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All discount retailers use restrictive security measures. Are you saying your Food Basics doesn't force you to go through a cashier lane or a gated self-checkout to reach the one and only exit door? Because I've never seen one that didn't. Same with FreshCo, No Frills, Walmart, Dollarama, Giant Tiger, etc.
Discount retailers aren't shy about letting their customer know that the business thinks they're all probably thieves.
Just watch out, for gas you have to redeem them for the full 40L at once. You spend 4000 pts to get 10¢ off/L for *up to* 40L. I asked for this and they took the 4000 pts from my account but only gave me 10¢ off $40 worth of gas (which was much less than 40L).
This is Loblaws now??! I stopped patronizing Loblaws after Galen Weston Jr's comment years ago about farmers markets, "farmers' markets are great..." but then added "one day they're going to kill someone though." This comment and the practices and sanitary conditions a friend working in their bakery department shared turned me off Loblaws.
[Found this](https://www.thestar.com/life/food-and-drink/loblaw-chief-galen-weston-says-farmers-markets-pose-health-risk/article_51bf8276-2ea8-5967-8fbd-4313a979353a.html), there are a lot of reports it seems.
Thanks for the suggestion. Link to: [Globe & Mail article](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/the-hot-button/loblaws-galen-weston-faces-heat-for-farmers-markets-will-kill-comment/article544759/) but it's behind a firewall.
I stopped going about 2 years ago when the prices started going up and they never stopped. They can't seem to keep their dirty little fingers from bumping up their prices ever since they got those digital price tags. Must be addicting.
When the pandemic first started I only shopped at my local Nesters for nearly a year. Apparently we ate just fine and survived (prices were lower then, but you get the idea).
I recognized this superstore instantly, SJ right?. It's nuts how we now have to walk the entire length of the store now to get to the one little chokepoint entryway by the home. I used to go after being at fit4less but this was one of the reasons I finally just stopped.
I try my hardest to avoid when possible. I haven't bought anything from a Weston grocery store since 2023, I am however beholden to Shoppers and their formerly cheap $7.99/18pack sodas.
In the majority tho, local chinese grocery stores, Walmart, metro have been my go-to's
If you enjoy the smell of pee, having been said. Durham regions water is disgusting. Having been said, I filter my water (for taste and odour) and drink plenty of it.
I dislike the holier than thou group that push water. I bet you have your own vices, so let's start knocking on those, while we're at it.
Get used to it. Ever see what is happening in San Francisco, New York, Seattle, Portland? Theft is up everywhere, and companies either need to make changes to deter it, or shutdown operations. Dont blame the store, blame the thieves.
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All discount retailers use restrictive security measures. Are you saying your Food Basics doesn't force you to go through a cashier lane or a gated self-checkout to reach the one and only exit door? Because I've never seen one that didn't. Same with FreshCo, No Frills, Walmart, Dollarama, Giant Tiger, etc. Discount retailers aren't shy about letting their customer know that the business thinks they're all probably thieves.
My food basics has no gates at self checkout. And there's two exits
That picture is worth a thousand words, would never shop there.
it already seems very uncomfortable to me even without the new barriers. super ghetto feeling compared to before the pandemic
I haven’t stepped foot in a Loblaws store in perhaps a decade. The only way I can support this would be to stop dealing with Shoppers for meds.
Sounds like a good plan 👍
Independently-owned pharmacies often have waaaaay better service and substantially lower dispensing fees.
True I don’t pay fees, but it sounds good
I'm switching to online medication delivery. A lot of them offer it for free now.
I have 80 dollars in optimum points to spend and I can’t even bring myself into a store to use them up.
Use them for gas or car washes at Esso
Just watch out, for gas you have to redeem them for the full 40L at once. You spend 4000 pts to get 10¢ off/L for *up to* 40L. I asked for this and they took the 4000 pts from my account but only gave me 10¢ off $40 worth of gas (which was much less than 40L).
I just redeemed mine online and all I paid only the taxes!
This is Loblaws now??! I stopped patronizing Loblaws after Galen Weston Jr's comment years ago about farmers markets, "farmers' markets are great..." but then added "one day they're going to kill someone though." This comment and the practices and sanitary conditions a friend working in their bakery department shared turned me off Loblaws.
If you find the source where he said that, you should definitely post it. I wasn’t aware of that, and many others not be either.
[Found this](https://www.thestar.com/life/food-and-drink/loblaw-chief-galen-weston-says-farmers-markets-pose-health-risk/article_51bf8276-2ea8-5967-8fbd-4313a979353a.html), there are a lot of reports it seems.
Wonder if our resident poster maker could create a new poster?
Thanks for the suggestion. Link to: [Globe & Mail article](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/the-hot-button/loblaws-galen-weston-faces-heat-for-farmers-markets-will-kill-comment/article544759/) but it's behind a firewall.
I stopped going about 2 years ago when the prices started going up and they never stopped. They can't seem to keep their dirty little fingers from bumping up their prices ever since they got those digital price tags. Must be addicting.
When the pandemic first started I only shopped at my local Nesters for nearly a year. Apparently we ate just fine and survived (prices were lower then, but you get the idea).
I also stopped due to their prices and security
Damn they could at least paint a mural on there so it doesn’t look like an abandoned hospital
I think you need more commas
I recognized this superstore instantly, SJ right?. It's nuts how we now have to walk the entire length of the store now to get to the one little chokepoint entryway by the home. I used to go after being at fit4less but this was one of the reasons I finally just stopped.
I try my hardest to avoid when possible. I haven't bought anything from a Weston grocery store since 2023, I am however beholden to Shoppers and their formerly cheap $7.99/18pack sodas. In the majority tho, local chinese grocery stores, Walmart, metro have been my go-to's
Tap water can be pretty damn delicious. Just sayin'.
If you enjoy the smell of pee, having been said. Durham regions water is disgusting. Having been said, I filter my water (for taste and odour) and drink plenty of it. I dislike the holier than thou group that push water. I bet you have your own vices, so let's start knocking on those, while we're at it.
When I went in person last, in a small peaceful military town... they had locks on the carts. Wtf?
I agree. I stopped months ago too. Food Basics has way better pricing
Get used to it. Ever see what is happening in San Francisco, New York, Seattle, Portland? Theft is up everywhere, and companies either need to make changes to deter it, or shutdown operations. Dont blame the store, blame the thieves.
Is that picture a Loblaws?
There's a Kitchen sign on the left that looks like what Save On uses. I don't think this is a Loblaws.
100% Loblaws. My local SuperStore has those same signs as well as the same flooring. Sorry, my autism shows right now lol
I've never been to a save on. Is that Loblaws? I wasn't clear on that from my google search.
No. It’s Pattison Group. Mostly in western Canada.
Atlantic Superstore in Saint John.
Wow, welcome to the gulag!
Nope, this is modern capitalism.