ASDA SMART PRICE WHEAT BISKS Vs WEETABIX | WHICH IS BEST FOR YOUR MONEY?

When I was married my wife used to buy only the most expensive stuff. Everything had to be branded, free range or organic. Needless to say our food bills were horrendous. One item she didn't like though was the branded Weetabix. She actually preferred the taste of the shop own brands. Now that we're divorced I can buy all the shops own branded stuff all I want. Being single has saved me a fortune! 😂

So, if you have 2 (whatever bix ha) daily. The Weetabix branded ones would cost £91.25. The Asda ones would cost you £23.42. That's an annual saving of £67.83. Not to be sniffed at, the way food prices are going. Another really useful video. 👍

I haven't bought brand name cereals for over 20 years. The way I look at it is "I'm paying for the product, I'm not going to pay for the design on the box anymore." It's saved me a fortune over the years. I used to wonder why some of my neighbours used to spend so much on shopping, it was because they always bought brand named products. I used to buy Rice Krispies when my daughter was still a child as she used to kick off with a temper tantrum if I tried to buy a cheaper version. I know it seems mean but I started to buy the Smartprice ones and put them in a Rice Krispies pack hoping she wouldn't notice. It worked! Sometimes you have to be a bit sneaky with kids to get them to accept that the cheaper version. 😉

This guy should have his own TV show. Very engaging and very informative. Great video

You're doing wonders for people on a budget. Keep up the good work👍

Australia. I worked part-time for Sanitarium in their "Weetbix" making - seeing what was going into making your version of them. After finishing Uni, I worked for 10 years in accounts/procurement. We made our flagship "Weetbix" but with the same ingredients and portions - put them in whatever box our supermarkets wanted, to which they sold at a cheaper price. Our price to suppliers was the same.

Since a child I have been mixing 3 Weetabix in a bowl with hot milk, I now do it with Asda Smart Price Wheat Bisks, absolutely a no brainer!!

It's no myth that name-brand and own-brand are often the same product. Back in the 90's, I worked on a video project which explained the operation of automated bottle filllers. Name-brand orange juice cartons and supermarket own-brand cartons were filled from the same source. It's the same with non-food items such as shampoo.

Aldi has some belters too! Aldi cheerio’s are spot on and a fraction of the price,I’m normally a brand person but these much lower priced ones have caught up a lot and in today’s price crazy world I’m going for the cheaper ones 👍🏻

Your Sir are a HERO! This is my kind of review, saving us foodies money. As may foodies will no doubt comment on, what’s in a name? It really does show how much we’re being ripped off, (almost) same statistics, same weight, probably manufactured by the same company? The one thing to be grateful for is that the supermarkets have budget brands! Can you imagine a supermarket that sold nothing but budget brand (white label) goods that were as good as the big-name brands? Such a supermarket would never be able to keep up with demand, especially these days. Another superb review Gareth, thank you. Keep it up pal.

Yes it's a no brainer, 77p for exactly the same product. That's a massive saving, there's a good chance they are made in the same factory. Just boxed up for different brands.

The Smart Price ones are excellent, but the higher tier Asda brand ones (Confusingly, also called Wheat Bisks.) are 100% indistinguishable from Weetabix. Shape, texture, taste. It's just Weetabix in a different box. Same goes with the Aldi, Lidl and Tesco ones. £1.50, from Asda, so if anybody is a bit fussy over the cheapest ones, it's still a £1.50 saving. I fail to see why anybody would waste money on the identical branded product, purely for the box art.

The funny thing is, the cheapest one is much healthier because of the low salt and sugar. Unfortunately I can't eat anything with any sweetener in at all, but that sugar content is so low that it might not be so much of a problem. Something that also surprised me is the same weight for both. The weetabix looks larger and thicker so it can't have more actual nutritional content in. Great idea seeing the comparisons, it's really helpful and I'm looking forward to seeing more. Cheers. :)

Just came across your videos a few days ago and I'm so glad I did. Your videos are a real eye opener, seeing all the ingredients and comparisons is unbelievable!!! You have totally changed how I will shop in future. Thank you so much for taking the time to do these videos. I'm sure this has been a huge help to a lot of struggling families. God Bless you xx

This fellow has one big advantage over other YouTube contributors. He is not boring.

I love your videos - you're so entertaining and candid. I went and bought the Asda ones this afternoon - I'm totally converted, so thanks! I toured a famous biscuit factory last year (I work in advertising) and the non-branded products are often just a slight tweak on the branded versions; made and packaged under the same roof as the big names. With the branded products - much of the price difference is for funding their multi-million £ marketing budgets. Thanks for helping to save us money with your channel!

Hi, Gareth. Thanks for another extensive review. This is an eye opener. Just goes to show how some people pay extra for the branded stuff when own brand is just as good. Definitely not a cereal killer lol. Keep up the spot on work. Best wishes from Scotland.

I used to always buy Weetabix, but when they started getting expensive years ago I started buying the store branded ones and there was no difference and now over 15yrs later I still buy the cheaper brand and I've done it with lots of different cereals over the years.

As reviews go, this is probably one of the best you've done. Cracking stuff.

Thanks foodie guy for taking the time to do these comparisons, you are already saving me money