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Originally Posted by ladida
I dunno. People always see big price and then think pricier = better. Real olive oil is not sold anymore anywhere because of the hype around "extra virgin" oil, and all that hype is so they can sell produce that is not ripe and have more harvest around the year. "antioxidants" my ass  I'm basicaly not saying anything to you, just in general about store bought oil which is all crap. |
I know. It was late and I tried to type my thoughts quickly. To me, jarred olives are the taste of green olives. I forget they put on tons of salt and spices and preservatives.
It’s good to see people spoiling themselves.
Some items cost more but the cheaper is better. I’ve been brought up to know brand names aren’t always better, just better marketing.
I bought macadamia nut cookies on Friday. $4.99 for a small box. I also bought a smaller package of the store brand for $3.39. Today I did a taste test and the store brand was better. More nuts, less greasy cookies. Nutritionally the store brand had less sugar, less fat, less sodium and less cholesterol. When buying them, the person with me asked why I wasn’t buying the better brand. I told her about wanting to try both and she explained she only buys the “big name” items because cheaper brands have shitty ingredients. On the way home I tried to explain about marketing and colorful packaging but she’s convinced her way is right.
I’ve bought store brands that were horrible. Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose.