Loblaws is out of Control! Day 1 of the Boycott Toronto Walk (May 2024)

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  • A Toronto walk on day 1 of the month long boycott of Loblaws and all the other stores operated by Canada's largest (and greediest) grocery conglomerate.
    0:01 - East on Eglinton Avenue East
    6:00 - Loblaws
    18:28 - Redpath & Roehampton
    24:52 - Yonge Street
    25:55 - Shoppers Drug Mart
    Recorded in 4K at 60 FPS on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 452

  • @yycmountaingirl
    @yycmountaingirl 25 днів тому +30

    Another great video, Johnny 👍
    I doubt if this "boycott" will change anything but I completely understand the participants frustration - grocery prices are ridiculous 🙄

    • @JohnnyStrides
      @JohnnyStrides  25 днів тому +1

      Thanks for the support!

    • @Dept246
      @Dept246 24 дні тому +2

      Blah blah you expect grocery workers and farmers to work for low wages?

    • @Y_hass
      @Y_hass 24 дні тому +1

      Well, she's right. The rich get richer -that's how it's been and that's how it always will be.

    • @TheOneManWhoBeatYou
      @TheOneManWhoBeatYou 23 дні тому

      And they don't control that, but keep being ignorant...

    • @TheOneManWhoBeatYou
      @TheOneManWhoBeatYou 23 дні тому

      ​@@Y_hass"Hurr durr! Wealthy people bad! Hurr durr!"
      There, fixed your asinine comment

  • @Mwoo92
    @Mwoo92 26 днів тому +69

    Canada might have some of the worst grocery prices in the world right now. It's a legitimate problem and people need to be held accountable. This boycott is the bare minimum we can do.

    • @MarcusDaGrand
      @MarcusDaGrand 26 днів тому +3

      Apparently it's even worse in Australia.

    • @labadee
      @labadee 25 днів тому +2

      ehh ever been to Australia? I lived there for 11 years and the inflation prices are "normal" prices over there

    • @HarshitSinha1102
      @HarshitSinha1102 25 днів тому +9

      It's not fair to compare Canada to Australia which is an island in the corner of the world, whereas 80% of Canadians live close to the largest consumer market in the world. The prices should be much lower in Canada.

    • @steveegame4233
      @steveegame4233 25 днів тому +4

      Canada has the worst prices in the world for almost everything tbh

    • @andrew20146
      @andrew20146 25 днів тому +5

      I was in Texas a while ago and did some shopping at Aldi and Walmart. The cheapest option for a toothbrush at Walmart was almost $5 US, and a lot of the food at Aldi was even more expensive than in Canada. Eggs were cheaper, coffee more expensive, etc.

  • @lee02jepson
    @lee02jepson 26 днів тому +44

    I don't buy any of my meats from grocery stores. I go to St. Lawrence Market, ground beef is often $6.45 a pound, 2 large chicken legs $2.75, stewing beef is less than 1/2 the price. I advise anyone to go there, its worth the effort.

    • @Vocal-Vegan
      @Vocal-Vegan 23 дні тому +1

      n for fruits n vegetables n Kensington market for fruits n veggies is Bom. was shocked to see what i get at big box n what i get from local, way more n way more customer appreciation.

    • @TroyQwert
      @TroyQwert 22 дні тому

      If everyone goes to St. Lawrence the prices will go up. For sure. And you'll stay in long lines... 😊

    • @Vocal-Vegan
      @Vocal-Vegan 21 день тому

      @@TroyQwert they set up tents in bettr weathr to accomad8 crowding.
      wen ya talk outcho azz ya make yer mouth an ans.

    • @rongraham1951
      @rongraham1951 21 день тому

      only if you live in toronto within WALKING distance try and find a free parking spot

    • @MichaelHolloway
      @MichaelHolloway 20 днів тому

      @@rongraham1951 yeah make one happen in your part of town - don't drive

  • @CosmicHarmony58
    @CosmicHarmony58 26 днів тому +30

    22$ FOR THAT STEAK!?!?!?! Id do the same exact thing you do...put it right back down LMAO

    • @laurajames723
      @laurajames723 25 днів тому +3

      Yikes! I'm glad I'm not a red meat eater, but if I wanted steak I can get it our neighbourhood butcher on the Lakeshore about half that..

  • @robertvisquo308
    @robertvisquo308 26 днів тому +34

    I have no problem using my local Grande Cheese and Dollarama for the rest of the month.

  • @jillipepper5353
    @jillipepper5353 19 днів тому +3

    What you would have to compare to is a year ago, the big increases started nearly 2 years ago. Some things just doubled, they didn’t go up by a little at a time, it was big jumps. I’m a senior and my groceries doubled in the last 2 years and I can’t even afford a lot of things I used to buy.

