I barely use them, but Viva cloth paper towels rock!
Heinz organic ketchup - regular ketchup is so SWEET, it's just gross to me now

I can't drink coffee from the big cans, or Dunkin' Donuts brand - I like Starbucks or Peets, or most any other they sell at Costco in whole bean form. I like it strong.

Dh has to have his regular (not light or fat free) Miracle Whip. No one else in the family likes it, but it's a comfort food for him.

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here is a few we won't compromise on
heinz ketchup
kc masterpiece bbq sauce
campbells soup or prego(we hate generic soups)
a-1 steak sauce (hate generic)
those are just a few there are more lol

some things we like generic better
hy-vee spiral macaroni and cheese we hate kraft its not as good as it used to be
hy-vee pizza sauce is the only kind we will use on our homemade pizza
walmarts version of crystal light half the price and have tons of flavors.

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HAVE A BOOTIFUL HALLOWEEN

don't do generics on:
Hellman's mayo
Scott tp
Diet Coke
Kraft mac n cheese
name brand liquid laundry detergents

Love:
Diet Dr. Thunder (Wally World)
most store brand canned veggies
Equate tushie wipes

Oooh I forgot
Prego (I like the italian sausage and garlic) cause Ragu is gross!
Kleenex Cottonelle
Stayfree overnight ulta thins with wings!
I like purex green cap
Banquet pot pies

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I forgot Prego as well, Crest toothpaste, and dh has to have his new brand coffee creamer.

We love green bean casserole. We use French's French Fried Onions on top, but use Wal-mart's cheapy brand in the casserole. It works well that way!

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I have a girlfriend who says the WalMart pancake/waffle mix is really good. She says it must have more sugar in it because her kids won't let her buy anything else.

I'm rather picky about many products. I also buy Heinz catsup for DD. Other catsup tastes different. DD also like a particular brand of bread, which of course, isn't the cheapest brand out there. I can only buy two brands of o.j. - Odwalla or Tropicana.

I also buy only a couple of brands of coffee - primarily Peets. Glad I'm not the only one.

Funny, but the bagels at our local Winco are better than any I have found - including my former favorite, Noah's.

Ragu IS gross.

One item I'm really picky on is ripe olives. I can't buy generic because they turn out grey and mushy. We buy only a few brands of those.

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We must have A-1 sauce. We prefer Heinz, but I keep generic ketchup around to put in recipes etc. Our favorite chip dip, Dean's French Onion dip is so much better than any other. My dh also prefers brand chips. I know that there are others, but I can't think of them right now.

This isn't grocery items, but we splurge on cologne and perfume. We each have our favorites and the knockoffs just don't cut it!

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We love

Nestle chocolate chips (any other brand just isn't chocolatey enough)
Diet Mt. Dew
Trader Joe's Brown Rice Crisps ($1.49 a package and much healthier than chips)
Costco baby wipes
Special K (DH has dietary restrictions and that's about the only cereal he can eat)
Campbell's tomato soup (mmm...mmm good!)