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66Mustang
66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 14,993 Championing
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Are you loyal to any brands? Do you buy the same brand every time or do you switch between, or perhaps buy what’s the best price at the time?

This can be for any kind of product from food to cleaning products to technology to cars.

Is there any product that you buy a certain brand and would never consider an alternative product, regardless of the price difference?

Personally, I am not brand loyal. In the supermarket I tend to buy whatever is on offer that week as I find it is a good way to try out different products at a percentage of the RRP.

My computers and technology is all Apple but I am not an Apple “devotee”, I am perfectly open to having a different brand in the future. Indeed this may be necessary when my current stuff wears out, as all my Apple products were gifts, I don’t think I could afford to buy them myself!!

All of my cars have been Minis but I think that has been accidental, I couldn’t find anything I preferred :D

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  • janer1967
    janer1967 Online Community Member Posts: 21,922 Championing
    Good thread 

    I dont stick to any brands relating to food just go for what looks nice and the best price 

    My son will only wear Nike trainers probably a teen thing 

    But I do think aunt Bessie products are brill 

  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,468 Championing
    I don't really have any particular brand loyalty I don't think, especially for food. I buy pretty much all own brand food where I can, or brands that are on sale. Whatever is cheapest really :D I do buy branded coffee, but don't have a specific brand I'll always get.
  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 14,993 Championing
    Interesting answers :) thanks for the posts

    I just remembered I always buy Oral B toothpaste but I think that’s because the price is always quite good :D

  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,468 Championing
    I'm the same with Colgate @66Mustang, there are so many options there's always one on special offer! 
  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 14,993 Championing
    That’s true!!

    I don’t know about Colgate but Oral B do different toothpastes like one for whitening, one to protect against sugar, one for a “deep clean”, why can’t they just put them all into one super toothpaste :D maybe that’s a question for the “why” thread...
  • Tori_Scope
    Tori_Scope Scope Posts: 12,468 Championing
    So true @66Mustang, Colgate is the same. They do Colgate Total, which you'd think included them all, but now there are different types of Colgate Total too so who knows.
  • Ross_Alumni
    Ross_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,611 Championing
    I get way too many Google things for my own good, so I'd have to say them.
  • Ami2301
    Ami2301 Online Community Member Posts: 7,877 Championing
    Heinz Beans ❤ I'm actually really picky with brands and loyal to a fair few... Samsung Galaxy devices, Van's shoes, I would be here all day if I reeled off everything  :D
  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 14,993 Championing
    Ami2301 said:
    Heinz Beans ❤ I'm actually really picky with brands and loyal to a fair few... Samsung Galaxy devices, Van's shoes, I would be here all day if I reeled off everything  :D
    Have you ever tried Aldi beans? They are actually delicious :yum:
  • Ami2301
    Ami2301 Online Community Member Posts: 7,877 Championing
    Nope @66Mustang I'm too loyal to Heinz to try another brand  :D
  • Ross_Alumni
    Ross_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,611 Championing
    Yep, that's the only bean brand for me too :) 
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,782 Connected
    I suppose I am in a lot of ways, like I don't like anyone else's Tomato Soup but Heinz's, and I prefer Tesco's own frozen Pizzas. Biggest would be my allegiance to Microsoft and the Xbox brand, I hate Sony, not so much the company but their fanboys have frequently proven to be thicker than the content of a Dog's bum.

  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 14,993 Championing
    edited November 2020
    I had heard that too @woodbine but I’m guessing they do perhaps use lower quality ingredients for making the cheaper products?
  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Online Community Member Posts: 4,692 Championing
    edited November 2020
    I basically buy exactly the same products each week...  :D

    Not specifically brand loyal, just when I actually find something that I can eat and don't hate, I'll stick with it!  There are plenty of own-brand items that I prefer over big brands.  Not all of them though, made the mistake of buying Sainsburys own choc chip cookies this week.  "How bad can a cookie be?"  I thought.  How wrong I was!  :s  The Tesco own ones are fine though, when Galaxy or Fox's aren't on offer.

    I'm not brand loyal with cars either, I've owned at least 6 different brands of car in 10 years.  Have had both Xbox and Playstation.  Own various different branded electrical items.

    Funny you mention Oral B toothpaste though, I do always stick with that now!  Either the Gum & Enamel one or the Deep Clean one depending on which is on offer at the time - would never pay full price for it!  Though the recent flavour change in the Deep Clean is quastionable... 'Anis Mint'...had to double take when I read that!  :p  
  • Ami2301
    Ami2301 Online Community Member Posts: 7,877 Championing
    That made me chuckle @OverlyAnxious ?

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