• Anyone else have parents like this?
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My dad was going to the store. He asked me if I would like anything. I decided since school is starting, I would very much like some oreos so I could take a few to school in a baggie. He said okay, and was on his way. He came home with this. [img]https://mail.google.com/mail/?attid=0.0&disp=emb&view=att&th=12ab09d0acc96315[/img] He comes home with these off-brand, sketchy rip-off oreos that are gross as hell and all broken and probably close to expiration. Now, I'm not really complaining. They were probably exceptionally cheaper. I got them and said "Thanks, Dad." like I would have normally. I just find it funny that parents will sometimes go out of their way to do something like this. So, how are you parents cheap?
all food items and perishables in my house are offbrand. i've gotten used to it. having name brand oreos is fucking godlike.
Wal-Mart where I live puts its shitty knock off brands next to the real brands.
We buy the name-brand shit at shit-brand prices from WinCo Foods. :D
Its the thought that counts
[QUOTE=Iceberserker;24373180]Its the thought that counts[/QUOTE] [img]http://i42.tinypic.com/dvohg3.jpg[/img] There's thought to buying oreos?
We buy whatever's cheapest unless there's a noticeable difference in taste between offbrand and name brand.
Who fucking cares they're cookies.
offbrand doesn't usually taste different especially fucking soda, that always tastes the same
I dont care what brand they come from, as long as I get my god damn cookies.
I buy main-stream cereals all the time but having a different one isnt bad
Pft, at least you can get stuff with sugar in it at will.
[QUOTE=Zackin5;24374370]Pft, at least you can get stuff with sugar in it at will.[/QUOTE] This. When I was living under my dad's roof, I barely got fucking anything sweet
What did you do to that picture?!
I did when I was younger. When we got name brand Cheerios, shit hit the fan. Now I can care less. Food's food and if it fills me up, then I'm fine with that.
My parents do it all the time, off brand or store brand items are damn cheap, and taste almost the same. The only time we usually get name brand foods is if we buy in bulk, which is cheaper per unit than buying individual packages. Just be glad you're getting cookies.
"I wouldn't mind off-brand cookies" [img]http://scrapetv.com/News/News%20Pages/Everyone%20Else/images-3/starving-child.jpg[/img]
my mother is incredibly stingy with things, not just food but pretty much everything. it's not like we can't afford the nice things but she purposefully buys the cheapest stuff available, even when it's terrible. it pisses me off so much. there are a lot of things where it really makes no difference that it's own brand but i'm really picky with things like energy drinks and diet coke. also things like tvs and computers. it bugs the hell out of me when she buys absolute shit that's only going to break in 5 minutes, all to save £20 when she can easily afford to get one more expensive. daddy likes to buy the brand name things though, especially with certain biscuits or cheeses, which I think is nice :)
A lot of stuff we've had are brands I haven't really heard of. A lot of french and german stuff that gets imported and sold for much lower prices. They taste exactly the same and are a lot cheaper. EXAMPLE: Bar of supermarket brand chocolate: 30 pence (Probably around half a dollar in american money) Bar of branded chocolate: £1 - £1.60 or so on some places. Around two dollars. I don't consider it being stingy, I consider it being intelligent. :v: And when I'm living up at Uni, I buy the cheapest, nastiest stuff I can to save money.
[QUOTE=Pascall;24374093]We buy whatever's cheapest unless there's a noticeable difference in taste between offbrand and name brand.[/QUOTE] this. I don't buy Winn Dixie's house brand steak sauce, I don't buy Wal-Mart's generic colas, and I never cheap out on bread or over the counter medicines (ever had wal-tussen? Walgreen's shitty version of Robitussin. tastes like ass) Tea, cookies, office supplies, and gum I usually buy the cheapest available. [editline]02:47AM[/editline] [QUOTE=I Broke The Sun!;24374338]offbrand doesn't usually taste different especially fucking soda, that always tastes the same[/QUOTE] Sam's Choice tastes like ass. Check cola tastes the same as real coke though.
Dad: Hey son Im home, Sorry, I couldn't afford Oreo's. Were tight on Money and saving for your Sister's Operation. OP: OMFG I H8 THesE Cookies!11!1 Imma go up staiors and play sum RUNESCAPE and than cumplain to FP about thiis. They'll liisten 2 me!!11!! Learn to appreciate the thought of your Father Op. [sp]Ya spoiled little shit.[/sp]
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