# Brand Loyalty **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 22, 2003, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-loyalty/176743 "2003-05-22T04:25:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-loyalty/176743/21 "2003-05-22T14:26:58Z")
Hellman’s Mayonaise (known as Best Foods’ Mayonaise west of the Rockies) ---
**Author:** ![Mooch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mooch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooch)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-loyalty/176743/22 "2003-05-22T14:30:13Z")
Levi’s Barbasol Hanes (white t-shirts) These things will never change. ---
**Author:** ![Cowgirl\_Jules](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@Cowgirl\_Jules](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cowgirl_Jules)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-loyalty/176743/23 "2003-05-22T15:05:13Z")
Wrangler Dodge Coors Light Diet Coke What can I say, I’m a stereotype. ---
**Author:** ![belladonna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-loyalty/176743/24 "2003-05-22T15:13:21Z")
Jiff (extra-crunchy) Pepsi (never, ever, ever Coke) Birkenstocks Luvs Anything else, I buy what’s on sale/cheapest ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-loyalty/176743/25 "2003-05-22T15:36:14Z")
Heinz (for Ketchup) Nike (for running shoes - my hubby bought a pair of New Balance for me but I’m not counting those because **I** didn’t buy them) Pampers (for diapers) Victoria’s Secret (for underwear) Cetaphil (for face cleanser and moisturizer) Pellegrino (for sparkling water) That’s all I can think of at the moment although I’m sure there are more. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-loyalty/176743/26 "2003-05-22T15:42:30Z")
Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ Sauce Scott Tissue Hellman’s Mayo (da best!) L’Oreal Mascara ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-loyalty/176743/27 "2003-05-22T15:50:51Z")
Hellman’s Mayo Dr. Pepper Peter Pan Peanut Butter, _schmooth_. Macintosh Merrell clogs IBC Root Beer ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-loyalty/176743/28 "2003-05-22T16:13:08Z")
Colgate Gillette Coke (husband) ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-loyalty/176743/29 "2003-05-22T16:27:07Z")
Levi, Carhartt - clothing Craftsman, Dewalt - tools Bacardi - \ Plextor - optical drives Sony - televisions Onkyo - audio NHT, Velodyne - speakers Kingsford - charcoal And how about some brand dis-loyalties? In other words, brands I used to like but have come to dislike and avoid when possible: Dell - dude, you’re getting a dud! HP - lay off four of my friends and give the CEO a multi-million dollar bonus all in the same week? Pacific Bell - indifferent broadband served up by clueless script-readers Verizon - Hello? Can you hear me now? No? Hello?! Hello? Are you still there? Iomega - Zip THIS! ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-loyalty/176743/30 "2003-05-22T16:41:59Z")
Gibson Boss Macintosh ---
**Author:** ![bafaa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@bafaa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bafaa)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-loyalty/176743/31 "2003-05-22T17:33:20Z")
Hellman’s mayo Heinz ketchup Q-Tips Ragu Levi’s 501 jeans ---
**Author:** ![Stainless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Stainless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stainless)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-loyalty/176743/32 "2003-05-22T18:50:07Z")
Toyota Kraft (macaroni and cheese) Nokia Boss (guitar pedals) ---
**Author:** ![Miabella](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@Miabella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miabella)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-loyalty/176743/33 "2003-05-22T19:23:05Z")
Oops, forgot one. Skippy PB, all the way. I alternate between chunky and smooth. Jif is crap, and Peter Pan seems sugary to me. ---
**Author:** ![Winnie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e480ec/32.png) [@Winnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winnie)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-loyalty/176743/34 "2003-05-22T20:10:54Z")
Colgate Toothpaste Heinz Ketchup Coke… NEVER Pepsi Hellman’s Mayo JIF peanut butter. There IS no substitute. Neutrogena facial soap Bounty Paper towels Manny’s flour tortillas ReNU contact lens solution ---
**Author:** ![ShadiRoxan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@ShadiRoxan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadiRoxan)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-loyalty/176743/35 "2003-05-22T21:50:37Z")
Dr Pepper (only thing else I drink is water) Honda Close Up (hate mint) Silver (jeans) ---
