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realy get my goat....................

when you do you shopping do you always buy top brand names..?

or like me dont mind buying some off the stores own brands...?

does it make me a cheap skate.. ?

please give me your point of views...to settle this argument

love n hugs

lynn x

Hi Lynn, not into designer names etc so happy to buy whatever I chose and what ever does the job I want it to do!
Doesn't make you a cheapskate, just a sensible person who is making her money go as far as possible, essential these days I think!
People who put tiny children into designer gear that they will grow out of in a month, or who encourage young children to go for designer stuff are storing up problems for the future.
Lizx

Me too not all brand names just got a pair jogg bottoms from tescos £6.00 looked at a pair in another shop £12.00 guess which one I got.
Even food shoping only brand names I buy are tea coffee and cereal

I buy what I like to wear and I don't much care who makes it.

I do look for certain shops because they sell the sort of stuff I like and avoid others for the same reason.

Not many shops cater for ageing hippies so I get a lot of stuff on ebay or specialised market stalls.

Gwynne

No we buy own brands as much as we buy branded names and find very little difference. In fact if you look at the labels some of the cheaper options have less fat and calories. We have friends who will only buy branded vinegar for 76p and are quie aghast that we buy Aldi's for 16p

My boss who worked in the rag trade used to say "if you're buying for the label, all you'll be left with is the label" !

I don't believe in paying for the name when other products are just a good if not better, agree with Colin we buy lots from Aldi and quite often guests say that is nice where did you get it and then watch their faces when I say Aldi!

Linda x

Lynn I've been told that if you buy top brand names try stepping down 1 grade & see if you can tell the difference ie if you buy Heinz go for "own brand"
If "own brand" tastes as good as Heinz then try "Value".
As a result I use a mixture although never recycled loo roll as I can't bear the thought of where it may have been "used" before!

Saving about £2 on a box of shreddies by buying Aldi's?

Tescos own wahing tablets rather than Ariel?

Sainsburys coffee rather than Nescafe?

Clothes from George at Asda?

Nah, never catch me doing that LOL

What a sensible thrifty lot we are lol
Lizx

Oh and you can get designer labelled stuff, in Charity shops lol

There was a Programme on TV recently about various brands versus own brands,it seems the Own brands were better(Healthier) for you and much cheaper to boot

There are some brand names I prefer...like McVities Digestives, or Tetley tea, though Sainsburys red label is good enough. But generally, own brand goods are just as good. You mostly pay for the name anyway.

I buy whatever's on offer!!
Sometimes the own label stuff is much nicer - less additives keeps it cheaper and tasting more 'real'.

maggie

Colin my OH would only ever have Sarson's vinegar. It was 20 years before I told him I'd been filling the same Sarson's bottle up with own brand.

Las,I buy what takes my fancy, be it own brand or named brand,after all its my money and I spend it where ( and on what) I like.Dont let anyone put you down for buying own brands,we all do it ,even though some people dont admit it.


Maddyxx

l buy at all sorts - depends what l want. Bought a great pair of pj's from Asda before xmas £6 and l had been looking everywhere, as in m & s, gap, next etc we have a new Lidl's round the corner one or two things we bought lately l did'nt like, but it won't stop me going again, ususally shop in Somerfield though.

l always used to say that m & s last longer, but l think other makes last fairly well as now - but some can be rubbish:o))

jude sarf wales :o)

Just had a mooch in the cupboard (think OH got excited and thought I was going to prepare dinner anyway) quick comparrison:

Leading Supermarket own brand baked beans 42p

per 100g

Calories 90
Fat 0.8g
Salt 1.2g
Sugar 7.1g

Aldi Baked Beans 16p

per 100g

Calories 86
Fat 0.4g
Salt 0.75g
Sugar 5.6g

and many products are similar in values - so expensive is not perhaps always the best

Well, Mrs Snob-nose here buys designer clothes.
So there!
x

And bear in mind that many of the "shop" brands are made by the same company as the "designer" brands.

And I always thought Tesco's £3 jeans were designer ones !

Claire lol, what do people think pubs put into those Heinz sauce bottles - it sure aint Heinz sauce!