Does the ‘No Name’ brand actually save consumers money?

As Loblaw freezes prices on 1,500 items, CTV’s Dave Charbonneau finds out what you save compared to buying brand names.

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23 comments

  1. Someone should do a study on whether or not reducing the number of parliamentarians in Canada saves Canadians money.

  2. freezing the prices on already too expensive food isnt going to help.
    furthermore the quility of the no name brand stuff is horrible.
    get your glutton, salt, and fat in high amounts.

    1. No Name is made often by the same companies. They own more of the market by being their own competition. Spend more, who cares.

  3. I always buy no name unless it is a product I do not like the taste of or if sometimes there is a sale on a name brand product that is cheaper.

  4. The stores often buy brand name items and repackage them to their no name brand. I worked at such a factory for a week. Safeway, Loblaws, Walmart etc. I didn’t eat dates for about a year afterwards.

  5. No name + 30% discount is huge for myself, save so much money.
    Look into the products, some of them are brandname with a NN label slapped on it.

  6. What a waste of taxpayer money. Anyone can do this online without buying anything. And the key thing is if you’re really sacrificing quality for the cheaper price.

  7. Primo Pasta sauce is always at Dollar Tree $1.50, Chips as well again $1.50. Our family tries to buy as much Made in Canada by Canadian ingredients as possible. Supporting Canadian Companies. Example Primo Ketchup.

  8. Of course the N.N. products are going to be cheaper than brand name products in the same store! Dumbest comparison I’ve ever seen!!! Should have went to Food Basics and bought brand named products there and compared with N.N. products…. Also, 70% of N.N. products taste awful.

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