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Sheldon Sheldon is offline
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Default Brand name vs generic


CookieChick wrote:
> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Switch wrote:
> >
> >> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> >> > On Mon 06 Feb 2006 07:08:10p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Switch?
> >> >
> >> > > Generic sux
> >> >
> >> > Obviously, just your opinion!
> >> >
> >> > I've found that most generic products are at least as good as brand
> >> > names.
> >> > Some are even better.

> >
> > President's Choice.
> > Some No Name stuff sucks. I have been on a Cream Cheese kick lately (on
> > crackers with some red pepper jelly on top). I bought some No Name cream
> > cheese
> > a few weeks ago thinking that if it was as good as the Philadelphia Cream
> > Cheese
> > I would be saving about 30% on it. I was not impressed. The next week I
> > came
> > across a three pack of Philadelphia Cream cheese for $6 instead of the
> > usually
> > $3.27 per pack. It turned out to taste exactly the same as the no name
> > stuff.
> > Go figger.
> >
> >

>
> I totally agree with President's Choice. Most of their products (that I
> have tried) are better than brand name.


President's Choice IS a brand name... the brand is "President's
Choice". duh