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IF you have been buying more store brands during the economic downturn, will you go back to your usual brand-name favorites when the economy recovers?

While the economic downturn has been tough on many of us, there are a couple of silver linings we can find.  We’ve all become more thoughful about our finances and the products we purchase.  Trying new store brand products because they’re less expensive may have lead to great new discoveries about high-quality store brands that we’d like to stick with, even when a more stable economy resumes.

Have you tried any new store brand products that were surprisingly high-quality?  Will you stick with them even when the economy bounces back?

Yes...I will return to my usual name brand favorites (5.8%)

Some...I will return to many favorite brands, but I'll stick with a few new store brands I found (51.3%)

No...I discovered a lot of great new high-quality store brand products that I'll stick with (20.0%)

N/A I'm not buying more store brands during the economic downturn (22.7%)

<B><U>IF</B></u> you have been buying <u>more store brands</u> during the economic downturn, will you go back to your usual brand-name favorites when the economy recovers?
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  • cybrown551 By cybrown551
    on Dec 06, 2009  

    I donā??t buy store brand cereals, however, I have tried the store brand pasta sauce and to my surprise it is very tasty and it taste much like the leading brand Prego.

  • emrose245 By emrose245
    on Dec 06, 2009  

    I've been buy store brand cheese lately and I don't notice a difference from the brand name options.

  • MazieD By MazieD
    on Dec 06, 2009  

    I notice lots of differences between store and namebrands. Mostly I notice that store brands cost me more. I am a coupon shopper.

  • Ostewart By Ostewart
    on Dec 06, 2009  

    I mostly bought store brands in the first place, but now, because of the economy, I've had to switch those few name brand things I usually buy to store brands. Now it's coupon coupons coupons.

  • dellis By dellis
    on Dec 06, 2009  

    I usually try store brands to see how they compare to my usual brand and will stick with the store brand if it's of at least equal quality. I buy a lot of store brands because our local grocery store is a real pain about coupons. They have all sorts of weird rules, and it's getting worse. I've noticed the coupons have changed too... it seems like manufacturers want you to buy higher quantities of a product to get the same 75 cents off.

  • bellagreyson By bellagreyson
    on Dec 06, 2009  

    I find that Target and Walmart store brands are usually equal to or sometimes better than store brands.

  • dianescraps By dianescraps
    on Dec 06, 2009  

    I am a coupon shopper and most of the time with coupons and bargins I do much better then if I were to get the store brand products.

  • hardeste By hardeste
    on Dec 07, 2009  

    I do like store brands when I don't have coupons handy with me or when store brands are on sale significantly compared to major brands. However, most of the times I buy national brands because I use coupons on them and end up paying less than I would with store brands.

  • csherman By csherman
    on Dec 07, 2009  

    I used to always buy the plain Fiber One in Fiber One brand....then switched to buying the store brand "Fiber Select" and it tastes SO much better than the real Fiber One...enough that I bought a box of Fiber One to compare, and it just sits in the pantry because it doesn't taste good enough!

  • Jcbuser By Jcbuser
    on Dec 07, 2009  

    I have noticed that some of the store brands cost less but some cost more - especially if there is a sale. So I always check both products for size and price.