- Almost all paper goods, specifically Kirkland brand.
- Canned veggies are all the same as well, so whatever’s cheapest
- most dried herbs and spices
- staples like flour, butter, sugar, oil, etc. they are basic and as long as you are getting the kind you need (like AP flour or dark brown sugar) there isn’t any room for differences that the average consumer could notice anyways
Have you not experienced Kerrygold butter? Because there is definitely a difference! Everything else checks out though.
I see you
As a fountain pen user and fan of stationery, I can assure you not all paper is created equal. For me it’s 100% worth paying for the good stuff.
Paper goods meaning napkins, paper plates (mostly for food prep), paper towels, etc. agreed 100% on actual paper for writing.
Canned veggies
I feel like the generic branded ones have more nasty looking pieces in them
There’s also a noticeable difference with some beans. Cheap ones are tough and taste almost stale, while nicer ones are creamier and more flavourful.
If you make bread you can tell a difference between brands of flour, and the more expensive stuff is usually noticably better.
I have heard that Canadian flour is better than American, so maybe that’s why, but I’ve never noticed a difference in flour brands. I’ve been baking bread for years and did it as a full time job for two years.
Aldi has Frosted Mini-wheats that keep don’t get as soggy and hold on to the frosting longer.
Aldi generics overall tbh
Canned and processed food. Store brand os usually much cheaper and tastes the same if not sometimes better than the big brand names.
Aldi’s brand of bagels is better than Thomas for me and are about half the price. There’s something that tastes oddly “sugary” about Thomas bagels in comparison.
To be fair, Thomas’ bagels are about as bad as bagels get. It’s not hard to beat one of those.
Open carrying a Thomas’ bagel is actually a crime in the state of New York.
Calling anything made by Thomas’s “bagels” is just plain insulting. It’s round bread, at best.
Trader Joe’s employee reporting in: (cries in non-unionized) Aldi’s bagels are so much better than ours it ain’t even close to a fair fight
My children will only accept No Name (it’s a store brand here in Canada) ranch dressing. I’ve gotten name brand ones on sale before and they were not impressed.
No Name has some pretty solid stuff. Not necessarily always the top quality, but generally decent value.
Hate to praise them too much because Galen Weston can go f* himself, but you kind of have to pick one billionaire or another when talking about store brands up here.
Galen is evil but PC and No Name have so many good products. It’s not fair.
The No Name ice cream wafers are also the best around, and the cheapest to boot!
We were actually surprised that not only were they just as good at like ⅓ the price, they were WAY better.
You can get a giant pack of them for literally the price of a checkout line candy bar.
There’s this white cheddar flavour mac and cheese and the store brand where I am is much better than the Kraft version.
There might be a bit of nostalgia though for me as it was one of the go-to “quick and easy” meals my mom would make for us as a kid.
In Canada, Loblaws has a no name brand kd called deluxe white cheddar that is hands down the best Mac and cheese, Kraft white cheese always comes out bland and watery no matter how little milk I add.
It’s as expensive as Kraft though, I think? Or barely any cheaper. President’s Choice stuff is sometimes more expensive than name brands, too.
I honestly couldn’t tell you my girlfriend does all the superstore shopping, I think shoppers has it slightly cheaper if you can find it. I also don’t mind paying 20 extra cents for superior Mac and cheese.
Pretty sure PC is cheaper when it’s on discount, but I haven’t paid attention to it in ages.
That’s literally the brand I was referring to, haha. I haven’t actually bought it in a while though, since for several years the closest Loblaws store was too far away.
I’m now closer to one, but still haven’t picked any up. Haven’t timed any of my visits with when it’s on discount, and otherwise it’s around the same price as KD. Haven’t been eating much of that sort of food anyways.
Check out shoppers of its closer, the one near my house doesn’t have it in stock ever but they do stock it.
Yeah I really only eat it like once a month when I feel like being lazy and I don’t have to cook for anyone but myself. Lived off this stuff through uni though.
Kroger Nutter Butters. Aside from just tasting better, the packaging is also way less flimsy. (Plus, resealable!)
Lidl has two levels of Oreos knockoffs (much cheaper ones, and even cheaper ones) and both are better than proper Oreos.
I always hear about Lidl and Aldi just Google maped a Lidl store. Closest one is over 1300 miles away. Sad days. Aldi is a lot closer though. Only 650 miles to an Aldi. La sigh.
In the UK Aldi and Lidl are everywhere. I have 14 Aldi and 15 Lidl stores within a 15 mile radius of my house.
Here in Europe they’re everywhere. I have two within 5 minutes walk.
But I’ve heard the same being said about other Oreo knockoffs, so I believe you’ll find some.
In the UK Aldi and Lidl are everywhere. I have 14 Aldi and 15 Lidl stores within a 15 mile radius of my house.
Hashbrowns - McCain is tasteless in comparison
Drumsticks- those chocolate dipped ice cream cones with the nuts on top. The generic in my experience usually has way more nuts, sometimes more ice cream, and more caramel filling.
walmart thick and creamy mac and cheese > kraft all day every day fuck you fight me.
Pretty much any store-brand toothpaste is probably going to be a lot cheaper than “branded” products, and will have the required amount of fluoride within it to keep your teeth healthy which is far and away the most important ingredient in any toothpaste. The entire toothpaste industry is mostly all marketing.
Kirkland wet wipes.
No name (Superstore brand) hot chocolate. Blows name brand out the water!
Superstore brand frozen desserts are so good as well. Back when they had salted toffee chunk chocolate covered cheesecake pops I used to get them all the time.
Also their ice cream is killer. Their version of Oreo ice cream has like triple the cookie chunks of brand name.
Member’s Mark nicotine gum, original flavor. Juicy Fruitish flavor and stellar consistency/quality.
Great Value Fudgicles
Real fudgicles just taste weird at this point.
