# Stupid thought of the day... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 1, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-thought-of-the-day/662370 "2013-07-01T17:24:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-thought-of-the-day/662370/1 "2013-07-01T17:24:50Z")
FACT: The $1.00 box of **New Orleans** red beans and rice from the dollar store is way better than Zatarain’s at $3.50 a box. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-thought-of-the-day/662370/2 "2013-07-03T01:54:13Z")
I actually like the dollar-store hotdog buns. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-thought-of-the-day/662370/3 "2013-07-03T21:09:54Z")
Shouldn’t this be called “Economical Thought of the Day”…? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![redtail23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3e96dc/32.png) [@redtail23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/redtail23)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-thought-of-the-day/662370/4 "2013-07-03T21:45:47Z")
Store-brand potato chips are better than national brands. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-thought-of-the-day/662370/5 "2013-07-03T22:19:12Z")
I prefer the store-brand devil’s food cake mix. (yes I am a trashy person who likes to make and eat cake-mix cakes. ) ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-thought-of-the-day/662370/6 "2013-07-03T22:24:15Z")
What’s wrong with cake mix cakes? I’ve found they’re usually better than many store-bought cakes… at least mine are. I make good cakes with mixes, tho I don’t make them according to the directions. In keeping with the OP - my mom gave me a container of mini-crackers from a dollar store, and they were quite yum. And I buy store brand milk rather than any of the name brands - milk is milk. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-thought-of-the-day/662370/7 "2013-07-03T22:34:03Z")
> [@redtail23](#): > > Store-brand potato chips are better than national brands. Yeah, but local brands are really hit’n’miss. Sometimes they are good and unique, and other times they just don’t have the quality control and half the bag is burned. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-thought-of-the-day/662370/8 "2013-07-03T23:00:36Z")
God damn chickens. Think of the Farkuses’ dogs. I would currently like to putt a chicken.