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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?

OP posts:
grywknd · 31/07/2024 18:26

It was either the beans or the schooling. I think we made the right choice.

BrightLightTonight · 31/07/2024 18:26

I don’t like baked beans

5128gap · 31/07/2024 18:26

WindsurfingDreams · 31/07/2024 18:02

I think some people's parents give them their heinz beans.

And some people skimp and buy cheap bread so they can spend the cash on the beans instead.

True. Personally I worked my arse off to afford mine. Also bought in the 70s before can price rises. But I've at least got something to leave to my children.

CoastalCalm · 31/07/2024 18:25

Have preferred Branston for years but now buy M&S and they are fab plus the half size tins are still reasonably priced vs large and save waste

JaneJeffer · 31/07/2024 18:24

Batchelor's FTW

Emilywiththegreeneyes · 31/07/2024 18:24

😂 to basically everything here

My toddler has been screaming at me for two hours about fucking nonsense. Although I had fobbed him off with some Sainsbury’s own beans so maybe he’s got a point.

I needed this thread, thank you.

DilemmaDelilah · 31/07/2024 18:23

I used to think Heinz beans were so much nicer than supermarket beans. Then I tried M&S baked beans - I think they are really nice, and only 50p a can!

halava · 31/07/2024 18:22

Imagine anyone eating baked beans straight from the tin guilty as charged m'Lod . Assuming that's how you know that all these heathens are eating Heinz.

Testina · 31/07/2024 18:20

Lampslights · 31/07/2024 18:18

Is this maybe supposed to be funny? I mean clearly rhe answer is fhey have a higher income than you.

Have you read the thread?

westisbest1982 · 31/07/2024 18:19

Here we go again and the answer is always the same - some people have more money than you have.

Lampslights · 31/07/2024 18:18

Is this maybe supposed to be funny? I mean clearly rhe answer is fhey have a higher income than you.

SeeSeeRider · 31/07/2024 18:18

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.

You know, I'm thinking of moving to Jaywick. They sound like our kind of people.

gmgnts · 31/07/2024 18:18

AntoinetteCurtain · 31/07/2024 17:52

I saw someone eating Heinz beans in the back of a brand new BMW X5685 the other day, they also had a 90inch TV and a goat.

Bet they were swindling their benefits

😂

SeeSeeRider · 31/07/2024 18:17

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?

Where are you looking to see all those people eating any brand of beans? We have Crosse & Blackwell low salt/low sugar ones, £1 a tin. Once a week. Two tins for all of us. Saturday morning beans on toast. Me DH DD and DS How often do you need to eat beans?

PhilosophicalCheeseSandwich · 31/07/2024 18:08

We ask for them for Christmas, instead of toys for the children.

Testina · 31/07/2024 18:08

I afford Heinz beans on toast, by not being one of those profligate Millennial fools who buy avocados 🥑 to smash theirs.

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.

OlympicProcrastinator · 31/07/2024 18:07

Some people prioritise OP. They forfeit holidays, flat screen tv’s and avacados to afford them. Jealously is not a good look.

sweeneytoddsrazor · 31/07/2024 18:06

I think my favourite bean is Sean.

Grandmasswagbag · 31/07/2024 18:05

When we have them they are the main part of a meal. Beans on toast/jacket potato, so still a very cheap meal compared to other toppings. I won't eat beans if they're not heinz. I find all other varieties disgusting. So I guess we eat beans less and have better ones.

IDontHateRainbows · 31/07/2024 18:04

Inherited. They last quite some time in cans I hear.

Octavia64 · 31/07/2024 18:03

You want the Heinz 5 beans. An upgrade but they are so much nicer!

Reallybadidea · 31/07/2024 18:03

I couldn't afford to buy Heinz baked beans until I started my own business selling natural aloe vera products. PM me if you'd like more information 👍

WindsurfingDreams · 31/07/2024 18:02

I think some people's parents give them their heinz beans.

And some people skimp and buy cheap bread so they can spend the cash on the beans instead.

HelpMeGetThrough · 31/07/2024 18:01

Cappugcino · 31/07/2024 17:45

Where are you looking to be seeing tonnes of people eating Heinz beans? 😂

I wouldn't be hanging around for long!!! 💨

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