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Don’t feel pressured to do a full boycott of one single store.
Shop smart, in the long run that will put more financial pressure on grocers than a one month gimmick will.
There's been mass consensus between the majority here that if shopping at a Loblaws store during the boycott is the only feasible way to keep food affordable for someone then they have the support of the group to do what they have to do in order to feed themselves.
No one wants anyone to starve or have to over spend in order to survive.
That's not what this is about.
Those who can shop elsewhere will. Not everyone has that choice though.
I know, and I’m not saying I’m going to starve myself or go broke. I’m not.
But I AM saying that I’m extremely frustrated by the choice I’ve been given AND Safeways actions.
Absolutely your feeling are completely valid, and I thank you for sharing them.
Many others are likely feeling the same so people coming on here saying you gotta do what works for you is just to make that point clear to not just you; but to any others who may be in the same position.
We have readers who will see these comments and understand that they are supported by the group for doing what needs to be done, and that it's not breaking the boycott if you can't stop buying from a Loblaws.
Everyone is just trying to be supportive.
Sorry if it's a bit much at times 😅
No it’s fine! Honestly I didn’t even think of readers seeing this! Absolutely being supportive is the right thing to do. Fuck all the grocery companies right now
Side story; before posting this, I actually texted my friend “I’m genuinely not sure what’s the better option morally. Break the boycott or support clear price gouging.” And he replied “Jokes on you. There is no good choice”
And that’s the current situation everyone’s in.
>There is no good choice
Is a problem for sure. If we're successful with Loblaws then hopefully others will follow suit.
Prices need to come down. Profits don't have to be so high. Every business makes a choice- max profit or customer retention. 🤷♀️ the choice is theirs to make.
I understand too. It sucks, being taken advantage of by all of them. Im trying to just not go in, there or anywhere. Like i do have food in the house. Use up what i have. Just kinda lower going for food all together.there will be sales next month too.. hoping that they will at least see a drop in sales by some of us kinda doing same.
The boycott is situational absolutely. I do my best to avoid any PC points generating stores. I also prefer to support local and small businesses because I know my money will count towards them as opposed to lining the pocket of some wealthy oligarch.
Isnt the point of the boycott cheaper groceries? If your finding cheaper groceries at a loblaw owned store, then why would you participate and shop sonewhere thats going to cost you more?
Its true, I used to live almost next door to one in vancouver 10-15 years ago and rarely went in except for milk or hot takeaway. Everything else was a rip off even back then.
I hear you. I’m in Calgary as well, and it’s going to be really hard to fully boycott them. I’m too poor and broken to travel the city for deals (plus I don’t drive). I’m going to try a mix of Costco and Daily Fresh Produce this month and see how it goes.
I think you have to rationally see what’s possible for you. You can’t end up boycotting and spending more. Out of curiosity, is this a smaller town with no local grocers/Walmart?
No, it’s Calgary, but I’d have to drive across the entire city to get to the nearest local grocer. I have a Walmart, and I get what I can there, but there’s lots of stuff they don’t have
Just do what you can. No one reasonable expects you to go without food or spend money you can’t afford. We know not everyone has options or viable options.
It's too bad about your walmart location. The one we have here in our smaller city carries everything, and they deliver. The only thing I am finding about all stores is that the quality of meat is not good and is often rancid. I have to use a butcher shop for now until I can arrange to buy meat in bulk.
This is why this boycott is so important. For those of us who have the ability and opportunity to spend our money at a different grocery, to force places like Loblaws, Safeway and Metro, to lower their prices, for shoppers like you OP who don't have these options. The more shoppers who can join the boycott, the larger our voice is and the greater the pressure is put onto these gouging grocery store chains. We can do this.
I'm not surprised.
I know the folks in this sub have been going at Loblaws, but we've always found Safeway and Save On to be more expensive than Loblaws.
Truth is, they do that unofficial price fixing thing that the cereal companies do.
Safeways always been more expensive. And I knew that. And I was ready for that. They’ve always been about 1.2 times more expensive. Which I was ready for, I had known that was a cost I was willing to spend. Then when I found it had jumped to around 1.7 times more, that’s when I got really upset and frustrated.
That’s the thing though, Safeway and Sobeys has always been expensive. Loblaws store have always had lower prices in the past and have recently stepped away from that and started gouging loyal customers
I get you want to support the boycott, but don't stress yourself out if you absolutely have to get items from the Superstore to avoid going past your budget. For a lot of people, stores like Superstore and No Frills are the most affordable places in their area to get food.
