Products You REFUSE To Buy 'Knockoff' Brands Of

[matcom]

inspired by graywarrior's toilet paper thread.

Some for me (i'm sure there are others):

TOILET PAPER - sorry, my bum deserves the best :P

MAYONNAISE - bring out the Helman's and bring out the best or don't fucking BOTHER

TRASH BAGS - those cheap-assed (non-Heafty) pieces of shit aren't worth my time

what are some of yours?

[LynneSin]

1. Tide Detergent and Skippy Peanut Butter (Honey Roasted Flavor)

Do not even ATTEMPT to give me the cheapass peanut butter. It's just vile.

Ironically the only cottage cheese I will eat is Shop-Rite or Giant's own brand!

Edit Note: OBs. If you don't know what they are - don't ask!

[liberalitch]

11. These are mine....

Dawn dishwashing detergent
Secret deoderant
Fancy Feast cat food
Scott toilet tissue
Norfolk Coffee and Tea company coffee

On edit: Citgo Gas

[LynneSin]

16. I agree on Citgo gas

My cats get Royal Canin for their catfood

And I lvoe Scott Toilet Tissue because I like that it lasts so long because the rolls are so big!

[Patiod]

58. Our Little is a Fancy-Feast addict

We call it Kitty Crack. Fortunately, we got her switched to Merrick, because the Fancy Feast was causing sores.

[GOPisEvil]

2. I buy REAL Q-tips. The other brands hurt my ears!

Oh, and Hellman's makes a Canola Oil Mayo that is really good. :thumbsup:

[matcom]

3. i'm with you on the Q-tips too!

they just have more "fluff" than the others

[LynneSin]

7. Second on the Q-Tips

I use them everyday to clean out my ears and the cheap ones do squat or breakup real quickly!

[Rabrrrrrr]

10. Um, GOPisEvil, "toothpicks" are not generic Q-tips

[GOPisEvil]

17. Neither are skewers so I've learned!

x(

[Rabrrrrrr]

19. Nor are baseball bats, tree limbs, or I-Beams

Even though they are all long and thin, they are not the same things.

[kick-ass-bob]

4. toilet paper tops the list. Beer is a close second.

Computers.

I get the store brand trash bags with the handles - they work well enough to get to the outside trash can.

[LaraMN]

5. Kraft Mac & cheese.

Only the blue box (although I only make it about once a month.)

[bicentennial_baby]

Yep

:thumbsup:

[GOPisEvil]

21. I like Annie's Organic.

Tastier, and better ingredients. :9

[Flaxbee]

37. Yes! I just discovered Annie's Organic a few months ago

and it's wonderful... though I have to buy the bunny-shaped pasta whenever it's available. No boring shells for me.

[Redstone]

80. Poor Annie...she has quite a story. She was the one who "invented"

the white-cheddar-cheese popcorn, then was unwise enough to sign a distribution agreement with Wise (the potato-chip folks). when Wise was bought by Lay's, somehow the agreement she signed lost her rights to her own product.

But she soldiers on, tough lady that she is.

Her products are good enough that you should buy them on their own merits, but at the same time you'd be helping to support a fine,independent businesswoman. She's a real Yankee, and deserves our support.

Redstone

[Beausoir]

114. I had her cheese lasagna yesterday and it was quite delicious. n/t

[Fox Mulder]

107. Same here.

If it's not Kraft, I won't eat it.

[Rabrrrrrr]

6. I once bought a generic "matcomlike product" and let me tell you,

the suction just wasn't anywhere near the real thing.

:P

[matcom]

9. NEVER accept substitutes!

:D

[LynneSin]

12. I heard the scooter it comes on is only 2nd rate

:scared:

[bicentennial_baby]

8. Hellman's, definitely

Coca Cola

i'll admit, i never, ever buy store brand anything...it's a weird OCD or something of mine...i just can't do it.

[Midlodemocrat]

13. I buy Scott toilet paper

Bounty paper towels

Hellman's

Starbucks Coffee

Real Jewelry. No fake stuff.

Everything else is pretty much negotiable.

[bloom]

25. I'm looking into different toilet papers

We used to get Northern and I think they are making it cheaper these days.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

56. A few years ago Scott brought in a consultant to help save money...

He came in and pretty much wiped out the entire staff, union workers. He hired all non union workers. Scott is anti union, and therefore, we don't buy Scott. I got the story from my husband who reads a lot.
Duckie

[Initech]

14. The news!

I consider CNN, MSNBC, and Fox to be cheap knock-offs of what the real media is supposed to be.

