Brand Loyalty

[Vodstok]

Everyone has certain brands they swear by, either becuase they grew up with it, enjoy it, or just all around think it's the best. This is pthe place to pimp your favorites. you may even turn some people on to something they never would have thought of trying.

here are some big ones for me:

Hot Sauce:
Frank's Red Hot
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Beer:
Corona
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Cooking tools:
Lodge Cast Iron and Calphalon
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Lodge is the original US cast iron skillet manufacturer, and just like Levi's, the first is the best. I have 3 skillets, a grilled cheese pan and a melting pot, all cast iron, all purchased before they began pre-seasoning them (which takes all of the fun out of owning cast iron). I use my 12" skillet (also my first) almost every day.

Calphalon comprises the rest of my cooking tools. my pots and pans are all calphalon stainless, as is my knife set. they are the best knives i have ever owned. I used to have 2 zwilling knives, nice german steel. neither could hold an edge as well as my calphalons, and i even snapped the tip off my 10" chef's knife zwilling. The calphalon ones hold an edge amazingly well, and are indestructable.

your turns :)

[newb]

I'll agree on the hot sauce....its the only one I use.

beer may be a different story

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/rockinmule/arrogantbastard.jpg

if you can find it....give it a try.

[Vodstok]

I'll agree on the hot sauce....its the only one I use.

beer may be a different story

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/rockinmule/arrogantbastard.jpg

if you can find it....give it a try.

I was working a contract up in Manchester NH that ended back in October. My boss took me and the other guys out to lunch to say good bye on my last day, and the place he took us had been serving arrogant bastard for about a month.

I was brave and had 2 :) (20 oz :D)

[newb]

I was working a contract up in Manchester NH that ended back in October. My boss took me and the other guys out to lunch to say good bye on my last day, and the place he took us had been serving arrogant bastard for about a month.

I was brave and had 2 :) (20 oz :D)

Its pretty mild for a high ABV beer.....I think so anyway.

[urgeok2]

for me ..

i also like the Franks Red Hot products

i've had great luck with Sony electronics,
Infinity speakers
anchor bay DVDs
converse sneakers

[neverending]

Converse- I used to wear nothing but. Now since they've outsourced everything to Mexico they are very cheaply made- they rip much faster and there's less padding in the soles.

[fortunato]

barq's root beer.

faithful drinker for 15+ years.

[illdojo]

For me it's name brand cereal like Post, General Mills, or Kellogg's .
I hate off brand cereal. It tastes so gnarly and cheap. :mad:

[crabapple]

Disney video

one can almost never go wrong with a Disney video product.

[urgeok2]

Disney video

one can almost never go wrong with a Disney video product.

whaaaaaaa ????


what about all those direct to DVD sequels of classic movies.

trust me - you can go VERY wrong with Disney.

[Elvis_Christ]

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Cheap as fuck weed is a brand I stick by. Sometimes have to go to different stores to find it but you know its all about the loyalty to the product.

[jaybomb]

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Cheap as fuck weed is a brand I stick by. Sometimes have to go to different stores to find it but you know its all about the loyalty to the product.

No backyard boogie for me, only the dank buds:D no seeds or stems

[Vodstok]

whaaaaaaa ????


what about all those direct to DVD sequels of classic movies.

trust me - you can go VERY wrong with Disney.

There is one exception to that generally inmutable rule, cinderella 3 was surprisingly clever.

classic disney isnt bad, but things started falling apart sometime after the little mermaid. beauty and the beast pushes things a bit, started getting hokey and the acting was going downhill. then they made pocahontas... the hunchback of notre dame, and Hercules.


Hercules was worse than a parody of disney movies. Disney typically sanitized the stories to be more kid friendly, understandable.

But hera and zues were in love? "Herc" is a star? jesus christ... that movie made me want to vomit.

[urgeok2]

i absolutely LOVE Monsters Inc .. probably the best disney film since the 40's.

other than that - i really dont care for any of the 'new classics'

[crabapple]

whaaaaaaa ????


what about all those direct to DVD sequels of classic movies.

trust me - you can go VERY wrong with Disney.

Oh, I don't watch those direct-to-video sequels. I meant the goooood films you know the gooooooood ones

[Despare]

I wasn't a big fan after Beauty and the Beast either. Not much into Hercules, Tarzan, Hunchback, Mulan...

But I did like Monsters Inc., Toy Story, and The Incredibles.

[urgeok2]

yeah - thank god for Pixar.

bugs life was fun too.

[Vodstok]

pixar is great. I was never interested in cars, but i love the rest of them. ratatouille was fun. i consider it redemtion for peter otoole. he owed us big after phantoms.

[jenna26]

I LOVE Beauty and the Beast, but I agree that after that one, I also wasn't much of a fan. But I will admit that I do like Mulan. Hercules and The Hunchback of Notre Dame I didn't care much for at all though.

I really liked The Incredibles a lot as well, never saw Toy Story.

[Despare]

he owed us big after phantoms.

:p


I liked Phantoms.





Criterion is another one for me.

