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[Jordan2]

Sometimes I think I'll save some money and buy an off brand of a product instead of the better known brand. What usually happens the brand x product is inferior to the brand name, I end up throwing it out and purchasing the name brand too. I end up spending more money, I guess you get what you pay for. 

[CoffeeNut]

Save your receipt and return it next time you go to the store.  Most stores have a liberal return policy if house brands aren't to your liking.

[Sage04]

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@Jordan2 wrote:

Sometimes I think I'll save some money and buy an off brand of a product instead of the better known brand. What usually happens the brand x product is inferior to the brand name, I end up throwing it out and purchasing the name brand too. I end up spending more money, I guess you get what you pay for.

@Jordan2  Most off Brand are made in the same factory as the named brand. It cost less because it is a store brand. Sometimes it works out and sometime it doesn't. As @CoffeeNut  suggested next time return the product and get your money back.

Also see if there are any reviews and if so, see if the off Brand is worth it.

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[VanSleepy]

I'm kind of the opposite. I've been trying some different bands lately, discover that they're perfectly fine, and think how I could have been saving money all these years.

[Sage04]

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@VanSleepy wrote:
I'm kind of the opposite. I've been trying some different bands lately, discover that they're perfectly fine, and think how I could have been saving money all these years.

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@VanSleepy  you are  so right.

[CrazyDaisy]

I have found that most off brands are ok.  But I will say there have been a few that I did have to throw out, they were that bad.

[happycat]

Yes, @Jordan2, many times I've done this.

[catter70]

Walmart and Wegman's no longer carry Martin's potato chips and I didn't want to pay $4.00 for Lays, so I tried Wegman's store brand and I think they are just as good or better than Lay's $2.70 for 20 oz. store brand compared to $4.00 for 13 oz. Lays.

[CelticCrafter]

Most times we find the store brand to be just as good as the national name brand.

In some instances we like the store brand better than the name brand.

We like the store brand of pork roll more than the original, the same for Shoprites Bowl & Basket coffee in the bag and Bowl & Basket Mayo.  The mayo was shocking after being die hard Hellmann's users all our lives. 

[RespectLife]

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@Sage04 wrote:

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@Jordan2 wrote:

Sometimes I think I'll save some money and buy an off brand of a product instead of the better known brand. What usually happens the brand x product is inferior to the brand name, I end up throwing it out and purchasing the name brand too. I end up spending more money, I guess you get what you pay for.

@Jordan2  Most off Brand are made in the same factory as the named brand. It cost less because it is a store brand. Sometimes it works out and sometime it doesn't. As @CoffeeNut  suggested next time return the product and get your money back.

Also see if there are any reviews and if so, see if the off Brand is worth it.

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Not necessarily @Sage04 

We have at least 6 factories in our region that make store brands....NONE of them make the name brand.

A friend works at a factory that makes cookies among other things.  Some of what they make are choc sand cookies labelled Kroger, Stop & Shop, Wegmans and more.

They do NOT make Oreos though.

Wegman's ketchup is not made by Heinz, in fact, none of the Wegman's name brands are made by 'Name Brand' factories.