what are some of the grocery items that you are flexible on in terms of whether it should be name brand or generic?
and what are some of the things that should just never be bought generic…
For me its cheese and paper towels. Kraft and Bounty all the way…i think almost everything else I can go for generic (well depends on my budget at the time)…
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I wont buy store brand soda, cereal or cookies
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yah i bought the cheaper brand of cookies and they taste bleh. wish I’d paid 50 cents more and bught chips ahoy :hinna:
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my family hates generic though i don't mind...i will buy some products when i ahve my own home :) iA
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I learned an interesting thing in my business class. Some generic products are manufactured by name brand companies. 
check the manufacturing info on packaging!
I can’t use generic for items like ketchup, spaghetti, butter, tea, etc. But I do like some in-house brands like Kirkland, very good stuff! :k:
I also tend to use generic option for my medicines coz it saves me serious $$$.
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I would never buy anything generic brand in terms of makeup or medicine. The only generic thing that I have ever bought and love is cvs' cookies.. oh my god those are amazing!
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was watching a segment on v about this the other day, things like pasta, and tomatoes sauce etc were recommended to buy generic whereas thing like ice creams were not
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There is one type of chocolate chip cookies that are soo good in my local grocery store no-name brand!! Seriously better than Chips ahoy, Mr Christie etc
The no name brand items I will get are:
- frozen veggies
- canned corn
- canned diced tomatoes
Other items, no, I like to stick to the brands I like
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Kraft is the way to go
Generics I won't buy; oil (vegetable for instance), frozen pizza, soda (though I rarely purchase that anyway), corn tortillas, and sandwich bread.
Really interesting reading all the replies.
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Do not buy anything generic. I once bought store brand nyquil. It didn't work.
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Toilet paper
Paper towels
Salt
Sugar
Dried fruits
Frozen vegetables
There are many things which shouldnt be generic, hard to list.
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ive bought generic cereal...and it wasnt half bad...specifically corn flakes & frosted flakes, tasted pretty good. Hmm what else....Generic tissue for cleaning isnt bad.
Medcnes must be original unless insurance is not paying for it. Hmm. Cleaners have to be good brand like lysol.