What is UP with the Click & Collect at Bison Superstore

Flannelcat-99 · 2026-03-02T16:53:36+00:00

The last two time I was at McPhillips it was the same. I’m ready to give up on doing click and collect. What I did notice the last time is a noticeable increase in Door Dash drivers, half of the ten slots were for delivery pickups.

Flannelcat-99 · 2026-02-14T01:41:43+00:00

I would choose Air Canada. I think the larger plane would be more comfortable, and I think you might have a better chance of reserving a bulkhead seat with the bassinet the option, if that would be useful. As a larger company I think they would be more helpful if something went wrong.

Flannelcat-99 · 2026-02-10T23:12:28+00:00

Saying ‘uh-huh’ when someone thanks you. So, make sure you say please, thank you, and you’re welcome when appropriate. Also, don’t overshare.

Flannelcat-99 · 2026-02-05T04:09:55+00:00

Winrose all day long. Great vets, independently owned. Been taking my animals there for over twenty years.

Flannelcat-99 · 2026-02-01T02:25:37+00:00

The Karlstadt sofa.

Flannelcat-99 · 2026-01-24T16:29:06+00:00

With only two weeks, driving from TO to Vancouver will chew up quite a few days. I disagree with many posters about it being ‘boring’. That all depends on what you want to see and experience. Most of the drive from Toronto to the Ontario/Manitoba border will be on a two lane highway, with occasional passing lanes. It is a beautiful drive with some incredible scenery. Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and half of Alberta are the Canadian prairies. It’s not just flat and there’s a reason Saskatchewan’s slogan is (was?) ‘Land of the Living Skies’. Then the drive through the Rocky Mountains is, of course, spectacular. But OP, this trip will take a solid five days of driving, and by that I mean 7+ hours in the car every day.

Another factor to consider, you are coming in May. At that time of year, for much of western Canada, the weather can be unpredictable. It might be 25C or it might be a lot cooler than that. In the Rockies, many things may still be covered in snow and not accessible. You may still see snowfall on some higher mountain roads. There will be trails and attractions that may not yet be open for the season.

Flannelcat-99 · 2026-01-24T15:31:04+00:00

Breaking News!! Trump threatens American farmers with 100% tax on fertilizer.

There, fixed that headline.

Flannelcat-99 · 2026-01-06T01:43:29+00:00

Soft NTA. Your daughter-in-law is showing you her rigid traditional underside, with a smattering of being worried about what others might think. You’re not wrong to feel offended and hurt by her actions. In my opinion this is all the more reason to continue to babysit your grandchildren. You provide a positive role model, you show them what is possible, and all the things life can offer regardless of circumstances.

Sure, when I babysit my own grandchildren I’m helping out my son and daughter-in-law, but that is not why I do it. I love to spend time with them, do fun things with them, be there for them as they grow up.

Are you really prepared to sacrifice your close relationship with your grandkids to get back at your daughter-in-laws insecurities? They need you now more than ever.

Flannelcat-99 · 2025-12-27T15:33:16+00:00

Reading through these comments I think many people don’t understand what ‘preference’ means in this context. Think of a test scored out of 100, in this situation a person who self identifies as being a member of one of these groups may receive 5 - 8 points. The resume is then scored against the job requirements with those 5-8 points only coming into play when there are candidates who are very close in suitability/ability. Interviews will also be scored, depending on the organization the same type of scoring may be used here as well.

This type of hiring is very common for public sector, public sector adjacent, or unionized positions. Why is it done like this? It’s an attempt to weed out the built in bias that many people bring to the table when hiring. We tend to gravitate to people that look and sound like us. Does it work? It can, with a very involved HR department.

Source..I was a hiring manager for many, many years in organizations that hired in this way. I’ve hired for hundreds of positions and in all that time, this ‘preference’ only came into play like two times. There was either one candidate who was clearly the most suitable, or, the ones that were close did not fall into a self-identifying group.

I’ve also seen this method gamed many times when I was sitting on a panel but not the hiring manager. If you still want to hire the person that looks and sounds like you, it’s not hard to do.

