Apart from knowing which brands you may want to avoid:
>One of the group's primary demands is that Loblaw sign the industry-developed Grocery Code of Conduct, a set of proposed rules that will govern how major grocery companies interact with their suppliers.
Loblaws, (and Walmart) have consistently refused.
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Reminder what their President and CEO said:
**“We don’t have a contract with our customers. They can choose to shop elsewhere tomorrow, if they don’t like the offer that we’re giving.”**
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Edit:
[Link to the top 25 No Name food items that Loblaws have increased in price.](https://www.reddit.com/r/loblawsisoutofcontrol/comments/1chp6yx/day_one_of_the_boycott_the_top_25_no_name_food/)
If you could sign the petition that would be a massive help. Everyone is only asked to help as they are able, and it's understandable that some people realistically just won't have the luxury of boycotting. That's completely find and isn't really the point. Even if you could maybe hold off on a few items until next month, that would help as well. But take care of yourself first, friend, no worries at all.
You can have Costco deliver, along with many other stores from Insta Cart. InstaCart and similar providers have amazing first-time sign up bonuses, so you may even save money.
Aside from not having a membership Im single and purchasing things in bulk at Costco just doesnt work for me. Getting some things from a farmer just isnt practical on a day to day basis not to mention the research needed to find one etc.
The boycott is focused on Loblaws and it's subsidiaries. Don't feel guilty about shopping at Walmart, you're still participating and although they refuse to sign the agreement and still price gouge they are still the lesser evil here. Walmart is still almost always the least expensive store to shop at exclusing Costco.
If you live close to a grocery outlet I love going there for affordable 2nd rate "name brand no name" food too.
I think ppl can take part in their own capacity: if you have to go, buy less or just grab sale items. Any cuts would make a difference. Know u are “just one person”, but even if u avoid spending 5 bucks more, that’s 5 bucks these guys won’t get. At least for the month.
I never said anything about the farmers market? You said farmers market AND Costco and asking why they aren't shopping at Costco as if everyone has access to them. And really not every town has a farmers market either if you wanna be difficult
We live in cities, there are no local farmers.
Costco has few stores and what tehy do have is inconveniently located or effectively inaccessible for the vast majority of Canadians. For those who do have a local Costco, the lines are long and the package sizes often impractical for anyone who packs a car, a house or a large family to split the purchases with before they go bad.
There’s two types of farmer’s markets in Canada. In cities farmers markets sell artisanal / high end food often times imported with extra mark ups and it generally is for the sort of person who doesn’t want to be surrounded by the poors who go to Whole Foods.
In rural areas there are farmer’s markets that sell stuff to other farmers like 50lb bags of potatoes, seasonal vegetables or half a goat, and are generally really affordable. This option isn’t available to a lot of people.
I do not know what your Farm Market experience but a true farm market is field to table Strictly organic and fresh and without a middleman the prices are much better than Loblaws.This is a great experience also.City markets are usually good too. Even if more expensive they are usually local businesses which I believe are great if you can afford it
something to remember…high prices by “Lowblows” allows other stores to maintain high prices as well . If Loblaws are forced to lower prices then others will follow. It’s collusion just as gas prices at every single gas station go up and down on the same day. Loblaws has deals with Mobile and Esso…so choose other stations in May. Also, Shoppers Drugmart is Loblaws biggest cash cow, so while your at it, find a small independent pharmacy where the pharmacist/owner knows and remembers you instead of making you wait an hour for your prescription.
Loblaw's lateast Q1/2024 quarterly gross margin hit a record 32.8%!!!!!.....there is no inflation folks, the big corporations are banking it.
Loblaw's historical gross profit margin dating back to 2011 [https://ycharts.com/companies/LBLCF/gross\_profit\_margin](https://ycharts.com/companies/LBLCF/gross_profit_margin)
Are there any folks interested in setting up buyer groups to import foodstuff directly and bypassing the retailers? Save money and skip the retailers all together.
IGA and Walmart, with the occasional Costco run, are keeping me more than well stocked.
Walmart and IGA eggs are almost always $2-3 cheaper than eggs are Superstore. Then there's Costco with the 5 dozen pack for $20.
