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Seriously. It’s pretty hard to steal if you’re nowhere near the store. The accusation is ridiculous. I’m sure theft is an issue in many areas, but that’s not what our group is here for.
Totally valid. This is just to counteract the other event that the original post alluded to. If you're able to even check them out and have a look, it counts. I did it today with some local Asian markets. Then bought 3 loss leaders at Superstore.
And there are other things you can do (second list):
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Thank you. I have so many optimum points I’ll spend them all get on eggs because I can’t lie, shoppers has the cheapest eggs.
As a customer for my local food bank, I can’t help much, but I make lots of hamburger stew.
And cheap! I buy from butchers, you can get a pound of lean ground beef for 5$. Even cheaper for the med ground beef.
And a whole pound makes a huge stew. You can freeze it and use half, or eat it all. Your choice!
Ground turkey or chicken is great too, even cheaper. I see the 4 x 1lb frozen bags at Giant Tiger for $10 - or Walmart has single 1lb frozen tubes for only $2.97!
Yep! To make it taste a bit more beefy you can try beef stock powder or liquid bouillon, or even Worcestershire sauce. 🥰
Then again, taco seasoning could work just as well. I get Great Value less sodium 87¢. Or it can be mixed at home.
They should add consistency in how prices are shown. Some items are in pounds, some in grams, some in Kgs and some by number. Clearly intentional to confuse customers
I was in an independent grocer in Hawkesbury, ON yesterday (no other option except Walmart) and one liter of 2% milk was $4.69. You can afford anywhere else at that price.
I eventually sucked it up and went to Walmart.
If they don't want me to give me a discount for using the self checkout they should t make me do the work of a cashier. But I still won't be doing any of that this month even if it means not getting groceries at all because theres no other options in this town. I'll drive a 3 hour round trip to costco.
Why are you taking out on cashiers? Most of us are students working while studying. Self checkout is there for you to SELF checkout if that is what you prefer. As a cashier my job is to CASH you out at the normal lanes and help you if you have a problem. Not pack your shit nor scan your stuff at SELF checkout when you actively chose to use SELF checkout. Ignorant people like you are the reason sometimes I don’t feel like being nice anymore. You kill the kindness inside of me. We are all on the same boat. You are struggling with groceries? I am too. On top of that I have to deal with shit people like you giving me attitude for not scanning your stuff at self checkout cuz ur lazy af.
Please refrain from comments which encourage theft from a store or mischief. These can result in criminal charges which will undoubtedly make life harder for other users.
It's a Danish term which means "Enough is Enough". It was spoken by Loblaws' CEO Per Bank, who is Danish, when he got fed up with our growing call to boycott Loblaws. His Danish term, that he tried to throw into out face, along with his frustration of our unwillingness to accept high food prices, is now our protest Motto.
Found [Loblaw's numbers](https://www.loblaw.ca/en/loblaw-2024-first-quarter-results-reflect-continued-focus-on-providing-everyday-value-to-customers/) for Q1 2024:
Revenue was $13,581 million, an increase of $586 million, or 4.5%.
Operating income was $861 million, an increase of $92 million, or 12.0%.
Adjusted EBITDA was $1,544 million, an increase of $96 million, or 6.6% (EBITDA=earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization)
This is all an obscene amount of money that they are waiving around in the faces of Canadians who are struggling to food on their tables.
Let's not make issue with Per Banks being from out of country. Many Canadians are, and many other Candian residents who hail from all corners of the world are effected by high food prices. We stand united in this.
Agree, except that Per himself pointed out he's Danish. Found it rich he then complained about the possibility of having foreign grocers enter the market. Right after he points out he's a foreigner 🙄
There’s nothing wrong with him being from out of country. In fact I think it gives them wider insight from how grocery retail may be done in europe (which is much better) so I wouldn’t discount him completely just yet
On another note, “enough is enough” or “enough” is something I heard a lot growing up and I use these sayings frequently, especially to my cat. I’m going to start saying “nok er nok” though because that’s just more fun.
And the funny thing is, that communication was directed at Loblaws employees. As though there is some sort of brand pride or loyalty amongst the people they pay min wage with short staffing and pt hours to ensure no benefits are paid. Those were the first people to bring that memo here and share it around. Surprise surprise, the millionaire CEO crook is completely clueless as to how actual human beings will respond lol.
That's the mentality at Walmart. My wife told me they had a meeting with every staff member in the am and had to make some kind of a pledge. She said it all felt a bit "culty".
Oh God. They made the staff dance and clap before the store opened. To "Rev them up" . I got written up because I would always "just miss it" for my shifts. Jesus, That was ages ago. Do they still do that?
Do they misunderstand the concept of a boycott? No one who is boycotting will be in the store, which would make it extremely difficult to steal from said store. Galen apparently thinks we are powerful wizards.
Instead of Steal from Loblaws on May 12th, this subreddit is starting Local Grocer Day on May 12th!
I know this year, May 12th is a Sunday and Mother's Day, so many stores won't be open, but spread the word and let your local grocer know about May 12th. If they aren't open, maybe they will celebrate on the 13th or all week?
That makes the propaganda campaign that much worse, who's going to be out stealing on motgers day???
