Posted by Clams Casino on March 28, 2007, 3:16 pm
Arthur Shapiro wrote:
>
>>I know because twice they bottled the wrong stuff, and I opened a bottle of
>>Merrydown and found I was drinking Sainsbury's own brand.
>>
>>
>>
>Once, on a group camping trip, a can of house-brand baked beans was purchased.
>One gentleman took out his Swiss Army Knife and carefully slit and removed the
>can's label. Underneath was another label for a brand name (S&W, if I recall)
>product! They'd literally relabeled the can to sell it as a house brand.
>Art
>
or they improperly labeled it initially and rather than remove the label
(would have been proper), got lazy and just ran it through the labeler a
second time.
There's no way for you to really know.
Posted by nemo on March 29, 2007, 12:50 am
> >
> >I know because twice they bottled the wrong stuff, and I opened a bottle
of
> >Merrydown and found I was drinking Sainsbury's own brand.
> >
> Once, on a group camping trip, a can of house-brand baked beans was
purchased.
> One gentleman took out his Swiss Army Knife and carefully slit and removed
the
> can's label. Underneath was another label for a brand name (S&W, if I
recall)
> product! They'd literally relabeled the can to sell it as a house brand.
I can understand that.
On a very ancient part-consumer orientated programme on BBC TV, 'The Braden
Beat' I think it was - that Canadian chap - someone sent in some packets of
Bob Martin's Choc Drops they'd bought - a treat for dogs - and not only were
they stale, but underneath the English label there was one in an African
language showing that in Africa they were being sold as confectionery for
humans! Disgusting!
Posted by The Real Bev on April 3, 2007, 1:41 am
nemo wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I know because twice they bottled the wrong stuff, and I opened a
>>> bottle of Merrydown and found I was drinking Sainsbury's own brand.
>>>
>> Once, on a group camping trip, a can of house-brand baked beans was
>> purchased.
>>
>> One gentleman took out his Swiss Army Knife and carefully slit and
>> removed the can's label. Underneath was another label for a brand name
>> (S&W, if I recall) product! They'd literally relabeled the can to
>> sell it as a house brand.
>>
> I can understand that.
>
> On a very ancient part-consumer orientated programme on BBC TV, 'The
> Braden Beat' I think it was - that Canadian chap - someone sent in some
> packets of Bob Martin's Choc Drops they'd bought - a treat for dogs - and
> not only were they stale, but underneath the English label there was one
> in an African language showing that in Africa they were being sold as
> confectionery for humans! Disgusting!
In some places dogs might be sold as confectionery for humans, which is a
LOT more disgusting.
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Posted by Lou on March 28, 2007, 8:34 pm
> After the recent scare about peanut butter, I saw proof of what I
> already knew: that "store brands" are made by big name companies, just
> with a different label. For example, some of Wal Mart's Great Value
> peanut butter is made by Jiff.
> I was wondering if there was a list or website that offers numbers
> to tell who made what. I was looking at Cremora coffee creamer and
> comparing it to the store brand. The first three numbers were the
> same and the packaging similar, but the Great Value brand was over a
> dollar cheaper. I wonder if it's made by Borden like Cremora.
I use powdered Miracle Grow fertilizer on things like rose bushes, azaleas,
and other shrubs. One day in the store I saw a store brand of powdered
fertilizer in look-alike packaging displayed next to the Miracle Grow.
Comparing the labels, I didn't see any difference - the analysis for each
product was the same as the other. Since the store brand was considerably
cheaper than the name brand stuff, I bought the store brand.
Once. The name brand stuff dissolves almost before it hits the water. The
store brand stuff didn't completely dissolve after several minutes of
vigorous mixing. I don't know if they were both made by the same
manufacturer or not, and I don't care. Sometimes there's a reason why the
name-brand costs more - it's better.
This sort of thing has happened enough times that I rarely consider the
generic labels any more.
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>>I know because twice they bottled the wrong stuff, and I opened a bottle of
>>Merrydown and found I was drinking Sainsbury's own brand.
>>
>>
>>
>Once, on a group camping trip, a can of house-brand baked beans was purchased.
>One gentleman took out his Swiss Army Knife and carefully slit and removed the
>can's label. Underneath was another label for a brand name (S&W, if I recall)
>product! They'd literally relabeled the can to sell it as a house brand.
>Art
>