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Which own brand/budget products are good?

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,923 ✭✭✭✭mailburner


    im convinced tesco cream cracker are jacobs
    the taste is identical imo
    think its 29c also compared to 4or5 times that


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,117 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    In their price promise, Tesco are comparing their Tesco Sultanas 375g €2.35 with Lidl's Suntree Sultaninen 500g €1.19
    This means they are roughly the same nutritional content but Tesco's (not the horrible Value ones) are three times as expensive


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,476 ✭✭✭✭Ush1


    Supervalus own brand Chilli Con Carne sauce in the jar is gorgeous.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,553 ✭✭✭lmimmfn


    mailburner wrote: »
    im convinced tesco cream cracker are jacobs
    the taste is identical imo
    think its 29c also compared to 4or5 times that
    theyre a little overdone compared to jacobs but for the price i would buy them over jacobs any day, the lidl ones are decent enough also( and cheaper again and in a larger pack ).

    Ignoring idiots who comment "far right" because they don't even know what it means



  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,411 ✭✭✭ABajaninCork


    Aldi's chocolate digestives are the business! Taste just like McVitie's for a fraction of the price.

    That's the good news. The bad news? There have been none in the store for the past three weeks and no-one seems to know when they'll be back in stock. :mad:


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,117 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    Aldi's chocolate digestives are the business! Taste just like McVitie's for a fraction of the price.
    That's the good news. The bad news? There have been none in the store for the past three weeks and no-one seems to know when they'll be back in stock.
    :mad:
    I know! have to make do with Lidl's version


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 187 ✭✭fundi


    Some of the Tesco breakfast cereals ( eg the 50% fruit mix one ) are very tasty, well worth a try.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,401 ✭✭✭upinthesky


    Aldi's chocolate digestives are the business! Taste just like McVitie's for a fraction of the price.

    That's the good news. The bad news? There have been none in the store for the past three weeks and no-one seems to know when they'll be back in stock. :mad:

    I know right, Were have they gone????


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,401 ✭✭✭upinthesky


    Oh and Aldi used to a lovely schewan sauce, (not sure on spelling) it was delicious..


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,380 ✭✭✭✭Banjo String


    With the risk of going off topic...........

    Talking of Aldi and disappearing stock. They used to sell a beer that was almost identical to Peroni. It had the same size of bottle (660ml) and tasted identical but was less than half the price (€1.79) Italian beer called Rossini.

    I know it was popular. Very popular. Yet it just vanished. No one knows why :confused:

    What's up with Aldi and their disappearing brands anyways???


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,285 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    lisar816 wrote: »
    Oh and Aldi used to a lovely schewan sauce, (not sure on spelling) it was delicious..

    Schezuan- and yes, it was yummy. They still have a nice oyster sauce that makes delicious stirfries.

    Even Tesco is doing a disappearing act on sauces- they had an out-of-this-world Teriyaki that was suddenly delisted, no explanation.

    :(


  • Registered Users Posts: 113 ✭✭stoutykid


    Aldi's thai green curry sauce did disappear for months recently but I am happy to report its back on the shelves again albiet a little spicer I feel.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,923 ✭✭✭✭mailburner


    Even Tesco is doing a disappearing act on sauces- they had an out-of-this-world Teriyaki that was suddenly delisted, no explanation.

    :(

    They used to stock bart massaman paste and were the only ones
    to do so (thank god amazon do now) nicest ive tasted
    now they do their own brand one which is horrible

    Talking of Aldi and disappearing stock. They used to sell a beer that was almost identical to Peroni. It had the same size of bottle (660ml) and tasted identical but was less than half the price (€1.79) Italian beer called Rossini.

    I know it was popular. Very popular. Yet it just vanished. No one knows why :confused:

    What's up with Aldi and their disappearing brands anyways???[/QUOTE]

    that was the best cheap beer by a mile imo
    I couldnt tell the difference between it and peroni

    they also used to sell a similiar type drink to lucozade only it was nicer
    that also vanished and was replaced by something simliar which was
    rank...dont see anything there now at all


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,283 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    Lidl do a lovely maderia cake, its like over a foot long with a hazelnut topping for €2.99. You couldnt make better honestly.


