Store Brands or Name Brands?
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KathyL · 08-25-2005, 04:55 PM

Do you use store brands of certain products? What types of store brands will you buy? What are name brand items that you won't give up? If you are really happy with a store brand (such as Walmart or Target) let us know what it is.

For me, I always buy Tide laundry detergent and Secret deodorant. Just can't go with a store brand here. I have been pretty satisfied with store brands of other items such as garbage bags and shampoo.

KathyL

mestitch · 08-25-2005, 05:00 PM

I buy name brand makeup (Clinique), I don't know why, just do. I, too, only use Secret, I also will only buy name brand for "the pill" b/c the one time they gave me generic I got sick like I did before I went on it. Other than that I buy the Food Lion brand of food unless a name brand is on sale and equal to or cheaper than the store brand.

graygables · 08-25-2005, 05:01 PM

If the savings are substantial, I try to use store brands. Some I won't ever try again

, though are: chocolate powder drink mix (Quik), Salad Dressing (Miracle Whip), cheese crackers (Cheese-Its), graham crackers (Honey Maid), and laundry detergent (Gain or Tide).

I just cracked open a store brand box of Crispix cereal that was disgusting (so much so I actually took it back!) It was stale and had a really funky smell/taste to it.

We like saltines, most soups, most paper products that are store brands (we called them "generics" back in the day!

and were horrified when mom bought them!)

crystalloubear · 08-25-2005, 05:03 PM

The only things I buy generic are some medicines - Sam's Club version of Tylenol. I'll buy the Malt O Meal cereal in the bag. Other than that I can't think of anything that I'd buy generic.

**DopeyGirl** · 08-25-2005, 05:06 PM

It depends on what it is . . .

I use Gain laundry detergent, Dove shampoo and conditioner . . . we do buy a lot of name brand items, but it's mostly because we shop and the military commissary and we're able to get name brands for a lot less then "out in town".

There are a few store brand items we do use. They're mostly Wal-Mart brand food products . . . ice cream, cooking oil and sometimes bread and cookies . . . stuff like that!

RobDVC · 08-25-2005, 05:09 PM

Malt-o-Meal and some store-brand cookies, but most everything else is Brand Name stuff... lah-dee-dah.

iamgrumpy · 08-25-2005, 05:18 PM

Store Brands for most things!

Amy

loobyoxlip · 08-25-2005, 05:21 PM

I use baby powder after every shower and I use the Wal-Mart brand. I do buy other non-name brand things, like paper plates and other things I can't think of right now

**rescuesk** · 08-25-2005, 05:29 PM

It depends what it is. I use store brand things like aluminum foil or plastic wrap, also some soups and pasta. Plastic cups, trash bags, pierogies (actually like the store brand better!) some spices, milk and half and half.

Brand names: spaghetti sauce (Furmano's), some cereal (Special K vanilla almond), olive oil (Bertolli), ice tea (Nestea) and lemonade mix (Countrytime), cookies (Oreos)and snacks (any), detergents (Wisk, Arm and Hammer, Clorox 2). Oh, and dog food! (Iams)

I can answer this better tomorrow after I go food shopping!

Belle* · 08-25-2005, 05:43 PM

Generics for most medications, saline, etc. but brand names for a lot of other things - Tomato Sauce - has to be Ragu, Deoderant-has to be Secret Platinum. Other things I am not AS picky on - detergent can be All, or Cheer, or Tide but should be free of dyes, perfumes, etc. Pasta can be store brand or ronzoni or barilla or whatever.

**Luvsun** · 08-25-2005, 06:01 PM

It really depends on what it is - I am picky about some things. I shop at a Super Wal-Mart most of the time. I have found that they are the cheapest by far on just about everything. While visiting my Mom this summer in Naples, Florida - I had the luxury of going to Publix! I just love that grocery! Wish they were up here in the north too!

Loster · 08-25-2005, 06:49 PM

Some things are name and some are store brand. I do buy the costco brand of ibuprofen since I can get 1000 for less than advil, also the store brand of claritin. I usually buy the name brand of cereal, altho it kills me and I will only buy it when it is on sale. Store brand for vanilla sandwich cookies but I buy oreo's too.

Sue

**CRCrazy** · 08-25-2005, 07:20 PM

I'm also mostly a Name Brand shopper, and it tends to be cheaper, too! I have a big freezer, and pantry, so I stock up on sales, and use coupons - brings the price down to less than the generic a lot of the time.

I do use generic (store brand) medications, paper plates, etc. I don't like store brand plastic bags (they are thin and chintzy!)

I do like Walmart's brown sugar in the bag - they must add something to it, because it doesn't harden as quickly as Dominos. That's about all I can think of that I like store brand better than name.

GoofyMom · 08-25-2005, 07:31 PM

I actually buy about half and half. Canned veggies are name brand, frozen veggies are store brand. TP, kleenexes, fabric softener sheets, and canned soups are store brand. Toothbrushes and toothpaste, bathroom cleaners, laundry detergent and stain remover are name brand. Cereal, coffee and tea are name brand, but coffee filters and snacks are mostly store brand. Some things are just whatever's on sale: soda pop, paper towels, tomato sauce, cheese. I shop at the grocery store I work at: Safeway, so the store brand is Safeway Select and I like it. One exception is Costco's kitchen garbage bags. I love those and I make my Mom buy me 2 or 3 cases when I know we are going to see them again.