On May 15, 10:36 am, "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
> "merryb" > wrote in message
>
> ups.com...
>
> > This past weekend my in-laws were visiting- they had just come back
> > from an Alaskan cruise and had a few days before their flight back to
> > Phoenix. We decided to BBQ some burgers, and were out of mayo. My
> > husband offered to run to the grocery store, and came back with the
> > store brand mayo. Ugh! I asked him why, and he claims there is no
> > difference. We exchanged opinions on the matter, and I told him there
> > is no way it will be used by me! Am I nuts? I think there is a huge
> > difference- I only buy Best Foods or maybe Nalley's. Do any of you use
> > the store brand? I know mine is going to be returned!
>
> Since making mayo is not a tightly guarded secret, it's logically inaccurate
> to assume that the store brand will be bad. It might be, but there's no way
> of knowing without trying it. Many store brand products are actually better
> than name brands. Many are not. Assume nothing.

The main reason I assume it's lousy is previous experience. I know
many companies manufacture for others, so I guess it could go either
way. I'd just rather use what I can rely on!