Loblaws vs. Dollarama | Toronto Grocery Price Comparison (May 2024)

A price comparison of 13 different items between Loblaws and Dollarama as the month long Loblaws boycott continues.
Both stores are near Yonge & St Clair in midtown Toronto.
Recorded in 4K at 60 FPS on Monday, May 6, 2024.
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[@JohnnyStrides]

Hey everyone, there's an error in my graphic on the price of Pepsi. The 2 litre bottle is $3.99 at Loblaws, not $2. Sorry aboot that!

[@NightRaven650]

I'm glad you caught that, I was going to scroll through the comments to see if anyone mentioned that. Also, I few years back Dollarama only had "off brand/copycat" cereal and cookies, one of my friends is on 'ODSP'(disabilities support) and when the deposit came in he'd rush to Dollarama and buy tons of them. Whenever someone tried to tell him how bad they are in terms of sugar content and preservatives, he just said "who cares, it's cheaper". Although I agree, when someone repeats a consptracy theory like the "they sell toxic things/food", it goes to show rhat some people just like to believe in nonsense.

[@deboradp1702]

😮 Every day I get more scared about prices around the world, and here in Brazil it's no different. Here the salary has increased, prices have increased while from the knowledge of some countries I have lived in, inflation continues to increase, prices increase gradually.

[@Liberal_From_Prairies689]

You're lying about that price. 2L Pepsi at a Loblaws location, such as Superstore is not $3.99. It's $1.99, anyone can look directly on the Superstore website and see that price for themself. You're clearly in the business of promoting a false idea that groceries "are so expensive" in Canada. Which conservative do you work for?

[@Liberal_From_Prairies689]

@@NightRaven650 that's not true. Dollarama has always had the name brand items, not "off brand/copycat" items.

[@fredfosdick4093]

@@Liberal_From_Prairies689 They actually work for a Lieberal. They're trying to sell you inflation being caused by corporate greed and NOT government taxes

[@CoolsBreeze]

It is pretty hilarious how this stuff has been going on for a while and you're one of the first people to actually do this assessment. And it's evident in the views how popular this video is. I've also seen this video referenced from multiple news sites now too.

[@Vocal-Vegan]

the ceo of loblaws says tht it is having no effect bcause stock prices r up......when someone is So foolish to think the boycott will be immediately felt......... when the customers stop comin, the stock goes down. i will be continuing the boycott long after may. i think the Extreme greed is inHuman n Humans need to stand against it....if We dont, no-one will n Our guvs don't protect us at all; they cater to this, the lieberals r5 giving loblaws 10 million of our dollars n more Very wealthy corps n stores will follow suit.

[@terminator1562]

do a walmart vs loblaws

[@pjperdue1293]

My sister in London switched from No Frills to Walmart and she's blown away at how much she's saving. And the meat doesn't rot 24 hrs after you buy it.

[@terminator1562]

@@pjperdue1293 I was amazed too. No frills used to be the cheapest and even cheaper than Walmart before COVID

[@rickyma3189]

@pjperdue1293 No Frills went downhill once they started to advertise on TV about 5 years ago or more. I remember seeing the ad and wondered, why the heck are they advertising.

[@rongraham1951]

Unfortunately in walmart it would take forever with the self checkout

[@juanitasullivan3372]

I couldn't agree more! I save a ton at Walmart. Between Walmart and Dollarama I do pretty good actually.

[@DENMAR411]

Great video. Hope you do a No Frills vs Dollarama comparison as well.

[@peters5333]

No Frills is a best kept secret for pantry items especially.

[@jimmytraveller2970]

Canada need's Lidl and Aldi Supermarkets they will Kick Loblaw Shoppers & Metros Ass for Sure

[@siycles]

Canada has no competition :C I wish we had Wegman's or Meijer too.

[@teawithtams6596]

Agreed. Unfortunately the Canadian government doesn't seem to like foreign companies coming into Canada and breaking up the triopoly

[@aman888]

​@@teawithtams6596not true. It's the US companies who don't want to enter Canadian market.

[@teawithtams6596]

@@aman888 Aldi and Lidl are not American

[@aman888]

@@teawithtams6596 my bad, I meant to say "foreign"

[@unknownuser0006]

I found this super interesting as a European, always like to see the supermarket experience in NA. Would be cool if you could do similar time to time

[@kevwwong]

If you go to the UK, ASDA is not exactly the same, but comparable.

