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Opposite of thrift - what brand do you not cheap out on?

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  • ratrace
    ratrace Posts: 1,009 Forumite
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    Tetleys tea bags (tried lots but non are as nice to me)
    Heinz ketchup (lasts long dont have it often)

    Hellmans mayo (last a long while dont have it often)
    Nandoes peri peri sauce (love this stuff)
    Raw Milk and organic eggs from a local farm
    mc cains chips

    biona organic pasta
    dolmio sauce



    there are a lot of brands i cant do without lol but my shopping is £60 week i do eat around 3500 caloires a day currently bulking, most meals are cooked from scratch batch cook on a sunday for the whole week, only meal i cook everyday is breakfast as i have lots of time in the morning but for the rest of the day meals all come with me
    “People are caught up in an egotistic artificial rat race to display a false image to society. We want the biggest house, fanciest car, and we don't mind paying the sky high mortgage to put up that show. We sacrifice our biggest assets our health and time, We feel happy when we see people look up to us and see how successful we are”

    Rat Race
  • ska_lover
    ska_lover Posts: 3,773 Forumite
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    Tigsteroonie wrote: »
    There are lookalikes?? :eek: :eek: :eek:

    Oh god yes, I made the mistake of buying the M's version once of 'yeast extract', and it was really horrible, and pretty much unspreadable


    Other items I don't skimp on:-
    Tea bags
    Vodka
    Meat. I'm weird about Meat though tbh. I never buy value cheaper cuts, no value brands of anything with meat in
    The opposite of what you know...is also true
  • Novice_investor101
    Novice_investor101 Posts: 873 Forumite
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    I should add Hellman's mayo. Tried cheaper brands. Just cant.
  • Gem-gem
    Gem-gem Posts: 4,401 Forumite
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    edited 26 December 2018 at 9:35PM
    Marmite
    Hotel Chocolat - hot chocolate drink (me)
    Real coffee (hubby)
    Tunnocks Caramel Wafers
    Doritos cheese flavoured crisps ( plain can have own brands).

    I make most foods from scratch including pizzas, pasta sauces, chutneys and tomato ketchup. Tend to buy most of our meat from the butcher or farm.

    Clarin's day and night cream
    L'occataine shampoo and conditioner and L'Or!al shampoo and conditioner.
    Always ultra panty liners. Can use cheaper versions of other pad for monthly but not for the liner. Cheaper alternatives - the glue comes off onto my knickers!!!!
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  • Caterina
    Caterina Posts: 5,919 Forumite
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    Not brands but we buy almost only organic fruit and veg these days. Mostly we get seasonal British through box schemes and farmers markets so they aren't much more expensive than regular stuff. If we can't go organic on something we check the "dirty dozen and clean fifteen" list online and if what we want is in the dirty dozen list we go without and find an alternative.

    Also only organic milk in glass bottles (from the milkman) to make homemade yogurt. Works out half the price than shop-bought organic yogurt.
    Finally I'm an OAP and can travel free (in London at least!).
  • -taff
    -taff Posts: 14,495 Forumite
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    Hellmans
    Virtually any spirit except gin liquers
    Knorr stock pots
    Shampoo? No thanks, I'll have real poo...
  • Kim_kim
    Kim_kim Posts: 3,726 Forumite
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    Gem-gem wrote: »
    Clarin's day and night cream
    L'occataine shampoo and conditioner and L'Or!al shampoo and conditioner

    I didn’t fess up about my toiletry habit in my earlier post, I thought we were just doing household stuff (plus I’m a little ashamed:o).

    I do have a terrible expensive habit for make-up, skin care & toiletries:eek:

    I love L’Occtaine for the ultra rich Shea & the almond body range, love the almond shower oil especially. Love the hand creams too.

    Not tried the shampoo and conditioner - are they very smelly? I like strongly fragranced ones :D
    Love Elemis toiletries too.

    For shampoo and conditioner, I like Paul Mitchell & Phillip Kingsley best.

    I’m a bit of a brand tart, I love them all ;)
  • lil_me
    lil_me Posts: 13,186 Forumite
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    Meat has to be from decent suppliers but often cheaper cuts and bargains
    Tomato soup has to be Heinz
    We buy good cheese and preserves but again go canny
    One day I might be more organised...........:confused:
    GC: £200
    Slinkies target 2018 - another 70lb off (half way to what the NHS says) so far 25lb
  • candygirl
    candygirl Posts: 29,455 Forumite
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    Colgate toothpaste, Nespresso coffee pods, lurpak butter :D
    "You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf"

    (Kabat-Zinn 2004):D:D:D
  • YORKSHIRELASS
    YORKSHIRELASS Posts: 6,296 Forumite
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    Funny how a lot of these are the same!

    Comfort fabric conditioner
    Yorkshire Tea
    Nescafe Gold decaffeinated instant coffee
    Fairy washing up liquid
    Stock cubes
    Bisto gravy powder
    Birds custard powder

    I like Lidl own dishwasher tablets and their premium plum tomato soup. I also prefer their porridge and long grain rice to some brands. Have never found a supermarket own washing powder that I would switch to though.
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