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Topic: Housebrands
Posted By: MonicaMouse
Subject: Housebrands
Date Posted: 13 June 2008 at 2:53pm
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Was having a conversation with a friend the other day about housebrands and which ones we would buy and wouldn't buy - we were eating 'Home Brand' biscuits at the time.
And I was wondering Do you buy supermarket housebrands when shopping? ie Home Brands/Signature Range/Select/Pams/Budget. Which products do you buy of the housebrands - is it a cost thing or a taste thing? Are there any housebrand products you wouldn't buy? ------------- 
Blair 15/10/2007 Daniel 30/07/2009 |
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 13 June 2008 at 2:55pm
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Watties: Spag, BB's and Tom Sauce they are not neogicable, have to be them they just taste right. Anything else is pams, budget. That is for cans. Things like wipes (when I do get them), bags etc are all pams. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 13 June 2008 at 2:57pm
| We get Pams or Budget bread, not only for the cost, but because they are dairy free. They always seem fresh too. Also get the cheapest milk. Usually it comes down to cost for us. |
Posted By: Leelee
Date Posted: 13 June 2008 at 2:59pm
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We generally get what ever is cheaper at the time although gota have watties baked beans and spaghetti, the others just dont compare ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 13 June 2008 at 3:02pm
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I agree with Becks, in our house Watties are the only company that make baked beans, spaghetti or tom sauce.
Everything else I buy HB or SR if I can, baking products, biscuits for the kids, canned fruit, fake weetbix, milk, pasta etc. We buy the 94c HB bread and I also love the SR tomatoes that come in a carton rather than a can. The only other thing I refuse to buy cheapie brands of is toilet paper. I will not use budget toilet paper, you might as well wipe your butt with sandpaper. I usually get either Cottonsofts or Purex, and even the SR embossed one is OK, but yesterday I found 18 packs of Purex in the Warehouse for $8 so I stocked up. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: almostthere
Date Posted: 13 June 2008 at 3:02pm
Same here on the spag and BB front, not to mentiont tha sauce! 
We buy budget biscuits and chrap everything really... what evers on special ------------- http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/2128f6"> 
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Posted By: MonicaMouse
Date Posted: 13 June 2008 at 3:02pm
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Our last shop had a number of Progressive House Branded Products in it for a number of reasons. Bulk foods that we seem to go thru like they are going out of fashion rice & pasta as well as bread - I can go thru 4 bits of toast for breaky alone. Some of it's cost related, but some of the stuff I find tastes really good, the baked beans and spaghetti are really tomatoey. Last shop we got the above as as well as soya sauce, toilet paper (was on a good special last time) a packet of nappies for short day use - ie if he needs a change and bath time isn't too far off, but I can't run the risk of having nakie bum crawling around. (he's in different brand during the rest of the time)Biscuits, and sugar were also in the last shop. I probably wouldn't buy Soft Drink, I haven't tried the OJ, -------------
Blair 15/10/2007 Daniel 30/07/2009 |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 13 June 2008 at 3:02pm
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Oooh but sometimes OAK or SPC brands are on special cheaper than the HB or SR stuff. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 13 June 2008 at 3:19pm
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We buy SR diet lemonade - never buy any other sort now! I will buy SR but I am like Emma and REFUSE to buy budget Toilet paper, tissues, tampons etc. I am a bit stuck in my ways about some things as well....like I will only use Heinz Tomato sauce (but then I am a "Piwi" as my mum calls us....Poms / Kiwis) and colgate toothpaste (thats DHs thing!!) I dont care with things like tinned tomatoes (interestingly often some obscure brands that are on special are actually italian made....so I stock up on these!). I will always buy whichever brand is on special for cheese, and things like frozen veges. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 13 June 2008 at 3:22pm
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i buy the cheap baked beans for cooking, they taste all the same that way and the trident brand of spaghetti were really great for the kids cause they were shorter... but its cheapest wins in this house. i tried to boycott budget fruit salad cause its made in china but the kids eat so much of it for brekkie and they rarely have the other brands on special so back to budget fruit salad. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: Peace
Date Posted: 13 June 2008 at 3:30pm
 I like Homebrand products as well but they don't stock them at PnS.
------------- DD1 May 2006 DD2 March 2011 DD3 August 2012 |
MonicaMouse wrote:Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 13 June 2008 at 3:37pm
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OM G I have almost eaten today a whole packet or select woolworths mint slice bikkes. better than the arnotts ones!!!!
Love HB nappies, Pams Sgetti, Sig range wipes ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 13 June 2008 at 4:10pm
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We buy everything Budget or Pams at PnS but if the more expensive brands are on special I'll get those instead. Watties BB's and Spag are 99c at the moment so we'll stock up on those tomorrow.
