Pillsbury all the way! I get the best results and reviews when I use Pillsbury. They cost twice as much as the others but they're worth it!
Debbie
I get great results when I use Pillsbury. I buy them 2 for $1.00 here
Speaking of Duncan Hines, have you tried a cookbook called "Cake Mix Magic with DH"? Which recipe you liked the best? Problem is, I liked it ALL!!
PILLSBURY ALL THE WAY. I TOO WAS STARTING TO GET SCARED THAT NOBODY PICKED PILLSBURY WHEN I STARTED READING THE POST. I DON'T CARE FOR DH, I TOO THINK THAT IT IS TOO WET. SORRY EVERYBODY. I HAVE USED PILLSBURY FOR OVER 15 YEARS. I ONLY BUY IT WHEN IT IS ON SALE. WALMART HERE IS HAVING A GRAND OPENING OF THEIR SUPERCENTER AND PILLSBURY IS ON SALE, HOPEFULLY IT WILL STAY AT $.93 A BOX. AT THE SHOPRITE HERE IT IS $1.89 AND I REFUSE TO PAY THAT PRICE FOR IT. I HAVE NEVER HAD A COMPLAINT AND EVERYONE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT I USE AND IS IT SCRATCH. I DON'T EVEN DOCTOR IT UP!
I use pillsbury. I love the way it taste. And so does everybody else , that buys cakes from me. 
DH is all I use, I have never used anything else.
The DH at the Walmart in my area is 78 cents a box. Can't get much cheaper than that!
Here it was .78 cents forever then all of a sudden its now 97 cents 
oh well still a good price.
I prefer Betty Crocker...I like Duncan Hines, but I have a heck of a time with it crumbing even when I freeze it. I use mostly chocolate cakes, can't make a comment on yellows, but if anyone has a favorite on which brand for what flavor, love to hear about it!
I use Betty Crocker for everything except strawberry. In that case I use Duncan Hines. One thing I do notice about BC yellow cake is that after a few days, the cake gets a funky chemical smell and taste. I've not had this problem with any other flavor. It seems that my Wal-mart is almost always low on the BC mixes. Both BC and DH are .88, used to be .78. 
DH is my favorite. My instructor in the Wilton Course recommended staying away from mixes that added pudding cause she said they'd crumb too much and be difficult to ice, but I've noticed several people mentioning that they like the ones with pudding added. So, if you use the mixes with pudding added, do you have a problem with lots of crumbs? I've been staying away from the mixes with pudding added, but now I'm thinking I might try a box. Hmmm.....
I made a Pillsbury Moist Supreme, and it was very soft and moist, and I had trouble frosting, but then again, I just started frosting, so I wouldn't be a good example. 
But I am curious to know how everyone frosts their cakes so perfectly. I have seen Martha do the 2 seperate bowl thing where she does the first crumb coat with the first bowl and uses the second bowl for the final layer. She made it look easy
angelas2babies-there are a few threads about tips that people have found that work for them for smooth icing. I personally put the icing on try to get it somewhat smooth then put the cake in the freezer for 15 mins then smooth again. I use a paint spackler thing to smooth the icing.
I used to use Pillsbury until they changed the mixture and lied about it. My cakes cracked because they made them too moist. I used Pillsbury for 10 years. The last time I used it, it felt wet...
I now use Duncan Hines, I think it is Moist Deluxe. . Duncan Hines is now my cake mix and am having great luck with it. Betty Crocker is okay, but I love the taste and feel of Duncan Hines. Good Luck!!
Vicky
Thank you to all. I am baking one of each to figure out which one tastes good and is easy to work with. I am also trying Martha's Hot Milk Cake, too.
Have a good day!!
Angie
I'm a little late on the posting, but I am so surprised that everyone favors dh cakes! I will almost never buy them. I have used betty crocker for over 10 years and I just don't think anything else comes close. People always ask what I do and don't believe that my cakes are from mixes.
I guess it all is just personal preference!
Duncan is about all I use too!!!! If I have to use anything else it would be Betty Crocker.
I'm thinking that it might depend on the flavor. I don't like the yellow Pillsbury mix too much, but I do like one of their other flavors. So far, I think I like Duncan Hines overall, myself. But I'm going to get a Cake Doctor book so I can mess with them some more.
Thank you for all the helpful replies and thoughts.
Angie
ohhh soooo easy!! definately duncan hines--bettty crocker is a very close second though. always moist and delicious.. pillsbury is awful --dry dry dry never use it myself. the walmart here always has dh or bc .78 each!! you cant beat that anywhere!!
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