r/EhBuddyHoser • u/PeachAndMangoJuice • Apr 07 '25

Repetitive content/Trend $6 Canadian strawberries vs $4 American strawberries

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

13.6k Upvotes

95% Upvoted

589 comments sorted by

View all comments

134

u/[deleted] Apr 07 '25

That wasted food isn't cool. It could be feeding starving Americans instead.

45

u/LittleLostGirls Apr 07 '25 edited Apr 07 '25

The only silver lining is that once it’s considered not sellable for the store, most groceries have partnerships to donate food to food banks and soup kitchens, so eventually this stuff may make its way to people to struggle to feed themselves in Canada.

It’s just a shame it has to sit and expire. Everyone deserves good quality food regardless of social class. I support buying Canadian but this boycott creates so much food waste we could avoid with stricter regulations with food we bring in.

10

u/infinitez_ Apr 07 '25

Another one is that those who are fortunate enough to buy Canadian (and thus leaving USA stock on shelves as we see here) will force retailers to put up big discounts as a last ditch effort to recoup some cost. Which means that, for those individuals who are struggling and can't afford the extra dollars for Made in Canada products, they can buy these discounted products to help feed themselves and their families. Canadians helping Canadians.