# Are there any products or brands to which you are absolutely loyal? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 16, 2005, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-products-or-brands-to-which-you-are-absolutely-loyal/290353 "2005-02-16T14:58:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![LindyHopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@LindyHopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LindyHopper)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-products-or-brands-to-which-you-are-absolutely-loyal/290353/21 "2005-02-16T17:34:05Z")
I thought of more: Cottonelle toilet paper Tag Heuer watches (granted, I only own one, and that’s all I’ve ever owned, and it was a graduation gift, but man, it’s a great watch) I’m a Coke person, but I’ll drink Pepsi if that’s all there is. **flamingbananas** : Aren’t they great? I mean, I’ll wear other shoes (for work, or hiking, or whatever), but no other tennis shoes. ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-products-or-brands-to-which-you-are-absolutely-loyal/290353/22 "2005-02-16T17:35:09Z")
Lilets tampons and Body Shop make up. That’s about it. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-products-or-brands-to-which-you-are-absolutely-loyal/290353/23 "2005-02-16T17:39:44Z")
Crest toothpaste (no other brand tastes right, although I will try different Crest flavors) Mitchum clear gel anti-perspirant (first one I ever found that doesn’t irritate my skin OR stain my shirts’ armpits) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-products-or-brands-to-which-you-are-absolutely-loyal/290353/24 "2005-02-16T17:48:18Z")
Mach3 razors Irish Spring soap Edge shaving gel All sorts of food brands. Some just taste better than others. Nissan pick-up trucks. I’m on my third one, and the milage at trade-in goes up 100K each time. Godiva chocolates Paradise On A Hanger Hawaiian shirts 😃 ---
**Author:** ![cuauhtemoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecb155/32.png) [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-products-or-brands-to-which-you-are-absolutely-loyal/290353/25 "2005-02-16T18:31:25Z")
_Silk_ brand vanilla soymilk. The funny thing is, I’m not lactose intolerant and I’m not a vegan, I just developed a taste for the stuff and I’ve been drinking it for years. I hardly ever buy milk anymore. Other brands just don’t do it for me. And I only like the vanilla flavor. Sometimes I drink a glass of it, but usually I eat it with cereal. Most often it’s Grape Nuts, but occasionally I indulge myself with a box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch. ---
**Author:** ![Jaade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dfb087/32.png) [@Jaade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaade)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-products-or-brands-to-which-you-are-absolutely-loyal/290353/26 "2005-02-16T18:41:41Z")
Secret (Strong enough for a man, but made for a woman) I’ve used this since I first started wearing deodorant and I will not use any other brand. I will wear others, because the jeans I love aren’t practical for work, but I love my Rockies. I second Kraft Mac & Cheese. I do not like homemade, off brands, or even the powdered. Has to be the creamy mac & cheese in the blue box. I’ll eat the Velveeta one if that’s what’s available, but I’d prefer not. Cherry Coke or Diet DP - unfortunately not widely available in restaurants, so I do occasionally have to drink other sodas, but I won’t willingly. ---
**Author:** ![Jaade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dfb087/32.png) [@Jaade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaade)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-products-or-brands-to-which-you-are-absolutely-loyal/290353/27 "2005-02-16T18:43:13Z")
> [@cuauhtemoc](#): > > _Silk_ brand vanilla soymilk. The funny thing is, I’m not lactose intolerant and I’m not a vegan, I just developed a taste for the stuff and I’ve been drinking it for years. I hardly ever buy milk anymore. Other brands just don’t do it for me. And I only like the vanilla flavor. Sometimes I drink a glass of it, but usually I eat it with cereal. Most often it’s Grape Nuts, but occasionally I indulge myself with a box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Ohh…Cinnamon Toast Crunch is one of my faves too… ---
