Savvy shoppers know they can save big on a loaf of bread at Dollarama. But at more than a dozen of the Quebec-based company’s stores in Nova Scotia, there’s no bread on the shelves. Those stores have one thing in common: there’s a Sobeys nearby. Mary Wilson went shopping at Dollarama’s Cole Harbour location last […]
  • ashtrix
    71·
    10 months ago

    Another price fixing scandal in the works? Lol

      • ArbiterXero@lemmy.worldEnglish
        35·
        10 months ago

        I honestly can’t shop at them, the deals are mostly terrible, and quite frankly I’m betting that half the product isn’t even legal.

        Ever tried to buy a plate or cup there?

        Read the labels carefully, they mostly say that they’re “decorative” and not to be used for food

        • tellah@sh.itjust.works
          91·
          10 months ago

          Yes this is true. But what do you think is the reason? Like is it because there’s heavy metals in the dye, so the plate is kinda toxic? Or maybe because it’s just too fragile, chips easily, etc?

          As the consumer I don’t know what regulatory loopholes they are exploiting when they state “decorative use”. I doubt the average consumer has the time to do this research. Because a plate is a plate and people will use it to put food on when it’s sold in that way, the intended usage is obvious regardless of the tiny disclaimer.

          • ArbiterXero@lemmy.worldEnglish
            203·
            10 months ago

            The dye isn’t food rated, nor is the glass.

            Yes mostly heavy metals for the glass items.

            For the plastic items it’s mostly leaking plastic and estrogen into your food.

            • Rodeo
              6·
              10 months ago

              PSUEDO estrogens, which are also just plastics.

              No plastics manufacturers are harvesting estrogen from women and infusing their goods with it.

      • moody@lemmings.world
        202·
        10 months ago

        Let’s be real, in this case we’re talking about Sobey’s, not a Mom n’ Pop grocery store. This is a company making record profits and a significant driver of inflation, they’re not going to shut down because Dollarama is selling bread.

      • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
        1·
        10 months ago

        Hmm, there’s some stuff I’ve seen in dollar stores that could be used to make a healthy meal, like canned vegetables. Do they ever sell milk?

    • MapleEngineerEnglish
      78·
      10 months ago

      This is how it works for many, many businesses. Before you agree to a lease for a coffee shop you make sure that no one else is going to be able to open a coffee shop in the same area. This is how commercial leases work.

        • Rumblestiltskin
          10·
          10 months ago

          Publicly it is their religion, in private business deals they make sure the rules are set for themselves.

      • Rodeo
        8·
        10 months ago

        No, this is how it works for large wealthy powerful people who can afford to pay off all the real estate agents to act in their favor, or lobby for zoning changes immediately after opening their business and demand grandfathering status, or even just buy all the surrounding real estate so no one else can.

        This is not how it works for a mom and pop shop. They have no power to make such demands.

          • Rodeo
            4·
            10 months ago

            So they’ve used the last option I suggested: buy up surrounding real estate.

              • Rodeo
                21·
                10 months ago

                So you agree with me then that this is not a tactic that most businesses use, as the person I originally replied to had stated.

                You agree with me that these are tactics only available to large rich powerful corporations?

  • snoonsEnglish
    24·
    10 months ago

    The bread cartel strikes again.