Would You Spend Money on Foods that Aren't Brand Name

I do go to discounted food chains to buy groceries because I think it really does save money. Lately I've been buying more brand named items because of coupons. I'm addicted to that show extreme couponding and I always wish I could walk into a store and get several hundred dollars of food for like $15. But I don't have the time to devote to it or a big enough family to even buy large quantities of things. So I stick with buying store brands.

I buy a lot of foods that are not brand names and are the value range and the majority of them are just as good, and sometimes better, then the overpriced branded foods. Just try them, as it is trial and error, and you will be pleasantly surprised and you will have more money in your pocket too.

I rarely buy name brand foods. Of course the generic ones are safe. They shouldn't be on sale otherwise (well, I should hope they wouldn't!) Most of the non-branded foods are just as good quality as branded ones. They often taste pretty much the same but, even if they don't, they're not usually any worse. Having to stick to a tight budget, I buy whatever is the best value. That doesn't always mean cheapest but often it is. There are certain shop's- own branded things I won't buy simply because I don't like them (or sometimes other things are actually better value) but now that there is a "Morrison's" near to me, I use that most the time and my trolley is full of yellow with all the Morrison's Value stuff. It's just as good as the more expensive stuff because a lot of the time, they're all made by the same people anyway and you're just paying extra for the pretty packaging.

often the more expensive brand is actually made and produced in the same place as the less expensive brand. what differs is the label that is put on it when it's finished. the same place makes everything. so long as something is ethically produced (free range meat, eggs etc) then I will buy the less well known brands. I buy organic free range chicken stock cubes. they are cheaper than Oxo, but more humane and better, AND cheaper.

I will start by saying that generic products are basically the same as brand name products. Many of them are manufactured in the same facility and just put into a different package. One place I worked at packaged both brand name and generic ice cream and the package was the ONLY difference. I don't know if it is the same way for everything, but I'm sure that most of the time it is like that. If you want to pay for the name, that's fine, but I just want to get the best deal that I can. I don't know that you can get organic goods in the same way, but most of those aren't "name brand" anyway.

It's funny because sometimes the grocer would make it in their favor if you select the store brand to promote their 'excellent value', by pricing the name brand product extremely high. So it would force one to buy the store brand. I admit, I would buy the store brands at times. The quality isn't as bad as one would think, and in some cases, I would prefer the store brand over the name brand. In terms of safety, store brands can't be any worse than name brand items, especially if there is a recall.

Sounds like you are feeding right into the brand name's marketing strategy. Yes generics are safe, many times they are made on the same machines, similar if not the same ingredients and they just switch out the packaging. If we lived on name brand foods my family would be very hungry it's impossible to do on our budget even if we had coupons.

i buy food based on quality and taste, sometimes there are generic brands that are as good as the branded ones.

You never know what the surprise you'll get until you've tried by yourself. Not all the tests are successful, however, when you explores something new, the feeling of achievements are beyond words.

I would not mind of the food to be bought are not branded. The thing is, if it is branded, most usually, I would have to check whether the manufacturer is reputable or not. It is because there are so many brands that are made by companies, but they are just as good as the generics. I would rather look who the manufacturer is. For some things that are not branded, I guess it is just alright for me to buy them, as long as I buy them from reputable institutions.

Did you checked their expiring date? Are there any changes in their color and shape? If not expire and nothing change on their color and shape, it safe to buy generic product. I'm never consider brand as my standard to buy something and of course we must set some standard before buying non branded product. What I write above are my standard before I'm buying any generic product.

hi, it is not necessary that we should buy or pick the branded items for our daily foods and grocery. Now a days it is not the brand name but it is the matter of quality which matters. Brand names are just pricing up their rates but not the rising their quality.So, not to worry in choosing local brands.

Of course generic (nonbrand) food is safe or they couldn't sell it. They have to pass all the laws as well. I always buy no name food. I probably save hundreds of dollars a year by buying no name brands. And in some things it doesn't matter, the no name brand is just as good, like hot dogs, I always buy them in bulk. The only thing I won't buy that is no name is Cream of Mushroom soup and Tomato soup. They have to be Campbells or nothing. I have tried a few different no name brand of these soups and I don't like any of them. littlemissy here signing off for now, talk to you later my new friend

For the most part, yes - I think the generic version of foods is fine. Some store brand foods are definitely not as good as name brand (deli meat for example). However, I think that a lot of Dollar Store generic brands can be dangerous.

The safety of an unbranded food item for me relies on where I can buy it---I would buy unbranded hotdogs from a supermarket but not from a small stall in the public market or the sidewalk. I like to check out the cheapest products and how they compare to the branded ones. I've found some really good stuff that are a lot cheaper but of good quality.

I don't know about other's opinion but I know for certain that we, the common society, can't be too sure about things. We can never be able to really say whether a certain food is safe just because it's branded or not. But I know one thing for certain. My body can easily distinguish good food from bad food. If I ate something bad, my allergies would show up. Poisons, just a little bit, like formalin (those seller are going to really get it. :( ) would cause ALL of my allergies to go overboard. However, my tip for you is before you decide to purchase something, check the background of the company(not just the label on the store) first, then the process of how they manage the foods before distributing it to the market. This way, you'll know at a certain point how safe your food is. It's a good thing my mom, too, knows how and where to buy food (or else me and my siblings would be in the hospital already.) They don't come in cheap but of course, nothing of organic origin comes cheap anymore in stores anymore because of our fast growth in population. Hope this helps a bit. Happy MyLotting!

I buy whatever foods look good to me. sometimes a generic brand will be an even beeter bargain and flavor than a name brand. sometimes we can get burned by a name brand or a generic brand alike. There can be quality in either one.

yes buying off brand food is OK. Mostly when I go to Wal-Mart most of the stuff I buy is the Great Value brand. It tastes just as good to me. I will say that sometimes some off brands aren't that good. You just have to try it and most of the time it pays off to get the off brand. It is good to save money any way you can these days.