  • @TofuBoi_
    @TofuBoi_ 26 днів тому +65

    Sobeys, don't forget about Sobeys! Their price is even worse, we should boycott them both even after May until they reduce their price to acceptable level. Also all the money they scammed off customers should be forced to put back into the communities to improve infrastructures and to help the poor. Greed chains should have no place in Canada.

    • @JesusismyRock773
      @JesusismyRock773 25 днів тому

      All the big corporations are greedy. There is never enough money for these people.

    • @szbxa
      @szbxa 25 днів тому +2

      Nah, Sobeys have better selection of products and more convenient locations. When you enjoy the convenience of grocery shopping nearby you need to pay the higher rent in the form of higher prices.

    • @anitalee675
      @anitalee675 25 днів тому +11

      Yes Sobey’s prices are also insanely high .

    • @user-og2wt3le4j
      @user-og2wt3le4j 25 днів тому +4

      You have to be well off to shop at Sobey's.

    • @TofuBoi_
      @TofuBoi_ 24 дні тому +9

      @@szbxa not true at all, both Superstore and Walmart has more variety and wider range of "better selection of better products," Sobeys is just insanely expensive for no reason. Also when Superstore items days before expiration, they go on sale for 50% off, and when Sobeys tries to do the same, they are only $2 off on a $10 item. It's very obvious Sobeys is the most greedy store among all greedy stores. Also you sound like a live commercial for Sobeys. 🤡

  • @Seventizz
    @Seventizz 25 днів тому +57

    So when are the Sobey's, Metro, Adonis, Highland Farms, Whole Foods, Longos, and Starsky boycotts? They're all more expensive than Loblaws.

    • @jameskenneth
      @jameskenneth 24 дні тому +7

      It's political. Loblaws has a connection with Poilievre and the NDP are connected with Metro. Input costs increased at loblaws as well. Liberal soft on crime policies and deficits don't help inflation either.

    • @Seventizz
      @Seventizz 24 дні тому +2

      @@jameskenneth Interesting - I didn't know that. Thank you for the insight.

    • @roxorz007
      @roxorz007 24 дні тому +1

      Adonis and Starsky aren't the typical local to Canada grocers considering how much of their products are imported. I definitely think they have high tariffs to pay importing products the other big players don't sell, bad for big players business.

    • @TofuBoi_
      @TofuBoi_ 23 дні тому +6

      Agree, especially Sobeys. Their greed is way out of line.

    • @TheOneManWhoBeatYou
      @TheOneManWhoBeatYou 23 дні тому +6

      ​@@jameskennethHow are they connected? Provide unbiased proof

  • @brucecowin
    @brucecowin 26 днів тому +13

    Good video. I don't think the boycott will do anything but it's at least s good symbolic gesture. But if I'm going to boycott Loblaws, I'm not going to replace it with Amazon! 😅

  • @evie6304
    @evie6304 24 дні тому +7

    Worked for the loblaws for fifteen years, no one who works there is happy, just look at the peoples faces who work there….not happy!

  • @rosalinkrieger3352
    @rosalinkrieger3352 23 дні тому +7

    It's not only the high food prices, it's how the Weston's exploit workers and with the help of Employment Ontario. Taxpayer and corporate donors, through my office, for example, pay the Weston family to hire our clients. Often, once the subsidy is over, our clients are let go or their hours are cut from 24 to 10/15 per week. Canadian Tire and Tim Horton's are just as bad as the Westons. They have no business receiving money to hire people especially with record profits during and since COVID. All of our clients who work for Shoppers Drug Mart complain to me because they only get part-time hours. And I have on means to remedy that. And what about the Meds Check scandal?! How is that even legal? Billing us $75 for bogus calls, to meet manager targets? The Westons get away with EVERYTHING. And people here are too complacent.

  • @gabygaedecke2411
    @gabygaedecke2411 26 днів тому +16

    Loblaws' shareholders got a 14% increase on their dividends yesterday ... where do we think that came from??? I have been boycotting this chain and its partner shops (eg. Shoppers Drug Mart, No Frills) for about 3 months now. Trying to go local as much as possible.

  • @timothywatt
    @timothywatt 25 днів тому +5

    My family used to own a dental laboratory at the 55 Eglinton Ave. East building. The building will soon be demolished to build a condo. I have very fond memories of the Yonge and Eglinton area, and it has changed so much since I've last visited there. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

  • @smith3329
    @smith3329 24 дні тому +6

    Not everyone can participate, like people living in smaller or more remote places. Or the price of gas to alternatives prohibits it.

