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What do you refuse to get generic versions of?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Ever had Aldi brand Oreos? Slightly less sweet but I think I like em better

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

bandaids and Nexcare medical tape

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

i got a bootleg version of vans slip-on (aka vans asher) and in less than a year they've got destroyed already, it looks like the sole is about to come off the shoes themselves

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Certain premade foods, like tortillas. Even amongst brands, not all are equal. Same with the cheese.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Shoes. I usually buy lightly used to offset the cost of better brands, which last longer.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Fishing lures. Off brand ones don't have the same action. Some of them work, but most knock off meps don't

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