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Old Posted Apr 6, 2023, 1:37 AM
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French chain with Irish name selling Algerian-style Mexican street food in Canada

AFAIK there is already at least a couple of "French taco" chains in Montreal. We had one such restaurant here in Ottawa's west end but I don't think it even lasted three years (though I'm sure opening during COVID was a factor). Doubt it will catch on.
Mont-Tacos, was it? I tried their tacos once in Vaudreuil. Overpriced for what it was, and not nearly as good as authentic French tacos in spite of the fancy twist. Not surprised it didn’t catch on here. It looks like O’Tacos are going for the exact same thing, some kind of luxury tacos that will most likely be overpriced. All I want is the basic stuff. It’s surprisingly good and I kinda miss it.
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Old Posted Apr 6, 2023, 2:20 AM
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Didn’t you vote for this?
I didn't vote based just on that issue but I'm glad that we have attracted people to work in so many of our businesses that would be able to operate without them. The Northern College international students have a good reputation overall here and it's amazing to hear quite a few people who moved here from India and who actually want to stay in Timmins.
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Old Posted Apr 6, 2023, 2:54 AM
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Mont-Tacos, was it? I tried their tacos once in Vaudreuil. Overpriced for what it was, and not nearly as good as authentic French tacos in spite of the fancy twist. Not surprised it didn’t catch on here. It looks like O’Tacos are going for the exact same thing, some kind of luxury tacos that will most likely be overpriced. All I want is the basic stuff. It’s surprisingly good and I kinda miss it.
That's the one. Never got around to trying it; Bergham in College Square was nasty and Mont Tacos gave me the same vibe. Both only lasted 2-3 years.
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Are there grocery and pharmaceutical price denialists or revisionists similar to the housing price people?

Food hasn't gone up. You just need to stop buying fancy Superstore ground beef and go dumpster diving or eat roadkill like middle class people did in 2007.
Back in my day we didn't need insulin. We went into diabetic comas and we liked it.
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Old Posted Apr 6, 2023, 12:34 PM
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It was a Kmart up until 1996. London had two Kmart locations up until that time; both closed and were replaced by a single location on Highbury which became Zellers only a couple years later, and now Walmart. The other original location, I think, was also on Highbury but I forget where exactly.

“London Mall” was a sad mall even in the early 90s, except they had Dairy Queen out front.
London Mall is even sadder now, with the demise of the Chinese Grocery Store.
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Poll: Majority of Canadians willing to vote for whatever politician promises to slap Galen Weston Jr. in the face


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A recent Angus Reid study has confirmed that Canadian voters are not sure who they will support in the next election, and are willing to give their support to whichever candidate promises to slap Loblaws CEO Galen Weston Jr smack in the kisser for what he has done to our food prices.




safe to say that at this point, Galen has replaced the Canadian Tire guy as the most hated spokesperson in Canadian advertising.

which is to say, he is a total tool.
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Old Posted Apr 6, 2023, 5:51 PM
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It's funny that Galen Weston would inject himself into Loblaws advertising and make himself a target instead of just pulling the strings behind the scenes and maintaining his relative anonymity...
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It was a Kmart up until 1996. London had two Kmart locations up until that time; both closed and were replaced by a single location on Highbury which became Zellers only a couple years later, and now Walmart. The other original location, I think, was also on Highbury but I forget where exactly.

“London Mall” was a sad mall even in the early 90s, except they had Dairy Queen out front.
The other London Kmart was at Huron and Highbury where Shoppers is on the southeast corner. It moved across to Northland Mall when Zellers left and opened up a new store in Oxbury Mall in the early 90's. When Kmart went tits up, Zellers moved back in to Northland and is now Walmart as you say.
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It's funny that Galen Weston would inject himself into Loblaws advertising and make himself a target instead of just pulling the strings behind the scenes and maintaining his relative anonymity...
Lots of rich people are narcissistic, totally out of touch with regular folks, and surrounded by yes-men.
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London Mall is even sadder now, with the demise of the Chinese Grocery Store.
About to get a new Asian grocery store (owned by your favourite billionaire lol).

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/londo...land-1.6802670
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T&T may be owned by Galen & Co., but at least it operates independently. It doesn't even give you Optimum points when you shop there!
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Galen Weston was born on the same day - 19 December 1972 - as my ex French Canadian girlfriend. We got along well - although I'm a bit younger, I'm also Sagittarius. We're not going to please everyone, but being centre of hate is better than being a nobody.
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beg to differ. That is a strange thing to say
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Galen Weston was born on the same day - 19 December 1972 - as my ex French Canadian girlfriend. We got along well - although I'm a bit younger, I'm also Sagittarius. We're not going to please everyone, but being centre of hate is better than being a nobody.
I'll have what you're smoking.
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I am surprised. I would have expect it to focus on a pie in Galen Weston's face. The only issue is if it would be a premium presidents choice pie or a non-name pie. In these days of penny pinching likely it would be the no-name variety.

