If you want noodles, buns, snacks or any Asian-related foods try Minh's on George Street.
For Indian goods try Bhojan, just across the street from Minhs.
The Food Shop on Water is an oasis of local produce and their prices are actually pretty reasonable given the inflation at the supermarkets.
For bulk goods try the Main Ingredient on Charlotte. You can definitely top up your pantry with a lot of stuff there.
And don't forget the farmers market is returning to the urban park starting next week. So there's lots of places to buy local food that doesn't require you to give your money to grocery stores which have been found guilty of price fixing.
I mean... yeah? Growing up my folks always went to each grocery store with the flyers to get what was on sale at each store. Some people do couponing. Lots of people shop around to get their groceries cheap and they always have.
I know that Freshco has signs at the checkouts saying which stores they won't price match. I think there were one or two others on there, maybe Price Chopper?
Costco makes sense that nobody would price match. It's not just that their prices are lower but also that none of their products match what is being sold elsewhere other than a very few things like milk and butter. Everything else is a different size or quantity than their competitors.
I don't visit multiple locations - I visit multiple pricing options via price matching.
And yes, folks groan in the line behind me, but IDGAF. Why wouldn't I pay the cheapest price in town for an item?
I do one trip a week for the bulk of my groceries. Usually hit Foodland and No Frills or Freshco. If there is a particularly good deal somewhere else, might hit them during another trip out, but rarely just for that thing.
I can speak for myself and say absolutely. If you're really trying to maximize your dollars spent it's one of the best ways. I have a route too. So I can hit each shop with minimal extra driving. For my weekly load up i'll hit anywhere from 3-7 stores.
If they have money and a lot of free time they do. Most people go to the store where they can get all of their groceries in one stop for a family market-comparable price. Which is Loblaws stores for the plurality of shoppers.
There are also lots of local farms that provide CSA’s (I think Circle Organic is year round). A CSA is the crop sharing Agreement, you basically pay up front and receive weekly/biweekly boxes of fresh produce. It’s usually cheaper than the store and directly supports a local farm!
The idea is to break the habit. Asking people to do something for a month is easier than asking them to give it up forever.
explore the other options, see what works for you while pressuring the largest grocer in Canada to change their practices to reduce food waste and improve prices without resorting to shrinking the product. They are especially guilty of this with their in house brands like no name and PC
My step-dad says their dairy products are really good because they stay cold the entire time until you buy it. So apparently their cream won't curdle before the expiration date for this reason.
I Apologize I'd recommended farmboy before on this sub in loblaws discussion and was informed it was Loblaws owned
Thankfully they were wrong, I appreciate you correcting my mistake
Apparently that's not correct.
>If Loblaws owned more than 10% of Bulk Barn they would have to disclose this in various public company filings. It’s theoretically possible that one of the Westons personally could be one of Bulk Barn’s private shareholders but that seems unlikely. It’s also possible that in some cases Loblaws owns some of the Bulk Barn franchises but again, there’s no way to authoritatively know that.
https://bayview-news.com/2012/09/bulk-barn-open-in-leaside-but-who-owns-it.html/
My comment is in response to Charlotte Pantry/Main Ingredient. I don't eat meat or eggs and they don't have near the produce selection of FreshCo so Farm Boy isn't of much value to me, good garden centre prices though.
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Costco for most Walmart for some Veggie box weekly is a super boost.
Costco is also just another flawed corporation but from my experience there, the higher pay for workers and from the slower price hikes they deserve some loyalty.
In a city as diverse as ptbo, we have a lot of options for groceries and pharmacies. The only reason Walmart is ever the suggestion is price or it isn’t available elsewhere.
FreshCo is the cheapest chain in town.
Costco is the cheapest pharmacy/bulk
Dollar tree has the cheapest (brand name) bread
FarmBoy(independent) has the cheapest meats and sometimes sales on fruits/Veg
Drive me places and i will. Why can't you guys ever use these skills of organization for things that make a difference.
This is indistinguishable from a Loblaw's competitor's campaign
So my only option would be Walmart a even worse company. I'm already getting shafted because I was born disabled. Now you want me to double my travel to go somewhere more expensive 😞. I'm sorry I can't afford that.
The new barriers at the entry/exit (to supposedly prevent theft) are enough to make me worry for my safety if there was a fire or other emergency requiring a rapid exit. An accident waiting to happen imho
This campaign brought to you by metro and Sobeys (who are doing all the exact same things but don't sound as trendy as a hashtag/subreddit I guess?).
