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Across the Fence:  What Brand Names Do You NEED?  |
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babysmama
True Blue Farmgirl
931 Posts
Elizabeth
Iowa
931 Posts |
 Posted - Jan 21 2008 : 8:24:59 PM
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I was talking with a friend and we were discussing brand name products. I am not usually brand loyal as I am cheap and buy whatever is on sale but there are a few things that I have to have.
1. Scott toilet paper (every other brand seems to go so fast!)
2. Tidy Cats litter
I think it would be interesting to hear what you just "must have"!
-Elizabeth |
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catscharm74
True Blue Farmgirl
4687 Posts
Heather
Texas
USA
4687 Posts |
Posted - Jan 21 2008 : 8:59:46 PM
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1. Dove soap- I have used it for 6 years now and just can't make myself change- it has to be the bar type.
2. Noxema- yep- I still use it
3. Clothing- I like Old Navy, Wranglers, J. Crew, anything that is bought at Cavendars Boot City or Sheplers, LL Bean. These are the places I constantly shop and am always happy with what I buy.
Cheers,
Heather
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
4813 Posts
Julie
Russell
AR
USA
4813 Posts |
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cajungal
True Blue Farmgirl
2349 Posts
Catherine Farmgirl Sister #76
Houston Area
Texas
2349 Posts |
Posted - Jan 22 2008 : 04:48:45 AM
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Land 'O Lakes butter
Imperial Cane Sugar
Community Coffee
Karo syrup
Grandma's molasses
My list is all food related, I must be hungry....better go make some coffee and bake some sweets.
Blessings
Catherine
One of the best compliments from one of my daughters: "Moma, you smell good...like dirt." |
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mima
True Blue Farmgirl
1573 Posts
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Posted - Jan 22 2008 : 05:28:08 AM
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I like gap jeans and have to have Annie's Goddess dressing!!!
"No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars,or sailed to an uncharted land or opened a new heaven to the human spirit." Helen Keller |
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SarahJ
True Blue Farmgirl
198 Posts
Shreveport
Louisiana
198 Posts |
Posted - Jan 22 2008 : 05:36:52 AM
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Old Navy jeans, just because I know my size and how they fit, so I don't even try them on.
All breakfast cereals must be the brand I like. Never generic. I eat a lot of cereal.
Colgate Baking soda and peroxide Toothpaste
Pantene hair conditioner
Gain Fabric softener
Le Suerur green peas
Diet coke
Pop Tarts
Those are all the things I will not buy unless it is the brand.
SarahJ
Farmgirl Sister #116 |
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
2099 Posts |
Posted - Jan 22 2008 : 05:58:35 AM
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junkjunkie
True Blue Farmgirl
1306 Posts
Judy
Lawrenceville
NJ
USA
1306 Posts |
Posted - Jan 22 2008 : 06:05:19 AM
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Tropicana (no pulp) orange juice....Dove bar soap in winter, Dial in summer....Sensodyne toothpaste (very sensitive teeth)....Pantene hair products....Eddie Bauer,LL Bean, J.Crew and sometimes Banana Republic clothing.
"To have life in focus, we must have death in our field of vision." Benedictine monk John Main |
Edited by - junkjunkie on Jan 22 2008 07:29:28 AM |
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bohemiangel
True Blue Farmgirl
2087 Posts
Bridget
Ligonier
pa
USA
2087 Posts |
Posted - Jan 22 2008 : 06:16:50 AM
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I like Clinique makeup
Dollar Store Noxema
We don't buy generic food usually so Kraft, Prego, Lays, Dietz and Watson, Gallikers Milk, Tropicana, Pantene, Soap: dove but switching to organic, Dreft (I have sensitive skin to most laundry detergents
Clothes AE, Express, The Limited, Ralph Lauren, Lily Pullitzer
Purses Vera Bradley, Coach, Louis Vuitton
Shoes Skechers (I have narrow feet so they always fit)
**~~Farmgirl Sister #60~~**
"... to thine ownself be true."
http://liggygirl.blogspot.com/
http://liggygirlslonggreen.blogspot.com/
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sweetproserpina
True Blue Farmgirl
535 Posts
meg
Vinemount
Ontario
Canada
535 Posts |
Posted - Jan 22 2008 : 06:24:01 AM
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Tetley tea (I do buy other teas too, but tetley's a staple!)
"Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive--it's such an interesting world."
http://theprimroseway.blogspot.com/ |
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bohemiangel
True Blue Farmgirl
2087 Posts
Bridget
Ligonier
pa
USA
2087 Posts |
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - Jan 22 2008 : 06:40:53 AM
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Quaker Oats, organic Ragu spaghetti sauce, Progresso soups and Lipton Onion soup mix for onion dip.
Karin
Farmgirl Sister
# 18 :)
Wherever you go, there you are.
www.madrekarin.blogspot.com |
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GaiasRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2552 Posts
Tasha-Rose
St. Paul
Minnesota
2552 Posts |
Posted - Jan 22 2008 : 06:43:49 AM
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the only think I buy brand is my butter, cow milk, soy milk and a few other dairy products. I'm really not too picky otherwise. I do bujy my veggies organic where I can and when I need something fresh, however.
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~*~Brightest Blessings~*~
Tasha-Rose
Farmgirl Sister #88
Blogs: http://gaiarose.wordpress.com
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"Joyful chaos, working in tune with the seasons, telling itme by the sun, variety, change and self-direction; all this wwas replaced with a brutal, standardized work culture, the effects of which we are still suffering from today." - Tom Hodgkinson in 'How To Be Idle' |
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createmyworld
True Blue Farmgirl
295 Posts
Beth
Akron
PA
USA
295 Posts |
Posted - Jan 22 2008 : 07:08:51 AM
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| There are 2 things I'm specific with clothing-wise: Jeans must be Calvin Klein easy fit, and shoes must be either Earth or Dansko or Privo by Clarks; and Brooks for running shoes. anything else clothing-wise, as long as it fits, is comfortable and attractive works for me! Shampoo brand I'm faithful to is Nature's Gate Organics. Soaps - my new favorites are made by Bubbles by Bonne (our own Bonne from MJF Connection). Foods - any organic brands are what I look for, especially Amy's and Annie's foods. Dairy products and veggies I prefer to buy local and organic. |
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carmeniris
Farmgirl in Training
24 Posts
Carmen
Little Falls
Minnesota
USA
24 Posts |
Posted - Jan 22 2008 : 07:22:12 AM
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| Colgate Toothpaste, Prego sauce (although this past year I canned my own tomatoes and they taste great), Suave shampoos and conditioners and Scoop Away cat litter. As to clothing, any jeans that fit (easier said than done) and are cheap so I don't care if I ruin them working in my yard. |
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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
1572 Posts
Trish
Sandpoint
ID
USA
1572 Posts |
Posted - Jan 22 2008 : 07:36:27 AM
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Birkenstock, Merrell
Annie's Mac-n-cheese
Bare Escentuals
Farmgirl Sister #91
Make cupcakes not war! |
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Nance in France
True Blue Farmgirl
1438 Posts
Nancy
St. Laurent de la Salanque
France
1438 Posts |
Posted - Jan 22 2008 : 08:24:34 AM
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| Cafe du Monde coffee with chicory; hubby and I even dragged six cans back to France last May to "see me through" the summer. Heck; after all that lugging and huffing and puffing I am drinking cheap Italian coffee here now, ha! Love Noxema also, but try to buy L'Oreal stuff also since hubby retired from them. Hugs, Nance |
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Lainey
True Blue Farmgirl
2401 Posts
Elaine
Waco
Kentucky
USA
2401 Posts |
Posted - Jan 22 2008 : 08:31:41 AM
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It seems I use a lot of generic stuff but Scott Toliet Paper is something I don't change. It lasts longer and is easier on our septic system. Also Cover Girl foundation too. Other kinds usually break me out.
Farmgirl Sister #25
http://countrygirldreams.blogspot.com/ |
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kissmekate
True Blue Farmgirl
890 Posts
Kate
Delano
Minnesota
890 Posts |
Posted - Jan 22 2008 : 08:32:51 AM
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Doc Martens for shoes. Life is too short for sore feet.
