Own Brands Better Than 'name' Brands

[anaxcrosswords]

So what own brand products would you recommend? The reason I'm posting this is I've just shaved using Morrisons own brand sensitive shave gel. Less than half the price of the next name product and amazingly good. I used to recommend Tesco's own brand granulated coffee - a Nescafe equivalent - which used to be better than Nescafe until about a year ago when they evidently changed the blend; not so good now, although I still buy it - buy a Nescafe jar at the same time and mix the two 50/50.

[Maydup]

When i drink instant coffee, i only ever have Sainsbury's Organic Fairtrade. Its far better than any of the other brands and not too expensive either. I also like the Co- op 99 tea.

[mccfluff]

i buy own brand painkillers

[albaqwerty]

Lidl's Gran Arom coffee is nice, quite a range of strengths/flavours.

[ethandron]

Any/all own brand clothes washing liquid, I've tried them all and they all work the same, just smell different. Aldi is particularly nice.
Dried fruit..sultanas, currants, etc..for baking, smart price or everyday ones, no different in a cake.
Yep, paracetamol are so much cheaper. Superdrug own brand were something like 40p for 16, in tesco I paid 39p for 32 so superdrug isn't so super.

[dolberrow]

I find Aldi products excellent - and much of their stuff is Good Housekeeping or Which recommended Best Buys. Their wine, though not Aldi branded, is usually pretty good too.

[albaqwerty]

Aldi's fresh lasagne was head and shoulders above any others I've tried.

[ethandron]

Someone here once mentioned aldi own brand baked beans so I tried them..yuk, not nice.

[bednobs]

i find there are lots of thngs that don't matter too much to me - i can just as well shower with imperial leather as tesco value shower gel (10p for an equal amount as compared to £3) i hate thick "luxury" toilet roll as as i have a macerator, thin and cheap is better. washing powder seems all the same

[heathfield]

I've mentioned this before, about Radio Scotland some years ago doing a blind taste test on baked beans from four different manufacturers, and Tesco Value beans came top.

[rockyracoon]

I'm a stickler for Heinz beans and ketchup, the rest I'm open to but much of the stuff I buy is on offer so tend to buy what's the cheapest. Daz this week in Tesco, cheaper than own brand so that get's bought.

Oh, bread, I always buy Hovis!

[gingejbee]

Aldi mayo better than Hellman's (Which?) and surprisingly Sainsbury and M&S tomato ketchup much, much better than Heinz (Which? blind tasting). I didn't believe it either- but it is!!

[Connemmara]

tesco's own brand marrowfat peas (tinned) - just lovely - just like the ones you have to steep overnight. Really nice - can't wait to stock up again.