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I grew up in a home where we bought brand name food items. Not because we’re food snobs, but it was just our habit. Once I started shopping for myself, I realized I could buy store brand and save 20 cents here and there. Great Value canned corn really does taste the same as the Green Giant brand! But this isn’t a blog post about saving money. You see, Chad has some preferences. Texas Toast Croutons are a must. And I’ll admit, they are good. But I’m not a crouton girl. Leave the buttery baked bread off of the salad, please. But this is a non-negotiable for Chad. I tried to fight it at first; control his crouton intake, switch to the on-sale croutons… But it just lead to stupid fights about nothing.
Another must is ACTUAL Lucky Charms. The other day I bought Giant Brand Lucky Charms. Magical Mellows or something. I was laughed at, “You save money in the strangest ways,” said Chad. Yesterday I was accompanied to the grocery store where the General Mills brand was placed in the basket. Ok. Ok. I get the point. Although I’m convinced it’s a mind thing with some items, it’s not worth the petty fight.
Chad and Matt must be brothers or something because I was totally surprised to find out the exact same thing about Matt – he cared about buying brand-name and ONLY bought brand-name until I came into the picture. Yes, there are certain things I buy brand (like generic chocolate chips do NOT taste the same) but most of the time choose to buy generic to save money. Matt was really shocked by this, so we had to work together to find what was best for our family. Who knew the guys would end up being the brand snobs? 🙂
I love that they are so similar!