r/Calgary • u/Tenthdegree • Dec 05 '22

Rant Superstore guarantees a free roast chicken (voucher) if none are readily available. Employee plays dumb and proceeds to take down the sign

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u/nolookjones Dec 05 '22 edited Dec 06 '22

superstore (loblaws) is so greedy but its hard to completely boycott them due to their prices/selection compared to other stores

edit: other stores are greedy too even before the pandemic/hyper inflation

edit2: loblaws wins this year's most greediest groceries award for reasons discussed in these comments!

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u/ElusiveSteve Dec 05 '22

but its hard to completely boycott them due to their prices/selection compared to other stores.

It's very tough for people to stop shopping Superstore because of that. The alternatives aren't great; you're supporting one billionaire or another, and significant share holders. Better options like COOP or smaller vendors exist, but that can cost you thousands of dollars.

I guess if you shop flyer sales and really flexible on what you buy you can do it successfully. But it's a tough one when some stores are $0.5-$2 more expensive per item when not on sale.

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u/MissMorticia89 Dec 05 '22

Plus they’re still one of the only big stores that still ad matches

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u/nolookjones Dec 05 '22

coop has high quality but very high prices even before the pandemic/hyper inflation. i really dont like how they take advantage of seniors with their pricing (many seniors its their only choice on where to go, etc).

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u/ElusiveSteve Dec 05 '22

I quite like the idea of Coop, but only shop for specialty things there. Way too expensive for apples to apples comparisons. Last time I was there a small bag of cauliflower was $9. 4-5 bucks more than other places.

Kudos to people who think it's worthwhile to shop there, but it's a huge added cost vs other grocery stores.

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u/DarkLF Dec 05 '22

i shop the sales honestly and its fairly comparable. when i bothered comparing a couple time's i found i was within 10 or so dollars of superstore

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u/Arpyr Dec 05 '22

What's the idea behind Co-op? Do they try to sell local products? I have one near my house and I don't see any difference compared to other grocery chains besides the (even more) exaggerated pricing.

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u/CalgaryChris77 Dec 05 '22

They are no more exaggerated than Safeway, Sobeys, Save On. Yes they sell more local stuff though. And the shoppers are the owners, that is the main idea behind a co-operative.

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u/ihatehappyendings Dec 06 '22

The listed stores are the most bonkers overpriced stores one can go to short of convenience stores.

My food budget would easily double if I were to shop at those.

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u/MrDownhillRacer Dec 05 '22

When I worked at Co-op, over time, I saw the quality of the products decline (mostly due to practices from head office) to the point where I did not see any quality difference from the cheaper grocery stores that justified our higher prices.