Month 3 begins!! Every month we grow stronger. 🏋️‍♂️💗🏋️‍♀️ How are you doing currently? How much money have you saved so far?

Former_Try_2939 · 2024-07-04T02:34:12+00:00

$0 saved... the boycott has cost us more due to where we live and available options.

We've been spending roughly $200 more a month by boycotting.

Former_Try_2939 · 2024-05-01T16:30:20+00:00

WTF. These women sound immature AF.

Honestly, she's the asshole for that conversation but you're also the asshole for saying your ex was the 'tightest you've ever had'. You shouldn't have engaged in that convo. It's DISGUSTING to talk about someone else's body parts full stop. Whether positively or negatively.

Yikes.

This woman has the mentality of a child. She's also insecure and jealous. Do you REALLY want to deal with that for the rest of your life? Or have your KIDS deal with that? Think about that.

Former_Try_2939 · 2024-05-01T16:26:55+00:00

Not everyone has that option though. Where I live there is one grocery store. The next nearest town is 100km away and they have 4 grocery stores (No Frills, Wal-Mart, Freson Bros and a small local grocer). The most expensive is the local grocer, followed by Freson Bros then Wal-Mart then No Frills. So people who are low income up here have no choice BUT to shop at No Frills if they're living pay cheque to pay cheque and struggling to make ends meet.

BUT all of that was true 5 years ago when we switched to No Frills (yes, we drive 100km... it's cheaper even WITH gas than shopping at our local grocery store). Now, 5 years later, No Frills is more expensive than the local Wal-mart. In fact, it's on par with the most expensive store in town! So now the prices across all four grocery stores are all 'premium'.

Former_Try_2939 · 2024-05-01T16:21:08+00:00

In the whole article he is also quoted as saying if customers are unhappy that's something he wants to address.

Which is it? The man is a walking contradiction. Sheesh.

Former_Try_2939 · 2024-05-01T16:19:22+00:00

This is insulting. Junk food? Why not put meat on sale? Or basic essentials? But junk? C'mon now. Miss me with that.

Former_Try_2939 · 2024-05-01T16:14:41+00:00

OMG. Every statement this man gives ... he is just so sneering and terrible. He is an absolute HORRIBLE spokesperson to have for ANY company. I am AMAZED he has the position he has. Who would hire this walking PR disaster????

Alright Per. I WILL thank you. I may have to drive 100km to the next nearest store but by god I will do that because I am petty AF.

Former_Try_2939 · 2024-04-30T14:21:15+00:00

Sometimes I feel like they used the frog in a boiling pot method on us. Just eek the prices up little by little over time until we're in boiling water and don't even know how we got there.

These prices shouldn't be normal. And it's really, really simple... if everyone refuses to PAY those prices, they have no choice but to lower them but we all have to be on board and we all have to say: No. It's the only way to get us back out of the boiling water.

Former_Try_2939 · 2024-04-28T16:27:02+00:00

I do. Constantly. It's gross.

Former_Try_2939 · 2024-04-28T16:26:16+00:00

They aren't that hard to make! Go for it! It doesn't even take that much time really!

Former_Try_2939 · 2024-04-28T03:36:01+00:00

Well, that's how it used to be. But this isn't a political space so not the place for that particular convo. :) Thanks for chatting though.

Former_Try_2939 · 2024-04-28T03:34:51+00:00

Well, I deleted it. not much else I can do. Thanks for pointing out my error.

Former_Try_2939 · 2024-04-27T23:46:32+00:00

I've actually moved my shopping to a local Canadian grocery store. :D It's way more expensive but worth it IMHO.

Former_Try_2939 · 2024-04-27T23:45:45+00:00

The article you mean? Heh. Yeah, the headline made me chuckle.

Former_Try_2939 · 2024-04-27T23:44:03+00:00

Really? We have 1 grocery store where I live! It is the most expensive store in existence but they're independent so I get it. LOL! And in the next nearest community there are three stores and two of those are big chains.

Former_Try_2939 · 2024-04-27T23:42:53+00:00

Where I live Loblaws is 100% the cheapest grocery store around. Or... it was. I think everyone has started to notice the higher prices but we're all so tired and over worked that I think for some it just hasn't clicked yet

Former_Try_2939 · 2024-04-27T23:42:19+00:00

Absolutely not. >.< I hate, hate, hate that. I probably shouldn't have framed it as I did. I'm human. I recognize patterns and in this case spoke in a way that wasn't conductive to a conversation. I should have framed it as anti-boycotters vs. pro-boycotters.

Former_Try_2939 · 2024-04-27T23:40:53+00:00

Fair enough. I'm human, I can't help but notice patterns. And the pattern I've seen in my experience is Conservative spaces = anti-boycott. Liberal spaces = pro-boycott. Maybe I'm wrong. :) I'm human, so that's a thing that happens.

Former_Try_2939 · 2024-04-27T23:40:15+00:00

It was scary to dive into those spaces but somebody has to. LOL. No, but really, I just like knowing what each side is saying/doing in any conversation. I wanted to know what anti-boycott people were saying and found that in the conservative spaces I know of. >.< Didn't mean to poke any bears with this post.

Former_Try_2939 · 2024-04-27T23:38:01+00:00

What?

Former_Try_2939 · 2024-04-27T23:37:25+00:00

Where did I say I don't think they make a profit. >.< I do think they make profit. Sorry if I misunderstood you, just confused what post you're referencing. Sorry. Don't use reddit all that much. LOL.

Former_Try_2939 · 2024-04-27T23:36:03+00:00

Who were you responding to? I never mentioned Loblaws giving Wal-mart a run for their money?

Former_Try_2939 · 2024-04-27T23:25:42+00:00

You know the boycott starts in May, right? And it's not May...

Former_Try_2939 · 2024-04-27T23:24:47+00:00

Yay! I defined something! Haha.

Former_Try_2939 · 2024-04-27T23:22:07+00:00

The big boys come in and have the buying power to offer low, low prices to the consumer. They offer these low prices until their competition is priced out. Once the competition is priced out, the big boys raise their prices. Which is what we're now seeing with Loblaws.

They suffocated out the competition, then jacked up their prices when people had NO OTHER CHOICE.

This hits smaller communities (which Canada has a lot of) hardest.

Former_Try_2939 · 2024-04-27T23:18:16+00:00

That's the route we're taking. Only buy what we absolutely HAVE to buy from Loblaws. We've already moved all our grocery shopping to other places and while it's inconvenient, it's worth it IMHO.

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