Beat Inflation: Would You Switch To Supermarket House Brands? | Talking Point | Full Episode

[@Tant]

In the US, the big Brands also tend to make the house/store brands. At a factory I used to work at, we could have one batch of product and just switch the packaging from big name brand to store brand half way through. Its literally the exact same thing.

[@mountainman6172]

They have a term for it too: White-label

[@bchpls24]

maybe that's what n*&^ does. rather than putting scotch brite on the packaging they just slap on supermarket name🤷🏻‍♀️ no one knows the difference😂😂

[@sxonly]

What type of product was it?

[@plumeater1]

"Almond is almond" Sums up the house brand vs branded. You're just mostly paying for the advertisement costs for buying the branded one. In fact, some house brands actually buy in bulk from the suppliers themselves (removing the middle man) then rebrand it themselves since it's cheaper.

[@plumeater1]

@Bob Pedantry at its best.

[@l_ifeefi_l1998]

Sometimes branded has better quality. But no hard and fast rule. Sometimes house brand could be more expensive than branded. U need to do some research and experience to know. Nowadays, online buying could even be cheaper especially during special day and vouchers, cashback, coupon

[@jimw8615]

Heard of same same but different

[@glenndavidtorres]

@Bob yup, you get what you paid for, LOTS of ADVERTISEMENTS in one product against No Advertisement for the same thing. YOU basically paid for the advertisement because you need to be amused, delighted and be told what IT is not, after all.

[@gamingwithxan1430]

Everything including Dryfruits also have different qualities. It's upto brands to choose between what they want to procure, sort & sell at what price. In this case, many countries have non retail-chain shops→ individual ones have sorted in large bags by different qualities instead of different brand names. Get as per your requirement & pack there. Because some brands either make expensive packs & some are low qualities like having mold(fungus) or dusty or the item itself bad quality. Thus, it's better to check before than after-sales legal cases or loose money, time, energy, effort, things during need & mental peace & satisfaction.

[@JosephLee2012]

I do find all of this hilarious when there is so much science involved in picking between generics (supermarket house brands) and brand names. It can bring a smile to any viewers.

[@aaronchia3952]

Meadows chips for the win

[@faythang2513]

Not all house brands are the cheapest. Eg. Pineapple can Mili brand is cheapest, butter & cheese Anchor brand is cheapest when u buy in bundle, shower gel and handwash Ginvera brand is cheapest....etc my point still need to do some comparison rather than go blindly on housebrands.

[@GracefulKindness]

I spend at least 2 hours doing my rounds in the supermarket doing exactly that, comparing, evaluating, and analyzing the nutritional values😅

[@stevethea5250]

@@GracefulKindness but when we don't have the time for analysis. House brand total should still be cheaper in the long run. Saving time

[@Pawpaw71]

A good shopper will know how to compare rathe then just grab and go.

[@Logic807]

House brands can be cheaper. Not ntuc

[@NyanyiC]

For tissues it may be useful to know the price per kilo/ no of sheets because some brands may have less tissue per roll

[@stevethea5250]

By weight or per ply.... Instead

[@sindei2989]

The fair price one looks big but I ran out of it quicker than usual

[@stevethea5250]

@@sindei2989 and why was that?

[@sindei2989]

@@stevethea5250 it’s thinner and lighter than other brands

[@gamingwithxan1430]

Soaps/cleaners(any form) also lack quality while going for quantity/price. So we have to find the balanace between those.

[@JessAndEllie45]

I wish this episode on house brands also tackled eco friendliness such as packaging and the practices of the manufacturers.

[@noproblematallmate]

Meadows is the best house brand in terms of quality

[@clt2744]

Agreed - their canned tuna is affordable n quality is comparable to other reputable brands

[@arcencielc2065]

I buy house brands whenever it is possible cos I don't want to pay extra for "brands". After all, I find them similar in quality but house brands are much cheaper.

[@vaisravana2092]

@Bob Depends on the type of product ofc, but I actually noticed when it comes to food, house brands tend to be superior to the 'proper' brands because they often contain less additives. Well or maybe that is a bit to broad of a statement, you need to check and compare of course. But I noticed this when reading through ingredient lists of mustard and mayo in some Edeka stores ad there def did seem to be a trend. I am a chef though and cook mostly from scratch, so I tend to evade prefab produce to begin with.

[@leeMleeM]

Very good coverage on housebrands especially during this period where costs of living is so high. I had been buying housebrands regularly for more than 2 years and I can say the quality gets better.

[@cholesterol804]

She 4feet

[@Cglkk12]

As long it is cheap/ discount, it is good. When need to queue for it, it means better. If it is free, it is the best.

