When you are shopping at a regular supermarket...do you buy store brand or name brand?
I usually buy name brand! DH usually buys store brand with the exception of french fries...Ore-Ida is the only brand for him!
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I usually by name brand...It just depends on what it is.
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Depends on the item & the store. More & more stores have their own organic lines, so for some things it's the only way we can afford the organic. And some things it doesn't make a bit of difference! So why pay more? Other things (diet coke) I only like the real thing. I love most trader joe's brand items! Most I like more than other brands- they have the best ketchup!
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It depends. I'd say I buy about 50/50 name vs store brand. There are some things (like cheese) where store brand just doesn't cut it. A "friend" got onto me once telling me how much money I was wasting by buying name brand cheese. I told her my husband works hard and if he wants name brand cheese, I'm buying him name brand cheese. We can afford it.
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Depends on the item. Our local grocery chain has really good store brand items; probably due in part to their "double your money back guarantee" that you'll think their store brand is as good as the name brand. Some things I'm brand specific though.
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Store brand. There are few things we buy name brand. I did discover name brand chex mix is SO much better!
And coke!!!! There's just no substitute.
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It is a good mix for us. Some store brands just are not the same, and it is worth the little extra for name brand.
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Depends on the item for sure. And the price is a huge factor. But the biggest factor for me is the ingredient list, a lot of times brand name has better ingredients. The store brand is cheaper because they may skimp
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totally depends on both the item, and sales/coupons. sometimes with sales and/or coupons, name-brand is cheaper!
I've found some things (for instance, non-organic milk) tastes similar to me whether store or name brand. but other things (like bread, cereal) are much better name-brand..haha.
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It really does depend on the item. I eat brand name chips, cereal, soda and butter (Smart Balance). Most everything else doesn't matter so much. Oh and chocolate soy milk. Must be brand name. I tried the off brand and it was awful.
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I try to buy generics, but sometimes they're just not as good. I buy very little that's prepared, but if I do, I try the generic if it's available.
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Depends on the item. Using store brand with the exception of Ketchup and Mayonaise
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Store brand, with some exceptions.
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@Mrs. Sunglasses: Agree!! There is NOTHING like Heinz ketchup (not sure if that's the brand you use). Our attempts to use other kinds have not gone well.
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this is a point of tension with me and hubs. he hates that i'm so cheap, and that i always buy walmart brand everything. haha. there are a couple things i'll only buy name brand (@hilsy85: heinz, represent!), but it's mostly walmart brand. i can't tell the difference.
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For me it normally depends on what's on sale! I will try and just buy store brand, but if the name brand is very close in price I will most likely just buy the name brand. I'm totally a sales shopper though!
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Only if it's on sale and I have a coupon for it.LOL
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Same, depends on item, store and cost!
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It depends on the item. Some things I buy store brand are milk, cheese, eggs, bread, deli meat, pasta. Things like cookies and chips I buy name brand.
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@hilsy85: I agree. Heinz Ketchup and Hellmans mayo.
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There are some thing we have to get name brand. We pretty much get everything name brand actually, but I don't what brand....whatever is on sale and looks good. But I'm not loyal to a brand. I'll get Pepsi or coke...Kraft or philedephia ...I'm not picky usually
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depends on what it is. DH is all for generic brands and he tries to get me to do the same. i've gotten a little better
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I often compare ingredients and if the store brand is similar or better than I'll buy that and give it a shot.
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It definitely depends on the item and the price difference between the store brand and the name brand. Of course, sales & coupons are also a factor. There are very few things that I will only buy name brand (Lipton teabags).
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Depends on what it is. I'm thinking of putting a few store brands in the name brand containers that my husband is picky about and see if he notices a difference... Jif peanut butter is getting so expensive!
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Sometimes. If it's something like canned tomatoes, condiments like ketchup mayo or BBQ sauce (though mustard we buy store brand), cereal or soda, I have certain name brands I prefer. There's nothing worse than bad canned tomatoes in a lasagna or pasta sauce.
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I usually buy name brand but I recently read a study that shopping store brand can save you the most amount of money. That, and shopping at Costco. Which, if you buy Kirkland, you can double save.
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