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[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (6 children)

Oreos

Contact lens solution (any name brand)

[–] [email protected] 26 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Fun fact: Oreos are the knock-off brand. Hydrox was the original.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Huh. Not only that, it sounds like Hydrox is better:

Compared to Oreos, Hydrox cookies have a less sweet filling and a crunchier cookie shell that is less soggy when dipped in milk.

I find Oreos too sweet and soft.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

From personal experience, Hydrox tasted terrible compared to Oreos. My parents switched to Hydrox when I was little because Oreos were being made with lard at the time, and they were barely worth eating. The chocolate cookie part was too hard and chalky.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Last time I tried Hydrox, arguably many years ago, it seemed to taste and feel like all the generic knockoffs. They would start off crunchy when you first open the pack but would turn soft and stale within a couple days. Oreos seem to stay crispy for literally weeks.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (2 children)

TBD, Hydrox is a pretty bad name and Oreo definitely had the better marketing team.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

It's because of the time. The owner wanted to imply cleanliness in production, chemistry was pretty new, and what could be cleaner than water? Hence Hydrox

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

"A lot of people worked really hard on this."

"Why?"

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

HEB > everything else*

*Except instant oatmeal. They dropped the ball on that one

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Tried buying some organic Oreos once.

They were quickly referred to as "punishment cookies".

That one box lasted almost 3 months rather than the 3day lifespan of a normal Oreo.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Really? I think the Great Value knockoff Oreos taste fantastic.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

And also contact lenses themselves

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I wear dailies now but when I didn't I used just generic saline solution and never felt any difference from the fancy stuff.