Favourite items from Home Bargains and B&M

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Inspired by another thread. As per the title - what are your favourite items? Mine are:

Home Bargains:
Sausage rolls from the bakery section.
Rubicon (much cheaper than supermarket)
Bird food - seed and mealworms
Toothpaste
Wickford Candles

B&M:
Coffee sachets
Noodles for DD
Washing pods
Dishwasher tablets
Emulsion (rare but like Johnstones from there)
Any decorating supplies like paint brushes

I realise this is a sad thread. It’s better than what’s on our TV tonight though.

HB solar lights for the garden.. I got a hot air balloon one for about £4 and it’s lasted ages. Also love their Dime bars

Another one who gets my bird food from HB! Their kids book section is a bit hit and miss but I always check it because sometimes they have classic kids tales books for 89p that are perfect for my little one. Also pick up a few sticker activity books for the same price.

B&M I usually end up buying shite, biscuits, chocs, crisps! Oh the occasional plant from the garden centre bit. I tried Tim Tams when I saw them because I recognised them from an Aussie tv show I watch, they were disappointing- bit like a shit penguin and penguins are already shit!

We have a large HB near us with a garden section. They do lovely real Xmas trees for about £10, instead of the £65 at our local Waitrose!

You end up using it eventually 😀

Sorry i got the wrong brand! It was Clarins.

@Ohwhatfuckeryitistoride definitely genuine stuff? Not fakes? I’m always suspicious with TK Maxx - but as someone once said to me these huge stores surely would be frontline for trading standards checking on fakes and wouldn’t risk - it’s not as if they’re hiding away low key on internet. It’s basically lots of ‘seconds’ - That’s a very good deal if so - will be taking a look

My only must have is the proper Spanish alioli in the yellow tub from Home Bargains but that's because it's 89 p instead of nearly twice that everywhere else.

Heron is my new favourite place for a browse for bargains. This year they've had lots of Spice Tailor kits for under £1 instead of £3-4 elsewhere.

They also have branded ice cream that's cheap and sometimes misshaped potato waffles and chicken nuggets that are almost certainly Mcdonalds for £1 or so.

I also bought Tim Tams and thought they were nicer than Penguins.

Just read the thread properly and remembered that we also get Elbow Grease cleaning products and Method handling wash from Home Bargains (under £1 instead of £3+ in supermarkets).

Oh really, maybe it was just heightened for me because I’d been curious what they were like and I bloody hate penguins and that’s what they reminded me of 🥲

Home Bargains is great for -

Non-stick foil
Don Simon fresh orange juice
4-packs of tuna
The 2 for £5 cereal offers
Bags of scampi & bacon fries (note to self, must resist these)
Abernethy biscuits
Jane Asher frozen sticky toffee pudding (delicious)

There was a thing in TJ Maxx where scammers would buy an expensive item and get it refunded on a fake version. So they got to keep the genuine article and get their money back.
Apparently, there weren’t the staff who were trained to authenticate the goods. It’s a known thing, but not sure if it’s happened in TK Maxx. I think a lot of their goods are cheaply made for the store itself. There’s probably someone who knows more about it than I do though.

@ACatAsleepInYourHat forgot about the scampi and bacon fries!
little bags of fatty goodness 😋

B&M
Skinny Rice

Home Bargains
Garnier shampoo and conditioner
Corsodyl toothpaste
Tunnocks Teackaes -they sometimes have the dark chocolate ones
Name brand cola and drinks in cans
27p sachets of microwave popcorn

Lovely items 💚
It's always lovely to bring helpful enlightenments of what is selling in these good value, bargain stores
Thank you ☺️

B&M accidentally vegan stroop waffles

I forgot to add, the Elvive shampoo. Half the price of boots. Me and DD love it (and get through it quickly)

Never go in B&M.

Home Bargains - used to buy mountains of their big chunky flapjacks. Also I would buy up bags of marshmallows and Riesen dark chocolate toffees. I have lost about 5 stone; I don't go in there any more.

Home Bargains things I get
Bath salts and shower gel
Cheap antihistamines and painkillers
Bin bags
Birthday cards
Mushy peas - branded ones cheaper there than the supermarkets
Love the seasonal offerings too 😄

@SillyGo0se I've just checked and there are three HB in Swindon. Which is the best, please?

I get the wickford candles. I get all my cleaning detergents. It has never occurred to me to buy food from Home Bargains. I just miss out the food aisles completely.

@GinkoRebelFoxes the one at Great Western Way 🙂

@Moveoverdarlin there are some good brands in the food aisles; sometimes a lot cheaper than the supermarkets, sometimes not. It’s worth a look though.

B and M- Pet stuff especially dog toys!

Thank you 🤗
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