On Tue 07 Feb 2006 04:41:53p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Gregory
Morrow?

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> CookieChick wrote:
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>> "Sheldon" > wrote in message
>> oups.com...
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>> > 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?
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>> >> >> > > 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
>> >
>>
>> No. It is generic. It Loblaw's store brand. Duh, lol.
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> You are wrong. Generics are not "branded" in any way, the packaging
> looks like WWII surplus, all yellow and black and olive drab...check out
> an old bomb shelter some time, you'll see perfect examples of generic
> packaging ;-)
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> Government surplus foodstuffs distributed via food programs (school
> lunch, WIC, etc.) are a perfect example of this. Most are simply
> labelled with the contents, e.g. "Cheese Food Product" or "Powdered
> Milk" or whatever...
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> President's Choice IS a brand and that brand is advertised AS such, just
> like Green Giant or Progresso or Smucker's or Tim Horton's or whatever.
> Generics are not branded at all except with the name of the contents and
> the description of said contents as required by law (nutrition
> labelling, etc.).

I think you're pushing the point, Greg. I also think most people consideer
store brands as "generic".

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Wayne Boatwright o¿o
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