[@markmailloux4472]

"security is section F"...I'm convinced that large stores like that make those announcements as prevention and not an actual threat. I hear it almost every time I'm in Zehrs. "Attention security, Zone 3". I don't think there's suspicious behaviour happening, it's to make people aware that someone is watching.

[@sparrowgryphonarchive1864]

I have concerns if you hear it everytime you go into a store. 😅 I'm picturing you looking like some big burly biker and being totally confused as to what's going on.

[@weo-mum-mum]

@@sparrowgryphonarchive1864 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@stevenedwards7655]

It would be interesting to do a comparison between Loblaws and a discount supermarket, such as Freshco or Food Basics. Dollarama saves as it only stocks items they can get at a discount VS a complete line of products. Competition is the #1 problem in Canada. We are getting hosed, plain and simple.

[@Anitas-peaceful-universe]

Or NoFrills 😊

[@ivannovotny4552]

​@@Anitas-peaceful-universeLoblaws owns No Frills.

[@Liberal_From_Prairies689]

Completely false, dollarama does not specifically seek out discounted merchandise to sell. Maybe educate yourself about why Dollarama can offer items at lower prices. And also about the exchange rate of USD versus CAD. And that prices you see in American supermarkets and stores basically work out to the same price once you convert from US dollars to Canadian.

[@Liberal_From_Prairies689]

You should actually also educate yourself about American stores, they don't actually have a huge variety of companies owning grocery stores. America also has a handful of corporations who own all the grocery stores, they are all branches and umbrella companies of the same parent companies.

[@stevenedwards7655]

@@Liberal_From_Prairies689 Wrong again. Much more competition in America. Not just umbrella corporations.

[@sparrowgryphonarchive1864]

Gotta love that the only thing the 'grocery store' sold cheaper wasn't the food.

[@andrew20146]

Kraft Dinner was cheaper at Loblaws.

[@sparrowgryphonarchive1864]

​@@andrew20146Are you talking about the members only pricing that you need to pay $119 for? Sure that's cheaper if you're buying 239 boxes.

[@Iwillnevergrowup]

@@sparrowgryphonarchive1864 "Members only" pricing = have a PC/Optimum card which is the grand price of free, so I'm not sure where you're getting $119 from.

[@Iwillnevergrowup]

If only any of those items were actually food.

[@andrew20146]

@@sparrowgryphonarchive1864 The members only pricing refers to Optimum Members, which is the free loyalty card. You just need to scan a loyalty card to get the lower price. I agree that they make it sound more exclusive than it is.

[@johnnyj3299]

Thanks for helping the consumer Johnny. Way too expensive nowadays.

[@martym61]

Great idea for a video. Hope it does well.

[@crobinson2624]

In Strathroy you can get 2 bags of PC brand Chips for $5, versus $6 in Toronto.

[@azamyahmad]

Beautiful sharing and as always appreciated most of your spectacular beautiful shooting filming footage .. thanks again Jhonny

[@johnnytoronto1066]

Thanks for posting this.

[@Mary-wk6of]

Excellent review Johnny! Thank you! ☺️

[@dylanreynolds8264]

good morning everyone

[@tripod5147]

always expanding content. awesome video

[@scotiawillow]

Very helpful!

[@cosmocalisse]

When will y'all undersatnd that Loblaws is a luxury grocery store. Look at the size of the signage and branding, the heght of the cieling, the width of the aisles. the cost of all that is included in your products. Frankly something as basic as groceries shouldn't be so ultra-commercialized

[@JayandSarah]

We left Canada to move to Europe and the stores are generally way smaller and have fewer products, and everything costs a fraction of what it is at home. Local grocery stores don't even have push carts, the aisles are extremely narrow. You take a little hand basket and go. You also don't buy groceries once a week racking up massive bills with a cart full of stuff, you shop daily or every other day.

[@sjappiyah4071]

That’s our problem with Loblaws tho , we care more about affordability than luxury , that’s why we’re boycotting and going to non-luxury grocers …

[@alexhakimi7642]

Awesome video, thank you

[@RonaldJMacDonald]

Have you compared best before dates between stores?

[@harjotjassal9180]

Excellent video Johnny

[@michaeldrick9768]

Thanks Johnny. Great job!👍

[@pascalbro7524]

Thanks for putting in the time and effort. I think that a price comparison of stores within the Loblaws conglomerate would also prove to be beneficial as it shows the entity being opportunistic and manipulative, on top of raising prices beyond inflationary forces.