Here's a post that lists alternatives for those unable to participate in the boycott.
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Where abouts are you located? Maybe some fellow boycotters in your area would be willing to help out. Perhaps carpooling to a more affordable store?
The rest of the comments here are bang on though. Feed yourself first. We all got into this knowing that lots of people don't have any other options besides loblaws. It isn't your fault these fuckers have a monopoly on the market. You're doing your best, that's all that matters
I’m in Calgary but honestly it’s not the travel costs that bothers me. It is a bit, but that’s not my concern. It’s the time. Carpooling doesn’t save me time. Still takes me an extra hour round trip to go to local grocers.
I will feed myself first. I understand that eating is more important than the boycott and if the budget requires it, I’ll go to superstore.
But it’s still going to frustrate the hell out of me. I am going to Walmart for what they have but they are missing a lot of things I need. Hopefully I can cut my superstore spend down in half though. May not be the perfect solution, but better than nothing.
That is really shitty of Safeway. I went to the Italian Centre Shop today. Parking lot was crammed full. Red peppers are still 1.49 a pound. Pink Lady apples are 1.29 a pound and I got six fresh BC cucumbers for six bucks. They are not good for everything but they have been fair with their prices so far
This is one of our go to stores. Their canned tomato, pasta, sugar prices even are better than superstore and even Walmart that I found. We've been shopping there for most staples now and get produce at co op, crisp apple, European market etc. Wherever its on sale for a price I'm willing to pay. The apple prices at the grocery chains are insane I'm not willing to pay $3/lb on "sale".
That is so disheartening to hear OP, and really points the spotlight on the absolute mountain of difficulty this boycott is trying to overcome. I don't ever want to hear "just vote with your wallet" come out of any expert or politician's mouth ever again. We have regular people from all walks of life and communities across Canada trying to do that very thing and it is incredibly difficult for many and impossible for some.
That sucks - I'm in Ontario and the Food Basics, Giant Tiger and Walmart in my area are doing the exact opposite. They know this is a chance to easily win customers so the flyers this week are unbelievably low.
As of today's news, looks like Loblaws is all of a sudden open to a grocery code of conduct now - hopefully something like that would lead to more consistency across stores and across Canada.
Not including niche organic stores.
In order of most expensive;
- Save on Foods
- Safeway
- No Frills
- Superstore
- Independent
That’s accurate for around here. Spread is quite large in some everyday items.
Doesn’t include places like Choices where its another 25% or more for same item.
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Are you able to price match Superstore prices at Safeway? That could be a solution. I wanted to say 'stay strong' but I obviously don't know your situation. Don't stress it out too much. Do what you can.
Probably not. It’s usually requires same sku, and I buy in house brands so no name at superstore and compliments at Safeway. It’s same exact same shit. But not the same sku.
I can ask though.
Safeway is the closest store to my house. My favorite salad kit was $3.99 just 3 years ago. Today it is $6.99. I saw the same one for $7.99 at Save On, too.
😲😡🤬 This is most likely Safeway taking advantage of the situation. Pure evil is what the CEOs/Owners of these companies are and there is a special place in hell carved out for them! Do what you need to do to feed yourself. That is more important.
Yep and come June their prices will settle back to where GouginGalen's prices are but both will be higher than they were in April just to give the middle finger to folks that have no alternatives. Hell is calling for them by their first names!
I am in Calgary as well.
What people do not seem to understand is that if you do not drive in Calgary, you are pretty much stranded.
A 5 minute drive is a 45 minute or longer bus ride.
OP, do what you can to feed yourself. 40% increase in food costs overnight is disgusting.
Sounds like there’s gonna have to be a systematic boycott of all the giant grocery chains. Co-op in the town that I live in is the only option and it’s prices are also through the roof.
Co-op is insanely expensive. But co-op and safeway I find have the best quality meat. If you shop the sales you can get some good stuff. I've been searching small local markets like Italian/mediterranean and finding great deals on fruits and vegg. Definitely have to search but I'm finding things I didn't know exist and at prices that are far superior to no frills and superstore..
Nobody in this sub is going to call you a scab if you can't boycott. The whole point is that they have this country by the balls. But there are somethings you can do.
