Accept No Substitutes

[Katy Lied]

I just bought a package of generic fig newtons and they were horrid. I made a mental note to never buy generic newtons, only Nabisco from now on. That got me thinking about product categories where the market leader is so superior to anything else, that buying an off brand or generic just incurs great misery. So list your preferences now: What products will you accept no substitutes for, from cars to hand tools to food.

Here's the start of my list:

Fig Newtons
Best Foods Real Mayonaise
Kraft Mac N Cheese
Real Butter (except when making Mac N Cheese or Banana bread)
Nestles Semi Sweet chocolate chips (when making toll house cookies)

[Pelado]

I just bought a package of generic fig newtons and they were horrid. I made a mental note to never buy generic newtons, only Nabisco from now on. That got me thinking about product categories where the market leader is so superior to anything else, that buying an off brand or generic just incurs great misery. So list your preferences now: What products will you accept no substitutes for, from cars to hand tools to food.

Here's the start of my list:

Fig Newtons
Best Foods Real Mayonaise
Kraft Mac N Cheese
Real Butter (except when making Mac N Cheese or Banana bread)
Nestles Semi Sweet chocolate chips (when making toll house cookies)

Honey Maid graham crackers
Butter
Oreos
Kirkland Baby Wipes
Huggies diapers

[Indy Coug]

Mountain Dew

[BigPiney]

Red Vines
Dr. Pepper

[YOhio]

White Widow
Oreos
Doritos
Slim Jims

[MartyFunkhouser]

Zesta Saltines

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[Paperback Writer]

Honey Nut Cheerios (almost all brands of generic cereal are a no-go)
Most Campbell Soups (per my spouse almost all generic soups are a no-go)
Most salad dressings (the generic substitutes are usually very sub par)
agree with Kraft Mac N Cheese (per my kids, I haven't been able to eat it post mission and college - reached my lifetime quota)
also agree with Cookie baking supplies (butter Crisco and name brand chocolate chips)

[clackamascoug]

I agree with the above lists. My immediate thought was store brand saltines are not worth the price savings.

On the other hand, I prefer Big K diet soda over Diet Pepsi and Diet Coke. The Alberstons, and Safeway equivalents are acceptable. There is only one Diet Dr. Pepper though.

[Sullyute]

Johnson & johnson baby wash
Dr Pepper and Coca-Cola (All generic soda pop is gross)
Honda transmission fluid
Teva flip flops
Mobil one synthetic oil

[beefytee]

Wow, you guys eat a lot of crap.

How about beef, ham, bacon bits, vanilla and as mentioned above butter.

I will accept shortening in place of lard. I will eat Velveeta in certain products. I also do not insist on real maple syrup.

[snowcat]

Kikkoman soy sauce

[Sullyute]

White Widow

I had to google that and then had a good laugh.

[Jeff Lebowski]

cougarstadium.com

[Surfah]

Wegman's private label Oreo-like cookie is exactly like an Oreo. No lie. I remember tasting one thinking it'd be like a Hydrox but I couldn't tell it wasn't an Oreo.

[wally]

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