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 Rudi Hedman  Caterham 21 Nov 21 10.27pm |
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Originally posted by ASCPFC
I just buy the phones with the Chinese spyware. Cheaper, better specs and why should I care? I’ve recently bought one on eBay as a backup. The memory wasn’t cleared and it appears it was owned by someone named A. Rafiq. Could be worth a fortune after I make a few calls tomorrow.
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Teddy Eagle  21 Nov 21 11.11pm |
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| Midlands Eagle 22 Nov 21 6.39am |
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Originally posted by PalazioVecchio
If you get one with low mileage (from its original owner) , it can be dramatically cheaper than a new one from the Dealership forecourt.....and just as good. Not if you buy it on finance as the interest rate on most new cars is heavily subsidized by the manufacturer making new cars cheaper to buy than nearly new
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| Badger11 Beckenham 22 Nov 21 8.59am |
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Originally posted by ASCPFC
I just buy the phones with the Chinese spyware. Cheaper, better specs and why should I care? I had one and it was excellent but when I upgraded I went Korean as at the time the US government was blocking US software such as Google and Android you ran the risk of your phone becoming obsolete. I am not sure if that ever happened but it's a risk with the Chinese.
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| CrazyBadger Ware 22 Nov 21 9.17am |
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Baked beans. I much prefer Supermarket own brands to Heinz.
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| Midlands Eagle 22 Nov 21 11.39am |
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Yuk. One of my special treats is a full English a couple of times when on holiday. Last month we were in the Canaries and the baked beans in the full English were obviously el cheapo and were foul so when we went back again we ordered "full English but no beans please"
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| Stirlingsays 22 Nov 21 11.53am |
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A lot of it is common sense and knowing someone with experience in the area helps. Do you need something to be durable? Sometimes buying cheap can actually work out more expensive if you have to replace the item...built in obsolescence matters. Why is something priced as it is?....materials or brand or supply levels. Usually the mid-range has the most competition and hence the best bang per buck.....but that's just a general rule and good research before buying reduces disappointment. Or just subscribe to 'Which'.
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| JRW2 Dulwich 22 Nov 21 12.26pm |
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A few years ago a survey judged Aldi's own label Champagne and gin to be not only the cheapest but the best, in a big field of well known and highly respected brands. Some company that Aldi.
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| CrazyBadger Ware 22 Nov 21 1.28pm |
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Originally posted by Midlands Eagle
Yuk. One of my special treats is a full English a couple of times when on holiday. Last month we were in the Canaries and the baked beans in the full English were obviously el cheapo and were foul so when we went back again we ordered "full English but no beans please" ahh Now, there's Shop own brands, and there's the 'Value' ranges. The value ranges are abhorrant, and I wouldn't go near them.
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| martin2412 Living The Dream 22 Nov 21 2.05pm |
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Originally posted by CrazyBadger
ahh Now, there's Shop own brands, and there's the 'Value' ranges. The value ranges are abhorrant, and I wouldn't go near them.
I had a full English round one of my mates houses a couple of years ago, and I jokingly said to him 'I trust these are Heinz beans' to which he said yes. After I'd finished he confessed that they were Aldi. I didn't know the difference. I now go into Aldi just to get their beans. As we speak, I've probably got about 40 tins on a shelf in my garage.
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| chris123 hove actually 22 Nov 21 2.10pm |
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Originally posted by CrazyBadger
Baked beans. I much prefer Supermarket own brands to Heinz.
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| Apollofuzz On the edge of reason 22 Nov 21 2.23pm |
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Always had Heinz until we switched to shopping in Aldi and tried their baked beans can't tell the difference and to be honest most things in Aldi are as good if not better than branded stuff and much cheaper. So far only Custard Creams and Tomato sauce have been a let down. Originally posted by martin2412
I had a full English round one of my mates houses a couple of years ago, and I jokingly said to him 'I trust these are Heinz beans' to which he said yes. After I'd finished he confessed that they were Aldi. I didn't know the difference. I now go into Aldi just to get their beans. As we speak, I've probably got about 40 tins on a shelf in my garage.
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