- Almost all paper goods, specifically Kirkland brand.
- Canned veggies are all the same as well, so whatever’s cheapest
- most dried herbs and spices
- staples like flour, butter, sugar, oil, etc. they are basic and as long as you are getting the kind you need (like AP flour or dark brown sugar) there isn’t any room for differences that the average consumer could notice anyways
Have you not experienced Kerrygold butter? Because there is definitely a difference! Everything else checks out though.
I see you
As a fountain pen user and fan of stationery, I can assure you not all paper is created equal. For me it’s 100% worth paying for the good stuff.
Paper goods meaning napkins, paper plates (mostly for food prep), paper towels, etc. agreed 100% on actual paper for writing.
Canned veggies
I feel like the generic branded ones have more nasty looking pieces in them
There’s also a noticeable difference with some beans. Cheap ones are tough and taste almost stale, while nicer ones are creamier and more flavourful.
If you make bread you can tell a difference between brands of flour, and the more expensive stuff is usually noticably better.
Aldi has Frosted Mini-wheats that keep don’t get as soggy and hold on to the frosting longer.
Aldi generics overall tbh
except baby wipes, theirs are lousy
Aldi’s brand of bagels is better than Thomas for me and are about half the price. There’s something that tastes oddly “sugary” about Thomas bagels in comparison.
To be fair, Thomas’ bagels are about as bad as bagels get. It’s not hard to beat one of those.
Open carrying a Thomas’ bagel is actually a crime in the state of New York.
Calling anything made by Thomas’s “bagels” is just plain insulting. It’s round bread, at best.
Trader Joe’s employee reporting in: (cries in non-unionized) Aldi’s bagels are so much better than ours it ain’t even close to a fair fight
Canned and processed food. Store brand os usually much cheaper and tastes the same if not sometimes better than the big brand names.
Kroger Nutter Butters. Aside from just tasting better, the packaging is also way less flimsy. (Plus, resealable!)
Drumsticks- those chocolate dipped ice cream cones with the nuts on top. The generic in my experience usually has way more nuts, sometimes more ice cream, and more caramel filling.
Lidl has two levels of Oreos knockoffs (much cheaper ones, and even cheaper ones) and both are better than proper Oreos.
I always hear about Lidl and Aldi just Google maped a Lidl store. Closest one is over 1300 miles away. Sad days. Aldi is a lot closer though. Only 650 miles to an Aldi. La sigh.
In the UK Aldi and Lidl are everywhere. I have 14 Aldi and 15 Lidl stores within a 15 mile radius of my house.
In the UK Aldi and Lidl are everywhere. I have 14 Aldi and 15 Lidl stores within a 15 mile radius of my house.
Here in Europe they’re everywhere. I have two within 5 minutes walk.
But I’ve heard the same being said about other Oreo knockoffs, so I believe you’ll find some.
Hashbrowns - McCain is tasteless in comparison
Family Dollar brand (Kidgets, IIRC?) diapers and baby wipes
Aldi fudge-stripe cookies
Centrella “Magic Stars” rainbow cereal
Member’s Mark nicotine gum, original flavor. Juicy Fruitish flavor and stellar consistency/quality.
Gloves idk.
I use my $10 gardening gloves at the batting cages where they try and sell me on some $65 Franklin brand baseball bat glove grippers.
Dawg they’re gloves.
Kirkland wet wipes.
No name (Superstore brand) hot chocolate. Blows name brand out the water!
Great Value Fudgicles
Real fudgicles just taste weird at this point.