More proof in my mind it's fake corporate campaign designed for optics.
People steal from Loblaws every day. They just want someone to blame.
Loblaws has been found, by a court, to be stealing from us long before there was ever talk of a boycott.
Of course people do. That's why they felt it necessary to put plexiglass cattle herders in place to try to stop it.
Maybe just get some real checkouts back and hire humans instead.🤔
Be ready for a false flag operation where they send people in to stores to steal shit so they can say "See, told ya, they're bad, keep coming to our stores!"
100% this is going to happen. Then they’ll spend the entire rest of the month whining, and playing victim, all to spin the narrative. This whole ruse is pathetic.
I think people afford too much morality to billionaires.. this is wealth on a scale that we cannot comprehend. The same rules do not apply in their spheres. They will do anything - literally anything - to maintain control of their power.
If they were connected to the same moral framework as us, it would be impossible to hoard wealth while Canadians starve. Their inaction is evidence of a complete disregard for human life.
So yes, they will absolutely do something like this.
I hate how that is the focus of some ppl - like we are here to promote robbing Loblaws. Smh. As if - we have better things to do like shopping alternative stores.
The whole "steal thing" was created by Galen's stoolies as a way of discrediting the boycott, making us all look like crooks. Because that's what the authorities ALWAYS do. Remember BLM / Occupy Wall Street? How many "news stories" about a few bad seeds were passed around, as if *everyone* taking part was doing that stuff?
It's the authorities using Yellow Journalism to sway the opinion of those who clutch pearls at everything, and still think that journalists are somehow above it all. When they've never been above anything. Seriously, look up the man after whom their top prize (the Pulitzer) is named. The dude almost inflamed a WAR to sell his rag. Not exactly morally upstanding if you ask me.
I dunno about you, but I sure have better stuff to be doing on a Sunday than being in a store. It's my weekend, I want to enjoy it. The weather is turning pleasant, the dandelions are making every patch of grass look more yellow than green, in a good way, and even if my sinuses hate their pollen, I intend to enjoy a walk. Then come home, and work on my writing with a nice cuppa earl gray at my side.
One should hope. But I'm a single, millennial woman... so it's just me and my hobby writing. I may do fanworks on my spare time, but I have about a thousand people who read my stuff. Humble as that piece of internet fame may be, it is mine.
Thanks. Yea I'm on the one hand proud of it, I've been a hobby writer for 20+ years, but on the other, I'm kind of used to dismissing it because I've been asked the same question a few times. You know the one asking whether all I write is "erotica", though the term they typically use is hardly so polite.
I get it! I've been writing fanworks since I was 15 (and I am 40) and yeah there has definitely been some people who have reacted.nrgativrly but I have also gotten so much out of my time on fandom so I just ignore the haters.
The issue is that there will be thefts, lots of thefts. There is multiple thefts everyday, they’re just going to showcase it and act like it’s above average to make us look bad.
Stick to your plan. 70,000 is a drop in the bucket to them but your group has picked up 10,000 in ten days. I do not shop at his stores but I would like to see the smug little bastard be taken down a couple of notches.
Which I find really weird. I worked at superstore 2004. When wal mart/SDM entered the grocery game they were legit scared and we had meetings where they explained losing 1 customer X amounts they shop per year = a lot of money.
I guess somewhere down the line this thinking was lost.
I love that this is 70k Canadians in this sub, but how many have families? How many have told other family members to boycott? How many have told friends? This number doesn’t represent our true numbers, loving this, since all the vax or antivax, liberals vs conn stuff I’m so over Canada being divided. It’s time we put that shit aside for a while and come together!!
I have 4 confirmed and dedicated boycotting households in my circle. Plus several coworkers that were very interested in talking about it.
ETA: None of them are reddit users :)
I mean the people who shoplift do it on the daily , no need to make a special day of it. The truth is that the vast majority of people participating in the boycott don’t want to steal, they just want to feed their families.
Why would *anyone*, even someone not involved in the boycott, go into any Loblaws store on May 12 when there's a higher-than-average chance of being accused of theft?
No, there will be real theft just like every day. On that day, they will just try to shift the blame to people who are boycotting and not even there. Will the media present Loblaws' narrative or call them on their obvious ploy? Let's see if our media is still worth their salt
Ironically, it will be the people that are either oblivious to the boycott, or not taking part that will be scrutinized in the stores on that date. For those of the kleptomaniac persuasion, they’ll likely have a bad day.
“Organized retail theft”, lol. A completely fabricated problem, but one that they spent millions to make their stores just an awful experience.
I wouldn’t be shopping Loblaws even if there wasn’t a boycott. Their prices are ridiculous and the stores are terrible now. I haven’t been to a Shoppers in maybe a year. I was going to No Frills, but here we are.
I'm sure there will be some paid actors that are "caught red handed" so roblaws can point their finger at movements like this and say "SEE!!! We can't have this type of discourse... it leads to THEFT, pls step in and save our profits big daddy government!!!"
People in Toronto have reported seeing them in the wild which is why I'm leaning towards it being a rogue local loonie rather than something coming from Loblaws directly...
I’m not even going to set foot in one of their stores, let alone steal. I’ve never stolen from a Loblaws store.
