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There’s no substitute for ……

(63 Posts)
Casdon Tue 07-Mar-23 08:12:47

Geeta’s mango chutney, Taylor’s Italian blend coffee, Jelly Belly jelly beans (I know, but I love them).

I’m trying to cut down shopping bills, and will compromise on many things, but I’m not prepared to give up my absolute favourites. Have you got any ‘no substitute’ brands that you really don’t want to live without?

Nan231 Fri 10-Mar-23 12:14:10

Warburtons bread,any variety.
Yorkshire tea
Nescafe original
Branston beans
Hellmans mayo
Heinz tomato ketchup

Farzanah Fri 10-Mar-23 11:36:32

Maille dijon mustard.
Free range meat. (Once weekly)
M&S Swiss chocs assorted box £10.

Mollygo Fri 10-Mar-23 11:28:13

Callistemon21

Just because we have preferences for certain brands doesn't mean we never buy own brands of other products.

Douwe Egberts coffee jars are good storage jars for nuts, dried fruit etc

True. This thread is only about those foods where we prefer the original, even if the unbranded tastes OK.

Douwe Egberts jars see a lot of use for dog treats in our house as well as the things you mentioned.

Mamardoit Fri 10-Mar-23 11:05:49

HP sauce, Yorkshire Tea, British or Irish meat, British grown fruit and veg wherever possible. I would have included HP beans and branded breakfast cereal but Aldi stuff is just as good now.

Callistemon21 Fri 10-Mar-23 10:43:07

Just because we have preferences for certain brands doesn't mean we never buy own brands of other products.

Douwe Egberts coffee jars are good storage jars for nuts, dried fruit etc

Tenko Fri 10-Mar-23 10:42:01

Oops just realised Kellogg’s don’t do shredded wheat it’s nestle

Tenko Fri 10-Mar-23 10:40:15

Well , I must be the exception. I’m perfectly happy with supermarket own brands ,and do buy them, apart from Nescafé Azera instant coffee which I buy several tins when on special offer . Dh though , has to have heinz baked beans , pg tips tea bags and Kellogg’s shredded wheat. I mostly shop at Sainsbury’s and Lidl for their fresh bread and loose pistachio nuts . Oh and dh uses the coffee tins to store screws etc

kittylester Fri 10-Mar-23 07:56:20

I keep seeing things that remind me
Waitrose Salted Butter

Seabear Fri 10-Mar-23 07:46:13

Skippy extra crunchy peanut butter. First had it in the US and now buy it in 1kg jars from Amazon.

JaneJudge Fri 10-Mar-23 07:36:16

Sabra hummus

glammagran Thu 09-Mar-23 23:16:49

Agree with OP re: Geeta’s mango chutney (the one with chilli for me) and Taylor’s coffee is great but I marginally prefer the hot Java lava beans they do. Only Twinings Assam loose tea, Branston baked beans and Hellmans mayo too.

VioletSky Thu 09-Mar-23 22:52:30

Marmite
PG tips
Nutella
Philadelphia

Dinahmo Thu 09-Mar-23 22:45:21

Very strong ground coffee and salty butter. Also Lindt dark chocolate.

Casdon Thu 09-Mar-23 22:43:43

Cabbie21

Sensodyne tooth paste

That’s a good one, I hadn’t considered toothpaste. My strong preference is for Arm and Hammer sensitive, I never buy anything else.

PerkyPiggy Thu 09-Mar-23 22:31:52

I forgot to mention Colman's English mustard and Colman's mint sauce.

crazyH Thu 09-Mar-23 21:49:27

Lurpak Butter
Nescafé Coffee
Walker’s salted crisps
Schweppes Indian Tonic Water
Hellmans Mayo

Cabbie21 Thu 09-Mar-23 21:30:06

Sensodyne tooth paste

PerkyPiggy Thu 09-Mar-23 21:24:41

Heinz ketchup
HP sauce
Yorkshire tea bags
Real butter
Heinz or Hellman's mayo
Heinz or Branston baked beans

Hellogirl1 Thu 09-Mar-23 21:14:33

Primula cheese spread

midgey Thu 09-Mar-23 21:09:33

Jersey mids potatoes cooked with fresh mint and butter. I haven’t had any for years though. It seems to be Jersey Royals these days…..good but…!

JaneJudge Thu 09-Mar-23 21:08:50

yorkshire tea
sanex
persil non bio

Deedaa Thu 09-Mar-23 21:05:38

I prefer Vegemite to Marmite, but you very rarely see it anywhere. Yorkshire Tea, Lavazza coffee (Illy if I can afford it). Aldi do a very nice French butter with salt crystals, any good quality bronze die pasta, good tinned tomatoes, I only use Vialone Nano rice for risotto and prefer Gabriele Ferron's. Since Brexit it's become very hard to find. I have to end up buying on line and paying a fortune but others I've tried aren't as good.

Callistemon21 Thu 09-Mar-23 20:47:21

Douwe Egberts decaffeinated coffee for me.

Callistemon21 Thu 09-Mar-23 20:46:41

TerriBull

Oh forgot he must have Scots Porridge Oats as opposed to Quaker Porridge, or any other for that matter.

Oh yes, DH only likes Scott's Porage Oats
I like Nairns.

Ecover Washing up liquid
Yorkshire Tea
Salted butter (most brands are fine) but it has to be butter
Bonne Maman conserves (or my own jam)
Proper honey, not blended non-EU rubbish.

watermeadow Thu 09-Mar-23 20:10:35

I don’t buy any branded foods except Kenco coffee. Own brands are much cheaper but my supermarket is Waitrose where own brands are much nicer than those from the cheaper supermarkets.