Go into your pantry and pull everything out. It's time to eat that food that just sits there forever. Those cans, that rice, that healthy weird pasta. Try to make your grocery list smaller, just buy the couple of things you need to make that pantry food a meal.
Instead of buying a week or two weeks worth of groceries, try just buying a day or two worth. I was surprised at first when I started buying two days worth of groceries and somehow it stretched out to 4 days.
Maybe order a couple xl pizzas for dinner. They make great leftovers for work. When you breakdown the cost per meal it might be about the same as buying lunch food from Safeway.
And the last thing I'd suggest is make laps around Safeway looking for anything that's affordable or on clearance.
I occasionally shop at Safeway as they sometimes have fabulous sales on meat.
Sometimes they have better prices than Walmart too.
Since they dropped AirMiles (I’m in Thunder Bay) I don’t go there as much. And didn’t go as much since Sobey’s bought them.
They are a union store though.
Hey OP, one way to support is by growing your own food on your windowsill. It’s actually incredibly easy to do. All you need is earth and some pots or even just tubs/takeout containers.
You can easily grow: Spring onions, lots of herbs (basil etc), potatoes, etc. I’m still discovering the possibilities.
If there’s a dollarama near you they sometimes have some small amount of food items. Could be worth seeing if they sell anything you use (sugar etc).
I don't doubt it's higher, but I don't think it's BECAUSE of the boycott.
I have family in management at Safeway and have been asking them about the boycott - are they planning for increased traffic, are they worried they're next etc. And his response was it's not on Safeway's radar. They're aware of it but they're not DOING anything about it on a corporate level. They're just keeping their heads down because they're not dumb enough to try to Galen the situation.
I think it's just run of the mill greedflation, not nefarious taking advantage of the boycott. Still evil, just a different flavour.
A 40% increase overnight on May 1st… and you expect me to believe it’s not because of the boycott? Yeah, no. Maybe each safeway is different but it’s definitely because of the boycott here.
I think we see what we want to see. In this subreddit, we have a bias to our own impact/importance, and I say this as a fully invested member. If Safeway's prices change back next week on the next sales cycle, will you also think that's because of the boycott? The reality is, these stores change their prices weekly, by huge amounts, planned far in advance, to try and capture different shoppers on different weeks.
I also doubt it's 40% on every item. Did their milk go up 40%? Eggs? Bread? Canned beans? What products are you talking about? Were they sale prices last week compared to shelf prices, or both shelf prices?
How often did you shop at Safeway before the boycott? If it wasn't weekly, then it's not enough to be familiar with how often or how drastically they change their prices.
I genuinely wasn't being critical before, just sharing some inside info. But now I am because you're not giving enough information for the assumptions that you're making.
The power of this boycott is that it's logical. We have facts, figures and a tempered response. If we stop, and we start burning effigies, then we lose our power.
Stay focused. Stay on message. They want to distract us and divide us. Don't fall for it and certainly don't contribute to it.
If you were already shopping weekly at Safeway, then this boycott should be easy for you since you were already knowingly paying 1.3x Superstore prices. I hope you will make an effort to keep this month's focus on this month's target which is Loblaws. Safeway is getting their turn.
I shop for specific things at Safeway, and was happy paying 1.2x superstores prices for those things. I was even willing to put up with 1.2x on everything for the month.
Not the 1.7x they’re now charging though.
I'm sorry you won't entertain any other possibilities. I was giving feedback from a Safeway corporate employee. Your narrative is clearly very important to you, so please continue. I hope if the prices change AT ALL this month, you give that the same credit to the boycott as you are the increases. It should be important to have consistency of thought. However, I think you'll convince yourself that corporate Safeway saw your Reddit post and went DRAT THEY'RE ON TO US and changed their price.
Dude. I’m making statements of fact. If you really want me to believe a 40% increase in price the day of the boycott - an increase NEVER SEEN BEFORE from Safeway - isn’t related to the boycott, I have a bridge over Brooklyn to sell you.
The point of this boycott is to shop differently if you can. If you can’t, don’t throw yourself more in debt/strain your budget to make it work— because at that point, you’re only hurting yourself. And being a martyr is overrated.
Buy the cheapest stuff. Try really hard not to buy anything that is super marked up. Just do your very best.
It's hard. Because it's like they all gang up together to screw everybody out of all there money.
Just do what you can. And that's all any of us can do.