**Author:** ![Nunavut\_Boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e95f7d/32.png) [@Nunavut\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunavut_Boy)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-products-or-brands-to-which-you-are-absolutely-loyal/290353/28 "2005-02-16T18:43:36Z")
A1 sauce…SACRILIGE! It’s HP sauce all the way, baby! Myself: Pepsi Chuck Taylor’s Sapporo Ichiban ramen soup (the original flavor) Dolce & Gabbana cologne Export ‘A’ Light Cigarettes Old El Paso taco sauce ---
**Author:** ![klaus\_vonBarrenbeiser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4491bb/32.png) [@klaus\_vonBarrenbeiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/klaus_vonBarrenbeiser)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-products-or-brands-to-which-you-are-absolutely-loyal/290353/29 "2005-02-16T19:11:14Z")
Dove soap - everything leaves a film Kraft mac and cheese - nothing comes close Alpo dog food - everything else gives my dogs gas and Gillette Sensor Excell razor blades - sorry, I don’t like the Mach 3 ---
**Author:** ![Corii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Corii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corii)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-products-or-brands-to-which-you-are-absolutely-loyal/290353/30 "2005-02-16T19:19:36Z")
For me, there are only a few things: Tom’s of Maine spearmint toothpaste - everything else tastes much to sweet Oil of Olay face lotion (I think they changed the brand name to just “Olay” though) Comet scrub - I grew up with my mom using this and the smell means “clean” to me And since mac and cheese came up, the only brand of boxed mac and cheese I like is Velveeta Shells & Cheese. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![gfloyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d2c977/32.png) [@gfloyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gfloyd)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-products-or-brands-to-which-you-are-absolutely-loyal/290353/31 "2005-02-16T19:32:20Z")
My Mach 3, I don’t care that they are marketed for men, it came free in the mail and I swiped it. I love that thing. And I don’t care that the blades are expensive, they last forever. I will take coke any day over pepsi, and diet coke over coke. Sadly, as they are terribly expensive, I’m almost completely limited to wearing Dr. Marten’s. I used to wear sketchers, but they stopped making the style I like. Also, I need a men’s wide, elsewise it pushes my toes together. MY father had the same problem and he now had arthritis, which led to an even more deformed foot. That’s about it for me. I buy generic everything, if possible, ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-products-or-brands-to-which-you-are-absolutely-loyal/290353/32 "2005-02-16T19:41:16Z")
Coke, though I will drink the random Mountain Dew. Another Mach 3 user. My roommate in college got one a week for a while, so everyone he knew got one. I adore it. Ardred uses the same thing, so we only have to buy one type of refill. Sony audio-visual electronics. It helps that I have a credit card that give sony points. I recently got a 5 disc DVD player… now, to get the progressive scan tv… Hellman’s mayonaisse (Best Foods west of the rockies). Lots of food ones, actually. Jif, Country Crock. ---
**Author:** ![Lao\_Tsu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lao\_Tsu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lao_Tsu)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-products-or-brands-to-which-you-are-absolutely-loyal/290353/33 "2005-02-16T19:52:13Z")
Kikkoman’s Soy Sauce Heinz Ketchup Kraft Macaroni and Cheese That’s about it. ---
**Author:** ![zenith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zenith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zenith)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-products-or-brands-to-which-you-are-absolutely-loyal/290353/34 "2005-02-16T19:58:01Z")
Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom Soup–Every other brand we’ve tried has some sort of textural defect. My wife seconds the opinion of Victoria’s Secret bras. She says they last a lot longer,too, so they’re worth the extra money. I second the opinions stated of Gillette Gel deodorants. Get the 3 pack at Sam’s Club and your unit cost is lower than a lot of inferior brands, as well. I still don’t trust that the Nissan and Toyota have worked out the “salt-water-soluble truck bed” problem,so as long as I live where snow is shovelled with a saltshaker and