Brands that live up to their hype

Apple

TINA, bring me the Axe!!

Kirkland products at Costco.

Grand Seiko watches.

Polk speakers, especially the newest heritage line.

Omaha Steaks

ZeroSurge surge suppressors...the absolute best.

Tide

Miele, Lindhaus, Nilfisk vacuum cleaners

SVS subwoofers

LG OLED 4k and 8k tv's

Lexus

Cummins Diesel engines

Honda Powersports

Omega watches

Waterford Crystal

StarLink internet

I have my favorite non-vintage champagnes that deliver excellent bubbly, year in, year out. Thats the entire point of the premium paid for a brand. It is always the quality one expects and always the house style one likes.

Sports equipment - hiking, camping, skiing. Once you decide you want "high quality" and then choose a brand that is high quality - it's always good. One exception can be hiking boots. There are international mass market brands reported to be high quality but are in fact hit or miss. But if you choose a French, Italian, Swiss or Austrian brand, the boot will be what you expect.

Mark Cross

Snap-On hand tools

Creed fragrances

NAD electronics...especially the newest amplifiers

Leica cameras

VENTRAC lawn mowing equipment

STIHL yard and forest equipment

Chevron gasoline

Tiffany & Co.

Cartier

Chef Boyardee

Lotuff leather products

Hermes'

Great Value

S.T. Dupont cigarette lighters

Goyard leather products

Louis Vuitton

Tussy

Harry Winston jewels

Trump steaks

Vacheron Constantin

Miele

NAMES, NAMES, NAMES, SWEETIE!!!

Clorox

Astroglide

Jenny Craig

Range Rover

McIntosh Labs stereo equipment

Klipsch speakers

NOCO automotive battery chargers

Strivectin

John Deere

Bushmills Irish Whiskey

Whistle Pig whiskey

Maytag washers and dryers

Whirlpool washers

Pepsi-Cola!

AMSOIL motor oil

Aldi and Lidl. Just consistent good value, no tricks.

Marbain steel mower blades

SMYTHSON fine stationery

STICKLEY furniture

LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY genuine lamps

NAMBE'

ZODIAC boats

Feadship yachts

Stop this thread. It’s just a brand role call.

YETI coolers

TITO's vodka

Hillstone Resturants

HONDA business jets

r65 can't afford it, maybe??

VEEDER mailboxes

Michelin tires

TOTO washlet computerized Japanese toilet seats

Energizer Lithium batteries

Better Life cleaning products

Perrier water

ABLOY deadbolt locks

Moet et Chandon

Griot's Garage car care products

BoarsHead deli meats

Devialet' stereo speakers

SprayWay glass cleaner in the blue and white spray can, it is beyond belief...

I have had an iMac for years and imo it is a miracle product. I'm thrilled with it.

I buy Tide laundry detergent and Jif peanut butter and have for decades. Somehow I am addicted to the delicious taste of Good Seasons Italian dressing spice blend packets. I freaking love the taste and have for fifty years!

SubZero refrigerators/freezers

Germanicure nail cutting implements

Shun and Case knives

LiftMaster garage door openers

Tempur-pedic Mattresses

CorrosionX multipurpose lubricant...simply the best out there

Warby Parker glasses

Ruffles Potato chips they are very strong!

Taco Bell. Mexicans agree

United Airlines. I haven't been dragged off yet!

Apparently we have Miss Gloria fucking Vanderbilt here posting from the grave. 90% of the posts in this thread are from the same person.

Paradigm speakers

Casino G-Shock watches. I had mine for 20 years. I shit you not. I had to change the battery and replace the wristband when it got all dirty and stinky 🦨

It finaly died in 2021. Getting another one for Christmas.

This one looks nice.

Kerrygold Irish butter.

Mac knives.

e-cloth

R93 I love to block OCD posters. Which number should I block to make it disappear? Thanks

I hate OCD posters but weird ass posters like the Richard Rimerez night stalker fetish thread are psychopathic.

OMG that was easier. I guessed it was "Cartier" and blocked that. over 50% of the thread disappears. Fucking lame ass loon!

[quote]It’s just a brand role call.

Oh, dear.

Farrow and Ball paint.

"Branding is often irrelevant to me but others come to rely on brands that meet their needs and serve them well. "

What an idiotic post.

Red Dragon Cheese

[R34] sorry to break it to you, but goyard is plasticized canvas. A lot of these products are what nouveau riche pretenders think are cool. Lame thread.

R106 all my goyard items are lined with impeccable calfskin

Les Schwab for anything related to car tires, although I’m not sure if they’re only local to the Pacific NW.

[quote] Sports equipment - hiking, camping, skiing. Once you decide you want "high quality" and then choose a brand that is high quality - it's always good.

