I wont buy store brand hair products, toilet paper, potato chips, fizzy, juice and icecream (I may think of more later).
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Store Brand
Waireka- River-God
- Post n°1
Store Brand
When shopping, what 'store brand' products will you not buy?
I wont buy store brand hair products, toilet paper, potato chips, fizzy, juice and icecream (I may think of more later).
I wont buy store brand hair products, toilet paper, potato chips, fizzy, juice and icecream (I may think of more later).
ydekm- Nymph
- Post n°2
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I've never thought about it but...I dont usually buy storebrand - maybe storebrand flour and budget brand butter? That's about it.
Apart from the fact it is never the cheaper option for my groceries.... we dont buy alot of junk food/chips/biscuits, which is where I think you'd usually make savings by going store-brand.
I buy hair products at the hairdresser, toilet paper on special (so bulk amounts of a good brand), potato chips so rarely I may as well get the ones I love, fizzy drink rarely (and it would be Coke if we did), juice never, and icecream so rarely I may as well go super flash (and added bonus, smaller packaging).
Our main spend (outiside fruit and vege and meat - not from supermarket) items are tinned veges, pasta, baking stuff, cheese, butter, coffee, bread, and lunch stuff (bread, ham, museli/fruit bars).
We try and spend $90 a week at the supermarket - and the rest on fruit and vege/meat.
Apart from the fact it is never the cheaper option for my groceries.... we dont buy alot of junk food/chips/biscuits, which is where I think you'd usually make savings by going store-brand.
I buy hair products at the hairdresser, toilet paper on special (so bulk amounts of a good brand), potato chips so rarely I may as well get the ones I love, fizzy drink rarely (and it would be Coke if we did), juice never, and icecream so rarely I may as well go super flash (and added bonus, smaller packaging).
Our main spend (outiside fruit and vege and meat - not from supermarket) items are tinned veges, pasta, baking stuff, cheese, butter, coffee, bread, and lunch stuff (bread, ham, museli/fruit bars).
We try and spend $90 a week at the supermarket - and the rest on fruit and vege/meat.
relict- River-God
- Post n°3
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Waireka wrote:When shopping, what 'store brand' products will you not buy?
I wont buy store brand hair products, toilet paper, potato chips, fizzy, juice and icecream (I may think of more later).
There is none I would never buy if they fit my other criteria. For example:
* if I buy juice, I like freshly squeezed, not reconstituted. I'd rather buy any brand fresh than good brand reconstituted
* I'd rather buy any brand local or organic or in glass or with an ingredient list that makes me happy, than good brand without (to try, but if I tried and found some reason against, like taste or quality, then I'd look further next time)
I don't buy any of the store brand products you mentioned.
ChelseaT- Nymph
- Post n°4
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My luscious locks are all thanks to the 20L vat of Budget Shampoo. When my mum came to visit she was like "can I use your shampoo and conditioner?"
Wtf is conditioner?
Wtf is conditioner?
relict- River-God
- Post n°5
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ydekm wrote:We try and spend $90 a week at the supermarket - and the rest on fruit and vege/meat.
How much would you spend total per adult per week, if that is not too nosey? Others can answer too, if I may thread jack.
Waireka- River-God
- Post n°6
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ydekm wrote:Our main spend (outiside fruit and vege and meat - not from supermarket) items are tinned veges, pasta, baking stuff, cheese, butter, coffee, bread, and lunch stuff (bread, ham, museli/fruit bars).
I get homebrand pasta (for quick pasta), baking stuff, cheese, butter and bread.
ydekm- Nymph
- Post n°7
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relict wrote:ydekm wrote:We try and spend $90 a week at the supermarket - and the rest on fruit and vege/meat.
How much would you spend total per adult per week, if that is not too nosey? Others can answer too, if I may thread jack.
