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03-28-2012, 09:40 PM
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"Snob appeal" -Pricey foods you buy anyways

I'm not too bad, but usually avoid generic as I find it "inferior" quality(juice will be watery, chips oily, etc)

My one real weakness is the Jelly Belly beans.The unique taste and multiple varieties have me in their thrall. I only buy them a couple times a month,and only in small quantity, but they are quite expensive.

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I'll buy anything really, it doesn't make too big of a difference to me. I won't by ****** food but if I can't really notice the difference than I don't care.

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I'm not too bad, but usually avoid generic as I find it "inferior" quality(juice will be watery, chips oily, etc)

My one real weakness is the Jelly Belly beans.The unique taste and multiple varieties have me in their thrall. I only buy them a couple times a month,and only in small quantity, but they are quite expensive.
Sour Jelly Belly Beans are the best. I always buy a box of these when I go grocery shopping.

I find myself spending a lot on marinades / rubs / sauces. I don't pick stuff like this up every time I go to the store, but I like trying different things every once in a while in the hope that I find something I really enjoy. I actually bought this today. It was like $10.


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I will never buy generic Ranch dressing. Does that count?

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I'm not too bad, but usually avoid generic as I find it "inferior" quality(juice will be watery, chips oily, etc)

My one real weakness is the Jelly Belly beans.The unique taste and multiple varieties have me in their thrall. I only buy them a couple times a month,and only in small quantity, but they are quite expensive.
I'm bad on those too. Find the flavors you like and order them in bulk. Much, much cheaper, but the 40 flavor pack is really tempting.

Besides those, I get pistachios (almost as much as Jelly Bellys here), good canned tomatoes, Mexican Pepsi and dry aged steaks. The worst is probably heavy cream to make my own butter. That ****'s expensive.

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So if I climb Everest I'm stupid, and if I drink POM juice I'm a snob?

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Iams brand cat food. (It's food, it's just not for me).
Weight Watchers multi-grained bread.
Häagen-Dazs ice cream.

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I always buy Miss Vickies chips even though they are the expensive chip brand.

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Dempsters 12 grain bread as opposed to the really cheap stuff.
Those little cheeses in the wax.
The mac and cheese with velveeta, it's like 5x the price or so of generic stuff.
Some cereals.
Various deserts (like fancy cupcakes)

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I buy the name brand stuff for everything (bread, condiments, whatever). That carries over from my family. We never had the Compliments or President's Choice in our house.

I also buy really expensive (comparatively) protein and supplements.

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My parents always buy Dr. Pepper, not the HEB substitute, even though it's about 3x cheaper and tastes better.

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My parents always buy Dr. Pepper, not the HEB substitute, even though it's about 3x cheaper and tastes better.
Same, I never buy the store brand stuff even though it's all pretty much the same.

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Is there something cheaper than the Bolthouse smoothies? They're the cheapest smoothies at the places I shop (they're my favourite though).

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Is there something cheaper than the Bolthouse smoothies? They're the cheapest smoothies at the places I shop (they're my favourite though).
I don't know, I usually pick them up at Safeway, and they are five bucks a pop. Never bothered with anything else.

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I always buy Miss Vickies chips even though they are the expensive chip brand.
This, but when you are eating the best, it's worth it.

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12 grain bread as opposed to the really cheap stuff.
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This, but when you are eating the best, it's worth it.
I forgot about those. If I get chips, it's that brand. Sea Salt and Malt Vinegar.

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