"Phred" > wrote in message
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>
> It's always had me a bit puzzled how so many of those house brands are
> so poor compared with "the real thing".

The store you buy them at doesn't care enough to find better suppliers. It's
as simple as that.

"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote in message
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> "Phred" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>
>> It's always had me a bit puzzled how so many of those house brands are
>> so poor compared with "the real thing".
>
> The store you buy them at doesn't care enough to find better suppliers.
> It's as simple as that.
Or even simpler, the store is boosting the bottom line by selling
cheaply-produced products under the house label.
Janet

"Janet B." > wrote in message
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>
> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote in message
> ...
>> "Phred" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>>
>>> It's always had me a bit puzzled how so many of those house brands are
>>> so poor compared with "the real thing".
>>
>> The store you buy them at doesn't care enough to find better suppliers.
>> It's as simple as that.


> Or even simpler, the store is boosting the bottom line by selling
> cheaply-produced products under the house label.
> Janet


That too. How unfortunate, though. Some (though not enough) stores can boost
the bottom line by charging a premium for products which customers expect to
pay more for. Ready to eat dinner items, for instance. This allows them to
keep the price down or the quality up for things like private label canned &
frozen goods. Wegman's does a great job with this.

"Phred" > wrote in message
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> In article . com>, merryb
> > wrote:
>>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!
>
> I'd never bought mayo up until about 6 months ago, but you buggers in
> RFC are always going on about it, so I thought I should give it a go.
>
> Went to the local Coles supermarket and got a jar of Praise brand
> mayo. It was *awful* -- smelt and tasted like rancid fat. (Not that
> I tasted much of it.
>
> Not to be deterred, I tried a small container of Kraft "egg mayo", and
> that was okay; but, frankly, I'm pretty happy to return to my previous
> mayo-free existence. :-)
>

> Cheers, Phred.
>
> --
I decided to try the Trader Joe's brand of mayo. The label stated there was
no sugar in the product. It's not too bad to use for sandwiches, but not
for potato salad, for that I'll stick to Best Foods.

Harriet & critters

On 15 May 2007 15:24:24 -0700, merryb > wrote:

>On May 15, 2:55 pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:

>> I understood it clearly enough. He brought home some store brand rather
>> than the name brand(s) you "accept" and you turned your nose up at it
>> without even trying it. I gathered from your original post you took one
>> look at the label and (silently) said, "Ewwww!" simply because it wasn't
>> your usual brand. That's rather silly, IMHO. Compare the ingredients.
>> There may not be a substantial difference. Maybe there is, but you wouldn't
>> know without looking and/or tasting.
>>
>> Jill- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
>Actually, I said it out loud. I did compare labels, and they were
>close. Looking at it does no good- it's all white, so taste is the
>determining factor. The big question is "Will I open it?"

tsk, tsk. everyone should be open-minded and accepting, like jill is.

your pal,
blake

On 15 May 2007 23:51:52 GMT, "Default User" >
wrote:

>CptDondo wrote:
>
>> merryb wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > Actually, I said it out loud. I did compare labels, and they were
>> > close. Looking at it does no good- it's all white, so taste is the
>> > determining factor. The big question is "Will I open it?"
>> >
>>
>> Years ago, they did a double blind taste test on bottled water.
>>
>> The winner?
>>
>> Tap water from New York City.
>
>If you're referring to the test they did on the TV show 20/20, tap
>water actually came in somewhere in the middle.
>
>Brian

when i was in new york (early to mid-'70's) the stuff out of the tap
practically fizzed. if you put your ear to the glass, you could hear
it.

your pal,
blake

"blake murphy" > wrote in message
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> On 15 May 2007 23:51:52 GMT, "Default User" >
> wrote:
>
>>CptDondo wrote:
>>
>>> merryb wrote:
>>>
>>> >
>>> > Actually, I said it out loud. I did compare labels, and they were
>>> > close. Looking at it does no good- it's all white, so taste is the
>>> > determining factor. The big question is "Will I open it?"
>>> >
>>>
>>> Years ago, they did a double blind taste test on bottled water.
>>>
>>> The winner?
>>>
>>> Tap water from New York City.
>>
>>If you're referring to the test they did on the TV show 20/20, tap
>>water actually came in somewhere in the middle.
>>
>>Brian
>
> when i was in new york (early to mid-'70's) the stuff out of the tap
> practically fizzed. if you put your ear to the glass, you could hear
> it.
>
> your pal,
> blake
>

When that tap water came from the same reservoirs it comes from now?

On 15 May 2007 10:33:57 -0700, merryb > wrote:

>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!

Good news. If you were to get some really sick Mayo, they have a
clinic in MN for it. It's appropriately called the Mayo Clinic.

On Wed, 16 May 2007 18:30:04 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
> wrote:

>"blake murphy" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On 15 May 2007 23:51:52 GMT, "Default User" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>CptDondo wrote:
>>>
>>>> merryb wrote:
>>>>
>>>> >
>>>> > Actually, I said it out loud. I did compare labels, and they were
>>>> > close. Looking at it does no good- it's all white, so taste is the
>>>> > determining factor. The big question is "Will I open it?"
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> Years ago, they did a double blind taste test on bottled water.
>>>>
>>>> The winner?
>>>>
>>>> Tap water from New York City.
>>>
>>>If you're referring to the test they did on the TV show 20/20, tap
>>>water actually came in somewhere in the middle.
>>>
>>>Brian
>>
>> when i was in new york (early to mid-'70's) the stuff out of the tap
>> practically fizzed. if you put your ear to the glass, you could hear
>> it.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>>
>
>When that tap water came from the same reservoirs it comes from now?
>

Yes. There was so much air in it, sometimes the cold water was
cloudy. If you let it sit a minute it cleared up.

