Sainsbury's Basics good/bad items

scotrae

We love the houmous and have been really impressed by the dishwasher tablets. The chocolate is good and we recently discovered the digestive biscuits and choc digestives, which both got the thumbs up from my boys.

My husband bought some shower gel and was very pleased with himself for saving so much on it, although it does tend to come out in one massive ectoplasm splodge so you need to handle it carefully or it'll only last a couple of showers, mostly down the plughole!

I don't think that my local store stocks all of the items shown on Jamie's adverts. I couldn't find the frozen fruit anywhere.

Glpark01

My absolute faves are the tea bags, the shortbread, midget gems, toffees, sage and onion stuffing, instant custard, ready salted crisps and peanuts so far. The only things im not keen on are the white bread as its not very soft and the baby wipes, they don't have enough lotion on them but are ok if im running low on money although the sainsburys little ones wipes are fab.

Greenbynature

I've never seen the shortbread in the sainsbury's I go to - they're always out of stock so haven't had the chance to try them yet!

Evie82

I have finally converted my "brand name" loving hubby to the basics range!

Last shop I went alone and bought all basics items, he frowned at first but had a go bless him!

Basic Range Successes

Plain large tub nat yogurt
Muesli
White and Milk Chocolate Bars
Choc Chip Muffins
Christmans Mince Pies
Jaffa Cakes
Curry Sauce ( he loved this, its just like the little pot the chip shop sells to go with your chips!)
Scourer pads
Biological Washing Liquid
Par Baked Rolls
Tin Rice Pudding
"Angel" delight sachets
Broccoli
Camembert cheese
Houmous
Chocolate Mousse
Fruit Yogurts
Tin Peas
Tin Carrot slices
Custard Creams
Kids Chocolate Milk Buttons
Marshmallow Tea Cakes
Strawberry Cereal bars
Toffee cereal bars
Salted Cashew nuts

Our cupboards are awash with Orange and white and its all going down really well!

mollypoppy

We really don't like the mayonaise. Juices are really good Apple, orange etc

redj5

scotrae - that is so true about the shower gel!

I buy it as I think "well I only really wash with it, it shouldn't matter how it comes out of the bottle", but I do wonder if there is any way of adding something to it to make it less 'splodgy'! Essential oils [I have a few already!] maybe, although I think that would only effect the smell [and you'd have to shake well].

Anyone succeeded in making it more runny?!

taka

redj5 wrote: »

scotrae - that is so true about the shower gel!

I buy it as I think "well I only really wash with it, it shouldn't matter how it comes out of the bottle", but I do wonder if there is any way of adding something to it to make it less 'splodgy'! Essential oils [I have a few already!] maybe, although I think that would only effect the smell [and you'd have to shake well].

Anyone succeeded in making it more runny?!

Could you put it in a pump dispenser of some sort? Like and old handwash pump type thing?

scotrae

Not a bad idea. In fact I did that for a while when we'd run out of hand-soap.

TravellingAbuela

I have finally come across a basics item my OH doesn't like and that's the mackerel. He will normally eat anything (within reason!) but that ended up in the bin! We don't have a cat but if we had I am sure it wouldn't have eaten it!!

Mackerel apart, we have never come across another basics item that we wouldn't buy again.

flippin36

taka wrote: »

Could you put it in a pump dispenser of some sort? Like and old handwash pump type thing?

I use cheap/on-offer shower gel in old handwash bottles. Nobody has noticed yet .