  • @kathyerb3134
    @kathyerb3134 20 днів тому +2

    Mr Weston gave himself a million dollar raise last yr. His officers below him got almost just as high increases last yr too, like $900,000+. Think of all the people that starving with next to little food every day.

  • @thesimpleeastern
    @thesimpleeastern 24 дні тому +7

    Opening a small grocery store in Canada required too many permits meant as gatekeeping to keep the monopoly strong. What else would happen? Competition Bureau Canada released this report last year clearly mentioning this issue which went unnoticed.

    • @stoneneils
      @stoneneils 19 днів тому

      Why do you guys assume every province as alike today. Plenty of indie groceries pop up all the time, its not easy but nothing is in life that is worth doing.

  • @thunderbird4709
    @thunderbird4709 24 дні тому +6

    Everyone talks about Loblaws but no one ever talks about the soaring prices at Metro.

    • @No_name860
      @No_name860 22 дні тому +2

      They’re listening to Jagmeat Singh constantly complaining about Loblaws. He wouldn’t dare bring up Metro. His brother is a lobbyist for Metro.

    • @stoneneils
      @stoneneils 19 днів тому

      Because we gave up on Metro long ago.

  • @colo5220
    @colo5220 26 днів тому +30

    Can people just stop looking at their smartphones when they are crossing the crosswalk? Smartphones are smart but people are losing their common sense. aka not so smart!

    • @user-og2wt3le4j
      @user-og2wt3le4j 25 днів тому +3

      This is a common trend I always see in Toronto. I don't see it as much in other Canadian cities. People are so self-absorbed they don't even look up from their phones when crossing the street. It has led to many fatalities over the years.

    • @MissionHomeowner
      @MissionHomeowner 23 дні тому +2

      Thins out the herd. Nature's balance. Chain of life.

    • @stoneneils
      @stoneneils 19 днів тому

      @@user-og2wt3le4j Its not self-aborbed, they are actually busy in toronto..i was overwhelmed...its why i left. Business is insane there, non-stop.24/7.

  • @unknownuser0006
    @unknownuser0006 26 днів тому +6

    Well, prices here in Europe are going up too but these prices are quite steep to me. Thanks for the tour and for bringing back the date into the title!

    • @andrew20146
      @andrew20146 25 днів тому

      Are you doing the conversion to CAD? Eur is 1.47 CAD, so the prices would be 35% lower in EUR. Also, this store is basically one of the bougie-est stores they have in the chain, with high rent.

    • @stoneneils
      @stoneneils 19 днів тому

      @@andrew20146 Totonto is much more expensive than other Canadian cites for obvious reasons..they have the huge market..they have highest rents.

  • @JENNIFERBOO
    @JENNIFERBOO 26 днів тому +8

    The OG Bob Loblaws would be mortified - no one can afford that Szechuan sauce now Bob!

  • @stubru16
    @stubru16 26 днів тому +9

    Even foreigners who have emigrated to Canada are now leaving cabada as it’s just too expensive to live there now. Not to mention majority of the foreigners are working below the minimum wage as the Canadian government loves cheap labour workforce and big businesses that heavily rely on foreign labour.

    • @TheOneManWhoBeatYou
      @TheOneManWhoBeatYou 23 дні тому +2

      None of what you just said is true...

    • @stoneneils
      @stoneneils 19 днів тому

      lol Canada just had the highest number of immigrants enter the past few years than ever...of course some will leave, esp with usa just next door...opportunities cross borders...same language, etc.

  • @7555mac
    @7555mac 26 днів тому +9

    boycott loblaws and they will just raise their prices to meet their annual quarterly profits.

    • @Mwoo92
      @Mwoo92 25 днів тому +9

      ...which would result in fewer people shopping there, which would cause them to raise their prices more, etc. etc. repeat until they go out of business 🎉

  • @martym61
    @martym61 25 днів тому +3

    This is a unique video. Enjoyed this. Grocery prices are out of control. Don't know if the boycott will have any effect, but it's worth trying.

  • @canman5060
    @canman5060 26 днів тому +8

    Sell everything Loblaws has at 1/3 of their price as boycott !

  • @galaxiedance3135
    @galaxiedance3135 26 днів тому +5

    I agree. I am going to different stores that aren't connected to the Loblaws chain. There's a reason that their bosses have never been more wealthy as they are now. We do it long enough.. it'll be like Budd Light :) They could be at our mercy!! Who's the real boss? We are!! We choose.

  • @smith3329
    @smith3329 24 дні тому +3

    It's also the arrogance of the 7 digit incomes being rude and condescending that makes Canadian blood boil.