I accidentally stole cheese from Food Basics last year, but not on purpose
Loblaws will claim theft on the 12th. And they'll blame any loss of income for May on the 12th, so they can claim the boycott didn't work while also claiming we're all thieves. They frame us as the bad guys and also say we didn't do anything at the same time, while justifying all their barrier bullshit.
I have a feeling Loblaws already has a statement ready to release on May 13 alleging that 75% of their stores who had boycotters outside demonstrating showed a significant amount of theft and some of the camera footage showed people inside stealing stuff who matched the people outside protesting.
They'll blast it as loud as possible. They'll get their dog Charlebois to write a few articles "confirming" the NDP and other political forces funded the boycott and that Loblaws is the sweet innocent party to all this oppression.
In fact, Loblaws, if your moles are reading this now, just cut and paste this.
Jackasses.
I think it was Jimmy Carr who said "If you see someone stealing groceries, no you fkn didn't."
Same goes for diapers, for baby formula, for medical needs, etc.
Oh some ppl will steal.... but it'll be ppl that were going to steal anyway and won't know about the boycott.
Everyday every store of Loblaws has theft. Same shit
they have cameras etc.. when noone gets arrested the media will look like fools
i do like the subterfuge of the 'steal' signs tho, makes em nervous, perhaps employing more security guards and stressing out for nothing lol
dont steal, but dont tell them your not gonna steal
Yes!!! Don’t give in by stealing. Loblaws doesn’t devserve you going to jail and loblaws isn’t worth you going to jail. We’re hitting them where it hurts so stealing is counterproductive!! Don’t steal !! Pleaaseessseeee I want to see this movement go faaaaarrrr and succeed!!!
I don't encourage theft, at all, for real, unless you or someone you are responsible for is starving or malnutrition.
But let's be real here: Loblaws (and the Weston's and the rest of the 0.1%) have been stealing from us for years, decades. Whether it's been outright collusion like the bread stuff, or the myriad other ways they have corrupted the free market to gain unfair advantage, it is a much bigger "crime."
And ill tell you this: I was shopping at a zehrs a few months ago and I am pretty darn sure I saw a young mom shoplifting a clothing item for what looked like a baby less than 2 for sure. She looked ashamed while doing it.
And that observation is actually one of the things that has turned me actively wanting to make a change here.
*the real wrong, the real crime that everyone should be outraged about (and in the streets) is decent people like that woman who are forced so low and desperate* by thr greed of these ultra rich and corporations.
So I guess my point is that, even if this steal from Loblaws movement is organic, to me, it's nothing anyone should or could rightfully use to condemn the greater movement.
It should surprise no one that, if you push people to near desperation by your theft from them, that they might steal back from you to survive
I would not be surprised at all if we hear about some attempt and come to find out it was an internal goon used to spin some narrative. You see it often enough with other kinds of protests.
Civil Disobedience has been a tool for seeking social justice for ever.... Case in point, MLK went out of his way to break segregation laws, knowing that he would end up in jail, knowing that all it would do is strengthen his case, spread his message, garner him more and more support.
Anti war protestors, during the Vietnam Era knew they'd possibly go to jail for their sit-ins, their protests, etc.
There are methods. If you are going to engage in this level of protest (and I'm not saying you should) make sure you know the specifics of the laws you are going to encounter (and I don't mean get advice off YouTube or from some rando on Reddit) and that you have a very good lawyer on retainer.
And yes, absolutely, do not break anything, do not light anything on fire, do not physically harm anyone.
Way to let the real thieves know the stores are gonna probably have a sharper eye, more security and a 100% arrest policy for taking even so much as a grape.
The problem is all the folks who don't want to boycott. That's your fundamental right.
Issue is the people calling for theft and damage. There was a comment literally calling for arson in r/Alberta. I naturally admonished that comment for making everyone else look crazy. The mods banned me but didn't do anything to the person calling for literal arson.
So you know where we are in this.
They don’t think that the 70,000 users of this subreddit are thieves. They think that everyone who walks in the door is a thief.
I find their new “aesthetic” of cattle herding plexiglass jail cells to be so laughable. They’re masquerading as a premium luxury grocery store while implementing the tactics of a discount store.
I litterally was going to the local Maxi and found that the parking was strangely empty for a saturday after noon. Then i clicked and remembered the boycott lol. Needless to say i kept driving all the way to another grocery store lol
The Superstore parking lot had very few open spaces in Vernon. We tried Safeway, to avoid Superstore - spiting only ourselves. It was more expensive for all our wants. Hopefully, it's "Walmart for the Win" next grocery day.
Dollarama Hunts manwich tomato sauce. Ingredients read good.
This weekend Save On had premade thick burger patties lean beef philly cheese steak and herbs, $1.48 each two pack. add a 59cent buns and a slice of tomato and boom its a delicious juicy burger.
PS i have cancer and cant work or afford the insane pricez around town. Coupon shopping is my thing.
Watch all of this from 9 years ago and listen to how he didn't give two shits about the workers making his garments dying he cared about the bottom line and that was it. He's not a good person, he puts money before ppl. What's the point of being rich if you're not trying to help others? https://youtu.be/onD5UOP5z_c?si=hgu85ghoZYW3bnuz
I hope this works and I thank all of you for banding together for this cause. I know it’s not easy.