  • Registered Users Posts: 542 ✭✭✭Lissavane


    rob316 wrote: »
    Lidl do a lovely maderia cake, its like over a foot long with a hazelnut topping for €2.99. You couldnt make better honestly.
    Over a foot long? Sounds like a nutritious, healthy and value choice. And big too.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,875 ✭✭✭ShoulderChip


    Schezuan- and yes, it was yummy. They still have a nice oyster sauce that makes delicious stirfries.

    Even Tesco is doing a disappearing act on sauces- they had an out-of-this-world Teriyaki that was suddenly delisted, no explanation.

    :(

    What kind of explanation were you expecting?
    Constant in store announcements?
    Tesco staff calling to the door of customers who purchased the sauce previously? :D:D:D:D:D

    I am only joking


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭AlanS181824


    Ye can't beat a Jive with a cup of tea :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 612 ✭✭✭Ocean Blue


    Ye can't beat a Jive with a cup of tea :)

    So much lovely caramel!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,401 ✭✭✭upinthesky


    Ye can't beat a Jive with a cup of tea :)

    Or Aldi blue pack of bars that are like purple snacks, yum..


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭AlanS181824


    Ocean Blue wrote: »
    So much lovely caramel!

    Now I'll buy Twixs if they're on special offer but I always get the Jives....I'm not made of money or anything! I hate the way the price has stayed the same even though the bar itself has shrunk ;(


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,283 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    Lissavane wrote: »
    Over a foot long? Sounds like a nutritious, healthy and value choice. And big too.

    Smashing with a cup of tea it is. Easily the best Maderia you can get in a supermarket. They also have a chocolate one too but I have not tried it yet.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,227 ✭✭✭Sam Mac


    The gourmet jelly beans in Lidl are delish. 99c for a big bag.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 599 ✭✭✭Ian Whelan


    lisar816 wrote: »
    Or Aldi blue pack of bars that are like purple snacks, yum..

    If you really do think that those bars taste like purple Snack bars then I think you should go to the doctor for a check up, it sounds like one of the first symptoms of something serious.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,401 ✭✭✭upinthesky


    Ian Whelan wrote: »
    If you really do think that those bars taste like purple Snack bars then I think you should go to the doctor for a check up, it sounds like one of the first symptoms of something serious.

    Well, i haven't had the purple snacks in a long time, must get both to compare, but for the price the aldi ones are nice..


  • Registered Users Posts: 330 ✭✭wildrover444


    With the risk of going off topic...........

    Talking of Aldi and disappearing stock. They used to sell a beer that was almost identical to Peroni. It had the same size of bottle (660ml) and tasted identical but was less than half the price (€1.79) Italian beer called Rossini.

    I know it was popular. Very popular. Yet it just vanished. No one knows why :confused:

    What's up with Aldi and their disappearing brands anyways???


    yes i used to like that beer but then disappeared .my wife also used to like the boxes of red and white wine u could get in aldi to but they also disappeared


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,411 ✭✭✭ABajaninCork


    Aldi's chocolate digestives are the business! Taste just like McVitie's for a fraction of the price.

    That's the good news. The bad news? There have been none in the store for the past three weeks and no-one seems to know when they'll be back in stock. :mad:

    I posted a message to Aldi's Customer Service this week asking about the choccy biscuits. They say there's been a supply problem which has now been resolved. The biccies will be back in stock by the end of the month (allegedly).

    Watch this space!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 613 ✭✭✭Snowc


    Ian Whelan wrote: »
    If you really do think that those bars taste like purple Snack bars then I think you should go to the doctor for a check up, it sounds like one of the first symptoms of something serious.

    Maybe you should go to a doctor ? your post is a very strange response to a simple comparison ................. very strange:confused:


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 426 ✭✭MammaZita


    stoutykid wrote: »
    Aldi's thai green curry sauce did disappear for months recently but I am happy to report its back on the shelves again albiet a little spicer I feel.

    Are you talking about the sauce in the jar?