  • @54Mello
    @54Mello 21 день тому +1

    I live in a small town with an Independent and Walmart right next to each other. The Walmart parking lot is always full of cars and the Independent is almost always empty. Since we have been retired my husband does most of the grocery shopping. He checks every flyer and compares prices between, Independent, Fresco, Walmart and Giant Tiger. Independent rarely has the better prices at least on the items we regularly buy. I feel sad for the young couple who operate the store. I am sure they know that the high prices and the negative publicity is not helping them run the kind of family operated store of the past.

  • @JENNIFERBOO
    @JENNIFERBOO 26 днів тому +5

    At least if you can still afford to live in Little Italy- on College St. There’s a fruit market that’s been there since the 1980’s. I can recommend going there for produce.

  • @azamyahmad
    @azamyahmad 26 днів тому

    Good morning from Montreal QC .. welcome back Jhonny .. and as always beautiful sharing walk away tour and you doing such an amazing job, lovely captured camera work, thanks again and stay safe my friend ..

  • @MysticalGesture
    @MysticalGesture 25 днів тому +3

    I was at several loblaws locations in Ottawa so no protests so far.

  • @harjotjassal9180
    @harjotjassal9180 26 днів тому +5

    Excellent video Johnny

  • @johnnym196
    @johnnym196 25 днів тому +2

    Yes. Loblaws has outrageous prices on everything. Starting yesterday I’m shopping at either my local Lococo’s grocery store, here in Hamilton, Walmart, Giant Tiger or Amazon. The odd time I would go to No Frills only if they have selected produce on sale. This month I’m avoiding them, Food Basics chain, and Metro.
    Thank you so very much again for today’s walking video.

    • @user-og2wt3le4j
      @user-og2wt3le4j 25 днів тому +2

      Lococo's is now owned by one of the big three. So is Farm Boy. Both were family owned at one time. I remember Fortinos when it was family owned in the 1980s. Later sold to Loblaw. Even family owned Denninger's was sold to a corporate entity recently. There was a great family grocer on James St N that is closing soon. Prices at the Farmer's Market are high too.

  • @michaelguyea8970
    @michaelguyea8970 25 днів тому +9

    Put these greedy people out of business because they don't care about anything but filling there bank accounts, so evil it makes me sick!

    • @lyndawatson8312
      @lyndawatson8312 23 дні тому +1

      What is more evil is Trudope raising our taxes when he wants to fill his pockets with backend deals.

    • @FrankBullitt390
      @FrankBullitt390 23 дні тому

      This is all gov't caused and they could fix it overnight, but they never will, what they do is INCREASE your taxes.

    • @No_name860
      @No_name860 22 дні тому +1

      Yeah good luck with that. This is just what happens when there is little to no competition.

    • @SolarisZen
      @SolarisZen 20 днів тому

      @@lyndawatson8312 You think somehow Trudeau owns loblaws? lmao

    • @kathyerb3134
      @kathyerb3134 20 днів тому

      Yup, it's all about profits.

  • @dmorenod29
    @dmorenod29 26 днів тому +2

    I’ll see this video sooner, thanks!

  • @Giardintek
    @Giardintek 19 днів тому +1

    Shopers DM charges almost $30- bucks for a pair of passport photos, The small convenient sore next to me charges $15- and I don't have to wait half an hour for the staff to hunt down the one whom handles the camera. Shoppers is overpriced on everything. They have their anchor products they sell at a loss, just to lour in customers. Same with Loblaws, They usually showcase their anchor products right at the door, as soon as you step in the store, in hopes of you buy other stuff once inside. They also place the stuff they want you to buy at eye level. Lower priced products are on the bottom shelves. It's all psychology.
    Do your wallet a favor and do NOT buy anything at these predatory places. We get our fruits and vegetables at our local flea market. I usually get 2 bags full of fruits and veggies for about 10 to $15- bucks, The same amount at Loblaws would run me up, towards $100-

  • @kartikkantheti5690
    @kartikkantheti5690 26 днів тому +13

    Nothing I repeat nothing will come of this boycott. They earn really huge margins. Too big to have even a minimal impact to business. If anything they will lay off poor minimum and average pay staff to maintain earnings

  • @gr8witenorth61
    @gr8witenorth61 26 днів тому +4

    check out the prices at st lawerance market, i was there yesterday, you might want the bring a set of paddles when you see the prices there meat has gone through the roof................

  • @mariafelix4745
    @mariafelix4745 23 дні тому +1

    I only shop for anything that’s on sale. I rarely buy anything canned, and buy meat from butchers. I have a big vegetable garden every summer, never ever eat out. It sounds boring it’s actually gratifying and challenging cooking various foods.

  • @TroyQwert
    @TroyQwert 22 дні тому +1

    Boycott is good, it'll demonstrate we care. But they'll swallow it. We need COMPETITION. REAL COMPETITION. All buseneses don't compete anymore. Look at gas stations. They all are in agreement. And what business is not in agreement with so called "competition"?

