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      10-03-2022, 07:15 PM   #45
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I do buy some store brand stuff but not all....I however NEVER have put Chinese crap on my M3! Or anything aftermarket.
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      10-04-2022, 09:52 AM   #46
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I worked at the factory that made Kirkland Signature bath tissue in the late 90s and worked as an engineer in the consumer products industry early in my career. The Kirkland product was made on a machine next to another machine that made brand name Scott Tissue. Both products came from the same factory as you describe and both made by a major consumer products manufacturer in Kimberly-Clark. The products were completely different, however. Different fiber mix, different additives, different chemistry applied to the manufacturing process, different embossing. I imagine it does happen but consumer products companies generally do not produce the same products as they do under their brand name. They use generics to leverage economy of scale and capture more of the overall market, making themselves more profitable overall and filling multiple niches within a market. They do so using cheaper inputs to produce a product that may perform the basic functions but lags brand names in key ways.
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Bidet is a life changer! I installed one on all my toilets before COVID hit, that was a very good decision. Being Filipino it isn't a new concept, but a lot better than a giant cup!
I just take a shower after each second round, 5-10 min extra it takes out of the day is worth the fresh all over feeling.
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I don't buy generic Band-Aid and cotton swabs because they suck. Everything else is fair game.
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Kirkland TP is created on the same line as Charmin...contrary what the previous poster said...
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Drugs yes, other items no. I tried before and there was a clear difference
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I don't buy generic Band-Aid and cotton swabs because they suck. Everything else is fair game.
Oh God, generic cotton swaps hurt like a mofo!
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That's how people clean their butts in prison. Gotta ration that TP! The trick is to use the little piece you rip off to make the hole to clean your finger after you scrape the poop.
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As many others have said, it depends.

Iburprofen and stuff from Costco sure. And some store brands here and there.

Am I drinking cheap beer/booze, or things like tires and car parts? Absolute F------ not.
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no cos they havent brainwashed me with enough ads, so the trust is not there
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Windex just seems to clean so much better than "blue-colored glass cleaner" and the sprayer works for the entire bottle.
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Kroger has a private label agreement with many of the large bands and they’re made in the same factory
"Many" is the key word in your sentence.

For example, compare Kroger's raw, unsalted almonds to the Blue Diamond ones they sell. You won't need to eat them to tell the difference.

If you like the bitterness that certain raw almonds can have (I sometimes do), then Kroger's are the ones to get if you're in one of their stores.
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