Brand ‘Snobbery’?

The only mayonnaise I like is Hellman’s. As for coffee, tea etc, I’m quite easy - no preferences

The one tin of tomatoes I bought from Aldi had precisely one and a half tomatoes in it, floating around in some watery juice. ?

Their blackcurrant jam is very nice, though, and their black pepper cheese crackers.

Oh no!
That must have been a dud tin, I'm sure.
It's usually packed, and no dark stems or anything.

Jaxjacky

HP sauce, ditto Lea and Perrins, Yorkshire tea, M&S or Stockwell baked beans, Hellmans mayo and viakal cleaner.

Is there an alternative Worcestershire sauce to Lea and Perrins, Jaxjacky?
I must admit I've never looked

Callistemon21

Jaxjacky

HP sauce, ditto Lea and Perrins, Yorkshire tea, M&S or Stockwell baked beans, Hellmans mayo and viakal cleaner.

Is there an alternative Worcestershire sauce to Lea and Perrins, Jaxjacky?
I must admit I've never looked

Yes, some supermarkets do their own brand. I've got a bottle of Tesco Worcester Sauce at the moment and I can't tell the difference.

Buy what you can afford if you don’t like the taste you sure will get used to it when the price gets that high lol

Maggiemaybe

Ah, DH always insisted there was only one brand of baked beans - until they weren't available one day and we discovered Branston.

I'm always up for trying own brands. I've no loyalty to supermarkets, let alone to the big brands. The only time I came a cropper was when I bought Sainsbury Marmite....

I prefer Branson too. The sauce is thicker and richer in flavour.

Cornflakes, must be Kellogg's.

Henderson’s Relish is a vegan equivalent to Lea & Perrins. I’ve never tried it but a friend says her vegan son says is most acceptable.

www.hendersonsrelish.com/

TerriBull

Many own brands are more than ok, but there's only one brand for beanz imo, and we all know which one that is, no other supermarket's own, or indeed any other well known producer of the humble baked beanz doez it for me

I absolutely love Branston Baked Beans and wouldn't entertain other beans in the house but at my daughters house she served beans which I swore were Branston, until she informed me they were Asda baked beans. They are identical and so much cheaper

Branstons Beans
Heinz Mayo
Meridian Yeast Extract (I'm coeliac and Marmite has gluten in it)
Nairn's GF crackers and oatcakes
Holland and Barrett jumbo GF porridge oats
Suma Yirgacheffe coffee beans
Twyning's Assam
Dove's Farm GF flours

Other than that, we tend to cook almost everything from scratch and most ingredients are bought as locally and independently as we can reasonably manage.

SueDonim

Henderson’s Relish is a vegan equivalent to Lea & Perrins. I’ve never tried it but a friend says her vegan son says is most acceptable.

www.hendersonsrelish.com/

Henderson's Relish is also gf!

Peas, I have tried a few own brands but, for me, it has to be the well known brand.

Meridian Yeast Extract (I'm coeliac and Marmite has gluten in it)
pen50 I'd never heard of it!! Is it better than Vegemite? Must tell DD.

A lot of supermarket own brands are made in the same factories as branded. It is very possible that they are the same product. I always buy supermarket own brands where I can.

I will have frozen vegetables of the cheapest available as I rarely use them, mainly spinach and sweet corn. Spinach does have to be leaf and I’ve not noticed one being any better however it’s not usually eaten as a stand alone. The tea is always Yorkshire.

I meant to continue with I am open to trying all things less expensive as it seems they are often very good.

TerriBull

Many own brands are more than ok, but there's only one brand for beanz imo, and we all know which one that is, no other supermarket's own, or indeed any other well known producer of the humble baked beanz doez it for me

I thought that for may years, then a local supermarket had a blind tasting set up on their forecourt. I was amazed to find that my preferred beans were a branded product but significantly cheaper than **z! I buy them all the time now! You could be surprised and it is often worth trying a different brand just to see.

I love the TV programmes where they take the labels off products and show that families can't always tell the difference between their usual brand and a substitute. Even when they can tell the difference they often opt for the cheaper option as the difference is so small and the saving so great!

I always used to buy Fairy Platinum dishwasher capsules until I got into trying to be plastic free as well as reducing the chemical impact. I found Smol and ordered a a sample of nine tablets, just paying a pound for postage. I was so impressed that I ordered a pack if 35 which was £4.50. I also tried their laundry capsules and was equally impressed. Not only are they more environmentally friendly, you can work out how often you need to reorder and they send an email when it’s coming up to your next delivery, you can log into your account to change that if you wish. The packs are delivered in cardboard letterbox size packs and on top of all that they’re cheaper. I’ve introduced them to family and friends and they all agree.

Just started buying Waitrose baked beans as opposed to that well known brand and I love them. Bonus, apart from being much cheaper, is that the tin is full of beans instead of sauce!

Don't know if this has been mentioned but M&S Baked Beans are absolutely fabulous.

And they are cheaper than Heinz as well

I would try a cheaper brand , I have no problem if I prefer it. I am definitely not brand snobbish.

I will happily buy Lidl or Aldi equivalent products, but I do prefer Hellman’s or Heinz mayonnaise.
I’ve never been a food snob?

My husband always insisted on buying H...z baked beans, after trying Lidl's he would not go back, far too sweet. We shop for our elderly neighbour as well, she found H...z Spaghetti Hoops far to sweet and prefers Lidl. As the latter are mainly aimed at children, I find it inexcusable to ruin their poor tastebuds with over sweet products. Coffee has to be Carte Noire, been boycotting the N..... brand for over 50 years, due to totally unethical trading practices. Always hoping more people will join me there.

We buy mostly Lidl/Aldi own branded goods and have no problem with them. The things I refuse to swap are Diet Coke , Hellman’s mayonnaise, Coleman’s mustard ( own brands are illuminous) we never buy value kitchen or loo rolls either. We never buy cheap pet food either, our dog has the best of everything due to the high meat content. We have Yorkshire Tea but have bought Aldi Gold tea bags in the past& agree they’re quite tasty.