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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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Topofthemountain · 31/07/2024 18:53

Fortunately my soon to be departing to university DD doesn't like BB's. Massive saving right there.

Buddhistretreatwithcrisps · 31/07/2024 18:53

OMG I think this might be the funniest thread I've ever read 😂🤣

OldTinHat · 31/07/2024 18:53

Heinz beans are the best!

My local community pantry always have them, hooray!

Ponkpinkpink15 · 31/07/2024 18:53

HJ83 · 31/07/2024 17:46

Do some people get their beans on a lease? I know some people do that with cars.

You can obviously afford alcohol.

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???

Buddhistretreatwithcrisps · 31/07/2024 18:52

JaneJeffer · 31/07/2024 18:27

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😂🤣😂

RedHelenB · 31/07/2024 18:51

By getting them when they're on offer.

Reallybadidea · 31/07/2024 18:50

We started saving for our kids future baked beans before they were even born, but if the government puts VAT on baked beans I don't know what we'll do. Might have to start eating haricot beans instead 😢

Cactiverde · 31/07/2024 18:49

I could buy them if I wanted to, but I can't justify the price 🤣 Tesco ones are excellent anyway and my kids absolutely love beans, so we get through alot. They will quite often ask for a snack of "beans in a bowl"... (It is as literal as it sounds) and eldest likes them cold straight out of the can. In fact, thinking about the amount they eat, I probably would end up in debt if I did buy heinz... I'll stick to Tesco ones

AighVie · 31/07/2024 18:49

Sunnydiary · 31/07/2024 17:50

They’re all buying them on credit cards.

I can’t wait until the bailiffs come and repossess all my SILs beans.

Oh her.

She deserves it. And they should repossess her jaunty wee bonnet while they're at it.

Topofthemountain · 31/07/2024 18:46

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.

That's where I've gone wrong, should have booked a holiday to Spain rather than Northumberland.

Sethera · 31/07/2024 18:45

I don't know how old you are, OP, but when I had just started renting my own house in the mid-90s and had a very, very tight budget, Tesco used to do a loss leader where their basic brand beans cost minus 1p. So for each can you bought (limit was 3 per shop I think) 1p was deducted from your bill. The beans weren't marvellous - about 1/4 bean juice - but who'd complain when you were being paid to eat them?

Differentstarts · 31/07/2024 18:45

Where a heinz family. But going to have to try Branston iv heard good things

Topofthemountain · 31/07/2024 18:45

BobnLen · 31/07/2024 18:39

Same as they can afford cars, kitchens, holidays, whatever the latest 'how can they afford it' thread is about.

Well I can afford a holiday and a single tin of baked beans.

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.

GoldMerchant · 31/07/2024 18:43

Look, it's just about what you prioritize, isn't it? DH and I have a line on our budget for Heinz beans because making those core memories of serving my kids beans on toast for dinner when I'm tired, stressed and ten seconds away from running down the road screaming and never looking back is important to us.

notacooldad · 31/07/2024 18:42

You can cook a chicken and a tin of beans and it will last a family of four people at least ten days.
It would last longer if you made a 'MASSIVE' salad to go with it!

notacooldad · 31/07/2024 18:41

Lol OP is taking the piss about the endless similar threads
How would you even know.
Some of these threads are bonkers.

WouldUSayImWorthy · 31/07/2024 18:39

You can cook a chicken and a tin of beans and it will last a family of four people at least ten days.

Jealousy isn't a good look OP.

BobnLen · 31/07/2024 18:39

Same as they can afford cars, kitchens, holidays, whatever the latest 'how can they afford it' thread is about.

Nourishinghandcream · 31/07/2024 18:38

We buy our Heinz beans in bulk from Costco.👍

CakeDream · 31/07/2024 18:38

It's about being frugal. I buy a tin on special offer every Christmas for our family of four. We each have two beans a day and It last for the whole year.

People just aren't willing to live below their means.

TraceyDeacy · 31/07/2024 18:38

RobertSalamander · 31/07/2024 18:36

Firstly, how often are you watching people prepare baked beans??

Secondly Heinz are disgusting and Branstons are epic.

Thirdly this reads exactly like all the ‘how are people affording holidays?’ threads just substitute in beans. So not sure if to take it seriously or not 😄

It’s a real quandary, isn’t it?

Whatineed · 31/07/2024 18:37

Jagoda · 31/07/2024 18:28

No, they all do it in public to demonstrate their wealth and culinary superiority.

Bean Bastards!

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Yeah but we know they've just pasted a Heinz label over the Aldi one...

pinksheetss · 31/07/2024 18:37

The Heinz beans and sausages are often on a deal of 5 for £5 at my Asda

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