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Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 4th 2023, 11:51 am
Replies: 2,677
Views: 260,087
Posted By dbd33

Re: Groceries

If I care about the price of something, I buy it at Costco. If I'm in Loblaws it's because it's convenient. It's no longer convenient if one looks at the prices and points instead of just whizzing...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 3rd 2023, 7:24 pm
Replies: 2,677
Views: 260,087
Posted By dbd33

Re: Groceries

It will surprise no one that I'm completely slapdash about points collection, I just wave the card when I'm doing the ordinary shopping but don't target particular goods or days. Nonetheless, there's...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 1st 2022, 11:10 am
Replies: 2,677
Views: 260,087
Posted By dbd33

Re: Groceries

Crêpes, if there's caviar on them.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 28th 2022, 6:35 pm
Replies: 2,677
Views: 260,087
Posted By dbd33

Re: Groceries

Lobster prices are constant due to there not being a war in Nova Scotia.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 28th 2022, 1:20 pm
Replies: 2,677
Views: 260,087
Posted By dbd33

Re: Groceries

And the price of caviar now!
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jan 31st 2022, 11:56 am
Replies: 2,677
Views: 260,087
Posted By dbd33

Re: Groceries

Everything seems normal here but then perhaps my shopping list is not the same as everyone else's shopping list. I wouldn't, for example, notice an absence of doughnuts or products intended for the...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
May 9th 2020, 8:35 pm
Replies: 2,677
Views: 260,087
Posted By dbd33

Re: Groceries

I went to the shops today and it was another world compared to the last few weeks. No more social distancing, no more following the lines on the floor. Groups of hipsters clogging the spice aisles,...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
May 6th 2020, 1:06 am
Replies: 2,677
Views: 260,087
Posted By dbd33

Re: Groceries

Weed has always come with delivery in Canada. The convenience is one of the reasons that legal weed hasn't been able to compete successfully.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 20th 2019, 5:19 pm
Replies: 2,677
Views: 260,087
Posted By dbd33

Re: Groceries

I'm eating Marmite cashews. I've never tried them before and expected the nuts to be crisp. Should they be soggy?
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 11th 2019, 6:39 pm
Replies: 2,677
Views: 260,087
Posted By dbd33

Re: Groceries

Oh no!

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/feb/11/tottenham-new-stadium-no-cheese-room-spurs
Forum: The Maple Leaf
May 25th 2018, 6:02 pm
Replies: 2,677
Views: 260,087
Posted By dbd33

Re: Groceries

Tim and Heather's No Frills is a large, clean shop with hitching rails outside. I tend not to go in there as it caters for people who go to the grocer's by horse and cart. Accordingly, it has the...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
May 25th 2018, 2:36 pm
Replies: 2,677
Views: 260,087
Posted By dbd33

Re: Groceries

The same organization owns the names but Loblaws stores belong to the chain, No Frills and Bulk Barn are franchise operations under that umbrella. I imagine this accounts for the variations in the No...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
May 25th 2018, 1:02 pm
Replies: 2,677
Views: 260,087
Posted By dbd33

Re: Groceries

No Frills varies enormously from shop to shop, unlike Loblaws/Zehrs which is pretty much the same whichever one you go into. I recall being amazed at the No Frills in Shelburne (a small town north of...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 26th 2017, 12:29 am
Replies: 2,677
Views: 260,087
Posted By dbd33

Re: Groceries

No Frills stores differ enormously by location. The ones in small towns, e.g. Shelburne, Mount Forest, are clean with wide spaced aisles and fresh fruit and vegetables. The downside is that they...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 19th 2017, 2:11 am
Replies: 2,677
Views: 260,087
Posted By dbd33

Re: Groceries

If you were to go there you might see that there's a big Home Hardware store just south of them on highway 6. It has a huge newly built drive shed; a building with a roof and hitching posts that can...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 19th 2017, 1:27 am
Replies: 2,677
Views: 260,087
Posted By dbd33

Re: Groceries

A website? They truly arrive at work in a horse and cart. They do have an interact machine but it all goes better if you're carrying money.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 18th 2017, 11:42 pm
Replies: 2,677
Views: 260,087
Posted By dbd33

Re: Groceries

Thin and watery, in my estimation.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 18th 2017, 11:41 pm
Replies: 2,677
Views: 260,087
Posted By dbd33

Re: Groceries

Have you been to the St. Lawrence market? I don't think so.

If you don't want to go that way and fancy a ride into the country, J-Mar Custom Meats just north of Mount Forest is a Mennonite...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 10th 2017, 10:33 pm
Replies: 2,677
Views: 260,087
Posted By dbd33

Re: Groceries

Loblaws don't keep the good Camembert, La Rustique, anymore so I go to Metro for, just, that. It's $10 for the cheese and $2 for the petrol.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 10th 2017, 9:42 pm
Replies: 2,677
Views: 260,087
Posted By dbd33

Re: Groceries

I drove through Orangeville Ont. en route to the cheese shop where, in addition to the usual items, I got some Clos Du Berry, which was the cheese offered for tasting. It's "Cave Aged Goat Gouda"...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 13th 2017, 12:49 am
Replies: 2,677
Views: 260,087
Posted By dbd33

Re: Groceries

Give it to the chickens. Chickens love garam masala.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 13th 2017, 12:34 am
Replies: 2,677
Views: 260,087
Posted By dbd33

Re: Groceries

Also raita; just slice a cucumber, throw it in a bowl of yoghurt and smush it about a bit, add salt and pepper if you have any. Cooling and as authentic as chicken tikka masala.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jan 27th 2017, 11:24 pm
Replies: 2,677
Views: 260,087
Posted By dbd33

Re: Groceries

Ooh wait, I am a penny pincher. Irish Breakfast Tea was discounted so I bought the maximum allowed. Not sure exactly how much it was or what it usually costs but, since I've economized, I'm going to...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jan 27th 2017, 11:18 pm
Replies: 2,677
Views: 260,087
Posted By dbd33

Re: Groceries

Ah well, anyone who hasn't already mentioned it can do so now.
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jan 27th 2017, 11:02 pm
Replies: 2,677
Views: 260,087
Posted By dbd33

Re: Groceries

Since you mention lamb, I was slightly surprised to see that Costco now sells whole lambs, hung but not formatted. I suspect this indicates an increasing population of middle eastern origin; people...
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