Instruction: Carefully assess the user's review for any strong expressions of sentiment, either positive or negative. Based on your analysis, select the most fitting sentiment option from the provided list as output.

Input:
these are better than the other brand we had before.  price is much better than buying them in the stores.

Options:
A: very positive
B: positive
C: neutral
D: negative
E: very negative
Answer: A: very positive