[@godsamazinggrace5331]

No issues with house brands!! In fact the quality is quite good

[@Stellectis2014]

You're part of the problem

[@godsamazinggrace5331]

@@Stellectis2014 Senseless!!

[@godsbelovedchild1810]

@@godsamazinggrace5331 SC's yet another libtarded anti-government account, don't layan him lah bro

[@Stellectis2014]

@@godsamazinggrace5331 not sure why I wrote that. I think I may clicked the wrong comment. I will delete it once you see this. Sorry for the tension and the about the mix up.

[@jovenang7811]

Housebrand definitely has improved over the years, and for some of them it actually tastes same or better than leading brands

[@SuccessforLifester]

Recently I bought house brand, Smart Choice for white rice. It is completely tasteless. And then within a short time, it started to grow worms and then some kind of flying insects

[@gamingwithxan1430]

It's better to buy from local than retail chains, i find there cheaper & better. Especially in rural in different countries, there are availability of unpacked products from large bags. Those can be looked, feeled by touched, some can be smelled in terms of rice. Though sometimes we purchase packeted from brands. But rarely in case of rice.

[@lamjay5189]

Ms. Diana is making good programs nowadays, thank you 😊❤️❤️❤️

[@krazycatz]

I always purchase the house brand as you call them or store brand as they are called here in the USA. Some stores here also offer a generic brand that is cheaper than the store brand products. For an example let’s say the name brand product costs $10. The store brand costs $7, and the generic brand costs $4. The only time I purchase a brand name product is when it’s on sale and I have a coupon for it.

[@munster1404]

When everyone switches to house brands, they will go up in price as well.

[@jennywu73]

I’ve been buying house brands without realizing it. Make sure to check the unit price. Some kids preferred certain chips and crackers. I swapped them, and most items can’t tell the difference.

[@Jakey4000]

Woah, that's a lot of plastic wrapping for toilet paper, and paper towels. I would feel like a criminal buying products with that much excess plastic

[@huiseetan7238]

Excellent coverage, thank you! It looks like lower priced product doesn’t mean lower quality. Let’s hope our national flagship supermarket like NTUC continues to improve their house brand quality. House brand of Waitrose in the UK is another fantastic example.

[@bowlampar]

To beat inflation when you are poor: 1) Go for cheaper one no matter it is a supermarket brand or manufacturer brand, 2) Cut down amount of food consumption weekly, in order to make end meet. 😥

[@chenghonggoh4746]

You can also bulk buy to enjoy further discounts.

[@bowlampar]

@@chenghonggoh4746 If Poor folks can afford to buy in bulk, then probably they won't care about inflation. 🤣😁🤣

[@chenghonggoh4746]

@@bowlampar Don't know why you can't think out of the box. Can't they pool their purchases with their neighbours? 🤔

[@quekbridget5988]

@@chenghonggoh4746 how many people now friendly with neighbours all close door. What era are we in

[@bowlampar]

@@quekbridget5988 Yea, 'friendly with neighbor', unless we all go back living in a cave or tree top in present era. 😁Then we can be really friendly again.

[@glenndavidtorres]

It doesn't take a genius to know why House Brands are a lot cheaper, yet comparable to the BRANDED OPTIONS. It's the money they pay in advertising, brand recognition and higher pay on people working on these branded products. Most of the time, it's the SAME products, bought in bulk then repacked with same or even less employees without the high priced salary of workers and of course, ADVERTISEMENTS.

[@honghong93]

So interesting. Especially for house brand food - because for food, beyond the pricing differences, taste is probably the more important aspect for most people. For non-food items like soap, etc. don't think that's actually much difference, boils down to preference & how comfortable you are with a certain brand.

[@PMNS1995]

I agree, I buy house brand if the quality and price is good, but if the branded is a lot better and priced higher for a good reason then I will probably buy that. Sometimes I switch because I like the different taste On soap it depends on the smell and how strong chemicals you need for cleaning. A cleaning spray I bought, barely manages to clean stains and leaves a bad egg smell

[@stevethea5250]

@@PMNS1995 or placebo

[@yeezeey4037]

I snacks on cashew nuts and usually buy branded. Tried switching to house brand once and never go there again.

[@herminiasalas6000]

Now is the time tp buy less . Do not buy only what you want only what you need.

[@leehyunsong7001]

This video is stupidly misleading, house brand is cheap, but it is still pricer than it used to be.

[@mrbenwong86]

I have no problem with supermarkets own brand, have been doing it for maybe over 20 years.

