For example, if you insist on buying Advil instead of store brand ibuprofen. I mean, you’d be wasting your money in that example, but you do you

  • @hperrin
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    2711 months ago

    Fun fact: Oreos are the knock-off brand. Hydrox was the original.

    • newIdentity
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      1311 months ago

      TBD, Hydrox is a pretty bad name and Oreo definitely had the better marketing team.

      • @AngryCommieKender
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        711 months ago

        It’s because of the time. The owner wanted to imply cleanliness in production, chemistry was pretty new, and what could be cleaner than water? Hence Hydrox

      • @RizzRustbolt
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        511 months ago

        “A lot of people worked really hard on this.”

        “Why?”

    • @[email protected]
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      Huh. Not only that, it sounds like Hydrox is better:

      Compared to Oreos, Hydrox cookies have a less sweet filling and a crunchier cookie shell that is less soggy when dipped in milk.

      I find Oreos too sweet and soft.

      • @brandon
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        11 months ago

        Last time I tried Hydrox, arguably many years ago, it seemed to taste and feel like all the generic knockoffs. They would start off crunchy when you first open the pack but would turn soft and stale within a couple days. Oreos seem to stay crispy for literally weeks.

      • @[email protected]
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        411 months ago

        From personal experience, Hydrox tasted terrible compared to Oreos. My parents switched to Hydrox when I was little because Oreos were being made with lard at the time, and they were barely worth eating. The chocolate cookie part was too hard and chalky.