Generic vs brand name products
By snowy
@snowy22315 (170599)
United States
November 21, 2020 11:48am CST
I will tend to buy generic products most of the time, because they are cheaper, unless I have a reason to buy a brand name or there is not much difference in price, I don't do it. I think most generic products are reasonable facsimiles of the product they are imitating but not always. I was eating a Quaker white cheese rice cake which is really a heck of alot better than the generic of this I was eating last week. It is worth paying a few cents more for. Do you stick to brand names or buy generic? Is it worth it to you to go brand name?
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@snowy22315 (170599)
• United States
21 Nov 20
I buy generic peanut butter. most of the time. If I have a coupon or rebate or really want the best I will go namebrand..When you are buying tools or something namebrand is more expensive but tend to work better and be more durable.
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@Michellekidwell (29259)
• Sonora, California
21 Nov 20
Rice Cakes are definitely something I prefer to buy brand name...
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@snowy22315 (170599)
• United States
21 Nov 20
I don't really buy rice cakes often..but they have their place I guess. They taste a bit like chips or something for hardly any calories.
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@snowy22315 (170599)
• United States
21 Nov 20
@Michellekidwell I had kind of enjoyed the generic ones I had, so when I saw the Quaker brand..i thought I would compare the two,,and these are quite good.
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@Michellekidwell (29259)
• Sonora, California
21 Nov 20
@snowy22315 I don’t buy them often either, but when I do it’s usually Quaker
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@LadyDuck (459384)
• Switzerland
22 Nov 20
@snowy22315 The big companies already make enough money.
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@snowy22315 (170599)
• United States
21 Nov 20
In most cases, I think you are better off. I think when it really matters though, name brand may be the way to go.
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@snowy22315 (170599)
• United States
22 Nov 20
Yeah, it helps to compare ingredients though...generics often have the same ingredients but not in the exact portions or something.
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@Kasjnak (4492)
• Romania
23 Nov 20
@snowy22315 it's like the first issue from a fashion designer. It has the best materials and many unique things, but then comes the second issue, then the third, fourth and so on. Last one usually is the cheapest, but it still has his name.
@snowy22315 (170599)
• United States
22 Nov 20
Sometimes if you have a really good coupon or rebate that essentially makes the item free, I buy name brand but not that often.
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@sophie09 (34246)
• Indonesia
22 Nov 20
@snowy22315 yes not that often. brand is not really the matter
@FourWalls (62499)
• United States
21 Nov 20
Rarely is it “worth it” to me to buy the name brand. Maybe I’m “used to” the generics, but all in all, I find that things like generic medications work just as well as the brand name things...and store brand zinc is about half the cost of Zicam!
Having said that, I have found a couple of generic brands that were awful, but to their credit the store backed their brand and replaced it with the “name brand” version!
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@snowy22315 (170599)
• United States
22 Nov 20
Yes, kind of a guessing game with generics..although some are manufactured by brand names under a different label. Some are quite good.
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@GreatMartin (23675)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
21 Nov 20
I know from personal experience that they are the EXACT same product with only the label changed!!!
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@snowy22315 (170599)
• United States
21 Nov 20
It depends...there is a big differnce between certain products like the rice cakes for instance. When it comes to medicines I compare labels.
@Marilynda1225 (79974)
• United States
21 Nov 20
I stick with generic most of the time but I have to have Hellmans mayo and Heinz ketchup
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@snowy22315 (170599)
• United States
21 Nov 20
I love Heinz Kstchup but unless I have some kind of deal on it I dont buy it.
@snowy22315 (170599)
• United States
22 Nov 20
Yeah, not sure of the price difference, but whatever it is, it is worth it.
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@Courtlynn (66918)
• United States
21 Nov 20
Depends what it is. Like you said. I like quakers buttered rice cakes
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@Hannihar (129569)
• Israel
22 Nov 20
@snowy22315
I like brand products and do not really pay attention to generic ones.
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