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Sep 4, 2012 7:58 PM
Pop Tarts
Sep 4, 2012 7:58pm
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vball10set

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Sep 4, 2012 8:00 PM
wildcats20;1261436 wrote:Store brand would be generic.
GOONx19;1261440 wrote:Every single convenience store sells generic TP. I would bet even most dollar stores do.
TP is TP...now, if you're talking a particular brand, then that's a different story---as in french fries ;)
Sep 4, 2012 8:00pm
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WebFire

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Sep 4, 2012 8:16 PM
vball10set;1261462 wrote:TP is TP...now, if you're talking a particular brand, then that's a different story---as in french fries ;)
So back to my question. Where do you get a different brand of Cedar Point french fries?
Sep 4, 2012 8:16pm
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I Wear Pants

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Sep 4, 2012 8:22 PM
None of the products named really strike me as things that don't have suitable substitutes/different brands that are acceptable.
Sep 4, 2012 8:22pm
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WebFire

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Sep 4, 2012 8:30 PM
I Wear Pants;1261480 wrote:None of the products named really strike me as things that don't have suitable substitutes/different brands that are acceptable.
Not even Kraft mac and cheese? Generics don't come close. The rest I can deal with.
Sep 4, 2012 8:30pm
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Sep 4, 2012 8:37 PM
WebFire;1261485 wrote:Not even Kraft mac and cheese? Generics don't come close. The rest I can deal with.
I don't know the last time I had Kraft Mac and Cheese. But I do know I never gave a shit when a generic or other brand was used.
Sep 4, 2012 8:37pm
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Sep 4, 2012 8:58 PM
washing detergant
Sep 4, 2012 8:58pm
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Sep 4, 2012 9:42 PM
Rice, most definitely.
Sep 4, 2012 9:42pm
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Sep 4, 2012 9:56 PM
Oreos...yes
Sep 4, 2012 9:56pm
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Sep 4, 2012 10:23 PM
SnotBubbles;1261329 wrote:Let's compile a list. The owner of our company always brings it shit from Aldi's to keep morale up (seriously). He's a mulit-millionaire....and we get "Bakers Choice" cookies/candies all the time. I'll start with the latest shit he brought in.

Oreo's

There isn't a generic Oreo in the world that lives up to the original.
Dude, have him pick up a can of Cinnamon Rolls from Aldi. They're the fucking bomb
Sep 4, 2012 10:23pm
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Sep 4, 2012 11:15 PM
Heinz Ketchup. No Ketchup comes close.
Sep 4, 2012 11:15pm
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Sep 5, 2012 12:16 AM
I have no problem with Hunt's Ketchup. Prefer Heinz, but Hunt's will do the job.

Generic laundry detergent sucks. Tide all the way.

Steak Sauce. A1 or nothing.
Sep 5, 2012 12:16am
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Sep 5, 2012 12:18 AM
There's generic where they simply put the generic label on the exact same product coming off the exact same line. Go to a factory sometime, and it's amazing how much people are paying for the label.

Generic toilet paper just doesn't compare to name-brand, though. In order to be cheaper, it has to be made cheaper. TP is a bulk good that's cheap, light, and is made in such volume there's no way to just slap another label on it and sell it cheaper. You have to make poorer quality in order to make cheaper TP. When it feels like you're wiping with 200 grit sand paper, it's generic.
Sep 5, 2012 12:18am
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Sep 5, 2012 12:31 AM
Waffles, Has to be eggo
Sep 5, 2012 12:31am
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Sep 5, 2012 6:29 AM
goosebumps;1261643 wrote:I have no problem with Hunt's Ketchup. Prefer Heinz, but Hunt's will do the job.

Generic laundry detergent sucks. Tide all the way.

Steak Sauce. A1 or nothing.
All Steak sauce is the same... never should be used.
Sep 5, 2012 6:29am
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Sep 5, 2012 7:10 AM
pmoney25;1261608 wrote:Heinz Ketchup. No Ketchup comes close.

My father said this back when I was in HS, so after we finished off a bottle of Heinz I kept the bottle and filled it with Aldi ketchup. Probably did this with 3 straight bottles (so a couple months in a row). Never told him until the next time he bitched about the brand of something. He was stunned and said he'd never even noticed.

It's amazing how much people eat/taste with their eyes.
Sep 5, 2012 7:10am
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Sep 5, 2012 7:41 AM
A1 Steak Sauce
Heinz Ketchup
qtips
Sep 5, 2012 7:41am
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Sep 5, 2012 7:51 AM
Gblock;1261699 wrote:A1 Steak Sauce
Heinz Ketchup
qtips
Definitely agree with Q-Tips.
Sep 5, 2012 7:51am
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Sep 5, 2012 8:44 AM
I Wear Pants;1261488 wrote:I don't know the last time I had Kraft Mac and Cheese. But I do know I never gave a **** when a generic or other brand was used.

Poor people actually like generic better.
Sep 5, 2012 8:44am
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Gblock

Sep 5, 2012 8:51 AM
i usually dont skimp on the microwave popcorn either

usually go with the o redinbacher(sp) or pop secret
Sep 5, 2012 8:51am
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Tiernan

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Sep 5, 2012 11:12 AM
Bananas


...instead of those cheap ass Almost a Banana.
Sep 5, 2012 11:12am
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Sep 5, 2012 11:17 AM
WebFire;1261474 wrote:So back to my question. Where do you get a different brand of Cedar Point french fries?
On the corner of SR4 and Perkins ave or on old SR2 in Huron just east of the bridge.
Sep 5, 2012 11:17am
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Sep 5, 2012 11:24 AM
Cigars
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Toilet Paper
Sep 5, 2012 11:24am
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Sep 5, 2012 12:04 PM
Peanut butter I tried cheaper versions but they all suck. Jif or skippy for me. Tools is another for me. I have done construction/maintenance for a long time. Cheap tools just dont cut it. Harbor freight has some good tools for the do it yourself guys but to use them every day just dont work.
Sep 5, 2012 12:04pm
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Sep 5, 2012 12:50 PM
Fab4Runner;1261702 wrote:Definitely agree with Q-Tips.
So do I. For me, the main thing is probably lunch meat. Not so much the Kroger-brand deli sliced, but about everything else. I once got a big pack of the Value brand there (the plain white packaging one). The next day, I opened it up and that stuff was slimy and disgusting. Never again.

For cheese, I'm cool with Kroger brand deli-sliced, but if you go into the 12/16/24 pack slices of processed, it is flavorless (except for pepper jack).

I'd agree with TP. I don't know what kind of generic stuff we have at the office, but it makes me glad I live about a 2-min drive from work, so if I have to go, it's just a quick jaunt home. That stuff is single-ply, but seems more like 1/2 ply.

Most things, though, I don't get bothered by generics. Hell, when you consider the gap in pricing in some cases (head and shoulders vs. kroger-brand substitute shampoo for example), I prefer the generic because it's 1/3 the price.
Sep 5, 2012 12:50pm