GOSHEN, IN—Calling his actions "sensible" and "how it's going to be from now on," Glen Showalter, a Goshen-area father of three, defended his unpopular decision to purchase bargain-brand breakfast cereals Monday."They're far cheaper than the name brands, and you can't tell me there's any difference in the taste," said Showalter, 41, holding a bag of Apple Zaps, a budget-priced Apple Jacks knockoff.
"The kids love Fruity Pebbles, so I certainly didn't think they'd object to me bringing home a big bag of Fruity Dyno-Bites," Showalter said. "But as soon as [10-year-old son] Mark saw the bag, he just went nuts. He said the Dyno-Bites were embarrassing and 'totally lame.' I'm sorry, but I don't see what's so lame about being a smart shopper."
"I just hope none of my friends come over and see these bags," Stephanie said. "It makes us look like we're on welfare or something."Showalter, who called his children "brand snobs," explained to them that the bagged cereals' no-frills packaging and lack of national advertising enables their manufacturers to pass the savings along to the customer.
Its food! (Generic tiger pointing in random direction)
Gotcha journalism at its best.
Marshmallow Mateys are better than Lucky Charms. There.
Cereals that dont come as a bag in a box
I've been on both sides of this conversation.. Both as a kid and now as an adult.. 😂😂
Fruity pebbles in my area are always stale so fruity dino bites are better. Here at least.
For all those dads out there...you may like the cheap cereal but they are not the same. They are often similar, but sometimes just a glance tells you they’re different.
I feel personally attacked
Anyone who says they can taste the difference between this and the name brand stuff is lying.
Bloody quality news, don’t know what I would do without the onion
Dad's getting a bargain brand funeral
All laden with sugar! Worst thing you could eat! Especially your kids!
Dad knows there is No difference in the Diabetes and cavities they'll provide.
I would rather die than eat these
Triggered
w those Marshmallow Mateys no apology is needed. just a humble “thank u” from his children will do.
I love some fruity-O’s
It's half the cost and 1/3 the flavor 😏
As a kid I always loved getting the giant bags of cereal because they tasted just as good as the name brands but we ran out a lot slower
And you wonder why you get socks on Father's Day.
I just buy brand name once, then refill with bargain brand after that. Family still believes their eating high end cereal.
Their Smores cereal is fracking addictive
it really taste the same though!!
looks like andy reid
They do taste the same and are cheaper So I really don't mind if my dad buys this
Are you telling me people think this garbage is on the same level as the original
Some of them actually taste better...
Malt O Meal is tasty. Give it a chance.
dyno bites are slapping tho
Absolute monster. Disgusting, horrid man. Hateful goblin person.
The struggle is real.
I'm in the paper!
It's exactly the same cereal, just a different package. You can't convince me otherwise.
Andy?
this is a hill i will die on there is no difference
IT TASTES THE SAME AND YOU GET SO MUCH MORE!
Well, it is cheaper, and basically the same thing
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