• 60d@lemmy.ca
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    1 month ago

    Also the groceries are low-quality and packaged in such a way that sometimes they’re actually more expensive. I’ve started shopping Freshco, for now they seem like a decent Canadian option.

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      30 days ago

      Yep.

      $2-3 for an item seems great until you realize that it comes in much smaller packages, and you can get the same item in full size for only a couple dollars more at a regular grocery store.

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      30 days ago

      Here they sell name brand stuff and its cheaper than loblaes so not sure that is valid everywhere

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        30 days ago

        You just gotta be careful with the size you’re getting. $1 for soap looks good until you see that you can get 5x as much for $3 etc.

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          29 days ago

          Yeah, I always look a price per ml, but our local Loblaws is insane for their prices. Exact products are overinflated at Loblaws. I normally bake my own bread or get it from a local bakery, but if we are in rush a dempsters italiano at Loblaws is $5 sometime $6.50. Our Dollar stores have the same loaf from $2.50-$3.50. Same is true on the name brand Pasta Sauce of dice tomatoes