Chevy keeps cranking out junk like the S-10 or plug-ugly small trucks like the Colorado, I’m sticking with Ford Ranger or its Mazda clone. Sorry, Silenus. I used to be absolutely loyal to Ford until remarriage gave me 3 more kids to haul around, necessitating a minivan, and I found the Aerostar to be too unsteady on ice and snow. By the time Ford got around to a front-wheel-drive minivan, I was hooked on Chrysler. (Besides, the Windstar turned out to be a piece of crap unworthy of the blue oval.) A surprisingly reliable $500 Buick Skylark I bought for the kids to drive changed my opinion of GM enough that I bought a Pontiac 6000 that was reliable enough and tough enough to survive an idiot Expedition driver’s efforts to kill it and my son that when I downsized from a Grand Caravan I indulged my urge to be weird and bought an Aztek. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-products-or-brands-to-which-you-are-absolutely-loyal/290353/35 "2005-02-16T20:05:03Z")
OB Tampons. Lucky Charms is the only cereal I’ll eat. Act II Popcorn. Pantene. My razor. I believe it’s called Infinity but i’ve searched for 20 minutes and can’t find it anywhere. Seiko watches. Jif Peanut Butter. ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-products-or-brands-to-which-you-are-absolutely-loyal/290353/36 "2005-02-16T20:14:45Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > I also use Gilette Mach 3 razors. The compnay really has a great gimick going (or at least did when I got my razor.) They send every teen boy in America a free razor when they turn 18 (how they get a list of teen boys I don’t want to know.) Obviously, everyone will at least try it, and if they like it, they’re hooked, and the baldes cost a lot. How do they get a list? Same place the U.S. Army does: the Selective Service Agency. ---
**Author:** ![AsecretK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ab992/32.png) [@AsecretK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AsecretK)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-products-or-brands-to-which-you-are-absolutely-loyal/290353/37 "2005-02-16T20:31:12Z")
Caress Bar Soap Secret Deoderant Crest Toothpaste Sno-bol toilet cleaner (this also works wonders on grape stains on a formica counter top) Diet Coke Windsor Canadian Whiskey Marlboro Folgers coffee Stouffers mac & cheese That is all I can think of right now. ---
**Author:** ![Dante](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dante/32/9673_2.png) [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-products-or-brands-to-which-you-are-absolutely-loyal/290353/38 "2005-02-16T20:34:26Z")
Kraft Mac & Cheese - no milk, no butter, just mix in the powder. It’s a holdover from my poor university days. Kraft Peanut Butter - nothing else. HP Sauce - and no other Gillette Sensor Excel - for my face Gilette Mach 3 - for my head ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-products-or-brands-to-which-you-are-absolutely-loyal/290353/39 "2005-02-16T20:44:20Z")
Tide & Downy regular Pepsi, but Diet Coke (I switch between the two) Toyota vehicles Delta airline A1 steak sauce I used to be loyal to Dove until I discovered Ivory liquid (it lasts a lot longer and the green one smells great) Secret Renaissance hotels (hubby and me) Embassy Suites hotels (family) Trident gum ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2005, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-products-or-brands-to-which-you-are-absolutely-loyal/290353/40 "2005-02-16T20:50:54Z")
I don’t know if I’d consider myself absolutely loyal, but I’m very fond of Subarus from a reliability, parts commonality, handling and performance, and ease of maintainence standpoint. Build quality has been up and down, and they had a few bum years in the early Ninties, but I gave 'em another chance and have had no complains. HP calculators…I can’t help it, I’m hooked on RPN. Cross fountain pens. Charlie Kaufman-penned films. Whatever it is, I’ll watch it. Guinness Stout and Bass Ale, in the form of the **Black & Tan**. (Tried it with other stouts and ambers…isa no good.) It used to be Jameson Irish whisky, but I recently got a bottle of Black Bush on sale and I think I may have a new pleasure. Stranger [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-products-or-brands-to-which-you-are-absolutely-loyal/290353.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-products-or-brands-to-which-you-are-absolutely-loyal/290353.md?page=3)