We were at Walmart yesterday to buy some things, including soap. I usually get Dove but Micau picked up the Equate version of Dove..its nearly half the price. That made me think about how much I spend on namebrands. I think there is definately some things you can't go cheap on..like tp. We use Charmin or Angel Soft. For my face I use either Neutrogena or Clean and Clear and face lotion is by Clean and Clear...helps avoid acne and is non greasy. I have very sensitive skin and up until recently I could only use Neutrogena Acne body wash. I buy Crest (they have pro health now and i love it..the mouth rinse too). We use Tide and Clorox, although the name brand bleach i'm sure is just as good. I use Dawn, Clorox Cleanup, 409, Pine Sol, Swifter and Cascade. I buy Playtex and Always, and I tried the cheap stuff once but that really sucked. It just made me aware of how many things we get that we could probably trade up on. Especially the cleaning supplies. But I really love my 409 and Clorox Cleanup so I really don't think that will change anytime soon.
When it comes to actual food I am the name brand queen. I don't buy cheap variations of cereal..they usually have more sugar in them and they don't taste as good. I love Betty Crocker complete meals and the instant mashed potatoes, and the brownie/cake mixes...again the cheap stuff doesn't measure up. I love Birds Eye Complete meals also. Veggies I get generic as well as soda. We recently switched from Lipton tea to generic because we go through so much and the generic was just as good. Bread I love Nature's Own; I buy the cheap white stuff for Katie's lunch because she loves it. I buy Pioneer Baking for pancakes. Snacks is where we really spend the money. I love granola bars and get the quaker ones; the real fig newtons; special k bars, quaker breakfast bites, fruit roll ups, and yogurt (yoplait of course). I better do some checking and see where we can switch from name brand to generic if possible. Of course, as mentioned above, there are just some things you can't go cheap on (like allergy medicine).
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Hmm, I agree with most of your choices, but I don't go generic on bread. I just go to the bread store instead. LOL! I also buy generic granola bars cause I like them better. Same with generic cereal bars (nutrigrain). I also like the bagged cereal better than the name brand (Kellogg or whatever).
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