These Are The Times When It’s Ok To Choose the Generic Products Over Name Brands

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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00:00Are you attracted to name brands at the store? Sure, side by side, the national brand looks

00:08better, but it's also pricier and sometimes not worth the hype and generic could save you

00:13nearly 20 to 30 percent. So ditch the brands and go generic, especially when buying these five

00:19products. Go generic on your cleaning products. Unless you have a brand that you truly feel

00:25performs best, experts say many generic cleaning products work just as good and are way cheaper.

00:32How about your prescriptions? According to GoodRx.com, generic medications typically cost

00:38about 80 percent to 85 percent less than the same brand name drug. The site says the medication

00:45might look different, but it will work the same. Throwing a party? Buy all your condiments and canned

00:51food generic and get the store brand. Store brands can often be 27 percent less than national

00:57brand says every dollar. And you can save several bucks by getting generic sunscreen instead of

01:03the expensive fancy brand. And since all sunscreens are FDA regulated, experts say generics have

01:09to live up to the same standards. So ditch the brand names and buy generic. Your pockets will

01:15the same standards. Thank you.