All groceries. It might be a surprise to some, but generic brands are usually very good in this area. My approach is to always buy the generic first, and if it's not good enough then try a name-brand.
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Generic canned corn has worse color and flavor and more husk pieces than green giant fresh select. Basically the same as regular Green Giant though. If they made a premium generic canned corn I'd be all over it.
I just get bagged frozen corn (Great Value/Walmart), is that an option?
I always get generic peanut butter. If I get Skippy it tastes different, but I stop noticing after the first second.
Giant store brand cottage cheese is my favorite, maybe tied with Penn Maid. But it's much better than Hood or Daisy.
Also cream cheese. Giant is a bit more tart than Kraft (aka Philadelphia).
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Certain OTC meds for me, the generics are identical to the name brand
Store brand is good depending on the store. For example, Costco or HEB (in Texas) have store brand products that are equal and sometimes better in quality than their branded counterparts. So when Iβm at a store like that, I look for the store brand version first when buying an item.
Kirkland premium vanilla ice cream.
Most Costco-brand things are pretty decent. We can't get their liquor where I live, though.
Pretty much everything I consume. The main exceptions are canned tomatoes (the store brands are always sourer than I'd like), some cheeses. I used to also buy brand pasta, but ever since my supermarket got its own generic bronze-cut pasta I no longer need to.
When it comes to medicinal products I'm more likely to get a brand version though, e.g when the brand version works better, like with Tiger Balm, or when a generic isn't available.
Half n Half just now. Kroger brand. 2.50 is plenty for this little thing of half and half
Aldiβs Clancyβs chips. Name brand are just too greasy for me. Also, I just tried their garlic bread chips and those are dangerous.
Aldi has the best store-brand snacks
Their chips, though, are legitimately better than any other brand I've had including name brand