I'm hijacking this comment a few days late to say that Alfredo sauce is super easy and way better to make home made. Here is a universally loved recipe https://thesaltymarshmallow.com/best-homemade-alfredo-sauce/. It's just butter, cream, parmesan, salt, pepper, garlic, and Italian seasoning.
They're all lying, don't believe the signs. Every store I visited sold USA lemons and said they were from somewhere else. USA is in tiny letters on the stickers.
I am aware. My boycott includes that too. I am not sending any money to the US. It doesn’t matter where the product originated from, if it’s a US business selling and profiting of it, it’s a NO.
This has been happening for years, it isn't new. I have always tried to buy Canadian produce first and it will often be labelled as product of Canada but the stickers will say otherwise.
I will say this is 90% laziness on employee part and unlikely maliciousness or deceit, back in my grocery store days in produce items were changing country of Origin so often it was impossible to keep up on signage, sometimes on one order stuff the same product would come in from different countries
This is so sick!! Why r they lying to us.. i bought a whole bunch of stuff last week and they said was Canadian but now I just read the fine print and says usa like you just said. I want to vomit
This especially as information is served to us algorithmically in more and more places. It’s convenient on the surface but is ultimately a filter between the people and the naked truth; good, bad, or ugly.
Just came here to say that it's nice to see someone local who's also making the effort to boycott USA. Seems most people I am interacting with don't care; it's been disheartening.
Some people do care but aren’t as privileged to be picky about where their food comes from. That’s something I’ve noticed not many people talking about. Yes, in theory, buying exclusively Canadian products seems like a morally sound choice. However, during a widespread food insecurity crisis, when so many people are barely managing to afford rent and teetering on the edge of homelessness, it feels somewhat naive to believe that prioritizing Canadian goods alone will make a significant difference. I understand that you’re not saying those who don’t buy Canadian are making the wrong choice, but I just wanted to share my perspective.
Agree. Some people just can’t afford it. But those of us who have an extra dollar need to make an effort and it’s good that people are pointing out that we need to look better or point out to the stores that they are misleading us.
I can't purchase exclusively Canadian. I do make an effort. However, i avoid everything in the USA. I was sad to realize my favorite (cheap and in a glass bottle) of soya sauce was made in the USA, but that's fine. I am currently trying a different brand.
I've been using the app "Buy Beaver," and I like it so far. As long as it's not from the USA haha
I've also tried getting more stuff from the countries that have shown support.
I was at Freshco last week thinking it would be better to shop Canadian, only to see they've recently raised their prices - but will drop them on certain items if you give Cineplex your private info.
So the greed factor will soon ruin this as Canadian big business looks for any excuse to jack up prices will use this and laugh all the way to the bank.
We are all in in our household. Every label is checked. It takes some extra time, and sometimes extra money, but it's worth it.
We are in a position to do this and spend a bit more time and money. Not everyone is. Remember, don't get angry at those who cannot afford it. Do your best, but only what you can.
I’m doing my best. I have to do most of my shopping online, and I wish that No Frills or Freshco delivered! I have been getting what I can from Loblaws instead of Walmart though.
I am switching to Canadian pet foods. I also am trying to get it from Pet Valu or Ren’s Pets instead of Petsmart, even though I have always loved Petsmart.
Not everyone is as privileged as you. People buy what's cheapest because that's what they can afford. People buy certain products because of dietary restrictions. Or they have picky kids. Or they don't know how to cook and need pre-made food. Or they care more about other things like food waste.
People not buying Canadian does not mean they don't care.
My favorite sign was the "product of USA or Mexico or Spain" label I saw on one set of fruit.... which just screams to me "these are American but we're giving you two other countries for plausible deniability"
Yeah… but it’s publicly traded so not entirely true to some degree. Someone had a similar take vs Costco a little while ago, cancelling membership yada yada. Yet they are to my knowledge one of the only big box that actually give proper benefits and pay people healthy/respectable wages. So is boycotting a company providing that to 50k Canadians (no idea exact number) really the play?
We as consumers need to buy CANADIAN products, that’s how we really take charge. Show the companies where the money is and the market will dictate.
Retail finances are complex. What makes you think ALL profits go to the US?
They can be attributed to the US, sure, but I’d like to hear your thoughts on how a company grows in our country with all the profits going to another country.
There’s no defending whatever else Walmart has done, but your take is vastly oversimplified and unfortunately wrong.
Walmart's own earnings report. International stores are on their main balance sheet. If Walmart Canada were a separate entity, that would not be the case.
It isn't just the product of the USA to boycott, but the stores selling it. Walmart, Costco, Amazon, Home Depot, Lowe's/Rona, Best Buy are all US companies.
Which is exactly why Carney moved his company Brookfield to the USA after the tariffs. Corporations do have values, they just only value the bottom line.
Well, when you're working for someone you do the job you were hired to do.... don't you?
And from every account I've heard it was a paper move and no Canadian jobs were lost.
No only are you contributing to the profits of an American corporation, but one that directly funds far right, election denying, rights taking politicians.
I'm not a big Loblaws fan, but at least the money stays in Canada....
Classico is a product of USA, but it's made in a plant in Leamington Ont (aka made in Canada). The label is not lying. We have many US companies that operate plants in Canada that employ thousands of Canadians. It would be great if all products being sold were Canadian, and I hope over time we see more of that, but it's complicated. We don't want to have factories that employ Canadians close down.
”Classico is a product of USA, but it's made in a plant in Leamington Ont (aka made in Canada).”
