Be kind to your derriere, buy something else! (Tesco Value Toilet Tissue)

Member Name: durham_girl

Product:	Tesco Value Toilet Tissue
Date:	04/11/09 (31 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Cheap

Disadvantages: Very Nasty

As part of my money saving mission, I'm trying a lot of own brand or value product when shopping. Normally I go to Home Bargains for toilet tissue but in the interest of research I thought I'd give the Tesco Value brand a go.

PACKAGING

Like all Tesco value branded products, the packaging is very plain. Clear plastic with and red stripe and the Value logo. No matter what anybody says, it does look cheap.

THE TISSUE....

Well, I'll not be buying this again. It was thin, scratchy and not very absorbant. It reminded me of a slightly upgraded version of school toilet tissue. Compared to the more expensive brands it was like using sandpaper! I did manage to use all of the tissue, waste not want not and all that, but I found it was used very quickly. Each roll has an average of 200 sheets which is less than other rolls and I found each sheet to be smaller too, meaning buying this toilet paper, for me, is a false economy. I often use toilet tissue in lieu of proper tissues, but while I was using this stuff I had to resort to kitchen roll as this really hurt my nose!

PRICE

They are priced at just 49p for a 4 pack or £1.26 for a 12 pack. That said, Tesco would have to pay ME to use them again!

SUMMARY

Be kind to your derriere and buy something a bit more luxurious! Home Bargains sell Nouvelle 18 pack of toilet tissue for the bargain price of £2.99, making it just 2p a roll more expensive than Value roll.

Summary: Don't even try this!