[@susanrossy5180]

I use to live in the area back in the 90's when Ziggy's (Loblaw owned) was there and Dominion. I liked going to Dominion and SDM before Loblaws bought them out. Keep boycotting Loblaws and all the stores they own. With some Loblaws sales are down 30% - 40% to date. :)

[@FrankBullitt390]

The people set the prices, not the stores. Did you not laugh at the $25 steaks and $35 packs of chicken breasts with other shoppers? I did. Only a fool would buy that 10X overpriced crap

[@susanrossy5180]

@@FrankBullitt390 yes I know this. Shoppers sells steak and chicken breasts? Since when? Our SDM doesn't sell steak and chicken breasts? Is this something new in the GTA? Oh yes continue you on boycotting Loblaws and all stores they own including SDM and Pharmaprix (in Quebec). The boycott is on going. June: Sobeys and July: Metro. The top three will be an ongoing boycott. Talk also about boycotting the oil companies down the road.

[@kevwwong]

I still see a lot of Dominion and A&P in the Metro stores.

[@juanitasullivan3372]

Like the video. I get what I can at Dollarama and the rest at Walmart. I stopped shopping Loblaws years ago. I shop store brand only unless name brand is cheaper which it rarely is. I have also built a small food pantry which I rotate regularly to keep canned goods from going bad. Also I have some food stored that only requires water to fix, BUT, I have a very large spice collection. I have this pantry as I've been homeless and have wondered where my next meal was coming from. Not going there again. What I have will last a few months and it took me about 3 years to build. As for dish detergent, I buy the large Walmart brand 5 L for $9.00. I fill a glass decorative bottle once a week from that 5L's which usually last about 3 months. With laundry detergent, I buy the large hard plastic containers with the pour spouts on them. Once they are empty and cleaned out, I use them to store water which I also rotate. When it comes to garbage bags, here in Nova Scotia, we have 2 types of blue bags for recycle, 1 for paper and 1 for plastic, glass and food cans. I can make my paper blue bag last almost 2 months as I cut up paper such as cereal boxes and all paper things so they lay flat and it takes a lot longer to fill the bag. The other bag I can make last 1 month. Garbage bag I can make last 2 weeks and the compost bin 2 weeks. Three boxes of blue bags of 10 each lasts over a year for me. There are so many ways to save.

[@twilliams8041]

I made a similar price comparison at the Dollarama and Food Basics at Yonge and Sheppard and the Loblaws at Empress Walk. I found Food Basics is cheaper than Loblaws, but a little more than Dollarama on regularly priced items. I heard from an ex-employee that theft is a problem at the Food Basics self check-outs. Actually, for the best pricing on vegetables and fruit, the markets on Spadina Ave., in Chinatown, are the cheapest. No expensive overhead like the big chains.

[@marytaylor9185]

Can't wait for this one! Thank you Johnny!

[@gerrylee79]

This' gonna be good. My excitement when I saw this...

[@alvaroboschet1231]

Nice info Johnny.

[@SeaMonkeyChrome]

This is amazing, I just moved to London and down the road is a Lablhblhblh and I started going there for the "cheap chips" that google said they had. After watching this I am DONE with them! Thanks for the information. I will have to do something like this research myself in my area and find out whats I'm being over charged for.

[@joannephillips4110]

Great video. I have been buying food products at Dollarama for 8 years. I also buy paper and cleaning products and many other items that are more expensive at other stores.

[@user-iw3ip8kc5x]

Great work as always really great information from Johnny strides. Even the music in Dollarama is better, a feel good shopping experience.

[@weo-mum-mum]

I'm 2 wks late responding, but what I hate about shopping here is they've discontinued so many products that are still available in the stores in the USA. Not worth going over and paying tolls and the conversion of 🇨🇦💸 to 🇱🇷 💸. It's around 35 cents on the dollar. That makes our money worth 65 cents. In the end, shopping there is really expensive now.

[@Sheppard87]

Very interesting video 👍. The entrance area with all the food looks very tasty 😀.

[@charlotteamodeo3031]

Got to be careful on what you pay at dollarama, dollar tree etc. Know your prices. It's not always cheaper @ a buck store.

