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What is a product that you won’t accept a generic alternative for? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by jeffw@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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For example, if you insist on buying Advil instead of store brand ibuprofen. I mean, you’d be wasting your money in that example, but you do you

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[–] jimbo@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

Oreos

Contact lens solution (any name brand)

[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Fun fact: Oreos are the knock-off brand. Hydrox was the original.

[–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

TBD, Hydrox is a pretty bad name and Oreo definitely had the better marketing team.

[–] Nath@aussie.zone 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Huh. Not only that, it sounds like Hydrox is better:

Compared to Oreos, Hydrox cookies have a less sweet filling and a crunchier cookie shell that is less soggy when dipped in milk.

I find Oreos too sweet and soft.

[–] static_caster@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago

From personal experience, Hydrox tasted terrible compared to Oreos. My parents switched to Hydrox when I was little because Oreos were being made with lard at the time, and they were barely worth eating. The chocolate cookie part was too hard and chalky.

[–] brandon@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Last time I tried Hydrox, arguably many years ago, it seemed to taste and feel like all the generic knockoffs. They would start off crunchy when you first open the pack but would turn soft and stale within a couple days. Oreos seem to stay crispy for literally weeks.

[–] HadManySons@lemmy.bond 6 points 1 year ago

HEB Twisters > Oreos

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Really? I think the Great Value knockoff Oreos taste fantastic.

[–] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I wear dailies now but when I didn't I used just generic saline solution and never felt any difference from the fancy stuff.

[–] sukhmel@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

And also contact lenses themselves