Why doesnt everyone buy store brand crackers?

Question

I can understand meat and such being the more expensive brand. But why simple foods, such as crackers and sugar and flour? Wyh do people buy those name brand? The store brand is the exact same..

In a blind test, New York tap water was tested against Evian bottled water, the most expensive. Tap won hands down. Evian, backwards, is Naive. Coincidence? i think not

Answer 1

it tastes different, you can taste the difference from marsh crackers and Ritz crakers

Answer 2

Foods that are government-regulated in certain ways will not taste that different from brand to brand (like sugar,salt, flour, meats). CUTS and GRADES of meat will, but brands won't. Although it depends on hormones, how the animal is fed, where they're raised, etc. As long as they tell you exactly what you're getting.
Crackers, cereal, soda, chips, soups, and lots of other things we've all developed certain tastes for will vary in taste. I buy name brand for certain things because I like them (laundry detergent, because cheaper ones smell, well, cheap) and some other cleansers and some toilet paper. Depends what's on sale, too.
For the most part, I buy store brand because it's good and cheaper. I definitely buy store-brand saltines! But not Cheez-Its. I will not scrimp and save on those.

Answer 3

For sugar, there's no good reason, it's all the same.

But I can tell the difference between crackers, and store brand flour does not turn out as nice a bread as Gold Medal or King Arthur.

Answer 4

Taste, quality, brand preferance, brand loyalty, brand familiarity...any number of reasons. Or maybe even bad experience, i.e. 'something' (of the four or more leg variety) was found in a store brand product, making people stay away from it.

And in your second example (which I have seen in plenty of forwarded emails, postings, etc.)...there is good and bad tap water, good and bad bottled water...that's individual preferance as well.

Answer 5

My parents buy store brand everything and my boyfriends dont.

I can defiently taste the different between MOST store brand products. Store brand pasta sauce fails in comparison to name brands...so does peanutbutter and ice cream

Answer 6

To me, there is a difference. I think you get what you pay for. Only Keebler Zesta Saltines or Townhouse crackers will do.

Answer 7

taste