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Rocket Science
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Dr. Smith
2009-10-20 14:41:23 UTC
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Most people don't realize that they spend hundreds or even thousands of
dollars a year buying the heavily advertised (HA) brand products in the
grocery and department stores. There is nothing in the grocery store that
is rocket science. Many of the less advertised (LA) brands or store brands
are just as good or better as the HA brands. You are paying for the
brainwashing that many HA brand manufacturers put in their advertising
campaigns. It is not difficult to make shampoos, conditioners, cleaning
products and all those other products that can be found in your local
grocery or department store. Why are you paying 4+ dollars for baby shampoo
when you can buy the less advertised brand for half the money? Do you like
wasting money? If the name brand products are better why would companies be
spending billions of dollars in advertising? The answer is that they are
not better. They are trying to convince you that the high price they are
charging is some how justified by a better product. Even over the counter
drugs like aspirin can be bought for half the price of the HA brands. This
is a product that has been around for decades. The LA products are under
the same FDA regulations as the HA brands. Save a lot of money and don't
buy the over priced HA brands.

When you pay the higher price for the HA brands you are paying for the
ridiculous high salaries of the CEO's, private jets, golden parachutes and
for the billions spent on advertising.

Every time you go to the store you can save several dollars. Over time this
can amount to a significant amount of money.
Rod Speed
2009-10-20 19:08:06 UTC
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Post by Dr. Smith
Most people don't realize that they spend hundreds or even
thousands of dollars a year buying the heavily advertised
(HA) brand products in the grocery and department stores.
Yes.
Post by Dr. Smith
There is nothing in the grocery store that is rocket science.
There can be considerable differences between the best and worst products tho.
Post by Dr. Smith
Many of the less advertised (LA) brands or store
brands are just as good or better as the HA brands.
Yes.
Post by Dr. Smith
You are paying for the brainwashing that many HA brand
manufacturers put in their advertising campaigns. It is not
difficult to make shampoos, conditioners, cleaning
products and all those other products that can be
found in your local grocery or department store.
Yes, but the better products can have more expensive ingredients too.
Post by Dr. Smith
Why are you paying 4+ dollars for baby shampoo when
you can buy the less advertised brand for half the money?
Why are you stupid enough to buy any shampoo at all when soap works fine ?
Post by Dr. Smith
Do you like wasting money?
Plenty clearly do.
Post by Dr. Smith
If the name brand products are better why would
companies be spending billions of dollars in advertising?
Because most cant compare all the products available cheaply.
Post by Dr. Smith
The answer is that they are not better.
They can be, particularly than the cheapest shit from china.
Post by Dr. Smith
They are trying to convince you that the high price they
are charging is some how justified by a better product.
And sometimes it is just that.
Post by Dr. Smith
Even over the counter drugs like aspirin can
be bought for half the price of the HA brands.
And there are plenty of drugs which are still under patent which cant be.
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This is a product that has been around for decades.
Yes, but that isnt necessarily true of all drugs.
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The LA products are under the same FDA regulations as the HA brands.
Yes, but arent necessarily as effective.
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Save a lot of money and don't buy the over priced HA brands.
I dont save a cent with an alternative to Lipitor, essentially because
my country has enough of a clue to cap the price of it to the same
price as the LA products that dont work as well.
Post by Dr. Smith
When you pay the higher price for the HA brands you are
paying for the ridiculous high salaries of the CEO's, private
jets, golden parachutes and for the billions spent on advertising.
Yes, but can get a better product than the cheapest shit from china.

And it can be a hell of a lot safer too.
Post by Dr. Smith
Every time you go to the store you can save several dollars.
Over time this can amount to a significant amount of money.
You can save even more by not bothering with shampoo of any kind.

Save even more by using real poo free from the lawn left by dogs.
Al
2009-10-20 21:44:33 UTC
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Post by Dr. Smith
Most people don't realize that they spend hundreds or even thousands of
dollars a year buying the heavily advertised (HA) brand products in the
grocery and department stores.
And many people don't realize they keep posting the same tip that has
been posted here to a fair thee well. Apparently, they have just
discovered sliced bread and wish to share.

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