I regularly shop in Asda and often use their website at www.asda.co.uk to order groceries online. Shopping for groceries via this method means that there are often times when items that I can easily find in store are not available on the website and so I need to make another choice. This happened to me recently when my usual brand of dried pasta was not available on the Asda website. I decided to make some alternative purchases, one of which was the Asda Smart Price Pasta Shapes, a product that I had not tried before. When the Asda Smart Price Pasta Shapes arrived amongst the rest of my groceries, I was unsurprised to see that their packaging was very basic ...  Read the complete review

Review of Asda Smart Price Pasta Shapes **The Product** Asda as many readers will be aware have their own range of basic, simply presented goods aimed at the budget end of the market, these items are known as the 'Smart Price' range. I am living on an even more reduced than normal budget at the moment, due to family circumstances and I really do need to make every penny count. A plastic bag of Asda Smart Price pasta shapes weighs in at 500g and costs a mere 17p, making it a very useful buy for those on a budget. As with all Smart Price goods, the packaging is very simple, green and white labelling with no frills. All ...  Read the complete review

To me pasta is pasta and being on a budget and trying to save as much as possible I didn't think you could go wrong with the 'Asda Smartprice Pasta Shapes'. They come in simple packaging white with a viewing panel to the inside which is cleverly placed to look like cooked pasta in a bowl in a lime green colour. At only 38p for 500g the packaging isn't essential but it does make you wonder why some companies charge £1-£2+ a bag and yet this is just a little over a tenth of the price. There are no fancy swirls, twirls, shells etc which to be honest I don't find necessary anyway however this is plain penne pasta and I use it for everything from an ...  Read the complete review

I have seen a bad review on this product so I wanted to write on myself that others would find useful as I think this product is a great buy and will save you all some money! I have been trying a few different products from the Smart Price range and this one does not disappoint. You usually find this on the bottom shelf of the pasta aisle. The packaging is not the most attractive but I'm not bothered by the packaging, it's whats inside that counts! It comes in a green and white bag with part of it see through to allow you to see the contents. The pasta is 'Penne' shaped with the pieces being just over an inch in length, some seem loger than others but this ...  Read the complete review

Having seen a recent review of this pasta I just had to review this myself because my experience of this product was completely different. Asda's basic range of products are called 'Smart Price' and have gradually changed from the old 'red & white' packaging to the the new 'green & white' packaging. Asda Smart Price Pasta Shapes are currently on sale for 31p for 500g which gives you 6 to 10 servings depending on whether you have 2 or 3ozs each; which is fantastic value for money. These are 'penne' shaped pasta just over an inch in length with the slanting cut at each end. The pasta is made from durum and soft wheat and comes with ...  Read the complete review