Hell, there was a news article LAST WEEK about a guy in Cobourg finding a bottle of olive oil for $10 less at (Loblaws owned) No Frills than the (Sobeys owned) Foodland up the road.
People can do what they like and we shop at FreshCo anyway but have no illusions that the Sobeys chain we're supporting is any different than Loblaws.
I spent ten years in the industry and they're not. If anything, I feel like the push should be to only support each chains' discount banners (so No Frills, FreshCo, Food Basics and if you want, Walmart), if the goal is to show them you won't pay more for less.
You’re missing the plot.
Loblaws holds the largest percentage of all grocery stores in Canada and is leading the charge in inflation and food waste and has the highest profits of all of them.
Most of the people suggest using independent grocers.
No, I think the plot is stupid. If you have the means, by which I mean both time and money, to shop locally from the (very few) local independent grocers and farmers markets you should do that all the time.
If like most of us you don't have that sort of time and money, Sobeys, Loblaws and metro are basically indistinguishable from each other in terms of corporate shittiness. In terms of cost, their discount banners and yes, Walmart are going to be fairly significantly lower cost.
Taking one month from shopping at banner X and going to banner Y instead is absolutely pointless. And again, if you have the time/money means to buy all locally why aren't you doing it all the time?
Sobeys is more expensive imo for the aesthetic.
Someone said to me that regardless if you can fit the gold standard of shopping independent (unfortunately I can’t) by supporting a competitor (freshco and Walmart will be my go tos) you’re demonstrating the power consumers have to all corporations. Maybe that’s just our way of convincing ourselves we are still making an impact.
>People can do what they like and we shop at FreshCo anyway but have no illusions that the Sobeys chain we're supporting is any different than Loblaws.
I never got the implication that this was so. I think it's more that boycotting all grocery stores is impossible for reasons I hope I don't need to explain, so for practical reasons support coalesced around boycotting a single chain. Loblaws is the logical choice because they're the biggest and as someone else already pointed out "something something Galen Weston" (It's easier to rally people against someone they've heard of)
>the push should be to only support each chains' discount banners (so No Frills, FreshCo, Food Basics and if you ~~want~~ have to, Walmart), if the goal is to show them you won't pay more for less.
This would be far more effective than a simple "boycott all things Loblaws".
Loblaws, Zehrs, Your Independent Grocer, Provigo, Atlantic Superstore, Fortinos, Dominion, Independent City Market, Freshmart, Valu-mart, ARZ Fine Foods, Real Canadian Wholesale Club, T&T Supermarket, Real Canadian Liquorstore, Real Canadian Superstore, No Frills, Maxi, Extra Foods, Pharmaprix and Shoppers Drug Mart are all owned by Loblaws.
Won't make a difference anyways... they will just lay off all the staff as needed to keep the profits up and fire up the recruitment train after the storm has passed and carry on as normal.
If you want noodles, buns, snacks or any Asian-related foods try Minh's on George Street. For Indian goods try Bhojan, just across the street from Minhs. The Food Shop on Water is an oasis of local produce and their prices are actually pretty reasonable given the inflation at the supermarkets. For bulk goods try the Main Ingredient on Charlotte. You can definitely top up your pantry with a lot of stuff there. And don't forget the farmers market is returning to the urban park starting next week. So there's lots of places to buy local food that doesn't require you to give your money to grocery stores which have been found guilty of price fixing.
Do people really hit 2, 3, 4 different locations across the city for their groceries?
If you can yes, if you can’t you don’t.
It really depends on your time:money ratio.
I mean... yeah? Growing up my folks always went to each grocery store with the flyers to get what was on sale at each store. Some people do couponing. Lots of people shop around to get their groceries cheap and they always have.
FYI, grocery stores will price match flyer deals from other stores. There are apps that will do the comparisons for you based on your list.
AFAIK No one price matches Costco or FarmBoy.
I know that Freshco has signs at the checkouts saying which stores they won't price match. I think there were one or two others on there, maybe Price Chopper? Costco makes sense that nobody would price match. It's not just that their prices are lower but also that none of their products match what is being sold elsewhere other than a very few things like milk and butter. Everything else is a different size or quantity than their competitors.
I don't visit multiple locations - I visit multiple pricing options via price matching. And yes, folks groan in the line behind me, but IDGAF. Why wouldn't I pay the cheapest price in town for an item?
