Topic: Why is food in Canada so expensive?

Erik !AltRitexT6 started this discussion 6 years ago #98,711

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 3 minutes later[^] [v] #1,113,869

Why the fuck is the milk in bags??????? Who puts liquids into a bag to sell???

Erik !AltRitexT6 (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 57 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,113,881

@previous (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)
Save plastic innit

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 5 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,113,882

Because the climate there is cold and shitty so they can’t farm much there. They have to import stuff in from the USA and Mexico and the stuff they do produce has a higher cost due to the shitty freezing temperatures. Also, the Canadian dollar is weak.

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 55 seconds later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,113,883

I buy ground beef for about $4 a pound.

Anonymous D double-posted this 6 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,113,886

Where's the coca colas?

Sheila LaBoof joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 3 hours later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,113,968

hmmm, the receipt says "Wilson's your independent grocer"

search result: Ottawa, Ontario

I imagine food would be more expensive than that on some fuckin island far from the USA

chill dog !!81dzJNNYL joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 3 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,113,970

such is life. it really depends where you shop, though, too.

Sheila LaBoof replied with this 6 years ago, 3 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,113,971

That cartoon-like storefront structure can't be cheap to build

chill dog !!81dzJNNYL replied with this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,113,974

@previous (Sheila LaBoof)
Looks like it's owned by loblaws. All the loblaws chains are kind of expensive.

jodi !ariasXXmaE joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 7 hours later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,114,143

@1,113,881 (Erik !AltRitexT6)
but milk comes in recyclable cardboard cartons here and not plastic bags bruv

chill dog !!81dzJNNYL replied with this 6 years ago, 41 minutes later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,114,189

@previous (jodi !ariasXXmaE)
We also have cardboard cartons available in addition to the bags. Not sure if we have the plastic jugs, we did out west. Idk I don't consume milk so i don't pay attention.

(Edited 1 minute later.)

Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 15 minutes later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,114,190

What the fuck is yellow sugar? Are Canadians importing USAmerican extra sweetened sugar-food™ product?

chill dog !!81dzJNNYL replied with this 6 years ago, 32 minutes later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,114,192

@previous (H)
It's between white sugar and brown sugar.

dreamworks joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 7 hours later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,114,233

I'm not reading that text

dreamworks double-posted this 6 years ago, 42 seconds later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,114,234

@1,114,143 (jodi !ariasXXmaE)
lol milk cartons aren't recyclable

Anonymous J joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,114,236

@1,114,143 (jodi !ariasXXmaE)
Don't listen to dw, ninjj. I know that they're recyclable. He's just trying to mess with your mind.

Anonymous D replied with this 6 years ago, 12 minutes later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,114,246

@1,114,192 (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
I like brown sugar, it's good to put in the pot with carrots.

Anonymous D double-posted this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,114,247

Where I live milk comes in plastic jugs as it was meant to.

dreamworks replied with this 6 years ago, 11 minutes later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,114,251

@1,114,236 (J)
no they aren't cardboard fused to plastic is not recycled!!

Anonymous J replied with this 6 years ago, 54 seconds later, 21 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,114,252

@previous (dreamworks)
Y-y-you don't scare me, dw!
*Starts sweating and backs away a few steps*

Kook !!rcSrAtaAC joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 3 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,114,331

@1,114,192 (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
I don't think we have that here

Green !StaYqkzUPc joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 37 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,114,337

@1,113,881 (Erik !AltRitexT6)
You can put them in cartons like UHT milk.

jodi !ariasXXmaE replied with this 6 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,114,350

@1,114,251 (dreamworks)

> no they aren't cardboard fused to plastic is not recycled!!

they aren't plasticised here

Anonymous D replied with this 6 years ago, 26 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,114,364

Once upon a time...men would drive up to a house and set a wooden tray of pint sized glass jars/bottles of milk on your porch once a week.
They were called Milkmen.

Anonymous D double-posted this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,114,365

I used to have one of those wooden trays up to a few years ago but it got lost in a move.

Anonymous M joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 59 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,114,378

@1,114,350 (jodi !ariasXXmaE)

How do you avoid them getting mushy?

Green !StaYqkzUPc replied with this 6 years ago, 55 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,114,391

@1,114,364 (D)
Sounds good for milk thieves!

Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU replied with this 6 years ago, 6 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,114,399

@previous (Green !StaYqkzUPc)
No that was a couple of decades ago before crime was invented.

Anonymous N joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 7 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,114,402

@previous (Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU)

Yes. Crime wasn't invented until June 16th, 1984.

jodi !ariasXXmaE replied with this 6 years ago, 3 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,114,455

@1,114,378 (M)
they are wax coated cartons. they hold things very well.