[@lin90210]

Most of my shopping is now supermarket own brand items...named brands are very rare in my basket these days

[@TechTagged]

Value Dollar shops are much cheaper for household products

[@ClementChai]

Prices are just a factor. Quality is important too

[@danielradcliffeissopretty]

"almond is almond" what a mood lol

[@tayyabkhan2228]

feels like native advertising for ntuc house brands!

[@DBomber_24]

We also have "house brands" in the Philippines, particularly in SM, Puregold and Robinsons the 3 biggest chain of supermarket/grocery here. It is true that most of the house brands are cheaper than those more popular or what we call "branded" items, however it is not all the time. In SM, they have this coconut cooking oil called SM Bonus coconut oil and the price of it is actually higher than some of the branded coconut cooking oil. It maybe beneficial to some consumers but I think this practice is killing some other brand names. Back in late 2000's or early 2010's, SM tried to convince Colgate Palmolive to be sold as SM Bonus products in SM supermarkets. But Colgate-Palmolive did not bite on the offer, hence, their products were temporarily banned in SM. Several months or I think even a year that you cannot see any products of Colgate in any SM stores. According to some news I heard from some of my marketing colleague that Colgate did not accept the offer because they do not want to lose the brand recognition for their products. So during that time whenever we buy toothpaste in SM its always close-up or some of their competitors. But everything is back to normal now.

[@harukrentz435]

House brand's quality isnt that good. Ive been using house brand softener for my laundry, its dirt cheap only $0.7 per package (compare to branded ones who cost from $1.1) and i admit the product is not that good but it doesnt bother me much coz i still use perfurm when i ironed my clothes.

[@thatkoalabear]

Very well done video 👍🏻👍🏻 love CNA’s content! ❤️❤️

[@ShhhHhhhz]

toilet paper individually wrapped, bet its a niceway to combat our trash problem. As much as i like to save cost, Housebrands are a sure fire way to promote monopolistic greedy behavior within corporations, they hold all the cards when dealing with the actual small-medium manufacturers leaving no leeway in negotiating pricing and quality control. On the flip side, some of these manufactures do have some market exposure whereby it used to have none but some would have withdraw their products due to fierce price competitiveness and force to join the housebrands or wither out. In the long run, its sad to say you probably will one day see shelves mostly stocked up with that same product and choice is pretty much the thing of the past. Minor disruptions might stall supply chains with devastating effect leaving shelves empty far longer

[@funela1234]

I think individually wrapped toilet rolls make it easier to be packed into different quantities or sold individually. House brands are a good thing for competition because it means that branded goods have to improve their products rather than provide the baseline for consumers. Not all products can rely on brand alone in the long run as inflationary pressures push more consumers to house brands.

[@SuccessforLifester]

Launch a VR Man housebrand. I will support

[@qubicfactor]

Why does the KZbin preview only show Fairprice house brands, and not those of other supermarket chains?

[@MasouShizuka]

Personally the trick for me is to mix house/local brands with expensive ones. i.e Japanese frozen udon

[@johnl.7754]

Once house brands disappoint consumers they risk losing them. I sometimes shop at Walmart but have found that their house brands were inferior then branded ones so I am cautious in buying it anymore.

[@levinwee2909]

I recently had a tough time wrestling with a FairPrice brand can of tuna. The lid just didn't come off as easily as Ayam brand's. On the quality of eggs, a big unanswered question is whether the protein content approximately matched what was declared on the packaging.

[@SuccessforLifester]

The China can food also same quality. Lids cannot easily pull out

[@SuccessforLifester]

@Tranquil Water US I have. Spam. Generally quality is good. Singapore one also good.

[@veronicaphing1896]

Singapore food agency actually routinely screens the nutrition of product with the declared information on the packaging, and the manufacturers will be in trouble if it deviates a lot. You can't lie about the nutrition as the product will be sent to third party lab to test and generate the nutrition information in form of certificate (NIP), and to register the product for sale the certificate is required.

[@Pawpaw71]

Every dollar counts nowadays. You have to make the amount you spend worth it. The more essentials you can get for less the better.

[@genxx2724]

People spend unecessarily on all kinds of special household cleaners. I stick to basics. LA’s Awesome cleaner from the dollar stores works better than anything and doesn’t have an annoying scent. Soft Scrub, alcohol for cleaning glass, and toilet bowl cleaner. That’s it.

[@richardsequeirateixeira]

When traveling I have used that detergent and it cleans well.

[@sebsurvey9090]

As long as the quality is not low and the price is cheaper, why not? Gonna teach the big brands a lesson that we are not needy of them and we will not bow down to their price manipulation.

