Normally, I don’t have an issue with buying store brand, but sometimes it’s a terrible alternative.
The other day at the grocery store, I spied a can of Kroger-brand pretzel dough. Thinking I could go home and bake my own soft pretzels, I bought it. It’s dinner roll dough, not pretzel dough. Huge letdown.
I use double-sided tape for much of my card-making and scrapbooking, but Target’s version of Scotch’s double-sided tape, is a waste. It stretches before you can tear a piece off and then when you get that piece off, it’s twisted and mangled. Crafters, when you see the Scotch brand discounted, load up
There are probably more products I have bought that make me channel my inner John Materese (WCPO – Cincinnati) and say, “Don’t waste your money” but those are the two standouts.
ETA: I remembered more…
- When it comes to chocolate chips go for Tollhouse or go home!
- I prefer Crest’s Glide dental floss, but Target’s hi-tech dental floss shreds (it’s been tossed into my craft supplies and hopefully will be used somehow)
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Bummer! That’s usually why I veer away from store brands. Thanks for sharing!
Are there any good things that are store brands?
Good to know.
Thanks for sharing.
I’m just loving your money saving tips.
My wife and I buy a lot of store brands, but the one thing we make sure to buy “name-brand”: Velveeta! We tried the Kroger brand one time, and it was the last time.