Weird off brand things
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So I found this box... and it's red.... and it has movies in it... but it's not quite a redbox! That got me thinking, what weird not quite a brand things do you have in your area?
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We had a convenience store that was called zasty market which is a rip of (to me) of the chain called hasty market1
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Also we had a Popeyes chicken restaurant that closed and the new owners opened an independent chicken restaurant, but all the colours and the sign look quite similar. If you were driving by you would think it is a Popeyes location until you read the sign.0
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Ray's Pizza in NYC
it seems that there's one (well, a different one) on every corner1 -
MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »Also that time i couldn't believe Sharpies were so cheap
(Except I think mine actually said shoopie but here's an example)
lol, Shar Pei, like the dog!2 -
Motorsheen wrote: »Ray's Pizza in NYC
it seems that there's one (well, a different one) on every corner
But the real one’s on 11th. And if you see a sign that says “Peep Show”, that doesn’t mean that they’re letting you look at the new toys before Christmas.”
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MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »Also that time i couldn't believe Sharpies were so cheap
(Except I think mine actually said shoopie but here's an example)MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »Some of my favorites come from ALDI_har_T_Swallow wrote: »most of the stuff at the Dollar General down the street is basically knock off versions of everything. except for oreos. i find every unique style of oreo there before i ever see them anywhere else, if i see them anywhere else at all.
like i just found these Jelly Donut Oreos there the other day, which is weird because they're supposed to be a walmart exclusive. and yet my walmart doesn't have the jelly donut ones at all. i'm not entirely confident that i exist in the same reality as the original prime jelly donut oreo/walmart reality tbh.
sometimes the alternatives are better is what i'm saying i guess?
This got to me at a really deep level1 -
Dollar General has these caramel coconut cookies that are just like the Girl Scouts caramel delights. I only buy them in between girl scout cookie sales.0
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@FireTurtle75 all of the yes1
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Walmart brand potato chips are the best! Way better than the name brand ones. I know there's other stuff too but not jumping out at me right now.0
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Roberitos who started it and then became the Filibertos, followed by Eribertos, Albertos, Lobertos, Adiberto's, Humberto's, Polberto's, etc.
Crazy.0 -
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My hometown as a Cold Stone Creamery ripoff joint called "Frosty Rock Creamery".1
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RunHardBeStrong wrote: »Walmart brand potato chips are the best! Way better than the name brand ones. I know there's other stuff too but not jumping out at me right now.
I had a friend that used to work for Frito Lay, she said you would be surprised at the number of different chips that went into both the name brand generic bags. The would produce one, for a while, then shut down the line until they switched the rolls of bags over to the generic ones & fire it back up. Half the time it's the same chips off the same line, one just costs more.6 -
Motorsheen wrote: »
Right? I eat at the Eribertos at 7th Ave and Osborn all the time. It's one of the better ones.-1 -
FireTurtle75 wrote: »RunHardBeStrong wrote: »Walmart brand potato chips are the best! Way better than the name brand ones. I know there's other stuff too but not jumping out at me right now.
I had a friend that used to work for Frito Lay, she said you would be surprised at the number of different chips that went into both the name brand generic bags. The would produce one, for a while, then shut down the line until they switched the rolls of bags over to the generic ones & fire it back up. Half the time it's the same chips off the same line, one just costs more.
I believe that. That is the way lots of off brand things are, just a different label but made by the same company in the same factory so they can target all markets.1 -
Same thing with canned veggies. Just read the labels for processing origin & you will figure out that as well.0
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