Anonymous M replied with this 6 years ago, 3 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,114,495

@previous (jodi !ariasXXmaE)

Do they make good poopboxes?

Anonymous D replied with this 6 years ago, 19 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,114,505

@previous (M)
This is an ok poopbox.

dreamworks replied with this 6 years ago, 8 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #1,114,601

@1,114,350 (jodi !ariasXXmaE)
THEN HOW DO THEY HOLD IN LIQUID

jodi !ariasXXmaE replied with this 6 years ago, 6 hours later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,114,669

@previous (dreamworks)
wax

dreamworks replied with this 6 years ago, 16 hours later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,115,077

@previous (jodi !ariasXXmaE)
lol cut one open you mora

dreamworks double-posted this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,115,078

@1,114,669 (jodi !ariasXXmaE)
also how do you recycle cardboard with non-descript wax on it

Anonymous O joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 4 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,115,079

@1,115,077 (dreamworks)
Why would you do that? If you cut them open, then they don't hold liquid anymore.

dreamworks replied with this 6 years ago, 3 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,115,080

@previous (O)
I would recommend drinking or otherwise perusing the liquid first

Anonymous O replied with this 6 years ago, 4 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,115,083

@previous (dreamworks)
Places that recycle them generally shred the cartons as part of the process. You shouldn't have to shred them yourself. The recycling center will take care of that.

dreamworks replied with this 6 years ago, 2 hours later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,115,095

@previous (O)
lol show me a single recycling place that sheds plastic from milk cartons. this doesn't happen

Anonymous P joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,115,110

I love my plastic straws and plastic milk jugs

dreamworks replied with this 6 years ago, 2 hours later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,115,158

@previous (P)
that's fine they can be recycled

jodi !ariasXXmaE replied with this 6 years ago, 48 minutes later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,115,168

@1,115,095 (dreamworks)
I don't think you understand these cartons. they are pretty much cardstock. there is no plastic

@previous (dreamworks)

> that's fine they can be recycled

do you realize recycling rules vary from city to city and aren't the same globally
because you are pissing me off

jodi !ariasXXmaE double-posted this 6 years ago, 49 seconds later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,115,169

@1,115,095 (dreamworks)

> lol show me a single recycling place that sheds plastic from milk cartons. this doesn't happen

fuck

Anonymous C replied with this 6 years ago, 19 minutes later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,115,178

Dream works has never seen a milk carton before the concept of one is just blowing his mind. We had orange juice, apple, chocolate milk cartons too when I was a kid in school imagine how freaked out he would be that in the USA we put liquids in paper products

Anonymous C double-posted this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,115,179

Holy shit cartons!

Taken from my city’s recycling website

Anonymous Q joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 42 minutes later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,115,188

@previous (C)
I'm loving the Americanness of this. "Curbside", "aluminum", "Styrofroam™", the need to specify the cans must be EMPTY. ?

dreamworks replied with this 6 years ago, 1 hour later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,115,234

@1,115,168 (jodi !ariasXXmaE)
if they were just cardstock they wouldnt hold in liquid lol. they are coated with polyethylene and basically impossible to seperate mechanically.

dreamworks double-posted this 6 years ago, 44 seconds later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,115,235

@1,115,178 (C)
do you think they only use paper milk/juice/whatever containers in the us??

dreamworks triple-posted this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,115,236

also see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_packaging_board

dreamworks quadruple-posted this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,115,237

apparently there are a few plants that are able to recycle them but unless you live near one it will just go to landfill

jodi !ariasXXmaE replied with this 6 years ago, 23 minutes later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,115,247

@1,115,234 (dreamworks)
every place I've ever lived has recycled these. they aren't the layered ones
you dense cunt

Anonymous O replied with this 6 years ago, 2 hours later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,115,291

@1,115,237 (dreamworks)
> They don't recycle them where I live so it must be the same everywhere in the world.
LOL Ok, bud.

Anonymous C replied with this 6 years ago, 22 minutes later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,115,297

@1,115,235 (dreamworks)

> do you think they only use paper milk/juice/whatever containers in the us??

Nope, and I didn’t say anything that would suggest that I think that idiot

dreamworks replied with this 6 years ago, 3 hours later, 3 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,115,408

@previous (C)
yes you did

@1,115,247 (jodi !ariasXXmaE)
lol then what kind are they?? it says on the packaging

Anonymous C replied with this 6 years ago, 1 day later, 4 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,115,783

bump for dreamworks being a retard

dreamworks replied with this 6 years ago, 2 hours later, 4 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,115,809

@previous (C)
lol google it or something. they don't recycle the plastic! you could also check the brand of your carton or cut it open or apply heat

Minichan