Branded goods - do they matter?

sometimes yes sometimes no. when it comes to clothes i dont mind if it is not branded. i go for if it looks good on me. if it is sale and if it fits right and most important is if it is confortable. so it doesnt matter if it is branded or not. when it comes to appliances i go for the atleast popular brand. i once bought a non-brand or not popular brand washing machine and i just regret the day i bought it. when it comes to shoes if i will use the shoes often then i go for branded for the branded are known to be really stand on the test of time. rain or shine. so it all depends on what is the goods and what are the purpose

not really.most times generic is the same,and occasionally even made by the same people.some i will buy brand name but not many.usually after i've found the no-name isn't as good. my mom on the other hand has to have the brand name every time or she will pitch a fit til she gets it.

good question 'likaes'.......Most of the time my friends told me that i'm too much 'brand-conscious' and spend too much of money. But my real intention was that branded things last much longer and have a guarantee, most importantly it gives a customer satisfaction

I have become a "brand" person. After buying three pairs of jeans at Wal Mart and having them tear apart in less than three months I stopped buying the cheaper brands and look for the quality of brand names. In my shopping excursions I have seen non brand items and compared them to brand name and found the quality ten thousand percent better than the non brand. Also, I am brand oriented when it comes to buying my shoes too. I figure that the work I have to do to get the money to buy my clothes and shoes I should have the best that I can afford. There are some things that I don't buy brand name. But it is stuff that I don't expect to last for long periods of time. I also am very careful about what non brand items I buy in food, both for me and for the animals I share my home with. My paper goods, cleaning products, etc. I usually find non name brands that do the job as well as not better than the name brands.

Uh well, i don't really am into brands stuff especially when it comes to cloths... i have seen 100% cotton t-shirts that just had a small brand (like the nike mark) and they were one color, nothing special at about 90 euros and i have seen ultra cool t-shirts 100% cotton as well at 9 euros... I only care the brand for my snickers but not even there it's not an ultra expensive brand, but just a good one (that i know for sure that has good quality stuff).

There was a time in my life when like most people I had money to spare and I would never ever condider buying anything without a brand. In some cases this served me well but now I am wiser. A brand does help with product recognition especially when making a repeat purchase and in some cases may be justified, but for many non differentiated products it is just a marketing trick. I now live a more alternative lifestyle and I like to think that I am much less influenced by brands. The electronics industry though is one of the few areas where you really do need branding in most cases, but don't be falsely led. For example I personally think that Sony is amongst the lowest products on a quality:price ratio there is. I spent many years in the industry selling these products and the amount of consumers that insisted on Sony was amazing even if they had a product that was previously poor or had an unacceptably short life span, I would not say they are a bad product just very ordinary and not really good value for money.

No I am definitely not a brand person infact i have said to some of my friends that i believe the big brand companies see them coming, like the other day a friend of mine said I had the same sports shoes on as his, he said they are my sports shoes and knowing they buy good ones and i buy mine from target, I said i don't think so, i asked him how much he paid as he kept insisting they were the same, even making take one of mine off and checking the soles, he said he paid over $100 and i said well there you go I paid 415 at Target for mine...

yes, i am a branded man, for me price never lie

I really am not into branded goods. As long as I like them and as long as I can afford them, I'll buy it. I'll give you an example: I do not buy branded pants. I usually go for the unbranded ones because I have a hard time finding a right size for me. I have a small waist and a larger bottom so it's difficult to find the right size among branded pants. When I checked the unbranded section, I found quite a lot of pants that fit perfectly. Now, if we talk about watches, electronics and phones, I'd have to say that I do check on the brands. I do not want to pay so much for an unbranded phone because if something happens to the phone, there's no way to fix it. It's like you're buying something that is disposable. Once it stops working, all you can do is just throw it away.

To me they do, I normally won't even consider a certain product if I have never heard of the brand beofre. I like to stick with known brands that I am familiar with since I am used to them and know what to expect of them.

I usually don't care much about branded especially clothes. I will buy certain brand only for electronic items like laptop, camera and cellphones.

Branded goods are just names,im after for the quality goods that are cheaper one,it is not a big deal if it is not branded.

i am not so picky with the brand names on clothes, my family members are very picky with the brand names, especially my dad, but not me... i really don't want to spend too much money on the products manufactured by like the well known brands... like i dun wanna go to the mall and buy like $30~$40 t-shirt from abercrombie... im not that stupid to spend my good $$$ on just bunch of branded goods -_-;; just go 2 walmart or costco or some other places like that and you'll still get other clothes that are just like the others... but some of the electronics, i am kind of picky... like i look too much at the durability, and design.. not too much :p

Im some cases it matter's In MTB there are matterial that only value the investiment if is few brands. Some clothes also Tenis, shoes, some foods, etc...i tink it matter

Well for me some electronics goods does matter if its by brand. i dont like some thing that doesnt have warranty that we usually get and the quality of course.but in other things like clothes, shoes and etc. its ok as far as it is good quality and we like it but in food it must be something that we know..for sure..

There are certain items that I consider the brand. I prefer branded jeans because I can use it for a long time. I have specific brands in terms of computers too. But brands doesn't apply to me for everything.

i have the idea that the branded things are good in quality atleast. it sometimes do matter for me. but may be most of the times i can't afford them. they are overpriced though. But sometimes we get non branded things also good in quality.

A good brand is supposed to provide a better product. Nowadays, however, when the makers give out licenses to so many others in places with lower standards that doesn't have to be true. The best bet is experience. Which means, of course, that you have to try things.

For me, I don't go for the brand, I look for quality. By brother always have me on this matter, he keeps on telling me that branded ones are of best quality. But I found them costly compared to what I bought which are cheaper and I think the quality is just the same. The only branded thing that I wear is my sneakers, I always prefer Adidas over everything else.