Consumer Reports: Store brands vs name brands

Are store brands as good?

Consumer Reports: Store brands vs name brands


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Posted: 09/10/2012

People are buying more store brands these days. And more are coming on the market -- everything from cereal to peanut butter, even wine.    

To see how store brands stack up against name brands, Consumer Reports did blind tests of 19 pairs of products.

To see the full report, watch in the video player above.

Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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