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mvd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 06:28 PM
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Products that you like more than the big name brand
Giant (grocery store) steak sauce comes to mind. Unlike A1, it has no preservatives, and it tastes better IMO.
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Ikonoklast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 06:32 PM
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1. Aldi's house brand crunchy peanut butter.
Actually tastes like peanuts, and not some tasteless brown paste with peanut oil mixed in.
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JitterbugPerfume Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 06:45 PM
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2. Meijers french roast coffee beans
meijers hot and sweet mustard

I love to shop at Aldi I buy cheese , artichoke hearts ,and bread there that is cheaper and better or as good as more expensive brands
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HopeHoops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 10:18 PM
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3. Damn near all of them.
I have to admit, there are a few name brands I prefer, but for the most part I go with the store brand.
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Kali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-03-09 11:33 PM
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4. mostly I prefer off brands because they are almost always cheaper
with no discernible difference in taste or quality. you do have to watch the weights/prices on everything.

Alcohol is one big exception. I don't think there is a name brand in the house at the moment except q-tips oh and c & h brown sugar. maybe I should go post in the other thread.:P
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SoxFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-04-09 09:04 AM
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5. Hannaford's potato chips
Now that they've cut back on the salt a bit, they are much better than the name brands.
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mvd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-04-09 09:55 AM
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8. Thanks, will look into that brand
:-)
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-04-09 12:25 PM
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14. Hannaford has some great products w/ their store name on them
:thumbsup:
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nuxvomica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-04-09 09:10 AM
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6. Powdered coffee creamer
The store and bargain brands are invariably cleaner tasting than the name brands. Cremora has a kind of aspirin aftertaste to me.
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qb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-04-09 09:37 AM
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7. Malt-O-Meal Toasty O's
Yum!
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susanr516 Donating Member (823 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-04-09 10:02 AM
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9. I buy almost all store brands
I really can't tell the difference, especially with frozen/canned veggies.
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SacredCow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-04-09 10:06 AM
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10. Store brand Toaster Pastries are usually much better than Pop-Tarts...
In my opinion, anyway.
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rurallib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-04-09 10:10 AM
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11. Dei Fratelli Vegetable Juice - so much better than V8
Edited on Tue Aug-04-09 10:11 AM by rurallib
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surrealAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-04-09 12:02 PM
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12. Spices.
The "name brands" have usually been sitting around too long, and are almost flavorless.
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-04-09 12:24 PM
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13. steak sauce is an abomination
:puke:
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MajorChode Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-04-09 02:43 PM
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19. Commercial steak sauce I would agree
However, a pan sauce made after cooking the steak is something quite nice.
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mvd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-04-09 03:34 PM
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21. I like it - I get tired of salting
The Giant brand is nice and mild.
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-04-09 01:12 PM
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15. Trader Joe's frozen pizzas
Seriously - their BBQ chicken pizza is better than any other frozen pizza on the market.
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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-04-09 02:40 PM
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17. You're right
They make some good pizzas.
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arbusto_baboso Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-04-09 03:38 PM
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22. I have one of those a week.
And I totally agree with your assessment.
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Wapsie B Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-04-09 01:14 PM
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16. Schnuck's crunchy peanut butter.
I swear there are peanut halves in there. Never had pb as crunchy as that before.
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Auggie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-04-09 02:42 PM
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18. Laura Scudder's Nutty Peanut Butter in the S.F. Bay Area
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MajorChode Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-04-09 02:47 PM
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20. Intelligentsia Black Cat Espresso blend coffee
Cuvee Coffee Espresso Medici blend is not too bad either.
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