    I bought this once for a camping trip. It was vile and tasteless- even the 3 kids (2, 4 & 6) wouldn't touch it. For the sake of 5 minutes get yourself a tin of coconut milk and half a jar of curry paste (the latter hasn't been available in Aldi for over 12 months so you'll have to head to Dunnes).


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65,705 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    my wife also used to like the boxes of red and white wine u could get in aldi to but they also disappeared

    I wasn't surprised they disappeared. The turnover of them was very poor (you could check the dates on them)

    And they were not good value for money. The 3l red australian was €16.99 and you could buy the exact same wine in a bottle for €4.25 at the time, so no benefit at all in "bulk buying" the bag


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,227 ✭✭✭Sam Mac


    The 1L bottles of Orange Juice in Lidl for €1.45 are gorgeous!


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,117 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    I posted a message to Aldi's Customer Service this week asking about the choccy biscuits. They say there's been a supply problem which has now been resolved. The biccies will be back in stock by the end of the month (allegedly).
    Watch this space!
    A month! A friggin month!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,553 ✭✭✭lmimmfn


    Sam Mac wrote: »
    The 1L bottles of Orange Juice in Lidl for €1.45 are gorgeous!
    +1, we stopped getting tropicana over a year ago and just get the lidl not from concentrate orange juice, half the price and its nice. The aldi orange juice is good too.

    Ignoring idiots who comment "far right" because they don't even know what it means



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,900 ✭✭✭daytob


    Tried the lil fella on the dunnes brand nappies. No problems with them and they are the closest to pampers you can find, at 1/3 of the price.
    Also the Aldi nfc orange and mango juice is lovely as is the aldi custard. could nearly drink the custard it is that nice. :eek:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,411 ✭✭✭ABajaninCork


    Speaking of chocolate biscuits....

    I find the Lidl ones are MANK! I'd rather wait for Aldi's to come back in stock or buy McVities.

    OTOH - Lidl's shortbread is the nuts! Along with their fruit shortcake. I've been known to demolish a whole packet of fruit shortcake in a sitting...:o


  • Registered Users Posts: 38 Shelld2010


    Tried the Dunnes own brand nappies too when they first came out. Have been using them ever since!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,867 ✭✭✭kn


    Shelld2010 wrote: »
    Tried the Dunnes own brand nappies too when they first came out. Have been using them ever since!!

    Are you not old enough not to be using nappies anymore? :p


  • Registered Users Posts: 38 Shelld2010


    kn wrote: »
    Are you not old enough not to be using nappies anymore? :p


    Edit ... He he :-)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,139 ✭✭✭Red Crow


    Red Crow wrote: »
    The Tesco Weetabix are delicious. And there only 2.69 or something for 48!

    On own brands Tesco's crazy caramel (Mars) and Wild an Wippy (Milky Way) are gorgeous.

    Also the Tesco tomatoe ketchup is lovely!

    Tesco wheat biscuits are after going up! Boo urns!! It's 2.35 for 24 now!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,180 ✭✭✭hfallada


    Sam Mac wrote: »
    The gourmet jelly beans in Lidl are delish. 99c for a big bag.

    I tried them and thought they were disgusting. Aldi used to sell the Irish jelly bean companies ones in an own brand packaging. They were incredible


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,139 ✭✭✭Red Crow


    gooner99 wrote: »
    Always have used Gillette Fusion. But was in Aldi last week and the razor and 3 blades were only €3 odd with the refills €2 odd. So said what the heck I'll give that a go. Must say they are very good and with the low refill price you can replace the blade more often rather than trying to get every last shave out of a blunt-ish blade with the more expensive ones. I have sensitive skin, but use a good soap (Taylors or Prorazo) and a brush, which I think makes all the difference compared to the gunk in a can sold in the supermarkets. I did buy a DE razor and tried it a few times, but just couldn't get a good shave or get over the fear of getting a bad nick from it. It was at this time I changed over to the proper soap and brush and although I went back to the disposable swivel blades, I stuck with the soap and brush, makes a big difference.

