Ugly Canada 2 (Only architecture, planning and design faux pas) - Page 44

O-tacular · #**861** Posted **Feb 5, 2019, 4:37 AM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

Did "The Rooms" get painted green?

More like the Rooms vomited on Piper’s in a sick sort of Ugly Canada biker initiation.

GeneralLea · #**862** Posted **Feb 5, 2019, 4:53 AM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

the new no-frills logo/color-scheme is wretched; way worse than the old one (didn't offend me). that piper's place looks like BP's logo, but even more vomity-green.

The logo just abandons the theme that the grocery store has for a more contemporary simplification that looks clunky and uninviting. It's a painful logo...though I feel like Loblaws's new store scheme could have a run for Nofrill's money.

Here's the main Loblaws in East York, Toronto...(I don't really know other examples across Canada....this is one of the only ones I ever stepped into)
https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.69864...=en&authuser=0

I bloody hate the interior, even more than the forgettable exterior. It just seems more confusing to shop in.

stevanford1 · #**863** Posted **Feb 5, 2019, 1:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by GeneralLeeTPHLS

The logo just abandons the theme that the grocery store has for a more contemporary simplification that looks clunky and uninviting. It's a painful logo...though I feel like Loblaws's new store scheme could have a run for Nofrill's money.

Here's the main Loblaws in East York, Toronto...(I don't really know other examples across Canada....this is one of the only ones I ever stepped into)
https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.69864...=en&authuser=0

I bloody hate the interior, even more than the forgettable exterior. It just seems more confusing to shop in.

Loblaws and Superstore are some of the largest, blandest, most confusing stores around. Even worse are these things.

The interiors are confusing and disorganized and the entire thing reminds me of a prison.

There’s also these nightmarish things. Loud cluttered and sad.

MolsonExport · #**864** Posted **Feb 5, 2019, 2:05 PM**

Walmart's McDonald's are automatically the ugliest McDonald's. With the ugliest customers and staff, too. Often windowless, with filthy lobbies, and bratty kids. Completely depressing.

stevanford1 · #**865** Posted **Feb 5, 2019, 2:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

Walmart's McDonald's are automatically the ugliest McDonald's. With the ugliest customers and staff, too. Often windowless, with filthy lobbies, and bratty kids. Completely depressing.

I have only been to a Walmart McDonalds once and it was completely horrid. It was windowless as you mentioned and it was completely filthy. Upon wondering why I’m ordering coffee and food from a restaurant with mud and other unidentifiable substances on the floors and walls it was my turn to order. I ordered some hash browns and a coffee and quickly took my seat at my equally filthy table. Needless to say when my order came I asked for a to go bag and quickly got the hell out of there

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Acajack · #**866** Posted **Feb 5, 2019, 2:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by GeneralLeeTPHLS

The logo just abandons the theme that the grocery store has for a more contemporary simplification that looks clunky and uninviting. It's a painful logo...though I feel like Loblaws's new store scheme could have a run for Nofrill's money.

Here's the main Loblaws in East York, Toronto...(I don't really know other examples across Canada....this is one of the only ones I ever stepped into)
https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.69864...=en&authuser=0

I bloody hate the interior, even more than the forgettable exterior. It just seems more confusing to shop in.

Hard to believe that is actually in a fairly central part of the 416.

HomeInMyShoes · #**867** Posted **Feb 5, 2019, 2:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by stevanford1

I have only been to a Walmart McDonalds once and it was completely horrid. It was windowless as you mentioned and it was completely filthy. Upon wondering why I’m ordering coffee and food from a restaurant with mud and other unidentifiable substances on the floors and walls it was my turn to order. I ordered some hash browns and a coffee and quickly took my seat at my equally filthy table. Needless to say when my order came I asked for a to go bag and quickly got the hell out of there

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The only people that should go to a Walmart McDonald's are parents. I am one of those parents. Thankfully, my kids prefer Subway now. While not pretty, they are usually separate.

stevanford1 · #**868** Posted **Feb 5, 2019, 2:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

The only people that should go to a Walmart McDonald's are parents. I am one of those parents. Thankfully, my kids prefer Subway now.

I learned that the hard way

. I went there because I was in such a rush it seemed like a good idea.

SignalHillHiker · #**869** Posted **Feb 5, 2019, 2:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by O-tacular

More like the Rooms vomited on Piper’s in a sick sort of Ugly Canada biker initiation.

Some of the newer Pipers use less green. It's a more fitting tribute to Her Majesty.

That's so depressingly close to our core, by the way. You could almost stand on the roof of that Pipers, shit, and hit a rowhouse with it.

stevanford1 · #**870** Posted **Feb 5, 2019, 2:50 PM**

Speaking of awful shades of yellow I present to you Discovery Pointe in Calgary.

Source: Calgarymike.com

O-tacular · #**871** Posted **Feb 5, 2019, 3:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

Walmart's McDonald's are automatically the ugliest McDonald's. With the ugliest customers and staff, too. Often windowless, with filthy lobbies, and bratty kids. Completely depressing.

They’re always stuck in the 90’s aswell. Even the newer ones.

stevanford1 · #**872** Posted **Feb 5, 2019, 3:59 PM**

Rouge Condos in Montreal is an abomination.

Bask in its ugly glory. The red stripes just make it.

It becomes painful to look at after a while.

stevanford1 · #**873** Posted **Feb 5, 2019, 4:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by O-tacular

They’re always stuck in the 90’s aswell. Even the newer ones.

Yes they are. I believe some of them have added kiosks but the decor remains unchanged.

stevanford1 · #**874** Posted **Feb 5, 2019, 4:04 PM**

Superstore Tim Hortons restaurants are also really depressing. There’s always barely any seating and the lighting is horrible.

They also look like they were haphazardly shoved onto the exterior, they also barely have any windows (most of them are on the outside entrance) not helping matters much.