Custard Creams

Xire · 4 Apr 2012 at 13:24

I fancied some custard creams and saw a pack of branded ones for £1.99 and an even bigger value pack for 29p - personally ive always been against the value smart price stuff etc, but thought screw it im going to try these, so I bought the value pack and seriously, there is actually no difference.

Just think of the ammount of money I could have saved over the years if I just tried it earlier!

Just thought I would share this fountain of knowledge with the fellow OCUK community

TheBigCheese · 4 Apr 2012 at 13:27

Just don't make the mistake of mixing up Jaffa Cakes with own brand ones....*shudder*

Crowort · 4 Apr 2012 at 13:27

I can't tell the difference between value or branded custard creams either. Some other biscuits yes but not them.

Glaucus · 4 Apr 2012 at 13:28

TheBigCheese said:
Just don't make the mistake of mixing up Jaffa Cakes with own brand ones....*shudder*

very true, the orange jelly, is just wrong in own band versions. somethings work in value, some things don't.

ElliorR · 4 Apr 2012 at 13:30

Best, and only, value item I buy is middle bacon. It's so big and perfect for a toasted bacon sarnie.

Mat · 4 Apr 2012 at 13:32

You'll still get liver disease just as quickly though...

Marky · 4 Apr 2012 at 13:34

Not sure if this is true... BUT - I heard that the Value packs are the good brands but just cheaper and repackaged...

Sounds a bit bizarre - but I have had items from their values selection, and couldn't tell the difference

I love me some Custard Creams, at 29p they are a steal!

RomanNose · 4 Apr 2012 at 13:35

Thanks, will help next year at uni when I live off biscuits.

Xire · 4 Apr 2012 at 13:35

Mat said:
You'll still get liver disease just as quickly though...

But it will be at a smaller expense.

Mat · 4 Apr 2012 at 13:37

\o/ Cheap liver disease for all!!!

joey1211 · 4 Apr 2012 at 13:39

Do Custard Creams give you liver disease?

Morgoth · 4 Apr 2012 at 13:39

Liver disease from custard creams, wut?

Marky · 4 Apr 2012 at 13:43

Morgoth said:
Liver disease from custard creams, wut?

Okay now I'm equally confused

robj20 · 4 Apr 2012 at 13:43

Marky said:
Not sure if this is true... BUT - I heard that the Value packs are the good brands but just cheaper and repackaged...

Sounds a bit bizarre - but I have had items from their values selection, and couldn't tell the difference

I love me some Custard Creams, at 29p they are a steal!

It is true for a lot of products.

Take extra strong mints, the aldi ones are less than half the price but still come out of the same place.

vicisthebest · 4 Apr 2012 at 13:45

Cheap digestives are just as good too.

Not chocolate ones though. Then it HAS to be McVities.

Myself, I'm partial to a pink wafer biscuit

Glaucus · 4 Apr 2012 at 13:46

robj20 said:
Take extra strong mints, the aldi ones are less than half the price but still come out of the same place.

Same factory, does not mean same product. Its just that few make their own products and the orders are fulfilled by massive factories. Same factory different recipe/

They'll often be watered down, or made with cheaper produce.
Like baked beans, come out of same factory. but just look at the sauce, they aren't the same.
Its very easy in these big automated factories to change the recipe.

coke is another one, that is truly disgusting in the cheap versions.

Spuj · 4 Apr 2012 at 13:47

I think I'm correct in saying the Liver Disease thing relates to an article in yesterdays DM.

Subliminal Aura · 4 Apr 2012 at 13:48

Must admit the cheapo/value custard creams are not bad at all and I actually prefer them over the branded ones.

The same is not true for unbranded cereals (ewwwwww)....

What about salt ? I thought salt is salt but my wife thinks not ? :confused:

K1LLSW1TCH · 4 Apr 2012 at 13:49

vicisthebest said:
Myself, I'm partial to a pink wafer biscuit

Is that a euphemism? :eek:

Marky · 4 Apr 2012 at 13:49

Spuj1988 said:
I think I'm correct in saying the Liver Disease thing relates to an article in yesterdays DM.

Oh well in that case you may as well just making the sweeping statement that everything gives you Cancer