Price gouging: Shortages real or are some fabricated?

[nepal]

And theres more. Our work base and labour is seeing very concerning trends. A drastic lowering of weekly per hr of work per person. A drastic increase in sickness time and cost is applying a huge amount of financial pressures. A 33 percent increase from before pandemic. Governments new taxes and all that has contributed to new manufacturing, builds and shipping burdens. With all this listed in this topic we clearly have damaged our competitive chances.

Largely due to the devaluation of the $Cdn, we are becoming a have-not third-world type country. The US gets 35% more for their money in which to buy imports, 45% in Europe (food is cheaper in Europe than Canada!). That olive oil costs 35% less for Americans to import and buy, simply because of the exchange rate! Canada is moving in the direction of Argentina. Printing money to buy votes is a bad idea people.

[Catsumi]

Eventually Canada will be sitting, all by itself, shut out by an unproductive populace, high taxes and interfering government.

Too bad we couldn’t set up a lemonade-type stand selling “the worst ideas in the world, ever”. But these too would be overpriced
Not that anyone would buy.

[GonnaMissThis]

It’s kind of ironic that the government is strong arming the grocery giants…if you don’t do this then we will do it for you…at the same time they won’t acknowledge that their own taxes are a contributing factor in the higher cost of groceries. Do I think grocery stores took advantage? Yes. But is the government still responsible for their part? Yes.

[Catsumi]

Public: Don’t you understand that the result of highly taxed fuel will lead to higher cost of goods, including groceries?

Government: We are here to stand by Canadians who are now facing the highest cost of groceries ever seen in Canada. We are working hard to make sure that all of you will enjoy a much better standard of living, today, tomorrow and into the future!

Public: Well, that MIGHT happen if you ditched the carbon tax or whatever you're calling it now. Will you?

Government: Can’t you see that the Carbon Tax (or whatever we call it now) is part of OUR grand plan to make life better and rosier, just for you? In short, the answer is NO. Also, my (your) jet is running low in fuel so we NEED that money so that Trudeau can travel the world in style

[GonnaMissThis]

No kidding…Trudeau sure loves that jet

[GordonH]

Current fastest method of travel is by jet planes, once the transporter is developed the aircraft will go away.

[BC Landlord]

Public: Don’t you understand that the result of highly taxed fuel will lead to higher cost of goods, including groceries?

Government: We are here to stand by Canadians who are now facing the highest cost of groceries ever seen in Canada. We are working hard to make sure that all of you will enjoy a much better standard of living, today, tomorrow and into the future!

Public: Well, that MIGHT happen if you ditched the carbon tax or whatever you're calling it now. Will you?

Government: Can’t you see that the Carbon Tax (or whatever we call it now) is part of OUR grand plan to make life better and rosier, just for you? In short, the answer is NO. Also, my (your) jet is running low in fuel so we NEED that money so that Trudeau can travel the world in style

The left feed on contradictions. It's their MO.

[normaM]

I try not to compare pricing as it would take up too much of my day
but yesterday the canned milk I use for my coffee was 1.20 less per can at a diff store, not a special
so yea I think we get gouged

[GonnaMissThis]

I try not to compare pricing as it would take up too much of my day
but yesterday the canned milk I use for my coffee was 1.20 less per can at a diff store, not a special
so yea I think we get gouged

It’s amazing what kind of deals can be found sometimes. When I see some of the savings I am flabbergasted. I know darned well that we are getting gouged big time.
One example is a professional shampoo that is bought through salons. With my license I was able to get it through a supplier on the internet for a better price. At Costco (I don’t know how they are able to get it) it is almost half the price. peeved me off big time.

[Bsuds]

At Costco (I don’t know how they are able to get it) it is almost half the price. peeved me off big time.

It's called massive bulk buying. Same as Wal Mart.

[Catsumi]

I like to wash my eyeballs morning and night, (after reading Castanet comments] using sterile saline with a few grains of salt and preservative added, comes in plastic bottles from Bausch=&Lomb. Price of such item since the KovidKerfuffle TMhas sprinted up from $2.00 to an eye-watering price of $6.50 …. plus tax.

This is from Wally that buys in bulk

[GonnaMissThis]

At Costco (I don’t know how they are able to get it) it is almost half the price. peeved me off big time.

It's called massive bulk buying. Same as Wal Mart.

Except this is supposed to be bought by licensed professionals to be sold to clients in professional salons. That’s why I am confused by it being available in Costco. It’s not in Walmart or London Drugs. Etc…

[Bsuds]

It's called massive bulk buying. Same as Wal Mart.

Except this is supposed to be bought by licensed professionals to be sold to clients in professional salons. That’s why I am confused by it being available in Costco. It’s not in Walmart or London Drugs. Etc…

Maybe the Mfr had extra stock that wasn't selling at the inflated prices they were asking and Costco made them an offer?

[normaM]

that's huge increase Cats. And we have forsaken any customer service in grocery stores - 2 staff members didn't know where an item was located - one seems to neither speak nor understand English, second one said no and strolled away.. 3 one I trapped heaved a giant sigh before showing me. ( no signage on the aisle indicators)
Then you conga line at the till, people stand so close you wanna taser them, plus you get to pack everything up yourself. Like an unamusement park for of smelly cranky folks with weapons ( aka the metal carts they ought to have a license to operate)

[normaM]