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Re: Bargain Basement

Postby Gillthepainter » Tue Jun 21, 2022 8:42 am

Tinned tomatoes.

I've been finding Sainsbury h/brand, Waitrose and Tescos tinned tomatoes rather watery.

But just opened a tin of Asda tomatoes, and they are thick with juice and tomatoes.
I can recommend them.

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Re: Bargain Basement

Postby KeenCook2 » Tue Jun 21, 2022 10:52 am

Gill, that's really good to know as I usually do an Asda online shop :thumbsup Thanks!

I've been getting the Napolina or Cirio chopped tomatoes when they've been on offer - used to be 4 for £2.00, although I daresay that's gone up now. I haven't bought any for a while as I had quite a stash.

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Re: Bargain Basement

Postby Busybee » Tue Jun 21, 2022 10:55 am

Re tinned tomatoes - hope it’s not behind a paywall.

http://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/ ... rticle/NaN

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Re: Bargain Basement

Postby Badger's Mate » Tue Jun 21, 2022 11:12 am

I use those Sainsbury & Tesco ‘brands’ - the batch printing looks similar so might well come from the same factory. They seem perfectly adequate.

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Re: Bargain Basement

Postby miss mouse » Tue Jun 21, 2022 11:39 am

Busybee wrote:Re tinned tomatoes - hope it’s not behind a paywall.


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Amazingly it wasn't. Interesting, thanks.

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Re: Bargain Basement

Postby Stokey Sue » Tue Jun 21, 2022 11:40 am

Busybee wrote:Re tinned tomatoes - hope it’s not behind a paywall.

http://digitaleditions.telegraph.co.uk/ ... rticle/NaN

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Interesting but it’s unfortunate that Xanthe didn’t include any of the supermarket main own label ones which are what I tend to buy, or Cook Italian which seem to me pretty good and used to be regularly on offer in 4 packs

I agree with her on KTC, cheap but not cheerful. Food Twitter is obsessed with the Mutti brand, I have a can but haven’t opened it yet

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Re: Bargain Basement

Postby miss mouse » Tue Jun 21, 2022 11:43 am

Stokey Sue wrote: Food Twitter is obsessed with the Mutti brand, I have a can but haven’t opened it yet



You should, they are excellent, even better than Cirio, I am waiting for the next discount offer but will buy full price if necessary.

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Re: Bargain Basement

Postby Stokey Sue » Tue Jun 21, 2022 12:03 pm

I just haven’t needed a full size can of tomatoes since I got the Mutti

I opened a jar of their tomato and peperoncini sauce the other day, very chilli so not suitable for what I wanted at the time, will cook meatballs in it tonight, think it will be good

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Re: Bargain Basement

Postby Gillthepainter » Tue Jun 21, 2022 12:28 pm

I agree with the Mutti.
But they're too expensive for me. My preferred is the Cherry Tomatoes.

My least favourite is pasatta in a carton - it used to be nice, so I don't know what's changed (maybe me).

I used to always buy whole plum tomatoes, and whizz them up. But can't be bothered these day, and just get the chopped variety.
And always the cheapest on the shelves, which is why I was so pleased with the Asda ones.

I hope it's not a one off.

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Re: Bargain Basement

Postby Sakkarin » Tue Jun 21, 2022 12:41 pm

Is this right? Only 25p? How can Waitrose be the cheapest??

https://www.google.co.uk/shopping/produ ... lsrc:aw.ds

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Re: Bargain Basement

Postby miss mouse » Tue Jun 21, 2022 12:47 pm

Sakkarin wrote:Is this right? Only 25p? How can Waitrose be the cheapest??

https://www.google.co.uk/shopping/produ ... lsrc:aw.ds


They weren't in my local Waitrose yesterday, I'll probably go again tomorrow. They began doing the special offers/discounts last year, do we have Tomato Wars?

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Re: Bargain Basement

Postby Sakkarin » Tue Jun 21, 2022 1:04 pm

Well I needed to put some miles on my motorbike, I think I'll pop up to Snalbans via Asda and I've already got Lidl tomatoes in watery stuff in the cupboard....

Test forthcoming.

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Re: Bargain Basement

Postby Gillthepainter » Tue Jun 21, 2022 1:05 pm

Bring it on!

Com'on Asda!!!!

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Re: Bargain Basement

Postby Gillthepainter » Tue Jun 21, 2022 1:07 pm

How can Waitrose be the cheapest??


No way.
Well, I like Waitrose, but it's super taking the mickey these days. I think twice or three times before I go.
Which is not very often now.

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Re: Bargain Basement

Postby Sakkarin » Tue Jun 21, 2022 1:19 pm

It's not as appealing as it used to be, especially when you're on a limited budget!

I was thinking of asking for suggestions as to what else I should pick up while I'm there...

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Re: Bargain Basement

Postby miss mouse » Tue Jun 21, 2022 1:21 pm

Gillthepainter wrote:Well, I like Waitrose, but it's super taking the mickey these days. I think twice or three times before I go.
Which is not very often now.



Really? I find it good value.

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Re: Bargain Basement

Postby Sakkarin » Tue Jun 21, 2022 1:24 pm

I just remembered something! Their cheapo choccy biccies are fab! I used to get them on my way to hospital in Stevenage when I had problems with my ears a couple of years back...

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Re: Bargain Basement

Postby Gillthepainter » Tue Jun 21, 2022 1:58 pm

Splutter. :shock:
The Waitrose tommies are £1.25 when you click on the link, Sakkers. So something doesn't align.

I used to buy my toiletries there, but they out-price Boots now.
Our Cirencester store is quite quiet these days.

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Re: Bargain Basement

Postby Sakkarin » Tue Jun 21, 2022 3:17 pm

They're still 25p on my computer! It says St Albans branch specifically, looks like a Google-generated ad....

When I got there, they were on the shelf at £1.25. Unfortunately the St Albans Waitrose is in an odd location, and there was no bloody signal, so I couldn't call up the webpage, but I collared an assistant and said, "These are marked as 25p online, do you honour website prices?", and he said, "No the price is what's in the shelf...".

As I'd travelled such a long way, I thought I'd get them anyway, and they also had the Cirio ones half price (i.e. double the Lidl price at half price. Bum, got peeled not chopped...).

However at the till, there was an important-looking woman ushering staff around, so I thought I'd have another moan. She was able to call the Waitrose website up, £1.25. Glum. She then said there was a non-Waitrose site that sometimes misled people, and she called it up, and there they were at 25p. So I bit the bullet and went to the till. However on the way, she called out "Go through the till at the end, and he'll mark them as free, as you've come such a long way...". It pays to moan politely!

Anyway, those Waitrose choccy biccies are as fab as I remember.*

Can't be bothered to do the test today, I'll leave it for a rainy day.

* They taste like McVities USED to taste.

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Re: Bargain Basement

Postby Gillthepainter » Tue Jun 21, 2022 9:06 pm

Asda toms that I've got are the red tin at the front of your pic.
I've just made a pasta sauce, and they are still thickly pleasing when opened and used, so not a one off wonder.

Well done on the polite insistence result.
I've seen some painful rude behaviour in Waitrose that would rival a toddler tantrum.

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