A woman spotted Walgreens’ generic brand label on a viral TikTok under the on-brand label for a nasal spray.
In a 15-second clip, TikTok user Kyrstyn (@.kyrstyn) reveals to his followers how Walgreens rebranded.
“For those who want proof that we just rebranded the store, look at this,” she says. She then takes out a nasal spray, pushes down the package, and peels off the plastic label, revealing another label beneath it.
“Don’t worry, I’m sick. Just buy store brands anyway, same thing,” she captioned the video.
@.Kirsten Never mind, I’m sick. But just buy a store brand anyway, it’s the same thing. #Rebranding #tricksoftthetrade # it’s all the same #fyp viral ♬ Original Sound – Kirsten
The Daily Dot reached out to Kirsten via a comment on TikTok and Walgreens via a press email regarding the video. The video, which he claims has been viewed more than 645,000 times as of March 5, claims that viewers typically find that different brands of products are manufactured in the same facilities by major companies and contain the same active ingredients. I’m here.
“Most name-brand and store-brand items are made in the exact same facility, just the label has changed,” claimed one viewer.
“Store brands will always be the same active ingredient, but check the inactive ingredients. Often it’s a different binder or additional coloring,” said a second user.
“Well, most big name brands make off-brands (laughs), I think they’d rather buy a different container,” said the third person.
Others shared their experiences working for companies that rebrand off-brand products.
“My husband and I worked in a cheese factory. They literally put the same cheese in different company packaging,” one person shared.
“When I was working with ritual aid, a customer brought out a bottle of name brand olive oil and pointed out that when you peel the label off it has the dg label underneath,” the second commented.
“I did this for the candle because the flagship Walmart candle stripped the label and put the cheap dollar tree logo where I worked years ago,” said a third person. is writing
according to FDAThe drug is basically the same as the brand name drug. Generic drugs have the same risks and benefits as branded drugs. ”
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*First published: March 5, 2023 at 2:49 PM CST
Melody Held
Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine and more.
