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CariGransnet (GNHQ) Tue 20-Feb-18 17:57:09

We are constantly looking at the way we work with brands and thought it might be useful to ask which ones you like best, why, and what you would tell them they were doing right/wrong if you had the chance. We would also love to know about any products you particularly like from your favourite brands too

Greyduster Wed 21-Feb-18 12:32:38

+1 for Lakeland
Aldi’s Moser Roth chocolate
Cathedral City cheese
Molton Brown
Jo Malone
Oban malt whisky
Bombay Sapphire gin
Fentiman’s ginger beer, and tonic water
Meindl walking boots
Bridgedale socks
Mr Trout’s hand-made furled leaders
Barrio fly lines.

sandelf Wed 21-Feb-18 12:20:23

Bodas - the only place with grown up underwear in little sizes, Gap, Craghoppers, Merrell, Nature's Best, Healthspan, Yeo Valley,

kittylester Wed 21-Feb-18 12:18:55

Birds eye petit pois.

cavaliermum Wed 21-Feb-18 12:14:37

Estée Lauder Little Black serum
That’s applied before your main mascara
My lashes double in length in a swoop
( apparently they’ve run out of it , it’s so popular )

Seaside22 Wed 21-Feb-18 12:11:55

M and s triffle, love it. Also their fig room sprays smells expensive even though it's not. Birds eye, frozen peas and Clarks shoes and handbags.Oh and ribena although it's not as good as it used to be.

W11girl Wed 21-Feb-18 11:58:08

Waitrose, Lidl and Aldi are my favourite stores for food shopping. Charity shops are my fave places for anything else. Argos is handy. Can't remember the last time I went high Street shopping...it's fingertip shopping these days so I would have to nominate Amazon and eBay.

Grangegran1 Wed 21-Feb-18 11:56:37

Oh and Triumph bras, absolute must after fitter in M and S told me I was 'very difficult to fit'!

Grangegran1 Wed 21-Feb-18 11:55:19

Josef Siebel, Fly boots, White Stuff, Seasalt, Yorkshire Gold tea, Green and Blacks

Cambia Wed 21-Feb-18 11:49:47

Gabor and Reiner shoes! I know they are comfortable immediately. Panache and Fantasy bras, the only ones that seem to fit perfectly. Birds Eyes Peas my DH won’t eat any others. Superdrug hot cloth cleanser just as good as Liz Earle and a quarter of the price! Oh and my walking shoes Salomon, bought them halfway through a week walking the St Cuthberts long distance walk years ago, felt like slippers!

kittylester Wed 21-Feb-18 11:44:23

Actually, there are a fair few of us who would like to test GF products [selfishly] and other Free From products.

I was in Asda the other day and spotted GF sausage rolls so I bought them, fully prepared to ditch them if the were no good. They were more than acceptable blush

oldgaijin Wed 21-Feb-18 11:41:35

Lakeland
Aldi for their German ham
Lidl jams, especially apricot
Hotter shoes
M&S knickers, very substantial....
Davidstow cheddar
otherwise I have no brand loyalty.

Kim19 Wed 21-Feb-18 11:35:15

Alfred Dunner and Land's end float my boat.

floorflock Wed 21-Feb-18 11:30:50

Lakeland is brilliant
Seasalt, the coats I have from them have such large useful pockets.
Pavers boots which I buy again and again
Rohan
As already mentioned I also spend quite a bit of time in Home Bargains & Wilko as both are good value

GrannyParker Wed 21-Feb-18 11:25:55

I also love Lakeland, after using probably most cleaning products with limited success, I discovered they do a gadget that you shove down the plug hole and out comes all the horrible stuff, hair etc. Now I don’t stand in a puddle in the shower. And their Oven Mate is fantastic.

Benefit cosmetics tinted lip balm, wouldn’t be without it, and I would have to go into therapy if Molton Brown stopped doing shower gel.

Does anyone else long for the return of Tova Signature perfume.

Shesanana Wed 21-Feb-18 11:17:53

Skechers Go Walk shoes - so comfy
Captain Morgans Spiced Rum - so delicious
Warburtons white Toaster loaf - so yummy
eBay - if you can’t find it there you don’t really need it
Google - it has the answer to almost everything
YouTube - it shows me how to...change my printer cartridge, use and fit the attachments on my vacuum cleaner, put the SIM card in my new phone.....

Margs Wed 21-Feb-18 11:17:30

Campbells, of course!

Thank the Lord for condensed soups......

luzdoh Wed 21-Feb-18 11:03:48

Lidle
The Co-op down the road because the staff are so lovely
and Gabor shoes and boots - get them in the sale, recently bought ankle boots for under £40!

schnackie Wed 21-Feb-18 11:03:38

Aldi - for almost everything! I am lucky to live within walking distance so everything possible is from there. My only complaint about their own brand, is dishwashing soap, so I buy Fairy Liquid when I am near another store.

Luckylegs Wed 21-Feb-18 11:01:12

My Miele washing machine, so clever it even rejects any coins, screws etc my DH leaves in pockets
Fever tree tonic
Most food from Aldi and M and S
M and S meal deals
Rieker shoes/boots
Oh I could go on, I just love shopping of any description!

Nanny41 Wed 21-Feb-18 11:00:54

Lakeland for me, I love to wander arond their flagship store in Windermere its like a dream come true.
Persil
Cadburys chocolate
Sketchers with memory foam, its like walking on air.

Nannyknee Wed 21-Feb-18 10:55:45

Nespresso
Fever tree tonic
Rhubarb Gin
NOT M AND S CLOTHES
M & S Meal deals

gillybob Wed 21-Feb-18 10:53:38

My 2 favourite catalogues at the moment are Mothercare and Mamas and Papas.....smile

Favourite Brands include Joules, White Stuff, Seasalt, Next (Home), Elmlea (Cream), Aldi, Boots No.7 (serums).......

Lindylo Wed 21-Feb-18 10:50:20

Like many others it's Lakeland for me and Hobbycraft for inspiration

inishowen Wed 21-Feb-18 10:49:20

I'm a knitter and I love the yarn that Poundstretchers sell.

HannahLoisLuke Wed 21-Feb-18 10:47:30

Amazon and EBay for everything under the sun
Groupon for great discounts
Gtec cordless vac
Karcher window vac
Orla Kiely sage and lavender hand wash and hand cream, divine.
Lots of others I can't recall just now.