[urgeok2]

pixar is great. I was never interested in cars, but i love the rest of them. ratatouille was fun. i consider it redemtion for peter otoole. he owed us big after phantoms.



no - cars was definately the most unengaging misfire Pixar ever had.

Ratatouille was very goo . didnt think i would like it from the ads - and was pleasantly suprised.


Aflect was the BOMB in Phantoms, yo ! (gues sthe quote)


I actually kind of liked phantoms as well ... but it wasnt the movie for o'toole

he looked like he had 1 foot in the grave - i cant believe he's still alive

[Despare]

no - cars was definately the most unengaging misfire Pixar ever had.

Ratatouille was very goo . didnt think i would like it from the ads - and was pleasantly suprised.


Aflect was the BOMB in Phantoms, yo ! (gues sthe quote)


I actually kind of liked phantoms as well ... but it wasnt the movie for o'toole

he looked like he had 1 foot in the grave - i cant believe he's still alive

Yeah, Jay and Silent were right about Affleck. Still, if O'Toole owes for any bad performance is the sloppy drunken job he did in Caligula. Although I doubt if his acting could have saved it.

[crabapple]

Strangely enough, for a film so well-reviewed, I thought Ratatouille was seriously lacking in the story department. Considering that it's a film about artistry and inspiration, I found it more than a little odd that the main human character remains an incompetent goof throughout the picture, when he could have learned to unleash his "inner cook" as a result of the rat's efforts...

It was fun to watch and I liked the animated rats, but, it didn't do for me what, say, Finding Nemo did for me.

[Vodstok]

The human remained underdeveloped on purpose, i thought. The story was about Remy.


The incredibles is one o fmy all time favorite movies. Pixar (and especially pixar movies from Brad Bird) are probably the best family films out there. they are appropriate without ever being preachy or pandering. plus the animation is always excellent and their casting is usually dead on.


Back on topic, when i smoked, i was partial to Zippos for lighters (although when you smoke, anything that will light the little fuckers works)

I am a loyal Solichnaya drinker. I appreciate the quality of brands like Grey Goose, but for my money, Stoli has a unique taste that i prefer.

[ferretchucker]

Baked Beans and Ketchup
HEINZ

Brown Sauce
Daddies
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Lemonade
Schweppes

Chocolate
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MINTS
POLOs
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or

Tic Tacs
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Noodles
POT NOODLE
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[Roderick Usher]

Le Creuset cookware

Tobasco in all its varieties

Beer: Stone, Bert Grant, Anderson Valley, Sierra Nevada, Fullers

Criterion DVD releases

[The_Return]

A little bit off-topic...I just wanted to pop in and defend Hercules.

I'd really have to say that it's one of my absolute favourite Disney movies. I was born-and-raised on the classics...Sword and the Stone, Pinocchio, Robin Hood, 101 Dalmatians, stuff like that. Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin came out shortly after I was born, and those became pretty major for me, too.

Hercules came out when I was around 7-8. We went to see it in theatres, and I fell in love. It's the first time I can really think of being obsessed with a movie...to this day its one of my all-time favourite movies, bar none. Yes, it shits all over Greek myth - so what? It's a Disney movie, just roll with it:) .

Poor Herc...gets all the shit...

[massacre man]

Batman....

[neverending]

I'll watch anything on the Food Channel that doesn't have Emeril in it.

[The STE]

Criterion. I actually designed a billboard and did a radio commercial for them as class projects.

[ferretchucker]

I liked hercules. Lion king is my favourite disney movie though.

[novakru]

Desert Essence... all natural skin care products.
Nine West shoes...durable, stylish and comfortable.

[pinkfloyd45769]

Hair Care products-Thermasilk,it smells sooo good
Bath and Body Works lotions,body wash,body sprays.They smell yummy.
Toothpaste-only Crest products
Jeans-American Eagle,they are so comfy
I love Kraft cheese,other ones are gross.

[Posher778]

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[pinkfloyd45769]

I've been wanting to try that water.Does it have any sugar in it?

[Posher778]

I've been wanting to try that water.Does it have any sugar in it?

13 grams. lol

[pinkfloyd45769]

That sucks! I try to avoid all sugar intake if possible.It looks good though.

[The_Return]

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc240/Posher88/Glaceau_Vitamin_Water.jpg

I just polished off a bottle of "Balance", heh.

I dont think they sell that stuff here in Canada, but my parents went down to Maine last week and stocked up. Pretty good stuff!

[novakru]

That sucks! I try to avoid all sugar intake if possible.It looks good though.

If you drink the Revive- you don't have to worry about the sugar...you'll burn it off in less than an hour:D

This is the one product that you actually feel the effects it claims to have.
Truth in Labeling....imagine that:cool:

[Posher778]

I just polished off a bottle of "Balance", heh.

I dont think they sell that stuff here in Canada, but my parents went down to Maine last week and stocked up. Pretty good stuff!

My favorite is 'Energy' and 'XXX'

[ferretchucker]

Energy drinks. = Lucozade.

I don't think you have lucozade in america. Gatorade and that are nice but for real energy, I have to rank lucozade the best. Seriously, you have to try the latest one if you get the chance. It is the most energy giving drink I have ever had!