Tesco Value Food (and other budget brands)

[MikeCracknell]

What's your opinions on the budget brands?

I always used to assume they would be utter crap and tasteless because they are so cheap, but I have been enlightened!

Tesco Value Chicken Noodles - 8p - Tasty as!
Tesco Value Mini Swiss Rolls x 6 - 32p - Yum Yum
Tesco Value Chocolate - 27p for 150g, tastes almost as good as Dairy Milk
Tesco Value Lemonade - absolutely wonderful!
Tesco Value Apples/Bananas - whats the difference?
Tesco Value Orange/Apple Juice - tasty as!

I might yet become on of those people that has a shopping trolley full of Value goods - but there are some things you can't get away with buying cheapo goods:

Coke
Irn Bru
Baked Beans (Branston beans ONLY for me!)
Eggs (don't do battery hens, get ours from local farm, ALL double Yolk too!)
Crisps - Walkers or nothing!
Batteries

Are you a value-addict?

[Saxo-Will]

Just munched through a whole pack of tesco value chocolate sandwich bars (there version of the penguin)

taste the same imo

not really a fan of tesco value, but the normal tesco range is pretty good. there sausage rolls are nice :y:

[Matty_VTR]

I find Asda Coke is better the Coca Cola.. But nothing beats Pepsi.

[Elliott]

tesco value orange juice! much much nicer then the branded stuff that costs £'ss

[Robin91]

Noodles....8p..? Dare not imagine what sort of chemicals and shite is in them to get them at that price tbh.

Most of it might taste okay, but it's packed with shite.

[MikeCracknell]

Noodles....8p..? Dare not imagine what sort of chemicals and shite is in them to get them at that price tbh.

Most of it might taste okay, but it's packed with shite.

That is the downside of it yes!

But things like fruit are ok!!!

[Tupps]

Tesco value shit roll is like sandpaper!

[Amiee]

am a snob... labelled foods ftw..

apart from morrisons coco pops (dont actually cost much less) but taste way nicer than the "real" cocopops lol

[stevenet15]

some Tesco Value stuff is actually pretty good,

Cant go cheap on everything tho, minimum cost maximum reacation
http://www.davidbreslin.f2s.com/silly/for_B3ta_tesco_value_valentine_card.jpg

[Elliott]

some Tesco Value stuff is actually pretty good,

Cant go cheap on everything tho, minimum cost maximum reacation
http://www.davidbreslin.f2s.com/silly/for_B3ta_tesco_value_valentine_card.jpg

i woundlt dare, i wouldnt have balls left if i gave her that!


tesco value fruit ftw when making smoothies!

[Jamie]

18p for a bag of salted tortilla dorito like crisp adictive and very salty but hey'up:y:

[Viper]

i wouldnt get value fizzy drinks, will be full of shit!

[Elliott]

18p for a bag of salted tortilla dorito like crisp adictive and very salty but hey'up:y:

i buy them! nicee:P

[FRATEone]

Cheap stuff is better than expencive stuff...

[Predator_R32]

smart price at asda range :y:

[davew]

when me and the missus moved in together, we said we'd just buy value stuff to keep cost down

but tbh most of the important stuff was utter shit, some was ok though.

will never buy value meat again., all browna and stringy yuk :(

[Jojobunbun]

always buy value cards from tesco's, they always end up in the bin anyway!

[saxo_ron]

Food has got expensive and all of a sudden the value prices look tempting !! However meat appears way cheaper at the local butchers - thats where im going from now on for all my meat produce

[Ashleyp]

value cola is complete shite tbh

but some things really are the same as some major brands imo!

[Grant]

yeah the value fizzy drinks are horrible

[Robb]

Value Jaffa Cakes used to be the shit. Much better than proper ones...

[Easty-5]

Lidl Chocolate its amazingly good. Almost better than Cdbury, Galaxy etc.

[-Jason-]

Ikea chocolate is awesome

[shooorn94]

Always buy the cheap sh*t with mates-it's how you do things as a tight arse student.

Tesco value lucozade thing taste better :y:

Waitrose Coke tastes excactly the same as Pepsi.. but waitrose is hardly cheap :ponder:

Cheap tesco chocolate is so much better though :y:

[Tupps]

Yeah i agree with value locozade! It's lovely

[Scattle]

Value Crisps are Vile...

[craig180]

Stuff like value pasta and rice etc are all good, but value chickens and meat etc? I'd rather join SSC

[-Jason-]

Stuff like value pasta and rice etc are all good, but value chickens and meat etc? I'd rather join SSC

We arnt all on 70k a year like craig though

[craig180]

We arnt all on 70k a year like craig though

I do give 65k of that to charity though (the saxo fund)

[-Jason-]

The "paint my car orange trust" by any chance

[joemcevoy]

i work at ASDA and so i eat ASDA value food all the time in the canteen. The ASDA value chocolate is the nicest chocolate every. 23p for a massive bar its good. There is a lot of value stuff that is top stuff and id buy all the time.

