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Beans Means.....?

Heinz, and things were better in t'old days too
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Branston as Tiger Woods to Heinz's Jack Nicklaus
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I'm only interested in flicking beans not eating them
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Flyman wrote:
barry wrote:they must be, shame, I always preferred them to anything else.

tell you what ones are good - Aldi's .
I've heard tell of such a place in far-fetched travellers' tales.
But I believe them not.




:wink:

beans stacked as high as the eye can see, for less than 15p a can but the till operators know not your name :shock: beware these evil places.

:wink:

their crisps are also excellent 8-)

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What gets me with these places is their nationwide special offers. Last year the Netto or Aldi in darkest, dangerous Salford stocked horse tack and bridle gear! :roll:
If a horse ever got near Salford Market without a copper on it's back it would be butchered, skinned, tanned, rendered into glue and flogged within hours.
Salford market - one place you can flog a dead horse. :wink:

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Flyman wrote:What gets me with these places is their nationwide special offers. Last year the Netto or Aldi in darkest, dangerous Salford stocked horse tack and bridle gear! :roll:
If a horse ever got near Salford Market without a copper on it's back it would be butchered, skinned, tanned, rendered into glue and flogged within hours.
Salford market - one place you can flog a dead horse. :wink:

:lol:

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Flyman wrote:What gets me with these places is their nationwide special offers. Last year the Netto or Aldi in darkest, dangerous Salford stocked horse tack and bridle gear! :roll:
If a horse ever got near Salford Market without a copper on it's back it would be butchered, skinned, tanned, rendered into glue and flogged within hours.
Salford market - one place you can flog a dead horse. :wink:
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Post by el_pappje »

That's all very interesting chaps, but neither of you have answered the question of whether Branston has what it takes to overthrow Heinz? If Aldi beans are to come into the equation, please get them to burger off onto their own poll :evil: :lol:

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Post by sorbiegunner »

The best bean bargain to be had is in lidle's (three tins of Heinze beans and sausage for about £1.20) apart from that sommerfield is the place to go for about 12 or 13p a can on their own brand)

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Anyone ever tried spicing up a tin of Heinz with tabasco?

Luverly :D

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Post by DixieDean »

Not a tobasco fan myself but I would imagine that it would be similar to a Lea and Perrins moment???

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el_pappje wrote:That's all very interesting chaps, but neither of you have answered the question of whether Branston has what it takes to overthrow Heinz? If Aldi beans are to come into the equation, please get them to burger off onto their own poll :evil: :lol:
Sorry, man! Catagorical "No" from me.
Beanz Meanz Heinz! :P

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Flyman wrote:
el_pappje wrote:That's all very interesting chaps, but neither of you have answered the question of whether Branston has what it takes to overthrow Heinz? If Aldi beans are to come into the equation, please get them to burger off onto their own poll :evil: :lol:
Sorry, man! Catagorical "No" from me.
Beanz Meanz Heinz! :P
Unless you're Groomy, then it's

Beanz meanz fartz

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Barry: Good news. mate!
There were 11 cans of HP Baked Beans in the Stornoway Co-op today. I bought 3 and will lay two down for you, for when we both make a meet. :D
I want one for myself so I can see what I'm going to be missing. :?

If you want me to go back and get the (last?) few cans, let me know asap.
They could well be the last in the UK. :lol:

Nah, there'll be a box in the back of the Co-op on Barra! :P

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Flyman wrote:Barry: Good news. mate!
There were 11 cans of HP Baked Beans in the Stornoway Co-op today. I bought 3 and will lay two down for you, for when we both make a meet. :D
I want one for myself so I can see what I'm going to be missing. :?

If you want me to go back and get the (last?) few cans, let me know asap.
They could well be the last in the UK. :lol:

Nah, there'll be a box in the back of the Co-op on Barra! :P
:lol:

don't you worry mate - not wanting you lugging cans of beans the length of Scotland... you just enjoy them (or not) yourself, but thanks for thinking about me while you do your shopping :shock: - who says the internet gets addictive :wink: :lol:

I had my first fiso related dream last night :shock: :shock: :shock:

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Can you pick me up some Brown Sauce while you're down at the Co-op Flyman?
Thanks :)

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stevejtr wrote:Anyone ever tried spicing up a tin of Heinz with tabasco?

Luverly :D
A few Heinz "Mean Beanz" flavours with stuff in them. I'm partial to the Mexican one.

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barry wrote:I had my first fiso related dream last night :shock: :shock: :shock:
was it dot ? :shock:

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Post by Hammertime »

Never liked Heinz beans for some reason, always preferred Cross & Blackwell but can't find them anywhere anymore.
Branson beans aren't bad, seem exactly the same as Tesco's beans though (not the value ones with half a tin of sauce though).

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Tesco value - nothing wrong with them whe they were as low as 6p in the infamous bean wars of a few years back..

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I'm eating quite a lot of beans at the moment as I'm trying to cut out the fat in my diet. Start most days with either cereals or beans on toast (grilled) :wink:

The Branston sauce was very thick and the tin was crammed with beans. I didnt dislike them but I prefer a heinze or HP style sauce. Sainsbury healthy low salt beans are ok as well.

As for the worst beans it has to be the ones you get abroad they are huge and the sauce isn't upto scratch.

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This thread is indeed a classic! :lol:

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Groomyd wrote:This thread is indeed a classic! :lol:
Just re-read it now and trying hard not to laugh out loud.

Parp!

Got stacks of Branston beans in the cupboard at home - 4 packs were on BOGOF [BOGON? :? ] down t'supermarket recently.

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el_pappje wrote:
Groomyd wrote:This thread is indeed a classic! :lol:
Just re-read it now and trying hard not to laugh out loud.

Parp!

Got stacks of Branston beans in the cupboard at home - 4 packs were on BOGOF [BOGON? :? ] down t'supermarket recently.
Still going strong with the tescos finest although not really a bean connesieur .... impressed by the knowledge on this Forum though....surely almost demands a section of its own ??

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Branston Beans all the way! The sauce is (IMO) much tastier and certainly a lot thicker. Still selling them 4 tins for £1 in loads of places too :D

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how the fk has a post on baked beans got 10,000 views? :o

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Post by el_pappje »

dan1man wrote:how the fk has a post on baked beans got 10,000 views? :o
I've checked how the vote is going at least 9000 times. :wink:

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Never had Heinz at home, we were too poor :cry: HP were always my favourite. C&B were fine too and these Branston beans we tried years ago and were fine. I find most Heinz eaters are too stick in the mud for my liking :wink: and are probably supporters of the big teams. like Liverpool and Man Utd. I think its a kind of snob factor. I bet these heinz people insist on Coca Cola when there's plenty of other alternatives on the market. I've always bean one to experiment, as the old saying goes, Nothing ventured nothing gained,

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Whoops, I should have included Arsenal :D

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Branston's half price in Tesco at the mo.

It's a quiet Friday afternoon.

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Knulpuk wrote:Branston's half price in Tesco at the mo.

It's a quiet Friday afternoon.

great bump - I was just thinking of this thread yesterday, had a tin of HP beans (my previous favourite) and they're shite now :?

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barry wrote:had a tin of HP beans (my previous favourite) and they're shite now :?
Do you think that the beans / sauce have deteriorated or do you think perhaps your palate has become more sophisticated?

Maybe Heinz / Branston could fill the void?

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