  • @GoodSupply
    @GoodSupply 26 днів тому +24

    This may not go over well but I don’t really struggle with the prices of groceries. I absolutely refuse to buy junk. It’s the Potato Chips, Pop, Cereal, Candy, & just about everything that’s not healthy for you is what raises your grocery bill to an absurd amount. I’m a firm believer in hitting up Walmart first to get my milk, juice, maybe bread, peanut butter, frozen fruit, olive oil, etc. I find that you usually come out on top big time this way. The grocery store to me Is for meat, fruits and veggies. They just take advantage of the convenience factor like Shoppers Drug Mart does. People just need to wise up and take care of their body more. Like do you really need Cookies, chips and all that other crap.

    • @gabygaedecke2411
      @gabygaedecke2411 26 днів тому +5

      I would agree with you re junk - but - Walmart is a huge privately-owned American company that treats its employees very badly. So I am not comfortable shopping there either. I try to use local shops like Fiesta Foods etc. - as well as Farmers Markets for fresh stuff.

    • @delicious_seabass
      @delicious_seabass 26 днів тому +11

      True, but look at the price of meat. It's 2.5x what it was 5 years ago. Even the less desirable meat is priced high now. It almost like they want you to only eat bugs.

    • @Ban00
      @Ban00 26 днів тому +4

      Unfortunately Walmart isn't very accesible to most people compared to Loblaws

    • @jelliebean4095
      @jelliebean4095 26 днів тому +6

      The inflated prices on staple grocery items has absolutely nothing to do with purchasing "junk food".🤦‍♀️

    • @GoodSupply
      @GoodSupply 25 днів тому +1

      @@gabygaedecke2411can’t wait until the farmers markets get opened up around me. Even local butchers are severely underrated for meats.

  • @ssayed6604
    @ssayed6604 26 днів тому +12

    Brit here! Our prices are shocking but I'm beyond shocked hearing Canadian grocery prices! Keep boycotting

    • @user-og2wt3le4j
      @user-og2wt3le4j 25 днів тому

      I am always shocked by prices in the UK because they are in pounds. The exchange in Canada is $1.65 CAD to one UK pound. So prices in the UK are high for everything including groceries. I do find travelling out of London prices decrease a bit.

    • @nicolacornish7935
      @nicolacornish7935 23 дні тому +1

      Groceries in the UK are super cheap compared to Canada

  • @CanMexGuy
    @CanMexGuy 25 днів тому +16

    This boycott is hilarious. If these people actually understood the profit margins on food, they would realize that they are doing nothing that will change food prices. And the bulk of them did not shop at Loblaws anyway. About .0014 % of the population.
    Go after the federal governments carbon tax if you want a savings.

  • @dylanreynolds8264
    @dylanreynolds8264 26 днів тому +3

    good morning everyone

  • @user-pz4el9mh1g
    @user-pz4el9mh1g 26 днів тому +2

    Видимо цены космические во всем мире. У нас уменьшают массу товара, а цену завышают. Если раньше в пачке сливочного масла было 200 грамм, то сейчас 180 грамм, так же и с оливковым маслом, вместо 1 литра - 0,9, и так со всеми товарами и продуктами. Что происходит в мире? 21 век.

  • @Sheppard87
    @Sheppard87 25 днів тому +1

    Oh very interesting insight. I wish there was a store like this in my city with the structure and product range. In Germany I actually get the best organic meat for the meat prices. We only calculate in kg.

  • @RecessionCooking
    @RecessionCooking 22 дні тому

    Boycotts work.
    People who are saying this boycott won’t amount to something, I certainly will.
    The key is to make it last a whole year!
    The upside is - can you imagine the boost the little grocers will get! It would be amazing.
    Support local for real!

  • @juliajulia9987
    @juliajulia9987 26 днів тому +2

    I go to that loblaw in eglinton once in a while. They usually have a discount or sale on meat. Previously I bought 1.5kg of pork ribs for $5 and 4 pcs of big lamb chops for $8. Idk if that was supposed to be the regular price or not lol. I rarely shop at loblaw for basically anything now, the prices are crazy if you compare it to other stores or local farm markets.

  • @paulstark1832
    @paulstark1832 26 днів тому

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Thank for the presentation!

  • @kathyerb3134
    @kathyerb3134 20 днів тому

    We had our balconies done a few yrs ago, 11 floors. Yes very noisy, shaking, . My daugher had hers done last yr. Both in Ottawa. What do stores do with spoiled food, the money lost their?

