Comments on: My Store-Brand vs. Name-Brand Blind Taste-Test Experiment http://lenpenzo.com/blog/id771-my-store-brand-vs-name-brand-blind-taste-test-experiment.html The offbeat personal finance blog for responsible people. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:33:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Help! I Need Money | Yes, I Am Cheap http://lenpenzo.com/blog/id771-my-store-brand-vs-name-brand-blind-taste-test-experiment.html#comment-75569 Help! I Need Money | Yes, I Am Cheap Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:24:49 +0000 http://lenpenzo.com/blog/?p=771#comment-75569 [...] is expensive. Shop on sale and buy store brands. Len Penzo proved that they are just as good if not better and much less expensive. Try couponing [...] [...] is expensive. Shop on sale and buy store brands. Len Penzo proved that they are just as good if not better and much less expensive. Try couponing [...]

]]> By: Len Penzo http://lenpenzo.com/blog/id771-my-store-brand-vs-name-brand-blind-taste-test-experiment.html#comment-60039 Len Penzo Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:10:58 +0000 http://lenpenzo.com/blog/?p=771#comment-60039 I appreciate your concern, Elizabeth, but a little chocolate in moderation won't hurt your dog. I've got plenty of real life proof too! :-) I've had dogs my whole life and except for my Great Dane (which naturally have short life spans) they've all lived to 15 or older while getting one Oreo or chocolate chip cookie a day as a treat. When I was growing up my parents had a cocker spaniel that got 10 M&Ms each night before bedtime -- that dog lived to be 17. :-) One item that IS truly toxic to dogs in small quantities is grapes (including raisins). I appreciate your concern, Elizabeth, but a little chocolate in moderation won’t hurt your dog. I’ve got plenty of real life proof too! :-)

I’ve had dogs my whole life and except for my Great Dane (which naturally have short life spans) they’ve all lived to 15 or older while getting one Oreo or chocolate chip cookie a day as a treat. When I was growing up my parents had a cocker spaniel that got 10 M&Ms each night before bedtime — that dog lived to be 17. :-)

One item that IS truly toxic to dogs in small quantities is grapes (including raisins).

]]> By: Elizabeth http://lenpenzo.com/blog/id771-my-store-brand-vs-name-brand-blind-taste-test-experiment.html#comment-60027 Elizabeth Sat, 18 Jun 2011 07:04:40 +0000 http://lenpenzo.com/blog/?p=771#comment-60027 Please don't give your dog chocolate - it's toxic to them (causes kidney damage I believe) and will kill them if it's in a sufficient amount versus their weight. Please don’t give your dog chocolate – it’s toxic to them (causes kidney damage I believe) and will kill them if it’s in a sufficient amount versus their weight.

]]> By: 10 Key Characteristics of Debt-Free People | Money Talks News http://lenpenzo.com/blog/id771-my-store-brand-vs-name-brand-blind-taste-test-experiment.html#comment-58916 10 Key Characteristics of Debt-Free People | Money Talks News Thu, 02 Jun 2011 21:12:40 +0000 http://lenpenzo.com/blog/?p=771#comment-58916 [...] as long as the no-name alternatives? Such a philosophy even stretches to the grocery store, where name-brand items often give way to their store-brand counterparts.4. They’re self-reliantMost people who work hard to maintain a life of financial freedom take [...] [...] as long as the no-name alternatives? Such a philosophy even stretches to the grocery store, where name-brand items often give way to their store-brand counterparts.4. They’re self-reliantMost people who work hard to maintain a life of financial freedom take [...]

]]> By: Peter http://lenpenzo.com/blog/id771-my-store-brand-vs-name-brand-blind-taste-test-experiment.html#comment-1033 Peter Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:48:56 +0000 http://lenpenzo.com/blog/?p=771#comment-1033 Great post - an entertaining look at why the name brand isn't always the better choice.. Paying more doesn't always mean you're getting a better product! .-= Peter´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BibleMoneyMatters/~3/5HW-4zQGANc/when-getting-great-deals-on-the-things-you-buy-make-sure-youre-actually-getting-the-deal.html" rel="nofollow">When Getting Great Deals On The Things You Buy, Make Sure You’re Actually Getting The Deal</a> =-. Great post – an entertaining look at why the name brand isn’t always the better choice.. Paying more doesn’t always mean you’re getting a better product!
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]]> By: FamilyOnABudget http://lenpenzo.com/blog/id771-my-store-brand-vs-name-brand-blind-taste-test-experiment.html#comment-1034 FamilyOnABudget Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:48:56 +0000 http://lenpenzo.com/blog/?p=771#comment-1034 I have found that some of store brands are superior to national brands. It is more of a hunt and peck sort of thing though. Aldi seems to have a good selection of brands that are really good. We save tons of money on their canned soups and vegetables. I have found that some of store brands are superior to national brands. It is more of a hunt and peck sort of thing though. Aldi seems to have a good selection of brands that are really good. We save tons of money on their canned soups and vegetables.

