Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Last Friday!
I enjoyed the substitite and she did a great job. No there wasn't another fire drill. The advertising videos were very interesting and it is sort of pathetic that people will buy the name brand stuff because of all the media time it gets, but as with any product; food is the exception, it is the name that you are paying for, not that it may work better than the generic brand. However, the media doesn't show the generic brands therefore people automatically think that it may not be as good, so they spend the money. Well earlier in the class you had said that when consuming media, you have to be educated. Then that should make people do the research on the different products, and then they will find out that there really isn't a difference in them. Food products are the exception because some generic brands taste nothing like the name brand product. Another thing is we all get colds and we all go shopping for what ever medicine will help us feel better, so the last time that I did this I compared the different cold medicines in price, discription, symptoms that they relieved, and four of the six I looked at had a similar look if not the same look as the name brand product. Granted some people may argue with me, but if it looks the same and has the same ingredients; how the heck is it any different? Personally, I'm not going to spend the money on name brand if I can get generic brand for three dollars less.
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I agree, and learning what I am learning in my medical assisting class. Generic brand is not any different. It is the same chemical it is the offical name of the drug. It is not have a trademark. Brand names have a trademark. Some doctors will not let you have the generic because they can get a kickback from the brand name medicine. Or sometimes the drug company do not supply a generic drug so you have to purchase the brand name and yes, the patient has to pay more for it. I purchase store brands a lot only because they are cheaper and they do the samething. I am finding that the taste is the same too. If I buy the store brand over the name brand but it in a stew or a pie it does not make a difference.
On the otherhand nothing beats a pilsbury crust. I tried other brands and made a crust myself. I cannot beat it. it is easier to make the pilsbury crust so I do buy it, But everything else if it goes in a soup or a stew or a casserole what difference does it make and its cheaper.
Again, have to remeber Rachel Ray is getting paid to market brands and use certain products. I have to use certain products where I work too, because I get paid to use them.
I am not trying to fall for marketing products anymore. If the outfit looks good on me I buy it. I do not buy an outfit for the designer name. I buy it because I look nice in it.
Same with drugs. The work they work. You do not have to spend 7.99 on cough syrup when another brand is only $3.00. I agree with you.
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