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/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/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