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"Sheldon" > wrote:

> 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.

Store brands are generic for some items, not for others. It depends on
the store and the type of item. That jar of pasta sauce with the white
label may have been produced at the same factory as the store branded
jar. As far as I know, there's no obvious way for the typical consumer
to see who actually made the items they buy in the grocery store unless
it is clearly branded.