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To not know how people can afford Heinz Beans?

212 replies

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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Miaowm · 31/07/2024 19:12

Maybe they buy own brand ketchup in order to afford the beans?

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.

BarbedButterfly · 31/07/2024 19:11

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

Devonbabs · 31/07/2024 19:11

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?

Heard you can get quite a few tins in exchange for your right arm 😂

PinkiOcelot · 31/07/2024 19:09

Marmite27 · 31/07/2024 17:43

They’re not even nice!

I prefer branston, but ALDIs are a close second.

This. They’re awful.

alwaysmovingforwards · 31/07/2024 19:08

Reallybadidea · 31/07/2024 17:44

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

Yup, I think it’s this sort of thing.
I saw someone eating Heinz beans the other day. I was so shocked that I literally had to ask them as I simply couldn’t comprehend how on Earth they found the £1.40 required.

Now I know they have good careers and earn north of £100k each, but that’s simply not enough for Heinz beans!!

Turns out an elderly relative died and left them a multi million inheritance last year. But still.. doesn’t seem enough I thought..

But they also mentioned they’d sold both cars and walk everywhere now. Ok.. I could see how you’d be getting closer to Heinz beans..

Also no holidays since 2007. ‘ah’ I thought to myself ‘I guess if you add all of that up Heinz beans now does seem doable’.

Hope that helps OP.

Mama2many73 · 31/07/2024 19:06

Branston in our house. Always bought when on special. Dh came shopping the other day and nearly died at the Branston price so I pointed out the heinz price! His response 'who the hell can afford that...they're not even nice!!'

Out of curiosity has anyone seen store own tinned spag bolognaise (not the basic range) ?? Can't find it in any of our local stores and i refuse the nearly £2 of heinz version.

DumbassHamsterSitterPerson · 31/07/2024 19:06

Topofthemountain · 31/07/2024 19:05

Did you remember the beans though?

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Crap. Back to spain I go. Not sure this is working out cheaper though!

Topofthemountain · 31/07/2024 19:05

DumbassHamsterSitterPerson · 31/07/2024 19:01

"Won't be long, I'm just popping out to get some beans"

Comes home a week later with a tan and a hangover.

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Did you remember the beans though?

SlightlygrumpyBettyswaitress · 31/07/2024 19:02

I bulk buy if they are on offer. If I run out it's marks and sparks own brand.

BeerForMyHorses · 31/07/2024 19:02

I use my trust fund solely for the purpose of Heinz beans (and ketchup)

DumbassHamsterSitterPerson · 31/07/2024 19:01

TiredArse · 31/07/2024 18:43

We’re being robbed though. It’s cheaper to buy them in Spain, for example, than it is in bloody Asda.

"Won't be long, I'm just popping out to get some beans"

Comes home a week later with a tan and a hangover.

B1anche · 31/07/2024 19:00

Psssst...follow me to the Dark Web. I'll show you where to get cheap Heinz beans.

ItsAlrightDarling · 31/07/2024 19:00

Definitely loans/credit/living beyond their means.

Cherryflavouranything · 31/07/2024 19:00

We put money aside every month. It’s just a matter of priorities.

Topofthemountain · 31/07/2024 18:59

Whatwouldnanado · 31/07/2024 18:58

M&S beans are fab and indistinguishable from Heinz.

That's a lie perpetuated by MN.😂

Koko83 · 31/07/2024 18:59

How do you know it’s Heinz they are eating? Are they taking tins to work or are you spying on them?

Blondeshavemorefun · 31/07/2024 18:59

I used to love Heinz I. Refused to eat anything else

I work hard so if wanted to spend £1 on a tin fair enough

One day I tried Aldi as friends kept saying about them

This was years back when really cheap and think 26p or 4 for £1

I was amazed how nice they were and swapped to them

I tried Heinz's a few months later and find them rank now

Watery - bland and hard and no taste or thick sauce like Aldi

People should def do the taste test they do on eat well for less

Anyway to answer your question

Priorities - people spend they money on what they want

People who smoke for example they say they are skint but then spend £20/40 a week on cigs

Whatwouldnanado · 31/07/2024 18:58

M&S beans are fab and indistinguishable from Heinz.

Singinghollybob · 31/07/2024 18:56

I was able to buy them via salary sacrifice scheme in work. There no way I could afford them otherwise.

Topofthemountain · 31/07/2024 18:55

lucysnowe2 · 31/07/2024 18:53

Wtf is it with all these 'to not understand how people afford xx' posts? Is it bots? Bored teenagers???

Panicked 18 year olds who will soon be off to uni. (Apart from aforementioned DD)

SeeSeeRider · 31/07/2024 18:55

Do people really use so many they have a ready made abbreviation ('BBs')?

DogDaysNeverEnd · 31/07/2024 18:54

You're all very silly.

You should have done what my grannie did; bought heinz mini tins single serve in 1972 (before they were popular mind and were a bit rough), with inflation they have now grown to catering size and we regularly bathe in beans just because we can. I do feel sorry for those less fortunate but thems the breaks.

SeeSeeRider · 31/07/2024 18:54

yeesh · 31/07/2024 17:50

I’ve seen people in council estates buying Heinz, every other trolley had them in. I earn 100k and can only afford dented tins of dust

And red hot gravel!

lucysnowe2 · 31/07/2024 18:54

(You're part of the problem OP 😄)

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