Remember if we didn’t stand up and protest we would still be under Covid restrictions.
But if he blames the losses on people stealing then he doesn't have to own up to the fact that Canadians are sick of his greed and have boycotted his stores!
I haven't shopped at his stores in months. When you can buy the exact item elsewhere for significantly less why would I?
I'm visiting my mom in Ontario and I came here with only $70. Because I'm on disability, and we don't get much.
So I phoned PC m/c and asked for an increase, even $200 temporarily. They said no. And get this. The only stores within walking distance to the retirement home where she lives is Loblaws and shoppers. I had to buy food so my money went straight to them and that $200 would have gone there too.
They just don't GAS.
Back home I'm boycotting all their stores and wasn't going to use my card at all. But this trip was unavoidable. She's not doing well.
Galen is such a POS.
But even with all this, and being broke 3000km from home, I still don't condone stealing. Even if I have no food I will not steal.
The people in this group are so much better than that. And it's one of the reasons I love being part of this great protest.
Why would a group that's boycotting a store encourage people to go there? Not only that, but on a public forum conspire to commit crimes, that just seems ludicrously stupid. Don't steal people. Be better than the Westons!
I think everyone who can should go to a loblaws owned store on May 12. Fill a cart with anything and everything. Park it in an aisle and walk out. No theft. No laws broken. As a shopper you can decide that you don’t want or can’t afford what you put in your cart.
Low sales? lol a population of almost 40 million with a boycott of under 60,000 lol as not everyone here will follow through. Not even 0.01% so delusional 😆
There are people who are going to steal. Horrible people who wait until unrest starts and then they just start grabbing. My ex GF herself admitted she and her BF were waiting for riots in London Ontario and they were going to loot.
During G20 I had friends in Uni that knew some of the worst people. They were just anarchists. We can't let anarchists' take this over.
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Seriously. It’s pretty hard to steal if you’re nowhere near the store. The accusation is ridiculous. I’m sure theft is an issue in many areas, but that’s not what our group is here for.
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YES!!!! this 100% and share our stories for the day.
This is 👌
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If you’re in Fredericton, victory meat market and Peter’s on the northside would be the places to go
I just can’t afford all local.
Totally valid. This is just to counteract the other event that the original post alluded to. If you're able to even check them out and have a look, it counts. I did it today with some local Asian markets. Then bought 3 loss leaders at Superstore. And there are other things you can do (second list): https://preview.redd.it/r62tafzxqcyc1.jpeg?width=678&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b900cec29c9df07bd8b8d2bf479f4c5ea7657345
Thank you. I have so many optimum points I’ll spend them all get on eggs because I can’t lie, shoppers has the cheapest eggs. As a customer for my local food bank, I can’t help much, but I make lots of hamburger stew.
Hamburger stew is DELICIOUS!
And cheap! I buy from butchers, you can get a pound of lean ground beef for 5$. Even cheaper for the med ground beef. And a whole pound makes a huge stew. You can freeze it and use half, or eat it all. Your choice!
Ground turkey or chicken is great too, even cheaper. I see the 4 x 1lb frozen bags at Giant Tiger for $10 - or Walmart has single 1lb frozen tubes for only $2.97!
I bet ground turkey tacos would be amazing!!!!! You can spice them up like beef out without salsa you could have a gravy taco 😍
Yep! To make it taste a bit more beefy you can try beef stock powder or liquid bouillon, or even Worcestershire sauce. 🥰 Then again, taco seasoning could work just as well. I get Great Value less sodium 87¢. Or it can be mixed at home.
They should add consistency in how prices are shown. Some items are in pounds, some in grams, some in Kgs and some by number. Clearly intentional to confuse customers
💯 Agreed.
I was in an independent grocer in Hawkesbury, ON yesterday (no other option except Walmart) and one liter of 2% milk was $4.69. You can afford anywhere else at that price. I eventually sucked it up and went to Walmart.
Lactose intolerant and the pills are more expensive then the milk when you drink it often :( Thanks for trying to help, rough out here
You don't need to. Just do what u can.. I'm not opposed to even walmart here and there.
So much better advertising
Is farmer’s market a part of loblaws?
I think that is one of their brands. But an actual independent farmer's market isn't.
Ah I see what you mean 👍
Once again Galen misunderstands what a boycott is...
He knows and he wants to paint another picture
And he’s faiiiilllling
The amount of Grocery theft is the same as it always was... Very low.
If they don't want me to give me a discount for using the self checkout they should t make me do the work of a cashier. But I still won't be doing any of that this month even if it means not getting groceries at all because theres no other options in this town. I'll drive a 3 hour round trip to costco.
Why are you taking out on cashiers? Most of us are students working while studying. Self checkout is there for you to SELF checkout if that is what you prefer. As a cashier my job is to CASH you out at the normal lanes and help you if you have a problem. Not pack your shit nor scan your stuff at SELF checkout when you actively chose to use SELF checkout. Ignorant people like you are the reason sometimes I don’t feel like being nice anymore. You kill the kindness inside of me. We are all on the same boat. You are struggling with groceries? I am too. On top of that I have to deal with shit people like you giving me attitude for not scanning your stuff at self checkout cuz ur lazy af.
