Hello Catherine,
Yes I truly understand you, but when it comes to food yes sure I understand you buy the brand for your kids its best be safe and sure. But clothing and material products like phones, shoes etc brand name products. No, I wouldn’t want when I can just buy a good unbranded shoes at a affordable price. I’m not going to buy a new iPhone for £750 to £1000 when I can buy a good phone that do the same thing or even much better then the new iPhone for at least £70 or £150 saving myself money. Brand name is what makes people poor.
Yes it really is and things like clothes I don’t even think the brand names are better quality a lot of the time the cheaper version does the exact job! I also thrift what I can from local groups like toys as the plastic waste is ridiculous and they are usually new when they are given away.