[azmouse]

15. Feminine hygiene products

[UncleSepp]

105. Ooooh, do I have a funny story for you

(I still need the damnable things, so...)

I was studying in Moscow and ran out. Egads! What to do! Well, I went to the store and picked up a familiar looking blue and orange box with white letters on it. Problem solved. Except...

These weren't Tampax. They were Tampix! Counterfeit Tampax. Instead of coming in a reasonably smooth, white coated cardboard tube, they came in uncoated gray cardboard that must have been made out of used sandpaper and leftover insulation. These things were so truly and horribly awful with an awfulness that I kept them... for when the next woman forgot hers or ran out. We passed those counterfeit Tampax around the tour bus for six weeks. I think I still have them somewhere.

[CAcyclist]

121. Actually, I *only* buy the generic pads now

All the brand-name companies(I used to buy exclusively Always) have come out with this nasty "cotton" pad as some sort of improvement, but, as a cyclist, these pads chafe horribly and I just don't like tampons. So, since the generics are still made of the slippery stuff, that's all I buy now.

[Rabrrrrrr]

18. Liquor - name brand only for me, no cheap shit

Except for certain cocktails, such as Stingers, which I make with a cheaper brandy. No sense using the premium stuff when mixing with creme de menthe.

[ComerPerro]

116. No Admiral Nelson rum for you, eh? I agree completely

the cheap off brands just taste, well, cheap.

[NewJeffCT]

20. some OTC medicines

It seems like on some of them, the generic packaging makes it a real pain in the ass to get them.

[I Have A Dream]

46. I TOTALLY agree! The product itself seems to work just as well, but...

the packaging makes it almost impossible to get into without scissors. Because of this, I usually buy non-generic. Too bad!

[Reverend_Smitty]

22. Kraft...

it's Kraft mac and cheese or I won't eat it

2 ply toilet paper...I likes my TP soft

Ketchup, I only like Heinz...or is it catsup?

[matcom]

23. i make my own catsup

i use real outdoor cats :P

[SOteric]

24. Best Foods Mayonnaise (Hellman's on the West Coast)

and it's not owing to brand loyalty or flavouring elements. There are several dishes I enjoy (such as a tuna melt, or my hot Parm-crusted crab dip or in which the mayo is a foundation ingredient) where heating the mayonnaise is required.

Best Foods doesn't break when heated. It's the only brand about which one can say that. It's a superiour emulsification. I've no interest in seeing my tuna melt curdled into the cheese, or watching my trout cakes break apart while they're being pan seared.

And I like the smell of Tide detergent. Nothing else smells clean to me. Mum used it.

[begin_within]

63. It's "Best Foods" in southern California

[SOteric]

71. It's Best Foods in the entire western half of the country.

It's Hellman's on the East Coast.

[kwassa]

26. Grey Poupon, one of the critical food groups

No other mustard will do.

No other mustard is truly mustard.

[Theres-a]

27. Kraft American cheese

And,sadly,Marlboro.

[WeRQ4U]

28. I have to buy:

Heinz Ketchup - everything else tastes like shit

[woofless]

29. Coffeemate, original plain with all the fat.

Listerine, Q-tips, Am cheese-no cheese food, spread, product- just cheese, Heinz ketcup (I can't build my own ketch), butter- no marg., spread, oleo, etc.. Best Foods (Hellmanns) mayo.

[radwriter0555]

50. We used to use that for pyro-technic special flame effects.. it burns

GREAT! It has a great hot flash!

[begin_within]

66. Sadly the new flavored varieties don't do it. You have to get the original

[radwriter0555]

104. See what happens when you mess with perfection?

*sigh*

[fizzgig]

30. bathroom related items

toilet paper, feminine hygeine items, shampoo, face wash, toothpaste, etc

also, hollywood brand safflower oil mayo; bread (have to have good bread)

i'm a tad too picky for my budget sometimes

[underpants]

31. Helman's? Helman's is a knock off

Helman's :eyes:

[Beware the Beast Man]

32. Ketchup & Mustard.

It must be Heinz and Stadium Mustard.

[meegbear]

33. Coffee ...

I buy Chuck Full 'O Nuts or Maxwell House, but I won't buy Stop N' Shop brand coffee.

An exception would be Whole Foods or Trader Joes, but that's for their whole bean.

[amitten]

47. Take my word for it: Try the 7-11 brand Exclusive Blend coffee.

It is truly excellent. I bought it once because I was in a rush and that's all there was...I was very pleasantly surprised. Better than Starbucks.

[hyphenate]

34. The first thing that came to my mind

was Kraft Macaroni and Cheese--I guess a lot of people are with me on this one!

