Yep. we started using local grocers when Loblaws prices skyrocketed and local grocer stayed reasonable. This month we stopped going to any Loblaws owned thing, might continue indefinitely if no reasults happen
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American here. Just want to voice my support for this effort. Consumers are long overdue in striking back at companies making record profits from our necessities.
I mean I am just cause I never shop there and none of em are near me. I’m lucky that there’s an independent market near me for all the produce, and a really great fish market where I can buy wild caught, sustainable fish.
I started a permanent loblaws boycott this week. Won’t be shopping at any of the other big names either. Preparing to participate in the boycott led me to sign up for a co op that I should’ve been using all along and I don’t see myself ever going back. Anything they don’t carry I can get at a local independent grocer and they’re usually a little cheaper than no frills anyway.
Co ops are a solution to corporate greed, use them whenever possible.
Not only was I spending 100% of my grocery budget at a Loblaws owned store, but I can probably count on one hand how many times I’ve visited one in the last 6 years.
Switching to alternative stores saved me thousands over the years.
I’d love to but I live in a small town with only 2 grocery stores. No Frills and Metro. I have to drive 30 minutes to another town if I want to shop somewhere else. They’re both expensive so I usually end up going to both and looking for sales.
I have doubts that this boycott will actually make a difference. The world is fucked and controlled by the rich. The only way things will ever change is if the working class band together and force change. But we’re all too busy arguing amongst eachother about meaningless shit to do that.
I’m not convinced the boycott will make a difference, but it’s pretty easy for me to shop somewhere else, so I’ll give it a shot. If I had to drive 30 minutes, there’s no way I’d do it.
You’re not in a good position to boycott for sure, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t many others who are. I think we can agree that the working class banding together is important. Let’s hope something positive comes of this
I refuse to shop at Sainsbury’s since they started having gates where yoy physically have to scan your receipt to leave. They have also started doing nectar card prices where they charge more if you don’t want them to track you. Tesco does the same. I’m not sure about Morrisons and Asda. Waitrose just costs more no matter what.
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Yep. we started using local grocers when Loblaws prices skyrocketed and local grocer stayed reasonable. This month we stopped going to any Loblaws owned thing, might continue indefinitely if no reasults happen
We don’t have a local option, but I’m happy to shift my purchasing.
Haven’t been buying from the local super store for a while now, however I have stopped buying from Shoppers.
Doing my best— they just raised the price of pc ground turkey by 20%
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American here. Just want to voice my support for this effort. Consumers are long overdue in striking back at companies making record profits from our necessities.
Give those hosers hell, eh.
People need to start voting with money a lot more, these “companies” lost their fucking minds since covid
Is there a good source to learn about this (scope, list of stores, etc)
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Country wide. All Loblaws stores,
Here’s the wiki list
Loblaws
Atlantic Superstore
Dominion Stores
Extra Foods
Fortinos
Freshmart
Maxi
No Frills
No Name
President’s Choice
President’s Choice Financial
Provigo
Real Canadian Liquorstore
Real Canadian Superstore
Shoppers Drug Mart / Pharmaprix
SuperValu
T & T Supermarket
Valu-mart
Your Independent Grocer
Zehrs Markets
Huh, for some reason I thought t&t were their own thing
It’s so bloody stupid that a Loblaws owned grocery store gets to keep the name of Independent. Why do we tolerate this dystopian double-speak?
Anyways boycotting isn’t viable for me so “shrinkage” will have to do.
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I haven’t shopped there in years and have no plan to. I used to work for them and detest spending any more time in their stores.
So far so good… For me, Shoppers is harder to avoid than Loblaws or No Frills, but we’ll see how it goes.
I mean I am just cause I never shop there and none of em are near me. I’m lucky that there’s an independent market near me for all the produce, and a really great fish market where I can buy wild caught, sustainable fish.
I started a permanent loblaws boycott this week. Won’t be shopping at any of the other big names either. Preparing to participate in the boycott led me to sign up for a co op that I should’ve been using all along and I don’t see myself ever going back. Anything they don’t carry I can get at a local independent grocer and they’re usually a little cheaper than no frills anyway.
Co ops are a solution to corporate greed, use them whenever possible.
Careful that it’s not “Your Independent Grocer” which is just another Loblaw shit.
Edit: or L’Intermarche, which is the Québecois equivalent.
Yep. Bastards aren’t getting my dollars for the forseeable future. Fuck em
LET’S GOOOOOOO!
https://lemmy.ca/post/20399097
There are similar posts on other subs, but this is from 3 days ago on the same sub.
Hell yeah, thanks for linking my Loblaws boycott post!
They do not have a presence in my small town. I would have to drive 30 minutes to not shop with one of their stores. So by default I am boycotting.
I’ve been avoiding their stores for years.
Not only was I spending 100% of my grocery budget at a Loblaws owned store, but I can probably count on one hand how many times I’ve visited one in the last 6 years.
Switching to alternative stores saved me thousands over the years.
I’d love to but I live in a small town with only 2 grocery stores. No Frills and Metro. I have to drive 30 minutes to another town if I want to shop somewhere else. They’re both expensive so I usually end up going to both and looking for sales.
I have doubts that this boycott will actually make a difference. The world is fucked and controlled by the rich. The only way things will ever change is if the working class band together and force change. But we’re all too busy arguing amongst eachother about meaningless shit to do that.
I’m not convinced the boycott will make a difference, but it’s pretty easy for me to shop somewhere else, so I’ll give it a shot. If I had to drive 30 minutes, there’s no way I’d do it.
You’re not in a good position to boycott for sure, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t many others who are. I think we can agree that the working class banding together is important. Let’s hope something positive comes of this
I’d love a UK based version for the major chains.
I refuse to shop at Sainsbury’s since they started having gates where yoy physically have to scan your receipt to leave. They have also started doing nectar card prices where they charge more if you don’t want them to track you. Tesco does the same. I’m not sure about Morrisons and Asda. Waitrose just costs more no matter what.
The receipt scanning is insulting. Inconveniencing all customers because they might be shoplifters is lousy customer relations.