Loblaws Boycott

[Guest]

1 hour ago, ExFlyer said:

Yup, people have to eat but, so do those that grow the food.

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If nothing is administered to lower their skyrocketing expenses, I don't understand how one can expect them to undercut themselves for the greater good of others, at the detriment of their own businesses.

Our inflation is by far outpacing the salary growth of people.

Everyone is affected by it, and its a vicious cycle, for the food that is picked to what ends up on your plate.

With that said, I don't believe the many hand outs from Trudeau help, vs remedying the inflationary pressures that would put far more of your earned dollars into your pockets.

Making 65, 000$ a year, just before covid meant living rather comfortably. 

A person making even 90, 000$ is likely day dreaming to own a house, at current rates. 

 

 

[ExFlyer]

47 minutes ago, Perspektiv said:

Bolded, for heavy emphasis.

If nothing is administered to lower their skyrocketing expenses, I don't understand how one can expect them to undercut themselves for the greater good of others, at the detriment of their own businesses.

Our inflation is by far outpacing the salary growth of people.

Everyone is affected by it, and its a vicious cycle, for the food that is picked to what ends up on your plate.

With that said, I don't believe the many hand outs from Trudeau help, vs remedying the inflationary pressures that would put far more of your earned dollars into your pockets.

Making 65, 000$ a year, just before covid meant living rather comfortably. 

A person making even 90, 000$ is likely day dreaming to own a house, at current rates. 

 

 

Not sure what your point is besides the obvious that it costs more to live.

My point was that it costs everyone more to live and to produce.

As for your salary point, the minimum wage increased dramatically and therefore the cost of products has had to increase to compensate. Are you implying that the salaries should go up more?  Seems like a never ending circle, more pay, higher prices so we pay more salary and the prices go up again.

Yes Trudeau is giving everybody everything but, what do you suggest he takes away and from who?

[CdnFox]

6 hours ago, Perspektiv said:

These are future votes to him, if you try putting yourself in his mind. He brings too many in, hands out billions of freebies, and vows to make it easier to bring more in.

I don't think that's true.  First off, he knows he's not going to be around in the 'future' where they can vote because every prime minister eventually retires, but more importantly the data absolutely does not support that. It's been known for quite some time that generally speaking the immigrants don't vote fore who brought them in. It was different in years gone by (and i mean the 70's)  and  there will always be one 1diot or another who thinks that way but the vast majority don't - and in fact as a group immigrants even after they've got citizenship  vote in very small numbers.  Far lower percents than the average 

And the evidence is that they tend to vote the same way people who live in the area they move to votes. So you get a bunch of new immigratns in downtown toronto they'll probably vote lib - but the libs were already winning downtown toronto so there's no value to it. 

Worse - the ones arriving now are arriving to such poor help and resources that they're actually polling negatively towards immigration. 

 

Instead i think he's hooked up with the people from this 'century club' he's talked about and who are active in Canada that want to see vastly more immigrants and he thinks that bringing all these people in will benefit his reputation or future access to these groups which can be financially important. 

I don't think it's for liberal votes. I think it's a lot closer to home for him. 

[taxme]

6 hours ago, ExFlyer said:

Yup, people have to eat but, so do those that grow the food. It costs them more to produce and ship.

Gas prices are not the only reasons. When minimum wages went up as high as it is, that alone added 10 to 20% extra cost to the products being sold. Guess who pays for that?

Cutting persons in government will also mean cutting services ....to you.

You cannot compare Canada to the US (on a federal level). The US has offloaded much to the States and the States offload to the municipalities. That is why there are so many bonds and financial issues to vote on in local elections.

 

 

I can certainly do without the hundreds of government departments and agencies in Canada and it would cause no harm to me. I could easily live without a Minister of Sports department in Canada for starters. 

 

 

 

 

 

[ExFlyer]

1 hour ago, taxme said:

I can certainly do without the hundreds of government departments and agencies in Canada and it would cause no harm to me. I could easily live without a Minister of Sports department in Canada for starters. 

 

 

 

 

 

Yup, the first person whining because you are not getting what you think you deserve LOL

I can also think lots of departments should disappear (Indian and Northern Affairs...huge money pit) but, fact is, they are there because someone wanted, needed or were promised them.

[Dougie93]

On 4/29/2024 at 7:54 AM, Perspektiv said:

Your thoughts?

never mind Loblaws

the fanciest grocery store in Southern Ontario is Fortinos

Fortinos makes Lobalws look like No Frills

[taxme]

25 minutes ago, ExFlyer said:

Yup, the first person whining because you are not getting what you think you deserve LOL

I can also think lots of departments should disappear (Indian and Northern Affairs...huge money pit) but, fact is, they are there because someone wanted, needed or were promised them.

I am getting what i do not deserve which is more government, more taxes, and less freedom. Something that you are too stupid to acknowledge is happening by the ton load here in Canada today. Only an imbecile would disagree on that. 

