Thrifty mum swaps Heinz tomato ketchup for the Aldi version but her kids don’t realise, and she’s far from the only one
A MUM revealed she sneakily swaps Heinz ketchup for a cheaper version from Aldi – and her family are none the wiser.
The mum, from Scotland, revealed she was saving a bit of cash by secretly buying Aldi’s version, by Bramwells, which costs 45p for 560g.
Meanwhile Heinz’s branded version costs £2 for just 10g more.
In a bid to save some cash she filled an empty Heinz bottle with the cheaper sauce, and her family didn’t suspect a thing.
Sharing her tip on Facebook group , she said: “Tonight before dinner I filled an empty Heinz bottle with Aldi sauce.
“The husband and son BOTH used it and as they take on EVERYTHING near enough.
“Not 1 has mentioned it tasting different....and although I don’t take it unless on sausages... neither can I.
“Win win for me I think.”
Her sneaky tip has been liked more than 500 times – as fellow mums admitted they did the same thing.
Commenting on her post, one parent said: “Worked with my grandson.”
Another wrote: “I’ve done the same and my hubby never caught on.”
A third commented: "I did this for over a year with my daughter… and the mayo.”
While this mum confessed: “I do it with everything, cereals, sauces, shampoo, shower gels.
“I even used to keep a cleaners bag and put wash / pressed cloths in it.”
Although not every parent was so lucky, with one admitting: “Tried this with mine and they caught on straight away."
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