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3 Brands which you are loyal to.

I gotta give it up to:

G-shock Watches: Been wearing this one for about 3-4 years now, have yet to have to adjust the time (daylight savings etc) or change the battery. Atomic-Solar is awesome.
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Apple Computers: Great aesthetics, wonderful technical support, and great machines.
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Kershaw Knifes: Great blades, affordable. Got one for my graduation, and it's never been far from my EDC.
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I gotta give it up to:

Kersaw Knifes: Great blades, affordable. Got one for my graduation, and it's never been far from my EDC.
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Although not a brand im loyal to, i love my kershaw knife, and they have great customer service. The spring mechanism broke in my knife, i sent it in no questions asked and and got it fixed and sharpened under warantee.
 
It said three. I would have gone with it, but I could only go with three. I like the ESB better than bigfoot. But I love them both.

I go back and forth over whether I think Bigfoot or Pale Ale is the best thing they make. But then I'm a big barleywine fan.

Anyway, about the only things I'm really brand loyal to are a few local businesses.

Nugget Markets (all my shopping)
Morebeer! (homebrewing)
Amoeba & Link Removed (used/new records in the Bay Area and Sacramento)

Up until I quit smoking I could list Zippo.
 
Bigfoot is probably my favorite from Sierra Nevada, but I really tend to limit my beer selection to stouts, porters, and barley wines so they don't have as strong a selection for me.

non-music brands:
Land O' Lakes
BD Falcon
Levis

music brands:
DR strings
SED winged C tubes
Ampeg
 
Bigfoot is probably my favorite from Sierra Nevada, but I really tend to limit my beer selection to stouts, porters, and barley wines so they don't have as strong a selection for me.

Not to turn this into a beer thread, but it's interesting that Sierra Nevada generally gets good reviews for its Porter, but I never cared for it or their Stout.

music brands:
DR strings
SED winged C tubes
Ampeg

I didn't think to list music brands.

My three:
DR Strings/TI Jazz Flats
Gallien-Krueger
Stambaugh
 
1. Dell - I have had two Dell laptops and they are great. The in home service is fantastic, and they have some of the best student discounts around.

2. Microsoft - Windows isn't that bad. The Xbox 360 is pretty awesome.

3. American Eagle - I don't dress preppy, but I really like their jeans. They're the most comfortable that I have had in a while.

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Music brands:

1. Ibanez - My dad loves Ibanez guitars; mostly the Jems. I also really liked them and my first bass was an Ibanez. I'll always think highly of them.
2. Peavey - I've only owned two pieces of Peavey bass gear, but we have a lot of Peavey guitar equipment.
3. Fender - I love my Jazz bass. Fender has a lot of great feeling basses, and their name is legendary.
4. ESP (honorable mention) - I love my ESP LTD B-4E and love looking at their offerings. It's hard to pick between and ESP and an Ibanez. I didn't have much exposure to ESP gear, but they have made a dang good impression on me. I will own another ESP at some point in my life.