For example, if you insist on buying Advil instead of store brand ibuprofen. I mean, you’d be wasting your money in that example, but you do you

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    10 months ago

    Pretty much every signature soda drink. Pepsi, Coke, Mountain Dew… none of the knock-offs taste right and some are just nasty. Oddly, root beer seems to be the one flavor everyone can do well, maybe because it’s a more common flavor with no patents on the general idea? I dunno but I don’t think I’ve ever had a ‘bad’ root beer.

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      10 months ago

      While I agree with this, the one except I’ve found is Sprite. Different genetics have different tastes but I’ve found I like my Kroger generic Sprite more than the name brand.

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      Germany has some great tasting cola brands that are nothing like Pepsi or Coke (and aren’t trying to be either).

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      10 months ago

      I actually prefer generics. But because I’m a fat ass, I haven’t been keeping soda at the house.