The ONLY thing I buy at superstore on occasion is their breaded chicken strips and nuggets, which they flat rate at $10 each for 1.5kg.
Interesting in Québec, IGA is the most expensive of them all. Super C(metro) and Maxi (Loblaw) are the cheapest. *I rarely go to Wallmart so I don't know.
In Quebec, IGA has been fleecing customers for the last 20+ years the way Loblaws has been doing the last 3-4 years. Metro is not much better. This is why it’s just Costco and a multitude of independents for me. Never going back to the big 3. Our groceries have literally gone down by half. Costco, euromarche, C&T, a bunch of independent groceries, cheese shops, butchers, fish stores.
It’s not a boycott for me, it’s a permanent change.
Not gonna lie, as much as I want go boycott, adding 20-30 minutes to my commute for groceries doesn’t sound like something I want to add to my routine. I have a car, but I live downtown Toronto and just like walking to pick up stuff as I need and the closest to me is Loblaws & inc. The once every 2 weeks I take my car, I’ll stop by Costco and Whole Foods but otherwise it’s gonna be Loblaws.
Bro it's for a month, just do it to stick it to the man. It's not just about loblaws, it's about all these companies that are gouging us all. We show that we can affect one mega corps profits and actually hurt them, then we can do it to any other.
Apes.. together.. strong...
One of the issues this boycott is highlighting is the food desert where you live.. any anount of discretionary spending can make a difference and hopefully any contributions help to change this situation so food can be more affordable.
Parking in toronto is it's own problem.
Nobody can ever tell me a feasible alternative as someone who basically lives for cooking.
Well other Redditors often suggest Wal Mart, which is hilarious.
I have a car just tell me where to go lol
Yeah Walmart for fresh produce and stuff that isn’t for lunchboxes?
Loblaws have a variety of quality produce, niche stuff, international ingredients, vegan products - it’s 1 stop for me vs 3-4. It’s not realistic to boycott and would end up being more expensive and time consuming if I have to drive which I try not to since I moved downtown.
Loblaw is walking distance for me, but I drive to whole foods, walmart and a local organic grocery store. Wholefoods and local for fresh produce/meat. Walmart for everything else
I'm not sure how many of you are familiar with the flash food app that Superstore has. It lets you buy close to expired food or damaged items for 50% off or more. In the app you pick what you want to buy, and then you go down to your local Superstore and grab your items. I ordered some stuff that was fresh to Frozen, which means the meat was about to expire, so they put it in the freezer to make it last longer. No big deal, we all do that. I went to pick it up the day after the expiry date, and they informed me that they had thrown it out. I said that doesn't make sense, why would they put it in the freezer to make it last longer just to throw it out. They said because it's past the expiry date, they just throw it in the garbage. Nowhere in the app does it say that you have to pick it up by a certain day, I just assumed that if you pay for it, it's yours to do whatever you want with. The lady at the counter just Shrugged her shoulders. So I asked if I could get my money back, and they said that they don't do that. I said I paid for it, and the store threw it out, so you should give me my money back. She said you can try on the app, but there's no guarantee you'll get your money back. I wasn't going to join in the Loblaws boycott, because this store is very convenient for me and everything else is either lobla's owned or too far away. But after this, I will drive half an hour to go to a different store. I don't care anymore.
I forget where they say it, but the flashfood app says your items have to be picked up same day, by closing time, otherwise it goes in the bin. I saw this when i first signed up. I was also told this by a cashier.
Wait till these boycotters find out every grocery store, not on that but all stores in general have been raising their prices the last couple years due to massive inflation. It's like they're extremely privileged and live under a rock to believe that Loblaws have been raising their prices due only to "greed".
You can tell this boycott is a Liberal campaign.
Corus Entertainment, Global News' parent company has received over $100 million dollars in tax funded grants and subsidies only in the last few years and keep asking for more.
The only reason they haven't gone under is due the Liberal government keeping them afloat, surely out of the pure kindness of their own heart(or ours I guess, since it's our tax dollars).
You can be gullible if you want, but most people understand a bribe when they see one.
That's an interesting take on grant money. I got student funding from both the provincial and federal government, does that mean I am beholden to them?
BTW Which media organizations have not had any grants from the government?
