Jack Monroe #356 I can put 30p in the mortgage, Harold!

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Griftymcgriftface

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replace32titles said:
Right, ninnies. I've had enough of this prattling about the fucking VBI. I have an actual job in data & research, what my boss calls "a very specialist set of skills" and a certain amount of concentration and free time I can give to spite projects and I'm going to create the thing.

The point of it is to prove that value products go up in price quicker than branded ones, right? Now, I don't have 10 years of (faded, unreadable, Asda-only) receipts so it's going to have to start from today which means there's going to be nothing worth looking at for at least a couple of months. I've started with pasta, baked beans and milk and so far have 80 records so although comparing 40-odd categories is best, I actually am just one person doing this around my real job and that would somewhere around 1000 records to update every month.

So my question is: if you were compiling the VBI, what 10 products would you include?
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-semi skimmed milk
-royal gala apples
-bananas
-salt and vinegar crisps
-tortilla waps
-cheddar
-chicken fillets
-peppers
-onions
-tinned tomatoes
-yoghurts
 
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NellieBoo

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Mrs Peel said:
Regarding her half lemonade/half tea drink

(I can't screenshot at the mo)

"I was sceptical about @BootstrapCook's half lemonade / half tea refreshing summer drink. But it turned out to be a very refreshing alternative to quite expensive beers."

"Wait you’ve never had an Arnold Palmer?"

"I mean, I love Jack but I can’t give her credit for a drink that been around for 60+ years."

The last two tweets are from the same squig. I don't remember when she first mentioned this drink, but is she claiming it is one of her creations?
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I think we need @Valiofthedolls here.
 
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Lazarus

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replace32titles said:
Right, ninnies. I've had enough of this prattling about the fucking VBI. I have an actual job in data & research, what my boss calls "a very specialist set of skills" and a certain amount of concentration and free time I can give to spite projects and I'm going to create the thing.

The point of it is to prove that value products go up in price quicker than branded ones, right? Now, I don't have 10 years of (faded, unreadable, Asda-only) receipts so it's going to have to start from today which means there's going to be nothing worth looking at for at least a couple of months. I've started with pasta, baked beans and milk and so far have 80 records so although comparing 40-odd categories is best, I actually am just one person doing this around my real job and that would somewhere around 1000 records to update every month.

So my question is: if you were compiling the VBI, what 10 products would you include?
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Diluting juice
Peanut butter
Honey
Tea
Coffee
Laundry powder
Dish washing liquid
Deodorant
Mouthwash
Razor blades
 
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