On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 00:01:03 -0600, Damsel in dis Dress
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Quoted message said:Me too. Don't tell anyone, but .... I use Campbell's Condensed Tomato
Soup, and I put ... water in it. Shhhhhhhhhhh!
I do either or, depending on the mood. Also since there are
not too many canners in the US, depending on the item, one
brand can be as good as another. So I might get a store
brand one day and Campbells the other. About 10 years ago I
helped relable & rebox some pineapple slices that either
where canceled by one vender and sold to another. So it was
either removing the Dole pineapple labels and putting on
Food Lion or vice versa. So you can save money by getting
the store brand.
FWIW:
Black and Decker does/did make the electric tools for Sears
Roebuck & Co.
http://www.savvy-discounts.com/SecretsOfSupermarkets.htm
#4. Store-brands may be made by national-brand
manufacturers.
Many store brands are made by the same companies who
sell much more expensive brand-name products often only a
few feet from their store-brand step children.
#17. Many expensive cleaning products could be made at home
for much less, with less damage to the environment.
Just a few simple common household items can be mixed
and/or diluted to do most cleaning jobs (for example: lemon
juice, vinegar, baking soda). Instead of a pantry full of
half-used toxic chemicals that are for very specific jobs,
you can make yours for less money and with less damage to
the environment. (See: Cheaper and Better: Handmade
Alternatives to Storebought Goods, Nancy Birnes, Shadow Lawn
Press - Perennial Library (Harper & Row).)
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