This advice doesn’t apply just to medicine. It also applies to any other product. In general, known brands are there because they spend huge amounts of money on advertising. You know their brands because you see their commercials on TV, in newspapers, online, or you hear about them on the radio. They do a good job branding themselves and letting people know about their products, but all this costs money. Those advertising costs are included in the prices of the products you buy, so you pay more.

Never fall in the trap of thinking that cheap always means bad quality, or that something expensive is always better and more reliable. Always research online and find their weak points. If it’s about food or something cheaper, then buy it once and test it. If you’re satisfied with the quality, save money and quit buying expensive brands.

If it’s a car for example, I for one know that in a Top Gear survey from the UK, the last 3 cars when it came to owner satisfaction were 3 french cars. In the same survey, Skoda had 3 of the top 10 cars. My dad drives a Skoda because I researched online. He’s really happy with that purchase. I know from my friends that generally Renault has huge costs when it comes to repairing a car, and the quality is weak. I know that older Opel Astra’s break down sometimes during rain because the water reaches the battery. Also that Mercedes for a good period in the 90’s dropped their quality in favor of better prices, and I wouldn’t buy a Mercedes from that period, even with the good brand that it’s applied to it.

Always test the cheaper products and research when it comes to more expensive ones. Find the products with the best price/quality report and you’ll be saving money.

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