22-05-2005 02:29									#1
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What name brands are you loyal to? I normally don't fall for media advertising and such, but there are just some brands I like.

Nike shoes for instance. For athletic shoes, I won't buy anything but Nikes. For my boots I only buy Red Wings. Though I've only needed to buy one as it has lasted a while.

I'm sure I have others as well. I use Quilted Northern toilet paper. None of that charmin crap for me. And no generic stuff either . I always use Irish Spring soap.

BF Goodrich tires for my vehicle.

that's all I can think of at the moment.

	22-05-2005 02:33									#2
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Pepsi > Coke. Though I do drink both... so no loyalties I can think of.

	22-05-2005 02:37									#3
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Uhhhh...

	22-05-2005 02:43									#4
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all my foto equipment is canon

	22-05-2005 02:47									#5
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All my consoles are Nintendo

And my boots have been DMs for a good few pairs, before that they were all Totectors

	22-05-2005 02:47									#6
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quote: Originally posted by ColdWizard Pepsi > Coke. Though I do drink both... so no loyalties I can think of.

No way. Coke blows Pepsi away anyday.

And I took the Pepsi challenge too

	22-05-2005 02:52									#7
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quote: Originally posted by JimmyCracksCorn Coke blows.

Irrelevant portion removed.

	22-05-2005 02:57									#8
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Umm. Why be loyal to a brand? Never really understood that expression. Presumably you mean which brands do you see as being of better quality or preferable?

I can't think of anything, I think anything I purchase regularly has a reasonable substitute brand/generic label.

	22-05-2005 02:58									#9
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Hugo Boss, Armani, and Chanel for cologne. Ecco and Clarks for shoes. Verbatim for CD-Rs/DVD-Rs. Victorinox is also a near-holy brand for me

	22-05-2005 02:59									#10
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Actually, I tend to use Lynx/Axe exclusively out of habit.

	22-05-2005 03:45									#11
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quote: Originally posted by Dissident What name brands are you loyal to? I normally don't fall for media advertising and such, but there are just some brands I like. Nike shoes for instance. For athletic shoes, I won't buy anything but Nikes. For my boots I only buy Red Wings. Though I've only needed to buy one as it has lasted a while. I'm sure I have others as well. I use Quilted Northern toilet paper. None of that charmin crap for me. And no generic stuff either . I always use Irish Spring soap. BF Goodrich tires for my vehicle. that's all I can think of at the moment.

I will continue to buy Nintendo consoles and Zelda games for as long as they continue to make them.

	22-05-2005 03:48									#12
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ATI for graphics acceleration. Since 1997.

	22-05-2005 03:57									#13
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My life is complete now that I know what brand of lavatory paper Dissident uses. I don't think he could do more to ensure the continued loyalty of his ass.

	22-05-2005 04:16									#14
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I usually don't give a ****, except New Balance, those shoes rock (especially if you have square feet like me) but then I've never seen any New Balance commercials...

	22-05-2005 05:57									#15
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quote: Originally posted by Snotty All my consoles are Nintendo

	22-05-2005 06:12									#16
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quote: Originally posted by Bosh I usually don't give a ****, except New Balance, those shoes rock (especially if you have square feet like me) but then I've never seen any New Balance commercials...

New Balance

	22-05-2005 06:19									#17
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For consoles, I will stick with Microsoft now, although I'll keep my Super Nintendo handy for FFVI.

For clothes, I buy AE Jeans because they fit me better than any other brand I've tried; Structure (now Express for Men) is another brand I like, although I will buy from 3 or 4 stores.

For cars, Ford.

	22-05-2005 06:37									#18
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Linksys networking devices. Green Giant asparagus spears.

	22-05-2005 06:45									#19
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quote: Hugo Boss, Armani, and Chanel for cologne. Ecco and Clarks for shoes. Verbatim for CD-Rs/DVD-Rs. Victorinox is also a near-holy brand for me

Yes, but you are Italian and therefore insane.

And crap at football to boot!!!

	22-05-2005 07:13									#20
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Jif Creamy Peanut Butter.

Lesuer Young English Peas.

Diet Coke.

	22-05-2005 07:57									#21
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Diss, are you done doing "something wild and crazy"? On bail and full of regrets? Spill dude, inquiring minds want to know!

	22-05-2005 09:14									#22
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Ones that haven't changed:
Coke.
nVidia (when ATi finally gets off of their ass and actually writes decent linux drivers, maybe I'll give them a second chance.)
Microsoft (just the mice. and just over Logitech.)


Mere preferences, as in, I'll probably choose them:
Samsung
IBM (laptops)

	22-05-2005 09:18									#23
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Pepsi

Dell

	22-05-2005 09:35									#24
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All my tennis shoes are Diadora. Other brands are often too narrow.

IBM Thinkpad for notebook computers, they did a very good job making them.

Logitech for pointing devices. I have one that has lasted me seven years and is still working perfectly.

Samsung or Philips for LCD displays, when I can spare the $$$.

3M Post-Its, other brands of sticky notes just don't stick that well.

Zeiss or Contax camera lenses.

Belgian or Swiss chocolate

I avoid Sony products in general, they just aren't up to par in quality.

	22-05-2005 12:01									#25
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quote: Originally posted by Agathon My life is complete now that I know what brand of lavatory paper Dissident uses. I don't think he could do more to ensure the continued loyalty of his ass.

I aim to please

	22-05-2005 12:02									#26
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Trojan

	22-05-2005 12:03									#27
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as for computer brands, I have no real loyalties. I buy whatever is cheap and still has good performance.

I used to have ndvidia, but now I have ATI. I'll probably go back to nvidia next time though, but maybe not. I have no preference for hard drives, cd burners etc. And of course I have no computer brand names, since mine are put together myself usually.

	22-05-2005 15:45									#28
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The only brands I can think of right now that I (at least until now) have kept buying is Nvidia, Intel and HP, but I don't keep buying products from them blindly:
I did buy an ATI graphics card about a year ago since I kept hearing good things about it, but it failed too much so I went back to Nvidia
Until now I've only bought Intel processors, but the one I have now fails too much so next time it wont be Intel
The first printer I had was of some brand I don't remember anymore, I wasn't happy about it. Then I bought a HP printer and was pleasantly suprised (I didn't know about brands back then). Then I bought a Cannon printer (after hearing good things about it), but it spent more time in repair than at home so I ended up getting my money back and bought HP instead

	22-05-2005 15:55									#29
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Heinz baked beans. Every other single brand of baked beans sucks more than a black hole.

* Starchild recalls in horror ASDA value baked beans

	22-05-2005 15:57									#30
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quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger I avoid Sony products in general, they just aren't up to par in quality.

For media equipment, I've found sony to be the best, ie. movies and music. My MD player has lasted for over 3 years with no problems and in nigh constant use, which is rare in portable electronics these days. In fact, its usefulness and reliability have kept me away from MP3 players.

I used to be fairly loyal to Dell for laptops, but this is my last one. This is the second one I've owned where I had to have the harddrive replaced, and now the DVD drive is acting up. The next one I get will probably be a toshiba.

For toilet paper, I buy vinda. It's reasonably soft and a reasonable price.

Recently, I've discovered only Glad wrap is worth buying here for saranwrap.