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None, I either buy whatever is convenient if it's a small ticket item, or research the individual make/models to decide what is best.
Aside from battery powered tools, but that isn't brand loyalty, just the convenience of not having to mess around with a bunch of different batteries. |
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Toyota (trucks and SUV)
Honda (NSX, S2000, and early 2000’s Civic when they were nice) Honda Powersports (motorcycles etc.) Harley Davidson (pre 1960’s only) Ford (6.7L turbo diesel equipped trucks only) King (suspension) Ohlins Volk Racing (TE37 varieties) Arai Knipex Milwaukee Mitutoyo PB Swiss Snap-on Starrett Wera Wiha LEGO Accuracy International Arsenal (Bulgaria not the LV distributor company) Barrett B&T Colt FN (belt feds only) Geissele HK Izhmash KAC LMT Chambers Custom Korth Nighthawk Aimpoint KAV (Knight’s Armament Vision) L3 Nightforce Schmidt and Bender Dillon Precision Black Hills CCI (.22 ammo and primer) Federal (ammo and primer) IMR (powder) Lapua (casing) Sierra (projectile) Firstspear Hardwire (armor) USA USMC ETA: Canon Sony Pomeranian puppers Shell (fuel) Motul Liqui Moly Spartan Blades |
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Avet
Penn Shimano Victron Apple Raymarine Honda (not cars) Cummins Benchmade (before their fuckery) |
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Phord
Pepsi Goya Apple Roku Samsung Whirlpool New Balance Crocs Mac, Revlon cosmetics (but now liking Philosophy) Taurus |
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Wouldn't say I'm loyal but out of my handguns, I have more Glocks than any other brand. I do own 1 SIG handgun. Want to get in the P365 family eventually.
Recently went from using Goodyear all terrain tires for the last 15 years to Toyo. No big deal to me. Mostly have Vortex for spotting scopes/binos/rangefinder. I buy what I like, is the best, and/or is reasonably priced no matter the brand. Certainly not going out of the way to buy and wear a company's logo'd hats or shirts. They're not paying me. |
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Defense Soap.
That's pretty much the only one I can think of that I never buy any other brand of that product. I mainly stick to Charmin TP, but the wife sometimes buys something else. Mainly stick to Crown Royal for whiskey cokes, but if I send the wife 50/50 chance I get CR or CC. For sipping whiskey, I prefer JD. |
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Glock
Honda cars Nike shoes (hate away, zero fucks given) Sony tvs Playstation Busch Light Spyderco Samsung phones |
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There are brands I tend to hold in high regard, but "loyal" is a stretch. When I see quality start to slip, I will look for an alternative. Very few brands manage to permanently avoid the cost cutting "innovation" of some new executive with his head up his ass.
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Q-tips, everything else I can be talked into the store brand or discount brand.
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Glock, but I'll probably die
PSA, dead again Aero Precision Orange amps Marshall amps Gretsch drums Sabian cymbals Tama drums, especially hardware Vater drumsticks Remo drum heads D'addario guitar strings Dunlop picks Dawn dish soap Best Foods mayo Lol, my loyalties are mostly music gear brands. |
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Looks like we all have some of the same base loyalties or types of items that we have a brand preference on.
Ford vehicles. Whirlpool appliances. PSB speakers Apple phones Rockport shoes Jockey made in USA tees Hanks for leather items (belts etc) Toro and Honda for outdoor equipment Ryobi for homeowner grade power tools Glock and Sig Sauer for handguns Escort radar detectors Delta and Kohler faucets/fixtures G.skill for PC ram, MSI for mainboards/VGA Beautyrest mattresses I think that covers it well. |
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Quoted: Looks like we all have some of the same base loyalties or types of items that we have a brand preference on. Ford vehicles. Whirlpool appliances. PSB speakers Apple phones Rockport shoes Jockey made in USA tees Hanks for leather items (belts etc) Toro and Honda for outdoor equipment Ryobi for homeowner grade power tools Glock and Sig Sauer for handguns Escort radar detectors Delta and Kohler faucets/fixtures G.skill for PC ram, MSI for mainboards/VGA Beautyrest mattresses I think that covers it well. View Quote Samsung phones (rooted and debloated) Valentine radar detectors Neato robot vacuums Feather DE blades Beltman belts HAAS CNC machines Monarch manual lathes Netgate/pfsense firewalls Allen Edmonds/New Balance shoes LG appliances Knipex pliers Kershaw pocket knives Victronox and Yoshihiro kitchen knives Harbor Freight "professional" sockets Tramontina Professional pans Winchester Ranger T handgun ammo Lapua brass and projectiles Kreiger barrel blanks CCI primers |
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None. I support them when they do what I like and don't when they outsource or otherwise crap the bed. I'm kinda loyal to physical factories I guess, but certainly not the brand.
American made thorogood boots possibly. |
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Toyota/Lexus
Sig Kubota less than 60 HP Deere big tractors and lawn mowers Stihl Apple Leupold |
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Glock, cheap and they work
CCI, their primers work Hornady, their projectiles work Apple phones, not cheap but they last ~4 years or so 5.11 makes decent shirts that last a long time Spyderco knives Personna razor blades seem to work for me Duracell batteries for disposable batteries Interstate or Panasonic for car batteries That's about it, everything else besides my religion is open to change. |
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I like Oxo kitchen products. They've fixed/replaced a few items for me.
I have an old mandoline and the blade edge was shot. I could not find a replacement online so I called their customer service, emailed them a pic of it (there are different designs/mounting configurations), and they sent me an upgraded replacement for FREE! |
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Quoted: Few things on top of my head Firearms/hunting related: Thompson Center PSE Glock Sig Summit Hornady ammo Winchester ammo Fishing: Shimano reels Penn reels Ugly stick Tools: Knipex Cresent Snap on Mac Stihl Food: Chic Filet Miscellaneous Stuff: Honda small motors Toyota trucks Kershaw knives Benchmade knives Under Armor Dawn dish soap View Quote Oh yeah, I’m almost exclusively Shimano reels now. At least for my stuff. Kids are different. |
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Quoted: Of course there are lots of independent, critical thinkers here. And yeah, it's obviously a no-brainer to evaluate products and goods on their own merits. But in the long run, many folks logically develop brand loyalties based upon repeated instances of that very same critical thinking. And maybe also through knowledge about the entity that produces or supplies the products or goods. So in general, what are some of your brand loyalties? I'm thinking with all the sharp folks here, this might be an opportunity to learn something of value. (and IN!!! before mah data mining ) View Quote Magpul (but the BCM rifle grips are better). Geissele (ACH is best CH on the market by far). AMAZING customer service (I broke a CH trying to mortar a stuck shell and they replaced it free of charge ). CZ That dude who hand builds the Cast Iron slings here on ARFCOM. Best sling on the market and less expensive than competitors by a wide margin. |
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Publix
Smartwool socks Under Armor compression shorts and boxers Salomon hiking sneakers and boots Toyota SUVs Oakley RX eyewear Saddleback leather goods |
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Aberlour
Glendronach Clynelish Glenlivet Red Breast Dulamore DEW Four Roses Jack Daniels Woodford Reserve Salvator Spaten Federal Hornady Barnes X Sako S&W Ruger Meopta |
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None unless they're paying me. I'm always looking for alternatives to everything.
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CZ
Honda - not any longer AMD Gigabyte Heinz Dr. Pepper Coke Bulleit Steyr Glock |
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Milwaukee
Speed Queen Flex Steel Browning Ford Subaru Stihl Cooper Tire Weber Grill |
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