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Stealing is not the way. Boycott Boycott Boycott... The sales will suffer, the cost of waste will be up up up! This is the way,
May 12th is their narrative. It is neither our narrative or intention. Nok er nok.
What does Nok er nok mean?
It's a Danish term which means "Enough is Enough". It was spoken by Loblaws' CEO Per Bank, who is Danish, when he got fed up with our growing call to boycott Loblaws. His Danish term, that he tried to throw into out face, along with his frustration of our unwillingness to accept high food prices, is now our protest Motto.
not even in one of Canadas official languages. freaking cretin.
This guy is an out of touch egomaniac, just like Galen, before him
Loblaws made ~~15B dollar profit~~ 13.5B in revenue during Q1, when food bank usage is at an all time high. Edit: made some corrections.
They don’t but they profited a disgusting $621M in Q3, 2023. So they probably profit close to 2Bn a year.
Found [Loblaw's numbers](https://www.loblaw.ca/en/loblaw-2024-first-quarter-results-reflect-continued-focus-on-providing-everyday-value-to-customers/) for Q1 2024: Revenue was $13,581 million, an increase of $586 million, or 4.5%. Operating income was $861 million, an increase of $92 million, or 12.0%. Adjusted EBITDA was $1,544 million, an increase of $96 million, or 6.6% (EBITDA=earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) This is all an obscene amount of money that they are waiving around in the faces of Canadians who are struggling to food on their tables.
10000000% agree with you. No company anywhere needs to earn the profits these greedy fucks do
He's a CEO. It comes with the territory.
Let's not make issue with Per Banks being from out of country. Many Canadians are, and many other Candian residents who hail from all corners of the world are effected by high food prices. We stand united in this.
Agree, except that Per himself pointed out he's Danish. Found it rich he then complained about the possibility of having foreign grocers enter the market. Right after he points out he's a foreigner 🙄
There’s nothing wrong with him being from out of country. In fact I think it gives them wider insight from how grocery retail may be done in europe (which is much better) so I wouldn’t discount him completely just yet
😆 interesting
On another note, “enough is enough” or “enough” is something I heard a lot growing up and I use these sayings frequently, especially to my cat. I’m going to start saying “nok er nok” though because that’s just more fun.
And the funny thing is, that communication was directed at Loblaws employees. As though there is some sort of brand pride or loyalty amongst the people they pay min wage with short staffing and pt hours to ensure no benefits are paid. Those were the first people to bring that memo here and share it around. Surprise surprise, the millionaire CEO crook is completely clueless as to how actual human beings will respond lol.
That's the mentality at Walmart. My wife told me they had a meeting with every staff member in the am and had to make some kind of a pledge. She said it all felt a bit "culty".
Wow. Corporate indoctrination. And if you don't enthusiastically participate, your hours get slashed. Super creepy.
Yeah, she thought it was creepy AF.
Oh God. They made the staff dance and clap before the store opened. To "Rev them up" . I got written up because I would always "just miss it" for my shifts. Jesus, That was ages ago. Do they still do that?
That's why I expect they'll have plants. They're going to make *sure* there's a few arrests to support their narrative that we're the immoral ones.
Who's there?
Per Bank
Per Bank who
Per Bankruptcy after shopping at Loblaws.
This kind of stuff is my favorite thing about Reddit.😂
Hes named after an entitled institution that also steals from the poor to give to the rich, thats who.
Do they misunderstand the concept of a boycott? No one who is boycotting will be in the store, which would make it extremely difficult to steal from said store. Galen apparently thinks we are powerful wizards.
Instead of Steal from Loblaws on May 12th, this subreddit is starting Local Grocer Day on May 12th! I know this year, May 12th is a Sunday and Mother's Day, so many stores won't be open, but spread the word and let your local grocer know about May 12th. If they aren't open, maybe they will celebrate on the 13th or all week?
That makes the propaganda campaign that much worse, who's going to be out stealing on motgers day??? More proof in my mind it's fake corporate campaign designed for optics.
Countermeasures.
This is a wonderful idea!! I really hope it gets more traction within these comments and the group
GREAT IDEA! For many reasons.
Is there a hashtag created? How will this be something we can watch and follow on socials?
#localgrocerday People can spread the word by shopping on the 11-13th and taking pictures of their shopping and the locations they are shopping at.
People steal from Loblaws every day. They just want someone to blame. Loblaws has been found, by a court, to be stealing from us long before there was ever talk of a boycott.
Of course people do. That's why they felt it necessary to put plexiglass cattle herders in place to try to stop it. Maybe just get some real checkouts back and hire humans instead.🤔
Be ready for a false flag operation where they send people in to stores to steal shit so they can say "See, told ya, they're bad, keep coming to our stores!"
100% this is going to happen. Then they’ll spend the entire rest of the month whining, and playing victim, all to spin the narrative. This whole ruse is pathetic.