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

I too am very picky about mayo and it has to be the Hellmann's stuff too..

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"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!

Laura wrote:

> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">

You've been asked before to fix damn newsreader so that post like a
civilized person, but you refuse.

*plonk*




Brian

--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)

I buy many store and Aldi's brand products, but mayonnaise is one of
the few items for which I do notice a difference in taste. I like
Duke's the best and buy it exclusively.

Now, I will eat another brand or store brand if that is what is
offered. It doesn't ruin the dish for me.

Tara

o i agree, store brands are the way for me too. There are things like mayo. Hellmann's has..just that Hellmann's taste I guess.!! LOL
There are also store brand's products that i swear are better then brand names - like Kroger chunky cookies better then most brand names and much cheaper. things like plain shoe string fries and canned potatoes or beans r best by the store brand IMHO also. Foods that i call commodity foods. O and white bread. If your getting the regular stuff why go brand name.


Laura

-Sautéed poo is still poo!

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"Tara" > wrote in message ...
I buy many store and Aldi's brand products, but mayonnaise is one of
the few items for which I do notice a difference in taste. I like
Duke's the best and buy it exclusively.

Now, I will eat another brand or store brand if that is what is
offered. It doesn't ruin the dish for me.

Tara

On Wed, 16 May 2007 18:30:04 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
> wrote:

>"blake murphy" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On 15 May 2007 23:51:52 GMT, "Default User" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>CptDondo wrote:
>>>
>>>> merryb wrote:
>>>>
>>>> >
>>>> > Actually, I said it out loud. I did compare labels, and they were
>>>> > close. Looking at it does no good- it's all white, so taste is the
>>>> > determining factor. The big question is "Will I open it?"
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> Years ago, they did a double blind taste test on bottled water.
>>>>
>>>> The winner?
>>>>
>>>> Tap water from New York City.
>>>
>>>If you're referring to the test they did on the TV show 20/20, tap
>>>water actually came in somewhere in the middle.
>>>
>>>Brian
>>
>> when i was in new york (early to mid-'70's) the stuff out of the tap
>> practically fizzed. if you put your ear to the glass, you could hear
>> it.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>>
>
>When that tap water came from the same reservoirs it comes from now?

i don't have the slightest idea. back then, i used the water
primarily for bathing.

your pal,
blake

On Wed, 16 May 2007 19:06:59 +1200, bob >
wrote:


>Would I use a store brand of mayonnaise in New Zealand? God no!
>
>Would I use *any* mayonnaise made in New Zealand? Same answer.
>
>One of the great finds back in the days of import restrictions was
>small delicatessens around Auckland that carried Best Foods (or
>Hellman's) and Heinz Egg mayonnaise. Best Foods was around seven
>dollars for a small bottle. But well worth the price, considering the
>alternatives.
>
>Years later, we can buy Best Foods mayonnaise (and occasionally
>Hellman's) at any supermarket and it's only slightly more expensive
>than the local brands. You can also find and Heinz Egg Mayonnaise at
>most supermarkets now.
>
>But have the local manufacturers like ETA learned anything from this?
>Not on your life. They not only make some foul tasting stuff that only
>diehards still use (which is why I know how bad it still is) and
>they've made it "low fat" so it's made with chemical substitutes for
>the real ingredients so that it even looks foul.

Once your taste buds have been destroyed by repeated application of
Vegemite, who can tell the difference.

Actually I don't like Mayo but I will buy regular Miracle Wipe.

--

Joe Cilinceon

On Thu, 17 May 2007 15:45:55 -0700, Robert Klute >
magnanimously proffered:

>On Wed, 16 May 2007 19:06:59 +1200, bob >
>wrote:
>
>
>>Would I use a store brand of mayonnaise in New Zealand? God no!
>>
>>Would I use *any* mayonnaise made in New Zealand? Same answer.
>>
>>One of the great finds back in the days of import restrictions was
>>small delicatessens around Auckland that carried Best Foods (or
>>Hellman's) and Heinz Egg mayonnaise. Best Foods was around seven
>>dollars for a small bottle. But well worth the price, considering the
>>alternatives.
>>
>>Years later, we can buy Best Foods mayonnaise (and occasionally
>>Hellman's) at any supermarket and it's only slightly more expensive
>>than the local brands. You can also find and Heinz Egg Mayonnaise at
>>most supermarkets now.
>>
>>But have the local manufacturers like ETA learned anything from this?
>>Not on your life. They not only make some foul tasting stuff that only
>>diehards still use (which is why I know how bad it still is) and
>>they've made it "low fat" so it's made with chemical substitutes for
>>the real ingredients so that it even looks foul.
>
>Once your taste buds have been destroyed by repeated application of
>Vegemite, who can tell the difference.

I agree. Fortunately, Vegemite and Marmite are not tastes I've ever
acquired or even been tempted to. There's always hope, though.

PS - Maybe it's all those Vegemite addicts who keep ETA mayonnaise in
business ...


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On Thu, 17 May 2007 19:06:50 -0400, "Joe Cilinceon"
> magnanimously proffered:

>Actually I don't like Mayo but I will buy regular Miracle Wipe.

Sounds like a new brand of toilet paper ...


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