My husband only buys store brand food and I may need to weep

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Anonymous wrote:It probably tastes so "bland" to you because you are used to processed food.

I recently learned that a lot of TJ's items have fewer preservatives and are just healthier than name brand equivalents because they serve as their own distributor, so can shorten the time products spend in warehouse or in transit. The result is that a lot of TJ's products are fresher and healthier. But people will complain that they go bad faster, like their bread gets moldy faster and their jarred items won't last as long in the fridge once opened. People don't get this is a feature, not a bug. You aren't stocking a bunker. The crap that Sara Lee puts in their bread so it stays "fresh" in your pantry for weeks is not actually stuff you want in your body. Plus you are paying double for it, and most of your money is going towards marketing, not making the product better.

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Love a frugal king!

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Honestly I’m nit picky too so I do 90% of the grocery shopping and get what I want.

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Hahahaha I’m your husband in my marriage. Fortunately, DH and I have had the convo and I’ve stopped buying store brand versions of the things he eats/cares about. I still sneak a few store brand items into the mix but we’ve reached a solid compromise.

You need to have the talk with him. Brand items of the foods you like or imminent divorce

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Anonymous wrote:Why do you eat so much processed food OP? So much that you’ve developed a palate for certain brands of processed foods over other processed foods? You both sound gross to be honest.

Who said I eat so much processed food? I was using those purchases to illustrate a point, not listing my entire weekly dietary plan. Do you not eat ice cream?

I do not eat ice cream from a store, you are correct. I make it (on occasion) with organic grass-fed cream and whole milk from local cows, organic sugar, and organic vanilla, and a little Maldon salt. That's it.

Hopefully cow squeezing out the milk is as pretentious as you.

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Anonymous wrote:Why do you eat so much processed food OP? So much that you’ve developed a palate for certain brands of processed foods over other processed foods? You both sound gross to be honest.

Who said I eat so much processed food? I was using those purchases to illustrate a point, not listing my entire weekly dietary plan. Do you not eat ice cream?

I do not eat ice cream from a store, you are correct. I make it (on occasion) with organic grass-fed cream and whole milk from local cows, organic sugar, and organic vanilla, and a little Maldon salt. That's it.

Hopefully cow squeezing out the milk is as pretentious as you.

Do you really care enough about pp's ice cream consumption that it's worth embarrassing yourself this way? Are you like this in the real world, or just on the internet?

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Who cares? Do you nag at him a lot? He is going to stop grocery shopping.

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Was he raised in a frugal household? These are hard habits to break. I hear you on the kitchen getting cluttered with uneaten food. I would be tossing whatever he is not eating or expired food.

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Does he eat the things he buys? If so, I don’t see what the problem is. Just buy the things you like in addition. I won’t touch my dh’s sugary cereal or yogurt. I buy myself plain yogurt, berries, and mixed nuts for my my breakfasts. Bonus that he has started eating the berries too. If it’s something I care about (such as certain brands for baking), I add the brand to the shopping list. He bought super cheap coffee once but then complained about it. He agreed that we aren’t store brand coffee people.

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Anonymous wrote:It probably tastes so "bland" to you because you are used to processed food.

I recently learned that a lot of TJ's items have fewer preservatives and are just healthier than name brand equivalents because they serve as their own distributor, so can shorten the time products spend in warehouse or in transit. The result is that a lot of TJ's products are fresher and healthier. But people will complain that they go bad faster, like their bread gets moldy faster and their jarred items won't last as long in the fridge once opened. People don't get this is a feature, not a bug. You aren't stocking a bunker. The crap that Sara Lee puts in their bread so it stays "fresh" in your pantry for weeks is not actually stuff you want in your body. Plus you are paying double for it, and most of your money is going towards marketing, not making the product better.

I think TJs just buys from distributors. Many of their products are also sold in other stores but packaged differently. I oncce read their milk is cheaper but goes bad faster because they have a slower shipping process. Fine if you go through it fast but do not buy it if you expect it to last. That said I do buy non perishables...and they are fine to me.

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Anonymous wrote:I find that *some* 365 and TJ products are good.

But I have a similar problem with my husband: he buys everything on sale, and will come home with large quantities of a new-to-us product, most of which I end up hating. They linger in the kitchen for ever because they're low quality and no one eats them. He can never resist a sale. He doesn't listen when I say" If it's new, only buy ONE box".

And since he hates waste, it can never go in the trash, no. I believe there's a hoard of expired pantry items that he swears he will finish one day. Taking up space in my kitchen.

Grr.

This would irritate me. Don’t want a bunch of expired food taking up space.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It probably tastes so "bland" to you because you are used to processed food.

I recently learned that a lot of TJ's items have fewer preservatives and are just healthier than name brand equivalents because they serve as their own distributor, so can shorten the time products spend in warehouse or in transit. The result is that a lot of TJ's products are fresher and healthier. But people will complain that they go bad faster, like their bread gets moldy faster and their jarred items won't last as long in the fridge once opened. People don't get this is a feature, not a bug. You aren't stocking a bunker. The crap that Sara Lee puts in their bread so it stays "fresh" in your pantry for weeks is not actually stuff you want in your body. Plus you are paying double for it, and most of your money is going towards marketing, not making the product better.

I think TJs just buys from distributors. Many of their products are also sold in other stores but packaged differently. I oncce read their milk is cheaper but goes bad faster because they have a slower shipping process. Fine if you go through it fast but do not buy it if you expect it to last. That said I do buy non perishables...and they are fine to me.

No, they also buy directly from producers. I worked for one and we would make truckloads of fresh product for Trader Joe's.

[Anonymous]

Divorce is the answer here. This is an unfixable problem.

[Anonymous]

Team Great Value here! 😂

Have you tried telling him that you think the name brands actually taste better and are worth the extra money?

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Anonymous wrote:Okay, you need to calm down. You live everyday like this?

You folks need to spend more time on spicy boards like Datalounge, where this kind of chatter is greeted with wit and hilarity, not earnest admonishment! I am not really "enraged," but it is annoying.

Yeah!

You all need to spend more time online! In places where OP's post is "greeted with wit and hilarity." You all need to spend more time scrolling this shit!