Hershey's chocolate syrup.

Cellas--and only Cellas--chocolate covered cherries. They're the ones with the completely liquid center, not wit that white stuff. Yuck.

Coffee liquer--must be Kahlua only. I don't drink it often, but it can't be generic crap.

Gatorade--none of those "power drink" substitutes.

Prefer Pepsi to Coke, though I don't drink it much anymore.

Water--Arrowhead, Poland Spring, Evian, Aquafina or Dasani. Absolutely NO to store brands.

Cough medicine.

Videotapes--I won't use a lot of them, but Sony and TDK seem like the only good ones out there.

French's classic yellow mustard only, for regular mustard; Gulden's or French's for spicy.

[I Have A Dream]

35. Ketchup -- it's only Heinz for me and mine. n/t

[cynatnite]

36. Will never buy off brand cereal...here's a few others:

Trash bags...I hate those cheap ones.
Kraft Mac and Cheese...hubby's demand. I don't care either way.
Peanut butter is usually Skippy's or Jif.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

38. SpaghettiO's.

[jakefrep]

39. Liquor...

Toilet Paper
Beer
Cereal

[anarch]

55. say, you've typed my entire grocery list....

[aclog]

40. Pepsi/Coke

No Sam's or Chek or other bullshit colas for me!

[ComerPerro]

115. Prefer Coke, like Pepsi, but won't buy any offbrands

Its one or the other, or no cola at all.

[bertha katzenengel]

41. detergent, cola & other soda, TP, wipey dipes, mayo, PB, bread

lots of stuff.

[flamingyouth]

42. Kleenex, toilet paper and trash bags for me too.

[donheld]

43. Cream Cheese

If it's not philadelphia it's not cream cheese.

[Left Is Write]

44. Brands I must have...

Heinz ketchup
Northern bathroom tissue
Ziploc plastic bags
REAL Cheerios
Quaker oats
Jif peanut butter

[KitchenWitch]

60. And Old Dutch Potato Chips

:rofl:

[Left Is Write]

82. Yes, 'tis true...

maybe now that Albertson's has been bought by SuperValu, I can get me some Minnesota brands out here!

[KitchenWitch]

90. That is true

I just heard that Albertson's was bought by SuperValu - does that mean you guys will be getting Cub Foods out there?

[Left Is Write]

92. I doubt it.

They say they're not changing the store names, and I suppose they'll be keeping store branding also.

I can get SuperValu and Flavorite foods at WinCo, but no Old Dutch or Creamettes.

[tjdee]

102. Yup, I'm a Jif mom too.....

don't like the other PBs.

I really dig the Heinz bottles with the pithy sayings like "Upside Down Ketchup" or whatever. :thumbsup:

[HEyHEY]

45. Suits, dishscrubbers, tartar sauce, mayo (Helman's)

Booze

[Texasgal]

48. Alterna hair care products

OPI nail polish

Tolilet paper cottonelle with ridges and aloe vera!

MAC lipstick

Purfume department store quality only! ( none of that "smells like"...)

Condiments mayo, mustard....etc.


Looking at my posts above you'd think I was a girly-girl... :)

[Pithlet]

53. I forgot about OPI

One you use OPI, you can't use anything else.

-Pithlet, unabashed girly girl :)

[xmas74]

49. Tylenol.

When I took my med classes the instructor swore that namebrand Tylenol does work a bit better.
I think she might just be right.

[Pithlet]

51. Heinz ketchup, French's mustard

Helman's Mayo, any breakfast cereal, Wonder bread (I was raised on the stuff, can't help it), Fleischman's margarine. I used to be loyal to Crest toothpaste until I became alergic to sodium laurel sulfate. I'm also pretty loyal to certain brand names for shoes, though I'm not rigid, as long as they aren't too cheaply made.

[Dukkha]

52. Cheez-it Cheese crackers!

accept no substitutes!

all over cheese crackers taste like Hitler's dandruff.

[anarch]

54. jet aircraft

You just don't want to fly in the cheap rip-off ones. :scared:

[Oeditpus Rex]

57. Auto parts

Gotta be GM/Delco whenever applicable. Fram filters. AC plugs. Quaker State oil. Performance and custom parts from Holley, Edelbrock et al.

Cheat on your ride and it'll cheat on you.

[Patiod]

59. Kikkoman soy sauce ("light")

My S.O. claims I'm the only person he knows who thinks soy sauce is a beverage.

Friends bought me a gallon-sized institutional container once, and I finished it off in about 6 months.

[hobo_baggins]

123. Hell yeah, my roomate bought that La Choy garbage for me once

I nearly beat him upside the head with the bottle.

