I am increasingly overwhelmed by the choice in supermarkets; there is so much choice that it almost paralyses me into a state of indecision. I rarely buy ready made food but I do notice the huge plethora of products on the shelves on offer. Its almost as bad for staples – Waitrose has literally 10’s of types of ground coffee; I cannot remember which one that I like best, or indeed which ones that I disliked and vowed never to buy again. At home I have various labels from various Thai and Chinese products and sauces stuck to my kitchen pinboard according to if I want to buy again or not.
I have been thinking about writing about products for some time; not really reviews, but notes for me, as I am increasingly fed up of spending money on products that I am not actually that keen on or I actively dislike, that I force myself to use up as I hate throwing things away. Being budget conscious I shall also attempt to work out which of the economy and value products from various supermarkets are worth buying and which are in all honesty a waste of money and end up being thrown away.
My “holy grails” of brands are to find perfect:-
Plain chocolate with coffee – currently Waitrose own brand is streaks ahead of any others
Vanilla Ice Cream – Currently Green & Blacks
Coffee – both cafetieres and for stove top espresso makers; normal and decaff.
I hope that this will be helpful or informative, please comment and let me know your thoughts and favourites.
It is overwhelming, I agree. I can never remember which Earl Grey tea I like, I only know it’s not Twinings. Can’t comment on dark chocolate with coffee but I find Lindt 70% is a good basic bar and not too expensive.
Ice cream – if you can ever get hold of Hill Station that’s the best – short of making your own. And for coffee I like Union Hand-Roasted Rwandan coffee which is Fairtrade. I flirt with other brands and own brands when they’re on special offer but always come back to Union as the best.