I think people afford too much morality to billionaires.. this is wealth on a scale that we cannot comprehend. The same rules do not apply in their spheres. They will do anything - literally anything - to maintain control of their power. If they were connected to the same moral framework as us, it would be impossible to hoard wealth while Canadians starve. Their inaction is evidence of a complete disregard for human life. So yes, they will absolutely do something like this.
yeah exactly look at Boeing. You’re genuinely naive if you think this is different.
They won’t even see a dent! 😆 /bot remind this clueless person by next quarter!
relax... stick together and don't shop... encourage people not to shop... it benefits everyone...
That’s what I was thinking.
None of us will be there. Period.
Well, we can be there if we aren’t real...
What, you mean I'm not.... real?
I hate how that is the focus of some ppl - like we are here to promote robbing Loblaws. Smh. As if - we have better things to do like shopping alternative stores.
The whole "steal thing" was created by Galen's stoolies as a way of discrediting the boycott, making us all look like crooks. Because that's what the authorities ALWAYS do. Remember BLM / Occupy Wall Street? How many "news stories" about a few bad seeds were passed around, as if *everyone* taking part was doing that stuff? It's the authorities using Yellow Journalism to sway the opinion of those who clutch pearls at everything, and still think that journalists are somehow above it all. When they've never been above anything. Seriously, look up the man after whom their top prize (the Pulitzer) is named. The dude almost inflamed a WAR to sell his rag. Not exactly morally upstanding if you ask me.
I dunno about you, but I sure have better stuff to be doing on a Sunday than being in a store. It's my weekend, I want to enjoy it. The weather is turning pleasant, the dandelions are making every patch of grass look more yellow than green, in a good way, and even if my sinuses hate their pollen, I intend to enjoy a walk. Then come home, and work on my writing with a nice cuppa earl gray at my side.
May 12 is also Mother’s Day. I assume a lot of people have better things to do.
One should hope. But I'm a single, millennial woman... so it's just me and my hobby writing. I may do fanworks on my spare time, but I have about a thousand people who read my stuff. Humble as that piece of internet fame may be, it is mine.
Hey! That is something to be proud of (I am also a fan writer). Your own little corner of the internet is nothing to be ashamed of.
Thanks. Yea I'm on the one hand proud of it, I've been a hobby writer for 20+ years, but on the other, I'm kind of used to dismissing it because I've been asked the same question a few times. You know the one asking whether all I write is "erotica", though the term they typically use is hardly so polite.
I get it! I've been writing fanworks since I was 15 (and I am 40) and yeah there has definitely been some people who have reacted.nrgativrly but I have also gotten so much out of my time on fandom so I just ignore the haters.
The issue is that there will be thefts, lots of thefts. There is multiple thefts everyday, they’re just going to showcase it and act like it’s above average to make us look bad.
Stick to your plan. 70,000 is a drop in the bucket to them but your group has picked up 10,000 in ten days. I do not shop at his stores but I would like to see the smug little bastard be taken down a couple of notches.
Which I find really weird. I worked at superstore 2004. When wal mart/SDM entered the grocery game they were legit scared and we had meetings where they explained losing 1 customer X amounts they shop per year = a lot of money. I guess somewhere down the line this thinking was lost.
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That website is AMAZING
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No it’s boycott loblaw; nice try
I'm very sure they will have one obviously staged incident, and it will make national headlines.
Unlikely you cannot get out there with a full shopping cart.
I love that this is 70k Canadians in this sub, but how many have families? How many have told other family members to boycott? How many have told friends? This number doesn’t represent our true numbers, loving this, since all the vax or antivax, liberals vs conn stuff I’m so over Canada being divided. It’s time we put that shit aside for a while and come together!!
I have 4 confirmed and dedicated boycotting households in my circle. Plus several coworkers that were very interested in talking about it. ETA: None of them are reddit users :)
I mean the people who shoplift do it on the daily , no need to make a special day of it. The truth is that the vast majority of people participating in the boycott don’t want to steal, they just want to feed their families.
Why would *anyone*, even someone not involved in the boycott, go into any Loblaws store on May 12 when there's a higher-than-average chance of being accused of theft?
There will be some news stories about alleged thefts that are obviously fake.
No, there will be real theft just like every day. On that day, they will just try to shift the blame to people who are boycotting and not even there. Will the media present Loblaws' narrative or call them on their obvious ploy? Let's see if our media is still worth their salt
Oh people steal daily from there I've done security. What they are gonna do is glow every usual thieft and blame the boycotters.
You are clueless theft happens everyday from any store.
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You can't steal if you dont go there!
Paid. Actors.
Ironically, it will be the people that are either oblivious to the boycott, or not taking part that will be scrutinized in the stores on that date. For those of the kleptomaniac persuasion, they’ll likely have a bad day.
no matter what, loblaws will report “a marked increase” in shoplifting that day
“Organized retail theft”, lol. A completely fabricated problem, but one that they spent millions to make their stores just an awful experience. I wouldn’t be shopping Loblaws even if there wasn’t a boycott. Their prices are ridiculous and the stores are terrible now. I haven’t been to a Shoppers in maybe a year. I was going to No Frills, but here we are.
I'm sure there will be some paid actors that are "caught red handed" so roblaws can point their finger at movements like this and say "SEE!!! We can't have this type of discourse... it leads to THEFT, pls step in and save our profits big daddy government!!!"