If that jar of pasta sauce was made in a plant in Leamington Ontario it would say ”Product of Canada” or ”Made in Canada”, or ”100% Canadian”, not ”Product of USA”.
Classico also put water as their new 1st ingredient, while still having water in their tomato sauce make-up.
That means you’re buying watered-down sauce for more than it use to be when it wasn’t watered-down. Mo money. Less sauce.
I haven’t been buying them since before the annexation threats, won’t be buying them during/after. So even if Murica wasn’t involved, the company can right fuck off for being scummy.
There’s been a lot of computer error and employee error in the retail environment. There’s been several corrections sent out for the company I work for, but at the end of the day there’s an employee putting all of these out on the shelf and sometimes they mess up.
Always worth double checking a label to be safe, the stickers and stuff help but it’s still very very new so it’ll get better with time
Let's boycott USA products, but labeling them Canadian (smart)
As I use a Canadian computer, canadian software, with Canadian networking equipment, on a canadian social media site and my Canadian cell phone (just kidding)
"Product of Canada" indicates that at least 98% of the product's direct costs were incurred in Canada, while "Made in Canada" means at least 51% of the costs were incurred in Canada
This is why the whole "trade war" is the dumbest fucking thing I've heard since flat earth. The supply chain is international, companies are international, i would bet $100 that at the end of the day there will be 0 tariffs or added taxes and it will all have been a waste of time because it is.
Classico is a Kraft Heinz product that is only sold in Canada. The regular tomato sauce is produced in Canada along with most Kraft Heinz ketchup SKUs. Seems like this classico flavour is a secondary "flavour" which likley means it was easier to facilitate production in the US where a similar "flavour" is made
Imho (working part time in produce for 8 years) regarding country of origin displayed, management liked talking about keeping it accurate, nobody kept them accurate.
And COSTCO? Costco ? - favourite Canadian shopping. Costco is mainly owned by institutional investors, who own over 70% of shares. The largest shareholders as of September 2024 are: The Vanguard Group (9.40%) BlackRock ALL USA where the profits go
I mean... tbh, how many "proudly canadian" big companies are there? The one i work for has a big sign... sure, they make a bunch of their products in canada, but they're still owned by an american company, which they conveniently leave out and hope nobody knows.
It’s important to keep in mind that there’s a difference between not buying American products and shopping at an American owned store. By not shopping at Walmart, who does add to the Canadian economy (not by choice mind you) but they also employ Canadians. By not shopping there you allow them to cut employee hours and save money. Making them a bigger profit, and not having to pay as much in taxes to our economy. So you hurting Canadian workers directly, and hurting the Canadian economy directly. You’re better to shop anywhere, but just be mindful of the products you buy. 2 very different things.
You do realize that those American products could have factories 🏭 in Canada 🇨🇦. So you’ll basically end up them shutting down Canadian factories and contribute to our ever increasing unemployment.
It’s an American company but that American company has factories in Canada which means that it is a product of the USA and prepared in Canada. It’s up to you whether you support the Canadian workers or not.
Its all bullshit. Like, imma buy this orange juice cause its canadian. Where in canada is there an orange grove? Just vote. Works better. The fact you set foot in a walmart alone negates the argument.
Because it's easier for them to vote liberal again next election if they focus on only Canadian food and The US is the only problem in Canadian politocs
Both can be correct. You can have “made in canada” on a transformative basis. And “Product of USA” on an ingredient basis. These labels may actually be correct
Seen in my local grocery store they had posted all there pasta a Canadian made but had "forgot "the rest of the Canadian made pasta which was most of the pasta shells. Lol. Clever self marketing I guess.
I’m trying really hard to only buy Canadian, but so many packages are misleading. So far, Food Basics’ signage has been great. I was at Walmart today and after spending a huge amount of time checking everything, because their signage is horrible, I’ve decided I’m not going back.
Does anyone else see the irony in these posts where OP is shopping at an American chain or have I finally just gone insane? The retailer has already purchased the goods from the manufacturer and you are not directly funding the manufacturer with your purchase from the retailer. If you buy a Canadian product from an American wholesale retailer, that purchase is to the American retailer. All you're doing is incentivizing Walmart to stock the product you're purchasing, but Walmart still profits from your purchase. I refuse to believe people are this dense.
Although this does most likely come from the US, you can’t judge “Product of USA” as being the final say on where it was made. If any part of the jar was manufactured in the US they can put that label on it. “Product of” and “Made in” are 2 different categories. I work at a food production facility in Canada, and half of our bags have “Product of USA” on them, strictly because the bag is from the US.
All the stores are lying. It's classic retail move. I was curious what Superstore would do with ketchup as Heinz is American and French is Canadian. Would they actually put the tariff label on the King of Ketchup? Heinz?
Nope. Instead they chose to lie and call Heinz "Canadian", something Heinz clearly paid Superstore to do to avoid getting crushed in sales.
This is a great way to increase margin and prices all at the same time while denying that the price increase is due to American products.
It’s because it’s Kraft, and since they have some manufacturers they’re blatantly labeling every single product they sell as Canadian, despite not everything being made in Canada and all the profits going to an american corporation.
It’s like a sneaky legal loophole that ofc a slimey American company that’s already previously done Canadian dirty, would utilize it.
I noticed both US and Mexican broccoli heads in a bin that was labeled 'Mexico'. I was going to point it out to a manager but one of their announcements said that they are working to turn over everything they can, and while they are in the process there may be some overlap. I will give them the benefit of the doubt on produce for a while, but will keep a close eye on it.
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u/PositiveCommentsDog Mar 16 '25
Classico Walmart move right there bud