Nature's Gate toothpaste-in the blue box, peppermint flavored.
Kiss-my-Face soap.
Annie's white cheddar easy mac- yummy!!!!
Duncan Hines for cake mixes (I know I am a heathen, I don't make my cakes from scratch...)
I forgot... Cover Girl "Professional" mascara. Any other brand (from cheap to expensive)makes my eyes water and get all goopy.
Kemp's Select Milk-My kids won't drink organic milk, so this is the compromise between organic and "regular" milk.
Don't miss out on a blessing, just because it isn't packaged the way you expected. ~MaryJo Copeland |
Edited by - kissmekate on Jan 22 2008 08:39:36 AM |
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Past Blessings
True Blue Farmgirl
1083 Posts
Brenda
Orchard Prairie
WA
USA
1083 Posts |
Posted - Jan 22 2008 : 09:51:29 AM
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There are very few things I am a stickler about with brands, other than Tillamook cheese for my chedder cheese and levi jeans, only because there is one particular cut that seems to fit my short legged little figure the best. I also just switched to the aluminum free baking powder, since I am on my "anti-aluminum" kick, so it is a brand called Rumford. I also love Tropicana Calcium orange juice, though the best is fresh squeezed!
Hugs & blessings
Brenda
Past Blessings . . . Celebrating Life as it used to be . . . when people loved God, loved their families and loved their country. |
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Peanut
True Blue Farmgirl
603 Posts
Jennifer
Waverly
Virginia
USA
603 Posts |
Posted - Jan 22 2008 : 09:59:07 AM
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Duke's mayonnaise!
"What is a farm but a mute gospel?"
Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Jan 22 2008 : 10:03:19 AM
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I'm not a "store brand" person per se--haven't been to a mall in I can't remember when, and I'm only 34 
Shoes, I buy dansko for casual and nine west for "work" shoes because they sell size 5.
At the grocery, I tend to stick to the natural foods section, and I don't even know what brands I'm partial to..whatever sounds good, whatever is on sale or reasonable.
Oh. I just thought of one thing we don't mess around with: peanut butter. Only Jif extra crunchy will do.
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
http://www.buyhandmade.org/ |
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
2648 Posts |
Posted - Jan 22 2008 : 10:06:12 AM
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Dove soap for sensitive skin
Scott's tp because the others DO go too fast
Palmolive dish soap because the others' suds give out too fast
Jeans from LL Bean because they actually fit my long waist and short legs.
Tillamook cheeses
There isn't really that much. I could, and have, made do with other brands, but my skin itches or blisters with other soaps. I end up spending more money because I use more tp and more dish soap. And other brands of jeans ride up and are really uncomfortable because they're not made for long-waisted women. The cheeses are more because dh prefers that brand. I don't notice much difference, but he does.
Farmgirl Sister #35
"If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
my blog: http://lisamariesbasketry.blogspot.com/
My Website:
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
2099 Posts |
Posted - Jan 22 2008 : 10:15:58 AM
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I always go to MaryJanesFarm for all my gardening and crafting info. I've heard she has products available as well...
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Peanut
True Blue Farmgirl
603 Posts
Jennifer
Waverly
Virginia
USA
603 Posts |
Posted - Jan 22 2008 : 10:16:16 AM
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I forgot... Target brand anything!! I detest the mall so if I can't get it at Target or any local store then I don't need it.
"What is a farm but a mute gospel?"
Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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DaisyFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
1646 Posts
Diane
Victoria
BC
Canada
1646 Posts |
Posted - Jan 22 2008 : 10:21:44 AM
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I've found this thread really interesting and a little surprising. I can certainly understand buying brand names in clothing and footwear when they are proven to work for you and are good quality. The same for hygiene products when you have sensitive skin and/or allergies and have to use something that is okay.
But food products? I personally boycott anything made by Kraft (the GMO thing) and shy away from factory, mass produced anything. Maybe I am over-the-top untrusting.
Di |
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