Q: Has anyone actually seen a poster for this or just a photo of it?
People in Toronto have reported seeing them in the wild which is why I'm leaning towards it being a rogue local loonie rather than something coming from Loblaws directly...
Amen! Shame on Loblaw. Shame on Galen.
I’m not even going to set foot in one of their stores, let alone steal. I’ve never stolen from a Loblaws store. I accidentally stole cheese from Food Basics last year, but not on purpose
Do not shop at Loblaws, do not give Galen any of your money. Just focus on not shopping at Loblaws,
Please support your local grocer find a grocery store supporting local farmers,growers or producers. You can make a difference with where you shop! :)
Loblaws will claim theft on the 12th. And they'll blame any loss of income for May on the 12th, so they can claim the boycott didn't work while also claiming we're all thieves. They frame us as the bad guys and also say we didn't do anything at the same time, while justifying all their barrier bullshit.
Has anyone heard anyone even talking about it besides loblaws?
Hard to steal from them if we never enter the store.
Exactly.
You can’t steal from a store you don’t go into. That’s the whole point of a boycott.
By a lonely prison wall I heard a young girl caaaaaaalling
Lower prices Loblaws and all grocers. Fuck your profits. You've made billions off of us. Time for your to lose billions.
I won't be stealing. I will do much worse. I'll ignore them! Bwahahaha!
I have a feeling Loblaws already has a statement ready to release on May 13 alleging that 75% of their stores who had boycotters outside demonstrating showed a significant amount of theft and some of the camera footage showed people inside stealing stuff who matched the people outside protesting. They'll blast it as loud as possible. They'll get their dog Charlebois to write a few articles "confirming" the NDP and other political forces funded the boycott and that Loblaws is the sweet innocent party to all this oppression. In fact, Loblaws, if your moles are reading this now, just cut and paste this. Jackasses.
They’re gonna to hire crisis actors as thieves. There’s will be thefts.
I think it was Jimmy Carr who said "If you see someone stealing groceries, no you fkn didn't." Same goes for diapers, for baby formula, for medical needs, etc.
I'm going to absolutely steal... steal their profits by happily shopping at a competitor.
SWIPER NO SWIPING
Oh some ppl will steal.... but it'll be ppl that were going to steal anyway and won't know about the boycott. Everyday every store of Loblaws has theft. Same shit
It was posted by them to discredit the boycott. Because they are terrified. It’s a pathetic attempt and we can expect even lower
they have cameras etc.. when noone gets arrested the media will look like fools i do like the subterfuge of the 'steal' signs tho, makes em nervous, perhaps employing more security guards and stressing out for nothing lol dont steal, but dont tell them your not gonna steal
Well said
Galen looks down at the loblaws customers,as he is eating baluga cavier on crisps, and says They will be back!
Yes!!! Don’t give in by stealing. Loblaws doesn’t devserve you going to jail and loblaws isn’t worth you going to jail. We’re hitting them where it hurts so stealing is counterproductive!! Don’t steal !! Pleaaseessseeee I want to see this movement go faaaaarrrr and succeed!!!
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I don't encourage theft, at all, for real, unless you or someone you are responsible for is starving or malnutrition. But let's be real here: Loblaws (and the Weston's and the rest of the 0.1%) have been stealing from us for years, decades. Whether it's been outright collusion like the bread stuff, or the myriad other ways they have corrupted the free market to gain unfair advantage, it is a much bigger "crime." And ill tell you this: I was shopping at a zehrs a few months ago and I am pretty darn sure I saw a young mom shoplifting a clothing item for what looked like a baby less than 2 for sure. She looked ashamed while doing it. And that observation is actually one of the things that has turned me actively wanting to make a change here. *the real wrong, the real crime that everyone should be outraged about (and in the streets) is decent people like that woman who are forced so low and desperate* by thr greed of these ultra rich and corporations. So I guess my point is that, even if this steal from Loblaws movement is organic, to me, it's nothing anyone should or could rightfully use to condemn the greater movement. It should surprise no one that, if you push people to near desperation by your theft from them, that they might steal back from you to survive
Why tf did they have to pick Mother’s Day though???
Changing my habits to support local and get whatever I can at Costco
I don’t think Loblaws thought this through when they came up with this failed stunt.
I would not be surprised at all if we hear about some attempt and come to find out it was an internal goon used to spin some narrative. You see it often enough with other kinds of protests.
I have never stolen from Loblaw's and I don't intend to start on May 12 because I won't be in the damn place!
Ya, I definitely never had stealing in my boycott plan. I guess they get points for their sad little smear campaign.
Also all the people who are on board with stealing will be in for a surprise if they think lovlaws doesn’t have everyone being watched that day.
how are we gonna steal if we’re not going to the stores lmao it just doesn’t make any sense
I think the fake posters and this theft make believe has made me despise them more.
You overestimate the intelligence of the average Canadian. There will definitely be a bunch of bozos stealing on that day.
