Sometimes, brand name means quality. Other times, it just means paying triple for the same item in an attempt to impress your friends. Here are some items where it’s almost never worth buying name brand:

Watches:

Want to spend too much money? Buy a Cartier watch. Almost no one can tell a Cartier watch from just a nice-looking watch you bought at some random store…except the Cartier watch costs $4000 and the random watch costs $40. Unless you’re some watch collector, stick to something that just looks pretty.

Vodka:

They’ve done tastes tests on this. Few, if any, can taste the difference between Grey Goose and Absolut. It’s a stretch even to pay for the Absolut instead of the Smirnoff. If you want to impress your friends at a party, buy one bottle of Gret Goose. Then, in the future, just pour the Smirnoff into the Grey Goose bottle. No one will notice, especially your drunk friends

Water:

Can you really taste the difference between Fiji, Evian, and just filtered Kroger or Safeway water? My guess is no. Just get the Safeway/Kroger water instead.

Dogs:

Just buy a mutt. They’re often cuter and live longer anyways.