Custard Creams

Devrij · 4 Apr 2012 at 17:40

Value cereal is where it's at. I'm all about the Tesco brand berry crisp. Fraction of the price of the branded stuff, and just as good imo

Warbie · 4 Apr 2012 at 19:00

arknor said:
eh? branstons beans are what £1 for 3 tins? (used to be 4)
heinz are like 3 quid for 4 tins?

i prefer branston anyway , same for tomato sauce

I wasn't talking about price, they are simply greater than

act smiley · 4 Apr 2012 at 19:08

Devrij said:
Value cereal is where it's at. I'm all about the Tesco brand berry crisp. Fraction of the price of the branded stuff, and just as good imo

There is no product more foul in this universe than Tesco Value Cocopops.

Most of the regular-level own-brand stuff is very good, but value is dangerous when it comes to cereal!

ennogs · 4 Apr 2012 at 19:23

A lot of the time value stuff is the same as the branded stuff. For instance a big chain like Morrisons will go to Mcvities and say will you make us some digestives and put a Morrisons label on please. Think of all the home brands say a chain like Morrisons has. Things like tinned tomotoes, tom purree, cereals, flour, pasta, sugar etc. Morrisons does not have it's own factories producing these items. They pay existing manufacturers to do it for them. I only know this because my Mum worked in a biscuit factory for a few years. My mum also said there was no difference in the ingredients used and the only difference was the label that got put on.

The only company I know of that says it does not make products for anyone else is Kellogs.

Stretch · 4 Apr 2012 at 19:26

robj20 said:
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.

It all comes out the same place

Malevolence · 4 Apr 2012 at 19:32

Warbie said:
You can't skimp on beans either. Branston > HP > Heinz > *

Sainsbury's own brand beans with sausages are by far the best.

PB94941 · 4 Apr 2012 at 19:34

Tesco Value strawberry jam is pretty good

PB94941 · 4 Apr 2012 at 19:36

+ the rest of the value biscuits are also good

MR_Punk · 4 Apr 2012 at 20:01

Malevolence said:
Sainsbury's own brand beans with sausages are by far the best.

This.

Uther · 4 Apr 2012 at 20:09

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

Very true.

andy_mk3 · 4 Apr 2012 at 20:17

Malevolence said:
Sainsbury's own brand beans with sausages are by far the best.

They're beautiful on a cold day at work (car garage)

TheBigCheese · 4 Apr 2012 at 20:39

Don't talk to me about own brand cereal....we tried some Shreddies equivalent a little while ago, t'was either Sainsburys or Morrisons and they just tasted burnt...horrible things.

J-FRO · 4 Apr 2012 at 21:21

I'd go for the unbranded ones ever since I did in my first year at uni.

That sort of money makes it a bargainlicious snack.

Monkeynut · 4 Apr 2012 at 22:01

Branston beans are FAR better than Heinz, the sauce is thicker and has more flavour. Tesco's own are tolerable.

Whoever says otherwise... is wrong.

Johno please? · 4 Apr 2012 at 22:11

What are these peasant biscuits you speak of?

Borders or nothing.

lee32uk · 4 Apr 2012 at 22:20

R0B75 said:
Not true. Proper Rich Tea are very stubborn when it comes to dunking. Cheap Rich Tea just melts.

Me biscuits fallen in me brew. What you need is hob nobs

lee32uk · 4 Apr 2012 at 22:22

Monkeynut said:
Branston beans are FAR better than Heinz, the sauce is thicker and has more flavour. Tesco's own are tolerable.

Whoever says otherwise... is wrong.

Aldi corale beans are better than the above...fact

arknor · 4 Apr 2012 at 22:23

lee32uk said:
Aldi corale beans are better than the above...fact

not sure if serious or just dehydrated, do you want some more water with those beans?

lee32uk · 4 Apr 2012 at 22:24

ennogs said:
The only company I know of that says it does not make products for anyone else is Kellogs.

They used to run an advert saying if it's not Kellogs on the box, it's not Kellogs in the box.

steve45 · 4 Apr 2012 at 22:30

Turambar said:
Lidl Jaffa Cakes are pretty good. I'm no Jaffa Cake connoisseur though.

nor am I, however the best jaffa i have had was the ones sold in the EFI in Lashkar Gah(and i assume BSN) $1.50 for a pack, chocolate was melted but god they tasted good, yet to find a jaffa that can match it.