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What do you refuse to get generic versions of?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Most food. I generally try the generics/store brands but a lot of time they're way worse.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

i got a bootleg version of vans slip-on (aka vans asher) and in less than a year they've got destroyed already, it looks like the sole is about to come off the shoes themselves

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Fishing lures. Off brand ones don't have the same action. Some of them work, but most knock off meps don't

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Running shoes. Antipronation shoes are fucking expensive, but having bad support will eventually hurt my feet, ankles or knees. I would get hurt very fast if I started running in cheap sneakers or something.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Orange juice. The cheap stuff is never worth it.

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