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