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Mar 8th 2018, 9:23 pm

#1531

bats

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Re: Groceries

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Originally Posted by BristolUK

Of the Sobeys stores here, there's quite a difference between the best and the others. The funny thing is the people behind the cake/bakery counter in the best are really unhelpful while those on cakery in the worst one are very good.

You buy cake?!?!

Mar 8th 2018, 9:36 pm

#1532

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Re: Groceries

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Originally Posted by bats

You buy cake?!?!

Just éclairs from Sobeys.
Jam Doughnuts from Superstore on the rare occasion they have them.

Mar 8th 2018, 10:23 pm

#1533

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Re: Groceries

I ran out of Lea & Perrins so bought another 568ml bottle for $6 at Wholesale Club. I think the last one lasted almost 2 years. There's no point buying the tiny bottles and beans aren't the same without a splash.

Mar 8th 2018, 10:36 pm

#1534

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Re: Groceries

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Originally Posted by caretaker

Worcestershire sauce presumably?

I like this one.

Just a few drops on a chicken breast in a small casserole dish prior to cooking. It even works in a microwave astonishingly well on the defrost setting.

Mar 9th 2018, 1:22 pm

#1535

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Re: Groceries

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Originally Posted by BristolUK

I remember Maxi in Longueuil. A bit scruffy and I never made an association with Loblaws which was definitely the posh supermarket there.

They are all at it. Headline stores and deep-discounters. That's the model.

I suspect it's a reaction to Walmart now selling food.

Very disturbing news is that the Coupe Longeueil is coming back into fashion. That really is disturbing!

Mar 9th 2018, 2:39 pm

#1536

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Re: Groceries

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Originally Posted by Souvy

Very disturbing news is that the Coupe Longeueil is coming back into fashion. That really is disturbing!

I like the definition on Urban Dictionary.

Quote:

What a québécoise calls a mullet. Typically worn by white trash french Canadians named Jean-Guy

Mar 9th 2018, 6:44 pm

#1537

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Re: Groceries

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I like the definition on Urban Dictionary.

Urban Dictionary looks a bit iffy. There is only one accent in Quebec, for a start, and I've never met anyone called Jean-Guy.

Mar 9th 2018, 7:17 pm

#1538

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Re: Groceries

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Urban Dictionary looks a bit iffy. There is only one accent in Quebec, for a start...

Now that you mention it, I had to correct "by" in Typically worn buy white trash

Mar 15th 2018, 6:17 pm

#1539

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Re: Groceries

Superstore this week. Chicken Legs (back attached) $1 lb.

That's too good to miss.

Mar 15th 2018, 6:28 pm

#1540

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Re: Groceries

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Originally Posted by BristolUK

Superstore this week. Chicken Legs (back attached) $1 lb.

That's too good to miss.

At that price there may be a run on them!

Mar 15th 2018, 10:08 pm

#1541

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Re: Groceries

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Originally Posted by BristolUK

Superstore this week. Chicken Legs (back attached) $1 lb.

That's too good to miss.

The last time I picked up some chicken that said it was a 100% Canadian. That's got to the Trump Effect.

Mar 26th 2018, 9:04 pm

#1542

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Re: Groceries

Forgot to mention...200g Snowdonia Cheese Truckles, $8.99 BOGOF, Sobeys.

I stuck with Black Bomber. Hoping to buy a few more Wednesday.

Very nice and without the saltiness of Balderson.

Mar 27th 2018, 11:27 am

#1543

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Re: Groceries

We ran out of coffee at the weekend so I went to my local Couche Tard (aka Mac's), where a 325g tin of Maxwell House cost me well over $9.

In a regular supermarket you can get a 925g tin of it for under $7.

Couche Tard is the fourth-largest company in Canada in terms of sales revenue. Can't imagine why

Mar 27th 2018, 6:43 pm

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Re: Groceries

thats like shopping at the corner Spar shop in UK thats why!

Mar 28th 2018, 12:00 pm

#1545

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Re: Groceries

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Originally Posted by BristolUK

Forgot to mention...200g Snowdonia Cheese Truckles, $8.99 BOGOF, Sobeys.

I stuck with Black Bomber. Hoping to buy a few more Wednesday.

Very nice and without the saltiness of Balderson.

GF picked up black and green the other day. She gets bonus points

I was more surprised at it being BOGOF - you dont see that very often - its usually buy one get one half price.