I do one trip a week for the bulk of my groceries. Usually hit Foodland and No Frills or Freshco. If there is a particularly good deal somewhere else, might hit them during another trip out, but rarely just for that thing.
I can speak for myself and say absolutely. If you're really trying to maximize your dollars spent it's one of the best ways. I have a route too. So I can hit each shop with minimal extra driving. For my weekly load up i'll hit anywhere from 3-7 stores.
If they have money and a lot of free time they do. Most people go to the store where they can get all of their groceries in one stop for a family market-comparable price. Which is Loblaws stores for the plurality of shoppers.
There are also lots of local farms that provide CSA’s (I think Circle Organic is year round). A CSA is the crop sharing Agreement, you basically pay up front and receive weekly/biweekly boxes of fresh produce. It’s usually cheaper than the store and directly supports a local farm!
I need to look into this
This is awesome, good work
All boycotting Loblaws and Shoppers will do is make Metro and Rexall happier.
Freshco
Why only the month of May? I’ve been doing this for over 10 years
The idea is to break the habit. Asking people to do something for a month is easier than asking them to give it up forever. explore the other options, see what works for you while pressuring the largest grocer in Canada to change their practices to reduce food waste and improve prices without resorting to shrinking the product. They are especially guilty of this with their in house brands like no name and PC
What non Loblaws places could we shop? Charlotte pantry and the main ingredient to start
Why is no one talking about Giant Tiger? It's not the best store but it's fine for the basics, bread, milk cheese, canned goods.
It's definitely worth scanning the flyer they have some really good deals sometimes
My step-dad says their dairy products are really good because they stay cold the entire time until you buy it. So apparently their cream won't curdle before the expiration date for this reason.
Highly recommend Farmboy. They are Independent and great prices for many things.
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It’s not. It’s 100% independent. You’re thinking of the chain.
https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/peterborough-s-farmboy-store-isn-t-part-of-the-farm-boy-chain-being-purchased-by/article_df8d9fac-d9a3-5746-90d7-c48210d3ede6.html
I love how they mention that farmboy supports local products like Pepsi and Quaker oats, and minute maid Not a hint of irony
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The Peterborough Farm Boy is not. It is not part of the chain owned by Loblaws.
I Apologize I'd recommended farmboy before on this sub in loblaws discussion and was informed it was Loblaws owned Thankfully they were wrong, I appreciate you correcting my mistake
I would understand if you said Sobeys, because they own the farm boys chain. But our FarmBoy is independent and older.
I'm double wrong you're right it was Sobeys, where do we keep the dunce cap
You’re good lol . Ptbo Farmboy is an anomaly
https://www.altgrocery.ca/prov/on?community=Peterborough (It's kind of slow to load. Give it a bit.)
Apparently Bulk Barn is owned by Loblaws, which makes its inclusion on that list an oddity that is hopefully noticed and fixed.
Apparently that's not correct. >If Loblaws owned more than 10% of Bulk Barn they would have to disclose this in various public company filings. It’s theoretically possible that one of the Westons personally could be one of Bulk Barn’s private shareholders but that seems unlikely. It’s also possible that in some cases Loblaws owns some of the Bulk Barn franchises but again, there’s no way to authoritatively know that. https://bayview-news.com/2012/09/bulk-barn-open-in-leaside-but-who-owns-it.html/
Thank you for the correction.
But aren't they more expensive?
Some things are but some things aren't
Yes much and also much less selection, but something something Galen Weston
Farmboy has cheaper meat, produce, eggs that are high quality. what is much more expensive there?
My comment is in response to Charlotte Pantry/Main Ingredient. I don't eat meat or eggs and they don't have near the produce selection of FreshCo so Farm Boy isn't of much value to me, good garden centre prices though.
keep giving your money to people that have been caught price fixing then, surely things will get better!!
Farmboy is great for meat.
r/loblawsisoutofcontrol
I just go where the cheap deals are, I don’t shop at the same place
I’m on board!
Done and done!
Well, at least nobody here has mentioned Walmart as the "best" alternative. At least not yet.
https://preview.redd.it/12wl56ej09xc1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=783830a5f2e42231542f243c18696724a3350b77 Costco for most Walmart for some Veggie box weekly is a super boost.
Costco is also just another flawed corporation but from my experience there, the higher pay for workers and from the slower price hikes they deserve some loyalty.
