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What's a cheap version of an expensive item that's the same quality
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"Tap water is just as good as bottled water "
No it’s not. Bottled water is usually natural spring water. Tap has chemicals added to it, it doesn’t taste nice |
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Pal told me Aldi’s own brand of tomato soup was nicer than Heinz….. so I bought some…. It’s not nicer it’s exactly the same. I googled it, Heinz makes their soup for Aldi’s brand Bakewell. Only 2 differences are the consistency and the price |
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"Garage services. Unless still under warranty, get car servicing from a reputable local garage rather than brand dealer. Also cost savings."
Even under warranty you should be able to do this as long as they use genuine parts  |
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As a sound engineer I can recommend Panasonic's Earbuds currently going for £7.56 on Amazon
They're easily as good as other ones twice/three times the price. |
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"A friend likes the chocolate seashells by Guylian at £10 a box.
Gave him a box of the Lidl ones, for £2.49, and they were the same "
Plus you get the bonus of the chocolate starfish in the Lidl/Aldi ones  |
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"A friend likes the chocolate seashells by Guylian at £10 a box.
Gave him a box of the Lidl ones, for £2.49, and they were the same
Plus you get the bonus of the chocolate starfish in the Lidl/Aldi ones "
 chocolate starfish?  |
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"Not expensive but fake snickers are WAY better than the real thing and cheaper. I vote Aldi number 1, with Tesco and Lidl runners-up.  "
You’re right, the Lidl ones are good |
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"Not expensive but fake snickers are WAY better than the real thing and cheaper. I vote Aldi number 1, with Tesco and Lidl runners-up.
You’re right, the Lidl ones are good "
I don't even like snickers! I had the Aldi version one day and I'm obsessed now.  |
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"A lot of the time private healthcare is actually worse quality. You're often just paying for a prettier setting and pointless extras. They do have the benefit of shorter waiting lists though. "
So true! |
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Generic over the counter medicines. Look at the active ingredients in your preferred brand and find the own brand with the same active ingredient.
If the PL number on the generic box is the same as on the branded box then it is exactly the same product made by exactly the same company!
Even if the product licence for the generic is different the active ingredient is the same, though from a different manufacturer. To get a product licence the manufacturers have to prove bioequivalence. |
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"Generic over the counter medicines. Look at the active ingredients in your preferred brand and find the own brand with the same active ingredient.
If the PL number on the generic box is the same as on the branded box then it is exactly the same product made by exactly the same company!
Even if the product licence for the generic is different the active ingredient is the same, though from a different manufacturer. To get a product licence the manufacturers have to prove bioequivalence."
You seriously need to stop watching Martin Lewis |
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"Generic over the counter medicines. Look at the active ingredients in your preferred brand and find the own brand with the same active ingredient.
If the PL number on the generic box is the same as on the branded box then it is exactly the same product made by exactly the same company!
Even if the product licence for the generic is different the active ingredient is the same, though from a different manufacturer. To get a product licence the manufacturers have to prove bioequivalence.
You seriously need to stop watching Martin Lewis "
Worked for both brand names and generics manufacturers! |
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"Tap water is just as good as bottled water blurgh! I live in South Wales and tap abs bottle taste the same, however London water is absolutely vile and tastes nothing like either!!"
It's funny what you get used to. I grew up in NW Kent and never thought anything of the taste of tap water beyond knowing kettles and the like would always fur up with limescale. When I go back to visit family now it tastes disgusting 
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"Tap water is just as good as bottled water blurgh! I live in South Wales and tap abs bottle taste the same, however London water is absolutely vile and tastes nothing like either!!
It's funny what you get used to. I grew up in NW Kent and never thought anything of the taste of tap water beyond knowing kettles and the like would always fur up with limescale. When I go back to visit family now it tastes disgusting
Mr"
Same. I’m from Manchester and I can’t drink the tap water where I am now. It’s vile! I buy bottled. Anyone who says bottled is no different won’t be from around here! |
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"Garage services. Unless still under warranty, get car servicing from a reputable local garage rather than brand dealer. Also cost savings.
