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submitted 1 year ago by jeffw@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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[-] jimbo@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Oreos

Contact lens solution (any name brand)

[-] hperrin@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

Fun fact: Oreos are the knock-off brand. Hydrox was the original.

[-] Nath@aussie.zone 13 points 1 year ago

Huh. Not only that, it sounds like Hydrox is better:

Compared to Oreos, Hydrox cookies have a less sweet filling and a crunchier cookie shell that is less soggy when dipped in milk.

I find Oreos too sweet and soft.

[-] static_caster@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago

From personal experience, Hydrox tasted terrible compared to Oreos. My parents switched to Hydrox when I was little because Oreos were being made with lard at the time, and they were barely worth eating. The chocolate cookie part was too hard and chalky.

[-] brandon@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Last time I tried Hydrox, arguably many years ago, it seemed to taste and feel like all the generic knockoffs. They would start off crunchy when you first open the pack but would turn soft and stale within a couple days. Oreos seem to stay crispy for literally weeks.

[-] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago

TBD, Hydrox is a pretty bad name and Oreo definitely had the better marketing team.

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

It's because of the time. The owner wanted to imply cleanliness in production, chemistry was pretty new, and what could be cleaner than water? Hence Hydrox

[-] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

"A lot of people worked really hard on this."

"Why?"

[-] HadManySons@lemmy.bond 7 points 1 year ago
[-] hactar42@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

HEB > everything else*

*Except instant oatmeal. They dropped the ball on that one

[-] CascadianGiraffe@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Tried buying some organic Oreos once.

They were quickly referred to as "punishment cookies".

That one box lasted almost 3 months rather than the 3day lifespan of a normal Oreo.

[-] dingus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Really? I think the Great Value knockoff Oreos taste fantastic.

[-] sukhmel@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

And also contact lenses themselves

[-] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I wear dailies now but when I didn't I used just generic saline solution and never felt any difference from the fancy stuff.

this post was submitted on 11 Nov 2023
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