For many years I have preferred generics to branded products where possible. If the products are more or less interchangeable, why should I pay for someone to advertise to me, I figured. Particularly since they can barely find me through most marketing channels.
I buy generic shampoo, toilet paper, dental floss, whatever I can think of. Even the generic Triscuit substitute from Harris Teeter held up pretty well after the pricing on Triscuits blew up because of fucking Joe Biden and his communist friends (Trump will fix it, for sure) So I was delighted to find that Walgreens offered generic razorblades that fit on Gillette-branded handles. Let's save a few bucks, I figured.
Bad idea. The generics are poorly engineered and make it harder to shave spots by my nose, for example. And they fall apart much more quickly then the branded ones when tapped against a hard surface. And so, for once, I will return my business to Proctor & Gamble, not because its marketing is better, but because its product is.
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