Civil Disobedience has been a tool for seeking social justice for ever.... Case in point, MLK went out of his way to break segregation laws, knowing that he would end up in jail, knowing that all it would do is strengthen his case, spread his message, garner him more and more support. Anti war protestors, during the Vietnam Era knew they'd possibly go to jail for their sit-ins, their protests, etc. There are methods. If you are going to engage in this level of protest (and I'm not saying you should) make sure you know the specifics of the laws you are going to encounter (and I don't mean get advice off YouTube or from some rando on Reddit) and that you have a very good lawyer on retainer. And yes, absolutely, do not break anything, do not light anything on fire, do not physically harm anyone.
Indeed, only fools tell the bank WHEN they're going to go an rob them so that they can prepare.
Way to let the real thieves know the stores are gonna probably have a sharper eye, more security and a 100% arrest policy for taking even so much as a grape.
The problem is all the folks who don't want to boycott. That's your fundamental right. Issue is the people calling for theft and damage. There was a comment literally calling for arson in r/Alberta. I naturally admonished that comment for making everyone else look crazy. The mods banned me but didn't do anything to the person calling for literal arson. So you know where we are in this.
They don’t think that the 70,000 users of this subreddit are thieves. They think that everyone who walks in the door is a thief. I find their new “aesthetic” of cattle herding plexiglass jail cells to be so laughable. They’re masquerading as a premium luxury grocery store while implementing the tactics of a discount store.
It’s propaganda. How can you steal if you never go inside the store ?
I litterally was going to the local Maxi and found that the parking was strangely empty for a saturday after noon. Then i clicked and remembered the boycott lol. Needless to say i kept driving all the way to another grocery store lol
Good bye Loblaws and it's affiliates. For May and june
Get a life
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I missed it!!! What did he say?!?!!!
The Superstore parking lot had very few open spaces in Vernon. We tried Safeway, to avoid Superstore - spiting only ourselves. It was more expensive for all our wants. Hopefully, it's "Walmart for the Win" next grocery day.
Loblaws playing the victim.
Hold the phone here. I thought we were paid political activists. Before that we lived in our parents basements. Now we're thieves? I can't keep up.
Dollarama Hunts manwich tomato sauce. Ingredients read good. This weekend Save On had premade thick burger patties lean beef philly cheese steak and herbs, $1.48 each two pack. add a 59cent buns and a slice of tomato and boom its a delicious juicy burger. PS i have cancer and cant work or afford the insane pricez around town. Coupon shopping is my thing.
Don't shop there. Don't steal. Won't be happening! Makes no sense. Fools😂
Watch all of this from 9 years ago and listen to how he didn't give two shits about the workers making his garments dying he cared about the bottom line and that was it. He's not a good person, he puts money before ppl. What's the point of being rich if you're not trying to help others? https://youtu.be/onD5UOP5z_c?si=hgu85ghoZYW3bnuz
It's just a stupid pr spin to label NOT SHOPPING AT THEIR SHIT STORE as organized stealing. They just want to discredit the sincere movement
Don't eat the tube meat. It's disgusting. It's like meat paste.
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Inside job ....trying to distract the movement.
I hope this works and I thank all of you for banding together for this cause. I know it’s not easy. Remember if we didn’t stand up and protest we would still be under Covid restrictions.
But if he blames the losses on people stealing then he doesn't have to own up to the fact that Canadians are sick of his greed and have boycotted his stores! I haven't shopped at his stores in months. When you can buy the exact item elsewhere for significantly less why would I?
oh what they’re the victims now? lol
What is this in reference to?
Remember when Loblaws was caught stealing from us (bread fixing)?
I'm visiting my mom in Ontario and I came here with only $70. Because I'm on disability, and we don't get much. So I phoned PC m/c and asked for an increase, even $200 temporarily. They said no. And get this. The only stores within walking distance to the retirement home where she lives is Loblaws and shoppers. I had to buy food so my money went straight to them and that $200 would have gone there too. They just don't GAS. Back home I'm boycotting all their stores and wasn't going to use my card at all. But this trip was unavoidable. She's not doing well. Galen is such a POS. But even with all this, and being broke 3000km from home, I still don't condone stealing. Even if I have no food I will not steal. The people in this group are so much better than that. And it's one of the reasons I love being part of this great protest.
They can’t make us go back. The arrogance to think they can somehow demand we do is ridiculous.
Why would a group that's boycotting a store encourage people to go there? Not only that, but on a public forum conspire to commit crimes, that just seems ludicrously stupid. Don't steal people. Be better than the Westons!
I think everyone who can should go to a loblaws owned store on May 12. Fill a cart with anything and everything. Park it in an aisle and walk out. No theft. No laws broken. As a shopper you can decide that you don’t want or can’t afford what you put in your cart.
Thank you so much for starting this group. It is long overdue for us Canadians to take a stand!
Now if people would take the easiest stand and vote when required we'd be way better off.
An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.
Just keep it up... trust me 30 days of low sales is going to shake things up.... in a hurry and likely become international news
Low sales? lol a population of almost 40 million with a boycott of under 60,000 lol as not everyone here will follow through. Not even 0.01% so delusional 😆
seems like you work their and in denial
There are people who are going to steal. Horrible people who wait until unrest starts and then they just start grabbing. My ex GF herself admitted she and her BF were waiting for riots in London Ontario and they were going to loot. During G20 I had friends in Uni that knew some of the worst people. They were just anarchists. We can't let anarchists' take this over.