What types of groceries do you always buy "brand name" or does it make a difference?
Mac & cheese, tuna, Ketchup, mayo, frozen pizza, cheese slices & many more must be name brand. Some stuff doesn't matter but those & some others must be name brand or it's a no go for me.
Do you generally buy for quality or price?
quality
Do you mind paying more for brand name groceries vs generic or store brand?
Depends on the items I need... I do not mind paying more for name brand as long as it is something that I prefer to be name brand.
Think you could tell the difference between generic soda and a Pepsi?
absolutely... I been drinking pepsi by the case since I was a kid. I can not be fooled when it comes to my pepsi! The only generic soda I will drink is orange or grape.
I usually will buy generic, but somethings you just can't. Cheetos and Pillsbury refrigerated biscuit and crescents are some that I can think of. Must buy Bisquick or sometimes I buy the Jiffy mix, but only those two. Soda if it's cola must be brand name, but other flavors I can buy generic.
When my mom worked at a frozen vegetable packing plant (Birdseye) years ago, she said you'd be working on the line with generic boxes and a bell would ring and they'd switch to Birdseye boxes and put the same vegetables in those boxes as they did the generic..
Same thing with Butterball here in town.. I hear they package under different labels.
I'm not suggesting the same company makes two different quality products; one generic and one premium.. the examples I gave only the labels change.. the quality and product stay the same.
Makes you wonder if the premium is actually not quite so "premium" or the generic is better than you think?
Often I find the off brands to be just as good. I think the cereal companies are another that make the same cereals under 2 different names.
I wonder if they have 2 different names so they can sell to businesses that might not otherwise buy the name brands.
Maybe they actually make a bigger profit off the generic brands since the money isn't spent on advertising. That's where a lot of expense can come in with name brands. I really have no idea.
When my mom worked at a frozen vegetable packing plant (Birdseye) years ago, she said you'd be working on the line with generic boxes and a bell would ring and they'd switch to Birdseye boxes and put the same vegetables in those boxes as they did the generic..
Same thing with Butterball here in town.. I hear they package under different labels.
I worked for Ripon good and Keebler cookie factory & did quality control at Green Giant & 2 other well known canning companies... every one of them did store brands & high end the same, just changing the packaging when the buzzer would go off. Most of the generic (and some store brands) would be the same as other generics with a different package.
same goes with a chicken factory in WI that I use to work for. I did office work, but it was the same chicken in every package, but we had 16 different packages.. different brand names or store names & same chicken.
I did notice that if I buy Millville brand "Cheerios", "Corn Flakes", or "Rice Krispies" from Aldis, the flakes are smaller in size than name brand.. but then, haven't bought name brand cereals in awhile.
I buy what ever tastes good. It doesn't matter if it's name brand or generic. If it's what we're used to then that's what I buy. If I switched to something else to save a few penny's my family probably wouldn't eat it and it'd go to waste anyhow. So, it's mostly name brand stuff here although my hubby does like the chicken noodle soup from Aldi's so I stock up on that when I go there.
As far as telling the difference in sodas, I probably couldn't since I don't drink soda very often.
I'm not suggesting the same company makes two different quality products; one generic and one premium.. the examples I gave only the labels change.. the quality and product stay the same.
That's the same way with batteries. My brother works for Rayovac and he said they make the same batteries for a couple other companies and ship them to their factories where they then put their own labels on them.
I did notice that if I buy Millville brand "Cheerios", "Corn Flakes", or "Rice Krispies" from Aldis, the flakes are smaller in size than name brand.. but then, haven't bought name brand cereals in awhile.
a belly full of small flake or big flakes makes no difference, you still have a belly full and a thicker wallet but you need to watch the ads because sometimes brand name cerial goes on sale or a store will use cerial as a draw into their store.
I also noticed the millville rasin bran has smaller harder rasins but hey I like rasin bran either way.
Aldi's rocks
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Come to think of it, we totally dislike Walmart brand of cream cheese, or our grocery store's brand. Find we will pick the brand name even if it cost more.
Thanks for the warning on Walmart cream cheese. I usually buy Roundy's brand and it's been ok.
Speaking of cereals, the bag cereals that Malt-o-Meal makes are cheaper but the same taste as boxed cereals.
I often buy the generic brand of medications and toiletries. Walmart's sudafed, cough medicine, ibuprofen, night time cold medicine, aspirin, tums, vitamins, dental floss, liquid soap, and so on, it's all the same as brand name. Same as if I go to Walgreens. I also by off-brand cleaners and other toiletries at Dollar Tree.
One way I save money on liquid handsoap is to buy the really big bottle from Walmart. Then I pour a little into my foaming handsoap dispenser and add water to thin it out. It's a lot cheaper than buying a new foaming handsoap brand new each time.
In the kitchen I do the same thing. I have one of those Dawn foaming dishsoap dispensers and I pour a little dishsoap in it and add water. I can get away with buying a cheaper dishsoap and making it go farther by adding water and I still get my foaming dishsoap which we use for washing hands too. I really like the foaming soap compared to liquid soap since it's easier to rinse off hands.
Thanks for the warning on Walmart cream cheese. I usually buy Roundy's brand and it's been ok.
We find it kinda drier and almost like a little grainy texture. I ended up throwing it away and then if I didn't go and buy it again not thinking about it and the first taste it was ..oh, not this again!! lol Threw that out too. And I don't toss food out easily, but if no one is going to touch it I am not going to waste time storing it until it gets mold on it!
One way I save money on liquid handsoap is to buy the really big bottle from Walmart. Then I pour a little into my foaming handsoap dispenser and add water to thin it out. It's a lot cheaper than buying a new foaming handsoap brand new each time.
I often buy the generic brand of medications and toiletries. Walmart's sudafed, cough medicine, ibuprofen, night time cold medicine, aspirin, tums, vitamins, dental floss, liquid soap, and so on, it's all the same as brand name. Same as if I go to Walgreens. I also by off-brand cleaners and other toiletries at Dollar Tree.
I asked the pharmacist one time and he told me that the generic brands such as aspirins, cold meds etc really is the same as the brand name just alot cheaper. Why spend money if you really don't have to he said.
That's not always true.. brand name vitamins are usually prepared to digest and absorb into the system easier.. a process the generics skip because it adds to the cost.
Aspirins, etc. are usually the same whether brand name or not..
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Originally Posted by pk
I asked the pharmacist one time and he told me that the generic brands such as aspirins, cold meds etc really is the same as the brand name just alot cheaper. Why spend money if you really don't have to he said.
I worked in canneries for years. My father retired from the canning business, and I have two brothers still in the canning business. I can tell you that the cans are labeled as the orders call for. A can of peas or corn is a can of peas or corn. There is a difference in the size of the vegetable...this information is always found on name brand labels, but it's a gamble when you buy generic.
Working in a sausage factory, it's different. Certain labels have a different formula, spices, and fat content.The types of meat vary from brand to brand.
The cost of producing generic labeled products are subsidized by the government to the producer.
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Last edited by MrKhay; 06-07-2011 at 11:50 AM..
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That's not always true.. brand name vitamins are usually prepared to digest and absorb into the system easier.. a process the generics skip because it adds to the cost.
I was told this at Walgreens and Walmart about cold meds, asprins etc.
You are right about vitamins. I am picky as to what ones I will take.
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