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GeekyGirl -> RE: "Brand name" syndrome (2/17/2007 6:46:17 AM)
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Depends on the item for me. Most food products can be off-brand, except for cheese (kraft or borden), ice cream (blue bell) and ranch dressing (kraft) and sodas (off brand sodas are horrible.) Chocolate should be Godiva.
With clothing, I'm mostly off brand (walmart all the way!). That goes for socks, shirts, underwear, heels, tennis shoes, etc Everything except riding boots. My western riding boots are Justin and my English boots are Devonaire. My western clothes that I wear for horse shows are name brand. Cowboy hats are Resistol or Stetson. Jeans are Levis. Show pants, blouses and jackets are either custom made or Silver Mesa. I guess it's kind of ironic...I've got a $500 show jacket that I wear twice a year but I go out to a fancy restaurant in the dress I got at walmart on clearance for $3 (and even got compliments on it...).
I wear name brand perfume when I'm not at work (Beautiful.) At work I wear the cheap walmart body spray (I work in a jail...the inmates aren't getting Estee Lauder.)Body soap has to be Dove.
I'm absolutely neurotic about dog food...I will feed Innova or Innova-evo. If I'm having a money shortage I will stoop to Nutro Ultra but never ever anything less, because I know enough about canine nutrition to know the difference between good stuff and crap (you'd be amazed how many people still think Iams and Science Diet are "high end" foods and don't understand labels well enough to know what kind of crap is in them....[8|]).
Cleaning products can be off brand. Most household items can be off brand. Most of my make up is Avon. Shampoo has to be Nexxus.
Cars can be cheap. I drive a pontiac sunfire. Trucks can be either Ford or Chevy, don't really care which as long as they are a one-ton dually crew cab. I don't consider anything smaller worthy of the term "truck."
Anything involving my horses is name brand or custom made. Horse trailers are Featherlite or Bloomer ($80,000 seems like a lot for a trailer but my babies lives are worth it.) Leg wraps for the horses are Pro Choice SMB Elites (about $250 for front splints, back skids, and bell boots.). Saddles are custom made by Teskey's or Special Effx ($1500-$2200). All bridles/leather gear is custom made by teskeys (average price of bridle, breastcollar and noseband: approx $500 ) Saddle pads are Todd Sloan or Pro Choice ($100-$200).
Electronics I don't care. Furniture: the cheaper the better cause the dogs and cats are going to destroy it anyway after a while.
Hmm....I think that sums most of it up....
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