George wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
>
> >
> > But again, store brands are NOT generic... generic is when you buy
> > powdered milk in that plain white box, has no brand whatsoever...
> > happens to be just as good as Carnation (cost only a few pennies less
> > too), but very few generic food products are as good as branded
> > products. I buy the generic powdered milk, it's the only generic food
> > I buy... I'm sure it's Carnation, even the packaging is exactly
> > identical. But I do buy many store brand foods and find them equal if
> > not better than the big national brands. Any of the generic canned
> > goods I've tried are awful.
> >
> > Sheldon
> >
>
> You do realize that those minimilist black & white printed generic
> products haven't been offered since sometime in the 80s?

Maybe not where you live. I see generic in some NY stupidmarkets all
the time, depends on the socio-econonic climate of the neighborhood.
And regardless, store brands are NOT generic... a store brand IS a
brand. Often store brands are superiour. Tiffany & Co. is a store
brand.