sonovebitch@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 7 months agoWhat common grocery item(s) is it absolutely fine to buy the cheap/unbranded version of?message-squaremessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up1101arrow-down19
arrow-up192arrow-down1message-squareWhat common grocery item(s) is it absolutely fine to buy the cheap/unbranded version of?sonovebitch@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square103fedilink
minus-squareespy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32arrow-down1·edit-27 months agoAs far as I know Hydrox isn’t a generic, it was the original brand. Oreo was an imitation and came later, but store brands/generic even later
minus-squareRhynoplaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·7 months agoYou are 100% correct. This commenter seems to have confused “generic” with “competition”.
As far as I know Hydrox isn’t a generic, it was the original brand. Oreo was an imitation and came later, but store brands/generic even later
You are 100% correct. This commenter seems to have confused “generic” with “competition”.