Are You Against Store Brands/Generic Products?

Most people are but they can save you a lot of money and almost as good as regular brands.

IM5688 · 61-69, M

Yes, some store brands are just as good as a name brand for certain things. Rubbing alcohol is rubbing alcohol no matter what name is on the bottle. But try a breakfast cereal like store brand or generic brand rice krispies or corn flakes. If you have been raised on Kelloggs cereals, you can absolutely tell the difference in taste and quality.

Iwillwait · M

@IM5688 Generic cereal is for hotels and should never be sold retail. 😒

JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M

No. I buy store milk, cheese, and cereal.

I love the generic cereal names.

Chrispix --> Crispy Hexagons
Froot Loops --> Silly Circles
Life --> Live It Up!
Lucky Charms --> Marshmallow Magic
Cheerios --> Tasteeos
Apple Jacks --> Apple Orbits
Rice Chex --> Rice Pockets
Rice Crispies --> Crispy Rice
Fruity Pebbles --> Fruity Nuggets
Special K --> Essentially You
Corn Pops --> Corn Bursts

FloorGenAdm · 51-55, M

Condiments and cola should be brand names.

LordShadowfire · M

@FloorGenAdm I buy French's ketchup and Heinz mustard, just because it's cursed.

ArtieKat · M

Most own-label products come from the same factories as famous brands. It's been proven time-and-time again in blind tastings by consumer shows that any perceived difference is self-delusion lol. 🤣

ChadJNSD · 31-35, M

@ArtieKat The real generic brands of the 80s, were sub standard though. That concept didn’t last long.

ArtieKat · M

@ChadJNSD I'm guessing that you're in the US? The supermarkets in the UK haven't tried hoodwinking their customers. We had a chain of supermarkets called Kwik-Save who sold a "No Frills" own-brand with packaging similar to your Luncheon Loaf - nothing wrong with the products themselves

Iwillwait · M

Tell ya what. The pop tart like pastry treats from Aldi's are way better than Pop Tarts, same with their frozen pizzas.

I love Kroger's icecream over any other brand. My favourite is the Tuna from Kroger's over every brand on the market.

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

Generics are fine for staples. Flour Milk sugar eggs rice and the like.. The rest is a case by case..

thisguy20 · 41-45, M

@whowasthatmaskedman Completely agree about the case by case. Two examples;
-peanut butter: store brand was the worst I've ever had, so bad i tossed a nearly full jar
-whole wheat bread: store brand, despite being half the price of name brand, was better than name brand

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

@thisguy20 I have the luxury of an Aldi Supermarket in the same centre as our brand sellers. And its worth the extra cart and time to be to shop there for staples.. Half the prive for some equivalents..😷

LordShadowfire · M

It's pretty stupid to be opposed to store brands, once you know where they come from. Most stores have a deal with the manufacturers of name brand products, where they take excess product the manufacturer can't sell at full price for whatever reason.

Chickie · F

No, they are just as good as the store brands.

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