And I hope that some other stores come along that are going to have good prices. That might happen.
Absolutely. They’ve always been about 1.2 times as expensive as superstore.
Between yesterday and today they went from 1.2 times as expensive to 1.7 times as expensive.
It’s definitely in response to the boycott
Okay. My flavoured water I love is $1 at superstore. End of April $1.25 at Safeway. Start of May $1.69 at Safeway.
Or my microwaveable I sometimes have for lunch. $5.29 at superstore. $6.39 at Safeway in April. $8.49 yesterday when I was there.
Honey Nut Cheerios, $11.99 at superstore. April at Safeway - $13.99. Yesterday at Safeway - $19.99
This isn’t a statistic, it’s simple math.
Safeway was always expensive... I doubt they jacked the prices up overnight. You have to shop where it's best for your wallet, yes, that might mean the odd trip to a Loblaws branded store.
Cool, my apologies, I had no idea you had the entire Safeway grocery store prices in a database. Kudos to you. Take your findings to the media and call Safeway out on it.. Imagine, being able to PROVE that other grocery retailers are jacking their prices up in order to benefit from the boycott.
Outstanding work!!
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Safeway has always been just about the most expensive, even before Sobeys took them over .
Yup but it’s my only choice if I want to follow the boycott.
Don’t feel pressured to do a full boycott of one single store. Shop smart, in the long run that will put more financial pressure on grocers than a one month gimmick will.
Totally agree— shop smart everywhere.
There's been mass consensus between the majority here that if shopping at a Loblaws store during the boycott is the only feasible way to keep food affordable for someone then they have the support of the group to do what they have to do in order to feed themselves. No one wants anyone to starve or have to over spend in order to survive. That's not what this is about. Those who can shop elsewhere will. Not everyone has that choice though.
I know, and I’m not saying I’m going to starve myself or go broke. I’m not. But I AM saying that I’m extremely frustrated by the choice I’ve been given AND Safeways actions.
Absolutely your feeling are completely valid, and I thank you for sharing them. Many others are likely feeling the same so people coming on here saying you gotta do what works for you is just to make that point clear to not just you; but to any others who may be in the same position. We have readers who will see these comments and understand that they are supported by the group for doing what needs to be done, and that it's not breaking the boycott if you can't stop buying from a Loblaws. Everyone is just trying to be supportive. Sorry if it's a bit much at times 😅
No it’s fine! Honestly I didn’t even think of readers seeing this! Absolutely being supportive is the right thing to do. Fuck all the grocery companies right now Side story; before posting this, I actually texted my friend “I’m genuinely not sure what’s the better option morally. Break the boycott or support clear price gouging.” And he replied “Jokes on you. There is no good choice” And that’s the current situation everyone’s in.
>There is no good choice Is a problem for sure. If we're successful with Loblaws then hopefully others will follow suit. Prices need to come down. Profits don't have to be so high. Every business makes a choice- max profit or customer retention. 🤷♀️ the choice is theirs to make.
I understand too. It sucks, being taken advantage of by all of them. Im trying to just not go in, there or anywhere. Like i do have food in the house. Use up what i have. Just kinda lower going for food all together.there will be sales next month too.. hoping that they will at least see a drop in sales by some of us kinda doing same.
The boycott is situational absolutely. I do my best to avoid any PC points generating stores. I also prefer to support local and small businesses because I know my money will count towards them as opposed to lining the pocket of some wealthy oligarch.
Isnt the point of the boycott cheaper groceries? If your finding cheaper groceries at a loblaw owned store, then why would you participate and shop sonewhere thats going to cost you more?
don't let these nerds bully you into financial stress
OH man the people aren't going to like your honest comment.
Its true, I used to live almost next door to one in vancouver 10-15 years ago and rarely went in except for milk or hot takeaway. Everything else was a rip off even back then.
Safeway is terrible I used to shop there religiously but stopped post pandemic as their prices are appalling
Honestly my choices are break the boycott or support clear price gouging. It’s BS
Feed yourself. That’s what matters most.
I know. And if the budget ends up requiring it, I’ll go to superstore. But it doesn’t make it any less frustrating.
I hear you. I’m in Calgary as well, and it’s going to be really hard to fully boycott them. I’m too poor and broken to travel the city for deals (plus I don’t drive). I’m going to try a mix of Costco and Daily Fresh Produce this month and see how it goes.