Only a few nefarious buffoons in the government wanted the Indian Northern affairs department to be created. Let's just create more liberal socialist government and bureaucracy bull shit for we the sheeple to have to deal with. Probably about 90% of government is nothing more than a bottomless money pit.

It's no wonder inflation is high in Canada thanks in part to the massive amount of money Canada needs to borrow to try and keep all of those many useless and stupid bureaucracy's afloat that is a huge burden on the Canadian taxpayers. 

Liberalism and socialism must be eliminated in Canada for Canada to once again become the great country that it once was before the likes of the Marxist Trudeau family ilk came along and phkd up everything. I am not the enemy here, stupid. 😇

[Guest]

34 minutes ago, Dougie93 said:

never mind Loblaws

Loblaws is pure garbage. I would only go there if seeking no name products on purpose.

Any major chain will have their generic brands anyways. 

[ExFlyer]

57 minutes ago, taxme said:

I am getting what i do not deserve w....

Only a few nefarious buffoons in the government wanted the Indian Northern affairs department to be created. .....

It's no wonder inflation is high in Canada thanks in part to the massive amount of money Canada needs to borrow to try and keep all of those many useless and stupid bureaucracy's afloat that is a huge burden on the Canadian taxpayers. 

.... am not the enemy here, stupid. 😇

So, whining for the sake of whining. OK then LOL

[cougar]

On 5/14/2024 at 7:18 AM, Perspektiv said:

Especially Wal-Mart. I avoid that store, when it comes down to produce.

Sobey's are hit or miss, but you're paying a premium for likelier to be fresh food.

 

I spent three weeks in Europe that highlighted what kind of garbage food we are fed here in North America.

If you have a farm or access to local sources of produce and meat it may be a different story.

[Guest]

6 hours ago, cougar said:

If you have a farm or access to local sources of produce and meat

Local is usually best. I usually try to buy straight from the farm, for as many foods as possible.

For meats, the wife loves shopping at Asian stores.

Especially Chinese stores. They buy their meat and  fish from wet markets back home, and if your fish isn't alive--it isn't fresh. "Fishy smell" doesn't exist in such markets, when selecting fish.

They have the same approach to produce, which the best of these stores try to reproduce.

Its not even comparable for us  when we see the freshness level from such stores, to the for the lack of a better way of putting it, westernized stores we otherwise go to for staples like milk.

They are incredibly fickle with regards to freshness. Go to Asia, and see people meticulously looking at every nook and cranny of a fruit or veggie prior to bagging it, being the norm. So putting bad produce, will simply mean a loss for the store as none of it will be purchased.

[Dougie93]

On 5/5/2024 at 8:57 AM, Perspektiv said:

Easier if the issue has a face, like Lowblaws CEO, or Trudeau.

Having to delve deeper, is hard.

it's the government which has caused the crisis

by borrowing and printing money excessively

flooding the economy with new dollars without increased productivity is what causes inflation

more dollars chasing less products and services bids prices up across the board

it has nothing to do with Loblaws, they have no control over it, they are not causing inflation

[Dougie93]

2 hours ago, Perspektiv said:

They are incredibly fickle with regards to freshness. Go to Asia, and see people meticulously looking at every nook and cranny of a fruit or veggie prior to bagging it, being the norm. So putting bad produce, will simply mean a loss for the store as none of it will be purchased.

that simply drives the price of produce up

in a peasant country, where people are actually poor, they just cut the bad parts off the produce and use the rest

every grocery store having to sell produce which is perfect to the point of being on the cover of a magazine

that's how you get to perfectly expensive produce

then you have people dumpster diving at the back of the stores,

to recover the not so perfect but still perfectly usable produce

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Dougie93 said:

that simply drives the price of produce up

in a peasant country, where people are actually poor, they just cut the bad parts off the produce and use the rest

every grocery store having to sell produce which is perfect to the point of being on the cover of a magazine

that's how you get to perfectly expensive produce

then you have people dumpster diving at the back of the stores,

to recover the not so perfect but still perfectly usable produce

In Asia, they tap the watermelons to ensure the one you're buying is fresh.

Saw watermelons at Costco for 16$.

At that price, I will take an hour if I have to, and yes it will need to be perfect. O_o

Apples, I tend to prefer orchard like ones I get in local grocery stores, which weren't coated in wax and have a hazy finish. 

What I was eluding to was produce going bad. 

Find me a restaurant that puts heavily browned and slimy lettuce on sandwiches and that's one I would never go to again.

My wife is Asian, so if food is about to go but is still good, they are often masters at maximizing use. IE banana loaf on heavily browned bananas, or stir fry on now soft but still tasty cucumbers, to name one. 

I agree with your point, but not on paying a premium for subpar product. 

If anything, the the prices have made me pickier.

[taxme]

20 hours ago, ExFlyer said:

So, whining for the sake of whining. OK then LOL

So, i should just be like you and ignore what this Marxist dictator in Ottawa is doing to this country and to the people living in this country. If it were not for the many freedom loving patriots in this country, who have been fighting this Marxist dictator for years now, we would no doubt all be in chains by now. You are the reason why Canada has become a Marxist dictatorship country. You show me this because you attack me for fighting for freedom, you lefty liberal bloody coward and wimp. Go try living in Cuba for a year? I will bet that you could not wait to get back to Canada. Have a terrible trip. LOL.