  • @andyfunke9484
    @andyfunke9484 23 дні тому +1

    Boycott! Oooh, I thought they said "buy"cott! Monday is customer appreciation day. Gotta rack up them PC points.
    I'm going to hazard a guess here. This boycott is going to have zero effect, maybe even the opposite effect.
    Been to three Loblaws chain stores, it doesn't look like anything has changed. As a matter of fact, everybody I asked had no clue there was a boycott, and most of them just laughed.

  • @GB-je5tc
    @GB-je5tc 26 днів тому +3

    Good for you, shop as many smaller independent grocers and pharmacists as you can. 👏👏👏👍

    • @EvelinHolmes
      @EvelinHolmes 23 дні тому

      There are no independent grocery stores where I live. Yes if you drive 20 minutes you might find some that have specials on but it’s not worsted especially if you are senior.
      I just shop for the basics. Bake my own bread and cookies and do my own cooking.
      Only buy what I need.
      But I agree I don’t have children living with me.
      I don’t go for restaurant food or coffee. All these things save you money.
      Groceries are a big factor in ones live but what about the costs that you can’t control like property taxes ,car insurance ,house insurance,utilities .
      Phones ,I mean land line . You are basically force into having a cell phone which mine is only very basic.
      Love to cancel cable but hubby is 80 years old and needs some interment .
      .

  • @marlenecampbell9823
    @marlenecampbell9823 21 день тому

    I stopped getting my frozen organic berries from rob-law due to being disappointed about the items. Also for Canadian store they don’t support the Canadian good. Now I picked up my wild blueberries at farm boy because it’s from BC and my raspberry and strawberry from Costco because it’s organic and Canadian grown. I shopped mostly at Healthy Planet’s and Big Carrots, and cooked my own foods. I have seniors day at most store and they have good sale items monthly. I’m 75 years, I don’t take any meds for nothing therefore I don’t need a drugstore only for paper towels and bathroom supplies.

  • @marksterling7110
    @marksterling7110 26 днів тому +2

    Not worried about the music copyright laws at Loblaws. What's that about?

    • @JohnnyStrides
      @JohnnyStrides  26 днів тому +3

      Nope. It's a pre-recorded video not a live.

  • @toybarons
    @toybarons 19 днів тому

    I agree there is a problem with grocery prices with many different points as to why those prices are high. It's not just the business practices of CEOs. It's not just wars in far away lands. Not just climate change. Not just economics. Each one of these points alone has layers that contributed to higher prices. Thing is I'm not rich by any measure. I check the flyers online each week to plan my shopping. Most of the time, I'm shopping a Loblaws owned store because they are the cheapest. They either are the cheapest on an item or by the time I spend my time and energy to go to another store to buy an item that is a few cents cheaper, I might as well just pick it up at Loblaws. In the end too, where else am I supposed to go to get my groceries during this boycott? Safeway/Sobeys didn't exactly lower their prices to get in those boycotting shoppers. Matter of fact, they raised their milk prices. As a shopper, I feel hooped with little hope other than to eat dust and drink air until government finds a way to allow Loblaws and Sobeys to monopolize those for sale too.

  • @wigsy99
    @wigsy99 19 днів тому

    If you live in smaller communities you can visit on farm markets they are usually much cheaper the food is fresher, great alternative during the growing season June-Early November

  • @jacquelines9966
    @jacquelines9966 26 днів тому +4

    Good morning

  • @kenheyden
    @kenheyden 25 днів тому +2

    LOOK !!! NO bikes in bike lane except 1 bike riding on the side walk.

    • @JohnnyStrides
      @JohnnyStrides  25 днів тому

      Umm they're brand new bike lanes that aren't even officially open or connected yet but good observation 🙄

  • @kuruptzZz
    @kuruptzZz 23 дні тому +2

    Although I agree with the point...IMO it is very misplaced. It's not a loblaws or sobeys problem. It's a canada problem. Lack of competition and monopolies mean we pay more than we should for literally everything. So write to your elected leaders and vote in people who care...and maybe one day our children will have better lives than us

    • @RecessionCooking
      @RecessionCooking 22 дні тому +1

      Take your money to local grocers, that is a direct impact on monopolies.
      Shop with the little guys.

  • @TofuBoi_
    @TofuBoi_ 24 дні тому +1

    We should continue boycott both Loblaws and Sobeys after May, and continue to do so as long as it takes. Also it's time to buy local to support local businesses, and stop supporting big unethical grocery chains. They have been scamming people into poor health and poverty. It's time for people to take a stand!

  • @m.l.e.8956
    @m.l.e.8956 26 днів тому +18

    Definitely 👍🏻 💯 let’s boycott Loblaws & No Frills for the month of May👍🏻👏🏻💯

  • @vancouver1261
    @vancouver1261 25 днів тому +1

    I sometimes cross the border into the USA and food shop there. Cheaper even with the exchange rate. Also found some BC products in the USA Store that were cheaper for me to buy there than back home.