What specific brand are you talking about?

Les Schwab is in California, but I find their franchises here aren’t as well run as the ones on OR and WA.

Vitamix

Dicker & Dicker of Beverly Hills

McDonald’s. Always thought it was crap, and it never disappointed me.

Love Affair - Strawberry douche 🍓

Les Schwab gets services commercial fleets in Seattle - fast, zero bs.

And, I’m saying it: Wedgwood. I gave away all my queenly possessions to move across the country and I have chipped up two sets of “every day” porcelain. My plain Edme creamware was crazed like hell, but it saw me through countless relapses, sobriety, and a relationship with a bipolar gemini - which is how he described himself. Nice dick.

Fuck it! I’m stoned. I nominate self-describing bipolar geminis to our OCD list.

Dawn dishwashing liquid

Bar Keeper’s Friend

Zippo lighters. Pretty much unchanged for decades.

Even if you don't smoke, it's fun to play with and feels good in your hand.

Saint Laurent

New Balance

Dominion voting machines

Gibson Guitars- Marshall amps- BBC-

Cheetos, the original fried ones.

Been eating them all my long life and the taste and crunchiness have never changed. Unlike my waistline.

Which reminds me I've only got two sacks left in the cupboard. Time to restock.

[quote] Cheetos, the original fried ones.

What do you mean the "original fried ones"? The "crunchy" (vs. the puffs)?

What’s “impeccable calfskin,” R107? And what distinguishes it from calfskin that is not impeccable?

I suspect other manufacturers have now caught up, but Sub-Zero really was in a league of its own for decades. Thru really do keep food fresher and, while they never would have paid for themselves by making groceries last longer, the shallower depth could make an otherwise awkward kitchen work and that could help save money on a reno that would have otherwise required moving walls and even plumbing.

I’ve also been impressed with g-shock and vitamix.

What are you guys making in your Vitamixes?

Mercedes

Sony

Bulova

Sildenafil.

Donald Trump

R124 Of course the crunchy ones. The puffy ones are baked and are garbage. Suitable only for throwing to pandas at the zoo.

And "original" also means the original cheese flavor, since they've now got more flavors than Baskin-Robbins.

Cherry bombs.

Snakes.

Fire crackers.

Sorry, wrong thread.

Wolf's chili. No hype. Does not disappoint.

I just got a couple of L.L. Bean bathrobes and I like them a lot. So, I'd say L.L. Bean. The customer service was really good as well.

To R80, I agree with you...BoarsHead Deli meats are excellent.

Wawa used to use BoarsHead when they made sandwiches& Hoagies (They sliced the meats then) Now, its generic mystery meats from their warehouse distributions center in Carneys Point NJ (Mcclain's).

Also, whoever posted KerryGold Irish butter; you forgot the Irish cheese (its that GOOD!!)

I'm the one who posted Kerrygold butter and I also like the Dubliner cheese (buy it from Costco).

Sorry, but I tried the Boar's Head turkey slices and wasn't impressed.

Clarins and LaRoche Posay make some nice cleansing products. Also Cetaphil soap.

Some Persil detergent work well. Also, as mentioned above, Clorox. I buy their bleach pods.

Oyster sailing yachts, I keep telling myself that I'm going to look into buying one.

My neighbor has one (60 ft sailboat), I am rarely jealous, but I want one.I have to learn how to sail first!!

Rimowa

Belmond hotels. Four Seasons, Peninsula.

The North Face jackets, winterwear and luggage; same with Columbia. I've had the same North Face carry on for over 10 years and taken over many continents.

Smirnoff vodka - don't drink the 100 proof that Mrs. Alfred Steele does but the regular is good and wins taste tests.

Arm & Hammer products - toothpaste, deodorant, laundry detergent.

Mario Badescu facial products. Have purchased the caffeine eye cream and cellufirm drops for years.

Lululemon. Yes, Lululemon. Very good quality.

Hate the stuff, but let's be honest it's never changed: Spam.

Neither has another product of like derivation: Jell-O.

Bounty Paper Towel. All other brands are terrible.

Merle Norman

To R143 Love them both& still cook with them.

My grandchildren love my Spam Mac&cheese, plus Jell-O with fruit& whipped cream

Pampered Chef

Skinceutical CE Ferulic acid.

Anything cheaper is BS.

Quilted Northern

Marlboro

Anker earbuds! Amazing quality and super cheap. I think I paid $40 for mine, and that was almost two years ago. I swear I'm not a shill

Patagonia

Dirt Cheap fun fun

I second Persil laundry detergent. It's fantastic.

Also: Volvo cars (aside from their Ford era in the mid-2000s, which I am pretending never happened).

