Coupons or Generic?

[Nette]

I have to say, a little of both. There's certain things I won't get generic....like Heinz Ketchup. I've GOT to have Heinz .

But for toiletry items like vitamins, tylenol, motrin, etc....definitely generic. That stuff is WAY too expensive just to have a pill that says Tylenol ! I also get generic for frozen veggies, canned veggies, cream cheese, shredded cheese, french fries. it tastes the same to me and it's ALOT cheaper !

Ha! TP and paper towels used to be the only things I bought name brand... store brands are crap around here... but.....

Walmart brand dairy products are gross, excluding milk. The sour cream is awful, I can't imagine how bad the cream cheese is!

We've since been reading labels and a lot of the store brand stuff (HEB) has yuck ingredients (i.e. chemicals, etc) whereas, for example, the Daisy sour cream is milk/cream and nothing else.

HEB does not allow store coupons and manufacturer coupons for the same item. They also do not double... so it is impossible to get a "50% savings" or whatever... but their prices are on avg about 40-50% less than Target or Randalls for the same (name brand) items, so I know that "50% savings" at Randalls is really a numbers trick.

 

[SaraJayne]

As far as food goes, 95% of what we buy is name brand. Most of the generic is loaded with chemicals and nasty ingredients. I prefer to pay a little more and get actual ingredients I can pronounce.

Meds are mostly generic.

 

[RooRach0906]

I just switched DS to generic formula. The formula at Target, Walmart, Walgreens and a few other places is made by the same manufactuer/is exactly the same. We were on Similac and my son has reflux issues. The change was no problem for us. I'm so happy to be saving 50% on formula now!

Was it just the reg Similac or Similac Sensitive?? She is on the sensitive... we are hoping that in a month she can go back to the reg. She has just had so many tummy problems I dont want to upset it any more than it already is.
If its the same I wouldnt mind saving money.

 

[Aggiegrl]

Was it just the reg Similac or Similac Sensitive?? She is on the sensitive... we are hoping that in a month she can go back to the reg. She has just had so many tummy problems I dont want to upset it any more than it already is.

We actually went Similac Sensitive to Similac (blue can) to generic. I changed to the reg Similac shortly after we took him off the reflux meds, and gave it about 2 months before gradually switching to generic. We do everything REALLY gradually...adding one ounce in his bottle for a few days, then two, then three, etc. until we get to full strength on the new stuff.

 

[RooRach0906]

We do everything REALLY gradually...adding one ounce in his bottle for a few days, then two, then three, etc. until we get to full strength on the new stuff.

Was that for the switch to reg, generic or both? Thanks for the info to she is almost 4 months so we still have time to switch gradually and save.

OP~ Sorry to hijack.

 

[Aggiegrl]

Was that for the switch to reg, generic or both? Thanks for the info to she is almost 4 months so we still have time to switch gradually and save.

OP~ Sorry to hijack.

For both. I think I did the switch between Similac faster than between Similac and generic though. It's so stupid, but I was skeptical of the generic. Those marketing companies really do a number on us! The company that makes all the generics is a really great company.

No problem about hijacking, I'm the OP anyways!