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[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 41 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Good, keep going.

And dear Canadian Grocers... PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF CHRIST OUR SAVIOUR, do not enshittify things so we regret giving you money.

There's no reason to be greedy, and we all want to make sure that our money stays in Canada. Keep providing Canadian goods, and we'll keep paying for it. It's so simple, so don't fuck this up.

[–] bowreality@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

Roblaws will for sure. They are greedy bastards with no spine.

London Drugs, however, seems very honest and they are showing what’s Canadian on their homepage. Even have a filter! With almost 1200 items that are Canadian already and they are interested in hearing what people would like to see on their shelves! One can email suggestions to ldonline@londondrugs.com

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm seeing several online grocery stores now listing Canadian and local products. Stickers in store, too!

Best to check the lables, too. There are differences between "Made in Canada", "Product of Canada", "Assembled in Canada", "Packed in Canada"... Etc.

At the bare minimum, you're still supporting Canadian workers regardless of which one of those is listed on the label.

[–] bowreality@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago

Agree. ALWAYS check labels to make an informed choice (choice itself is yours of course). The apps to scan that I have tried were quite spotty too. I feel like I am better off reading labels myself.

[–] zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Save on has been adding tags to the shelf to indicate Canadian items

[–] Bubbaonthebeach@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Watch those carefully. Several items with the maple leaf beside the price were in fact US products.

[–] bowreality@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

I have seen some as well. Same with the apps that scan.

[–] Someone@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I listened to an interview with someone high up at LD (can't remember their title) and it was quite interesting hearing the logistics. Certain products (like holiday decorations) get ordered over a year out so they're harder to switch out, but it sounds like most other stuff goes up for renewal around this time so we'll see more non-American stuff by late spring. I also found it interesting they were mentioning they're really interested in sourcing more from Japan (where there aren't Canadian options) since the Yen is so low and they make a lot of good, cool, quality stuff that historically was too expensive.

[–] bowreality@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

That’s great. Fingers crossed they are listening now. I want them to be successful. They have great long term staff and I love their European food selection. I have emailed them a couple of times now with product suggestions. They always reply that they’ll forward the message to their buyers. So let’s hope!