[@emilytucker4307]

This is great! There are many times I have gone to Dollarama and thought “someone should do a video showing what people should buy here vs at a grocery store.” And here it is! Inflation is hitting Dollarama too, unfortunately. That 1L bottle of pop used to be .88 last year. Packs of gum and chocolate bars to be .88 and they are now at least .10 more. One thing to consider is dollarama is not categorized as a grocery store (same as Giant Tiger), so those who earn points on their credit cards, won’t benefit from any grocery store catagory of points. Some people earn, save and use PC points through their free PC Optimum card. That card will allow you to get that member pricing on things like the KD for .99 when they have special deals. I also don’t know that Dollarama can process manufacturer coupons - so there’s that too.

[@Anitas-peaceful-universe]

Although I do not live in Canada anymore🥹, I love watching videos of stores I use to go to. It warms my heart. ❤Is it not a dane who is the CEO of Loblaws ?😁 Even in my country I look for 2 things, price and quality. If it is food.I go for organic most as possible. The garbage bags you have over there are very expensive in my opinion, same with your chips. Overpriced

[@Zanduras1]

Quite a bit cheaper. Interesting how buying smaller sizes at dollar rama still ends up being cheaper per unit of product when generally it should be the reverse for most items. The biggest expense I still have is meat, I know Loblaws is gouging on meat, and it's not even AAA meat for the most part for those prices.

[@AndrewMalcolmson]

I wonder if Loblaws has a deal with the distributors to sell only smaller sizes to discount stores to make price comparisons harder.

[@sjappiyah4071]

@@AndrewMalcolmsonConsidering Loblaws made a price-fixing deal with bread producers that they admitted to in 2017 , it’s definitely possible.

[@sjappiyah4071]

Excellent in the field research. The next time someone asks me why I’m boycotting, I’ll share this video.

[@JENNIFERBOO]

Awesome, thanks for this video! It's all about doing the math and where to shop. Dollarama is The Bi-Way, Bargain Harolds and The Bargain Shop rolled into one, minus the produce & meats.

[@jwhatever7610]

Those sirloin steaks were crazy expensive. I get ribeyes cheaper per kilo straight from the butcher People just need to look around more.

[@gledatelj1979]

and they looked like a type that is full gristle and deforms in cooking.

[@MrGreylurker]

yeah we go to a local Butcher shop a lot more lately. Deli meats are like 50% cheaper than at a Grocery store and while we have to get things like Ground Beef in bulk from them it's cheaper in the long run. Plus it's all from local farmers

[@kevwwong]

@@gledatelj1979 Loblaws' meats are honestly not that great. You want better quality for the price they are charging and I've found that it's better at roughly the same price at Longo's or T&T. Which is odd since T&T is owned by Loblaws.

[@MrCanuckDon]

I applaud the effort and awareness of differing grocery prices but the thing that's getting lost in all of this is that Loblaws tends to market itself to those who don't necessarily need to pay attention to prices. When they opened their No Frills stores years ago, their plan was to cover the higher and lower income markets...and thus, the further divide of the classes began. The corporates who own Dollarama are doing the same damn thing. For those of us in smaller cities, you will notice that any Loblaws stores are in the wealthier parts of the city. For example in London's east end, there are three No Frills, two Food Basics and a Freshco but not a Loblaws in sight. I only shop at these "lower-priced" stores but have snooty friends who wouldn't think of stepping foot in one. These corporate grocery chains love to capitalize on this snootiness.

[@karenavey2183]

Did you see article for Wednesday May 8 cbc news regarding discount chains in Canada?

[@turnleftrighthere2605]

New Subscriber 👋 Great video 💚

[@margd77]

Thanks for this interesting video comparing the difference in price between Loblaws and Dollarama. Could you do a compsrison of prices between Loblaws and Metro, Freshco or Food Basics? 😊

[@yulnestor]

Fantastic video, I will definately will shop more at Dollarma, I especially like that their product offerings are smaller sized, and for me being a single guy, it make better sense to buy smaller size. I will make a note about the French's ketchup, I had switch last year to this brand when my brother mentioned that Heinz wasn't operating in Canada. But earlier this year I switched back to Heinz because strangely enough, Heinz has a better dispensing top compared to French's, which alway mucks up. I never shop at Loblaws, I choose Walmart for most things, and I too would love to see a comparison with Dollarama. Thanks for opening my eyes to the outstanding values offered by Dollarama. Keep up the GREAT WORK!!!

