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MSD · 05-10-2010, 07:26 AM

Any medication that is available as a generic, I buy generic. I have a bottle of generic Excedrin, so it's definitely made, although I go for naproxen as a painkiller because ibuprofen raises blood pressure and my liver is under enough stress without acetaminophen. Lisinopril and zolpidem are generic and cost $5 with my insurance, and they work just as well as the name brands. Advair isn't available as generic so I get the purple disc.

When I buy brand name foods, it's for the same reason I buy certain organic foods, they taste better. Frozen veggies are almost all BJ's brand, they have a pretty good butcher's shop at the local one so I get meat there. Some basics like herbs and spices I get store brand, but the only BBQ sauce I use is Sweet Baby Ray's and as far as I'm concerned Frank's Red Hot is the only standard hot sauce there is. Stew Leonard's roasts their own coffee and I get it there because after roasting, beans are only good for about two weeks, mass produced pre-ground stuff is crap and so are drip coffee makers.

I use JR Liggett's natural shampoo bars and Garnier Fructis Sleek Shine conditioner because sulfate free shampoo and silicone free conditioner make long hair look so much better. For body soap, I use Dove antibacterial, it's the only thing that prevents my skin from breaking out everywhere. For shaving, nothing but Clinique exfoliating scrub and shaving cream, Clinique post-shave healer for days I use the Shick Quattro, Tend Skin on days I use the straight razor. Shaving is one of the things I will never cut corners on.

I also buy off-brand camera accessories like batteries and straps because there's no fucking way a $40 battery is ten times as good as the one I can get for $4 on ebay or Amazon. I've got a good body and lenses, which is what makes the difference.

05-10-2010, 07:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
MSD The sky calls to us ... Super Moderator Location: CT	Any medication that is available as a generic, I buy generic. I have a bottle of generic Excedrin, so it's definitely made, although I go for naproxen as a painkiller because ibuprofen raises blood pressure and my liver is under enough stress without acetaminophen. Lisinopril and zolpidem are generic and cost $5 with my insurance, and they work just as well as the name brands. Advair isn't available as generic so I get the purple disc. When I buy brand name foods, it's for the same reason I buy certain organic foods, they taste better. Frozen veggies are almost all BJ's brand, they have a pretty good butcher's shop at the local one so I get meat there. Some basics like herbs and spices I get store brand, but the only BBQ sauce I use is Sweet Baby Ray's and as far as I'm concerned Frank's Red Hot is the only standard hot sauce there is. Stew Leonard's roasts their own coffee and I get it there because after roasting, beans are only good for about two weeks, mass produced pre-ground stuff is crap and so are drip coffee makers. I use JR Liggett's natural shampoo bars and Garnier Fructis Sleek Shine conditioner because sulfate free shampoo and silicone free conditioner make long hair look so much better. For body soap, I use Dove antibacterial, it's the only thing that prevents my skin from breaking out everywhere. For shaving, nothing but Clinique exfoliating scrub and shaving cream, Clinique post-shave healer for days I use the Shick Quattro, Tend Skin on days I use the straight razor. Shaving is one of the things I will never cut corners on. I also buy off-brand camera accessories like batteries and straps because there's no fucking way a $40 battery is ten times as good as the one I can get for $4 on ebay or Amazon. I've got a good body and lenses, which is what makes the difference.