Do you buy generic or namebrand?
By snowy
@snowy22315 (179735)
United States
April 27, 2018 10:18am CST
I will almost always buy generic unless there is a big sale on the name brand or there is little difference in the price. I do prefer name brand products most of the time and you know what you are getting. Sometimes if you are buying things for Ibotta or checkout51 or something buying name brand is order. Clothing, auto supplies etc. it really depends on the name brand cost relative to the other items. Are there some things you never buy generic on?
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@Marilynda1225 (82584)
• United States
27 Apr 18
Usually I'll buy generic except for mayonnaise which has to be Hellmans and ketchup which has to be Heinz. Generally it depends on what product I'm buying because sometimes the brand is cheaper than the generic. I always go for the cheaper choice
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@snowy22315 (179735)
• United States
27 Apr 18
I love Heinz ketchup! Around here Dukes is the big seller..but mayo is pretty fattening..I usually use yogurt or lower calorie whipped salad dressing.
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@snowy22315 (179735)
• United States
27 Apr 18
Some are..I get generic meds, hopefully they are as good.
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@LadyDuck (470798)
• Switzerland
27 Apr 18
@snowy22315 I also buy generic meds, they seem as good as the brand ones.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
27 Apr 18
@snowy22315 Oh I have to do this too.
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@Marilynda1225 (82584)
• United States
28 Apr 18
We buy Scott too. I haven't found anything I like better and stock up when it's on sale
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@just4him (317004)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Apr 18
@Marilynda1225 I haven't either.
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@Courtlynn (67086)
• United States
27 Apr 18
Like @Marilynda1225, mayo has to be hellmans. Though, for my mom and brother. As I don't eat / use it.
But almost everything we get is name brand.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
27 Apr 18
I am not used to the generic brand unless there none available in the name brands.
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@snowy22315 (179735)
• United States
27 Apr 18
I tend to buy generics more than name brands.
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@snowy22315 (179735)
• United States
27 Apr 18
@mlgen1037 Nothing wrong with that, as long as you can afford it!
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
27 Apr 18
@snowy22315 hmmm... I think it is different for other people. I was used to buying the name brands.
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
28 Apr 18
Depends on what the item is, and what store I am shopping at. Many times the generics are grouse at some of the stores and I am getting really picky sometimes as I get older.
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@snowy22315 (179735)
• United States
28 Apr 18
Some generics just aren't quite as effective..and sometimes they are higher in salt and so forth if you are talking about food products for instance.
@snowy22315 (179735)
• United States
27 Apr 18
If money were no object I would buy namebrand..but it is ually an object..
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@lovebuglena (44420)
• Staten Island, New York
27 Apr 18
I buy both. But if I buy brand name it's because I love the taste and quality and not because of the name.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
27 Apr 18
Since I use coupons I buy name brand. But if I do not have coupons I will buy any brand that I know is good. Some things there is no difference but the name on the package, other things you know buy the name brand.
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@snowy22315 (179735)
• United States
28 Apr 18
Yes, I will buy the namebrand if I have a reason to do so. Sometimes there isn't a huge difference in the price anyway.
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
27 Apr 18
If quality is similar, I will go for lower priced generic.
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@Itsmenermin (66)
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27 Apr 18
I don't care if my medicine is a generic brand or name brand. As long as they are proven effective, then there's nothing wrong with it.
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@snowy22315 (179735)
• United States
27 Apr 18
Yes, some formula's can be copied.
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@Itsmenermin (66)
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27 Apr 18
@snowy22315 and also because generic brand are also approved by FDA.
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@snowy22315 (179735)
• United States
27 Apr 18
I will generally buy generic but if there is a reason to, I buy namebrand.
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@Itspaul (95)
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28 Apr 18
would go for branded compared to generic, just like phones much better if you buy original phones than fake. well in medicine, if you have enough money to buy then go for the branded product, and if you don't have enough money to buy branded then you go for generic.