We buy the budget or Pams milk even though it's the same milk as the others just cheaper packaging. I buy Pams Tampons, they are basically the Carefree ones. Nappies I get from Nappies for Less around the corner from home 70 nappies for $20 ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 13 June 2008 at 4:43pm
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We buy whatever is cheapest, doesn't matter what the brand is. Except for watties
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Posted By: gemsmum
Date Posted: 13 June 2008 at 4:45pm
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We have some 'non-negotiable' brand stuff. Such as Uncle Bens rice (the budget stuff was rubbish), Oak beans and spag, Heinz tom sauce (apparantly the Oak beans are closer than Watties to my English hubbies beloved Heinz Beans and we do Heinz tom sauce for the same reason), Weetbix and other brand cereals and I love Molenberg bread. However, tinned fruit is whatever is cheapest, milk and cheese are whatever is cheapest, porridge oats, cooking basics etc are cheap as well.
And my fav paper towels are SR ones, and it has to be brand toilet paper here too. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: NeoshasMummy
Date Posted: 13 June 2008 at 4:53pm
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we buy BRAND everything except Home brand bread because we go through so much but its $1.09 here so some of u r lucky to get it for 94cents lol
We buy brands with everything else, im not really sure why thats just what we have always done. Mainly from bad experiences like more water in a tin of spaghetti than anything else and a budget bag of nappies that I was given, the tabs kept coming off when I pulled them and they werent thick like huggies and to me the home brand trim milk tasted like it had a frangrance in there, like perfume yuk  Yuk tomatoe sauce, the wipes are thin. But some of the bickies are ok but we dont really buy them anyway
Oh but we always buy signiture range orange juice just cause I like it  ------------- https://secure.fertilityfriend.com/home/30c4ec/" rel="nofollow">  Mrs Te Kani ❤️ Neosha 26/5/2007 |
Posted By: ellen
Date Posted: 13 June 2008 at 6:11pm
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I stick to the same brands of toilet paper, laundry powder, health & beauty stuff, cereal, bread, spaghetti & baked beans, chocolate, tea bags, etc. But our kids choose budget drinks, cereal and of all things Pams tomato sauce (obviously not real "kiwi" kids!)
I do buy housebrand flour, sugar, milk, cheese as they all seem the same to me. |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 13 June 2008 at 6:16pm
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Mostly we buy homebrand or signature range although when/if we buy nappies and wipes then we stick to treasures/huggies and normally stock up with a few packs when they are on offer. If other brands are on offer for cheaper though we will buy those. We buy the cheap homebrand milk, tastes just the same to me, probably comes off the same production line anyway just into a diff bottle.
I don't buy the cheapo cat or dog food though they normally get whiskers and the dogs get which ever decent dog roll is on offer and I get their biscuits off my trainer. Baked beans we buy heinz english recipe and tomato sauce we always buy Heinz as well(watties is too sweet for our liking). Cleaning products I normally buy the ecostore stuff and we buy brand name toothpaste, soaps, shampoos etc. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 13 June 2008 at 6:26pm
| I rarely buy any housebrand stuff.. The only thing I can think of is the Signature range cat food cause my cat loves it. Other than that, I'm a brands girl probably because I have the perception it tastes better when it probably doesn't. |
Posted By: SMoody
Date Posted: 13 June 2008 at 6:40pm
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I really dont like certain of Pams canned products at all so dont really buy it but love the wipes.
I buy the brandname nappies at PnS as they seem to work great for when she is older now and not that expensive at all. I love signature range products and dont have any problem with them at all. Canned tamatoes have to be watties and I just stock up when they come on special. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 13 June 2008 at 7:17pm
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We mostly buy what is the cheapest, and I actually prefer quite a lot of Pam's stuff anyhow, like their sposies and wipes. Also now that I have to be strictly gluten-free, their website is very helpful for finding "safe" foods to eat so that would keep my loyalty too.
Our non-negotiables are: milo (sadly for me, I cannot have milo anymore though!), baked beans & spaghetti, (budget is just yuk). Also I like the "simply the best" choc chip biscuits at Pak n Save, they really are! (Sadly, also gluteny though!) ------------- |
Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 13 June 2008 at 7:18pm
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We buy a lot of homebrand and no frills stuff etc. From what I understand a lot is made by the normal companies and packaged under homebrand etc. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: ellen
Date Posted: 13 June 2008 at 7:25pm
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Most housbrand products are made by branded companies - some exactly the same thing (eg cheese) and others a lower grade of product or less features than the branded product.
Budget cocoa pops are actually made by a cereal company that doesn't have a (perceived) unhealthy chocolate cereal in their range. Some products are made overseas. All comes down to personal prefernce/taste in the end. |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 13 June 2008 at 7:32pm
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Agreed Fats - the SR mint slice bickies are yummy!
