https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 02:02:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-store-brands-do-you-lovehate#post-919312 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 11:43:37 +0000 cascademom 919312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: Trader Joe's brands aren't actually their own brands, but other companies with a distribution deal with them. It's pretty interesting how they do it.</p> <p><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2010/08/20/news/companies/inside_trader_joes_full_version.fortune/index.htm#joe" rel="nofollow">http://money.cnn.com/2010/08/20/news/companies/inside_trader_joes_full_version.fortune/index.htm#joe</a></p> <p><a href="http://thestir.cafemom.com/food_party/108417/Trader_Joes_Secrets_Revealed_and" rel="nofollow">http://thestir.cafemom.com/food_party/108417/Trader_Joes_Secrets_Revealed_and</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-store-brands-do-you-lovehate#post-919277 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 11:30:53 +0000 shopaholic 919277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I buy a lot of Target Up&amp;Up brands stuff and of course a lot of things from Trader Joe's are their own brands. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-store-brands-do-you-lovehate#post-919271 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 11:29:41 +0000 Mrsbells 919271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I totally forgot about costco, I love alot of their brand items.. I was pleasantly surprised by their gift boxes of chocolate and cookies last christmas </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-store-brands-do-you-lovehate#post-847723 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:23:01 +0000 plantains 847723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LaineysMom: I love Whole Foods 365 stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-store-brands-do-you-lovehate#post-847719 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:22:24 +0000 photojane 847719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I grocery shop at Walmart because it's definitely the cheapest option around here. If I'm at Target already I'll grab a few things there too. I think the only things we don't buy the store brands of are diapers, ketchup, cereal, &amp; Poptarts. Oh, and frozen popcorn chicken... the Market Pantry ones are disgusting. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-store-brands-do-you-lovehate#post-847697 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:16:23 +0000 lavender 847697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I buy mostly generic brands and agreed that Target and WF have the best ones. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-store-brands-do-you-lovehate#post-847244 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:13:00 +0000 littlebittyhouse 847244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really like Target up and up brand. I also like their raisins. Archer Farms is gross though - is that a Target only brand?</p> <p>I agree with WFM 365 brand.</p> <p>I'll admit I am kind of a brand name junkie. I am trying to get better about it though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-store-brands-do-you-lovehate#post-847080 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:44:52 +0000 LuLu Mom 847080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do pretty good on buying the Target brand and the HyVee brands, but there are few things I can't budget on: ketchup, salad dressing, &amp; BBQ sauce. Also meat, I have to buy high quality meat/chicken. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-store-brands-do-you-lovehate#post-847057 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:40:24 +0000 mediagirl 847057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love almost every Aldi brand except their ice cream. Their ice cream sucks.</p> <p>I buy almost everything off brand except Hellmans mayo, Heinz ketchup and the previously mentioned ice cream. </p> <p>I also buy brand names when I can't find an off brand with what I want in the ingredients. I have been buying fruit cups for M's lunches and don't want any extra sugar added. I can't find any off brand fruit cups that don't have sugar or splenda in them. Boo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-store-brands-do-you-lovehate#post-847041 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:36:45 +0000 MsInformation 847041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been pleased with most CVS brand items, except this terrible toilet paper that DH bought once. We're normally pretty frugal, but we've gone the Charmin route since that experience! The same thing happened with some Whole Foods 365 paper towels. They were thin and didn't tear cleanly and were generally horrible, so we've gone back to splurging on Bounty. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-store-brands-do-you-lovehate#post-846567 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 02:03:21 +0000 sunny 846567@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Costco Kirkland brand is great. I also love Trader Joe's house branded stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-store-brands-do-you-lovehate#post-846538 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:23:29 +0000 LaineysMom 846538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Whole foods 365 is better than most brand name stuff.. I really like their canned tuna and relish. I'm also a fan of Target and Safeway generic items. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-store-brands-do-you-lovehate#post-846536 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:20:37 +0000 fussygal 846536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Safeway brand stuff is always great. I almost always choose it over brand names if I can! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-store-brands-do-you-lovehate#post-846450 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 21:55:42 +0000 Emsmems 846450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I HAVE to buy Kraft Mac and cheese, no brand substitutions. And Parkay Margarine to make it with. Other than that I buy store brand for most foods. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-store-brands-do-you-lovehate#post-846089 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:51:38 +0000 kayakgirl73 846089@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wegman's stuff is usually excellent. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-store-brands-do-you-lovehate#post-845826 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:57:41 +0000 matador84 845826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I buy a ton of the up and up brand also. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-store-brands-do-you-lovehate#post-845784 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:41:56 +0000 cascademom 845784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like Target's Up &amp; Up brand stuff as well as Market Pantry and Archer Farms. Some of the Archer Farms stuff is hit or miss. Other store brand favorites include Aldi's store brands and Peapod's. As I've gotten older, I tend to buy more store brand because the taste is comparable and sometimes better than the name brand. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-store-brands-do-you-lovehate#post-845776 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:35:10 +0000 loveisstrange 845776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I generally like the Target Brand stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-store-brands-do-you-lovehate#post-845772 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:31:37 +0000 deerylou 845772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like Target's "Up and Up" brand for basic toiletries (shaving cream, apricot cleanser, etc), and Whole Food's 365 brand for some food staples. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-store-brands-do-you-lovehate#post-845771 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:30:40 +0000 tororojo 845771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@evansjamie: PS makes the BEST ice cream, have you tried it?! Sea salt caramel truffle is one of my favorite things in the world. And they do a mean cookies and cream, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-store-brands-do-you-lovehate#post-845766 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:28:36 +0000 avivoca 845766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Private Selection (Kroger) is pretty good with most things, but I refuse to buy their spaghetti. It just doesn't taste as good as Barilla. My other must have in Name Brand only is Orange juice. Store brand is always so bitter to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-store-brands-do-you-lovehate#post-845747 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:21:40 +0000 spaniellove 845747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually do pretty well with Whole Foods brand. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-store-brands-do-you-lovehate#post-845744 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:19:53 +0000 Ra 845744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't been disappointed with most Wegman's brand products. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-store-brands-do-you-lovehate#post-845740 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:18:50 +0000 tororojo 845740@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ooh, we buy Target brand on most things. And their string cheese is way better than Kraft. But I always buy Heinz ketchup and name brand salad dressing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-store-brands-do-you-lovehate#post-844297 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:22:11 +0000 Mrsbells 844297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Before having a baby I would always buy name brands when it came to food shopping but these days we try to save money by choosing store brands instead. I have been pleasantly surprised by certain store brand products although some really werent worth the savings.<br /> So far I love:<br /> Target brand ( market pantry) raisins, shredded cheese, prunes, peanut butter<br /> Shoprite brand- shredded cheese, tomato paste</p> <p>I HATE<br /> Shoprite brand- peanut butter ; it just doesnt taste right</p> <p>Market pantry brand- chunk tuna ( so gross, its dark and all mushy) </p>