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If you weren't in Southern California (or parts of the Midwest, I think) during the 70s, 80s or 90s, then your brain is probably burping up a giant, smoky question mark when looking at this picture. Lady Lee was the generic store brand of choice when I grew up. If you couldn't afford Coke, your ass bought Lady Lee cola. If you didn't want to spend all your coins on Lay's potato chips, you bought Lady Lee chips. If Crisco was too expensive and you really wanted an ass lube you could count on, you bought Lady Lee shortening.
I loved it when I was a kid, because I thought the name Lady Lee sounded all regal and shit. I think Lady Lee is now dead, but Sandra Lee should resurrect the brand and come out with a line of Lady Lee vodka that triples as face astringent and counter cleaner.
And if you don't know what Lady Lee was, this is your cue to shout at me, "Michael, you dim bitch, the hottest generic store brand of all time is [insert the name of your local generic store brand here]!"
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In Texas, at HEB, before it was Hill Country Fair, their generic store brand was Plaza.
But I'm with whoever said black and white labels. We ate those too, one can was all white and said Pork, the other simply said Peanut Butter.
God only knows what kind of preservatives and rancid ness We were subject to.
Thanks Michael K, you took me down my fucked up memory lane.
Dlaugher-- I officially love your grandma. God love old people, they are just honey badgers, they don't give a shit.
Crotch Bite. Damn, I haven't thought of that in years.
And speaking of the laughs never stopping-- every time we'd hear a dog going "YIPE YIPE YIPE" really loud in our neighborhood, like it was getting run over by a lawnmower, my mom would usually be the first to say, "Someone's raping a dog." She's 81 now and still has no fucks left to give. I love her.
SoCal 80s REPRESENT! We didn't really shop at Lucky's, so what I remember best (with the aid of some judicious web research) is Vons Slim Price brand and Stater Bros. "Plain Brown Label."
love lady lee! grew up in the bay area (east bay, bitches!). oakley represent. lol.
my mom would drag my ass to lucky in antioch every week to stock up on assorted lady lee products, ruffles, and frito-lay bean dip.
bonus: rock bottom records was in the same shopping center. score!
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For staples, Lady Lee was fine. But the fancy generic stuff came from GEMCO. And if it REAL fancy, FEDCO.
Submitted by imsorrywhat on Fri, 01/11/2013 - 8:53pm.
Hill Country Fare brand from HEB. HEB is Texas-only.
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Yay Hill Country Fair! I still buy HCF stuff. Especially bread, milk, eggs, and sugar. Why pay extra when I can't tell the difference anyways?
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"Somewhere, Jennifer Love Hewitt is vagazzling the words "FUCK MY LIFE" onto her crotch while deep throating a Pillsbury cookie dough roll".--MK
Shit, I remember when we were particularly broke ass, my mom would buy powdered milk. Blechhhh!
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All this generic talk reminds me my great-grandmother. She would drink one can and one can only of beer in the evening. it was a brown can that simply said BEER on it. just BEER, nothing else, no logos, no graphics, no distributed by, and certainly no health warnings.
Oh I grew up in the South Bay (Torrance, Lomita, Redondo, Hermosa, etc.). I totally remember Lucky's!!! I love you, MK!!!
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Hill Country Fare brand from HEB. HEB is Texas-only.
Lady Lee stuff was sold at Eagle Grocery stores here in Wisconsin. Eagle went belly up some time in the early 80's along with the Sambos we had
Never saw this hor in Minnysoooooda.
I regularly groove on Market Pantry and Archer Farms store brands from Super Tarjay. AF is some good shiite!
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Submitted by Classof1997 on Fri, 01/11/2013 - 2:42pm.
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Always Save = Always Gag?
I worked for Lucky Stores in So Cal for 14 years -- I was really hoping once I left there that I'd never have to see this fucking name again!
I remember Ralph's "plain wrap," so cleverly parodied in the '80s punk sci-fi masterpiece Repo Man http://tinyurl.com/b4fcols. I also remember Cinch and Jiffy brands, but I think they were just cheap cake and cornbread mixes.