**Author:** ![modro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@modro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/modro)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-loyalty/176743/36 "2003-05-22T21:55:37Z")
Apple Computer Pepsi ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-loyalty/176743/37 "2003-05-22T22:07:22Z")
[ol][li]Tab - It’s more an addiction than a loyalty, shared by several 1000 nationwide[/li][li]Zest - Ever since the day I saw the Zestfully Clean commercial with the glass showerdoor scum on it and how its “sheathing action” didn’t leave a film on your skin[/li][li]Band-Aid Brand Adhesive Badages - Those other brands suck, and because Q-Tips were already mentioned by Bafaa[/li][li]Which reminds me…Old Spice - I don’t wear after shave, but I do like to put it on the end of my Q-Tip swabs and clean my ears with it[/li][li]Budweiser - But when there’s a Bavarian Weissbeir to be had, infidelity gets the best of me[/li][li]Progresso Soups - No it isn’t homemade, but with the exception of Tomato Rice, Campbell’s or Chunk can’t hold a match to them [/li][li]Master’s Choice Line Caught Tuna in Olive Oil - Comes out of the can like a solid piece of white steak, no gray or red meat or those disgusting black things like all the other brands[/li][li]Gilette Sensor - I even tried the Mach 3 that came free in the mail, but it ripped me to shreds.[/li][li]Tide Liquid - It costs a few $ more, but it works better[/li][/ol]Wait a second, why am I even listing these? I’m sure they’re available _(for a fee)_ from my local supermarket; who requires you to use a shoppers card so they can track my loyalties on a huge database. Non-Supermarket Items[list=a][li]Levis - Only cuz they have the cut that fits best and are more easily available in my length.[/li][li]Durex - Only cuz they run a few $ less than Trojans[/li][li]Harmon Kardon Speakers - And I’m not even a bass head[/li][li]Hilfiger ribbed boxer briefs - They hold up better[/li][/list] ---
**Author:** ![Leifsmama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a698b9/32.png) [@Leifsmama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leifsmama)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-loyalty/176743/38 "2003-05-22T22:43:24Z")
Tide Free Jif peanutbutter Tropicana original pulp free orange juice Mentident toothpaste Oral B toothbrushes OB tampons AND Bali for bras. I’d never even changed styles if stupid Bali hadn’t discontinued the last several I’d liked. ---
**Author:** ![j.c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/73ab20/32.png) [@j.c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j.c)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-loyalty/176743/39 "2003-05-22T23:00:04Z")
**Loyal to** Levi’s Ann Taylor Hanes Jockey New Balance Balley Ariat Oral B flosses (although I sometimes by the generics) OB tampons Wella Queen Helene Chanel Tweezerman **Absolutely anti-** Pepsi (drinks only, not Pepsico brands such as Taco Bell, Fritos, and Mountain Dew) Lipton Crest toothpaste The Body Shop Neutrogena The new corporate Dr. Bronner It might be worth mentioned that I get many veggies from the farmer’s market and a co-op, shop at dollar stores all the time, and rarely do “middle” food - it’s either cooked from scratch, from a nice restaurant, or the worst kind of junk food. No Progresso soups or Healthy Choice frozen food for me. ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-loyalty/176743/40 "2003-05-22T23:33:31Z")
Levi denim jeans Crosse & Blackwell seafood sauce Kodak Gold 35mm film Hime natural powdered wasabi House Rayu fire oil Best Foods Mayonnaise Zatarain’s Creole mustard Bissell spray carpet cleaner Ivory soap Vernor’s soda Cross pens Victorinox knives Volvo cars Läkerol pastilles Haribo licorice Klein hand tools Le Creuset cookware Wusthof knives Heinz ketchup Herdez salsa casera Crystal hot sauce Maxima electric guitar strings Rico Royal saxophone reeds Guild guitars Grundtal kitchen racks by Ikea Holmegaard stemware and art glass Royal Copenhagen porcelain Mag Lite flashlites Fatar keyboards Armstrong flutes Nikon cameras Kouros Cologne Gillette lemon lime shaving cream Mama Sita’s Philippine foods Bundaberg’s lemon lime bitters Program flea control Miss Vicky’s Jalapeño chips TEAC tape decks Tascam mixers Spectra Physics lasers Jimmy Dean sage recipe pork sausage Swift’s Premium beef link sausage Aalborg akavit Smints breath mints Myst computer games Bausch & Lomb Rayban photochrome sunglasses Koh-i-noor Rapidograph drafting pens In and Out hamburgers Junket rasberry and red currant pudding Very nice to see that no one has mentioned the Devil’s Own Spooge, AKA Miracle Whip. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-loyalty/176743.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-loyalty/176743.md?page=3)