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What is a product that you won’t accept a generic alternative for? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by jeffw@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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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

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[–] ScreaminOctopus@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Indeed, I bought a different brand thinking it'd be the same because the recipe is public, boy was I wrong 🤮

[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Same. "It's basically spicy peppers and garlic, how hard can it be?"

Very hard, apparently.