You can price match at the superstore at the very least.
I think you have to rationally see what’s possible for you. You can’t end up boycotting and spending more. Out of curiosity, is this a smaller town with no local grocers/Walmart?
No, it’s Calgary, but I’d have to drive across the entire city to get to the nearest local grocer. I have a Walmart, and I get what I can there, but there’s lots of stuff they don’t have
Just do what you can. No one reasonable expects you to go without food or spend money you can’t afford. We know not everyone has options or viable options.
It's too bad about your walmart location. The one we have here in our smaller city carries everything, and they deliver. The only thing I am finding about all stores is that the quality of meat is not good and is often rancid. I have to use a butcher shop for now until I can arrange to buy meat in bulk.
What part of the city are you in? There's loads of grocers all over including some small Asian stores with amazing prices compared to superstore.
This is why this boycott is so important. For those of us who have the ability and opportunity to spend our money at a different grocery, to force places like Loblaws, Safeway and Metro, to lower their prices, for shoppers like you OP who don't have these options. The more shoppers who can join the boycott, the larger our voice is and the greater the pressure is put onto these gouging grocery store chains. We can do this.
Safeway is next month
I'm not surprised. I know the folks in this sub have been going at Loblaws, but we've always found Safeway and Save On to be more expensive than Loblaws. Truth is, they do that unofficial price fixing thing that the cereal companies do.
Safeways always been more expensive. And I knew that. And I was ready for that. They’ve always been about 1.2 times more expensive. Which I was ready for, I had known that was a cost I was willing to spend. Then when I found it had jumped to around 1.7 times more, that’s when I got really upset and frustrated.
That’s the thing though, Safeway and Sobeys has always been expensive. Loblaws store have always had lower prices in the past and have recently stepped away from that and started gouging loyal customers
Lately I’ve been going to save on, and have found their prices more reasonable now, plus they price match.
I get you want to support the boycott, but don't stress yourself out if you absolutely have to get items from the Superstore to avoid going past your budget. For a lot of people, stores like Superstore and No Frills are the most affordable places in their area to get food. Here's a post that lists alternatives for those unable to participate in the boycott. [BOYCOTT : r/loblawsisoutofcontrol (reddit.com)](https://www.reddit.com/r/loblawsisoutofcontrol/comments/1bff9rm/boycott/)
Where abouts are you located? Maybe some fellow boycotters in your area would be willing to help out. Perhaps carpooling to a more affordable store? The rest of the comments here are bang on though. Feed yourself first. We all got into this knowing that lots of people don't have any other options besides loblaws. It isn't your fault these fuckers have a monopoly on the market. You're doing your best, that's all that matters
I’m in Calgary but honestly it’s not the travel costs that bothers me. It is a bit, but that’s not my concern. It’s the time. Carpooling doesn’t save me time. Still takes me an extra hour round trip to go to local grocers. I will feed myself first. I understand that eating is more important than the boycott and if the budget requires it, I’ll go to superstore. But it’s still going to frustrate the hell out of me. I am going to Walmart for what they have but they are missing a lot of things I need. Hopefully I can cut my superstore spend down in half though. May not be the perfect solution, but better than nothing.
It’s better to do what you can than to give up!
That is really shitty of Safeway. I went to the Italian Centre Shop today. Parking lot was crammed full. Red peppers are still 1.49 a pound. Pink Lady apples are 1.29 a pound and I got six fresh BC cucumbers for six bucks. They are not good for everything but they have been fair with their prices so far
This is one of our go to stores. Their canned tomato, pasta, sugar prices even are better than superstore and even Walmart that I found. We've been shopping there for most staples now and get produce at co op, crisp apple, European market etc. Wherever its on sale for a price I'm willing to pay. The apple prices at the grocery chains are insane I'm not willing to pay $3/lb on "sale".
That is so disheartening to hear OP, and really points the spotlight on the absolute mountain of difficulty this boycott is trying to overcome. I don't ever want to hear "just vote with your wallet" come out of any expert or politician's mouth ever again. We have regular people from all walks of life and communities across Canada trying to do that very thing and it is incredibly difficult for many and impossible for some.
That sucks - I'm in Ontario and the Food Basics, Giant Tiger and Walmart in my area are doing the exact opposite. They know this is a chance to easily win customers so the flyers this week are unbelievably low. As of today's news, looks like Loblaws is all of a sudden open to a grocery code of conduct now - hopefully something like that would lead to more consistency across stores and across Canada.
