Pad Patter 3/19: It has to be brand name...

I was same with nappies and wipes had to pampers nappies and either pampers or Johnson and Johnson wipes I found the huggies wipes irritated my hands so what was they doing to my poor babies bottom

 

I forgot about toothpaste! But Crest is the WORST. Revolting, revolting stuff. I'd rather have dirty teeth. Aquafresh for me.

 

Toothpaste ,Macleans blue.

 

It's funny... I can't really think of anything that I really care that much about the brand. I'm always trying the generic brands of stuff just to see if it's similar and usually I don't care enough about the differences to pay extra for the brand name.

 

I used to only buy Hellman's mayonnaise and Heinz ketchup. Nothing else would do.

But we don't use mayo anymore and now I'm a fan of the organic stuff ... so it's usually Annie's brand ketchup or other similar. For peanut butter I buy any kind that has just peanuts and salt. No sugar. For toothpaste it is Tom's of Maine toothpaste. I can't stand the big name toothpastes ... they are too bubbly or something... it feels like my mouth is going through a car wash!

 

'cept kids get generic...I hide the JIF crunchy

yep, 'cept I get sugar free

YES YES and yes

 

Brand name diapers (don't care which of the Holy Pampers-Huggies-Luvs Trinity, just not store brand) & Diet Coke are really the only things I won't compromise on.

There are some things we have to have name brand of due to DH's gluten intolerance, e.g. Hormel pepperoni vs. store pepperoni, but I see that as different than what this question is asking.

 

Kraft Peanut Butter, Kraft Cheez-Whiz, Q-tips and Heinz Ketchup!

 

You'll laugh at this... but mine is bubbles. Gotta have Gymboree brand bubbles for the kids! Way better than the cheap soapy kind!

 

for me it is Haagen Daaz I ce ..salted caramel ....yuuum i love it ....

 

Colgate for toothpaste, Farm Fresh for fresh milk, Dutch Lady for low-fat milk, Milo for chocolate drink (THE chocolate drink brand in Malaysia), Jacob's for cream crackers, Danisa for butter cookies. That's our grocery LOL.

 

You can get them at either a clothing store or a play & music location. The only reason I know is I used to work there years ago! They are so fun - little tiny things ones that will stick to your clothes and hair and aren't soapy at all.

 

Yes! I can't stand anything but Q-tips! Everything else has those wimpy sticks inbetween the cotton that bend really easily. They are useless! I don't care about brands on much of anything, but it definitely has to be Q-tips.

 

Tilamook sharp cheddar cheese and Hidden Valley Ranch.. those are really the only two we don't bend on..

 

I used to not bend on hidden Valley ranch. But then I had litehouse homestyle ranch. I have a new favorite!

 

Tide. over the years, i've used every kind of detergent, cheap, homemade, expensive, all-natural, etc. nothing cleans like Tide.

 

Hmm... maybe next time we're in a pinch we might budge .. We absolutely will not budge on full fat vs "lite" .. ick - that's just gross!!

 

Here's a few that we don't buy any other knock off of......
Kraft Mac n Cheese
Heinz Ketchup
Diet Coke
Doritos
Cheetos
Crest toothpaste

But the biggest would be CRAYOLA....crayons, makers, colored pencils....they HAVE to be Crayola.
When I taught, I would always buy about 100 boxes of crayons for my classroom at the beginning of the year. I made sure every child had Crayola crayons!