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Mar 29th 2018, 11:20 am
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Posted By Souvy

Re: Groceries

The $7 coffee was from Maxi (aka Loblaws). MH was all that was available at the depanneur.

Of course we have Van Houtte. It's a Quebec company (although now US-owned). Given the choice, it's the...
Mar 27th 2018, 11:27 am
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Posted By Souvy

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...
Mar 9th 2018, 6:44 pm
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Posted By Souvy

Re: Groceries

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, 1:22 pm
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Posted By Souvy

Re: Groceries

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...
Mar 8th 2018, 4:57 pm
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Posted By Souvy

Re: Groceries

I presume so. It's called Maxi here in QC. It sells PC stuff.

For everyday shopping (staples), there is little difference between a Loblaws and a Maxi, apart from a large difference in price.
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Mar 8th 2018, 1:36 pm
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Posted By Souvy

Re: Groceries

No Frills.

The clue is in the name.

It's part of Loblaws and the whole point is to be cheap (deep discount).

Save On is no different, except that it's owned by Jim Pattison and not the...
Feb 12th 2016, 4:03 pm
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Posted By Souvy

Re: Groceries

Do you ever wonder if you perhaps retired a little too early?

Living in Longueuil must have been bad enough. Finding enjoyment in going grocery shopping there is something that would scare Dante.
Feb 12th 2016, 1:35 pm
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Posted By Souvy

Re: Groceries

A very good point. Many people don't seem to factor-in time and gas cost.
Feb 11th 2016, 6:03 pm
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Posted By Souvy

Re: Groceries

You are the kind of person we try to avoid being behind in a checkout queue. A woman clutching a stack of flyers is always going to be a nightmare.
Jan 28th 2016, 11:54 am
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Posted By Souvy

Re: Groceries

On the subject of broths/stocks, there is a very good TV programme here called l'Epicerie. It is, as the name suggests, about groceries.

Last night they were doing a special on stocks/broths. They...
Jan 22nd 2016, 7:13 pm
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Posted By Souvy

Re: Groceries

It gets worse.

We ate it while watching Corrie on TV.
Jan 22nd 2016, 6:51 pm
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Posted By Souvy

Re: Groceries

That's amusing. Our "curry" last night ended up being flavoured with some sort of Taco sauce (the only thing we could find that could be aged without carbon dating). I thought it had a bit of a tang....
Jan 22nd 2016, 6:19 pm
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Posted By Souvy

Re: Groceries

I can't really go that far. My missus, like most Quebeckers, isn't into curry.

Certainly not ringburners.

She only does it for me. Stuff out of a jar or nothing. Mostly mild. I once tried to...
Jan 22nd 2016, 1:24 pm
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Posted By Souvy

Re: Groceries

Brown paper bags seem to be the thing. Mustn't let stuff freeze through.
Jan 22nd 2016, 12:25 pm
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Posted By Souvy

Re: Groceries

That sort of stuff, yes.

December would have been OK. Stuff with a 2014 date, probably not.

That's just an invitation to :sick:
Jan 22nd 2016, 11:10 am
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Posted By Souvy

Re: Groceries

It's partly down to exchange rates and partly down to climatic conditions (drought) in agricultural bits of the USA.

As I mentioned in a previous post, people could mitigate the rising cost of...
Jan 13th 2016, 1:43 pm
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Posted By Souvy

Re: Groceries

Perhaps it would help if people had smaller fridges?
Jan 13th 2016, 11:32 am
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Posted By Souvy

Re: Groceries

There was an interesting interview with a guy at Guelph university. It was in French so I don't suppose it was aired on anglo TV.

He suggested that the average Canadian family would pay some $300...
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