Lou Decruss wrote:
> We use a lot of cream cheese here. �Philadelphia brand is often on
> sale, but the average retail is about $2.39 at the big markets. �Last
> week it was on sale for $.68 (limit 2) �Last night it was free with a
> $10 purchase. �But the times it's not on sale other brands are on sale
> for between $.79 and $.99 all the time. �The ingredient lists and
> nutritional facts are almost identical. �We can't tell the difference
> so we buy whatever is cheapest. �One of our friends claims there is a
> big difference in the taste and she only buys Philadelphia. �Are my
> taste buds fooling me? �Can you tell the difference? �What kind do you
> buy? �Curious minds need to know these things!!
>
> Lou

The Kraft Philadelphia brand tastes better to me... but still I often
buy the store brand when it's on sale, but I find it's wetter and not
as fresh tasting. The thing I question is that I've never seen such a
huge price disparity as you claim. The normal price for store brand
is about a buck, the normal Philly price is like 30 cents more. Today
the Philly brand is on sale; $1 each if you buy ten... I don't need
ten of something so perishable so to me it's not a very good sale....
my local market runs a lot of $1ea 10-4 sales, but rarely will I buy
10 of what they put on sale.