Total? Around $70 per week per adult(2) which is 7 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 7 dinners. Can be more depending on the price of fruit and vege but we try to eat in season.
ydekm- Nymph
- Post n°8
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ChelseaT wrote:My luscious locks are all thanks to the 20L vat of Budget Shampoo. When my mum came to visit she was like "can I use your shampoo and conditioner?"
Wtf is conditioner?
I have really sensitive skin so I have to spend a bit more on cosmetics sadly. Otherwise I would totally join you.
Waireka- River-God
- Post n°9
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I spend $160 a week (not inc. fruit and vege, we get that free).
$60 is spent on formula, $25 on V.
We have meat with every meal (even breakfast when we actually eat breakfast), which bumps it up I guess.
$60 is spent on formula, $25 on V.
We have meat with every meal (even breakfast when we actually eat breakfast), which bumps it up I guess.
relict- River-God
- Post n°10
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relict wrote:How much would you spend total per adult per week, if that is not too nosey? Others can answer too, if I may thread jack.
The reason I'm asking is I used to not budget, and spend anything, and justify it by saying some of the stuff would last for several weeks and I'd spend less next time. Haha!
83T'na- Nymph
- Post n°11
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What do you mean when you say 'store brand'?
I buy a lot of Pam's baking products, but that's only because I usually shop at Pak n' Save. Budget butter is just a good and usually cheaper than others.
Price is my first criteria, unless I want something like baked beans or spaghetti - I can't stand the 'store brand' recipe and always buy Watties, if it's on special.
I'm the same with hair products and toothpaste - you never know what's in the cheap brands.
I buy a lot of Pam's baking products, but that's only because I usually shop at Pak n' Save. Budget butter is just a good and usually cheaper than others.
Price is my first criteria, unless I want something like baked beans or spaghetti - I can't stand the 'store brand' recipe and always buy Watties, if it's on special.
I'm the same with hair products and toothpaste - you never know what's in the cheap brands.
Waireka- River-God
- Post n°12
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Oops, that's for 4 adults.
I have really african hair, so I have to spend huge amounts on hair products.
ydekm wrote:ChelseaT wrote:My luscious locks are all thanks to the 20L vat of Budget Shampoo. When my mum came to visit she was like "can I use your shampoo and conditioner?"
Wtf is conditioner?
I have really sensitive skin so I have to spend a bit more on cosmetics sadly. Otherwise I would totally join you.
I have really african hair, so I have to spend huge amounts on hair products.
ChelseaT- Nymph
- Post n°13
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Waireka wrote:ydekm wrote:Our main spend (outiside fruit and vege and meat - not from supermarket) items are tinned veges, pasta, baking stuff, cheese, butter, coffee, bread, and lunch stuff (bread, ham, museli/fruit bars).
I get homebrand pasta (for quick pasta), baking stuff, cheese, butter and bread.
I've just remembered someone telling me about Homebrand products being the most volatile in regards to quality. I think they said that their contracts (I don't know the term for it) is only a year long, so one year you can be getting Watties baked beans and the next year it'll be something really shit. Pams from Pak n Payforbags have a 10 year (or some other equally long time) contract so you know that if their product is shit (or grand), it's not going to change for a while.
ydekm- Nymph
- Post n°14
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We shop at Pak n Save - so we have Budget or Pams as the equivilent 'storebrand' I guess?
But it's not usually cheaper - so I dont often buy it.
Pasta - there is a blue brand that is usually the cheapest (I'll only eat fettuchine so that's all we buy).
Tinned veges - usually Watties or italian brand tomatoes (I swear they taste better) but Budget brand for Creamed or Whole Kernal Corn.
Butter, flour, baking powder is all Pams/Budget.
But it's not usually cheaper - so I dont often buy it.
Pasta - there is a blue brand that is usually the cheapest (I'll only eat fettuchine so that's all we buy).
Tinned veges - usually Watties or italian brand tomatoes (I swear they taste better) but Budget brand for Creamed or Whole Kernal Corn.
