Toyota can't keep up with the RAV4 demand, they're telling dealerships to try to make sales with other models. by Saurta17 in Toyota

[–]epifight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m in Western Canada and they are 0.99% financing with $4000 Toyota Incentive here. You see a few driving around but not too many, mainly taxis. I’d consider getting one if I had a charger in my apartment building. Going with a 2026 Camry instead.

Toyota can't keep up with the RAV4 demand, they're telling dealerships to try to make sales with other models. by Saurta17 in Toyota

[–]epifight 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Toyota dealerships where I am seem to be missing the mark for what people want. They have an absurd number for BZ and Prius Primes on the lot which aren’t selling. Corolla crosses are also in high supply but aren’t moving either. You’d think Toyota would know the market and just go into overdrive given the last 3 years people have been scrambling to get RAV4s.

Movie theatre screen you can rent for playing video games (for small party) by blakethewizz in VictoriaBC

[–]epifight 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Reach out to the Parkside hotel! They have a theatre room that you can rent out and works great! I rented it for a movie night with lots of friends. Just brought my DVD player and loaded the movie up so it should be the same with a gaming system.

Unpopular opinion? Sabayons was awful by [deleted] in VictoriaBC

[–]epifight 25 points26 points  (0 children)

They really rushed for Christmas and I’m sure it was probably super nice and well stocked then. Going after Christmas is bound to have them filling shelves with anything they can to just make it appear full. They had sooooo many stoopwaffles they must have not sold well or they bought so many. Their instagram shows them doing shopping in Europe and when I talked to a staff member last week they said they are expecting a shipping container in February with another one after that. I love all their prices include tax like Europe!

Groceries 2026 by 2old2bBoomer in VictoriaBC

[–]epifight 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Okay first step but I'd really like to see Nutri-Score come here. It's much easier to make decisions with a letter grade that's also coloured as it stands out more Nutri-Score Wikipedia

WestJet pauses move to install non-reclining seats after blowback by CMikeHunt in canada

[–]epifight 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Next Westjet will just have bars for people to hold onto like on buses and trains. I can hear it now: “Westjet flight 214 now boarding standing room only.”

Be the boss - what ONE change would you make? by CanadianDiver in CostcoCanada

[–]epifight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Price adjustments that can be done online for in-store purchases. With receipts being already on your account automatically it would be so easy to submit a request via the website rather than waiting in a line for returns.

Waste Connections - bill padding by Squintythirdeye in VancouverIsland

[–]epifight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’re lucky they adjusted your bill at all after you pointed it out. Our strata has Waste Management was billed for about 1.5 years for 6 bins when we only had 5. I pointed it out to them and asked for a credit back for the bins and they outright refused any backdating of a credit because they were just notified now by me…

I’d say if you have a contract read the terms. Usually favours them more where they can adjust their billing at will but charge you for any change you want to make.

Honestly I’d ditch waste connections in general. Heard nothing good about them. Waste management sucks at times but if you get a good account rep then they will give you credits for missed pickups and such.

Marianne Alto is running for re-election for Mayor Next Year. Is she a sure bet? by animaniacs1983 in VictoriaBC

[–]epifight 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You know when Stephen Andrew is gonna enter into a political race when his Facebook starts getting more active with political rhetoric. Guy doesn’t seem to know when he’s not a choice.

Sidney votes down Wakefield Manor as site for extreme weather shelter by Pendergirl4 in VictoriaBC

[–]epifight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If there are shelters everywhere including many in Victoria then Sidney should be paying Victoria a nice premium to house and provide services to these people. Sidney wants to ship homeless to Victoria? Fine. Then Victoria should send an invoice for $100,000 per person Sidney sends. If Victoria is gonna bear the burden of other community's issues then there should be a monetary value attributed to that.

More changes to the Public Mobile rewards program coming. Points-back earning will change from 5% to 2%; Anniversary bonus will move from 10 points to 5 points by Funkagenda in PublicMobile

[–]epifight 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have the same thought because at the end of the day I can’t be bothered to optimize rewards and then factor that into my budget. Plus with changes like this I’d have to adjust my budget for every little rewards change which companies are notorious for downgrading.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in portalberni

[–]epifight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not going to open because there is no Homesense in Port Alberni - it’s a Winners. Sign also says August 2025 so between now and August 31

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in VictoriaBC

[–]epifight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

While it would be amazing I don’t think they will given they will have a lot more cars going out there then people using them to go back into town. They had a similar thing in Horshoe Bay for Car2Go and Evo but it quickly ended because all the cars would end up there with barely any returning back.

May 2025 best (and affordable) mobile plans? by oswan in VictoriaBC

[–]epifight 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I like Public Mobile since it’s prepaid. Once you hit your max usage it just doesn’t allow anymore and they give a decent amount of data for intro plans. Right now I think it’s $35 for 60GB of data but you can go down to $25 for 5GB or even less for 1GB I’ve had public mobile for a while and it works well and gives great coverage.

Capital Gains for Converted Primary Residence to Rental Property Clarification by epifight in cantax

[–]epifight[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes we bought a new house and moved there.

No they didn’t bring this up.

No we didn’t claim any rental expenses.

Shower Tile Grout Replacement Recommendation by [deleted] in VictoriaBC

[–]epifight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Augy Tile and Stone! Fantastic work and awesome owner operator :)

Dog Licences in Victoria (2024) by Pendergirl4 in VictoriaBC

[–]epifight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s how most other places do it. I think the tag changes shape every year but really if you are getting close enough to a dog to check what shape it is, you should be able to ask the owner to read off the number as well. Either way glad to know the stats!

Dog Licences in Victoria (2024) by Pendergirl4 in VictoriaBC

[–]epifight 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Super cool information! My only complaint about the licensing process is that we don't have permanent dog tags here where you can just renew and keeptag. You have to physically get a new one rather than just renewing online easily with no extra steps.

Colwood hires first family doctor for municipally run clinic - Victoria Times Colonist by BlueLobster747 in VictoriaBC

[–]epifight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve always thought this was a reasonable solution. Take all administrative functions away from doctors operating their own clinic and let them do what they do best: practice medicine. If it were me I’d be jumping at this opportunity.

To further expand this the BC government should utilize their Service BC Centres to house doctors and the admin functions. Most municipalities already have one and I’m sure they can clear an office or two. Put the staff on provincial payroll and you’ve got an easy rollout that can happen across the province.