When only branded will do

[MardyMcBlowdry]

Post-It notes. I've used so many generic Post-It notes that don't even stick the first time round, never mind trying to move and re-stick multiple times. Branded Post-It notes only, from now on. Anything else that just isn't the same when it's the generic offering?

Fairy washing up liquid. Every other brand just runs out too quickly.

Colmans tartare sauce, for me. Nothing else will do.

Bleach.
Hoola Hoops
Jaffa Cakes
Coca cola (I do like a bit of cheap lemonade though)

Cornflakes.

Sellotape

Cereal.
I buy a lot of supermarket own brand but I haven't found any own brands that I like. especially Crunchy Nut Cornflakes.

Heinz Tomato soup.

It has to be Heinz baked beans and Kellogg's cornflakes.

Diet Coke ( vs generic supermarket)
pritt sticks

Clarks shoes for my wide footed toddler. Cant get his ridiculous feet into supermarket shoes

Nope. It’s all the same stuff.
It’s not like Tesco have millions if massive factories producing things- they are all made by the same factories producing the brands, just different labels.

I worked in a meat factory years ago
The chicken came along, if wasnt the best looking it went to asda smart price, nicer went to asda normal. The nice plump blood free ones went to the expensive ranges.
All same factory same conveyor belt.

Also had aldi hoops 6pk opened and inside was proper hula hoops

Heinz salad cream and ketchup.

Quavers

M&S tomato soup is nicer if you've never tried it

I've found next do a few wide fits 😊 both my boys have wide feet and I begrudge Clarkes prices

Pepsi max! Tesco substituting it with their own is not ok 🤢

It’s not all the same stuff. SOME things probably are (like the Hula Hoop example) but different stores use different recipes. I remember comparing an M&S chicken pie once with an Aldi one. There was less chicken in the Aldi one for example. Yes, they use the same factories but that doesn’t mean everything is churned out the same.

My can’t replace with generic are:

Sellotape
Elastoplast plasters.

Heinz baked beans.

It used to be Heinz baked beans for years until I had Branstons as a substitute and now I wouldn't buy anything else.

Heinz Baked Beans
Sellotape
Compeed Blister Plasters
Original Coke

BMW
Marmite
Kerrygold

Fairy washing up liquid
Pepsi max
Bassets liquorice all sorts

HP sauce.

Supermarkets' own brand brown sauce just don't compare

Coffee. However poor I am, I get the proper stuff or nothing.

Heinz ketchup

Branston pickle

oh and chocolate