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Ok so following on from the previous topic, which are the products to avoid  This could save Dan making costly mistakes! for me it has to be the Thai basil leaves (like a pesto kind of thing) They were revolting in an aniseedy way! The good news is this is the only product I can list! |
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jennyd60
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« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2009, 07:58:00 PM » |
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The spaghetti hoops in 1KG catering tins were VILE but at just 10p a tin I didn't really care.
Also the Cider leek and potato soup which sounded as though it should have been great was also pretty dreadful and ended up in the bin.
Those two have been my only failures todate - and I've ordered almost weekly for nearly six months now - so two failures in six months isn't bad at all!
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CrabbyEm
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« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2009, 10:50:43 PM » |
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oh, I had the FREE 1kg tins of Spaghetti hoops and thought they were ok. I did add a dash of Hendersons relish and some tomato ketchup to cheer them up though! I wonder what the 2 remaining tins will taste like  |
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« Reply #3 on: October 22, 2009, 01:54:26 PM » |
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The tea infused with indian spices is nasty.It was accidentally sent to me when i ordered lots of breakfast tea.Try it at your own risk.
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jennyd60
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« Reply #4 on: October 22, 2009, 08:28:32 PM » |
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The tea infused with indian spices is nasty.It was accidentally sent to me when i ordered lots of breakfast tea.Try it at your own risk.
Chai tea is indeed an acquired taste - you have to like the taste of cinamon cloves and nutmeg - and it has to be made very sweet with lots of milk or it does taste vile. Though to be fair to Dan that isn't because this batch is particularly bad - it always tastes like that. Personally I quite like it but admittedly only in very small quantities. |
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« Reply #5 on: October 24, 2009, 10:13:39 AM » |
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Ok so following on from the previous topic, which are the products to avoid This could save Dan making costly mistakes! for me it has to be the Thai basil leaves (like a pesto kind of thing) They were revolting in an aniseedy way! The good news is this is the only product I can list! I love the Thai basil, I use it like Tarragon in sauces or with chicken. But then..... I love aniseed! |
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Gary
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« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2009, 11:02:19 PM » |
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Supermarket debranded (*cough*ASDA*cough*) jelly pots. Worked out as a couple of pennies each, but they were bad. Really bad. Not even the dog would eat it! Still, it's the only product I've ever had a problem with!
Edit: I should probably now add the Robinsons 'Be Natural' squashes in there. Don't be fooled by the healthy name; one glass contains nearly 20g of sugar! Very, very bad for you.
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« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2009, 05:53:58 PM » |
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There's thankfully only been 2 product lines i've had issue with one was some fruit shoots that went weird in the fridge before we could drink them and then got binned cos they tasted like they'd gone off and the other is some twinpacks of shortbread biscuits that although sounded yummy cos they were made with simple pure ingredients had a strange taste to them but i don't think there was actually anything wrong with them, i dunno what it was, i actually think they're still sitting in our utility room until i find someone to 'gift' them to lol
Oh yeah the only other thing is we still have loads of various varieties of ryvita's which were sent by mistake and they told us to keep them, nothing wrong with them but i don't like them and my partner can't eat them due to gluten intolerance so if anyone near to shrewsbury, shropshire wants some free ryvitas or even wants to try the shortbread biscuits send me a message and if you can pick them up you can have them!
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« Reply #8 on: October 29, 2009, 05:58:39 PM » |
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I should probably now add the Robinsons 'Be Natural' squashes in there. Don't be fooled by the healthy name; one glass contains nearly 20g of sugar! Very, very bad for you.
I've got a bottle of that waiting to be drunk AND just ordered another 5 to share between me and a friend is it the taste that makes you put it on the bad list or just robinsons dodgy marketing and the sugar levels? I never trust the marketing when it comes to words like 'fresh' 'natural' 'pure' etc cos i know my definition and there's, ie the (usually big) companies that want my money, don't agree! |
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« Reply #9 on: October 29, 2009, 09:15:01 PM » |
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Supermarket debranded (*cough*ASDA*cough*) jelly pots. Worked out as a couple of pennies each, but they were bad. Really bad. Not even the dog would eat it! Still, it's the only product I've ever had a problem with!
I found them lovely, good even just from the drawer but even better from the fridge, unlike the fruitini ones which were 4-5 times the calories. I bought trays and trays of them and wish I'd bought more! |
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Gary
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« Reply #10 on: October 29, 2009, 11:19:47 PM » |
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I should probably now add the Robinsons 'Be Natural' squashes in there. Don't be fooled by the healthy name; one glass contains nearly 20g of sugar! Very, very bad for you.
I've got a bottle of that waiting to be drunk AND just ordered another 5 to share between me and a friend is it the taste that makes you put it on the bad list or just robinsons dodgy marketing and the sugar levels? I never trust the marketing when it comes to words like 'fresh' 'natural' 'pure' etc cos i know my definition and there's, ie the (usually big) companies that want my money, don't agree! Mostly column B. I think it's bad in more of an ethical sense than necessarily flavour! |
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« Reply #11 on: November 10, 2009, 06:29:50 PM » |
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Definitely did not like the gold salami, would be interesting to know which country it came from.
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« Reply #12 on: November 10, 2009, 08:23:39 PM » |
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The mini diet Coke cans gave my youngest a 'funny tummy' although none of the rest of us suffered.
Gold Salami is Dutch I think - very fatty and very 'pink', but kids happy to eat it on their monthly DIY pizzas.........
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« Reply #13 on: November 10, 2009, 08:39:23 PM » |
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I agree the Gold Salami was fine on home made pizza. My son did say he loathed the lime jelly crystals, refused to eat them, he wasn't 100% keen on some of the individual jellies but others he liked a lot. I made up one lot of the chicken pie filling (rehydrated) and decided it was not worth the effort, tasted stale and unpleasant, although I think if it had been packed in something other than paper bags it might have survived better. The christmas spice tea is very odd, a little bit citrusy and not much spice, unlike the chai which is lovely, my husband won't drink the christmas spice tea he says it tastes like meat! I have no idea what that means....  |
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« Reply #14 on: November 11, 2009, 09:36:25 PM » |
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The lime jelly crystals are lovely, as long as you get the proportions right.
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