As has been stated above, cheap baked beans are near universally awful.
Generic medicines, however, are fantastic. Why pay anything more than 16p for a box of paracetamol?
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Sun 13 Nov 2011, 7:48, 3 replies)

if you get tricked into paying 17p
or - OMG OMG -18p, then does that mean you're a failure?
(Gritty, yet fluffy. kipperpillock is obsessed with me =), Sun 13 Nov 2011, 7:59, closed)

Yes

(Vigilante Man weeps because you're stupid., Sun 13 Nov 2011, 9:29, closed)

Of course,
as that's 2p less to pelt the missus with.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Sun 13 Nov 2011, 9:51, closed)

Shh, don't tell spimf
he might have to put down his croissant.
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Sun 13 Nov 2011, 10:20, closed)

I didn't say any old beans
Oh sure there are bad formulations of beans but there also ones virtually indistinguishable from the branded ones but 30% cheaper. I doubt anybody could rationally argue a slight, barely perceptable difference in taste between Tesco / Sainsburys beans and Heinz justified the difference at the tills. Especially on a money saving tips thread.
(MagicMoose, Sun 13 Nov 2011, 9:56, closed)

Beans work thus:
1) Branston: bloody lovely
2) Heinz: nice, sauce is thick and tasty, but lacks the zing of Branston beans
3) Supermarket own: generally acceptable, but you'll only be eating them to save money and won't really be enjoying them; sauce is thin, slightly sweet
4) Budget: utterly inedible, unless breaking your teeth doesn't upset you.; no sauce, just red water
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Sun 13 Nov 2011, 19:23, closed)

Which report
Branston - 73% at 63p
Asda - 72% at 44p
Morrisons - 71% at 44p
Heinz - 70% at 64p
Morrisons value - 70% at 29p

Aldi Corale beans were due to rank #2 but they were changing their formulation soon after so Which disqualified them.

So unless you give a damn about 1-2% of a mark you can save 30% of the cost over a brand by shopping at Asda or Morrisons.

Point being people get very protective of Heinz but objectively they're nothing special scoring only the same as Morrison's value beans.
(MagicMoose, Sun 13 Nov 2011, 21:47, closed)

Why would Which? write a report on this?
White goods, IT, service providers, all fair enough, as I'm unlikely to want to buy one on the off chance that it might be OK. If I'm not in a position to splurge 63p on a can of beans, just to see what they're like, I'm not ever going to be buying them.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Sun 13 Nov 2011, 22:41, closed)

I have no idea
Which writes stuff like this to justify their existence. People pay to read their reports. My mum has an account so I went to look it up for this and the washing up liquid someone else mentioned. Personally I'd have no interest in subscribing but I suppose its been useful on this thread.
(MagicMoose, Mon 14 Nov 2011, 18:37, closed)

Waitrose Essentials
Baked Beans are nice though.
( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Sun 13 Nov 2011, 23:02, closed)