Which own brand/budget products are good?

Johnny_Fontane · 23-10-2014 3:13pm

Aldi 'Savour bakes' Crispbreads are basically ryvitas. Only 79c per pack compared to 1.50 for ryvita brand.

Thoroughly delicious with some butter slobbered on them.

Fishy1 · 23-10-2014 9:36pm

mailburner wrote: »

Really think tesco cream crackers are jacobs myself and a fraction of the price
think its 26c

Thanks a million, just bought these crackers tonight. You're right! They taste exactly like Jacob's crackers.

maringo · 23-10-2014 10:14pm

Dunnes have spreadable butter on offer for e2 at the moment. Got a few of them yesterday.

Grawns · 24-10-2014 5:20pm

Millem wrote: »

Their washing powder is the best powder detergent you can buy (bio and non bio). I do not rate their conditioner at all, it is not a patch on comfort/lenor/fairy IMHO.

Almat Bio with Stain-Lift (Aldi) gets 89% and comes third in the best buy table on Which.co.uk

Millem · 24-10-2014 8:08pm

Grawns wrote: »

Almat Bio with Stain-Lift (Aldi) gets 89% and comes third in the best buy table on Which.co.uk

Well it is the only one that gets mucky rugby kits clean after one wash! It used to take me 2 washes with all the other brands!

Keano · 24-10-2014 9:25pm

So as a big tea drinker who has always bought Lyons tea I decided the try McGrath tea bags from Aldi. 80 bags for 1.50 - having my first cup and not bad at all

snubbleste · 16-03-2015 3:14pm

Anyone recommend the own brand chewing gum from Aldi/Lidl? Taste, texture, mintiness etc

Fiolina · 16-03-2015 3:18pm

snubbleste wrote: »

Anyone recommend the own brand chewing gum from Aldi/Lidl? Taste, texture, mintiness etc

I dont like either, find the taste goes after about five minutes. A waste of money imo.

keane2097 · 16-03-2015 3:24pm

snubbleste wrote: »

Anyone recommend the own brand chewing gum from Aldi/Lidl? Taste, texture, mintiness etc

Have tried some of these and found the flavour disappears very quickly compared to Wrigley's Extra.

vicwatson · 16-03-2015 3:28pm

Aldi Mcgraths reserve tea bags, Tikka Masala sauces with spice on top, basmati rice, tin os beans, frozen peas all nom nom, their Milk is a1 too, infact 90% of their stuff is brilliant imo.

dinorebel · 16-03-2015 4:41pm

Aldi's Bourbon (Clarkes) is basically re-bottled Jim Beam by far the best of the own brand Bourbons.

dastardly00 · 16-03-2015 5:41pm

snubbleste wrote: »

Anyone recommend the own brand chewing gum from Aldi/Lidl? Taste, texture, mintiness etc

Yeah I have to agree with the other posters. Both texture and longevity of the flavour were very poor.

I just stick to buying the 5-pack of Wrigley's extra from Dunnes/Tesco etc. They are a lot cheaper than buying a single packet in a shop.

The_Conductor · 16-03-2015 6:11pm

Aldi own-brand 'Bailey's' knock-off- is very very nice. As is their vintage Clontarf Whiskey (though its not cheap).

GY A1 · 16-03-2015 7:40pm

The_Conductor wrote: »

Aldi own-brand 'Bailey's' knock-off- is very very nice. As is their vintage Clontarf Whiskey (though its not cheap).

How much is their baileys. lidl one is kinda thin/ watery

madmaggie · 17-03-2015 12:56am

Aldi seeded gluten free brown bread, €1.89. Best gluten free bread I've ever eaten.

brian_gall85 · 17-03-2015 7:53am

Pretty sure their Gluten free bread is baked by Gallaghers Bakery Ardara Donegal.

Arbiter of Good Taste · 17-03-2015 10:23am

Keano wrote: »

So as a big tea drinker who has always bought Lyons tea I decided the try McGrath tea bags from Aldi. 80 bags for 1.50 - having my first cup and not bad at all

+1

We've just moved our main shopping to Aldi from Supervalu, and to be honest I find the Aldi stuff pretty good.

