The tesco value thread

Tenzen said:
Value stuff is rank, avoid.

There is a reason why they are "value". It doesnt take a genius to work out what makes it "value".
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You're incredibly wrong, it depends on what the product is.
Value is oftens suitable for many needs.
 
Tenzen said:
Value stuff is rank, avoid.

There is a reason why they are "value". It doesnt take a genius to work out what makes it "value".

Much like Supermarket petrol...

Just old, packed with gunk, and ruins the insides (not just he car...)
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Load of crap that, I've had plenty of value stuff that tastes better than bigger brands, you think value cans of beans are bad? I mean they are value?... right..., well they are made at the same factory.
 
I dont think beans is a good example. after once trying Aldi's beans, much more salt and water in em. I guess im used to branston though, nothin touches the branston beans!
 
Yes I figured, baked beans is one of the worst, chocolate was the best really, nothing wrong with it, also had tesco value lasagna and it was brilliant.
 
Dear cheap beans lovers:


Today I had my first tin of Beanz in months. Yes months. I nearly cried they tasted so good.
Heinz Baked Beans are the winners.

Thought I'd share that with you all
 
Funny, many go on taste.

Its very easy to make something taste nice but is full of crap.

I bet most people dont know what "proper" food is meant to taste like.

Reminds me of kids brought up on crap, when it comes to tasting fresh stuff they dont like it, havign been conditioned on "crap".

Compare a slap up meal prpeared with fresh normal value foodstuffs and one compared with "value" foodstuffs. I know which one I would rather have. More to the poirnt I would enjoy it more knowing I havent ate beans that had been sitting around the dregs of the can for months on end....

Still I guess chuck a ton of sugar in and no one knows the difference these days...
 
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Oh and anyone thinks that the foodstuffs that are value are identical to branded ones are living in cloud cuckoo land. Either that or they are conspiracy theorists.. ;)

Heres another relevant comaprison. Do you buy "Value" RAM for that overclocking goodness or do you splash out for a brand....wait a sec isnt the silicon mined from the same rock... ;)
 
I remember my dad doing a test with me with Jaffa cakes.

One was Mcvities and the other was Tesco Value, I thought the value one was Mcvities :rolleyes:
 
Right just been forced to buy Tesco value chicken breasts tonight as the price of the "Finest" and even the standard ones had me looking at them in a state of shock. The chicken itself is rather rubbery and brittle compared to the Finest, but still tastes more or less the exact same. This leads me to believe that they are offcuts from the Finest batch.

Also my missus maintains that the value lemonade/cherryade/any other "ade" are the best. For 12p for 2 litres, any argument is hardly justifiable, but it still tastes like the back of a 2p piece. Mind you all those kind of drinks taste like pure Lithium anyway. :rolleyes:

Out of all the "value" ranges I'd say ASDA have the best range. As someone said before, their chocolate is very good indeed, perhaps even comparable to the likes of Dairy Milk and Milkybar. But on the other hand you have Sainsbury's basics which is bordering acceptable, and Morrisons Best Buy which is beyond unacceptable. Aldi, Lidl, Farmfoods etc their main range doesen't bear thinking about much less their value stuff! :eek:
 
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At the moment, i've got something for the French sticks at the fresh bakery. They're like 36p for like a half French Stick (approx a foot long) It's a bargain! Can't go wrong with those prices...
 
Tenzen said:
Heres another relevant comaprison. Do you buy "Value" RAM for that overclocking goodness or do you splash out for a brand....wait a sec isnt the silicon mined from the same rock... ;)
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But not everyone is into overclock - If I just need it for a stock machine then I'd be more than happy to go for the value stuff, chances are the memory chips used in the value RAM are identical to those used in the branded ones.

If I just need something to fill my stomach while saving costs then the value range is a no brainer. We all like branded/healthy living/finest food of course whether or not they are actually better than their value counterparts, but unfortunately it's not something that I and many others can afford.
 
I don't buy Value meat. I only eat organic meat. Why? I want the animal to have lived a decent live outdoors and treated well, not stuffed them with antibiotics and full of water. I have been in organic farms and normal farms and basically the odour in normal, mass producing farms and the animal welfare is absolutely horrible.
For fruit and veggies the same, I only buy organic, it tastes better and it has been proved scientifically that it has got more vitamins/nutrients.

I am not saying the value stuff is rancid, most of it is IMO, at least of what I tried, but some of it is decent, I wouldn't say great!!! :D :)
 
I know that the value branded stuff is usually no different to the more expensive branded stuff but I cannot bring myself to have cupboards full of blue and white striped goods. Not to mention being seen at the checkout with a trolley like a Greek flag.

Call me a snob if you will but I'd rather pay the premium, even if it is the same.
 
Scuzi said:
I know that the value branded stuff is usually no different to the more expensive branded stuff but I cannot bring myself to have cupboards full of blue and white striped goods. Not to mention being seen at the checkout with a trolley like a Greek flag.

Call me a snob if you will but I'd rather pay the premium, even if it is the same.
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Take some permanent markers with you and colour them in :D
 
Value beans are definately different to Heniz ones; they are harder and there is a lot more sauce and less beans than in a premium can, however I prefer them this way.

Not tried the butter but value 'spread' is horrible, it tastes really chemically and nasty, and value toilet roll is crap aswell. Sure, it gets the job done but there just isn't as much on the roll as a proper toilet paper so you really do get what you pay for with those.

Cheese is another one to steer clear of the value brands, it generally is flavourless and rubbery. I find anything that is supposed to have a 'full' flavour, like cheese, chocolate, pizza or bread doesn't do so well value branded as you can tell that something is missing, whereas things which 'just are' like chopped toms, beans, lentils, dry pasta, noodles, kidney beans etc. are perfectly nice when eating the value brands.
 
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