[@christinesung8884]

Some things I ok with house brand but some of the house brand the quality isn't that good. For example if you try 玲玲卷 the soybean roll, Fairprice brand one taste odd compared to other brands... So rather then always looking at price, sometimes it's really preference 🤔

[@Jianfa88Tsai]

Use laundry powder instead of laundry liquid to save money?

[@gamingwithxan1430]

Yes.

[@Roiree1]

If these house brands are sold in Malaysia, these brands are also considered having better quality than our home brands!

[@edthelazyboy]

I find that house brands can work very well. For example, I used Cascade dishwasher detergent and the dishes didn't come out as clean as when I use Finish powerball detergent. I've always saved tougher loads for Finish since those detergents are the most expensive but they work well. Lately, I tried Kirkland UltraShine and they work really well, probably as good as the Finish ones. So the take away is to always give house brands a chance. They can be great value. For drugs, I always get generics. I know they are the same as the branded ones.

[@greatasia606]

Wayang! Prices will come down once you replaced the honchos of NTUC.

[@carlossunga2271]

Branded products are costly than house brands mainly due to the overhead, labour, packaging and advertisement costs attached on it.

[@N_I_T_Y_A]

I choose good quality plus discounts and offers...🙏💯

[@vincentgrego4123]

I myself use Sam's club's own brand's organic products, but this show is quite shallow in its approach. I was hoping to see some real comparisons. if you're comparing eggs and rice you don't compare the protein content or carbohydrate content, that's pretty obvious it wont be so different. you need to compare the quality in terms of antibiotics, heavy metals, pollutants etc. the same goes for the dish wash liquid, of course both types will "clean the dishes" the real thing is wether it leaves any chemical residues that could be harmful for health.

[@coniferousbug2395]

When I was working on a retail department before...."some" of the house brands are well-known brands but they just put the name of the store in order for the price to go down. Not really sure how my previous company and that "main brand" come to an agreement but that main brand is also being sold on that same store. This is only an example so that it will be easier understand....for example your store name is "xyz" then this company have the "XYZ toothpaste"... little that they know that the xyz toothpaste was made by "Colgate" but branded as a house brand. So they have the xyz toothpaste and colgate toothpaste that is being sold in the store. That is only an example....I use toothpaste so that it will be easier to understand. I am not telling that all stores do this....but "SOME" stores do.

[@veronicaphing1896]

They buy in bulk. The MOQ can reach 40k or more per order. That's why they can offer lower price to house brand.

[@文杰-i8q]

For house brand, it is just re packaging. Especially for food, i wont consider house brand, i think let the expert do the thing. If you are a supermarket, lets just stick to what you are good at. In term of price, it is obviously cheaper, but the source is the question.

[@jefferytay3225]

I think I dare to assume the house brand cheaps are Fairprice's own chips. Those that sell at $1. The seasoning is really better than the "branded" ones

[@bobafett5757]

*Another great documentary by CNA Insider and this is so informative* 👍

[@feralkat9370]

Common sense. Nothing new.

[@sgfuture7114]

The use to be cheapest NtucFairprice house brand 3in1 Coffee increased from $3.25 to $3.60 and now to $4.10 within two months...

[@moonstars6279]

Need to support branded cos of quality

[@nicholasbolas]

People will be shocked when they find that some house vs branded products come from the same factory. It's the same with pirated branded clothing. Alot of them are made from the same factory. Branding has been playing with people's perception for many decades.

[@nolan141]

Not with things you put into your body

[@angxiang3186]

It is nonsense to project House Brands as equals to premier product ~ especially potato chips: “Torres Selecta” Also not all Almonds r the same, there r grades n place of origins~ American Almonds r big n tastier. There is a price for everything ~ it is what you deem worthwhile. Food items is the lowest priorities to thrift. Cutting restaurant trips, snacks/cakes, clothings r more crucial.

[@henrywang9258]

cna frankly made many good episodesssssssssssss!!!

[@henrysutilio2590]

Actually i made the switch to house brands not necessarily on the price. The potato chip for instance, of fairprice one has less MSG, seems to be more healthy.

[@andrewwokas]

Buying brand= buy product + buy brand value Buying house brand= buy product

[@Satoshi79]

Brand manufacturers has to and must make house brands for the various supermarket chains. If not, these brands would not be allowed into any of their stores. So you can have gardenia bread sitting alongside house brand breads that gardenia makes for the chains.

[@manojfernando1028]

Thank you CNA worth watching

[@MKiurinuRigold]

I do buy house brand eggs

[@YourHeartIsTheKey]

Beat inflation? Increase our salaries to match it then.

[@justdandro6330]

House brand quality is very poor. I would swear and curse 95‰ of the time when I bought and consumed. I have since tried avoid buying. Price comparison on quality is definitely down the drain. The comparison in the video is trying to lead people to think house brand is no different. I completely disagreed.

