Tesco Cola

My favourite comedian of the moment, Peter Kay, does a hilarious sketch in his 'Top of the Tower' video, and one of the funniest lines in it was.... 'why do Mums always buy crap pop?', and he spends a considerable time lambasting the many failings of the old cheapo special, Rola Cola and the childhood miseries he thus endured! So, for posterity, and in honour of Peter, I'm giving the cheaper brands a review.... Price & Product --------------- I'm a Mum, and I have to say, sorry Peter, I am guilty of buying crap pop too! Only mine isn't Rola Cola, its Tesco's Value brand and I'm sure even Rola ... more

Introduction Before you start reading this, I'll be honest - this isn't actually a review of "Tesco Cola". It's a review of "Sun-Sip Cola", which is part of the "Discount Brands" range at Tesco, and my local Tesco sells this instead of the Tesco own-brand, so I can't promise you'll find this in your local Tesco (if you want to after reading this review!) Additionally it isn't listed on the Tesco site, but I know it does exist because I've got it and the receipt in front of me! I might be completely wrong here but with the trend of Tesco moving away from own brand to "Discount Brand" for value ... more

Due to the need to cut back drastically on my shopping bill, I have been investigating some of the cheaper options available in the supermarket over recent weeks, and while some are fine, others have proved to be cheap for a reason. This week one item I decided was worth trying was Tesco’s Value Sugar Free Cola. First let me tell you that we get though what I consider to be a LOT of Cola in my house normally. I buy 4 x 2 litre bottles of Diet Coke and a pack of 12 cans of the same each and every week. Its expensive, at £3.19 for 12 Cans, and currently £2.09 for two 2 litre bottles, so the ... more

When I was a small boy, no larger than a medium-sized dog, I used to have a recurring nightmare, and it went like this: I would be in my bedroom, and would hear footsteps coming up the stairs. “Oh good,” I would think. “Mum has come to read me a bedtime story. Hurrah.” Then the door would open, and in would come a person looking kind of like my mum, but also slightly deformed, and quite clearly not her. It was extremely creepy in a weird, intangible way, and even now the sound of my mum coming to read me a bedtime story fills me with a sickening terror. The reason I tell you this is not to ... more

Well actually, I bought it. Was just quoting a line from a hilarious Peter Kay DVD I have! I was on my way out from work, and when I went to get a few cans (of Coke that is) there was none of the full sugar variety in stock. Why does this not surprise me at all? So I settled for Tesco's own brand, or as some people might say second best. Or Third best if you bring Pepsi in to the situation. But to be honest, I was quite impressed with my findings whae I cracked open a can at home. Heres why: ~What does it look like?~ Well actually no, you'll have to wait to find out why! This can came in a 24 ... more