The TRUTH about Off-Brand Products
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ต.ค. 2022
- National brands have dominated the world of consumer goods for decades, and yet people have begun gravitating to cheaper products that pay next to nothing on advertising. But is this just another “you get what you pay for situation”, or is there something to the no-name brand?
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Years ago, I brought a school group to a local company that pressed and bottled apple juice. We watched the conveyor that filled and capped the bottles and applied the labels. At first the labels were for a supermarket store brand. Then the conveyor was stopped and the roll of labels was changed to that of a premium brand, and then the line resumed. The kids learned a valuable lesson that day.
I demand new episodes every day because this content is freaking amazing! it should be a crime to be deprived of this content
If you’re ever curious to see who makes certain generic products, pay attention to food recalls. You’ll often see a name brand along with a few generics
In the US there WAS a “No Name” brand, it was called “Plain Wrap”. Which was fairly well known. The packaging was plain white with a blue stripe across the middle of the package and a simple font. It also didn’t have pictures.
Here in Europe, store brands are often as good as, if not better than, big companies. Paying "extra" just for the brand name is literally throwing money out of the window. I'm only willing to pay that premium if I enjoy the taste of the product over its competitors or... If I'm buying it for a "social" event (if I'm having dinner with my in-laws, I'm probably not bringing no-name wine or chocolates for them 😅).
"You get what you pay for" only applies to cheap things. I've bought plenty of expensive junk.
My local grocery store has a "generic" line called "Culinary Circle". They had a Jamaican jerk sauce that was amazing. However, on the label, it said Culinary Circle Jerk Sauce. Unfortunately, they discontinued it. I wish that I had kept a bottle just because that's hilarious.
I once worked at Aldi's distribution centre, receiving the goods from suppliers. I can tell you for a fact that almost everything house branded is made by the name brands that command premium prices and shelf space. Everything from coffee to shampoo. There is no one single house brand factory that makes everything!
I literally never buy name brand if there's a store brand version. Except for mayo, great value mayo needs to step its game up.
As an exchange student (only able to work 20h a week and therefore not able to get enough money to pay for rent+food+cellphone+etc), No Name and No Frills were key to my financial stability there. The quality never disappointed and the prices was always fair. I lived off No Name Canned Tuna, mayo, eggs and Cherry Tomatoes for a whole year and so much more at a super affordable price because of No Frills and No Name.
as someone who works in a pharmacy the no-name/generic brand distrust can be crazy
I work for one of the suppliers of hearing aids for the Kirkland brand.... I can 100%% attest to our premium name brand stuff and the stuff that gets the Kirkland brand... is EXACTLY the same. Hell, when there's a short on a specific type or color choice, we often dip into the supply of either one to meet the need, al that's needed is to carefully remove whichever label (using a laser) and print on the requested label.
Another great one. I’d love to see another video on Patagonia, especially since they’ve declared that they are now donating all profits and Yvon has liquidated a majority of his assets. Feels like it would be a nice final part to the series in them.
ngl this speaks volumes about our parents of the &0s + 90s when they said that those “fancy name brands” are the same as the generic brands 😂
I'm from Argentina. Many supermarkets have their own 'no-name brands' (in this case, they're Supermarket chain-branded), and most of them are really great products at a much better price.
I love no-name and PC brand. One thing I really love that no-name does is a line of "imperfect" fruit/veg for a pretty massive discount - frozen berries, avocados, peppers, etc. So great for meal-prep etc. The bell peppers for example - often the only "issue" is that the peppers are a mix of colours or an odd shape. I also really like that the PC brand is doing some interesting vegetarian/plant-based stuff.
The TH-cam algorithm doing it's job and recommending a great video which makes complete sense for me after hunting for ground coffee on Amazon last night and being so overcome with choice I ended up going with Starbucks' own brand. Also, the host is very easy on the eye. We love a double whammy!
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In Poland, the vast majority of the supermarket brand products are actually made by the companies like Nestlé.
There is a show in the UK on the BBC called “Eat Well For Less” that goes into a families home and hides the labels on the food they family buys and get them to try it over a week or so. They will also change some of the branded food the family buys for “own branded” or unbranded foods. Often the families can’t tell the difference or, thinking they have the branded item, actually prefer the own branded item, or will say their normal branded item has been changed and they don’t like it! Not always but most of the time. The results are displayed to the family at the end and they usually end up saving perhaps hundreds of pounds a month in shopping if they stuck with the changes.