    Just to second this. I tried out the Aldi Razors and I have to say that they are very good quality. The razor costs 3.49 to buy and that comes with 3 blades. A refill pack is 2.09 which contains 6 refills. They are great value and certainly there is not a big difference in quality. I have to shave every odd day for work and I've found them to be excellent. It's not going to be as cheap as DE but it's a great shave for a great price.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,404 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    Northern catch cod in batter from aldi is lovely, much nicer than Donegal catch


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,380 ✭✭✭✭Banjo String


    Red Crow wrote: »
    Just to second this. I tried out the Aldi Razors and I have to say that they are very good quality. The razor costs 3.49 to buy and that comes with 3 blades. A refill pack is 2.09 which contains 6 refills. They are great value and certainly there is not a big difference in quality. I have to shave every odd day for work and I've found them to be excellent. It's not going to be as cheap as DE but it's a great shave for a great price.

    I have found these to be a bit flimsy tbh. Just tapping them against the sink to dislodge hairpin razor almost always results in the head shooting of the end.


  • Registered Users Posts: 252 ✭✭Adrian4


    Rich Tea biscuits @ 28c are pretty good compared with the branded versions.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,411 ✭✭✭ABajaninCork


    Aldi's Devon Cream crackers are tasty and very good value at 26c.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43,311 ✭✭✭✭K-9


    vicwatson wrote: »
    Northern catch cod in batter from aldi is lovely, much nicer than Donegal catch

    I tried the frozen fish in Lidl and found it terrible.

    I try the Inishmara range or the Aldi equivalent. If you buy 2 packs on offer, you are getting a much better quality product for Donegal Catch type prices.

    Donegal catch is very over rated, a fancy Irish Birds Eye basically.

    Whereas, a good catch from Donegal, like me, is never over rated!

    Mad Men's Don Draper : What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,354 ✭✭✭cjmcork


    Aldi have THE nicest chocolate mini eggs BAR NONE!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,401 ✭✭✭upinthesky


    I hate chopped and shaped fish, aldi chunky fish is lovely and a great price, there are 4 in the pack.

    On another note why do company (big als) charge an arm an a leg for chopped and shaped chicken? It looks lovely on the pack, and then you read the ingredients..


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,285 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    lisar816 wrote: »
    I hate chopped and shaped fish, aldi chunky fish is lovely and a great price, there are 4 in the pack.

    On another note why do company (big als) charge an arm an a leg for chopped and shaped chicken? It looks lovely on the pack, and then you read the ingredients..

    Once upon a time they didn't even have to declare it on the packet. You- and indeed most people on this thread- are the educated minority who actually read packets and care about more than the headline price.

    If we were to take this thread at its basic level- and ask what budget products are good- we could go back to basics- get some nice chicken in Aldi, shred it with breadcrumbs, bind it with egg, flavour it with a little salt and pepper- and some paprika- use cookie cutters to shape it, lightly tempura batter it- and cook it in fresh oil- for less than the price of any of the manufactured products- you can add flavouring that kids like (most go ape for paprika)- and presto you have a healthy alternative that children will love, at a budget. You can't reuse the oil- so use the cheapest sunflower oil in Aldi or Lidl- and sign up to a recycle scheme- and save a few pence in that direction too.

    Unfortunately- if you start to read the labels- you will only get angry. Aldi and Lidl make money even on their cheap products. At the end of the day something has to give- and while Tesco et al may get away with massively higher profit margins for similar quality products- at the end of the day its the consumer who pays the price, through the lowest possible priced ingredients that they can get away with being used.

    Look up a recipe for a tempura batter- which will take you 3 minutes to mix- and you can make far tastier, far healthier and cheaper food- than Big Als or any other pre-processed tidbits.


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,237 ✭✭✭javagal


    I used to work for odlums and they make the Tesco value oats and it's the exact same stuff as odlums porridge just different packaging


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,285 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    javagal wrote: »
    I used to work for odlums and they make the Tesco value oats and it's the exact same stuff as odlums porridge just different packaging

    The Flahavans one is the same- the only difference is a little skimmed milk powder is added to the 'Premium' product- no other difference.


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