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These days saving money is a big hot topic. And it should be. There are thousands of ways that we can save money - one of those being going generic instead of always having to have the popular brand name items.
I was thinking this morning that there are certain things I will not go generic for....
Here is a list:
1) Cotton swabs. People, if you are on the generic side of cotton swabs, please know that there is a better life out there! Q-Tips do not hurt when you use them, the cotton doesn't come off, and the stick gives bend when it needs to, but doesn't break. They are, in a word, sturdy. You may be asking what I do with cotton swabs to require these these attributes. And just so you know, the sky is the limit! I could do ANYTHING with them because they have these attributes. Every year for Christmas, my mother gives me a generic pack of cotton swabs...proof that she always liked me the least.
2) Birth control. Some people are fine on generic birth control. I, as my friends and family found out about 7 years ago, am not one of those people. I was unreasonably bitchy (compared to now, when I feel I am reasonably bitchy), moody, and my palms itched. Apparently my moods (my moods, my moods, my lovely lady moods!) fluctuate with no warning while on generic birth control. I figure it's a foretaste of the feast to come when I'm pregnant. WHICH I AM NOT. But don't worry, I'll never show my future husband this post...and he'll have no idea what he's getting himself into. Seriously though, as you all are saving money these days, this may not be the thing to scrimp on. I'm just saying: be careful.
3) Triscuits. All "whole grain weaves" are not the same. Please learn from my mistake and trust me. Stick with the Triscuits.
I was thinking this morning that there are certain things I will not go generic for....
Here is a list:
1) Cotton swabs. People, if you are on the generic side of cotton swabs, please know that there is a better life out there! Q-Tips do not hurt when you use them, the cotton doesn't come off, and the stick gives bend when it needs to, but doesn't break. They are, in a word, sturdy. You may be asking what I do with cotton swabs to require these these attributes. And just so you know, the sky is the limit! I could do ANYTHING with them because they have these attributes. Every year for Christmas, my mother gives me a generic pack of cotton swabs...proof that she always liked me the least.
2) Birth control. Some people are fine on generic birth control. I, as my friends and family found out about 7 years ago, am not one of those people. I was unreasonably bitchy (compared to now, when I feel I am reasonably bitchy), moody, and my palms itched. Apparently my moods (my moods, my moods, my lovely lady moods!) fluctuate with no warning while on generic birth control. I figure it's a foretaste of the feast to come when I'm pregnant. WHICH I AM NOT. But don't worry, I'll never show my future husband this post...and he'll have no idea what he's getting himself into. Seriously though, as you all are saving money these days, this may not be the thing to scrimp on. I'm just saying: be careful.
3) Triscuits. All "whole grain weaves" are not the same. Please learn from my mistake and trust me. Stick with the Triscuits.
4) Sneakers aka tennis shoes. Your feet are important. And no matter what type of exercise you're getting, it's important to have them supported as much as possible. As an adult, your shoe size isn't changing...and in my opinion, name brand sneakers last much longer anyway.
What about you?
What stuff are you not willing to go generic for? What generic stuff is better than the brand names and you recommend buying the generic?
6 comments:
Hmmm...
I agree with you on the q-tips, tricuits, and sneakers. I've never been on any birth control except generic, so maybe that's why I'm super crazy. :)
I'll admit that I'm a brand name user... I find something I like and just stay with it, especially soaps and such because I have pretty sensitive skin.
I don't mind using generic products and often find them to be very comprable... but I still buy the name brand. Maybe I need to start looking into this some more...
Ann - Personal Electronics. I once bought the cheapest shredder out there, got fed up after two months of unexplainable jams and reverse shreddings, and bought the nicer version that I should have gotten in the first place.
Qtips that fall apart - gross.
Speaking of Q-tips... I agree with even just plain COTTON! The generic kind are just flimpsy & you have to use like 5 so the liquid doesnt disolve them... where your good heavy duty cotton can use only one pad!
And aluminum foil... another thing that is flimpsy in generic...
Growing up my family didn't have much money be we always had the name brands. It wasn't until I went to college that I discovered store brands. Some are not too bad. But one thing I will never stray from is Kraft American Cheese. Yummy!
Oatmeal. Gotta buy Safeway (store) brand oatmeal and not Quaker. Not sure why, but the generic oatmeal is much creamier and flavorful. I'll usually give a generic product a try, but if it doesn't come through, it's back to name brands!
Convert women's shoe sizes between different countries.
http://calcsoft.com/shoe-size-conversion
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