]]> By: Jason @ Redeeming Riches http://lenpenzo.com/blog/id771-my-store-brand-vs-name-brand-blind-taste-test-experiment.html#comment-1035 Jason @ Redeeming Riches Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:48:56 +0000 http://lenpenzo.com/blog/?p=771#comment-1035 Great post! You always entertain along the way!! Once you convince yourself to get past the perception of "generic" and you focus on taste - a lot of those items do taste very similar if not better! Thanks for the scientific study! .-= Jason @ Redeeming Riches´s last blog ..Why You Need a Larger View of Your Money (And So Do I) =-. Great post! You always entertain along the way!! Once you convince yourself to get past the perception of “generic” and you focus on taste – a lot of those items do taste very similar if not better! Thanks for the scientific study!
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]]> By: Jesse http://lenpenzo.com/blog/id771-my-store-brand-vs-name-brand-blind-taste-test-experiment.html#comment-1036 Jesse Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:48:56 +0000 http://lenpenzo.com/blog/?p=771#comment-1036 Excellent post, here is my opinion on generics. My family always buys one of each if its something we have never tried before. We use the products at the same time, like with the chips, we would open both bags and sample them both until they are finished. In the end, we choose the one we like and stick with it. Some times its the generic, some times its the store brand. I agree that there is no definite answer there because each product is made differently. In fact, many of the store brands are actually made in the same factory, by the same company that makes the generic brand such as Peter Pan peanut butter vs Generic Great Value brand. .-= Jesse´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pffirewall/~3/SDuiXlzYpw8/" rel="nofollow">UPrinting.com Business Card Giveaway Winner</a> =-. Excellent post, here is my opinion on generics. My family always buys one of each if its something we have never tried before. We use the products at the same time, like with the chips, we would open both bags and sample them both until they are finished. In the end, we choose the one we like and stick with it. Some times its the generic, some times its the store brand.

I agree that there is no definite answer there because each product is made differently. In fact, many of the store brands are actually made in the same factory, by the same company that makes the generic brand such as Peter Pan peanut butter vs Generic Great Value brand.
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]]> By: Ashley http://lenpenzo.com/blog/id771-my-store-brand-vs-name-brand-blind-taste-test-experiment.html#comment-1037 Ashley Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:48:56 +0000 http://lenpenzo.com/blog/?p=771#comment-1037 Too funny! It's true that top dollar doesn't always guarantee top quality. That goes for food and almost all other goods as well. I get so annoyed when people insist on spending $50 on a basic cotton shirt just for the label when it won't last any longer than a $5 version. .-= Ashley´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.spendonlife.com/blog/anderson-medical-debt-relief" rel="nofollow">Rodney Anderson Pioneers the Medical Debt Relief Act</a> =-. Too funny! It’s true that top dollar doesn’t always guarantee top quality. That goes for food and almost all other goods as well. I get so annoyed when people insist on spending $50 on a basic cotton shirt just for the label when it won’t last any longer than a $5 version.
.-= Ashley´s last blog ..Rodney Anderson Pioneers the Medical Debt Relief Act =-.

]]> By: Mr Credit Card http://lenpenzo.com/blog/id771-my-store-brand-vs-name-brand-blind-taste-test-experiment.html#comment-1038 Mr Credit Card Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:48:56 +0000 http://lenpenzo.com/blog/?p=771#comment-1038 What a great experiment Len! But I think this example can be expanded into most products. Look at computers, Dell does not make a single part in the computer they sell. Neither does HP or any other computer "assemblers". Most "multi vitamin" supplements are not made by that particular brand. There are probably just a handle of companies that actually make the supplements and folks contract them to produce bottles for them. They then just slap on a fancy bottle sticker and market the hell out of it. I'm willing to bet Nike and Reebok does are made by the same shoe factory in Taiwan!!! So yes, generics What a great experiment Len! But I think this example can be expanded into most products.

Look at computers, Dell does not make a single part in the computer they sell. Neither does HP or any other computer “assemblers”.

Most “multi vitamin” supplements are not made by that particular brand. There are probably just a handle of companies that actually make the supplements and folks contract them to produce bottles for them. They then just slap on a fancy bottle sticker and market the hell out of it.

I’m willing to bet Nike and Reebok does are made by the same shoe factory in Taiwan!!!

So yes, generics

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