[@Mandeepsi]

It all probably comes from same supplier and possibly same packer as well. Label changes.

[@deeboy1957]

Brands develop products and they become popular, the supermarket then puts their homebrand product next to it at lower cost. Any product that becomes popular gets undercut, it's simple and effective but surely has some consequences

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

Remember, these are NOT "generics"! These are "store brand" or "private label"! Now in the 70s/80s there WAS in fact honest to goodness "generics" with plain black/white packaging and NO label/name of any kind!

[@patsim1615]

Some House Brand are actually very good but not all.

[@TwilightEpiphany]

the fairprice potato chips are the bomb tho

[@dwichiesa]

lmao I have always been buying house brand. Looks at their nutritional content and ingredient, they are like nearly identical with branded.

[@milu1910]

Maybe price is lower but in some products quality is also lower

[@sarge89]

@17:34 the god dam supermart controls the shelvings and the pricing. they would maintain shelving price at high margin for branded product while keeping theirs at lower price at premium/high visibility location. this is how they play the price war. BS story this guy cooks up

[@hd9g]

House brands save marketing money and put it to make a comparable product at a lower price.

[@ajiaprilsongs6022]

I’m just here horrified to see the oil being poured down the drain. 😩

[@mvn3949]

Public dont understand what branding is, its just in the name, product and quality is the same. They are paying for the brand name not the quality.

[@mindful47]

Generally ' Fair Price ' products doesn't meet the cut. Quality is still not the best. Meadows ,though , has been outstanding in their quality. They even sourced their tomato sauce from Turkey! And if u have been to Turkey,u know how delicious their tomatoes taste like !

[@aindreahughes3771]

A lot of time at least in my area the store brands are not even available anymore.

[@captainhow_]

it is called home brand in australia's woolworths

[@jennywu73]

I buy Kirkland (Costco). Their quality is good.

[@gotmyonu1027]

Hi all remember the $75/pack whole NTUC chicken. We will never ever forget it Ntuc... Why not have NTIC house brand frozen chicken?... Cheapskate. Trust is not easy to return.

[@wingwing4087]

as usual 😌PR campaign for gov again

[@loyaltyhubng3164]

When i started seeing eggs and rice comparison btw house and branded. I laughed. No much difference between 3rd and 1st world just branded words. We have them called store in Nigeria .

[@jarylsim1973]

Consumer taste in future: $15 per fish ball, awful taste and half the nutrition, but co-branding with IG influencer with 150,002 followers.

[@EZJRVCXY]

They never talk about the household detergent, the brand 2 isn't clean.

[@truenorth5051]

Hey CNA Insider, why not do a show on why inflation is so high. If you are at it, do tell your audience that inflation is always a monetary phenomenon.

[@runesapien]

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[@dfc803]

@@runesapien John Oliver pandering to the Federal Reserve speaks volumes about the truthiness of the causes of inflation. Federal Reserve's actions in the past years are the main cause of inflation. Majority of the people are sold the supply side but not the demand side which is too much money chasing limited goods and services. Folks, your money are being debased under your noses. Time to wake up.

[@dfc803]

@@runesapien kzbin.info/www/bejne/paqbdJV_a9l1e5Y This professor predicted the current 9% US inflation one year ago.

[@anaz6274]

Actually the quality not much diff,the diff only the price and packaging.they bought bulk from direct supplier and repacked it back.

[@danielabehrens1]

of course, often there isn't a difference at all

[@diva555sg]

Compared to other supermarket ntuc is still overpriced! Bring back SILO. It is union buy at cheaper than even the heartland stores.

[@SuccessforLifester]

I remember Silo. Quite surprised to hear you mentioned it. Have not heard anyone talking about it for a long time

[@user-pu8hl7zc8f]

Singapore got nothing. Everyday are waiting Malaysia to delivery foods for us 😔😔. So many boss earning money then Singapore buy Singaporean buy again 😔😔.

[@kannanayagam6915]

i am only buying house brands or generic since 2010 .

[@Jamaicangirl]

The presenter's facial features and attitude reminds me of Vivica Fox!

[@albertranara3996]

Housebrands mostly made from famous brands but labeled only as Housebrands.

[@brianboku]

Does Singapore have Aldi supermarkets?

[@JosephLee2012]

I believe we have no choice to buy more generic brands to beat inflation.

[@meilih2030]

it defends on country, our cheap brands and house brands are all bad quality. The expensive price is the good quality.

[@kleek2217]

i havent bought name brand sodas for a year now. double the cost is not worth it