General Chat

SO COLIN....... do you often make dinner? ;-0)

Deanna X

Don't let it rile you Lyn, each to their own. if your friend can afford to buy the more expensive stuff it is up to her, but it is not up to her to say you are a cheap skate.

We buy the brand we like of the particular thing we are buying. Always buy more expensive coffee as I don't like the cheaper makes. however, I don't like Maxwell House either so i am fussy. Buy own brand baked beans etc, prefer named pasta (i.e.tagliatelle) but our weekly shop is a mix.

Clothes I am as likely to shop in primark as M&S and would buy from charity shops if I ever saw anything I like. The ones in Gloucester always seem to have a load of 'rubbish' though.

Ann
Glos

Well Las.... as far as I'm concerned, that makes you a very wise woman.

I have always had to watch my pennies, and if that is being a cheapskate.... we would never have managed without my method of shopping.

Great for those who can afford to shop 'high off the hog', but not everyone can.... as in YOU &and ME Lynn.

Deanna X

Lynn..your friend isn't Margot Leadbetter is she ?(Good Life)

Aldi,,have tried certain stuff,,,,,,,,didnt like,

Liddli,,ditto,

Asda,ditto,

same as for other shops,,if I have tried what I like of the branded stuff and other shop stuff it dont match up,then I stick with branded,,,and lots of own shop stuffs arent the same as branded,or more in fairness what I have got used to tasting,,,,,,,,

Hold on a minute!
Somebody had to design the cheaper, shop-brand clothes ........... :-))
x

thank you for your replies...

i buy most store brands and its great for my budget..

kids never complain..lol

we enjoy what we eat...

a friend called as i was unpacking shopping

and said ... are you on a bad week.. is this to tide you over.

no i said this is normal... she said ... god never had you down as a cheap skate

i said no i am not...i just know how to spread my money..

like i pointed out i am in my own home with kids .. not single and still living with parents..

it realy riled me up..

love n hugs

lynn x

I don't go out especially to buy branded goods or supermarkets own stuff......I have tried them all over the years and buy what I like best....

I must say though that I have a price for something I am going to buy, and will not pay over that price unless it is really special....

*whispers*

Er, did I mention that if I buy designer clothes, they're second-hand?

No?

Ooer, the cat's out of the shopping bag, lol.

But Lynn, I'm the same as you.
x

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

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 !

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

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

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)

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

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.

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

maggie

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.

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

What a sensible thrifty lot we are lol
Lizx

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