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Surprisingly good cheap products.

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NomsQualityStreets · 04/04/2018 17:08

Posting for traffic.

I've recently got a few bits online that people have recommended for being cheap but really good for what they are. Latest purchases are a really good liquid eyeliner from Amazon for £0.64 and a baby bath seat that should be £20 but was £9.99 inc delivery!

So out of curiosity and wanting to get some stuff has anyone got any recommendations of surprisingly good products they've bought really cheaply?

Not asking for anything particular just anything that comes to mind.

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Doingreat · 05/04/2018 17:10

Aldi's everyday essentials wheat biscuits are yummy. And made of whole grain so they are healthy too. Only 75p

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Fluffycloudland77 · 05/04/2018 17:25

Sains basics dark choc.
Anything Wilko Own brand, the ultra clumping cat litters saved me a fortune.
All the superdrug own brand products have worked out great.
Home bargains contact lens cleaner. £1.99.
Tesco smart price teabags.
Aldi/lidl coffee beans.
Aldi pilsner.

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TravellingFleet · 05/04/2018 17:31

Mane n Tail shampoo - I’ve not been able to have my hair cut for months, and it is refusing to keep shape. I borrowed a friend’s MnT shampoo at her house and my hair magically went back into being a sleek bob, to the point where people commented on how good it looked.

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MajestyRoyal · 05/04/2018 20:53

@kazaccies omg they're a lush dupe!!!! And they have a £10 monthly subscription where they send you limited edition products! I am so going to do that when I have used up my existing beauty products. I have bookmarked their website Grin Thank you thank you thank you Smileyou're a Star I've been looking for somewhere that do good quality bath bombs and don't cost £6 each for so long

@Fintress yes the only difference from buying them in a high street shop is E5P cut out the tag (I'm assuming for legal reasons??) but most of the time you can see what shop they were meant for by figuring out the first and last letters from the bit they haven't managed to cut out.

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Doingreat · 05/04/2018 20:56

Tesco value garlic bread
Tesco value fish fingers
Tesco value jam

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TabbyMack · 05/04/2018 20:57

Very possibly someone has already mentioned these but Sainsbury’s Value Tea Bags are absolutely indistinguishable from the branded types. I was amazed because the Morrisons and Tesco value ones are truly rank.

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greenlavender · 05/04/2018 21:11

Lidl Cien moisturiser. Poundland nail varnish.

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84CharingCrossRoad · 05/04/2018 21:22

Aldi cocoa powder. The Bournville one is over double the price in our local shop...

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IggyAce · 05/04/2018 21:25

MUA range from Superdrug, eyeshadow pallets great pigment and only £4-£5. Also like their lipsticks and they are £1 each.
Poundland nail polish.

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EnglishGirlApproximately · 05/04/2018 22:10

Because of this thread I've been and bought some a Tesco £1 hair serum and it's brilliant, I'm just annoyed now about how much money I've spent on brands over the years!

I'd like to add Lidl fake Nando's sauce - just as good as the Nando's one at half the price, and Wilkos make up generally. Must try out the Primark Double Wear dupe next

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CanIhavedessertfirst · 05/04/2018 22:15

I got a face oil - the Ordinary 10% lactic acid - off Beauty Bay for £5.50. I've raved about it to my friends. It's bloody amazing.

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Doingreat · 05/04/2018 22:36

@canihavedessertfirst, please tell us more about the lactic acid. What does it actually do? I've been dying to try something from there.

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ghostyslovesheets · 05/04/2018 23:11

Next Summer Sun perfume is basically Estee Lauder's Bronze Goddess but for £12

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Namastethefuckawayfromme · 05/04/2018 23:11

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eggsandchips · 06/04/2018 00:31

Canihavedesert what do you like about the lactic acid? I've just ordered it Smile

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RingtheBells · 06/04/2018 08:21

I like a lot of Wilko own products like their floor wipes for 50p, I also buy a lot of their decorating products.

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yaela123 · 06/04/2018 09:22

£1 each but usually on 2 for £3

Doesn't seem like a very good deal!

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WhateverTakesYaFancy · 06/04/2018 09:35

I love a good ‘cheap’ thread Grin.

Aldi Lacura Q10 serum and caviar night cream. Been using both for about 18 months now and would never go back to expensive face creams.

Sainsbury’s own brand white bath creme. It has a lovely, old school soapy fragrance, is quite moisturising and a litre is 70p!

Aldi coconut water. A third of the price of Coco Vita and exactly the same.

Sainsbury’s Tu opaque tights. Virtually indestructible. I bought 8 pairs in September and they are still going strong, surviving heavy wear and washing and my jagged fingernails Smile

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Slartybartfast · 06/04/2018 10:36

Asda dark chocolate digestives.
really lovely

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Slartybartfast · 06/04/2018 10:37

Waitrose loo paper, the best

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Slartybartfast · 06/04/2018 10:38

i bought sainsbury value tea bags on the basis of a thread like this, just vile imo

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KaliforniaDreamz · 06/04/2018 10:52

Life is too short for value tea bags.

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AnneWiddecombesHandbag · 06/04/2018 13:21

Does anyone else find the collection last surge mascara doesn't have the thing that scrapes the excess off he brush or do I just have a duff one?!

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TabbyMack · 06/04/2018 15:00

Life is too short for value tea bags

And what if that’s all someone can afford? Don’t be so pretentious.

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Fluffycloudland77 · 06/04/2018 16:16

Mil commented on the nice tea I used. When I said it was Tesco smartprice the cup went down and wasn’t picked up again 😂.

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