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To not know how people can afford Heinz Beans?

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HJ83 · 31/07/2024 17:42

Well how? My budget will only stretch to supermarket own brand beans, yet everywhere I look people are eating Heinz beans. How do they afford it?

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WeAreBorg · 31/07/2024 20:31

Apparently Pythagoras died whilst being chased in a field of beans as he didn’t want to tread on the souls of his dead friends. I think £1.40 to eat your friends souls is pretty reasonable and I’m happy to forfeit other luxuries to continue soul-eating

GigiAnnna · 31/07/2024 20:17

I buy the cheapest ones from Lidl and Aldi. They are about 28p. I think they are better than the mid range ones and perfectly fine. If i really loved Heinz beans, I would cut back elsewhere. But they are just beans, a simple staple food. So I will not pay £1.89 a tin.

Lilacapples · 31/07/2024 20:15

They earn more than you . What a stupid question 🤦‍♀️🙄

PhilosophicalCheeseSandwich · 31/07/2024 20:11

AntoinetteCurtain · 31/07/2024 20:05

How much do these MASSIVE salads cost though???

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Have you never thought to turn one of the rose borders over to grow your own? Haricot beans and tomatoes are super easy to grow alongside the massive salad leaves.

AntoinetteCurtain · 31/07/2024 20:05

Devonbabs · 31/07/2024 19:12

No wonder we have an obesity crisis eating a full bean, I cut it into 7 have a piece a day with a massive salad!

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How much do these MASSIVE salads cost though???

TheBlahWitchProject · 31/07/2024 20:04

LTB (Leave the bean) you hasbeans…

MidnightMusing5 · 31/07/2024 19:57

Costco

NasiDagang · 31/07/2024 19:55

Make your own baked beans, it's not too hard.

bluebeck · 31/07/2024 19:48

DD recently sold a kidney (non bean variety) in order to fund the purchase of a Heinz four pack.

It’s obviously the only way Gen Z will ever get on the Bean Ladder 😢

Topofthemountain · 31/07/2024 19:46

Baked beans. A gateway to gambling.

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AighVie · 31/07/2024 19:35

My grandfather was a baked bean baron and gambled them all away in the casino of Nice one hot, crazy summer evening.

Grand-mama tried to stop him of course, and went so far as to visit their bank vault in the old town to eat an entire four-pack. She then sped in a taxi to the roulette table, and clung to Grand-papa and let rip, hoping to pump them both away from the gambling lounge through the open fenêtres and into the sea where he might come to his senses.

Too late, alas. As they hurtled through the air, he cried that he was already ruined.

They were, frankly, both quite broken by the experience.

Alainlechat · 31/07/2024 19:34

I have a savings pot specifically for this that I contribute to each month. When I have enough I splash out on a 4 pack as I find that is the cheapest way.

StMarieforme · 31/07/2024 19:31

Reallybadidea · 31/07/2024 17:44

Taking out loans/extending their mortgage/financial help from family I would guess?

😂😂😂

StMarieforme · 31/07/2024 19:31

Jennyathemall · 31/07/2024 17:44

Yes I know, I must have seen like thirty people eating beans today and they were all Heinz. It’s literally everywhere. When will the madness stop?

I've got to ask... where have you seen 30 people eating Heinz Beans in one day?!

To answer your question, my ND DD27 likes Heinz and only Heinz. She eats them as a main meal so I don't mind that they're more out of our food budget. I like Sainsburys own brand best and have those on a spud. Yummy!

5128gap · 31/07/2024 19:27

HJ83 · 31/07/2024 19:21

I’m just really regretting not getting on the bean ladder when I was younger.

You should have kept your finger on the pulse OP.

Whenwillitgetwarm · 31/07/2024 19:26

HJ83 · 31/07/2024 19:21

I’m just really regretting not getting on the bean ladder when I was younger.

Plus wasting all of your money on expensive coffees and avocado toast too I bet!

alwaysmovingforwards · 31/07/2024 19:22

I remember reading a shocking story we should all be aware of;
Following a once in a lifetime special Heinz beans treat purchase, a very wealthy family carelessly put the empty can in the recycling bins.
Turns out someone on the councils recycling team was on the payroll of an organised crime gang and tipped off the boss.
The house was then specifically targeted and broken into the following night.
They lost absolutely everything poor souls and never fully recovered.

So please be careful people, there are eyes everywhere and eating Heinz beans clearly marks you as an ultra high new worth individual (UHNWI). Be safe x

Jc2001 · 31/07/2024 19:21

HJ83 · 31/07/2024 17:42

Well how? My budget will only stretch to supermarket own brand beans, yet everywhere I look people are eating Heinz beans. How do they afford it?

I lease mine

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HJ83 · 31/07/2024 19:21

I’m just really regretting not getting on the bean ladder when I was younger.

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OlympicsFanGirl · 31/07/2024 19:19

Whenwillitgetwarm · 31/07/2024 19:14

I’m a multi-millionaire and can afford the odd tin of HBB but I won’t buy it on principle. Instead I make my DC eat dented cans of own brand Asda which are reduced in price as they are about to go off. It’s important to keep the DC grounded and not living in a bubble.

Stealth brag 👆

I'm judging all you lazy buggers. 🤪

You should be making them from scratch with Cannellini beans and passata.

Batch cook and freeze

PS they will taste best if you use home grown herbs watered with the tears of nuns.

DumbassHamsterSitterPerson · 31/07/2024 19:18

ThreeTescoBags · 31/07/2024 19:11

I'm just amazed anyone can eat a whole baked bean, half an one for me and I'm stuffed. We've lost sight of how much of a baked bean is normal.

Eat? We just have a quick sniff each here and we're full!

Oblomov24 · 31/07/2024 19:16

We buy Heinz bbq beans. I haven't come across a decent alternative.

Whenwillitgetwarm · 31/07/2024 19:14

I’m a multi-millionaire and can afford the odd tin of HBB but I won’t buy it on principle. Instead I make my DC eat dented cans of own brand Asda which are reduced in price as they are about to go off. It’s important to keep the DC grounded and not living in a bubble.

Devonbabs · 31/07/2024 19:12

BarbedButterfly · 31/07/2024 19:11

How are people eating a tin. I eat a single bean and am done for 8 years. Greedy

No wonder we have an obesity crisis eating a full bean, I cut it into 7 have a piece a day with a massive salad!

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