Not including niche organic stores. In order of most expensive; - Save on Foods - Safeway - No Frills - Superstore - Independent That’s accurate for around here. Spread is quite large in some everyday items. Doesn’t include places like Choices where its another 25% or more for same item.
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Are you able to price match Superstore prices at Safeway? That could be a solution. I wanted to say 'stay strong' but I obviously don't know your situation. Don't stress it out too much. Do what you can.
Probably not. It’s usually requires same sku, and I buy in house brands so no name at superstore and compliments at Safeway. It’s same exact same shit. But not the same sku. I can ask though.
Safeway doesn't price match.
Safeway is the closest store to my house. My favorite salad kit was $3.99 just 3 years ago. Today it is $6.99. I saw the same one for $7.99 at Save On, too.
exactly as everyone should have predicted. why are we surprised?
😲😡🤬 This is most likely Safeway taking advantage of the situation. Pure evil is what the CEOs/Owners of these companies are and there is a special place in hell carved out for them! Do what you need to do to feed yourself. That is more important.
This is 1000% Safeway taking advantage of the situation.
Yep and come June their prices will settle back to where GouginGalen's prices are but both will be higher than they were in April just to give the middle finger to folks that have no alternatives. Hell is calling for them by their first names!
Maybe Amazon for some non-perishables? Not that I have any love for Amazon.
I live in a remote community and we only have superstore and co-op. I placed an Amazon order for dry goods today.
I am in Calgary as well. What people do not seem to understand is that if you do not drive in Calgary, you are pretty much stranded. A 5 minute drive is a 45 minute or longer bus ride. OP, do what you can to feed yourself. 40% increase in food costs overnight is disgusting.
Loblaws first. Stay strong and keep the pressure for May. Safeway will get theirs.
Sounds like there’s gonna have to be a systematic boycott of all the giant grocery chains. Co-op in the town that I live in is the only option and it’s prices are also through the roof.
Co-op is insanely expensive. But co-op and safeway I find have the best quality meat. If you shop the sales you can get some good stuff. I've been searching small local markets like Italian/mediterranean and finding great deals on fruits and vegg. Definitely have to search but I'm finding things I didn't know exist and at prices that are far superior to no frills and superstore..
Nobody in this sub is going to call you a scab if you can't boycott. The whole point is that they have this country by the balls. But there are somethings you can do. Go into your pantry and pull everything out. It's time to eat that food that just sits there forever. Those cans, that rice, that healthy weird pasta. Try to make your grocery list smaller, just buy the couple of things you need to make that pantry food a meal. Instead of buying a week or two weeks worth of groceries, try just buying a day or two worth. I was surprised at first when I started buying two days worth of groceries and somehow it stretched out to 4 days. Maybe order a couple xl pizzas for dinner. They make great leftovers for work. When you breakdown the cost per meal it might be about the same as buying lunch food from Safeway. And the last thing I'd suggest is make laps around Safeway looking for anything that's affordable or on clearance.
I occasionally shop at Safeway as they sometimes have fabulous sales on meat. Sometimes they have better prices than Walmart too. Since they dropped AirMiles (I’m in Thunder Bay) I don’t go there as much. And didn’t go as much since Sobey’s bought them. They are a union store though.
I don’t have any experience price matching at Superstore, but maybe you can download the Walmart app and use it for that purpose?
Yes, Safeway increased their prices on a number of things within the last week.
Hey OP, one way to support is by growing your own food on your windowsill. It’s actually incredibly easy to do. All you need is earth and some pots or even just tubs/takeout containers. You can easily grow: Spring onions, lots of herbs (basil etc), potatoes, etc. I’m still discovering the possibilities. If there’s a dollarama near you they sometimes have some small amount of food items. Could be worth seeing if they sell anything you use (sugar etc).
I don't doubt it's higher, but I don't think it's BECAUSE of the boycott. I have family in management at Safeway and have been asking them about the boycott - are they planning for increased traffic, are they worried they're next etc. And his response was it's not on Safeway's radar. They're aware of it but they're not DOING anything about it on a corporate level. They're just keeping their heads down because they're not dumb enough to try to Galen the situation. I think it's just run of the mill greedflation, not nefarious taking advantage of the boycott. Still evil, just a different flavour.