L1011 · 17-03-2015 1:38pm

GY A1 wrote: »

How much is their baileys. lidl one is kinda thin/ watery

Lidl have two - I find the Deluxe one fine, the other one (Dun Dealgan branded I think) is the cheaper one.

deadanonymau5 · 17-03-2015 1:51pm

Aldi's Brioche Burger Buns !

_Tombstone_ · 17-03-2015 3:22pm

Arbiter of Good Taste wrote: »

+1

We've just moved our main shopping to Aldi from Supervalu, and to be honest I find the Aldi stuff pretty good.

Jeez, your're a decade behind.

towelly · 17-03-2015 3:47pm

Anyone tried Aldi's Napolean brandy? Is it any good neat?

madmaggie · 18-03-2015 12:39am

brian_gall85 wrote: »

Pretty sure their Gluten free bread is baked by Gallaghers Bakery Ardara Donegal.

Correct, I remember seeing the ad. Lovely stuff, could eat it all day.:D

madmaggie · 18-03-2015 12:41am

I've posted this in the beauty forum, but the SuperValu own brand cosmetics "Pure+Kind" are excellent, and around the €4 mark.

Sam Mac · 18-03-2015 2:31am

Aldi houmous is delicious, and only 85c a tub!

K-9 · 23-03-2015 1:53pm

The mint crisp sweets from Aldi are better than sex.

99c for a bag but there isn't enough in them so I get 2 or 3!

tmh106 · 23-03-2015 2:39pm

K-9 wrote: »

The mint crisp sweets from Aldi are better than sex.

99c for a bag but there isn't enough in them so I get 2 or 3!

You need to start getting better sex

The_Conductor · 23-03-2015 3:10pm

tmh106 wrote: »

You need to start getting better sex

My thoughts exactly.......

clevtrev · 23-03-2015 3:32pm

tmh106 wrote: »

You need to start getting better sex

Anybody with 35,000 posts on Boards.ie has no time for sex:D

loki7777 · 23-03-2015 4:16pm

It's time to pay more than 99c for sex;)

cruhoortwunk · 23-03-2015 4:26pm

Sam Mac wrote: »

Aldi houmous is delicious, and only 85c a tub!

It is, much nicer than the Lidl one

Lissavane · 23-03-2015 7:50pm

K-9 wrote: »

The mint crisp sweets from Aldi are better than sex.

99c for a bag but there isn't enough in them so I get 2 or 3!

You should try the Aldi mint thins. They're similar to after eights but half the price. Initially I thought they weren't as nice as after 8s but, having tried and tested them extensively, I prefer them now!

In general, Aldi dark chocolate products are excellent - as good as or better than mainstream brands - but I don't like their milk chocolate.

ElChe32 · 23-03-2015 7:54pm

I have an addiction to Lidl Helado Huracán. These are seriously way nicer than twisters.

They went out of stock in November...a sad day for the parish indeed. But since about 2 weeks ago they are back. Happy facking days!

highly1111 · 23-03-2015 7:59pm

The lidl noblissima (spelling??) vienetta rip off is delish - esp the strawberry one.

B0jangles · 23-03-2015 8:06pm

highly1111 wrote: »

The lidl noblissima (spelling??) vienetta rip off is delish - esp the strawberry one.

Seconded : 1.25 for a coffee viennetta?

YUS PLEEESE!

snubbleste · 25-04-2015 7:15pm

Aldi essential tea bags are most repugnant.
Whoever let them retail at all?

johnire · 25-04-2015 7:48pm

Aldi 2 litre milk that claims to be Irish is I think actually from UK.....Northern Ireland.
The branding all over the container leads you to think it's Irish milk but the oval tag at the side says UK NI which as far as I know means the milk is actually from the North.
Very very misleading.

yellow hen · 25-04-2015 7:53pm

johnire wrote: »

Aldi 2 litre milk that claims to be Irish is I think actually from UK.....Northern Ireland.
The branding all over the container leads you to think it's Irish milk but the oval tag at the side says UK NI which as far as I know means the milk is actually from the North.
Very very misleading.

ROI flag means nothing. Can mean it was poured into a plastic carton made in Ireland or the label was Irish etc.. The litres are Irish though.

