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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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Bignanna · 31/07/2024 18:37

GinAndBeerIt · 31/07/2024 18:36

I haven't bought Heinz anything for years. I find their stuff overpriced and over hyped.
Other brands are much nicer and cheaper.

M&S are nicer!

Georgyporky · 31/07/2024 18:36

AntoinetteCurtain · 31/07/2024 18:33

You are right, I like them with my annual whole chicken that I can make last for 11 months for my family of 7.

Sometimes I halve a bean for a simple lunch

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And scraping off the mould from the carcass you can make your own penicillin & save a fortune on prescriptions.

GinAndBeerIt · 31/07/2024 18:36

I haven't bought Heinz anything for years. I find their stuff overpriced and over hyped.
Other brands are much nicer and cheaper.

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 😄

Whatineed · 31/07/2024 18:35

I've just headed to Zurich to move some money around and release some bean funds. I keep a four pack of Heinz Beans with pork sausages in my vault there. I've requested they be divided amongst family members if anything happens to me.

Bignanna · 31/07/2024 18:35

Floralnomad · 31/07/2024 17:46

I don’t eat beans but my son prefers Heinz and I buy them in cases of 24 from Costco which works out quite reasonable

Bet he couldn’t tell which was which in a blind taste test!

flyinghen · 31/07/2024 18:34

Reallybadidea · 31/07/2024 17:44

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

This made me laugh out loud

Doggymummar · 31/07/2024 18:34

Tesco's here reduced salt and sugar

Georgyporky · 31/07/2024 18:34

DumbassHamsterSitterPerson · 31/07/2024 17:52

Even Asda essentials (previously smart price) beans are 27p. I remember when they were 4p.
Mind you, when ex and I first lived together 20 years ago we could get a leg of lamb for 97p and have a Sunday roast.

You were robbed. My butcher used to pay me to take away a leg of lamb that was cluttering up his shop on a Monday.

Topofthemountain · 31/07/2024 18:33

I buy cheap in bulk and stash them. When the zombies come, I can either lob the tins at their heads or consume them and gas the zombies out.

Anyway next week I'm going on holiday and will buying a singular tin of Heinz BB. Money bags me.

AntoinetteCurtain · 31/07/2024 18:33

Reallybadidea · 31/07/2024 18:32

I bet they're massive beans though? And you use the leftovers to make pie, risotto and shepherd's pie later in the week

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You are right, I like them with my annual whole chicken that I can make last for 11 months for my family of 7.

Sometimes I halve a bean for a simple lunch

Apileofballyhoo · 31/07/2024 18:32

I hear you OP. We work really hard and can't understand what we're doing wrong. DC has never has Heinz and we last had them 20 years ago. (Friends' luxury wedding.)

Reallybadidea · 31/07/2024 18:32

AntoinetteCurtain · 31/07/2024 18:30

I afford my heinz baked beans by only consuming 2 beans with every meal, I just can't believe the size of appetites some people have these days, sure, if you've been very active, maybe 6 beans, but a whole tin!? No wonder obesity rates are sky rocketing.

I bet they're massive beans though? And you use the leftovers to make pie, risotto and shepherd's pie later in the week

Bonjovispjs · 31/07/2024 18:31

Whenwillitgetwarm · 31/07/2024 18:07

I also often wonder how people afford it. I’ve worked hard all my life and can’t. It’s such a mystery. Surely we all earn exactly the same amount of money with the same outgoings??

Mind you my mates uncle once saw a bag full of Heinz beans being carried into one of those asylum seeker 5 star hotels. He also said they give everyone a can with their weekly benefits in Jaywick. So it’s probably only scroungers who get them.

Come over here, stealing our beans 🤨

Freysimo · 31/07/2024 18:31

RabbitsRock · 31/07/2024 17:49

DH prefers Heinz & I get them from FarmFoods when there’s an offer on. Tescos are nice & apparently they’re made by Heinz. Haven’t tried Branstons but several of my customers recommend them.

I doubt Tesco beans are Heinz, find them v watery and lacking in taste, unless that what Heinz beans taste like now? Branston are the best imo.

JabbaTheBeachHut · 31/07/2024 18:30

PruneInTheNest · 31/07/2024 18:29

Can’t go wrong with Aldi beans

You could if you stuck them in your eyes.

AntoinetteCurtain · 31/07/2024 18:30

I afford my heinz baked beans by only consuming 2 beans with every meal, I just can't believe the size of appetites some people have these days, sure, if you've been very active, maybe 6 beans, but a whole tin!? No wonder obesity rates are sky rocketing.

loudbatperson · 31/07/2024 18:30

We always get the M&S ones. 50p a tin. It's not even a budgeting choice for us they just taste far superior.

thefamous5 · 31/07/2024 18:29

Only fans.

Great way to afford a Heinz beans habit.

(Apparently. I'm. It talking from experience. I'm an Aldi own brand bean budget kinda girl)

PruneInTheNest · 31/07/2024 18:29

Can’t go wrong with Aldi beans

Jagoda · 31/07/2024 18:28

Hoppinggreen · 31/07/2024 18:27

By earning more than you or spending less than you on other things I imagine.
Nowhere I look are people eating beans though, maybe they just di it at home?

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

Bean Bastards!

JaneJeffer · 31/07/2024 18:27

sweeneytoddsrazor · 31/07/2024 18:06

I think my favourite bean is Sean.

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mr bean GIF
Hoppinggreen · 31/07/2024 18:27

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?

By earning more than you or spending less than you on other things I imagine.
Nowhere I look are people eating beans though, maybe they just di it at home?

Sunnydiary · 31/07/2024 18:27

@CoastalCalm

M and S?!!! Well it’s alright for some.

Just try and read the room before posting about your luxury bean consumption eh?

Tagyoureit · 31/07/2024 18:27

They saved the tin and refill it with non brand and then just insta the heniz can!

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