False ecomomy - What do you refuse to buy budget versions of?

rubin_spitfire · 30-12-2014 6:14am

Cars, clothes.

My wife buys everything else, sadly.

She doesn't know the meaning of "budget"!

Cienciano · 30-12-2014 10:16am

A lot of people seem to swear by "good butchers" for meat. I've gotten shíte meat out of so many "award winning" butchers that I just don't bother any more. And every butcher that's still around seems to be an "award winning craft butcher".
Most consistently good meat I've has is Aldi specially selected steaks

lazygal · 30-12-2014 10:23am

Cienciano wrote: »

A lot of people seem to swear by "good butchers" for meat. I've gotten shíte meat out of so many "award winning" butchers that I just don't bother any more. And every butcher that's still around seems to be an "award winning craft butcher".
Most consistently good meat I've has is Aldi specially selected steaks

I kind of agree. I haven't noticed the butcher meat being much cheaper or better than the supermarket ranges. Aldi steaks are great, as is the Angus mince meat and free range chicken.

Shenshen · 30-12-2014 10:48am

Rose Repulsive Tailwind wrote: »

Exactly, that's why I shop in supervalue. Superior products, good prices and Irish!!

Tbh, unless it's butter or potatoes, I regard a "Made in Ireland" sticker as a warning label these day.

Triboro · 30-12-2014 10:49am

A lot of the butchers dont even make their own sausages any more, seems they just buying off the bigger suppliers themselves and displaying them as their own. Where to get a decent sausage??? Cant go for these yokes for 99c a pack!!

Capt'n Midnight · 30-12-2014 6:46pm

yes there wrote: »

Unroll binbag.
Open up and place in bin.
Gradually fill with rubbish.
Attempt to tie up bin bag and remove to external bin.
Bin bag rips and tears, rotten stuff drips on floor during transfer to external bin.

What is so ****ing hard to comprehend about that?

get a long cardboard or plastic tube , like wrapping paper core and put it vertically in the bin to act as an air vent

put bag in bin , fill as normal , then tie bag

carry bin to black bin out side , use it to flatten down the previous bins , then pour the bag in to the black bag, the cardboard air vent will remove the suction. Then give it another pounding with the empty bin to squash id down a bit more.

Mountainsandh · 01-01-2015 12:01am

bring the bin to the bin outside ? :eek:

ain't nobody got time for tha'

efb · 01-01-2015 12:02am

Nothing works better than Fairy- that's a proven fact

Mountainsandh · 01-01-2015 12:05am

+ 1
Fairy foreva'

sure, "I hardly ever buy it".
http://files2.coloribus.com/files/adsarchive/part_1511/15111255/file/fairy-liquid-heritage-hdw-600-52740.jpg

coffee_cake · 01-01-2015 12:15am

Triboro wrote: »

A lot of the butchers dont even make their own sausages any more, seems they just buying off the bigger suppliers themselves and displaying them as their own. Where to get a decent sausage??? Cant go for these yokes for 99c a pack!!

I love the Rudds ones

Triboro · 01-01-2015 1:11am

At the moment, clonakilty are the favourite packet sausage... Just the links are too small... Love the big fat buggers .

skywalker_208 · 01-01-2015 1:11am

Corn Flakes, Dish Washer Tablets and Rinse Aid, Toilet Roll, Nappies, Meat.

Everything else I budget all the way

01-01-2015 1:15am

Shenshen wrote: »

Tbh, unless it's butter or potatoes, I regard a "Made in Ireland" sticker as a warning label these day.

Yeah, a warning that you are buying the best produce in the world!!

Tarzana2 · 01-01-2015 1:52am

Rose Repulsive Tailwind wrote: »

Yeah, a warning that you are buying the best produce in the world!!

Do you have any self-awareness at all?

happysunnydays · 01-01-2015 2:13am

Fruit & Fibre, the budget versions get soggy too quickly.

Toilet Paper, cheap versions are like using sand paper ....ripping your arse to bits.

