ketchup has to be heinz
mushroom soup has to be campbells
kraft dinner has to be kraft

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i have a few
1. shoes have to be good nike newbalance addidas
2. clothes have to be of decent quality
3. dog food
4. canned soups
there are many others just to many to list but i also use many generics.

I am willing to give a generic a try, especially if I have ready something about it of have had luck with that generic brand. I find the most coast savings wiht over the counter generic/store brand medicine.

I buy generic in most everything, but everyone has a favorite brand of some things!

1) Miracle Whip
2) Country crock
3) Tresseme Shampoo and conditioner
4) Crest toothpaste

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I don't like a lot of food generics. I watch the bonus buys and buy things the week they are sale.. unless it is milk or something I have to have that week.

Target has a lot of good generics for paper products, medicines, etc.

I but mostly name brand b/c really I think it's much better. There are a few things I buy generic. Here are a few generics we like: Cereal for the kids, pop-tarts, sour cream, brownie mix. I think that is about all for the generic purchases. Cheese HAS to be Kraft or Sargento NO generic salad dressings (gross IMO) and NO generic breads. I do a lot of coupon clipping though!

I don't think it's snobby either. Hey, you like what you like. For me, I do almost everything generic (if it is cheaper - because sometimes it's not!). The exceptions are :

Diet Coke - love, love, love my Coke

Cottonelle (or 2nd choice:Quilted Northern toilet paper)

1. Cola has to be Coca-Cola classic
2. TP paper- Charmin

At first I thought it was snobby too to not buy generic but I am finding out that sometimes name brand is better. Here is what we like name brand:

Hefty or Glad garbage bags
Duracell or Energizer batteries-I got so tired of wasting $$ on dollar store ones
Hidden Valley ranch (doesnt matter to me b/c I don't like ranch but DH does)
Cokes (DH used to drink generic but now he says he no longer likes them-??)
Eight O'clock or Folgers coffee
Laundry detergent-I think that I am going to have to break down and start buying Tide again. The clothes don't look as well w/generic brand or cheap-o detergent
Diapers-I prefer Pampers but won't get them unless they are on sale. Otherwise I like Kroger or CVS brand although that may change as DS grows
Baby wipes-I was going through the generic ones very quickly and realized that they are a lot smaller and thinner. I like Pampers and Huggies wipes and usually get the kind for sensitive skin.
Shampoo/Cond.-I like Garnier Fructis or any nicer brand that I can get w/a coupon. DH has pretty short hair so he uses V05 and I usually get it when it is 70-80 cents.

Whoa I guess I kinda am a name brand snob now! But really, I try to buy everything else generic.

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My family wasn't too happy about the all natural peanut butter switch either, but I had to start somewhere. The 3 year old doesn't care.
I won't buy generic ketchup. Heinz preferably, but we also get Hunts and Del Monte. I have tried a few different brands, they were all nasty, and hubby wasn't too pleased.
Cream of Mushroom soup has to Campbells. Heinz cream of mushroom is ok, but I don't normally see it in the store.
Mayo, for me just has to be real Mayo. I can't stand Miracle Whip. Too sweet. But the family loves it, so I get it for them.
Everything else is hit or miss. Somethings always taste fine to me. Like frozen veggies. Pop, I have to try different things. I love Faygo cola. From what I remember the store brand colas have been decent. I just bought some Dollar General pop today, and it was awful. Thank goodness we tried it before we brought it to the inlaws for dinner tomorrow.
I have decided to start buying better shampoo. Not crazy expensive stuff. But at least the 3 dollar stuff. I just tried sunsilk for frizzy hair, and I love it.

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