Supermarket Budget Brands

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Many supermarkets now offer their own budget brands to help shoppers save money. What do you think of these cheaper alternatives- are they just as good as the big name brands? .

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00:00You'll notice a difference. I mean, it's cheaper, but I buy a lot of things that are the cheaper option and I find them just as good.

00:06They're honestly great. It provides a, you know, a way for people to afford the necessities.

00:13And I think that they are just as good, especially things like groceries.

00:17Like, you know, a tomato is a tomato, a can of tomato soup is a can of tomato soup.

00:21If it's half the price and you cook it up with a bunch of other good ingredients, it's cheaper and it tastes the same. It's great.

00:28For the most part, I think they're alright. I think they're as good.

00:31The only things I won't buy are tea bags, tomato ketchup, because they never get it right, those two.

00:39Tea bags in particular is an important one. But no, generally, they're alright, I think.

00:45Like, I don't know, there's so much emphasis placed on the brands.

00:49Yeah, illusion of quality, illusion of quality.

00:52I don't know, I think a good amount of people saying that cheap stuff tastes worse probably have that kind of like...

00:58Yeah, placebo, it's a placebo effect.

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