Name brand vs. Store brand

I am exactly the same way as you are. there are a few things that I will buy brand names, but I would say 90% of what I buy is the store brand. If in doubt that they are the same thing...just look at the ingredient list. Are the ingredients in the same order? Are they the same ingredients? Then, there you are...it's the same thing. :)

Almost everything we buy is store brand, we don't find the quality to be any less than the name brands, plus we're saving quite a lot of money this way. Our supermarket also gives a 5 percent discount on all their products if you have their (free) loyalty card, this is also of course a big incentive to continue to buy their products.

we often but the store brands, as not only are they cheaper but they always seem to be on special as well. They are a few things I won't buy store brand for though, like tomato sauce and baked beans, I will only buy watties or heinz! Everything else just doesn't taste as good. Also some of the cheaper brands of soft drinks can taste a bit funny

We buy store brand whenever possible as well. But II agree, there are some things that just don't taste the same and you have to buy brand name . Heinz ketchup for example, Oreos and pizzas just aren't the same. Most other things I buy store brand, like diapers I like to buy Costco brand, they are cheaper and are made by Huggies!

I am like you Iwe are on a budget too I think alot of people are these days! But I get the store brand a few I get the name brand but like you said aloto of it does taste the same. Hey where ya save money on a couple things you can afford the name brand item.

I agree that certain products are different when generic. I also agree with your mayo preference. I actually prefer generic mac and cheese over kraft. A lot of times I read the ingredient labels and it's the same exact thing! I'm a coupon freak and use those to save money on name brands.

I agree absolutely that we live usually not just on a budget, but on a tight one too! Brand names are fanky-they are also ostentitious, how much you have in terms of disposable income determines whether you are a name brand person or a store brand consumer. I know of certain politicians who have fallen into ill-gotten wealth and are never seen to consume anything short of a brand name! With my little budget, sometimes I get pleasantly surprised when I in my store brand items seem smarter than them! You ask them where they bought their shirts, they will tell you they shopped the same from UK. But you in a shirt bought from a local store appear to be smarter!

It is very seldom that I buy the name brand. I have found that the name brand company is probably the same company that is packaging the store brands. As we saw with the peanut butter. Peter Pan peanut butter packaged the Wal -mart Great Value brand. I go more by the amount of salt and sugar that in the product than the name. Oh, I can’t stand real Mayonnaise or the brand Kraft. To me it tastes rancid. I prefer the store brand of salad dressing for sandwich spreads

Im on a budget too. And I will often try out the store brand items alot. and if I like them then yes I will buy them all the time.LOL I agree with you on the mayo it just doesnt taste right. Its always good to save alittle money here and there if you can.

hi! We live on a budget too, that is why whenever we can we always buy the cheaper altenative but if it doesn't taste good then we find another one. In our country store brands are often the cheaper alternative to name brands, though sometimes the quality aren't that good. For example buteer, we alwasy buy anchor or dairy creme, if we'll bu the store brand butter for sure no one will use it because it tastes different. The laundry detergent is a different story, no one will really care if we use tide or the store brand, as long as the clothes are clean we're all happy.

Usually I don't care if its store brand, its usually just as good. Sometimes though there are products that just aren't as good when they are store brand. I've used deoderants and eye drops and stuff like that that are poorly made and do not work as well as their slightly more expensive counterparts. Food is usually about the same quality, but it may not look as nice or be prepared as well.

I by both in some products like you..but when it comes to bread, lunch meat, sour cream, mayonaise,mustard, sugar, flour, canned soups, cereal and cheese I am a brand only person!!! They are mostly the same but some of the cheaper brands use lesser quality ingredients and it does reflect in their product...some things are the same...I buy alot of organic foods so then I am picky about the brand..some are better companies more concerned about the environment and that is important to me!!

I am like you, we are on a severe budget! lol So I am constantly looking for good deals. I will always buy the store brand except for toilet paper, pasta, and pop. Those are about the only things that I will not buy store brand of. Anything else is basically up for grabs when it is a better bargain than the name brand stuff. Basically I feel that if the name brand items can't start offering their stuff for cheaper I most likely will buy even more store brand stuff than ever before. lol For some reason though, I am hung up on Angel Soft toilet paper. Don't ask me why, but I am.

We too live on a budget. I always buy store brand products too. The only thing that I insist on name brand for is soup. I have to have my campbells soup. We do most of our shopping at a discount store called Aldis. They are much cheaper.

I have to have certain things in name brand. Coffee, Heinz ketchup, toilet paper, Mayonaise, spaghetti sauce and soda. I'm sure there are a few more but those are the ones that come to mind right away. A lot of stuff, I don't mind buying store brand and other things there is a difference.

Most things I will by the generic on. I just can't see paying teh brand name for on most of them. Now Macaroni and Cheese I prefer the generic and won't by Kraft at all. I do not like the Kraft version. There is one thing though I won't buy genric on only because I've had trouble with the generics and that's my soda pop. Many of the generics don't agree with me so I only buy name brand of that.

I too live on a budget, and there are a few things I have to have, one is butter I hate margarine with a passion, so I won't buy it I will go with out first. and the second is coffee, I love coffee, and try to buy a store brand beans but they are $11.99 a kg. and I usually have to buy some thing like Folgers or the cheaper stuff I will buy Nabob coffee if it is available but my personal preference is still whole bean I grind myself/ The rest goes with the price.If there is less than a 5 cent difference and I am familiar with the brand name I will buy up but if the difference is around a dollar I buy the lower priced ones.

Yes this is a way to save money in grocery items. The reason of being less priced of the store brand things is discount and elimination of some charges which other brands charge to be sold in other stores. So I don think that there is nothing bad in purchasing them.

I also try to buy store brands whenever possible. I will have to say in all my years of shopping, store brands have really come up in quality over the years. It used to be that they came in a plain white can with black letters. Now, some store brands are as good, if not better than the exclusive name brand. I shop in Trader Joe's sometimes and I almost exclusively only buy their brand because their quality is so good. I probably most stick to name brands when it comes to things like salad dressing and certain snack and dessert foods.

I'm the same way. My husband and I have 5 kids, so we definitely have to watch what we spend. There are several store brand products that are absolutely no different than name brand products as far as I'm concerned. The only difference seems to be the price. My kids drink store brand juice and soda, my baby uses store brand pampers and wipes (he's allergic to all the expensive, name-brand kinds anyway) and they eat all kinds of store brand snacks. We also eat the store brand bread. But there are things that I absolutely have to buy a certain brand of, such as my pasta sauce. I can't get generic, it has to be Prego. I have to have Crest toothpaste, Herbal Essences shampoo and conditioner, Dove soap, and Charmine toilet paper. My husband thinks I'm just being picky, but there are certain things I just am not willing to make changes to.