Growing up poor, we didn’t have the luxury of most brand name foods and products but there were always certain things we didn’t skimp on because of the unmatched quality! Im still pretty frugal but some items are still favored:
Campbells Tomato Soup
Ken’s Salad Dressing
Perdue chicken wings (they’re not huge and weird shaped)
Dawn dish soap
Niagara spray starch

What are your favorites that you won’t substitute??

Franks red hot sauce

As a kid we bought the cheapest always. Now Laurys sesoned salt, Charmin tp and Folgers coffee

Franks Red Hot
Borden Milk
Pepsi
Vlasic pickles and peppers ( If we ran out of what we canned)
Good brand cheese
good brand Mayo like Hellmans or Dukes

Skippy Peanut Butter - can't STAND the cheap stuff.

It is getting hard these days but USA-made hand tools and USA made Carhartt bibs are something I don't skimp on

Skippy is Awesome! I don’t eat PB often but it is the best tasting!!!! JIF is bland

When I was big on sweets Hostess was better than Lil Debbie as Debbie was a bit dry for my taste. Being a picky eater I don’t skimp of food it’s the last pleasure in life if you think about it.

It’s amazing the brands that have sold out to cheap labor but the products never became any cheaper ever just the products quality. It’s unbelievable the amount of products that China has copied, not a thing that’s safe today. I had to order US skunk needles because the China ones are junk, one chainsaw place was selling Stihl carbs for $19 China clones. That seemed like a product that would be a low priority but I guess not.

Charmin butt wipe

Double Eagle Whiskey.Had it at a Mine owners wedding. Loved it til I found out the Price.

My mom bought me a Carhartt coat and it is great, I love it. Warm and really durable

Heinz Ketchup, Pace Salsa and Kraft items.

Best Foods mayo

Tide

Dawn

Yuban

Tabasco

Reeses'

York

Cathartic made in Mexico today

Yuban also...

Reece's, anything chocolate or fudge

40 mule team borax , Arm & Hammer

Dawn

No sugar Ketchup

Naturally flavored Stevia

My Super Tonic for hot sauce or Tabasco


eggs from local folks, from happy hens

Real buttah.

Red Diamond tea. Been drinking it all of my 54 years.

Marlboro
Canadian Club

Winston Red

Marlboro was the brand the backslider that hung out at the river on Sunday smoked, probably drank beer as well, lol.

Or at least that's it how it was way back when.

Matterhorns. Made in America and tough.