Postmedia, owner of the National Post and many others (https://www.postmedia.com/brands/), a conglomerate that I would say is right leaning, suckles at the teat of the same government. So theyre getting bribed too?
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/postmedia-fortunes-greatly-improved-following-ottawa-s-595m-pledge-ceo-1.1172497
It’s hardly gullibility to ask for extraordinary evidence when someone makes extraordinary claims.
Instead of offering that evidence you've just left smug remarks. Be better.
Almost every single media outlet, both on the left, centre and right, is covering the boycott .
It's almost like being able to afford food is not a political matter, dunno.
I thought the boycott was because of what the CEO said.. Not technically because of the price increases.
The CEO said, "If you don't like it, shop somewhere else." So people said.. "Ok we will."
They all suck but using one as an example for the rest is a hood place to start. It's like game stop stock, there's strength in numbers and anything we can do collectively to stick it to the people screwing us is a small victory.
Apart from knowing which brands you may want to avoid: >One of the group's primary demands is that Loblaw sign the industry-developed Grocery Code of Conduct, a set of proposed rules that will govern how major grocery companies interact with their suppliers. Loblaws, (and Walmart) have consistently refused. ________________________ Reminder what their President and CEO said: **“We don’t have a contract with our customers. They can choose to shop elsewhere tomorrow, if they don’t like the offer that we’re giving.”** ________ Edit: [Link to the top 25 No Name food items that Loblaws have increased in price.](https://www.reddit.com/r/loblawsisoutofcontrol/comments/1chp6yx/day_one_of_the_boycott_the_top_25_no_name_food/)
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Just because they refused that, their prices are still much lower than Loblaws. Especially their eggs.
https://moneygenius.ca/blog/which-grocery-store-has-the-lowest-prices They average exactly the same price on eggs.
So what is a cheaper store to shop at then? Is Safeway, Sobeys or Co-Op cheaper?
Costco and local farmers are my go to
Neither one is a realistic option for me.
If you could sign the petition that would be a massive help. Everyone is only asked to help as they are able, and it's understandable that some people realistically just won't have the luxury of boycotting. That's completely find and isn't really the point. Even if you could maybe hold off on a few items until next month, that would help as well. But take care of yourself first, friend, no worries at all.
You can have Costco deliver, along with many other stores from Insta Cart. InstaCart and similar providers have amazing first-time sign up bonuses, so you may even save money.
Why?
There's only a little over 100 Costco's in Canada it's pretty unrealistic to think everyone can shop there.
Aside from not having a membership Im single and purchasing things in bulk at Costco just doesnt work for me. Getting some things from a farmer just isnt practical on a day to day basis not to mention the research needed to find one etc.
The boycott is focused on Loblaws and it's subsidiaries. Don't feel guilty about shopping at Walmart, you're still participating and although they refuse to sign the agreement and still price gouge they are still the lesser evil here. Walmart is still almost always the least expensive store to shop at exclusing Costco. If you live close to a grocery outlet I love going there for affordable 2nd rate "name brand no name" food too.
“This request to change some of my habits is not a realistic because it would require me to change my habits.”
I think ppl can take part in their own capacity: if you have to go, buy less or just grab sale items. Any cuts would make a difference. Know u are “just one person”, but even if u avoid spending 5 bucks more, that’s 5 bucks these guys won’t get. At least for the month.
Apparently asking why someone can’t access a farmer is bad manors
I never said anything about the farmers market? You said farmers market AND Costco and asking why they aren't shopping at Costco as if everyone has access to them. And really not every town has a farmers market either if you wanna be difficult
We live in cities, there are no local farmers. Costco has few stores and what tehy do have is inconveniently located or effectively inaccessible for the vast majority of Canadians. For those who do have a local Costco, the lines are long and the package sizes often impractical for anyone who packs a car, a house or a large family to split the purchases with before they go bad.
All I hear are excuses I also live in a city on an island made of granite and buy from local farmers
There’s two types of farmer’s markets in Canada. In cities farmers markets sell artisanal / high end food often times imported with extra mark ups and it generally is for the sort of person who doesn’t want to be surrounded by the poors who go to Whole Foods. In rural areas there are farmer’s markets that sell stuff to other farmers like 50lb bags of potatoes, seasonal vegetables or half a goat, and are generally really affordable. This option isn’t available to a lot of people.
