What is one product/brand you won’t compromise on? ⭐

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TheDuraMaters@reddit

M&S fruit is worth the premium. It lasts longer and you rarely get a bland box of grapes or a dry apple.

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disco_26@reddit (OP)

I’ve heard a lot of people do their weekly shop now in M&S and just get their own brand products because they are decent quality and the price is pretty much the same as Aldi and Lidl now

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Their basics are price matched to Aldi/Lidl, they call it their "remarksable value range." My local shopping centre has an M&S so if I'm there and need to pick up a few things, it's close enough in price to not be worth a trip to another shop.

Most of their meat is expensive and they tempt you with the treats and snacks.

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ENNLRon@reddit

Old Spice deodorant. Other brands leave me with filthy armpit stains or sometimes even burns (no joke)

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disco_26@reddit (OP)

A classic fragrance to be fair

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rb7833@reddit

Bottled milk from the milkman

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disco_26@reddit (OP)

This sounds so good right now

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Sparky1498@reddit

Heinz salad cream. Fine with tomato ketchup, brown sauce, and mayo swap outs etc but not salad cream. I don’t use it often, but when I do it has to be Heinz. Boiled eggs, chicken sandwiches or salad and jacket potatoes need a dollop and other brands don’t hit the spot in the same way Heinz does.

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disco_26@reddit (OP)

Heinz means business 🫡

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Psychological-Bag272@reddit

The only thing that comes to my mind is coconut milk. It must be an authentic Thai brand only. The Blue Dragon and some brands sold in UK supermarkets are mostly water.

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disco_26@reddit (OP)

Don’t think I’ve ever had it. I did however have coconut water at one point (went through a vegan phase x) that was intriguing 🧐

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Psychological-Bag272@reddit

I use coconut milk for cooking curry or adding creamy taste in Asian dishes. If you have had a Chinese or Thai curry, you would have had coconut milk. That's what makes it creamy and rich.

I have this theory that Blue Dragon purposely makes their coconut milk super watery so people would also buy coconut cream which is another product in the same range.

Coconut water is different and it is the most refreshing drink!

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beefcake79@reddit

Estée Lauder advanced night repair . It’s the GOAT

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disco_26@reddit (OP)

I’m intrigued 🤔 how much does it repair?

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beefcake79@reddit

It’s just a really good skincare serum.

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disco_26@reddit (OP)

I’m going to look into it, thank you ☺️

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redlady1991@reddit

Lurpak. Need a mortgage to buy a tub now 🫠

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disco_26@reddit (OP)

Love lurpak, hate the price of it 😭 💵

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redlady1991@reddit

You can get two 400g tubs for £5 from Asda. No idea how that compares to the bigger tub price but while this offer's on we take advantage. Otherwise it's own brand butterpak for us 🥲

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disco_26@reddit (OP)

The Sainsbury’s own brand one is actually not bad aswell

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Ok_Aioli3897@reddit

Coca cola especially when it's one of the few drinks that doesn't use sweeteners

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disco_26@reddit (OP)

Just a hell of a lot of sugar, worth it though 🫡

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Ok_Aioli3897@reddit

Problem is that there's hardly any options anymore.

It was much better before

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Jimmy90081@reddit

This bloody question….

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disco_26@reddit (OP)

I will get you…some nice…crayons 🖍️

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wallenstein3d@reddit

Lyles's Golden Syrup for my pancakes. The supermarket own-brands taste metallic to me, so has to be the original.

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disco_26@reddit (OP)

Put me in the mood for pancakes 🥞

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RecentTwo544@reddit

I use supermarket own brand golden syrup and while I will say they aren't quite up there with Lyle's, I've never tasted metal.

Sure you're not near a nuclear power station with a leak?

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ClassroomDowntown664@reddit

fun fact Lyle's invited golden syrup as a way for the poor to have sugar

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Df_pizza@reddit

Fairy washing up liquid

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disco_26@reddit (OP)

I do agree it’s a thing of miracles

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DaughterOfATiredMech@reddit

Recently switched after yearssss of being stubborn and I’ve been wasting my £10 per bottle for years.

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Hello_Panda99@reddit

Hellman's Mayonnaise

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disco_26@reddit (OP)

I do enjoy a nice mayo

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TheDuraMaters@reddit

Farm Foods sometimes have the large jar for £1.99.

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CircuitDew@reddit

Their plant-based one is even better than the original. Controversial..

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youaresoincorrect@reddit

My gf loves mayonnaise and generally she can compromise cheap alternatives to pretty much anything but mayonnaise, it has to be hellmanns mayo

I don't like mayo myself so I can't know myself but I understand at the same time

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RecentTwo544@reddit

Weirdly I agree but prefer the supermarket own brand ones because they're less "mayonnaise-y" which I find a bit overpowering in some dishes.