  • @zeighy
    @zeighy 26 днів тому +1

    That northeast corner got renovated real nice at Yonge&Eg. Completed in a shorter time than the Crosstown right beside it... XD

  • @Nicole-pu8ve
    @Nicole-pu8ve 25 днів тому +1

    Comparing prices between loblaws and metro is not scandalous since they are both expensive. Comparing loblaws to freshco would have a greater impact. Thank you for the video.

    • @andrew20146
      @andrew20146 25 днів тому

      If you're comparing freshco, you should look at no frills and food basics.

  • @user-lb5vt8fb4g
    @user-lb5vt8fb4g 23 дні тому

    I will boycott my Great Canadian Super Store & Shoppers Drug Mart stores and all PC owned stores! THANKS Johnny for the walk today!

  • @JENNIFERBOO
    @JENNIFERBOO 26 днів тому +1

    Hi, not a lot of options in my neighborhood, no ma & pa grocery stores to shop at…and Rabba 24 Hours - now that’s Waaay too expensive.

  • @gdkid
    @gdkid 26 днів тому +1

    Oh nice, they've finally cleaned up the Yonge and Eglinton intersection

  • @surpotel8016
    @surpotel8016 25 днів тому +1

    Lots of special price offers in Loblaws this week

  • @lisaGTorontogirl
    @lisaGTorontogirl 25 днів тому

    Hey Johnny. Nice thanks for checking out the sky high prices. I avoid lawblaws I go to Metro too or Longo and local fruit market little stores along Bloor St. 8.00 approx for cereal is crazy

  • @john60123
    @john60123 21 день тому +1

    This makes me laugh, The Liberal NDP Government built a pipeline for $45 billion dollars of taxpayers money , to ship cheap oil and gas to Asis with no carbon tax. Then tax the shi-t out of Canadian's Farmers, their cost have gone sky high and fuel for trucks to deliver food to the stores. Then think Loblaw should lower prices to make Trudeau happy. The truth is food suppliers cost when up in price, delivery fee went up, Labor cost went up- so prices must go up! If you close one grocery chain in Canada ,food price will" Higher." How dumb is this Government?

  • @proudcanadian5713
    @proudcanadian5713 19 днів тому

    I go to a small butcher on Danforth Avenue. His prices are very good especially for pork, chicken and ground beef. His steaks are a bit pricey now but they're worth the money.

  • @KaySeminomadic
    @KaySeminomadic 26 днів тому

    I only buy frozen fruits when Metro has them for $3.99. So, Loblaws is selling it for a couple of dollars more. However, it seems that several grocery stores are offering less but increasing prices.

  • @Debthouse
    @Debthouse 24 дні тому

    All stores under the Loblaws umbrella offer sales on major items in each section every week as well as seasonally. Various popular items go on sale on rotation. Fresh fruits and vegetables go on sale seasonally.

  • @maily2245
    @maily2245 18 днів тому

    Hi Johny is healthy planet is a corporate store or not ??

  • @chrischolewa9104
    @chrischolewa9104 26 днів тому +1

    Im from the States,work pt @ a supermarket All Grocers seem to gouge we consumers.The suppliers mostly are those who are responsible for higher prices.I remember the Bread crisis.And then if it isnt Loblaws its Sobeys or someone else.

  • @TroyQwert
    @TroyQwert 22 дні тому +1

    I would've done fine with Lablows' prices if they explain why their prices are so high and different in their own stores? The stuff they sell is from the same wholesale supplier. I don't see any difference in servise or anything. I usually shop at NoFrills (nearest to me) where Loblaws was before.

  • @jefferyyoung2580
    @jefferyyoung2580 25 днів тому +1

    Sorry you can support any groceries 😊

  • @susanableton8647
    @susanableton8647 23 дні тому

    Hello. Watched your video with interest. Also read some of the comments. I agree that SOME of the reasons are due to our government's increased tax grabs. Having said that, giving you a personal example. Being a senior with some mobility issues, during the pandemic I found Instacart. Used it out of necessity not luxury. One of the things that have very noticeable changed within Instacart is that ALL of the Loblaws stores have stopped honouring the sales flyers that come out every week. Kudos to stores like Metro, Food Basics and Giant Tiger that DO honour those sale prices. No Frills, Superstore and Loblaws absolutely do NOT. Walmart pays lip service to sales but raises the sale price by $1. The bottom line to all of this is; at the end of the day, it CANNOT be normal for all the large grocery stores to suspiciously have the exact same high percentage increase across the board. COLUSION AND MONOPOLIES!! Shameful.