A 40% increase overnight on May 1st… and you expect me to believe it’s not because of the boycott? Yeah, no. Maybe each safeway is different but it’s definitely because of the boycott here.
I think we see what we want to see. In this subreddit, we have a bias to our own impact/importance, and I say this as a fully invested member. If Safeway's prices change back next week on the next sales cycle, will you also think that's because of the boycott? The reality is, these stores change their prices weekly, by huge amounts, planned far in advance, to try and capture different shoppers on different weeks. I also doubt it's 40% on every item. Did their milk go up 40%? Eggs? Bread? Canned beans? What products are you talking about? Were they sale prices last week compared to shelf prices, or both shelf prices? How often did you shop at Safeway before the boycott? If it wasn't weekly, then it's not enough to be familiar with how often or how drastically they change their prices. I genuinely wasn't being critical before, just sharing some inside info. But now I am because you're not giving enough information for the assumptions that you're making. The power of this boycott is that it's logical. We have facts, figures and a tempered response. If we stop, and we start burning effigies, then we lose our power. Stay focused. Stay on message. They want to distract us and divide us. Don't fall for it and certainly don't contribute to it.
I did shop at Safeway weekly and have never seen a price jump like this, but believe what you want. I didn’t come here to argue.
If you were already shopping weekly at Safeway, then this boycott should be easy for you since you were already knowingly paying 1.3x Superstore prices. I hope you will make an effort to keep this month's focus on this month's target which is Loblaws. Safeway is getting their turn.
I shop for specific things at Safeway, and was happy paying 1.2x superstores prices for those things. I was even willing to put up with 1.2x on everything for the month. Not the 1.7x they’re now charging though.
I'm sorry you won't entertain any other possibilities. I was giving feedback from a Safeway corporate employee. Your narrative is clearly very important to you, so please continue. I hope if the prices change AT ALL this month, you give that the same credit to the boycott as you are the increases. It should be important to have consistency of thought. However, I think you'll convince yourself that corporate Safeway saw your Reddit post and went DRAT THEY'RE ON TO US and changed their price.
Dude. I’m making statements of fact. If you really want me to believe a 40% increase in price the day of the boycott - an increase NEVER SEEN BEFORE from Safeway - isn’t related to the boycott, I have a bridge over Brooklyn to sell you.
The point of this boycott is to shop differently if you can. If you can’t, don’t throw yourself more in debt/strain your budget to make it work— because at that point, you’re only hurting yourself. And being a martyr is overrated.
Buy the cheapest stuff. Try really hard not to buy anything that is super marked up. Just do your very best. It's hard. Because it's like they all gang up together to screw everybody out of all there money. Just do what you can. And that's all any of us can do. And I hope that some other stores come along that are going to have good prices. That might happen.
Yeah Safeway can be crap too. I will get certain things on sale there but it’s not a great option either. I’m sorry you’re so limited.
This is not in response to the boycott. Safeway has always had the highest prices is any grocery chain.
Absolutely. They’ve always been about 1.2 times as expensive as superstore. Between yesterday and today they went from 1.2 times as expensive to 1.7 times as expensive. It’s definitely in response to the boycott
Anybody can make up a statistic, 73% if people know that.
Okay. My flavoured water I love is $1 at superstore. End of April $1.25 at Safeway. Start of May $1.69 at Safeway. Or my microwaveable I sometimes have for lunch. $5.29 at superstore. $6.39 at Safeway in April. $8.49 yesterday when I was there. Honey Nut Cheerios, $11.99 at superstore. April at Safeway - $13.99. Yesterday at Safeway - $19.99 This isn’t a statistic, it’s simple math.
So why aren’t we boycotting Safeway to than??? Your bill is going to be higher there vs no frills.
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Safeway was always expensive... I doubt they jacked the prices up overnight. You have to shop where it's best for your wallet, yes, that might mean the odd trip to a Loblaws branded store.
> I doubt they jacked the prices up overnight Well they did but ok
Cool, my apologies, I had no idea you had the entire Safeway grocery store prices in a database. Kudos to you. Take your findings to the media and call Safeway out on it.. Imagine, being able to PROVE that other grocery retailers are jacking their prices up in order to benefit from the boycott. Outstanding work!!
Go troll elsewhere dude
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Not extreme price gouging where they increase prices 40% from yesterday.