Except the Asda one, which tastes a bit like paint.

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Professional_Sand502@reddit

Kit Kats, and no I’ve not been on a road trip from Italy to Poland recently 👀

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Prize_Farm4951@reddit

I'm very much r/fucknestle but i cant get enough of kitkats.

And yeah the knock off supermarket ones i call shitkats dont do it

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Professional_Sand502@reddit

Nestle can eat shit. But I have tried every single knock off about town and none cut the mustard.

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disco_26@reddit (OP)

That sounds exactly like someone who has a secret stash of the gorgeous biscuits 🫣

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Professional_Sand502@reddit

No comment

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FinanceBloke99@reddit

Yorkshire tea

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disco_26@reddit (OP)

Apparently the GOAT

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SKScorpius@reddit

Yorkshire gold specifically (apologies if anyone buys it based on this comment, you won't be able to go back).

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FinanceBloke99@reddit

I have never tried this ill give it a go.

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MayorQuimby-86@reddit

Well, untill you've tried Barry's Tea!

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Rj-24@reddit

As a student, way back when, it was teabags, toilet roll and butter that you just didn’t mess with

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74jax@reddit

Tampax

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disco_26@reddit (OP)

I remember seeing a video of a boy shopping for his gf and getting them and he asked her if she wanted the lemon or lime ones 🫣

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East-Comment7717@reddit

Totally! This at that time of the month you feel shit enough so go good quality just to make it a little easier. For me it’s always pads.

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witdim@reddit

Lynx antiperspirant.

Yes, it has it's haters. But there just isn't anything better at preventing smelly pits.

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disco_26@reddit (OP)

Mitchum for me 🫡

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Darwen85@reddit

Wera screwdrivers.

Nothing compares.

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disco_26@reddit (OP)

I’ll need to remember this 🫡

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Krzykat350@reddit

HP sauce.

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disco_26@reddit (OP)

I love good ol’ hp 🤤

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EconomicsAfraid7880@reddit

Regina Blitz kitchen roll.

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disco_26@reddit (OP)

I do love a Regina Blitz, b&m do an own version of this called buffalo which is pretty near quality wise and a couple of pounds cheaper most the time

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youaresoincorrect@reddit

I only buy when it's in offer like £3 for a 3 pack but holy hell it's unreal the difference in quality between Regina and any other brand for the price

I love my blitz

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HawkwardGames@reddit

Probably Cherry Pepsi. Bit random, but I won’t cheap out on that, the no brand versions are always shite.

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disco_26@reddit (OP)

I do like an occasional Pepsi max cherry 🍒

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kunstlich@reddit

Tesco's Xero Cola Cherry is easily the most rank fizzy drink I've ever had. Has to be Coke or Pepsi Cherry, own brands just don't hit, fully agree.

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pullTheSpro@reddit

Coffee.

It’s a hobby as much as a luxury and a treat.

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disco_26@reddit (OP)

Curious what coffee you recommend? 🤔

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pullTheSpro@reddit

It depends on what you enjoy!

I like light roasts. I had some great cups from Cafen recently - this one was superb but it’s pricey and sold out. Also had some great coffees from Scenery, Curve, Plot, Module and Zennor recently.

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MattB256@reddit

Fage yogurt unfortunately. Even though it’s 6 bastard pounds for a tub. But no yogurt really comes close to the protein content in it and thicker consistency, so I keep buying it like the fool I am

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disco_26@reddit (OP)

Don’t think I’ve ever had a Fage Yoghurt 😮

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Fine_Cress_649@reddit

Arla skyr is dirt cheap and is basically nothing but protein and water

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b_of_the_bang_@reddit

Yorkshire tea and vimto

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disco_26@reddit (OP)

Classics

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Specific_Pomelo_8281@reddit

Sure DO spray, everyone is different and this is the only one that stops me from smelling 🤣

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disco_26@reddit (OP)

I’m team Mitchum 😂

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Maleficent-Reply1607@reddit

Sandtex Masonry paint. Best outdoor paint by a country mile 🤌

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disco_26@reddit (OP)

I’ll take note 🫡

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Laumac8D@reddit

Diet coke. I have never found an own brand that tastes the same otherwise I’d happily switch.

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disco_26@reddit (OP)

See I’ve always wondered what people love about Diet Coke, I’m team Pepsi Max however 😂

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TieDyePandas@reddit

Clipper lighters and Coke

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disco_26@reddit (OP)

Can’t beat an ice cold Coke

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Silvagadron@reddit

Bot possssssst

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