Are You a Brand Name Kind Of Person?
By Susan
@HazySue (39265)
Gouverneur, New York
July 16, 2016 11:15am CST
I am and I am not. What does that mean? When I find something I like I buy it weather it is a name brand or not.
For instance, take pork and beans. There is an of brand that I tried by accident and found that I liked it better than the name brand ones I had been buying for years.
Also, there are some shampoos and conditioners that I have tried that are not name brands that are terrific.
I heard some time ago that many of the brand name companies make off brand things under a separate name that have the same formula as the name brands.
I think it is sometimes better to try something before you make up your mind that this is what you will buy.
Then again, as I said before, there are some things that I will never change. I found them, I love them and that's it.
What do you do? Do you ever try things that are not name brands?
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@moonchild117 (1990)
• Philippines
19 Jul 16
It really depends. I'm usually the one to try out lesser known brands. I just check the ingredients first and see if there are those that aren't good for me or my kids. There are brands, though, that I stick with, especially when it comes to food because I know that they're of high quality. Clothes are those that I don't mind if it's branded or not.
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@moonchild117 (1990)
• Philippines
20 Jul 16
@HazySue Sometimes it's also being practical, usually branded items are more expensive than others. But I was taught by my dad not to scrimp on food, that's why I put a premium on that.
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@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
19 Jul 16
@moonchild117 I am pretty much the same way.
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@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
20 Jul 16
@moonchild117 Where food is concerned I do buy the brand I like whether it is a name brand or not. I buy what I like to eat, if it tastes good to me, it goes in my basket.
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@Bhebelen14 (5194)
• Philippines
16 Jul 16
Most of our personal care from toiletries to make up and perfume has a brand because my husband and I has a very sensitive skin so we need to be careful but when in term of clothes doesnt matter if its branded or as long as it comfortable then we can wear it.
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@Bhebelen14 (5194)
• Philippines
17 Jul 16
@HazySue Yes, we really need to be careful on buying things or else will be suffer on scratching all over our body.
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@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
16 Jul 16
@Bhebelen14 If you have sensitive skin of course you need to be very careful what you buy.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
16 Jul 16
I am 90 percent brand names - I've tried store brand foods and threw them out. I would rather pay a few cent more and get food that I can eat. There are a few exceptions - I do love Ingles brand french dressing!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
17 Jul 16
@HazySue I have thrown away cans of store brand veggies and bags of their frozen veggies. For me it's just not worth it. We are foodies, so I don't mind spending the pennies for what we like.
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@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
17 Jul 16
@AbbyGreenhill if I had to throw it away I wouldn't get it again. I have been lucky, we have not run across a lot of things that are inedible.
@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
17 Jul 16
@AbbyGreenhill I find that I get my favorites when buying food no matter the brand. We have tried different brand and do find that sometimes we will find and off brand that seems a little more flavorful.
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32760)
• Calgary, Alberta
16 Jul 16
I am not really brand conscious but there are brands I will never buy again due to bad product quality.
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@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
16 Jul 16
Hi @CaptAlbertWhisker I am the same way. Not too many years ago most people bought only name brands. I am not quite sure why though.
@xstitcher (39074)
• Petaluma, California
16 Jul 16
For the most part no. There are certain things that I prefer the name brands of, but I think for the most part I buy what's on sale.
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@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
16 Jul 16
@xstitcher I do the same unless it is something that I really like in a certain brand.
@CaseyRoss9966 (4056)
• United States
2 Aug 16
I don't care if the products I buy are name brand or not. Most of the time they are all made in the same factory and just have a different label put on the bottle. My dad travels and works in some of these factories and he has seen it been done with the shampoos White Rain, Suave, and Dove.
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@HazySue (39265)
• Gouverneur, New York
3 Aug 16
@CaseyRoss9966 I saw the same thing with Revlon products years ago.
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@porwest (112929)
• United States
23 Apr 18
My take is almost exactly as yours is. It depends on what it is. Brand names are just brand names. It has nothing to do with quality in my opinion. And like you, there have been off brand items I have found were better than the brand name ones.
So yes. It just depends.
