Food Theory: Yes, The Knock Off Is BETTER!

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  @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache · 4 years ago

  Very nice. You just confirmed that the generic brands are literally the same in every way, and they're cheaper because the studies showed that people tend to trust big name brands more than the "knock off" versions. Wonder how many people are going to save more money now, because of this video.

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• LA

  @laurendenise247 · 4 years ago

  I find it ironic that Matt says “Are we drinking the Kool-aid when we should be drinking the Flavor-aid” considering Flavor-aid was the actual drink used in the Jonestown Massacre, not Kool-aid.

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• RA

  @Ralph2k20 · 3 years ago

  As an Ex-chef, when I cooked, I used 100% generic EVERYTHING, we (the restaurant) did have an issue were people insisted on a brand name cheddar cheese; however, when that very cheese as low in supply we switch it with generic and NO ONE ever knew the difference (yes we adjusted price). But to this day I do buy generic for my large party with my family, you honestly can't tell.

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• SC

  @SchizoSchematic · 4 years ago

  Former food manufacturing employee here; can confirm that we had four different labels slapped on to the EXACT SAME PRODUCT coming off of our processing line, two of which were for the same brand! They all had different marketing spins, too- one was "farm fresh", one was "all natural", you get the gist. All for the exact same product, no change in anything from the ingredients to the machine settings.

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• KE

  @kerricaine · 4 years ago

  i still remember having a "hol-up" moment working at walmart's stock room. started unpacking some crates of cereal, and noticing the generic and kelloggs brand ones all had the same product, batch and factory info on them. the literal only difference was the cardboard box.

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• PA

  @Patterrz · 4 years ago

  This is why I love Aldi so much, pretty much the same stuff but cheaper

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• JU

  @justaaccount8083 · 3 years ago

  I live in the UK and whenever pringles changed the recipe for their sour cream and onion flavour to something honestly disgusting I started buying a knock off brand, the fact I got something for less than half the price and I tasted pretty close to how I remember just shocked me

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• NI

  @nighteule · 4 years ago (edited)

  Fun fact: Oreo used to be a knockoff brand, but became the brand everyone recognizes when they brutally murdered the previous name brand, Hydrox.

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• SA

  @samlowther9487 · 4 years ago

  I love how Aldi's own-brand dr.pepper is called Professor Peppy.

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• IN

  @indicaking · 4 years ago

  As someone who grew up poor, I almost always buy generic. There are certain things like doritos where the generic taste nothing like the name brand and isnt accepted, but for the majority, generic works fine.

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• RO

  @romanaa7070 · 3 years ago

  Yeah as a poor, I have always bought generic brands and have always loved them. At this point I actually prefer and seek them out in the store. I get mad when they're not available because I have to "settle" for the name brand 😂

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• AS

  @aslandus · 4 years ago

  &quot;Turns out the store brand is exactly the same, if not better!&quot; <b>Dadpat intensifies</b>

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