Products You Should Never Buy Generic
Products You Should Never Buy Generic
Most brand name products are priced high simply due to marketing costs. But consumers are swayed into believing that products associated with a highly-advertised brand are somehow better.
While this is generally not the case—there are some products that you should actually avoid the generic version. Here’s why.
What is a generic brand?
Generic brands refer to “a type of consumer product on the market that lacks a widely recognized name or logo because it isn’t advertised.”
These brands are designed as substitutes for more expensive brand name goods.
How does marketing affect the cost?
The biggest reason that brand names cost more than generic is due to marketing expenses. The brand names spend so much money marketing their products that they have to increase prices in order to make any profit.
What else affects the cost?
Generic brand products also cost less because they are often filled with unnecessary ingredients known as “fillers”
, which add quantity but lower quality, or cheaper parts which shorten the overall life of your product and can affects functionality.
Generic Products You Should Avoid
Here are 14 generic products you should actually avoid, if you can.