One other thing we don't buy is Homebrand juice. The SR one is OK, and so is the Pams, but the HB one is yucky. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 13 June 2008 at 7:55pm
I used to buy budget and pams - and still buy the odd thing like bread that is made here. But after the made in China thing came into the limelight, I've been checking those products and lots of them are now made in China 
I buy trident tinned tomatoes as they are made in Italy. They are often on special for 89 cents so I grab them then. Other than that, I try and buy locally made products. I make a lot of my food from scratch so we don't really have to buy much prepackaged food. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 13 June 2008 at 8:10pm
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Prior to being a Mum I was totally brand loyal regardless of the price!
Now we are trying to watch our pennies, I am trying the Homebrand items and so far I am happy to buy the pasta, milk and cheese Homebranded stuff! DH is a tomato sauce/baked beans/spagetti fiend and it all HAS to be Watties!! As for toilet paper, I am probably a bit of a "snob" but I can't stand that single ply stuff that just disintegrates on contact with a tiny drop of liquid 
A little off topic, but I also buy fruit and veges from the Green grocer, they taste much nicer and are always alot cheaper than the supermarket! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Red
Date Posted: 13 June 2008 at 8:20pm
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I was happy with buying the budget pasta until one of the brands spagetti was on special so got that instead, and man it is soo much nicer.
We generally buy SR, Pams and Budget, although prefer SR bread and Pak n Save don't do SR so that is a bummer. Don't buy the budget brand tined salmon though, it was not the best..... ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 13 June 2008 at 8:20pm
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dishwashing liquid - always brand as I find the chaper ones are a false economy - sure they are cheaper, but you use four times as much.
spaghetti - I agree - watties akk the way peanut butter - Lewis chose - i don't do peanut butter. mostly I don't care. we don't have a lot of food apart from basics, veges and meat. |
Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 13 June 2008 at 8:32pm
I hear you on that one, we tried the Homebrand one this month and you have to use so much liquid to get the tiniest bit of food off the plate!! Definately going back to a branded d/w liquid!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Glow
Date Posted: 13 June 2008 at 8:32pm
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I have a trolley full of blue & white or red & white items, depending on the supermarket im at. Dont care for brands or taste, its all about cost for me ------------- Mummy of Two Boys B: 2004 K: 2007 |
Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 13 June 2008 at 9:21pm
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Ours evens out .. I buy signature range lemonade (as its yum) and other "el cheapo" items .. however DH will only have heinz ketchup which is expensive!
So the branded items in our trolley eat up any savings made by buying homebrands. ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: aussiegirl
Date Posted: 14 June 2008 at 10:55am
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We are half and half.
Always Watiies tom sauce and spaghetti Always Cold Power washing powder ( now Persil sensitive for bub) Always meadow lea Always Dilmah teabags and nescafe coffee Always Sanitarium peanut butter as DH won't eat any other brand! Things like tinned tomatoes, i will get whatever is cheapest, same with tinned tuna (except HB or Budget) Pams is nice Milk I get Budget or HB or Pams toilet paper is either Purex or Cottonsoft Cheese and butter whatever is cheapest (butter just for baking) I try to get Edmonds or Champion flour when it is on sale Sugar whatever is cheapest.
Do many use the green reusuable bags? I always leave them and a load of plastic bags in the car when I go to P&S, but often forget for little trips to Countdown etc ------------- Mum to Hayley **30.6.08
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Posted By: NeoshasMummy
Date Posted: 14 June 2008 at 12:01pm
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I bought the resueable bag but always end up using them for other things and DP HATES when I leave things in the car because it is "messy" I liked those pink ones at woolies ------------- https://secure.fertilityfriend.com/home/30c4ec/" rel="nofollow"> Mrs Te Kani ❤️ Neosha 26/5/2007 |
Posted By: Daizy
Date Posted: 14 June 2008 at 12:27pm
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Im a big fan of Home Brand and SR, almost everything we can buy is the cheap versions. I really like the HB nappies, and dont even mind the toilet paper.
I really dont like the other Budget brands though, you really do seem to be getting what you are paying for. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 14 June 2008 at 6:08pm
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I dont know...not trying to be a snob but I tent to buy all BRAND products. I do like some can fruit from Pams but honestly I am not sure why I do not buy Home brand etc??
I must be bad at budget....Eeeekkkksss ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 14 June 2008 at 6:47pm
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We buy what ever is cheapest.
Our NN's are: Heinz ketchup, watties bb/spag, purex toilet paper, cheapest name brand cleaning products, coke, farmer brown eggs. -------------   
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 14 June 2008 at 7:07pm
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oooh, and canned fish. i find pams has a funny taste. we buy sealord., asme with frozen fish.
smoked fish - best and cheapest in twon is from the awapun i markets. super super good. and $11 a kilo. and super fresh. |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 14 June 2008 at 7:12pm
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I buy HB tuna, don't eat salmon so haven't tried the HB salmon. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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