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What are some product categories where the mainstream option IS the best option? (programming.dev)
submitted 22 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) by Mesa@programming.dev to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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I was eating some chocolate when I imagined a world where Hershey's was widely accepted, even by elitists, as the best chocolate.

Is consumer elitism just a facade for pretentious contrarians? Or are there things where even most snobs agree with the masses?

Also, I mean that the product is intrinsically considered to be the best option. I'm not considering social products where the user network makes the experience.

Edit: I was not eating Hershey's. Hershey's being the best chocolate is a bizarro universe in this hypothetical.

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[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 10 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Cling wrap, the store brand is absolute garbage

…unless that store is Costco.

Kirkland Signature cling wrap is the best. And the “Easy Cutter” is the best thing to ever happen to cling wrap.

[–] finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Kirkland isn't a typical store brand though, most offerings are just a repackaged name brand from what I understand

[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

They actually do co-branding with some of their KS products. I had to go check and see if the cling wrap was co-branded with Reynolds but it wasn’t; I see in their app the aluminum foil is.

I’ve never seen their sliding “easy cutter” on any brand’s cling wrap before. It really is a game changer.

[–] iamericandre@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

You got a point there. No Costco here, yet at least