[ExFlyer]

45 minutes ago, taxme said:

So, i should just be like you and ignore what this Marxist dictator in Ottawa is doing to this country and to the people living in this country. If it were not for the many freedom loving patriots in this country, who have been fighting this Marxist dictator for years now, we would no doubt all be in chains by now. You are the reason why Canada has become a Marxist dictatorship country. You show me this because you attack me for fighting for freedom, you lefty liberal bloody coward and wimp. Go try living in Cuba for a year? I will bet that you could not wait to get back to Canada. Have a terrible trip. LOL.

Man, you are one sad individual LOL

Re-read all your posts. There is not one where you are not whining or complaining.  My comment is not an attack but stating a fact

Fighting for freedom??? What a laugh LOL

Sad sad sad ....

Edited May 16, 2024 by ExFlyer

[herbie]

Ottawa shouldn't call the cell providers to account either. That would violate his freedumbs even worser...

[CdnFox]

16 minutes ago, herbie said:

Ottawa shouldn't call the cell providers to account either. That would violate his freedumbs even worser...

Would need to if they were not already over regulating the industry. Open it up to competition and watch the rates plummet

[herbie]

So who's going to 'compete' when they have to start by building a country wide network for tens of billions?

[CdnFox]

1 hour ago, herbie said:

So who's going to 'compete' when they have to start by building a country wide network for tens of billions?

Why would they have to do that? 

Ohhh right. Because loblaws and sobeys et al buy food cheap and sell it with minimal mark up so it's actually hard to get food cheaper than they sell it.

Well.... there you go. 

Fact is if it was the small local stores again prices would be even higher.  

What a joke you are. 

[taxme]

On 5/16/2024 at 12:15 PM, ExFlyer said:

Man, you are one sad individual LOL

Re-read all your posts. There is not one where you are not whining or complaining.  My comment is not an attack but stating a fact

Fighting for freedom??? What a laugh LOL

Sad sad sad ....

You are one hell of a Marxist imbecile alright. Are they treating you well in the communist party of Canada, imbecile? The dictator in Ottawa would sure like to have an imbecile like you on his payroll alright. But then again, maybe you are on his payroll, you commie suck. Imagine being called a whiner from this imbecile for wanting to fight for freedom and freedom of speech in Canada. 

How stupid can someone like you be before you begin to see as to what is happening in Canada today. Anti-freedom of speech bills galore coming out of Ottawa and this Marxist imbecile thinks that i am the enemy here. It is i who should be feeling sorry for you, imbecile. 

So, are you a card carrying member of some local communist party, imbecile? The communist party of Canada is a great place for commies like you, imbecile. Just saying, imbecile. You are quite the laugh yourself alright, imbecile. Sad indeed, alright.🤣

 

 

Edited May 17, 2024 by taxme

[herbie]

4 hours ago, CdnFox said:

Why would they have to do that? 

Ohhh right. Because loblaws and sobeys et al buy food cheap and sell it with minimal mark up so it's actually hard to get food cheaper than they sell it.

Well.... there you go. 

Fact is if it was the small local stores again prices would be even higher.  

What a joke you are

Oh FFS you were talking about cell networks. No f*cking wonder you like Trump, you too can't remember WTF you're talking about even as you speak!

[CdnFox]

3 hours ago, herbie said:

Oh FFS you were talking about cell networks. No f*cking wonder you like Trump, you too can't remember WTF you're talking about even as you speak!

Sorry bud - sometimes it's hard to keep track of which stupid you're being at the moment.   

Honestly i thought you were joking when you said:

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So who's going to 'compete' when they have to start by building a country wide network for tens of billions?

The law and the CRTC require that current infrastructure providers give access already.  That would just extend to new players. so it wouldn't take billions    Wahh wahh wahhhhhhh    LOL you lose again!  Amazing   

It's quite possible they'd have to put up some end points and such but honestly that's not that expensive given the returns.  Safe bet they'd start out in the big cities and 'roam' on other networks for a bit but many showed interest before that door got closed in the past and many will be very interested now. 

Att's annual  revenue last year was about 122 billion. Honestly spending 10 billion to expand into canada would be a pittance for them.  And that's just one. 

 

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Loblaws or Superstore in Western Canada, is easy to boycott with Wal-Mart and Costco in my neighbourhood.

[Guest]

3 hours ago, DUI_Offender said:

Loblaws or Superstore in Western Canada, is easy to boycott with Wal-Mart and Costco in my neighbourhood.

Loblaws proper is literally never on my top 10 places to buy anything.

They are literally to me the gas station toilet version of grocery stores, when considering expectation vs reality.

Type of person who would want to protest Loblaws as a result, like they wanted it as an only option, probably raw butt those very toilets.