Alot of people say they can't tell the difference, but I sure as hell can. If I wanted to use La Choy, i'd just piss on my rice.

[Fleshdancer]

61. I'm a knockoff whore

I don't care what it is, I'll buy the knockoff. 9 times out of 10, it's the same crap with an uglier label anyway so why should I care? Doesn't matter if I'm rich or poor...I love love love a good bargain.

[Medium Baby Jesus]

62. Cigarettes

No generic knockoffs for me.

cough cough

[begin_within]

64. "Big Train" brand Spiced Chai - no other brand of Chai even comes close.

Starbucks' pseudo-"chai" is :thumbsdown: horrible.

The only brand of chai worth drinking is "Big Train" brand Spiced Chai. All others are junk.

[DS1]

65. Bear Traps.

Gloves.
Boots.
Networking Gear.

[matcom]

68. are your traps outdoor cat compatible?

it's important

[DS1]

69. There's two settings.

Songbird, or Bear. :shrug:

[matcom]

73. i want to get one with a

Domestic Short Hair setting x(

[DS1]

74. You pussy!

Just go out there and snap its neck LIKE A MAN!

[matcom]

75. how many times do i have to tell you - I'm a Liberal ELITIST

i'll hire the neighbor kid to do it for me for $10 :D

[DS1]

76. Make sure you give him a Combat Action Ribbon for his service

:yoiks:

[matcom]

77. the little fucker better be grateful that i don't

deport his ass

[meegbear]

108. You shouls always use quality bait like me

[DS1]

111. I was wondering when you were going to show up

:D

[meegbear]

117. I was downloading porn last nite so I wasn't on ...

my bad.

[Blue Gardener]

67. Cat Food for the furbabies, and Ice Cream for me

My babies deserve the best.

No store brand ice cream either. Breyer's Vanilla is the best!

[BlueJazz]

70. It's a proven Scientific Fact: Anyone who does not use Hellman's..

..as their Primary Source of Mayo is a right-wight dirty, filthy, lying, stinking, disgusting
Republican.

[Extend a Hand]

72. Allergy sufferer's best friend

Puffs Plus

and Kellogg's chocolate frosted pop tarts

[Catchawave]

78. Heinz Ketchup and French's Mustard....

Chock Full O'Nuts coffee for my first cuppa in the a.m.
Cottonelle w/ripples tee-tee paper
Kraft American cheese slices (for grilled cheese!)

[LeftyMom]

79. Toiletries (shampoo, toothpaste, etc)

I have specific brands I like, that I know are animal product and testing free, have no petroleum derivaties and work well. I don't like having to switch.

[mdmc]

81. music

why the fuck would I rip off Arlo Guthrie or Dan Bern.

[oregonjen]

83. Mayonnaise, it has to be the Japanese version of Kewpie

Beer, has to be Widmer Hefeweizen
Wine, no 2 buck chuck, it's a 3 buck chuck Cabernet
Ice Cream has to be Tillamook Vanilla, no substitutes!

[jmowreader]

84. Film!

I buy Ilford b&w and Fuji color.

Freud router bits, Forstner bits and sawblades

Porter-Cable power tools

Charmin Mega Roll toilet paper--we get a week out of one roll. (We're not shitting any less, either; there's a LOT of paper on those rolls.)

Honda Genuine fluids, except oil (the Honda dealer doesn't even use Honda oil) and Honda Genuine parts

Remo drumheads and Vic Firth sticks

Breyer's ice cream

Bush's Best chili (I think it's a different Bush)

Hebrew National hot dogs

I would say Starrett measuring tools, but I've had so many tape measures stolen by customers at work I don't dare bring the good one, so I carry a Stanley at work and use my Starrett stuff at home

Whiskas and Alpo cat foods

[oregonjen]

86. I wanted to buy Bush's chili, but couldn't because of the name

Is it good stuff? I just can't handle the name!

[jmowreader]

119. It's great stuff once you've gotten past the name

If it was George W. Bush's Best Chili, it would cost $2500 per jar and be inedible.

[redwitch]

85. fig newtons

the generic stuff is really icky.
Ditto the Hellman's and the trash bags and the toilet paper! -will you marry me? :P

[Ramsey]

87. Knock off brands?

What are those?

:evilgrin:

I shall say no more before somebody accuses me of being an elitist, stiletto-wearing, limousine liberal!!

