Generic Products

[Kaylene]

I buy some of them - things like margarine, cheese slices, sugar, bread; find them as good as branded products.

Tinned things like baked beans not so good - although tins of tomato paste, creamed corn etc fine for cooking.

Cleaning products and toiletries, I dont buy home brands but then I dont buy the top of the range brand either - something in the middle.

What do you all think ??

[jenr]

I bought the Coles strawberry jam last week it is yummy lots of strawberries in it

[Mad Old Cow]

Sugar
SRFlour
PFlour
Greaseproof paper
i think that is about all i buy in no name brands
Cleaning products i like to buy the good brands although i do get the Domestos from Aldi it is just as good as the good brand

[SocialGirl]

Nah, buy the known brands mostly.

[Di Nana]

Me to I tend to stick to what I know, although Pams apricot spicy sauce is nicer than the good brand stuff but have tasted some bloody shit from cheap brands stuff, oh and spicy gherkins Home Brand are nicer than the dear ones but nothing else

[redrobyn]

Mostly buy good brands but I'm open to generic I think it's trial and error I try some of the home brands every now and then just to see what they are like.

[Mad Old Cow]

If someone told me about something that was good in no name i would probably give it a try but i don't like to be the one to try first

[SocialGirl]

We have a saying in Afrikaans....'goed koop is deur koop' - direct translation "cheap is expensive" invariably i find the no-name brands gross in most instances.

[Mad Old Cow]

How true is that saying to SGirl

[Rachel]

I made some lemon meringue cupcakes yesterday and used an 85c homebrand vanilla cake mix and it was really good. Everyone was surprised when I told them. I generally don't use generic stuff but as I had never made lemon meringue cupcakes before I thought it was best to trial them with cheap stuff but I think I will use it again!