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I haven't been disappointed with most Wegman's brand products.

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.

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.

I like Target's Up & 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.

Wegman's stuff is usually excellent.

Safeway brand stuff is always great. I almost always choose it over brand names if I can!

Costco Kirkland brand is great. I also love Trader Joe's house branded stuff.

I love almost every Aldi brand except their ice cream. Their ice cream sucks.

I buy almost everything off brand except Hellmans mayo, Heinz ketchup and the previously mentioned ice cream.

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.

I really like Target up and up brand. I also like their raisins. Archer Farms is gross though - is that a Target only brand?

I agree with WFM 365 brand.

I'll admit I am kind of a brand name junkie. I am trying to get better about it though.

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, & Poptarts. Oh, and frozen popcorn chicken... the Market Pantry ones are disgusting.

@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.

http://money.cnn.com/2010/08/20/news/companies/inside_trader_joes_full_version.fortune/index.htm#joe

http://thestir.cafemom.com/food_party/108417/Trader_Joes_Secrets_Revealed_and