Bleach my butt cream

Jansport backpacks

I had some North Face jackets that lasted forever and looked good, as well.

Absolut vodka was popular, then not. I don’t drink aymore, but Absolut was my favorite. No “off” flavors. Price was OK. I never got sick on it. (Sadly, I did get sick from Tito’s a couple of times.) I also liked the Absolut bottle. The bottle is compact and I could store it upright in my freezer.

[quote]Anker earbuds! Amazing quality and super cheap. I think I paid $40 for mine, and that was almost two years ago. I swear I'm not a shill

Same with me, I bought a couple of years ago from a Black Friday sale and they still work fine.

Not sure if it's a "brand," but Bulletproof coffee. It really is a weightloss miracle because it keeps you satiated for hours.

No, that’s not a brand.

I second Cetaphil products.

Lea and Perkins Worcestershire sauce

I meant Lea and Perrins

R159 I see Bulletproof coffee for sale on Amazon. It’s expensive. Is it good like Illy?

[quote]Brands that live up to their hype

Circle Bar with my first initial in the middle.

Of course it lives up to its hype best on the proper rump.

Rainbow vacuum cleaners - trapping filth in water is fun and disgusting. Plus, the machines are simply built and run forever.

Nutone kitchen exhaust fans - I have burned many food items in my lifetime and these remove the smoke. I installed them in two different kitchens at move-in.

For the ladies, LUME deodorant product

R166 These both look excellent. I never heard of either one.

R2 I feel like the generic famous smell of classic Axe/Lynx etc. only appeals to other men. Every woman I know, including myself, hates it.

Yet straight and bi-leaning straight men will still insist on bathing in it as if it's a leg-opener.

Can recommend Vicks (especially the First Defense Nasal spray) for nipping common cold viruses in the bud.

That shit works, I don’t know exactly how—some kind of mega potent zinc/succinic acid concoction, per the label.

Birkenstock

Can anyone who knows fragrances list the best perfume houses or lines, in terms of quality and value for money respective to price point?

There is so much overpriced and overhyped shit out there that just doesn't smell like the million bucks they charge for it. Likewise, there's a lot of cheap shit that smells like cheap shit. One of my newest most enjoyable hobbies in life is sampling and reviewing scent, but I keep getting burned by bad scents.

Wegmans!

Patagonia (better, more innovative than North Face)

Tide (and Procter & Gamble products, generally)

Wegman's

Carhartt (durable, affordable)

The gold Parker fountain pen that my businessman uncle bought for me as a baby (to have at 18) is still going strong. It was purchased decades ago.

Lume

Samsung, HP, Gain detergent, Softsoap scents.

Mackie and Audioarts audio mixers. Shure SM7B microphones. Sony MDR7506 headphones.

Aveeno body wash.

Tesla

Tussy and Menthol Virginia Slims

Albolene

Medicare

I like Tide and Jif and Whirlpool.

And Dove and Oil of Olay

Chiquita

Kaboom cleaning products

Neutrogena Norwegian Formula hand cream, Blistex lip balms, Nivea showergels

Dawn Powerwash in the spray bottle is incredible.

Bon Ami Cleanser

Coca Cola Breyer Stridex Biofreeze

R188 what hype do Blistex and Nivea shower gels ever receive???

Carrington for Men. It's every bit as bit as sexy as John Forsythe was.

How are the Rao’s sauces? I’ve heard mixed things.

Heinz Ketchup

Barbara Ryan Originals

Barkeeper's Friend cleansing powder

[quote] How are the Rao’s sauces? I’ve heard mixed things.

Don't bring up Rao's sauces! It's a sore topic on DL.

Easy-Off oven cleaner. I've lived in lots of different rental apartments. The ovens, upon moving in, are often disgusting and dirty. Easy-Off simply works.

I even found out that Easy-Off fume free works to clean the floor of my fiberglass (molded) shower stall.

r195, Heinz is good, but Hunts (HFC-free) Ketchup is my go-to.

R200 cunts

Speed Queen washers

Medicaid

Pine-Sol

Fabuloso

Citizen brand solar powered watches. I have 3 pairs of them, one of them is going on 12 years old now. They work flawlessly.

Their kinetic powered watches sucked though. They were heavy and if you weren't wearing a given one regularly, they would lose power quickly.

Rentmen.com escorts. Each inch is worth $50.

Mercedes S-Class

Clits

Helman's mayonaise. Gilette Mach3 razors, Prego, Downey liquid fabric softener, Tide.

I agree with Gillette. I've tried using cheaper razors and nothing competes with it.

Schonbek crystal chandeliers. Founded in 1870.

Miele appliances. Kitchen, laundry, vacuum.

