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Name brand or generic band?

MOONGIRL2467MOONGIRL2467 member
in July 2011 Moms
Grocery shopping!

Which do you prefer? Generic brand or name brand?

Or no preference whichever is cheapest that day [;P]
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Re: Name brand or generic band?

  • Little&BigPeaLittle&BigPea

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    Depends on the item, mostly okay with generic but certain things require the name brand i.e.: peanut butter, cheese 

    I agree with Hav=Fath on this one and to add to her list of name brand must have's IMO:

    Kraft Mac and Cheese

    White Sandwich Bread (Sarah Lee, Wonder or Homepride)

     Soda (or pop depending on your local)

    Toilet Paper (Cottonelle, I tired generic and it was a no-go) 

    ....  Nothing else glaringly comes to mind, but I'm sure I have a few others. 

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  • dairygirl19dairygirl19 member

    It depends where I am. My usual grocery store has a great generic line up. There's only about 4 things in the whole line I don't like.

    I find Walmart's generic awful in the food line up so I always buy namebrand there. The generic soap and stuff there is fine.

    At Target, I'm okay with most things generic there as well.

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  • jlsimon56jlsimon56 member

    I have tried generic PB and I just don't like it.  So I agree with that one! 

    Most everything else, I am ok with generic.  Dr. Oz says it's all the same!  (It's not, how can it be....the generic PB seriously is gross, haha!)

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  • Mason&MamaMason&Mama member
    Mostly generic, but there are some things that just don't compare. I find that some cleaning products just aren't the same in generic form (Windex, Pine-Sol, Dawn). If I am going to splurge and have an Oreo, I want the real thing. Generic trash bags have failed me too many times.
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  • AmandaP678AmandaP678 member
    Like everyone else it depends on the item
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  • MOONGIRL2467MOONGIRL2467 member
    Yes! Oreos must be the real thing.. And Pepsi! No Shasta cola for me!!

    And the TP... Even costco's brand vs cottonelle is so different!!
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  • SunnyMuffinSunnyMuffin member

    I'm asolutely nuts and I  cant buy no name stuff even though I know deep down its exactly the same.

    We buy no name garbage bags and things like that, but not food.  Store brand diapers (depending on the store) are okay too  

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  • Teresa1896Teresa1896 member
    I buy generic whenever I can, but agree w/everyone else. Some things I buy namebrand are pasta, shampoo/conditioner, lotions, diapers, butter, pop, and certain condiments... ketchup, mayo, dijon mustard.

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  • swimiz500swimiz500 member
    I would prefer brand name, but my bank account prefers generic. 
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  • Lauren79Lauren79 member
    I buy name brand on pretty much everything.  The only thing I can think of that I might buy is generic spring water.

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  • Timshel17Timshel17 member
    Depends on where I am and what the product is. We recently got an Aldi, so I've been buying their brand of stuff, and a lot of it is really good. Cheese, milk, sour cream, a lot of dairy. I haven't tried their canned goods or boxed stuff yet.

    I'll buy mostly generic unless there's a big difference in ingredients, like sugar vs. HFCS or aspartame. I also won't buy generic mayo and I'm a Heinz ketchup snob, though I've heard that some generic ketchups are the same thing as Heinz but in different packaging.
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  • MamapooMamapoo

    Macaroni and Cheese- Name brand

    Peanut Butter- Name brand

    Cheese in general- Name brand

    Honey Bunches of Oats and Life Cereal- Name brand

    The rest I'm not too picky about.

     

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