Well, there again, @elbanditoroso, you’re paying for a certain assurance that you’re buying exactly what’s on the label – nothing more and nothing less.
I believe this is from 2013:
Those Generic Drugs May Not Have Been What You Thought They Were
My personal opinion is that common sense applies here. You can’t rely on packaging. Period. If the contents of the package are not equal to name brand, don’t fall for the low price. Consistency is the biggest flag. If there is a noticeable variation in color, shape, thickness etc. between packages, I would go to another brand.
There’s a piece on NPR right now about how in Asian they are paying a premium for New Balance shoes because they’re made in America.
Americans are all about importing cheap shit, while Asians are increasingly putting a premium on quality – and “Made in America” seems to be an easy standard.
I worked on a line making the now discontinued “Bowl-Apetit!”
A dollar store came out with a $1 alternative that was components made in America but assembled in China. Now, is that something you really want to eat? To save a few cents?
I’m skeptical of generics, and (barring name-brand sale items) generics is mostly what I consume.