Le Creuset. I was a bit sceptical at first so my first purchase was a cheap, second hand example, but I'm a convert now and have a broad selection.

Queen Helene

R172 If you are anywhere near Los Angeles I recommend a trip to the Scent Bar (and if not, Luckyscent.com) for some exploring. My recommndation for a brand would be L'Artisan Parfumeur for having unique, interesting and not-overpowering or overly trendy perfumes. That's a personal recommendation, though. If you tell us what notes you like, or moods etc., perhaps we can recommend some specific perfumes?

Twats sportswear

Aroy-D is one of very, very, very few brands that combines, on a supermarket shelf, "best quality" with "lowest price."

Dr. Bronners (Sal-Suds for the house, liquid castile soap for self)

Blistex (for dry winter lips)

Crosse and Blackwell malt vinegar

my Yeti liter drink container looks as good as it did the day I bought it 3 years ago (and it gets heavy/daily use) but I've heard cheaper brands are equally as good as apparently this kind of product it very easy to make well?

Justine Tabak women's clothing, sustainable/UK-made brand, very well and durably made in my somewhat limited experience

Dr bronners sucks. Dry your fucking skin out with his shit

That sounds fishy R217. Is it?

R219 It's just soap and it only cleans (home or self), it has simple and few ingredients and none of them are moisturizing. I do use moisturizer and conditioner on my body/face/hair after using it but honestly I had to use that anyway, even with separate body wash/shampoo/facial cleansers etc. that labeled themselves as "moisturizing". I just wanted to simplify my personal and home cleansing routine to the fewest, simplest products and Dr Bronners does the thing i want it to do: clean, and without a massive list of ingredients I don't want.

R221 I’ve tried it and it’s harsh

Hellman's/Best Foods mayonnaise is the Gold Standard.

My Trump University degree has opened doors you could never have imagined.

Sauve

^^^ I meant Suave

I have to ask the OP is she knows that "reputation" is the term, not her pathetically hip elegantism of "hype."

People here are talking about jars of mayonnaise. That is not a subject that involves "hype," for fuck's sake.

Gun Oil Lube

Kitchenaid Appliances

Volvo

Spanx for Men

Renova

Cialis

Tide Liquid ( the stain release version )

Cascade Action Packs with Dawn

Bounce Pethair Dryer Sheets

Rice a Roni

Pop Tarts

Scrub Daddy sponges

What do you use them for, r229? I bought a box based on someone's recommending them—maybe you—but I find them too big for my hand when doing dishes by hand.

R230 is stupid

Yeah, I found Dr. Bronner's to be harsh and drying. Too bad, because I love the almond scent.

Toyota. Boring and bland but you get your money’s worth.

Apple.

Tide. I tried Dirty Labs laundry detergent and it’s meh.

North Face.

Soft Scrub.

Soft Snatch

North Ass

Twats

Lululemon jackets. Somewhat expensive, but very durable.

Pussymoan underwear. Somewhat expensive but very durable. Protects pussy from the elements.

This is going to sound crazy, because it's a made for TV product, but haven't been let down yet by Flex Seal. The tape and spray worked exactly as advertised. Sprayed some foundation cracks that would leak -- hasn't been a problem for 3 years now. Then we had a canvas driveway tent for storage that had ripped under the weight of snow. Taped it up and it was better than new.

Clinique

Bleach My Butt

R237 I'm also a Flex Seal fan. Not all "as seen on TV" products are crappy. Alien Tape products are decent.

I just love my pillow and my pillow slippers. That Mike Lindell is such a rounder!

Dorothy Lynch Homestyle Salad Dressing 🥗

Citizen solar watches - I currently have 3 in total, two of which are over 17 years old and still working flawlessly, far beyond their supposed 10 yr lifespan.

Dietz & Watson lunch meats and cheeses - worth every penny.

Victoria marinara sauce - This is by far the best jarred tomato sauce, beating out Rao's IMO as well. The ingredients are dead simple, whole tomatoes in juice, onions, garlic, sea salt, basil and spices. That's it. Tastes essentially identical to when I make home made sauce myself.

Nest

Tide

Dawn

Staub

Daisy

Sara Lee Artesano

Kools

Juul

[quote] Dr. Bronners (Sal-Suds for the house, liquid castile soap for self)

I'm not a fan of the Dr. Bronner's castile soap. But, I like Sal-Suds as an all purpose cleaner.

Clover Valley at Dollar General

[quote]Dorothy Lynch Homestyle Salad Dressing

Aunt Martha's Old Fashioned Salad Dressing

Dorothy Lynch Homestyle Salad Dressing is real, bitch!

I shoot a short squirt of Dr. Bronner's lavender liquid soap in my laundry water along with my detergent.

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