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What is a product that you won’t accept a generic alternative for? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 10 months ago by jeffw to c/[email protected]

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For example, if you insist on buying Advil instead of store brand ibuprofen. I mean, you’d be wasting your money in that example, but you do you

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 10 months ago (13 children)

You're absolutely wrong about Advil. Advil has a tasty candy coating.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (8 children)

The liquid gels are so profoundly better than the other types of pills that I've stopped purchasing any other brands or kinds of ibuprofen forever. Liquigels are the GOAT

[–] jeffw 6 points 10 months ago (5 children)

I read a study recently that found it really only ends up working like 10 minutes faster than the regular kind.