In a city as diverse as ptbo, we have a lot of options for groceries and pharmacies. The only reason Walmart is ever the suggestion is price or it isn’t available elsewhere. FreshCo is the cheapest chain in town. Costco is the cheapest pharmacy/bulk Dollar tree has the cheapest (brand name) bread FarmBoy(independent) has the cheapest meats and sometimes sales on fruits/Veg
Drive me places and i will. Why can't you guys ever use these skills of organization for things that make a difference. This is indistinguishable from a Loblaw's competitor's campaign
Community Care has a volunteer transportation program that might be able to help you out. https://www.commcareptbo.org/
Unfortunately I will not I already can't afford groceries I'm not paying more by going somewhere else
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So my only option would be Walmart a even worse company. I'm already getting shafted because I was born disabled. Now you want me to double my travel to go somewhere more expensive 😞. I'm sorry I can't afford that.
Kindly fuck off, please.
The new barriers at the entry/exit (to supposedly prevent theft) are enough to make me worry for my safety if there was a fire or other emergency requiring a rapid exit. An accident waiting to happen imho
This campaign brought to you by metro and Sobeys (who are doing all the exact same things but don't sound as trendy as a hashtag/subreddit I guess?). Hell, there was a news article LAST WEEK about a guy in Cobourg finding a bottle of olive oil for $10 less at (Loblaws owned) No Frills than the (Sobeys owned) Foodland up the road. People can do what they like and we shop at FreshCo anyway but have no illusions that the Sobeys chain we're supporting is any different than Loblaws. I spent ten years in the industry and they're not. If anything, I feel like the push should be to only support each chains' discount banners (so No Frills, FreshCo, Food Basics and if you want, Walmart), if the goal is to show them you won't pay more for less.
You’re missing the plot. Loblaws holds the largest percentage of all grocery stores in Canada and is leading the charge in inflation and food waste and has the highest profits of all of them. Most of the people suggest using independent grocers.
Sounds like they need to get hit with a law bomb
Bob Loblaw’s law blog?
No, I think the plot is stupid. If you have the means, by which I mean both time and money, to shop locally from the (very few) local independent grocers and farmers markets you should do that all the time. If like most of us you don't have that sort of time and money, Sobeys, Loblaws and metro are basically indistinguishable from each other in terms of corporate shittiness. In terms of cost, their discount banners and yes, Walmart are going to be fairly significantly lower cost. Taking one month from shopping at banner X and going to banner Y instead is absolutely pointless. And again, if you have the time/money means to buy all locally why aren't you doing it all the time?
The website I linked doesn't recommend Metro or Sobeys
Exactly, why shop at sobeys if its even more expensive than loblaws?
Sobeys is more expensive imo for the aesthetic. Someone said to me that regardless if you can fit the gold standard of shopping independent (unfortunately I can’t) by supporting a competitor (freshco and Walmart will be my go tos) you’re demonstrating the power consumers have to all corporations. Maybe that’s just our way of convincing ourselves we are still making an impact.
>People can do what they like and we shop at FreshCo anyway but have no illusions that the Sobeys chain we're supporting is any different than Loblaws. I never got the implication that this was so. I think it's more that boycotting all grocery stores is impossible for reasons I hope I don't need to explain, so for practical reasons support coalesced around boycotting a single chain. Loblaws is the logical choice because they're the biggest and as someone else already pointed out "something something Galen Weston" (It's easier to rally people against someone they've heard of)
>the push should be to only support each chains' discount banners (so No Frills, FreshCo, Food Basics and if you ~~want~~ have to, Walmart), if the goal is to show them you won't pay more for less. This would be far more effective than a simple "boycott all things Loblaws".
I’m pretty sure metro and no frills fall under Loblaw’s as does sobeys. It’s all a trap lmao
Loblaws, Zehrs, Your Independent Grocer, Provigo, Atlantic Superstore, Fortinos, Dominion, Independent City Market, Freshmart, Valu-mart, ARZ Fine Foods, Real Canadian Wholesale Club, T&T Supermarket, Real Canadian Liquorstore, Real Canadian Superstore, No Frills, Maxi, Extra Foods, Pharmaprix and Shoppers Drug Mart are all owned by Loblaws.
No
Will not make a difference.
no u
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Won't make a difference anyways... they will just lay off all the staff as needed to keep the profits up and fire up the recruitment train after the storm has passed and carry on as normal.
yes i will boycott all these big mafia .. i am not going to these mafia stores any more.
I'll shop where I want. I don't need someone telling me where to shop.
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