I grew up in SoCal but never saw Lady Lee stuff anywhere. Clearly I led a deprived childhood.
Lmao....Jewel T was a hot generic brand growing up, too. Their sodas were like 10¢ a can.
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Cowjam.....I remember Carrefour! It was one of the first big box stores near us (it was in Pa, we were in Nj). And the free sample thing was new, so we used to walk around and my Dad would tell us to get full so we didn't have to get lunch. Lol. My Mom n Dad would make that a Saturday shopping trip. Haha. I think it was pronounced 'car4.' That was the discussion everytime we pulled into the lot. :P
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Lol...ours was Acme. Even Wile E. Coyote uses their explosives!! Hahaha
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Does anyone else shop at Carrefour? Is their generic brand "1" everywhere in the world? And how do you say it? Whenever I tell my husband to "buy 1", he gets really confused.
Chek products at Winn Dixie.
Submitted by Classof1997 on Fri, 01/11/2013 - 2:42pm.
*waves across ar/ok state line* Team Always save and best value!!
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This is why I love Dlisted! You never know what you're going to learn. ;-) MK, we're about the same age, but I grew up in Oklahoma, where the store brand of choice is/was Always Save. Our cabinets were usually full of those yellow and black packages. It all tasted like crap. I have much more refined tastes now, as I mostly purchase Wal-Mart's Great Value brand. :-p
So I googled "Lady Lee" after seeing that she made HSOTD, and this Sassy Lil Miss Philippines contestant came up. This is a 30 second must-see.
Enjoy!
http://youtu.be/vdi5IK0GN44
Nobody does nostalgia quite like MK.
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"Michael, you dim bitch, the hottest generic store brand of all time is Scotch Buy!!...'T'aint fancy but it shore is good!' sung in a Scottish accent."
My mom used to actually get in a huff over the Scotch Buy items and commercials. "First, Scotch is a drink, not an adjective! Second, why is it ok to be racist and continue that stereotype of the cheap Scot?!"
Eye rolls ensued.
Later, we were at my husband's grandma's house when a Scotch buy commercial came on. Husband said how my mom was "offended" by them. Grandma asked why. He said, well grandma, what if they called it Jew buy because it was cheap? "Well, Jewish buy would sound better, but as long as it was cheap, who cares?"
Between our two families, the laughs never stop.
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My god, MK -- we grew up in exactly the same crazy-ass California timewarp!
Submitted by Rosemary Young on Fri, 01/11/2013 - 11:52am.
President's Choice/Le Choix du President
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Just south of the border here. I never understood who the "President" was in Canada that they were referring to.
And what in godforsaken hell was the name of Piggly Wiggly's store brand? "Shits and Giggles"?
HockeyFan (and the rest of you), you are KILLING ME XD
Submitted by turnelbup on Fri, 01/11/2013 - 11:46am.
Oh, and who remembers Pursettes tampons? And their oh-so-hip-and-clever cartoon panel ads in teen magazines? I remember one in which some blond cheerleaders were chanting "Find the Pursettes tampons, find the Pursettes tampons!!"; very weird. Carrie-type menstrual weirdness.
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OMG!!! lmao, I remember those. They were the ones who showed the girl getting bumped into by the hot boy at school, her purse getting dumped, and she'd think, "Gotta get this tampon out of sight!!" before the cute boy saw it. Gawd, you just brought back some fucking freaky memories.
When I first saw this all I thought was "WHO THE FUCK WORE POWDERED TAMPONS?"
I was lucky to miss the belt phase-- my sisters had them though. But I remember my first period-- all we had in the house were my high school age sister's pads,and they were like logs between your legs!! Crhist amighty, I was in 7th grade and about knee high to a grasshopper. I couldn't even walk and refused to go to school until I got tiny pads. When I discovered tampons I was the happiest girl alive.
So glad I got all that shit yanked out!! What a fucking gross process to do to a human being.
"Michael, you dim bitch, the hottest generic store brand of all time is Scotch Buy!!'
