Do you buy generic or name brand?

**momoffuzzyfaces** · 10-20-2006, 04:48 PM

I usually buy the store brand or generic. They can be even better than the brand names. Our Dollar General Store sells a peanubutter cup that should make the brand name blush!!! YUMMY!

**Pam** · 10-20-2006, 05:12 PM

Originally Posted by Karen

I do, however, like Quaker Oatmeal better than the store brand, but I did try the generic!

Great minds (or tastebuds) think alike! I was just going to post about Quaker oatmeal!! How funny is that?! I bought the store brand once and it tasted like sawdust. I wound up throwing it away so it really didn't wind up being cheaper.

**angelbow20** · 10-21-2006, 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by Vela

Sorry, I realize you didn't ask for my opinion but I'm going to give it anyway, you don't mind spending LOTS of money on new name brand clothes, but don't mind feeding your animals garbage because better food is expensive? Those animals depend on you to provide them with the best you can, buying the cheapest crap in the store is not doing your best. If you can't afford to feed four dogs at least marginally decent food, you shouldn't have that many. You could feed all four dogs for a month on some of the most expensive stuff there is for the cost of 2 or 3 shirts or a pair of shoes from that name brand stuff. It's rather selfish to force them to eat whatever is cheapest while you dress in the most expensive stuff. And it's not that you can't buy them better, it's that you don't want to...there is a difference and that's too bad.

welll actually if you must know not all the food i buy is garbage i buy them kibbles and bits and food they enjoy and if they dont like it i mix it with meat, and if i couldnt afford it 2 of the dogs are my parents and they buy good food, not all name brand clothes is actaully that expensive, where i live we have sales obviously and things become cheaper but its still name brand.

**Vela** · 10-21-2006, 01:38 PM

Well, whether I agree with it or not I should have kept my opinion to myself. I had been up for 36 hours worked all night and it got the better of me. The thread wasn't about that anyway. My apologies.

**cmayer31** · 10-21-2006, 04:05 PM

I buy both generic and name brand. For food and such I will buy whatever is on sale and somewhat enjoyable to eat. When I do buy clothes I have a tendency to buy name brand. The running joke in the house is that I'm sponsored by surf/skate shops. I own a lot of volcom, quicksilver, ...Lost type clothes. It's hard not to end up wearing that when I mostly shop at surf shops.

Also it's funny, at some formal business meetings/dinners I'll wear a ..Lost or some other "nice" collared, but surf brand shirt, and I get compliments from others at the meeting; go figure. All of my pets get premium name brands

**Suki Wingy** · 10-21-2006, 08:50 PM

generic for most things unrelated to pets.

**luvofallhorses** · 10-21-2006, 09:02 PM

for food, some things have to be name brand like soda..I only drink diet pepsi and if soda is on sale and it's generic, I will drink it. certain cereals have to be name brand or it's not as good tasting imo. any other food, it doesn't matter.

and for clothes, it doesn't matter although I like to wear lei jeans..because they are comfortable but the rest doesn't matter.

**krazyaboutkatz** · 10-21-2006, 10:56 PM

I buy name brand food items like soda=diet coke,peanut butter=JIF, and ketchup=Heinz. My toothpaste also has to be name brand but my mouthwash can be generic. I also buy name brand cosmetics,shampoo and conditioner. My clothes can be generic but my jeans have to be Gloria Vanderbilt. The cat food I buy has to a name brand too. I guess I still buy more name brand items than generic.

**cyber-sibes** · 10-21-2006, 11:09 PM

Usually generic, unless I get it home and it's really inferior. then I get name brand. one exception - Only Pepsi is Pepsi. There's alot of Coke/cola generics, but nothing generic tastes like real Pepsi.

**sirrahbed** · 10-22-2006, 10:02 AM

I try to find generics when I can - and since I shop at Kroger, I like the store brand of most foods. Some things, like COKE must be CocaCola. Cat food is name brand. Some generics are actually better I think - Kroger strawberry preserves beat out Smuckers easily

For clothing, I mostly buy at Wal-Mart and like their Faded Glory brand. For namebrand clothing - I do like Venezia at Lane Bryant

I have often heard that many products are the same and the brand labels are slapped on the same items. I know my three kids worked at a sandpaper making factory when they were younger and mass produced sheets of sandpaper that were wrapped in assorted recognizable name brands

**Kfamr** · 10-22-2006, 10:10 AM

My dogs get $50 dog food when they are not eating cuts of raw meat and fresh fruits and veggies.

I usually buy cheap thrift store clothes. The most expensive piece of clothing I bought recently were two band shirts - Norma Jean and Hellogoodbye. They were both around $15 I believe.

For human food, whatever is on sale. I prefer name-brand orange juice/other juices over store/generic brands. Generic brand juices taste watered down to me.

**K9karen** · 10-23-2006, 12:05 AM

Originally Posted by MajesticCollies

Being single

and shopping for just me and my teenage son, I am probably the worst shopper when it comes to saving money on goods. I'm kind of like, If I want it, I buy it. Maybe I need someone to show me how to conservatively shop.

I volunteer!!!
I love shopping... any kind. Name Brand/Generic.. depends on the product. I also shop at Sam's Club for bulk, even tho there's just the 3 of us. I know the per pound/ounce cost of most stuff from the supermarket, so I know just what to buy. As long as the clothes fit good and are machine washable I don't give a poop about name brands.

**wolfsoul** · 10-23-2006, 12:21 AM

Depends on what it is-- usually I go for the generic because it is cheaper, but there are a few things (like macaroni and cheese) when the name brand is a must.

**Argranade** · 10-23-2006, 12:23 AM

For shoes I always get Vans but ill go for any other good skate boarder but Bam is my favourit guy so I buy his shoes almost always plus my feet realy dont go well in anyother type of shoes but skate.

For pants, I dont realy care on the brand I mean for all I care Ill go to Value Vilage and grab some second hand pants because I usualy end up ripping them or getting them stained out. For my tops I usualy buy them new because there my main theme on me,so they have to stand out the stores I buy them at are like Boathouse,Sport-teck,Urban Planet ect.. (I will like 5 times a month get a realy cashy peice of clothes that can go for $50 or more just for speacail days) I like to shop cheap because I like to spend my money on other things like movies n stuff plus I got alot of pets too feed and get toys for lol.

On food lol well, the only thing I usualy go to the food store for is pickles and No name is what I always get...mmm mmm pickles.