These Generic Products Are Sometimes Better Than The Name Brand Ones

Don’t spend all your coins on name brand, especially when buying these five products. PennyGem’s Lenneia Batiste has more.

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00:03 Are you attracted to name brands at the store?

00:05 Sure, side by side, the national brand looks better,

00:08 but it's also pricier and sometimes not worth the hype,

00:11 and generic could save you nearly 20 to 30%.

00:15 So ditch the brands and go generic,

00:17 especially when buying these five products.

00:20 Go generic on your cleaning products.

00:23 Unless you have a brand that you truly feel performs best,

00:26 experts say many generic cleaning products

00:29 work just as good and are way cheaper.

00:31 How about your prescriptions?

00:34 According to goodrx.com, generic medications

00:37 typically cost about 80% to 85% less

00:41 than the same brand name drug.

00:43 The site says the medication might look different,

00:46 but it will work the same.

00:48 Throwing a party?

00:49 Buy all your condiments and canned food generic

00:51 and get the store brand.

00:53 Store brands can often be 27% less

00:56 the national brand says every dollar.

00:59 And you can save several bucks by getting generic sunscreen

01:02 instead of the expensive fancy brand.

01:04 And since all sunscreens are FDA regulated,

01:07 experts say generics have to live up to the same standards.

01:11 So ditch the brand names and buy generic.

01:14 Your pockets will thank you.

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