OT: Things that the store brand equivalent is not equivalent

[MSUDOG24]

Paper towels - Bounty SaS only (no national or store)
Ketchup - Heinz only (no national or store)

Flip side
Private Selection cocktail sauce is the best I've ever had and actually think any of the Private Selection items are as good or better than any others
Kroger Gold Round Tortilla chips are my preferred brand.

 

[Dawgg]

Ha, I havent thought about Panburger Partner in years.

HyVee's house brands are quality all the way through!
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I don’t remember HyVee, but the local Gardner’s in Corinth had “Hyde Park”.

 

[thedoubledeuce]

Here's something I dont understand about Coke. Now, the recipe for Coke syrup is kind of the gold standard for protected trade secrets. They dont let it out, and they would successfully sue the pants off anyone who leaked it, as well as those who received it.

But you have to believe the guys at Pepsi, and other soft drink makers, know exactly what is in Coca Cola. They could duplicate it, they just choose to have their own flavor instead. Right?

I think Big K Soda could make a lot of money with a carbon copy Coca Cola drink....Just dont put it in bottles with a certain distinctive shape.

I wish they'd put out a Coke, not diet, that had about half the sugar in it.

 

[dickiedawg]

I wish they'd put out a Coke, not diet, that had about half the sugar in it.

They did that a while back, C2, before Coke Zero took off.
Coke Zero is far superior.

 

[RocketDawg]

Q-tips

Toiler Paper

Nothing but Charmin Ultra Soft will do.

 

[RocketDawg]

We use the Great Value brand sandwich bags…definitely Ziplock for quart and up.
We also use their 13-gallon trash bags.
We were using their butter, but they changed suppliers this fall, and the new stuff is mostly water.

Get Kerrygold.

 

[RocketDawg]

Here's something I dont understand about Coke. Now, the recipe for Coke syrup is kind of the gold standard for protected trade secrets. They dont let it out, and they would successfully sue the pants off anyone who leaked it, as well as those who received it.

But you have to believe the guys at Pepsi, and other soft drink makers, know exactly what is in Coca Cola. They could duplicate it, they just choose to have their own flavor instead. Right?

I think Big K Soda could make a lot of money with a carbon copy Coca Cola drink....Just dont put it in bottles with a certain distinctive shape.

Did CocaCola ever start using real cane sugar for the US? That was newsy a year or so ago but I haven't heard anything about it since it was a big deal.

 

[biodawg]

Lea & Perrin’s Worcestershire Sauce.
Dawn dishwashing liquid

Those are two that I can think of off the top of my head that I only buy that brand of those products.

 

[00Dawg]

Get Kerrygold.

The wife does when she wants to make something special. Otherwise, land O’ Lakes.

 

[Dawgzilla2]

Did CocaCola ever start using real cane sugar for the US? That was newsy a year or so ago but I haven't heard anything about it since it was a big deal.

They started rolling it out in "select markets" in October. It is only available in 12 Oz. glass bottles. They say they are having supply issues with cane sugar.

 

[RocketDawg]

They started rolling it out in "select markets" in October. It is only available in 12 Oz. glass bottles. They say they are having supply issues with cane sugar.

Thanks. I'll have to see if I can find some. I didn't know there was a sugar shortage.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

The store brands that I have tried, do not measure up. IMO.

 

[blacklistedbully]

 

[Dawgzilla2]

Thanks. I'll have to see if I can find some. I didn't know there was a sugar shortage.

Damn tariffs**

 

[champdawg.sixpack]

Coffee

 

[HomeBoyDawg]

Coffee

 

[MagicDawg]

NyQuil Severe Cold & Flu -- the store brand may say it's the same stuff, but for some reason it just doesn't do the same job.

 

[Baddog11]

q-Tips all the way. Agree.

 

[Baddog11]

On a side note, I have found some things that the generic version was better than the name brand.

 

[horshack.sixpack]

It's usually not much cheaper, but whataburger is my cheaper alternative to Heinz.

Spicy ketchup gets its own category

 

[Podgy]

Voltaren gel. Essential to a senior pickleballer. Don't get the generic.

 

[Yeti]

With all the money you folks are saving buying these store brands you should be able to donate to the NIL**

 

[RopeDawg]

Windex, Aluminum foil, toilet paper, Fig Newtons, miracle erasers

 

[johnson86-1]

Spicy ketchup gets its own category

They have a non spicy version. Is almost indistinguishable from Heinz to me.

 

[Pookieray]

Cheez-Its

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

Windex, Aluminum foil, toilet paper, Fig Newtons, miracle erasers

I despise window cleaner like Windex. Give me foaming glass cleaner in a can any day.

 

[Villagedawg]

Scotch tape - I've finally beaten my wife out of buying the cheapest crap out there if she wants any help wrapping presents

Cheerios - none of that other off brand crap is close

Ruffles - I can skip french onion dip with any other chip, but Ruffles are uniquely the best and I will eat my them until they disappear

Heinz - not even a close second

Definitely Heinz. Great Value Cheerios though. Pretty close.

coke

Doritos nothing comes close

Pretty much anything branded as Mainstays is a piece of junk.

bath towels/cloths

 

[dudehead]

It's usually not much cheaper, but whataburger is my cheaper alternative to Heinz.

Yes, the spicy version is delicious.

 

[dudehead]

And my current “can’t do without” from my local Dollar General:

 

[MStateDawg]

Cheap electrical tape is trash. Just spend the extra on 3M

 

[greenbean.sixpack]

NyQuil Severe Cold & Flu -- the store brand may say it's the same stuff, but for some reason it just doesn't do the same job.

You need to try to the Costco version.

 

[Duke Humphrey]

You need to try to the Costco version.

The Costco version of many of the items mentioned come pretty close to the name brand, much more so than GV or Kroger brands. Specifically the ziplock and garbage bags

 

[golferdog]

Scotch tape - I've finally beaten my wife out of buying the cheapest crap out there if she wants any help wrapping presents

Cheerios - none of that other off brand crap is close

Ruffles - I can skip french onion dip with any other chip, but Ruffles are uniquely the best and I will eat my them until they disappear

Heinz - not even a close second

Ketchup for sure

 

[msualohadog]

Kroger Ranch. Put some in a Hidden Valley bottle and kids sniffed it out in 30 seconds.

 

[horshack.sixpack]

And my current “can’t do without” from my local Dollar General:


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Yes. Kroger brand french onion is great too. Dean's name brand has some kind of funky taste that's no bueno. If you pair Dean's with Ruffles, I can skip it all.

 

[horshack.sixpack]

The Costco version of many of the items mentioned come pretty close to the name brand, much more so than GV or Kroger brands. Specifically the ziplock and garbage bags

2nd. I get their tall kitchen garbage bags and cannot tell a difference between them and hefty. I suspect in many cases, when these things are equivalent it's because the OEM is the same.

 

[bomanishus]

Frozen potatoes.

 

[Bulldog Bruce]

Q tips

Suck.

Get the bamboo cotton swabs from Amazon. You'll thank me.

 

[jethreauxdawg]

Suck.

Get the bamboo cotton swabs from Amazon. You'll thank me.

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*still swings a wooden bat*

 

[Darryl Steight]

This is the ONLY toilet paper to buy.

Disagree. Charmin Ultra is too thick and clogs the toilet too easily.

Cottonelle has the right thickness, softness, and flushes like a dream. You're welcome. Just don't buy it all and leave some for me the next time it's going to snow.