My fridge has an RFID chip in the water filter, so a generic filter doesn't work

Re:My fridge has an RFID chip in the water filter, so a gene... by notyourday on Thursday January 23, 2020 @04:25PM (#22132291)

You do realize that in most of the cases name brand is store brand are made by the same companies on the same lines and the customers are paying for the label which you know due to marketing?

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Re:My fridge has an RFID chip in the water filter, so a gene... by LgWoodenBadger on Thursday January 23, 2020 @07:42PM (#22134151)

I literally just said that was not the case in this scenario and I provided evidence why.

If you can demonstrate that the store brand filters are the same, despite not advertising the ability to filter the same chemicals and pharmaceuticals then sure, you win.

My point was that the “name-brand costs more for no reason” is not always true. FFS

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Re:My fridge has an RFID chip in the water filter, so a gene... by notyourday on Thursday January 23, 2020 @09:03PM (#22134717)

It is probably an identical filter made by the same factory with a different description written by different people because different agencies were involved.

I have no interest in buying and disassembling the filters to compare them but since they are both charcoal filters they are the same. If they were not, then one of them would be advertised as a charcoal filter and the other one would be advertised as a charcoal filter + some other filter.

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