[snacker]

88. Oreo cookies and Q-tips n/t

[jakefrep]

89. And another thing - shoes...

...gotta take care of your feets.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

91. Several things...

Miracle Whip, Kraft 2% cheese slices, Cottonelle toilet paper, Pantene, and Lipton Iced tea.
Duckie

[A-Schwarzenegger]

93. Toupees -- do NOT buy cat or dog fur toupees.

All they do is brush dogs and cats till they have enough for a toupee.
It looks pretty good but smells very very bad when it rains.
I learned the hard way. Now I only buy toupees from the top company
in the world, China Pure Recycle Teflon R.K. Hair Parts.

[yellowdogintexas]

94. Trust me: NEVER buy a store brand of "cocktail Vegetable juice"

I bought some Stop n Shop "V8" once and it nearly killed me. It was basically green pepper juice with a little red dye #2

I won't buy generic mayo either

My oatmeal must be Silver Palate Thick n Rough

My spices only come from the bulk bins in Central Market

NO Velveeta (unless making RoTel dip, my only exception), CheezWhiz or processed cheese foods, American Slices.
of course I DO eat Kraft Blue Box Mac&Cheese, so that is one exception to the overprocessed cheese issue)

Don't much like house brand cold cereals either, or canned soups, unless I am using in a casserole.

[elshiva]

95. I like most knockoffs but

Citgo gas because I've heard bad things about Exxon and BP, which are the other local
stations.
PBS!!!!

[MiwSher]

96. Heinz Ketchup and Bick's Pickles n/t

[lildreamer316]

97. Bounty.

Sorry; nothing works as well when I need them.

[GirlinContempt]

98. Triscut crackers

:9

[Fountain79]

99. Hot Dogs...

I bought the 80 cent brand once....never ever again.....

[AwakeAtLast]

100. Lea & Perrin's

Any other Worchestershire sauce tastes nasty.

We go through a big bottle about once a month or so.

:9

[NMMNG]

101. Shampoo and conditioner

Off brands dry out my hair. I generally get Garnier Nutrisse for dry/damaged hair, which is an affordable strenghtening and moisturizing shampoo/conditioner. L'oreal Vive has a similar product which I have purchased when on BOGO or other deep discount.

Solid antiperspirants: Off brands are hard and crumbly

Toilet Paper I will only buy Scott, none of those fluffy foo-foo types that run out in two days and/or leave lint on my butt.

Trash bags I've tried the "Ruffies" and they suck. It's Glad or Hefty for me forevermore.

[Kali]

103. Not many - q-tips

feminine products, alcohol (duh), actually prefer Safeway's Strong (not Thirsty) paper towels to name brand. Northern double rolls is prefered but will suffer store brand if way cheaper.

Real mayo or Miracle whip and other bottled salad dressings, although homemade is prefered. Same with canned soup - almost never buy it anymore, but would have to be name brand. Same with Kraft mac and cheese - has to be real but not often.

Fake coke is fine, fake saltines are fine, fake oj, (not tampico - I mean store brand real oj), store brand milk, no prob. I don't buy that much processed crud so don't buy either. Suave is fine for shampoo, though I do prefer Pantene rinse, but I don't even use it all the time.

Oh - real motor oil, and GE lightbulbs. And real koolaid. Breyers natural vanilla, but other flavors can be store brand.

I am sure there is more, but I need to go to sleep. 'Night everbody!

[Awsi Dooger]

106. Brita water filter

I tried a cheaper brand but it didn't fit the opening and the water more or less flowed into the dispenser immediately. Supposedly the filter lasts two months so I've still got a week to go but mostly this tastes like tap water, in fact I'd bet on it, so I guess next time I'll go back to Brita.

[tjwmason]

109. Gin, coffee.

Oh and tonic water too.

I look at the supermarket's own brand of gin, and it nearly makes me weep to think of what sacrilege was committed in making it.

[seaglass]

110. Things that should be made of wood but are made of plastic.

House siding - wouldn't consider getting it on my house and wouldn't look at houses to buy that have it.

Shelves - my mom just bought me shelves for my birthday because I admired hers not knowing they were plastic. I don't know what to do with them now.

[terrya]

112. I agree with you about toilet paper

It's Charmin for me all the way.

That is, if one thinks of Charmin as the best.

[JVS]

113. Quilted Northern for me.

[ghostsofgiants]

118. Sprite

Every other lemon-lime soda is too sweet and not carbonated enough.

[TBreeze]

120. Mountain Dew

No wanna-be Dew for me, nothing else compares. Also Kraft Singles, the others don't taste the same.

[Ezlivin]

122. Biological weapons in binary form

Don't even bother unless it says "Made in the USA".

They don't work and you can't even return them. Arms dealers nowadays! Sheesh.