Name Brand or Generic?

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Name Brand Always

I only buy Dawn dish liquid, real Oreos, real Poptarts..the rare occasion I buy them.. and name brand cereal, and I will on occasion buy generic sodas, but the majority of the time I have to have Diet Coke or Diet Pepsi or another top brand..most other things I'll buy generic and dont really care.. I actually prefer some generic brands..I love Walmart's peanut butter.

That's a broad question! Here's a few:

1) I will buy store brand groceries (O Organics, Lucerne and Select from Safeway; Market Pantry and Archer Farms from Target; Private Selection from King Soopers, are examples) that I've tried for most foods (some are better than others). I'm leery of the "white box" varieties, but most of them are in foods I don't buy anyway.
2) I stick with name-brand milk. It seems to do a better job of staying fresh through its date.
3) I stick with farmers markets where I know something about the farming method (fertilizer, etc). As a veg, I do a lot of these, though.
4) I'm tall, so I have to try on clothes anyway. If I'm going to buy something with an off-label, I pay more attention to the fiber content and feel.
5) Birkenstock sandals. Better for my feet, knees, and back. Sven clogs, when I want to dress up.

I will only buy JIF peanut butter, Kellogg pop tarts and Kraft mac n cheese. Most of the rest can be store brand.

Food...no generic food...and generally, you can get cheap brand names like Alberto VO 5, Safe Guard Soaps, Dawn Dish Washing Liquid, etc.

I find that you have to use more of the generic brand to get the work done so you're better off getting the cheapest name brand available.

No X-Brand foods, though, you gotta eat the stuff...it has to be up to snuff.

Also, Gasoline...name brand Texaco, Shell, Mobile, etc. Those stations selling "Gasoline"...sell gas that seems to evaporate quicker or something...you're barely out of the station and the needle starts to drop.

I buy most things generic if they are the same quality as the name brand and are cheaper.

Over the years I've learned what I can buy generic and what I can't.

Name brand:

1. Ziplock freezer bags---cheap brands are too thin
2. Renyold's Wrap--see above
3. Pull-ups
4. HIdden Valley Ranch Dressing---off brand doesn't bother me but the hubs can tell
5. Cheerios

Doesn't matter:

1. Plastic wrap--every brand gives me crap
2. mayonaise/miraclewhip
3. butter--Aldi brand is what I buy
4. Cheese---Again, Aldi is good
5. Oatmeal

I have to have name brand colas,dish liquid,shampoo,bodywash, can't think of anything else at the moment

I buy generic (or cheapest - honestly, sometimes with sales and or coupons that does end up being the brand name!) on almost everything. Did you know that most grocery store generic products (the stuff that has your grocery's "brand name" on it) is the same product as the big brand name just in a different package?

I buy brand name Goldfish crackers but only because they have the flavors I like. The generic brands only have cheddar flavor and I don't like it. I buy the parmesian flavored goldfish.

Always have to use name brand cooking oil ...

I've heard that somewhere before.

I buy both - it depends on the item. For cookies - it has to be Mallomars and Oreos. For dishwasher detergent - Kirkland powder detergent from Costco. For shampoo, name brands only - Garnier, shower gel - Philosophy, make-up name brands, Olive oil - Bertolli, Veg Oil - Wesson, but I buy store brand crescent dough (works better for me), storebrand mac n cheese (Shoprite brand - so much cheaper and tastes the same to my son), storebrand milk (Shoprite), Brand Name sour cream (Friendship or Breakstone), Brand Name yogurt (Stonyfield). See, I buy some name brands and some generics. Depends on the item.

It depends on what it is. If I want cola, I'll only drink Coke. If I'm in the mood for a flavored carbonated beverage there are several generic brands I don't mind drinking. My sister insists on brewing Dunkin Donuts coffee at home, but if we don't have that I prefer Maxwell House - NO SUBSTITUTIONS. I won't use any hairspray other than Aqua Net - and no, I'm not over 60 years old!

Some store brands are acceptable and others are not. If I can get the name brand on sale and with a coupon, I'd rather have most of the name brand items.

Brand names when it comes to food.

This is a great topic. There are some things where name-brands do matter to me, but other things where it's not so important. For me, name brands matter in clothing, printers, monitors, tea, certain types of foods (esp. chocolate!), medications (prescriptions and OTC), beauty care products (shampoo/conditioner/razors/shaving gel/etc), CERTAIN electronics, CERTAIN home products (cleaning supplies).

I usually buy generic these days for (and this list is growing and my name-brands are shrinking as I just can't afford them): cereals (unless the name-brand is on sale, like the 2-for-$5 deals), I would buy a generic computer (e.g., white-box) but not a generic monitor or printer, other electronics (a cheap phone), other home products (towels, paper products, etc.), other foods.

It really all depends.

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