Jepp, it’s usually the nicer packaged, higher priced products that make dumb consumers feel like they’re buying something better.
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Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 2 months agoJust buy store brands and you’re 80% of the way there.
A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 2 months ago
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
But sometimes the nicer packaged product is better, it depends on the product.
Capricorn_Geriatric@lemmy.world 2 months ago
And often times it isn’t. In fact, name-brand can ofter be worse for a multitude of reasons.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
I’m interested in examples of when name-brand is worse quality, but yes, name-brand isn’t always objectively better, and is often produced in the same facility.
As usual, it depends, so don’t knee-jerk to all one or the other, if it matters to you, compare the packaging (it’ll say where it was produced, so you can guess when it’s the same product).
socialsecurity@piefed.social 2 months ago
Sometimes is doing a lot of work here though
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Sure, I’m just not sure if it’s more or less often than when it’s equivalent. It’s frequent enough that you should be careful.
Passerby6497@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Then you can buy nestle products and feel good about it because it’s got the Kroger label instead of nestle, because store brands are generally name brand products in the stores wrapping.
Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 2 months ago
Careful! Some of us are capable of flipping the package over and reading.
A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 2 months ago
very often, the storebrand is usually the namebrand product with a different wrapper.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Sometimes it’s made with lower quality ingredients at the same factory, sometimes it’s equivalent.
Auli@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Some might be lower but some would be the same.