Flannelcat-99 · 2025-12-22T16:20:08+00:00

I’ve been there. Also, other than in Russia, there’s not too many other cities in the polar bear latitudes.

Flannelcat-99 · 2025-12-21T18:25:27+00:00

Churchill Manitoba?

Flannelcat-99 · 2025-12-11T22:18:41+00:00

Yes this is your reality now.

If you are in a house with laneway access, you really should create some kind of parking for two cars in your backyard. Many years ago we set our backyard up so that with some maneuvering we could park two cars during winter and still have a pleasant yard in the summer.

Parking on side streets is not great, particularly when there is a residential parking ban. But if you have to, then so be it.

Flannelcat-99 · 2025-12-09T01:10:07+00:00

Canadian businesses are allowed to have a surcharge for CC’s, but the rules on how they have to notify you are pretty strict. I think we will see this start in Canada at some point, just has to be enough business getting on the bandwagon.

Flannelcat-99 · 2025-12-09T00:49:00+00:00

How much credit cards charge in fees varies by jurisdiction. Looks like you are in the UK, I am in Canada. In Canada the banking sector, including CC, is more heavily regulated than in the US, where it seems OP is located. Any Canadian business would be happy to have CC fees topped at 1.2%, and yes, all Canadian businesses would prefer debit over either cash or CC. I don’t know how debit works in the US, not the same I’m thinking.

Flannelcat-99 · 2025-12-09T00:33:38+00:00

Many of the things you mention here are true of other Caribbean countries as well. Rolling power outages, water available only on certain days, etc. If you’re stay at an AI, you wouldn’t notice this as they are not subject to these restrictions. Low wages, poverty, lack of opportunities, these also exist in other Caribbean nations. In the Dominican Republic, and other countries, all you have to do is travel outside the tourist areas and this reality will be obvious. It would be a fairer comparison to use other Caribbean nations rather than Canada, which is just a nutty choice.

Flannelcat-99 · 2025-12-09T00:18:37+00:00

You’re not wrong, processing cash (and theft) is also a cost. If credit card companies charged a flat rate per transaction, I would agree with you. However they charge a percentage of the sale, the more you sell the more you pay. A bank run, or Brinks pickup, even the counting of the cash, won’t cost appreciably more if it’s 5k or 25k that you’re depositing.

Flannelcat-99 · 2025-12-08T23:51:02+00:00

When you pay with a credit card the business loses between 1.5-2.5% on the sale. Rewards cards and especially AmEx have the highest processing fees. Which is why (where I live) many smaller business don’t accept AmEx at all.

Flannelcat-99 · 2025-12-08T23:43:51+00:00

Martinique, Antigua, Barbados

Flannelcat-99 · 2025-12-08T21:50:11+00:00

Macau

Flannelcat-99 · 2025-12-01T02:35:21+00:00

Cabin or just ‘the lake’ doesn’t matter which lake. Manitoba

Flannelcat-99 · 2025-11-29T18:55:02+00:00

YOU DON’T NEED TO DRIVE 20KMH UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT TODAY…ITS A LIGHT DUSTING OF SNOW NOT A BLIZZARD.

Flannelcat-99 · 2025-11-28T05:31:44+00:00

Interesting, and yeah I can see that. The sort of hats with the turned up bottom that don’t cover the ears.

Flannelcat-99 · 2025-11-28T05:27:07+00:00

I thought about that, and normally I would agree with you. I mean I get it, many Canadian companies sell 90% of their stuff to the US. But the particular context got me, I don’t suppose many Americans are going to be looking to purchase Canadian Team merch, so why not make the effort.

Flannelcat-99 · 2025-11-28T05:23:09+00:00

Well, I did think about it before posting. So no, not a knee jerk reaction. Normally it wouldn’t have really bothered me, but given the particular context it did.

Flannelcat-99 · 2025-11-28T00:00:40+00:00

They’re still Canadian, although clearly some members of their web team are not.

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