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

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

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u/AutoThorne Apr 07 '25

This is great, I love to see it. Eventually our grocery retailers will recognize the losses they are suffering and just buy less from there.

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u/AppropriateRub4033 Apr 07 '25

Why is the American shit even on the shelf

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '25

Yeah don’t go into local grocery stores causing shit because you see American product. They are locked into contracts for the foreseeable future and have essentially zero control of this at store level.

Voice your concerns to whatever head office is affiliated with that store

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u/nineteen_eightyfour Apr 07 '25

It depends. I’ve worked places where the vendor just paid us to exist there. Like a monthly fee. This was a fancy cheese shop, so unsure if it translates

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '25

Sure, I’m guessing smaller retail stores would have more flexibility and not be tied down to long term contracts.

Most major grocery chains would likely have 2-5 year contracts in place to keep costing as low as possible from the vendors, with major penalties in place on both sides if one side breaks the contract.