Post shower today, I used a cotton swab, specifically a Q-Tip. I have tried generics of cotton swabs but nothing has been like a Q-Tip. As the yellow mass creating a mini-mountain stared back at me, I decided to start a list of things that are okay to use as generics and those that are necessary to purchase as a name brand. The cliche "you get what you pay for" does not always apply, now does it?
Name Brand Musts
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Q-Tips
: The generics don't have a good enough poof and they fall apart easier.
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Vehicle
: I don't consider name brand meaning most advertised, it means best reviewed and longest lasting.
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Computer parts
: Even some name brands suck, cough cough Dell
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Soap
: I've tasted, I mean tested all brands. Even a lot of hotel ones don't stack up to name brands like Irish Spring, Ivory, etc...
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Toys
: Buying your child 'Transformation' bots from the dollar store? Eat lead, Billy!
Absolutely No Need for a Name Brand
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Diamonds
: You went to Jared? Well, you're a f---ing tool.
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Cereal
: Does anyone remember many years ago when cereal prices skyrocketed? Why the s--- did that happen? The bag stuff is equal to the name brand stuff.
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Medicine
: Eyeball the active ingredients, if they are the same, you will have a similar experience. There may be some intangibles, but those would be the exception.
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Produce
: Meaning buy local and fresh, not Dole or Chiquita
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Clothes
: You legit buy a Kenneth Cole belt for $40? If you didn't get it from a discount retailer for half the price like TJ Maxx, you should be ashamed.
Please add your own... I've only done 5 and 5.... get to it, dummies