all, tesco 24p is much better, and smell good.
basic tea very weak I had to make with 2 bags in a cup
I like basic crumpets, basic pitta bread, b, shop lamb, the same as
no basic one.
basic Keptchup taste similar to Heinz.
toilet paper, no bad.
b.dried milk good I use to make yogurt.
orange, apple juice
basic soya milk is ok

Greenbynature

Thumbs up from my kids for the basic yogurts but the wheat biscuits were horrible, won't be getting them again.

Teabags good too but I do like my tea weak and milky lol saying that tho others who like their tea strong haven't noticed any difference! When I told OH about them he said he thought that there was something different about them the last week or so:rolleyes: didn't tell him he's been drinking them since June :rotfl:

Everything else I've tried has been great!