Comments on: Reducing the Grocery Budget - Buy Generic http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/03/14/reducing-the-grocery-budget-buy-generic/ Simple Living... Frugality... Gardening... Cooking From Scratch... Knifty Knitter Projects.. And More. Tue, 8 Jul 2008 21:10:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Maggie http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/03/14/reducing-the-grocery-budget-buy-generic/#comment-4553 Maggie Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:48:57 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/03/14/reducing-the-grocery-budget-buy-generic/#comment-4553 link as per requested : http://creativeportal.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!FFBBD55BC99AC368!638.entry link as per requested : http://creativeportal.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!FFBBD55BC99AC368!638.entry

]]> By: lightening http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/03/14/reducing-the-grocery-budget-buy-generic/#comment-4472 lightening Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:42:17 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/03/14/reducing-the-grocery-budget-buy-generic/#comment-4472 Why Maggie - of course you are special! :) I think there are *some* store brand organics. The market here for organics is slowly growing although the laws aren't really clear enough in terms of what qualifies as "organic" so there is still some confusion amongst consumers in this area. Bettina - sounds like your position is pretty much similar to mine. Trish - I would dearly LOVE to give Aldi's a try as I've heard many good things about them. One day maybe.... Why Maggie - of course you are special! :) I think there are *some* store brand organics. The market here for organics is slowly growing although the laws aren’t really clear enough in terms of what qualifies as “organic” so there is still some confusion amongst consumers in this area.

Bettina - sounds like your position is pretty much similar to mine.

Trish - I would dearly LOVE to give Aldi’s a try as I’ve heard many good things about them. One day maybe….

]]> By: Babyamore (Trish) http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/03/14/reducing-the-grocery-budget-buy-generic/#comment-4456 Babyamore (Trish) Sat, 15 Mar 2008 09:15:58 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/03/14/reducing-the-grocery-budget-buy-generic/#comment-4456 great idea - I have tried and taste tested a few brand vs no name stuff . Aldi's is good for value on a lot of things without the no frills packaging and interesting names instead of generic. I can't wait to see what people come up with. <a href="http://mylittledrummerboys.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">My Little Drummer boys</a> great idea - I have tried and taste tested a few brand vs no name stuff . Aldi’s is good for value on a lot of things without the no frills packaging and interesting names instead of generic.
I can’t wait to see what people come up with.

My Little Drummer boys

]]> By: Generic Grocery Brands | http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/03/14/reducing-the-grocery-budget-buy-generic/#comment-4441 Generic Grocery Brands | Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:03:16 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/03/14/reducing-the-grocery-budget-buy-generic/#comment-4441 [...] Lightening Online brought up an interesting topic this week - generic grocery brands.  Her post reminded me of trudging my way through the ‘no name’ snackfood my mother occasionally bought because we couldn’t always afford the better stuff.  We lived about 25 minutes from a small country town and we couldn’t always nip down to the shops for a treat, so Mum learned to keep a stocked pantry - and because of my parents’ limited finances at the time, there were always plenty of generic products - things like tinned peaches (a cheap dessert), long-life milk (UHT shelf-stable milk) and all manner of baking supplies. [...] […] Lightening Online brought up an interesting topic this week - generic grocery brands.  Her post reminded me of trudging my way through the ‘no name’ snackfood my mother occasionally bought because we couldn’t always afford the better stuff.  We lived about 25 minutes from a small country town and we couldn’t always nip down to the shops for a treat, so Mum learned to keep a stocked pantry - and because of my parents’ limited finances at the time, there were always plenty of generic products - things like tinned peaches (a cheap dessert), long-life milk (UHT shelf-stable milk) and all manner of baking supplies. […]

]]> By: Bettina http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/03/14/reducing-the-grocery-budget-buy-generic/#comment-4439 Bettina Fri, 14 Mar 2008 03:31:53 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/03/14/reducing-the-grocery-budget-buy-generic/#comment-4439 Often it depends. I have no problem with trying the store brand version of a product. In some cases we prefer it. Hubby prefers the woolies brand pasta sauce over dolmio's for exampe. Sometimes we'll find one generic brand better than another. I find the coles brand peach slices better than the woolies ones. These things, I think, are all just trial and error but if I can buy a product that is as good or better for less because of a label, I have no hesitation in doing so. Often it depends. I have no problem with trying the store brand version of a product. In some cases we prefer it. Hubby prefers the woolies brand pasta sauce over dolmio’s for exampe. Sometimes we’ll find one generic brand better than another. I find the coles brand peach slices better than the woolies ones.

These things, I think, are all just trial and error but if I can buy a product that is as good or better for less because of a label, I have no hesitation in doing so.

]]> By: Maggie http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/03/14/reducing-the-grocery-budget-buy-generic/#comment-4435 Maggie Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:03:36 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2008/03/14/reducing-the-grocery-budget-buy-generic/#comment-4435 My favourite topic --- food! And thank you for including those of us who are overseas. :) I feel special :D And yes, generic brand is the same thing as store brand. I will stew on this over the weekend. There are many store brand items that I purchase. I'm curious, do Australian stores carry store brand Organics? Grocery stores here in Canada do. My favourite topic — food!
And thank you for including those of us who are overseas. :) I feel special :D And yes, generic brand is the same thing as store brand. I will stew on this over the weekend. There are many store brand items that I purchase. I’m curious, do Australian stores carry store brand Organics? Grocery stores here in Canada do.

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