  • @jefferyyoung2580
    @jefferyyoung2580 25 днів тому +1

    Still my favorite store ,Still need groceries 😊

  • @montysturgeon-paiement2470
    @montysturgeon-paiement2470 25 днів тому

    I love how you aren't afraid to point certain things out.

  • @billjohnson7904
    @billjohnson7904 26 днів тому +4

    Part of the problem is the Yuppies who will pay all of the super high prices as they are spendthrifts.

  • @dalet9841
    @dalet9841 24 дні тому +1

    as long as everybody puts up with these prices it will continue

  • @jinusrafezadeh2494
    @jinusrafezadeh2494 23 дні тому

    Loblaws is milking it big time . I am boycotting loblaws !

  • @jimbaptista7371
    @jimbaptista7371 17 днів тому

    Corporate greed will never end.

  • @delicious_seabass
    @delicious_seabass 26 днів тому +2

    I'm sure this will be effective. 🙄 Loblaws and Loblaws owned stores have always been overpriced. Why now?

    • @CosmicHarmony58
      @CosmicHarmony58 26 днів тому +1

      yahi remember 12 years ago id always be surprised how expensive it is...12 YEARS AGO...they always been

  • @jefferyyoung2580
    @jefferyyoung2580 25 днів тому +1

    Shoppers drug mart is lobows😊

  • @purpledream1045
    @purpledream1045 24 дні тому +1

    Costco, we should boycott Costco too, watermelon $16.99😢

  • @jefferyyoung2580
    @jefferyyoung2580 25 днів тому +1

    I love the blue jays 💙 😍

  • @bradhiebert6403
    @bradhiebert6403 21 день тому

    I don't go to any of the big box stores. I shop at my local Co-op grocery store and stock up when they have sales. I live an hour from the nearest city. Everything else I buy online.

  • @hongthuypham9955
    @hongthuypham9955 26 днів тому

    Thanks 👍👍👍👍🇨🇦🇨🇦.

  • @jefferyyoung2580
    @jefferyyoung2580 25 днів тому +1

    Still needs groceries 😫

  • @andrew20146
    @andrew20146 25 днів тому

    Up until a year or two ago, Loblaws and Shoppers Drug Mart actually placed pretty highly in brand surveys in Canada. They just became a lightning rod for dissatisfaction about grocery prices, which are industry-wide. I will continue to buy stuff when and where I think it's a good deal!

  • @timothey94
    @timothey94 25 днів тому +12

    All these Canadians should be ashamed of themselves. We’re so pathetic, we just take it every which way from the government and corporations.

    • @dandesrochers363
      @dandesrochers363 22 дні тому +2

      So true we been getting shafted for years all we did was complain.

    • @urbanangst7630
      @urbanangst7630 19 днів тому

      Why should I be ashamed of myself? What can I do about it?

    • @ColtraneTaylor
      @ColtraneTaylor 17 днів тому

      @@urbanangst7630 "Why should I be ashamed of myself? What can I do about it? "
      Irony gold.

  • @boringvideofan2129
    @boringvideofan2129 23 дні тому

    what is the dudududu chime at the start of the video?

  • @stoneneils
    @stoneneils 19 днів тому

    I forgot how massive and busy Toronto is..oh my god.

  • @lindaanderson279
    @lindaanderson279 24 дні тому +1

    I love Fortinos , they have everything I use and great produce , and a pharmacy , floweriest , bake goods and cooked hot food too . What more could you want .In Oakville .🛒🛒🛒💎

  • @barbaramorrow7875
    @barbaramorrow7875 23 дні тому

    Those prices are about the same as the Metro I shop at, but Jagmeet Singh wouldn't go after Metro because his brother's company lobbies for Metro

  • @jefferyyoung2580
    @jefferyyoung2580 25 днів тому +1

    I love visiting the capital of Ontario, but i won't live there

  • @ahchongseen8511
    @ahchongseen8511 26 днів тому +2

    Johnny groceries in Toronto is much much cheaper than here in Lincolnshire

  • @Vocal-Vegan
    @Vocal-Vegan 23 дні тому +1

    evn tho loblaws is so close, i go else where to spend my money.
    Family, We make chnge togethr n ish chngs when We stick togethr!
    the high inflation tht they said was the reason for high prices, but the business' n the restaurants hav not droppd the prices evn tho inflation has gone down n the guv duzn stop the gouge
    Love n Blessings Family!!!

  • @tom-xf9xs
    @tom-xf9xs 13 днів тому

    Why blame stores for price increases? The government is responsible for inflating the money supply, and putting in place policies that results in costs going up. People need to wake up and blame the appropriate party for this disaster.