Normally I don't mind buying generic stuff from the store like q-tips, it's all the same, right? Or canned veggies like corn or peas. It's all the same. We buy the brand called Shoppers Value from Albertson's. We get the shoppers value milk because it's 2 gallons for $5 and with the cost of groceries going up because of gas prices over the last few years you can use as many savings as you can.
There are however a few products that are generic that I just will not buy like macaroni and cheese. I'd much prefer the kraft because the generic just doesn't taste right. The pasta is gross even when you cook it the same as kraft and it just doesn't taste right. The generic toilet paper is 1 sheet, too thin. I much prefer Charmin.
Today I bought shoppers value coffee. I normally like to buy the beans that have those dispensers and you can grind it right there because the quality is so good. I know it's not as much as a big can of folders coffee but it's really good and I have an espresso maker, you have to grind it special for that. Well, I bought the shoppers value because regular folders coffee is $13 now. I think it was hills brothers that was on sale for $10 but the shoppers value was only $7 so I bought it. As soon as we got home I brewed a pot. I don't like my coffee to be too strong so I just use 2 scoops of the coffee grounds and it lasts so much longer when I do that. Well, I put some cream and sweet n low in my coffee and omg yuck it tasted like an ash tray. I normally only use 1 sweet n low, I had to add 2 more for it to taste decent.
From now on I can just add coffee to my list of things I won't buy in generic.
