OzBargainers love to save a dime, just as the supermarkets do in their quest for increased margins amidst the so-called 'supermarket wars'.
There have been a few threads over the years discussing generic products, but in my personal shopping recently, I've noticed that many of my former house brand staples either no longer exist or have been modified (couple of examples: Woolworths Home Brand Tasty Cheese - deleted, replacement tastes worse. Coles Smart Buy Chunky Peanut Butter - now fewer chunks).
I'm keen to hear from the savvy OzB community which generic products you swear by so we can all benefit.
I figure this might be a pretty handy thread to refer back to at a point, so would propose that if you're listing a product, put the name of the first product/s at the top of your comment in bold, with subsequent items in italics before any commentary (if desired). Equally, if you're making comparisons between products, use greater than (>), less than (<) or equal to (=) symbols at the top of your comment.
I'll get things started to add my 2c but also to serve as an example :)
Woolworths Home Brand Garlic Bread > La Famiglia Garlic Bread > Coles Smart Buy Garlic Bread
Woolworths Essentials Crumbed Chicken Nuggets = Ingham Crumbed Chicken Nuggets
Coles Macadamia and Caramel Ice Cream
I always keep garlic bread + chicken nuggets in stock in my freezer. Never know when unexpected guests might pop in, and it's always nice to have some simple snacks ready to knock up quickly. Honestly can't find fault with the Woolies variants of these - crowd hits every time.