Butter, flour, baking powder is all Pams/Budget.
relict- River-God
- Post n°15
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ChelseaT wrote: Pams from Pak n Payforbags have a 10 year (or some other equally long time) contract so you know that if their product is shit (or grand), it's not going to change for a while.
1. LOL
2. Interesting! Didn't know that.
ydekm- Nymph
- Post n°16
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We've just done a massive rebudget because we were spending an excess of $600 a month on food for 2 people.
So we shop for fruit/vege and meat first - and aim to have one or two meat free meals a week (easy in soup weather like this). And it makes the supermarket shop less impulse buy and more planned.
So we shop for fruit/vege and meat first - and aim to have one or two meat free meals a week (easy in soup weather like this). And it makes the supermarket shop less impulse buy and more planned.
Sassydot- Nymph
- Post n°17
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I buy Store Brand just about anything Some stuff Home Brand, some stuff Signature Range/Select.
There are a few things I won't buy of Home Brand, eg their bacon, but I buy the Signature Range bacon (streaky) cos it's made by beehive. Unless Beehive happens to be cheaper that day.
Oh, Select frozen broccoli is FOUL, won't buy that again.
And I don't think I'd buy the Home Brand meat pies, but I'll buy the Pams ones if I happen to go to New World and they're the cheapest.
I'm not too fussy, it often comes down to what's cheapest overall on the day.
I used to manage the chilled/frozen section and have a lot to do with the dry goods section, of Foodtown in Hamilton, so I know for the Progressive chain, who makes what.
OH I thought of one. Baked beans. I will not buy anything but Watties baked beans.
Relict - we spend $250-270 a fortnight for 2 adults and 2 kids. I just get everything from the supermarket. They eat more than I do so its effectively 4 adults LOL. That includes their lunches and usually mine, but Ross usually buys his lunch. Oh and the cats, but they're like $15 a fortnight so not a biggie.
Mostly all of that is food though, I don't buy a lot in the way of the health & beauty aisle nor the cleaning aisle. I make a bottle of spray n wipe last MONTHS.
There are a few things I won't buy of Home Brand, eg their bacon, but I buy the Signature Range bacon (streaky) cos it's made by beehive. Unless Beehive happens to be cheaper that day.
Oh, Select frozen broccoli is FOUL, won't buy that again.
And I don't think I'd buy the Home Brand meat pies, but I'll buy the Pams ones if I happen to go to New World and they're the cheapest.
I'm not too fussy, it often comes down to what's cheapest overall on the day.
I used to manage the chilled/frozen section and have a lot to do with the dry goods section, of Foodtown in Hamilton, so I know for the Progressive chain, who makes what.
OH I thought of one. Baked beans. I will not buy anything but Watties baked beans.
Relict - we spend $250-270 a fortnight for 2 adults and 2 kids. I just get everything from the supermarket. They eat more than I do so its effectively 4 adults LOL. That includes their lunches and usually mine, but Ross usually buys his lunch. Oh and the cats, but they're like $15 a fortnight so not a biggie.
Mostly all of that is food though, I don't buy a lot in the way of the health & beauty aisle nor the cleaning aisle. I make a bottle of spray n wipe last MONTHS.
Waireka- River-God
- Post n°18
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Hmmm, our Home Brand products are usually significantly cheaper. So I definitely buy a lot of Home Brand.
Our Home Brand bread tastes better than the $4 loaves and it's only $1.
Our Home Brand bread tastes better than the $4 loaves and it's only $1.
ydekm- Nymph
- Post n°19
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Waireka wrote:Hmmm, our Home Brand products are usually significantly cheaper. So I definitely buy a lot of Home Brand.
Our Home Brand bread tastes better than the $4 loaves and it's only $1.
I splurge on bread - otherwise I wont eat it. Unless it's for cheese rolls or a spare loaf in the freezer for desperate times.
Sassydot- Nymph
- Post n°20
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Waireka wrote:Oops, that's for 4 adults.ydekm wrote:ChelseaT wrote:My luscious locks are all thanks to the 20L vat of Budget Shampoo. When my mum came to visit she was like "can I use your shampoo and conditioner?"