Chocolate, the low quality stuff is like eating wax candles.

01-01-2015 2:15am

Tarzana2 wrote: »

Do you have any self-awareness at all?

We have the best dairy, lamb and beef production in the world. I have a farm at home so yes I'm well aware how good we are.

keeponhurling · 01-01-2015 2:26am

self-circumcision kit

Much better to get it right first time

Greenmachine · 01-01-2015 2:39am

Rubbers.
Up the duff or ride again test kit.
Fairy liquid (even thou herself uses too much)

Tarzana2 · 01-01-2015 2:47am

Rose Repulsive Tailwind wrote: »

We have the best dairy, lamb and beef production in the world. I have a farm at home so yes I'm well aware how good we are.

That's three things.

Capt'n Midnight · 01-01-2015 12:16pm

keeponhurling wrote: »

self-circumcision kit

Much better to get it right first time

I've heard about those
*snip* *snip* *snip* and Bob's your Aunt.

spongebob89 · 01-01-2015 2:13pm

cruais wrote: »

Bread - has to be brennans

Meat - No supermarkets please. My local butcher has his own farm and thats where the meat comes from.

Drink - Real Alcohol. No tesco paint stripper vodka.

Is there a very noticeable difference with meat from the butchers to supermarket? Is it much dearer?

DuckSlice · 01-01-2015 2:42pm

Rose Repulsive Tailwind wrote: »

We have the best dairy, lamb and beef production in the world. I have a farm at home so yes I'm well aware how good we are.

Ive had better than the 3 of those in other countries!

Electric Sheep · 01-01-2015 3:43pm

Tarzana2 wrote: »

It's not even close to the best. Carries quite a limited range, for starters. Have been amazed at the things I can't find there. You can't get everything you want to Aldi/Lidl, but you really, really can't get everything you want in Supervalu. It's the worst of the supermarkets for having a decent selection of even commonplace ethnic foods - I'm not talking about specialist stuff here.

And the quality of its produce is nothing special. I'd go to butchers for meat, or failing that, Aldi.

I'm pretty sure that Nox does not buy ethnic food;) Shpuds and Mate for him.

Shenshen · 01-01-2015 4:05pm

Rose Repulsive Tailwind wrote: »

Yeah, a warning that you are buying the best produce in the world!!

Put it this way, a while back I used to share a house in Dublin with a girl from Argentina. She told me one day that she would never, ever eat vegetables back home, as she hated the taste. Since coming here, she ate a lot of vegetables as "they taste of nothing at all here".
For the most part, I agree with her.

Shenshen · 01-01-2015 4:06pm

Tarzana2 wrote: »

That's three things.

Two of which I never eat

Diemos · 01-01-2015 6:10pm

spongebob89 wrote: »

Is there a very noticeable difference with meat from the butchers to supermarket? Is it much dearer?

Yes, I find I can taste the plastic from the wrapped meat you get in a supermarket, I use butchers whenever I can. I can also taste the plastic from the plastic meter milk.

Crisps are another false economy, own brand crisps are awful tasteless yolks.

Jamsiek · 02-01-2015 8:41am

dubscottie wrote: »

Wouldn't touch any food out lidil/Aldi..

Why not?

dubscottie wrote: »

And don't get me started on cheap drink… Brands all the way..

I agree with you about avoiding cheap booze but why the need for big brands?
Some very nice beers out there without the need for big marketing.
For instance, Budweiser is a big brand but it's horse pi$$

kevjob · 02-01-2015 11:10am

For me

Crisps - Has to be Tayto!
Beans - Heinz
Electronics -
Shoes

Kev

digit1 · 02-01-2015 11:11am

Shoes and mattresses. If you are not in one then most likely in the other.

AndonHandon · 02-01-2015 3:18pm

Rose Repulsive Tailwind wrote: »

We have the best dairy, lamb and beef production in the world. I have a farm at home so yes I'm well aware how good we are.

Throw fish into that too!

False ecomomy - What do you refuse to buy budget versions of?

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