Have You Ever Considered Store Brand ?
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Most of us will be loyal to certain national brand names that we have grown accustomed to in our shopping sprees. It might be due to one's personal preference and satisfaction that makes the brands turn up as one choice of a product.
Well, in good times, I guess that we don't mind paying a little bit more for our groceries as we could afford to spend a little more on our spending.
However, in this downturn, every penny saved is every penny earned! We all know that store brands are definitely cheaper than national branded names but unfortunately, many of us share the perception that since they are cheaper, they must be inferior in qualities as price and quality goes hand in hand.
Out of curiosity and of course I want to save a bit in my grocery bill, I purchased a few toiletries products that bear the store brand name of the local store that I frequent weekly. To my surprise, I must say that the quality of these products fare equal, if not better, than those of the usual more costly products that I used to buy. They clean the same way and produce the same amount of bubble and give the same cleanliness as those costly brands.
How I hope that I could switch to store brands earlier on as I normally ignore these products in my earlier shopping times. But not anymore. From now onwards, I won't hesitate to try any store brand products that I come across. Imagine paying 20% to 30% for the products that can do the same thing for your household. If this is not smart spending, I don't know what it is!
That being said, what are you waiting for? Give yourself a try on those reasonable price store brand products and I am sure that you won't regret your decision. I guess you will be satisfied not only in the amount of money that you save but also on the quality level that they delivered. If indeed they are of inferior quality, surely you won't see them present in the store shelves!
Posted byLeoCW at 5:38 AM