This is what happens when you try to “save” money by forcing people to use self-checkout.

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        I refuse to buy their meats…almost every butcher near me has 200% better quality, and is near the same cost. There is zero reason to buy their bland non marbled meats.

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        Yeah their produce are always nearly rotting and so small. There’s a producer store nearby that had 1000% better fruits and veggies, that come from local farms mostly too.

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      I don’t know how much better it is but I’ve been mostly patronizing my local Food Basics, with the occasional trip to Walmart and Costco for things they don’t carry at FB. I avoid the Loblaws’ chains after it became obvious they were doing the biggest price-hikes to drive inflation while Food Basics was raising wages and giving more of their employees full-time benefits.

      I realize that Walmart is ethically a damned sight worse, but one battle at a time. Walmart doesn’t give a shit what their Canadian customer-base does they’re a global company. Loblaws lives and dies by it.

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        I’ve been doing the same. Its a slightly longer walk to food basics than the nearest loblaws chain but it is worth it. I get paper wasting flyers for both stores in my mail every week and everytime the food basics flyer offers better prices for the same foods like produce or meats.

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      Yep, I’ve made the extra effort to shop at farmers markets and local butchers. A bit more money and less selection, but worth it in terms of helping locals and food quality.