Wtf is conditioner?
I have really sensitive skin so I have to spend a bit more on cosmetics sadly. Otherwise I would totally join you.
I have really african hair, so I have to spend huge amounts on hair products.
Best thing I EVER did for my hair was to stop using shampoo.
Felt manky for a couple weeks, then my scalp got over it. I run a decent conditioner through it 1-2 times a week to get the dirt n stuff out, and otherwise just a bit of water.
Hairdressers always go, wow, your hair is in such good condition for it being so curly, what shampoo do you use, and I say "I don't"
relict- River-God
- Post n°21
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Sassydot wrote:I make a bottle of spray n wipe last MONTHS.
Yep, me too. I only use it if something won't clean with water first, or water-detergent - ie, usually if something is oily or greasy, which it usually isn't.
On the other hand, cleaning is so much easier with no kids in the house.
Waireka- River-God
- Post n°22
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Sassydot wrote:Best thing I EVER did for my hair was to stop using shampoo.
Felt manky for a couple weeks, then my scalp got over it. I run a decent conditioner through it 1-2 times a week to get the dirt n stuff out, and otherwise just a bit of water.
Hairdressers always go, wow, your hair is in such good condition for it being so curly, what shampoo do you use, and I say "I don't"
Curly haired people don't believe that when I tell them.
I straighten mine, so I like it to be really clean when I do it. It only gets washed every 1.5 weeks. Like you said, the scalp deals with it fine, it doesn't look bad until the last day (as long as I don't exercise or touch it too much).
Hairdressers are always suprised by this too, saves me a fortune and time on not washing it daily too.
ChelseaT- Nymph
- Post n°23
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Sassydot wrote:Best thing I EVER did for my hair was to stop using shampoo.
Felt manky for a couple weeks, then my scalp got over it. I run a decent conditioner through it 1-2 times a week to get the dirt n stuff out, and otherwise just a bit of water.
Hairdressers always go, wow, your hair is in such good condition for it being so curly, what shampoo do you use, and I say "I don't"
Every hairdresser I've seen in the last five years has said something along the lines of: "Oh, you shouldn't have straightened your hair, if I wash it, it'll go curly again but I can straighten it for you afterwards if you want?"
No. Just no. I don't own a straightener. Shut up and cut my hair.
Waireka- River-God
- Post n°24
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ChelseaT wrote:Sassydot wrote:Best thing I EVER did for my hair was to stop using shampoo.
Felt manky for a couple weeks, then my scalp got over it. I run a decent conditioner through it 1-2 times a week to get the dirt n stuff out, and otherwise just a bit of water.
Hairdressers always go, wow, your hair is in such good condition for it being so curly, what shampoo do you use, and I say "I don't"
Every hairdresser I've seen in the last five years has said something along the lines of: "Oh, you shouldn't have straightened your hair, if I wash it, it'll go curly again but I can straighten it for you afterwards if you want?"
No. Just no. I don't own a straightener. Shut up and cut my hair.
Haha flat hair.
ydekm- Nymph
- Post n°25
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ChelseaT wrote:Sassydot wrote:Best thing I EVER did for my hair was to stop using shampoo.
Felt manky for a couple weeks, then my scalp got over it. I run a decent conditioner through it 1-2 times a week to get the dirt n stuff out, and otherwise just a bit of water.
Hairdressers always go, wow, your hair is in such good condition for it being so curly, what shampoo do you use, and I say "I don't"
Every hairdresser I've seen in the last five years has said something along the lines of: "Oh, you shouldn't have straightened your hair, if I wash it, it'll go curly again but I can straighten it for you afterwards if you want?"
No. Just no. I don't own a straightener. Shut up and cut my hair.
My hairdresser has to straighten my hair to cut it - just because it's so thick.
She's Iranian so she understands the dilemma of super thick straight hair. Cut it wrong and you look like a triangle head.