The alternative brands thread

eldergeek · 19 Oct 2016 at 13:46

You know, the recent spat between unilever and tesco was a good thing - I recently picked up a jar of Vegemite, and it's actually much nicer! Not quite as harsh as marmite. So...Seeing as in the near future, as a nation we're going to be so poor that we'll be driving donkeys and carts, while burning our dead for fuel...

What are your alternative brand tips that are just as good, if not better than the actual thing?

Sliver · 19 Oct 2016 at 13:49

Branston Baked Beans. Epic beans for a few pennies less than their Heinz overlords. :cool:

eldergeek · 19 Oct 2016 at 13:50

I mean...I suppose it is an alternative...

ci_newman · 19 Oct 2016 at 14:00

We've had Branston beans in our household for years

The tesco own-brand fruit'n'fibre is pretty good too.

Pudney · 19 Oct 2016 at 14:05

1) Any form of value Jaffa Cakes
2) Any form of value fruit scones

Cosimo · 19 Oct 2016 at 14:08

Don't know of any as when I do shop it's for "real thing".

gjrc · 19 Oct 2016 at 14:16

no one dare suggest an alternative to Coca Cola.

their is no substitute.

eldergeek · 19 Oct 2016 at 14:17

gjrc said:
no one dare suggest an alternative to Coca Cola.

their is no substitute.

...Pepsi? And you should try fentenmans - apparently it's based off of their original formula.

Sliver · 19 Oct 2016 at 14:20

gjrc said:
no one dare suggest an alternative to Coca Cola.

their is no substitute.

Pepsi Max. I'd die of thirst without it.

Diddums · 19 Oct 2016 at 14:22

gjrc said:
no one dare suggest an alternative to Coca Cola.

their is no substitute.

Their are loads of substitutes to they're products.

adolf hamster · 19 Oct 2016 at 14:30

eldergeek said:
...Pepsi? And you should try fentenmans - apparently it's based off of their original formula.

Fentimans is awesome, although probably horifically bad for you.

Tbh as an ex lidl veteran, and many of their brands (as long as you buy non perishables) are pretty good, their nougat pillows for example stomp over kellogs krave (and have been around longer)

When it comes to fresh produce though i tend not to bother skimping, its never worth it.

Thekwango · 19 Oct 2016 at 14:31

Sliver said:
Branston Baked Beans. Epic beans for a few pennies less than their Heinz overlords.

no you're wrong, so very wrong

gjrc said:
no one dare suggest an alternative to Coca Cola.

their is no substitute.

correct

Diddums said:
Their are loads of substitutes to they're products.

incorrect, very incorrect!

Jobe · 19 Oct 2016 at 14:35

Sliver said:
Branston Baked Beans. Epic beans for a few pennies less than their Heinz overlords.

same here. Heinz are so tasteless I don't know how they ever got market share.

Sainsbury's salad cream and tommy ketchup. Again so much better than Heinz.

In fact, do Heinz actually make anything that is nice?

JB

adolf hamster · 19 Oct 2016 at 14:47

Thekwango said:
incorrect, very incorrect!

Have a bottle of fentimans, come back, and we'll try that one more time

gjrc · 19 Oct 2016 at 14:49

Thekwango said:
no you're wrong, so very wrong

correct

incorrect, very incorrect!

he was being a pedant to my typo.

Sliver · 19 Oct 2016 at 14:50

Jobe said:
In fact, do Heinz actually make anything that is nice?

Still a classic with a couple of slices of white yes WHITE BUTTERED bread people, yeah that's right I'm hardcore. Must be one of the best produced soups in moderns times. Give it up for Heinz Tomato Soup people !

Thekwango · 19 Oct 2016 at 14:55

adolf hamster said:
Have a bottle of fentimans, come back, and we'll try that one more time

never even heard of it - where do you get it? (I believe you're a fellow inhabitant of northern Ireland/north or Ireland depending on your preference!) is this a Belfast only drink!?

Thekwango · 19 Oct 2016 at 14:57

Jobe said:
same here. Heinz are so tasteless I don't know how they ever got market share.

Sainsbury's salad cream and tommy ketchup. Again so much better than Heinz.

In fact, do Heinz actually make anything that is nice?

JB

what the hell is wrong with you man?

Sliver said:
Still a classic with a couple of slices of white yes WHITE BUTTERED bread people, yeah that's right I'm hardcore. Must be one of the best produced soups in moderns times. Give it up for Heinz Tomato Soup people !

you have partially redeemed yourself after the Branston Beans debacle at the start of this thread.

ots3go · 19 Oct 2016 at 15:04

Branston Beans are vastly superior to Heinz, with exception of them not being a ring pull to open.

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Fentimans should be available in any Tesco store and it's a mighty mighty cola.

tom_e · 19 Oct 2016 at 15:08

Thekwango said:
never even heard of it - where do you get it? (I believe you're a fellow inhabitant of northern Ireland/north or Ireland depending on your preference!) is this a Belfast only drink!?

It's normally hanging around the "Grown up soft drink" area in fancy glass bottles with the Shloer .