Unexpected British food. Probably only in BC

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Jul 11th 2017, 7:34 pm

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Re: Unexpected British food. Probably only in BC

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Originally Posted by Teaandtoday5

Trust the wisdom of caretaker.

(Ridiculous name for a supermarket)

I don't think that exists in Ontario. If it does I apologise for my ignorance. Or not.

Jul 11th 2017, 7:45 pm

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Re: Unexpected British food. Probably only in BC

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I don't think that exists in Ontario. If it does I apologise for my ignorance. Or not.

There's one down past Hamilton. Mostly shops in that chain are called Loblaws.

Jul 11th 2017, 8:00 pm

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Re: Unexpected British food. Probably only in BC

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I don't think that exists in Ontario. If it does I apologise for my ignorance. Or not.

Your apologies (or lack thereof) are accepted (or noted).

I trudge gloomily around the one in Aurora weekly.

Last edited by Teaandtoday5; Jul 11th 2017 at 8:03 pm. Reason: Removed crappy link, which in hindsight depended on being local. Ah well.

Jul 11th 2017, 8:20 pm

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Re: Unexpected British food. Probably only in BC

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Your apologies (or lack thereof) are accepted (or noted).

I trudge gloomily around the one in Aurora weekly.

Ah, I think Aurora is quite close to Ontario, thus I must plead the privilege (?) of having shopped in a Sobeys all those years.

Jul 11th 2017, 8:31 pm

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Re: Unexpected British food. Probably only in BC

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Ah, I think Aurora is quite close to Ontario, thus I must plead the privilege (?) of having shopped in a Sobeys all those years.

Those of us in Hicksville can't hope to emulate the ways of the metropolitan elite. I bow to your superior supermarket.

Jul 11th 2017, 8:39 pm

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Re: Unexpected British food. Probably only in BC

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Ah, I think Aurora is quite close to Ontario, thus I must plead the privilege (?) of having shopped in a Sobeys all those years.

Hmm..last time I checked Aurora was within Ontario.

Jul 12th 2017, 3:56 pm

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Re: Unexpected British food. Probably only in BC

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I don't think that exists in Ontario. If it does I apologise for my ignorance. Or not.

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Originally Posted by dbd33

There's one down past Hamilton. Mostly shops in that chain are called Loblaws.

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Originally Posted by Teaandtoday5

Your apologies (or lack thereof) are accepted (or noted).

I trudge gloomily around the one in Aurora weekly.

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Originally Posted by Novocastrian

Ah, I think Aurora is quite close to Ontario, thus I must plead the privilege (?) of having shopped in a Sobeys all those years.

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Originally Posted by Teaandtoday5

Those of us in Hicksville can't hope to emulate the ways of the metropolitan elite. I bow to your superior supermarket.

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Originally Posted by Partially discharged

Hmm..last time I checked Aurora was within Ontario.

There's one a little less than a mile from my house in the lofty heights of Oakville. So there.

Jul 12th 2017, 4:01 pm

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Re: Unexpected British food. Probably only in BC

And one in Georgetown

Jul 12th 2017, 7:23 pm

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Re: Unexpected British food. Probably only in BC

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Hmm..last time I checked Aurora was within Ontario.

Good god you're right. It turns out that Aurora is only 15 km from where I lived for 22 years! You'd think I would have noticed it wouldn't you?

FFS.

Jul 12th 2017, 7:25 pm

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Re: Unexpected British food. Probably only in BC

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Good God you're right. It turns out that Aurora is only 15 km from where I lived for 22 years! You'd think I would have noticed it wouldn't you.

FFS.

In those 22 years you should have got out of your Richmond Hill bubble.

Jul 12th 2017, 7:29 pm

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Re: Unexpected British food. Probably only in BC

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In those 22 years you should have got out of your Richmond Hill bubble.

Now that I'm reminded that Aurora is actually within Ontario, I recall that I used to drive my then 15 year old younger son to his basketball games there. I'd drop him off for the game and then visit the rub'n'tug on Yonge Street.

Jul 12th 2017, 7:39 pm

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Re: Unexpected British food. Probably only in BC

There's even a RCS is Scarberia ya know.

But I get my Sobey's products in Freshco.

Jul 12th 2017, 7:42 pm

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There's even a RCS is Scarberia ya know.

But I get my Sobey's products in Freshco.

I've been informed that the Real Canadian Superstore is really Loblaws. Big deal. I'd still never heard of it. And if I had done I would have been repelled by its name.