The_Conductor · 25-04-2015 8:01pm

For milk or other dairy products look out for the NDC (National Dairy Council) on the label. Only Irish milk will have the NDC emblem.

yellow hen · 25-04-2015 8:06pm

The_Conductor wrote: »

For milk or other dairy products look out for the NDC (National Dairy Council) on the label. Only Irish milk will have the NDC emblem.

Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think you get NDC signs on cheese?

whelan2 · 25-04-2015 8:10pm

johnire wrote: »

Aldi 2 litre milk that claims to be Irish is I think actually from UK.....Northern Ireland.
The branding all over the container leads you to think it's Irish milk but the oval tag at the side says UK NI which as far as I know means the milk is actually from the North.
Very very misleading.

have the 3 litre carton here and it has the ndc logo on it

The_Conductor · 25-04-2015 8:13pm

yellow hen wrote: »

Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think you get NDC signs on cheese?

Forgive me- its on Milk and Cream- not cheese.

Any of the following suppliers are Irish and use Irish ingredients in their products:

Arrabawn Co-operative Society Ltd.
Clóna Dairy Products Society Ltd.
Donegal Creameries
Dawn Dairies (a division of the Kerry Group)
North Cork Co-operative Creameries Ltd.
Centenary Thurles Co-operative Society Ltd.
Connacht Gold Co-operative Society Ltd. t/a Sligo Dairies
Glanbia Consumer Foods (a division of Glanbia plc)
Lee Strand Co-operative Creamery Ltd.
Wexford Creamery Ltd.

johnire · 25-04-2015 8:14pm

Yes...that's the strange thing. I have the one litre as well and it has the NDC logo on the front and IE is in the oval tag.

whelan2 wrote: »

have the 3 litre carton here and it has the ndc logo on it

poitinstill · 25-04-2015 9:18pm

aldi double cream is from Strathroy Co. Tyrone but does that mean we whould shun it ? good product good price made on this island. Perhaps staunch republicans/perhaps not but should we care ? Who cares if the financial benefit of this product lines Westminster pockets not Dail Eireann but once its not shipped to hong Kong repacked and imported its better than French/ Spainish / etc etc air miles and co.:)

gordongekko · 25-04-2015 10:01pm

poitinstill wrote: »

aldi double cream is from Strathroy Co. Tyrone but does that mean we whould shun it ? good product good price made on this island. Perhaps staunch republicans/perhaps not but should we care ? Who cares if the financial benefit of this product lines Westminster pockets not Dail Eireann but once its not shipped to hong Kong repacked and imported its better than French/ Spainish / etc etc air miles and co.:)

That's not the issue. The issue is the higher standards beef and milk production is subjected to in the south but not the north . Nothing to do with religion.

yellow hen · 25-04-2015 10:03pm

gordongekko wrote: »

That's not the issue. The issue is the higher standards beef and milk production is subjected to in the south but not the north . Nothing to do with religion.

Absolutely true.

johnire · 25-04-2015 10:12pm

Thank you for your post.

gordongekko wrote: »

That's not the issue. The issue is the higher standards beef and milk production is subjected to in the south but not the north . Nothing to do with religion.

johnire · 25-04-2015 10:15pm

No need for a rant. I was merely making the point that the labelling is misleading.
By the way does it make someone a staunch republican just because I'd prefer to buy goods produced in my own country if at all possible?

poitinstill wrote: »

aldi double cream is from Strathroy Co. Tyrone but does that mean we whould shun it ? good product good price made on this island. Perhaps staunch republicans/perhaps not but should we care ? Who cares if the financial benefit of this product lines Westminster pockets not Dail Eireann but once its not shipped to hong Kong repacked and imported its better than French/ Spainish / etc etc air miles and co.:)

George White · 25-04-2015 10:17pm

Spar American Diet Cola - better than Coke.

chicorytip · 26-04-2015 1:00am

Organic strawberry yogurt from Lidl - soothing.

poitinstill · 26-04-2015 8:24am

my post wasn't aimed at anyone or anything.. it was more for discussion on goods made a few miles up the road vs other imports. apologies if it sounded like a go. BTW religion wasnt mentioned, political persuasion was mentioned to highlight the point i was ( badly) trying to make.

Which own brand/budget products are good?

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