| We all know that the big expenses of life, such as | | | | white, bog standard - pun intended - loo paper is |
| mortgages and cars, are often necessities that we | | | | £2.25 but Tesco's value loo roll 4 pack is 43p! |
| simply can't cut down on, but what about those little | | | | The same goes for dozens of items that we |
| things we auto-buy every week or every day? Can | | | | persistently keep using because we daren't try the |
| we cut down on those? | | | | alternatives. Just try it for one week; instead of buying |
| In a word, yes, we can, and all it takes is a little | | | | your usual brands, make a point of getting generic or |
| alteration in the way you think... | | | | own brands. You'll be pleasantly surprised how much |
| For many of us, buying branded goods in the | | | | you save and how little difference you notice. |
| supermarket is simply habit but it's a habit that is | | | | If you want to con your family do your own market |
| costing us far more than we need to be paying. For | | | | research on the subject, put the store's own branded |
| example, toilet paper is literally flushed down the toilet - | | | | goods into the branded container and see if anyone |
| along with the money it cost you to buy a branded | | | | notices it's any different. For instance, buy the |
| pack - so why not buy a supermarket's own brand | | | | supermarket's own cola and put it in a brand name |
| instead? | | | | bottle or put the store's own cornflakes in a brand |
| For example, at Tesco right now, Andrex 4 roll, plain | | | | name box. I've done it and nobody noticed! |