Loblaws does need to switch from Galen to a mascot. Perhaps a fluffy teddy bear. However most Canadian would likely think a vultures or modern day scrounge would be more fitting mascot.
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Loblaws does need to switch from Galen to a mascot. Perhaps a fluffy teddy bear.
I hear that Zeddy may soon be available again.

Maybe they could also appropriate the slogan too - "where the lowest price is the law."
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Anyone ever compare prices at Shopper's Dog Fart to Walfart?

It is just incredible how much the spread is.

Whatever costs $5.99 at Walfart costs $8.99 (or more) at Shoppers Dog Fart, for the same fucking item. What's the fucking deal? I mean, they must have similar economies of scale, since there are Shoppers Dog Fart's everywhere (1300+ across Canada), and for chrissakes, that is their fucking bread and butter!

Food items? Easily double at SDM, but ok, they are not a full run grocery store (just a few staples/snacks, yet again, BlawLobs is a huge buying entitity, so the spread should not be so extreme).

And Shoppers Dog Fart does NOT price match.

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Hi Mike, Shoppers Drug Mart offers our customers value, convenience and an expanded selection of product on a regular basis with pricing consistently competitive in the marketplace, therefore we do not have a price matching policy in place. Thank you.
Fuck Galen Weston. I really can't stand that rich, phony dweeb.

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In an effort to placate his poverty stricken subjects,Weston decreed a three month long price freeze starting November 2022. Citizens were then given a mere three months to stock up on winter essentials like canned tomatoes, saltine crackers, and coarse barley hand ground at his lordship’s mill. Upon the approach of the January 31st deadline, it was found that Loblaws and their beloved No Name label could no longer withstand the unbearable burden of a 0.0001% decline in shareholder profits.
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“This injustice has gone on for far too long,” continued Weston. “Ninety-six days too long, to be precise, and this nation will tolerate it no more. Each and every product line in this fine Loblawcracy has the God-given right to soar like the mythical Pegasus, and who am I, a mere multi-generational business tycoon, to diminish the sacred profit margins of the ancestral No Name brand?”
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The news was met with confusion by shoppers including local online town crier Ralph Furley who said, “what the hell is this dweeb even talking about? And why are eggs twenty bucks a carton?”

“At that price they’d better be made by Fabergé” added customer and peasant Lisa Stemple, laugh-crying out of sheer desperation as she purchased a pound of unsalted butter for $16.
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2023/02...-price-freeze/

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Caledon, Ontario –Loblaws CEO Galen Weston defended his $3 million raise this week by noting that it’s really not that much when you think of how expensive things are nowadays.
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“Just last week I went to the store,” Mr. Weston said from his estate. “I got milk, pickles, a loaf of bread, an eighteen-hole golf course on a private island, and mayo. You know what it came to? Nine million dollars. Personally I blame Trudeau.”
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The Loblaws Board was quick to put Mr Weston’s raise into context. “Galen and his family are worth $8.5 billion,” said board member Sheila David. “So what’s another $3 million for the service of being Canada’s most-hated man, and keeping all that attention off the rest of us? He deserves some extra walking-around money.”

Mr. Weston was more circumspect. “I get the criticism, but $3 million isn’t what it used to be. Just last week I had to buy the No-Name Coffee instead of the gourmet stuff. Luckily I don’t drink it, the gardener sprinkles it on the lawn to make it grow faster. I’m not ashamed to say that.”
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I don't even know if Dave Nichols was really the President of Loblaws or if he was just a TV character, but I don't recall anyone hating him back in the 80's. When I was kid, I actually loved it when the Insider's Report came out however often it did. Maybe they need to come up with a character again because putting Galen out front isn't helping them.
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This is what you have left in your bank account after buying groceries at BlawsLob. Zero.



And just whatthefuck is that scarf for?
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It's incredibly tonedeaf in the first place, let alone during continued public anxiety over grocers inflating prices and gouging customers. Galen has to be living on another planet if he thinks that being in Loblaws/PC commercials benefits the brand in any way. He probably doesn't care anyway because they're still making record profits regardless.

Their commercial during Christmas gave off strong minstrel vibes and was off-putting, IMO.
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