Generic Store / Grocery Brands Vs. Name Brands?

Question

Hi Im a college student and Im on a tight budget. Im sometimes reluctent to try out generic/store brand items in fear that they wont be good or of good quality although buying them would definetly help out with my tight budget...

Does anyone know of any generic/store brand grocery or other items that are of good quality and taste good if their food items?

Im looking for all food items and other items such as TP, cleaning supplies, laudry soaps, personal care items.......anything really...

thanks so much!

Answer 1

Baby, they're all the same, sometimes it's from the same factory. When it's time for the National brand to finish then the store label brands start on the assembly line. When the patent expires, the local store can pick up the product and use their labeling. Look at Wal-Mart, do you think they have all those factories in operation? Canning vegetables, frozen veggies, a detergent factory, a dry goods factory (flour,sugar) NOPE.

Answer 2

for personal care, anything from wal-mart's "equate" brand is just as good (for some things, i personally think better) than the name brand. and so much cheaper.

for groceries, it's going to be largely store-dependent. some stores have great generic brands, and other stores don't. it's not like it's going to be inedible though. just give it a try and see. if the taste is not as good, then finish it up (it's still food) and don't buy it again.

Answer 3

I used to work at a supermarket and sometimes generic and name brands came from the same place - the contents are identical, but not the labels and the prices.
You just have to try stuff out.

Answer 4

have you got aldi where you are? their usp is that the have the same quality as the branded stuff but at 1/3 of the prices, and mostly it is true.