Name Brand vs. Store Brand: Putting them to the Test - All Comments

re: Name Brand vs. Store Brand: Honey Nut Cheerios

Toasted Bl_Os — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 09:29:22 GMT

Greetings Spendwise Mom,

I couldn't agree more with your conclusion re. the Honey Nut Cheerios vs. Malt-O-Meal heirarchy :) however I take great issue with your assessment of the more "cost effective" brands, i.e. Kroger and Great Value. I feel strongly that your ordering here should be reversed. It is from much experience and a long-standing devotion to the Great Value family of products that I speak. My love for the brand was born out of necessity (single mom, 9 children, 8 fathers, not all of them still living with me!! lol), but my commitment perseveres even through times of relative affluence (child support payments...woohoo!). But I digress. I implore you revisit your experience with the Honey Nut Spins. I myself have found them to be delightful - a delicate even risky pairing of nut with a spin. The complex aroma of toasted barley blending with fresh from the hive New Zealand manuka honey, all for the low low price of...whatever it was.

re: Do You Clean Your House Before You Go On Vacation?

Tussiemussies — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 02:06:32 GMT

I totally agree, we take staycations now, but when we were vacationing I would do the same thing. It always felt nice to walk into a clean home, knowing you didn't have to clean along with unpacking and doing all the laundry!

re: Do You Clean Your House Before You Go On Vacation?

Tussiemussies — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 02:06:10 GMT

re: Name Brand vs. Store Brand: Greek Yogurt

Spendwise Mom — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 01:31:52 GMT

Brown cow yogurt is an organic yogurt. The containers are all thrown away and we didn't look to see which ingredients were in them. I personally just buy Nancy's Organic Plain yogurt. But, I had another family member do the actual test since my husband doesn't like

Greek yogurt. There are three of us that do the Spendwise Moms website and it was one of the other moms who did this test because they like Greek yogurt.

re: Name Brand vs. Store Brand: Greek Yogurt

Thomasina — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 22:13:36 GMT

An interesting taste comparison. How many of the tested yogurts had artificial sweetners (and what brand name/chemical name)?

FWIW: I find the Yopliat Greek Yogurt to have a super sweet start with a lingering nasty bitter aftertaste from the artificial sweetner (acesulfame potassium) used in it. Of course, the way people experience the various artificial sweetners varies sometimes dramatically from person to person so you have to take that into account. :) I'm a aspertame girl myself (it's the least offensive of the artificial sweetners for me).

I'm not familiar with Brown Cow yogurt - could it have had an artificial sweetner in it that gave you the bitter taste?

re: Tracking Every Penny You Spend

Kassy — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:24:16 GMT

Yes we do. We began this years ago when we wanted to get debt under control. Now we just keep doing it out of habit. I think it's a good way to be reminded of spending and whether it's been a need or a want. It helps us stay on track!

This way I have a visual image of days when we have NND (no new debt...which is almost always), days when we charge something (paid off when bill comes in) and days when we spend nothing.

re: Do You Clean Your House Before You Go On Vacation?

Kassy — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:19:51 GMT

Yes, I do. Even tho it's called 'vacation' by the time it's over I am tired and just want to relax when I get home. Besides, there is always laundry to do if I want something to do! A clean house is a peaceful, welcoming feeling as you walk thru the door after being gone.

re: How Long Could You Last Without Going To The Store?

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re: $5 Frugal Easter Feast: Think Outside the Box

Kassy — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 23:24:07 GMT

I like this idea...for whatever holiday or special occasion. Plus, it would be really fun to have the guests involved in making the decision by looking in your pantry/freezer/frig etc. I'll bet the meal/day would be a memorable one!

re: How Long Could You Last Without Going To The Store?

Spendwise Mom — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 01:18:27 GMT

I like the idea of trying to see how long you can go to really figure it out and to see just what we miss that we don't have in stock.