Do you HAVE to buy name brands??

it doesn't matter to me if things have are name brand or generic brang. for clothes, i make my own. but for everything else, i just buy whatever's cheap at that time

Generics all the way for me, lol...it's the same stuff, with almost a civil conscience.

Not me. I'm a bargain hunter. I go to different shops for my groceries...whichever is cheapest. I go into the bargain basements in the clothes shops to buy my clothes and if there is nothing suitable, it is only then that I will buy the designer brands. If I was going to a wedding or somewhere special, I would buy designer clothes, but only if I could afford them.

I buy any thing that I can only afford, especially if I knew that it's almost the same as the original ones. I never go for branded items, because I try to save some of my money for future needs. Besides, branded or not they are still clothes and the important thing is we have something to wear. And buying branded could cost us almost 3 unbranded pairs of clothing, or maybe from top to bottom clothings. Imagine the cheap cost and the convinience that it benefits for us.

I really don't care about brands when it comes to most things. Clothes especially, I only buy name brands if they are severely on sale. I know people that spend more money on their wardrobe for work than they make at the job, and then they'll complain all the time that they don't have any money. And I've found some pretty awesome looking bargains. It's pretty often these same people will see me wearing something they like and ask me where I got it, and be astounded by my response. =p The only area where I tend to splurge is bath and beauty products. I don't really wear makeup, or perfume much, but I love bubble baths, body butters, etc. In my experience I haven't found any cheap brands that smell and feel as good as the expensive ones.

Personally, I don't think a name brand really means anything. Most name brands these days are manufactured in similar textile mills to the cheaper brands, so you aren't necessarily always paying more for quality. Besides, who really goes around and reads the tags inside your shirts and pants? If it looks good on you, and you like the style, and the material isn't falling apart...then honestly what does the name brand really matter? If you really need that name brand, you can always shop at resale and thriftshops...you would be surprised what people give away. And if you are smart and you can find coupons or shop sales, then at least you know you aren't paying full price for that name brand item that you really wanted.

I personally have to have name brand clothes. I will settle for off brands cause I do shop at Gabriel Brother's when money is low. When it comes to food I always look for a bargain. I get my cleaning products from Dollar General.

ya...when i select my clothes, then i definitely go for the branded ones, cos they are not just comfortable but tough and reliable also. though a bit costly but worth shedding some extra pounds.

no,i am not buying name brand clothes. i dont have a lot of money. my kids dont either. we buy what we like,in cheap shops. i dont care about brand name clothes,i just wear what i like

I used to buy brand names for cereals and such but now I'll buy the store brand name to save money. And I'll show at stores like Marshalls, Overstock.com and TjMaxx to get brand name quality but not paying the full retail price.

personaly myself I always try to find a cheaper alternative however I have a daughter who wont buy anything unless its a known brand i keep trying to tell her she is just paying for a name but she wont listen !she has never had to go without anything it does make a difference!

I don't usually buy name brand things. With food I will try the generic but some of it isn't very good so I have to get the name brands. With clothes I don't care. I wear whatever is comfortable and affordable. I can't wear generic tennis shoes though, I have to get Nike's. I don't know why but I tried a pair of no-name shoes and I felt so weird walking around in them, like people know I only paid $15-$20 for them!! It made me so self-conscious!!!

I don't really care if I do or don't all that matter s to me really is if it fits well, if I feel comfortable in it, if I like the material feel of it... And of course if the price is right, I won't spend too much on clothes. So if I buy a brand or not it is really by chance. But I have nothing against people that do buy only for brands, as long as they have the money and aren't eating less just to buy that 500$ pair of shoes..... as sometimes to people it's a disease, an obsession and they'll eat less, and cut down on a lot of basic necessities just to be able to own that brand. And as long as they aren't those people that try to make others feel bad as they don't have brand clothes, I so don't like snobbish people!

I don't normally buy name brands things when it comes to food/cleaning products. When it comes to diapers I buy pampers and they cost a little more than the others brands but I like them.

When I was a teenager it made a difference,but I've always been a bargain shopper. I knew how to shop I can find brand name clothes on sale and for the same price as nonbrand name clothes. Now brand name is not important to me. I just buy what I like without looking at the brand name.

hi, to be very honest yes I did for those. I buy for the brands not for the fame but i consider on the quality. since i am an athlet so i need lot of jersy, t-shirt and tracks.i am a keeper so i need a lot of movement including sliding on the hockey turf. once, i did buy a track that not came with any brand.when i went to the training session, i did those movement as required by coach and as a cute result that track been trash. i don't have enough budget for buying a cheap track for few times a month. I went to train for almost every day and if the cheap track goes trash in every 3 training session how many track that should i buy at??? the costs are more expensive than buying the branding goodies,indeed.i did buy those stuff when there's some promotions. in that time i'll shop like buying fish in the market!!!lol. so i saved a lot!

Before, I was an impulsive buyer. I bought mostly branded stuff. But luckily I was able to change my shopping habits. I now think twice before buying an item, and I try to look first for a cheaper alternative. I have realized that many cheaper products have equal or better quality than their branded counterparts. Sometimes when you buy branded stuff, what you actually buy is not the good quality, but just the brand name. You know, just the bragging rights.

when it comes to appliances i look for the branded ones who have already the credibility that it will last long but for myself like clothes, shoes, bags, nop im not really a branded conscious on that. as long as it make me comfortable and it fits on me, i'll buy it. Its depends on the thing that im ver conscious of, if its for the health i go for the branded one that has proven and tested.

I don't have to, I look for the best price and if it's a name brand even better.

No, I don't have to, I choose to because I like to look good and name brands look better thean generic ones.