We used to call it Crotch Bite. And the best part was the jingle:
"T'aint fancy but it shore is good!" sung in a Scottish accent. The first jingle ever, I believe, to use the word "taint." Gotta loves.
I love you.
Not a clue about Lady Lee, my grandma told me about the napkin belt things though. And all the bitches snarkin on pads, atleast I don't have to worry about TSS! ,,I,,
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My store didn't even try. My shit was in a black and white box. It was better to eat the damn box the food was so bad in it. I am so glad those days are behind us and companies actually TRY to make their shit edible.
BWAAAAHAAAHAAAHAAAAHAAAA!! oh the memories. We could of been neighbors Michael K.
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Submitted by ImpertinentVixen: " LOL that we turned this post about hot slut generic sugar into remembrance of things menstrual."
Indeed. You never know where it's gonna end up, here...
Ah Lady Lee, the generic store brand for Lucky's. I remember they used to have a Hamburger Helper rip-off called Panburger Partner. Gold.
Oh man do I miss Lucky's now! I remember going shopping with my friend who got knocked up really young and all they could afford was Lady Lee stuff from Lucky's. That Lady Lee could stretch a dollar until it snapped.
"Michael, you dim bitch, the hottest generic store brand of all time is [insert the name of your local generic store brand here]!"
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...available at grocery stores throughout Canada!
Lady Lee chips were the worst! My mom would go to the store and buy one of those boxes with snack packs for my lunch and it was never Doritos or even Lay's, always Lady Lee because they were so cheap. I'm sure my insides are still stained magenta from that awful BBQ powder they used on their shitty chips. Thanks for the horrible memories.
Lady Lee potato chips, Lady Lee sour cream, Lady Lee onion soup mix, Lady Lee hot dogs and Lady Lee buns-- all the makings of a fine public park cookout!
Oh, and who remembers Pursettes tampons? And their oh-so-hip-and-clever cartoon panel ads in teen magazines? I remember one in which some blond cheerleaders were chanting "Find the Pursettes tampons, find the Pursettes tampons!!"; very weird. Carrie-type menstrual weirdness.
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"When in doubt, freak 'em out" -- Sharon Needles
For some reason, the packaging looks like it should be for a Sunny Meadows scented douche, not powered sugar. Maybe I've just worked retail for way too many years.
Lady Lee Feminine Napkins, har! This is a hot box. I love the design - so neo-Southern Gothic somehow. Well, if you shopped at A&P in the Northeast, the classy chick generic brand was Jane Parker (Jane Parker Fruitcake, Jane Parker Dinner Rolls). Same name as a woman in Henry VIII's court. Now that's some Klassy.
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"When in doubt, freak 'em out" -- Sharon Needles
I also thought this was Jessica Simpson's daughter.
I'm guessing this brand is why JLO always thinks she is so fecking elegant.
*chanting as always*
Shut the fuck up kid, you're in my closet now.
Submitted by Ophelias evil twin on Fri, 01/11/2013 - 11:05am.
Submitted by ImpertinentVixen on Fri, 01/11/2013 - 10:53am.
Submitted by Ophelias evil twin on Fri, 01/11/2013 - 10:51am.
at first I thought it was an old box of pads.
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LOL, me too.
Don't remember the generic brand in Massachusetts when I grew up. Nothing but the best for my mother.
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my mom bought us Confidets that had a fucking BELT if you can believe that. omg we've come a long way baby!
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Yes, I well remember the belt. Modess! LOL that we turned this post about hot slut generic sugar into remembrance of things menstrual.
I grew up in So Cal but never heard of it. We must have been rich, or I go back too far.
Along with Confidets, don't forget Modess pads...and the obnoxious TV commercial that went with it, "Modess people" (sung in a soprano voice)!!! Those sanitary belts were the worst. You could spot them a mile away...worse than visible panty lines!
"Michael, you dim bitch, the hottest generic store brand of all time is SAV-OR!"
*peddles off in a mint '88 yugo*
Sigh...good old Lady Lee brand. We saw that many a time in my household growing up. That really takes me back. I miss SoCal!