Store Brands vs. Brand Names

[shootingstar]

Since moving to Vancouver, we haven't bought hardly any store-brand/generic brand foods ..except for fruit leather, occasionally some juices.

For certain shampoos, toilet paper, will buy generic.

Not economical for us to shop at Costco's since it's just 2 of us at home. So I have no clue if Canadian Costco stores carries their own brand lines.

As for generic soaps, shampoos, etc....according to 2 sisters who are pharmacists and did work for Canadian national pharmaceutical store chains over a decade ago, sometimes the store /generic soap etc. is almost exactly the same as the original brand. And lower in price.

All generic drugs, sold in Canada must be tested/comply with federal law vis a vis Health Canada, federal government. I would seldom hesitate to buy if given a choice if competitive pricing was an option, ...again upon the advice of a diagnosing physician and ...family members who are licensed physician and pharmacists.


Of course, I had one friend who worked on clinical drug testing trials with physicians for a multinational pharmaceutical giant firm. She was ferocious in her defense of company created drugs vs. generic drugs because of R & D dollar investment. Whatever.

[Zen]

Some generic brands are actually brand names, you know.
Where do you think that stuff comes from, Generic, Inc.?