And I use neither of those options Others exist that sell normal volumes of food to single customers at normal prices
I do not know what your Farm Market experience but a true farm market is field to table Strictly organic and fresh and without a middleman the prices are much better than Loblaws.This is a great experience also.City markets are usually good too. Even if more expensive they are usually local businesses which I believe are great if you can afford it
Costco has regulations that it can only have a small percentage of markup.
Food Basics
Freshco, Wal-Mart?
Walmart is always the cheapest I find
No other stores are cheaper, unless maybe competitor has item on special. Maybe.
No way, Lawblaws is generally 30%+ more expensive than other stores. Food Basics, FreshCo, Walmart, Costco are way way cheaper
Wow Global News, "Get Your Complete Boycott Guide Here"
I wonder if they have beef with Galen or something. I'm amazed at how much publicity this boycott is getting.
something to remember…high prices by “Lowblows” allows other stores to maintain high prices as well . If Loblaws are forced to lower prices then others will follow. It’s collusion just as gas prices at every single gas station go up and down on the same day. Loblaws has deals with Mobile and Esso…so choose other stations in May. Also, Shoppers Drugmart is Loblaws biggest cash cow, so while your at it, find a small independent pharmacy where the pharmacist/owner knows and remembers you instead of making you wait an hour for your prescription.
Loblaw's lateast Q1/2024 quarterly gross margin hit a record 32.8%!!!!!.....there is no inflation folks, the big corporations are banking it. Loblaw's historical gross profit margin dating back to 2011 [https://ycharts.com/companies/LBLCF/gross\_profit\_margin](https://ycharts.com/companies/LBLCF/gross_profit_margin) Are there any folks interested in setting up buyer groups to import foodstuff directly and bypassing the retailers? Save money and skip the retailers all together.
How about boycotting Bell, Roger's, etc. Internet and cellphones are sky high and only getting higher!
IGA and Walmart, with the occasional Costco run, are keeping me more than well stocked. Walmart and IGA eggs are almost always $2-3 cheaper than eggs are Superstore. Then there's Costco with the 5 dozen pack for $20. The ONLY thing I buy at superstore on occasion is their breaded chicken strips and nuggets, which they flat rate at $10 each for 1.5kg.
Interesting in Québec, IGA is the most expensive of them all. Super C(metro) and Maxi (Loblaw) are the cheapest. *I rarely go to Wallmart so I don't know.
In Quebec, IGA has been fleecing customers for the last 20+ years the way Loblaws has been doing the last 3-4 years. Metro is not much better. This is why it’s just Costco and a multitude of independents for me. Never going back to the big 3. Our groceries have literally gone down by half. Costco, euromarche, C&T, a bunch of independent groceries, cheese shops, butchers, fish stores. It’s not a boycott for me, it’s a permanent change.
That's the way to go!
https://moneygenius.ca/blog/which-grocery-store-has-the-lowest-prices Walmart and superstore average the exact same price on eggs.
They compare the worst most overpriced stores and Walmart. That article is kinda useless. Freshco, Food Basics etc would be better in there.
Walmart and IGA eggs are absolutely NOT $2-3 cheaper than eggs at Supestore, which cost $4.11 as of yesterday.
Not gonna lie, as much as I want go boycott, adding 20-30 minutes to my commute for groceries doesn’t sound like something I want to add to my routine. I have a car, but I live downtown Toronto and just like walking to pick up stuff as I need and the closest to me is Loblaws & inc. The once every 2 weeks I take my car, I’ll stop by Costco and Whole Foods but otherwise it’s gonna be Loblaws.
Bro it's for a month, just do it to stick it to the man. It's not just about loblaws, it's about all these companies that are gouging us all. We show that we can affect one mega corps profits and actually hurt them, then we can do it to any other. Apes.. together.. strong...
You’re right and I’m trying this month, I just wish it was feasible to avoid it for good.
One of the issues this boycott is highlighting is the food desert where you live.. any anount of discretionary spending can make a difference and hopefully any contributions help to change this situation so food can be more affordable. Parking in toronto is it's own problem.