A point thats often made. All food must pass certain standards and so all foods are generally made in the same way with the same things. Asda also have removed all their artafical (sp?) colourings and perservatives in all their brand products so they are pretty good.

[dynebaruk]

Anything in tins and is value price will taste like crap. Value fruit all seems to be good to me.

[wigansaxo]

i think value foods are like any food, some teate gd and some taste shit! and value foods are a gd thing f your on a budget like i was when i was weldin at collage! me and some mates used to walk to netto i think it was and iceland next door, 99p for two pack of pancakes and that was my dinner sorted lol

[ryhornvtr]

Im a brand whore. Stuff like cereal has to be kellogs, non of this imitation cheap stuff. And ive never noticed the tesco value fruit, how can it be any different?

[craig180]

Im a brand whore. Stuff like cereal has to be kellogs, non of this imitation cheap stuff. And ive never noticed the tesco value fruit, how can it be any different?

Most of the value stuff is packaged by the big players. You get the same stuff but in different packaging.

Supermarket marketing departments have massive budgets for getting manufacturers to package their products in the supermarkets packaging

Say that after a few jars!!!

[Yates]

mike, the more i read about your life and on goings, the more chav i think you are...

[wigansaxo]

ever ad tesco value larger? lol if so wots it like?

[Yates]

Value Jaffa Cakes used to be the shit. Much better than proper ones...

are you shittin me?

and you never replied to my text...

[besaxo]

Me and the girlfriend have said we'll be sensible and try and keep costs down.

chocolate bars like penguins, buscuits, cling film, foil, yoghurts etc.. all seem pretty much the same, i wouldnt buy the 19p cola but the 39p range is ace :D

No point wasting money on something your going to shit anyway :D

[steviet]

anyone tried the value bog roll? bet its like wipeing your ass with a 80wet/dry sand paper

[craig180]

anyone tried the value bog roll? bet its like wipeing your ass with a 80wet/dry sand paper

I quite like that tbh. It's like pooing and plucking at the same time

[Pat_Vts]

mum bought tesco value bog roll once and i wiped my arse it stratched it i swear...

wasnt comfy so i went downstairs after wiping my arse to tell mum never to buy that again...

[wigansaxo]

so has anyone tryed tesco value larger? or bitter?

[Asaxo]

so has anyone tryed tesco value larger? or bitter?
:ill: Yuk!

[Asaxo]

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k145/ajellicoe/image001vr5.jpg

[wigansaxo]

i wanna kno wot its like but im to scared to try it, saw it before think it was like 99p fpr 4 cans

[Asaxo]

You might need Tesco-Value bog roll after watching Tesco-Value Porn.





But then again - you might not.

[MrHouston]

I goto ASDA so it's smartprice, only things I buy regulary that are smart price are..

Orange/Apple juice - 67pm
5 frozen chicken breasts - £1.08 bargain
The biccies and cakes tatse nice
Fruit in tins


Most of the time the label is where the nice foods are though

[Row_Row]

my grandpa used to be a butcher for a large supermarket and he said the meat came off the lorry .. and when packeting it up . they just put half in best packets and half in "value" packets !! so its all a con anyway !!

tesco sausage rolls £0.55 two a day for lunch and i am away.. the only thing i wont go cheap on is red bull.. cant beat the original :D

[wigansaxo]

my grandpa used to be a butcher for a large supermarket and he said the meat came off the lorry .. and when packeting it up . they just put half in best packets and half in "value" packets !! so its all a con anyway !!

tesco sausage rolls £0.55 two a day for lunch and i am away.. the only thing i wont go cheap on is red bull.. cant beat the original :D

cant go cheap on the vodka that goes with it either! can u?

[Row_Row]

cant go cheap on the vodka that goes with it either! can u?

dont do vodka.. turns me into one hell of a angry violent twat.. so i refuse to drink it !

not the kind of drunk times i want tbh prefer to have photos of laughs when out not bruises from fights :D


edit: 8am - red bull before work
mid-day(ish) - red bull

used to have one about 8pm as well. but prevented me from sleeping and used to have to have 2 at 8am.. the stuff is addictive.. i smoke less now i drink it :D

[wigansaxo]

i hardly drink and i hate photos lol

[lukowski14]

lol this thread - but i have an asda a couple of minutes walk from me (Queensferry) so when i buy cheap (rarely - my dad does the shopping, and he buys brands) i buy smart price, and i don't complain, swiss roles deserve a shout! lol

btw one thing i learnt in Business Studies (and i didn't learn much - lol) is that it is a slight con lol.

Alot of the value branded goods are made by the giant compaines, i think some examples could be...

Kellogs make sp cereal flakes

Mcvitties make most sp biscuits

... there are more examples, but i can't remember (i got a C in BS btw, but don't remember much at all lol)

[wigansaxo]

tesco's versions os mars bars and snickers are reli good!

[Chico999]

Asda coke isn't too bad if your mixing with vodka....Cheapo vodka at that!

1.5 litres for £15. Can't beat that!

Don't go for the smartprice vodka though, rank!

Also avoid asda and tesco cornflakes.

