The shadow over consumers

Press Release: U of Alberta ^ | September 7, 2005 | University of Alberta

[chickenlips]

It affects me. I buy "Acme" and "Brand X" exclusively.

[Cautor]

At the beginning of school, we looked all over town for one of those pads the kids in Kindergarten use for naps. It was for a grandchild. Someone finally sent us to Big Lots and they had a ton of them.

[buccaneer81]

We drank a lot of Pabst when I was in college,

Yikes! We drank Narragansett and Black Label back then. Our livers are shot.

[Cautor]

"Black Label"

Hey Mable Black Label. I live in the Baltimore area for a while and National Bo was a biggy there. I hated the stuff and never drank it except when it was a freeby.

[Cautor]

Man, it's hard to beat that Brand X stuff. It really takes care of pet stains on white shag rug.

[buccaneer81]

I hated the stuff and never drank it except when it was a freeby.

THE WORST beer I've ever tasted. But when you're 18, well...

[Cautor]

Ya gotta do what ya gotta do at that age. And no one (almost) turns down a free brew when you're 18-20.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I've been in food manufacturing for a number of years.

I have watched people in the store buy a name and pass up a store brand that was cheaper. If only they knew that the store brand wasn't just "comparable" it was actually the exact same stuff just packaged a little earlier or later in the day.

[conservative cat]

I would love to see a list of comparable products one day. I've had store brand peanut butter before and it was pretty sick. I almost always buy store brand medicines, though.