In Response to Gretchen's Post...

Do you think exclusive brands are better than non-exclusive brands? Why or why not do you like them? Is the quality of these products actually better than not exclusive items? Have you ever been disappointed with a exclusive brands?

There is no way I could say that for every situation exclusive brands are better than non-exclusive brands. I personally had experience an instance where an exclusive brand didn't have the quality I had expected it to have. This happened when I bought a shirt from Abercrombie and Fitch, which is known for having moderately expensive clothes. After having the shirt for about a month, there was visible ware and tare. I believe the ware and tare was from the washer machine, which shouldn't cause the shirt to get holes. Where as on the other hand I had bought a nice polo type shirt from Wal-Mart that had lasted longer than this. So based from this personal instance I can't say that exclusive brands are better than others. In some cases exclusive brands are better than some non-exclusive brands. For example, I only get my jeans from American Eagle. I had noticed that my jeans from American Eagle have always lasted a lot longer than other competitors. When it comes to medication, generic vs. non generic, I believe not one is better than the other. For example, Advil is probably one of the most expensive pain reliever. There are generic brands such as equate, that have the exact same ingredients that Advil has. In this situation I do not believe Advil is any different than the generic brand. They are both the exact same thing, just one is more expensive than the other. There are some cases that I do believe exclusive brands are higher quality than non- exclusive brands. For example, an electric Braun razor I had purchased was fairly expensive. It has lasted me a long time and works really well. Where as the razor I had prior to this had broke after four months and was a non-exclusive brand. Also, the razor didn't work well at all. In this case the exclusive brand was overall better than the non-exclusive brand. Do you agree that within the medicine industry generic brands are just as good as non-generic brands?