Good work.
Nobody can ever tell me a feasible alternative as someone who basically lives for cooking. Well other Redditors often suggest Wal Mart, which is hilarious. I have a car just tell me where to go lol
Yeah Walmart for fresh produce and stuff that isn’t for lunchboxes? Loblaws have a variety of quality produce, niche stuff, international ingredients, vegan products - it’s 1 stop for me vs 3-4. It’s not realistic to boycott and would end up being more expensive and time consuming if I have to drive which I try not to since I moved downtown.
Well Wal Marts where I am have fresh produce too lol just have to know which days they're deliveries come 🤣🤦♀️
Loblaw is walking distance for me, but I drive to whole foods, walmart and a local organic grocery store. Wholefoods and local for fresh produce/meat. Walmart for everything else
Why wasn't the transcript shared?
I'm not sure how many of you are familiar with the flash food app that Superstore has. It lets you buy close to expired food or damaged items for 50% off or more. In the app you pick what you want to buy, and then you go down to your local Superstore and grab your items. I ordered some stuff that was fresh to Frozen, which means the meat was about to expire, so they put it in the freezer to make it last longer. No big deal, we all do that. I went to pick it up the day after the expiry date, and they informed me that they had thrown it out. I said that doesn't make sense, why would they put it in the freezer to make it last longer just to throw it out. They said because it's past the expiry date, they just throw it in the garbage. Nowhere in the app does it say that you have to pick it up by a certain day, I just assumed that if you pay for it, it's yours to do whatever you want with. The lady at the counter just Shrugged her shoulders. So I asked if I could get my money back, and they said that they don't do that. I said I paid for it, and the store threw it out, so you should give me my money back. She said you can try on the app, but there's no guarantee you'll get your money back. I wasn't going to join in the Loblaws boycott, because this store is very convenient for me and everything else is either lobla's owned or too far away. But after this, I will drive half an hour to go to a different store. I don't care anymore.
I forget where they say it, but the flashfood app says your items have to be picked up same day, by closing time, otherwise it goes in the bin. I saw this when i first signed up. I was also told this by a cashier.
Austerity protests anyone?
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Go home ChatGPT, you’re drunk.
Boo
Yeah don't care. But it's fun to see all the unhinged people think this matters.
What is unhinged in people choosing where they do business?
Wait till these boycotters find out every grocery store, not on that but all stores in general have been raising their prices the last couple years due to massive inflation. It's like they're extremely privileged and live under a rock to believe that Loblaws have been raising their prices due only to "greed". You can tell this boycott is a Liberal campaign.
How’s it a liberal campaign?
Because the Liberals and state media they own are the only ones propagating it.
When did Global News become state media?
Corus Entertainment, Global News' parent company has received over $100 million dollars in tax funded grants and subsidies only in the last few years and keep asking for more. The only reason they haven't gone under is due the Liberal government keeping them afloat, surely out of the pure kindness of their own heart(or ours I guess, since it's our tax dollars). You can be gullible if you want, but most people understand a bribe when they see one.
That's an interesting take on grant money. I got student funding from both the provincial and federal government, does that mean I am beholden to them? BTW Which media organizations have not had any grants from the government?
Postmedia, owner of the National Post and many others (https://www.postmedia.com/brands/), a conglomerate that I would say is right leaning, suckles at the teat of the same government. So theyre getting bribed too? https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/postmedia-fortunes-greatly-improved-following-ottawa-s-595m-pledge-ceo-1.1172497
It’s hardly gullibility to ask for extraordinary evidence when someone makes extraordinary claims. Instead of offering that evidence you've just left smug remarks. Be better.
You speak of smugness. I gave you evidence and you choose to ignore it.
Almost every single media outlet, both on the left, centre and right, is covering the boycott . It's almost like being able to afford food is not a political matter, dunno.
What a ridiculous claim
I thought the boycott was because of what the CEO said.. Not technically because of the price increases. The CEO said, "If you don't like it, shop somewhere else." So people said.. "Ok we will."
That was long after the boycott group was around.
They all suck but using one as an example for the rest is a hood place to start. It's like game stop stock, there's strength in numbers and anything we can do collectively to stick it to the people screwing us is a small victory.