[Ruddy]

Me and my girlfriend always buy value tesco stuff for my best mate Ian. LAst week it was a 4 pack of Tesco value bitter. We bought it then left it on his door step hammered on the door then got in the car and wheelspun off nearly killing a little lad on his street ive nicknamed 'eddie mozambique'

[Carmi]

Noodles and Juice are A*
I love Tesco's

What's your opinions on the budget brands?

I always used to assume they would be utter crap and tasteless because they are so cheap, but I have been enlightened!

Tesco Value Chicken Noodles - 8p - Tasty as!
Tesco Value Mini Swiss Rolls x 6 - 32p - Yum Yum
Tesco Value Chocolate - 27p for 150g, tastes almost as good as Dairy Milk
Tesco Value Lemonade - absolutely wonderful!
Tesco Value Apples/Bananas - whats the difference?
Tesco Value Orange/Apple Juice - tasty as!

I might yet become on of those people that has a shopping trolley full of Value goods - but there are some things you can't get away with buying cheapo goods:

Coke
Irn Bru
Baked Beans (Branston beans ONLY for me!)
Eggs (don't do battery hens, get ours from local farm, ALL double Yolk too!)
Crisps - Walkers or nothing!
Batteries

Are you a value-addict?

[Amiee]

I actually hate tesco.. Much prefer morrisons or asda :)

[Scattle]

Asda is ftw, there value range don't seem half bad..

[Yates]

there is no substitue for lucozade tupps

[Quick]

http://www.straightfrommybrain.com/indexhibitv069/files/gimgs/88_texcovasectomy.jpg

http://www.queerattitude.com/img/notices/tescovalue.gif

http://www.davidbreslin.f2s.com/silly/for_B3ta_tesco_value_droid.jpg

http://mcr.stcatz.ox.ac.uk/pmwiki/uploads/Members.BadTasteEntz05/Tesco%2520Value%2520Bride.jpg

http://uploads.omega.org.uk/Tesco-Value-Motivational-Poster.png - for people at work a big large

[SAJosh]

morrisons version of Dr Pepper - Dr Pop! mmmmmmmmmm!

[ n if no one is watching 3 packs of biccys from netto for a quid.. :P ]

[stella2345]

yuk hate tescos food is rank prefer morrisons or asda

[Amiee]

there is no substitue for lucozade tupps

Agreed tbh :n:

[MikeCracknell]

I hate Asda mini rolls - is like eating rubber tbh

[kenny]

i wouldnt buy any meat or butchery products from a supermarket tbh as its all crap that they sell.

i was a butcher for 4 years so i know what sorta things they sell to make the cost drop down alot.

[kcsaxo]

the morrisons extra long life batteries are the dogs, theyre are lasting as long as duracell ultra atm. cheap as chips too.

[saxodan]

fresh food is ok..

but wouldnt buy things like chilli mix or anything like that, full of chemicals etc

rather buy a decent brand

[OLLYVTS]

I do think that most of tesco value food is utter crap but the is a couple of things which are pretty nice like there crisp's.I do like tesco 'sown diet coke and lemonade not the value fizzy ones tho as they are horrid.

[Froger27]

I worked in morrisons for 3 years and while there one of the managers who had been there for about 25 years told me that the morrisons own brand weetabix was actually made by weetabix and he was told by someone from the company so i wouldnt be surprised if a lot of the products where the same. also from what the butchers used to say most of them who had previously been traditional type butchers before the supermarkets sarted taking away the business is that most of the meat contains a lot of water.

[kenny]

the meat doesnt contain added water its just the things like the sausages and burgers, the process that is used to make them is what makes the supermarkets able to sell them soo cheap.

most of the fresh meat is foreign (sp) meat. brazillian etc etc

[MK2SLAG]

the tesco curry is fookn runny as.....glad i didnt eat it i would have been shitting all night

[Asaxo]

the tesco curry is fookn runny as.....glad i didnt eat it i would have been shitting all night

Ring-Sting FTW!!

[16valver]

all of that cheap food is packed with crap like this;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monosodium_glutamate

[wigansaxo]

the morrisons extra long life batteries are the dogs, theyre are lasting as long as duracell ultra atm. cheap as chips too.


i agree! they are amazing battries lol

[danzman1991]

Tesco Angel Delight ftw

3p

Mmmmmm

[Mr_Willy]

yea have a mix and match of value and branded goods. agreed that you cant have value fizzy drinks. but heinz beans surely no?

[MikeCracknell]

Not heinz. Branston beans are far better than Heinz

[gozzy-vtr]

to be honest i will never go for the 3strip goods. i will settle for tesco/asdas own products but never the value stuff. there ravioli at 23p at value price or u get a purple sticker on the tin if u pay 34p! tbh id rather pay the extra 11p so i dont look like a peasent

n tesco lemonade= savage.

but ill agree with u on the chocolate gear

[gozzy-vtr]

http://www.davidbreslin.f2s.com/silly/for_B3ta_tesco_value_droid.jpg


omg its a tesco value vidal!

[gozzy-vtr]

asda ftw but like the value vidal