do you buy them exclusively? Most of the time? Some of the time?
the only brand difference I’ve found in the last couple of years is the premade pie dough. The store brand isn’t as good as the red box kind.
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do you buy them exclusively? Most of the time? Some of the time?
the only brand difference I’ve found in the last couple of years is the premade pie dough. The store brand isn’t as good as the red box kind.
my friend and her late husband used to quibble over cream cheese. My friend who worked in high-end restaurants wanted only Philly cream cheese, but her husband said there’s no difference between it and store brand, he couldn’t taste a difference.
I take her word for it because she’s an excellent baker, she made high-end desserts that people paid a lot of money for, so her taste buds are more developed than his was and mine.
Depends.
(Meaning it depends--not that I only buy the brand :~).) I will only eat Hellman's mayonnaise. I stock up on Green Mountain coffee when it's on sale as a loss leader. There are brands I avoid, like Lucerne dairy products. In general, I'm definitely not averse to buying store brands at all. Many store brands are actually manufactured by the companies that supply the popular brand.
No. Some are good and some not.
yes, that’s one of the secrets of store brands that it’s exactly the same product as the namebrand in many cases.Quote:
Originally Posted by catherine
I actually will go with the best price. I guess my taste buds are not refined enough to tell a difference (if there actually is one), so I lean towards less impact on my wallet. LOL.
Brands don't matter to me. I read labels so it's more about the ingredients. And secondly, price.
I normally shop at Sprouts and avoid their store brands whenever possible. On the other hand I've found Whole Foods brands above average, but I don't shop there often. The big supermarket brands have always seemed ok or nearly indistinguishable from name brands.
My local grocery store doesn't have any store brands, it's a one-store business that's been there since 1897, still run by the original family. I buy whatever is on sale, and that isn't "Special Tourist Priced". They also do a deal once a year where you can buy up to $2500 in a store-debit-card for the low-low-price of $2000, and this has to be purchased in-person, with cash or local check. It's their way of implementing a local discount. Which is nice, as food prices here are off-the-chart.
I buy mostly store brand but there are a few items that I get the name brand only because we like the taste better than the generic version.
We buy store brands much of the time. We'll almost always give them a try, and if unsatisfactory, we'll go with the name brand. However, the store brand is usually just fine.
My sister has a friend who grew up really poor, and it's interesting to me that he scorns store brands completely, and seems to consider it almost a point of pride that he only eats Welch's grape jelly, Skippy peanut butter, etc. He is still very poor, and this attitude probably doesn't help matters any.
We switched to buying mostly store brands years ago when grocery prices rose. My oldest got very upset when I first brought home Dr Bob instead of Dr Pepper or Giant brand cheese instead of Kraft cheese. Finding some of his friends' parents were also buying store brand items help his attitude a lot. I guess he thought his friends would think he was poor if they saw him drinking store brand soda. What is funny is that we are not struggling financially at all. We are very frugal and switching to store brands from name brands is just another way we get to keep our money so to speak. We are trying to teach our boys that you don't need the "latest and greatest" things if something cheaper priced works just as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by rosarugosa
We shop mostly at Aldi and Trader Joe's so we eat mostly those store brands. My taste buds are budget-friendly, lol. That said, I don't care for Aldi's Oat or Almond milk, which is used mostly for lattes and cooking - but love the TJ's brand of the same. I like both of their cheeses, overall. But I will splurge on high end chocolate and ice creams, often locally produced, and specific cheeses.
I like Dr Bob more than Dr. Pepper.Quote:
Originally Posted by Klunick
We pretty much buy the store brand over the brand name with a few exceptions. I buy Philadelphia cream cheese since it's a texture thing and the store brand goes moldy quicker. Brand name sandwich bags and freezer bags. The store brand is thinner and falls apart easily. I would have to double bag everything to keep it secure, and there goes the savings. Husband grew up on a dairy farm so he's picky about dairy, so I follow his lead there.