There are certain things in life that you can get away with buying the club brand to save money. But then there are some things that no matter how much you try, no matter how long you close your eyes and breath through your mouth, you can still taste the difference, and the difference is intolerable.
JIF peanut butter is one of these.
One day our cabinet at home was distinctly without the red blue and green striped jar. So as a temporary alternative, a can of Peter Pan peanut butter was purchased. This was nearly a year ago. And that jar still remains unopened.
Store brand conditioner is another. It just doesn’t feel the same if it’s not your special brand of hair softener. Thermasilk is my new favorite, and even though I’ve tried using the industrial sized-pump bottle of the stuff in my shower, I just can’t wean myself away from the good stuff. (I’ve even tried going half and half, that doesn’t work either…)
I must say that neither of those peanut butters would ever make it into my home. We will only buy the smuckers peanut butter, ingrediets: Peanuts, salt.
I also refuse to buy store brand paper towels and toilet paper.
But that’s about all I can think of that I really notice a difference with.
Dead on target! I’ve also noticed that my local Kroger has started carrying “almond butter.” It’s also just almonds and salt and you have to stir the oil back into it.
Cadbury’s chocolate. Everything else is nothing like it… except maybe Nestlé. I tried Hershey’s a couple of times - it’s horrible, it really is. Doesn’t taste like chocolate, just… brown sugar. And not even nice brown sugar.
Coffee. No store brand ever. Cigs. Shampoo and Conditioner.
Dishwashing Liquid (either handwashing or dishwasher).
Most types of cereal (mostly for the kids). Ketchup (kids again).
I have found one store where their brand items are pretty decent for the most part - even paper towels, which I thought would never happen. Even though I’m not really fussy about life in general, there are definitely things I won’t compromise on.