Even under warranty you should be able to do this as long as they use genuine parts "
Fair comment unless car purchased from a dealer. |
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"Iv just swapped from dewalt tools too the erbauer ones with the 2 year warranty, for anyone in the construction industry to be fair, so far so good"
DeWalt themselves are just a rebrand of Black and Decker. The trade grade Makita tools do justify the greater expense as they last a lot longer. Anything less that professional and you're just as well with ones you've mentioned. |
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"Blowup Doll.
Much cheaper than the genuine article plus you can let the air out and put it back in the cupboard out the way.
Only downside is, it won’t do the washing-up.
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Also there versatile blow them up inside out and they have a cock! Lol |
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"As a sound engineer I can recommend Panasonic's Earbuds currently going for £7.56 on Amazon
They're easily as good as other ones twice/three times the price. "
Sound engineer recommending ear buds?
OK I have to ask. Ear buds always and I mean always sound shitty. What use do they serve to an audio engineer? |
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"Audi a6 and skoda superb basically the same car only the skoda is far cheaper "
Yeah but you can't claim ownership of the road or make up your own traffic laws in a Skoda |
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By *9alMan
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"Tap water is just as good as bottled water blurgh! I live in South Wales and tap abs bottle taste the same, however London water is absolutely vile and tastes nothing like either!!"
I have lived in London & S Wales & can confirm this
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"As a sound engineer I can recommend Panasonic's Earbuds currently going for £7.56 on Amazon
They're easily as good as other ones twice/three times the price. "
Are these the ones? Panasonic RP-HJE125E-K |
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"Tap water is just as good as bottled water blurgh! I live in South Wales and tap abs bottle taste the same, however London water is absolutely vile and tastes nothing like either!!"
Agreed.. tap water definitely |
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"Tap water is just as good as bottled water
No it’s not. Bottled water is usually natural spring water. Tap has chemicals added to it, it doesn’t taste nice "
All tap water tastes different depends what part of the country you live in and all bottled water tastes differently for the same reasons some of the French ones taste like crap. Generally only drink tap water can’t see why you would spend out on bottled water |
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"Tap water is just as good as bottled water blurgh! I live in South Wales and tap abs bottle taste the same, however London water is absolutely vile and tastes nothing like either!!
It's funny what you get used to. I grew up in NW Kent and never thought anything of the taste of tap water beyond knowing kettles and the like would always fur up with limescale. When I go back to visit family now it tastes disgusting
Mr"
Welsh is best |
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"Tap water is just as good as bottled water blurgh! I live in South Wales and tap abs bottle taste the same, however London water is absolutely vile and tastes nothing like either!!
Agreed.. tap water definitely "
we are so lucky! |
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"Blowup Doll.
Much cheaper than the genuine article plus you can let the air out and put it back in the cupboard out the way.
Only downside is, it won’t do the washing-up.
Get a dishwasher"
Isn't that why God gave women smaller feet? |
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"Garage services. Unless still under warranty, get car servicing from a reputable local garage rather than brand dealer. Also cost savings.
Even under warranty you should be able to do this as long as they use genuine parts
Fair comment unless car purchased from a dealer."
Nope! There is no legal requirement to use a main dealer to service a car to maintain the warranty. You just need to prove it has been serviced to manufacturers requirements. |
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"Audi a6 and skoda superb basically the same car only the skoda is far cheaper "
The Mk1 Superb was based on the extended Passat platform used for the longer wheelbase China only Passat. The Mk2 did indeed share the platform of the Audi A6 of that generation. The latest model is yet another iteration of the VAG MBQ platform which, strictly speaking, is shared technology rather than a shared platform.
All VAG products share components from major to minor, with each brand essential adding it’s own style, brand, and market position to the mix. |
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While Poundland are not noted for the quality of the products they sell I can recommend the Vido True wireless Earbuds (Get the black ones, not the white ones that look like a rip-off of Apple air pods, apparently the sound on those are quite muffled). For £10 they are excellent value and punch well above their weight. 'Ashens' on YouTube did a review on them a week or so ago, like him I bought 2 sets of the black ones. |
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