[@judes966]

Thanks for this video. As opposed to one commenter, I do find it to be a 100% valid like-for-like comparison of the exact same products, or at least recognized brand names that are close enough in quality, i.e., Kleenex vs Royale, or Tide vs Gain. Since Dollarama generally offers smaller sizes, the cost per ml or L is a valuable comparison. I’m lucky because I have a Dollarama directly beside Superstore, so I buy whatever brand names I can find in Dollarama first (or store brand things that I know I like), and then go into Superstore for everything I couldn’t find. Superstore is absolutely cheaper than all the other standard grocery chains in Alberta for most items. Of course there are exceptions and competitors do offer some great sales on certain products. Take your flyers or apps with you - almost every retailer will match like-for-like brands they carry in the same size/quantity.

[@Ann-hm7gj]

Yes those $2.25 chips are good

[@rporobotjack3683]

For many years now I have been grocery shopping at Giant Tiger for produce and other items on my list. Dollarama also has fairer prices on dry goods but most of all looking out for sales on those items of everyday use. I normally refuse to shop at Sobeys or Loblaws due to the fact that I can usually save 40%on my grocery bill by shopping elsewhere without trying. This is in Halifax NS.

[@annupson9518]

Dartmouth NA Gateway meat market prices compared to Superstore, Sobeys and Walmart is eye-opening. Usually save 40-60% of what it would cost at the big stores .

[@rporobotjack3683]

@@annupson9518 I have been to Gateway several times as I was passing through Dartmouth. It is about 18 km from my home and 2 bridge fares. You are right about their prices.

[@A_Canadian_In_Poland]

Reminds me of my days living in Ottawa, when I did a lot of my shopping at Dollarama. But you have to know your unit prices (I remember having a notepad and a calculator in the stores before the unit price was displayed).

[@joannalam832]

it's not a fair comparison the overhead cost of the 2 stores are very different

[@JayandSarah]

The purchasing power of Loblaws is magnitudes greater than Dollarama. They are not paying the same purchase prices from manufacturers.

[@theoleon9623]

Great video would be nice to do a comparison between No Frills vs Loblaws and Costco vs Walmart.

[@zodiacair]

I do MOST of my grocery shopping at Walmart Superstores. I find their items are overall cheaper than No Frills. I'll shop at No Frills on occasion, and the same at Shoppers Drug Mart. NEVER at a Loblaws (but their meat, fruits and veggies are better quality). ALL Weston stores are on the higher end of pricing compared to most other grocery outlets. I used to shop at Costco but I no longer can afford the big bulk items.

[@anniewhyley1410]

I .. never shop at loblaws or any of the big stores.. wish Dollarama would sell eggs n milk..great video Johnny

[@glenncooney3959]

24:27 Yoink! Great comparison of the better priced Dollarama and the crazy priced Loblaws.

[@StukInBuf]

When I lived in the Midwest and the South, we had a store chain named National; National's "N" logo is the upside down version of the Loblaws "L."

[@lovetoronto7453]

In 1957 George Metcalf Purchased the National Tea Company of Rosemont ILL . , for W. Garfield Weston it became a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Loblaw Companies until 1995 !!!! When W. Galen Weston Sold the National Tea Company , Galen G. Weston's Father !

[@sandrabryan9106]

I found in Vancouver, BC that Cheetos, Kraft Parmesan cheese, pepper, Brisk and name brand bagels to be good value at Dollarama, but you have to calculate by weight sometimes to get a more accurate price. The Dollartree has the best price for gnocchi, Voortman cookies and Dempster bread. I meal plan around grocery store loss leaders and comparison shop where the best deals are for fresh produce.

[@kalwongkl]

The Weston family didn't got to be multi billionaires by pinching pennies. They got it out of your pocket. Way to go Dollarama. Sadly these thrift chains do close down after a good run... Knob Hills farms was a good deal before they shuttered.

[@kevwwong]

Thrift grocery stores are not a winning proposition in Canada for whatever reason. There used to be a Valdi in my area. It's now a rather large Chinese restaurant. Dollarama is doing very well though. I think that as long as they keep with whatever strategy they are employing, they should be fine.

[@lovetoronto7453]

Johnny , In all FAIRNESS , WHAT IS THE AVERAGE RATE OF PAY FOR A DOLLAR RAMA WORKER COMPARED TO A LOBLAW WORKER & WHAT BENIFIT DIFFERENCES TO THEY HAVE ?

[@giovanna722]

Good questions. These concerns make a difference to me.

[@benvenuti_Moscow_walks]

Our Lays 225g costs 2.9$

[@kevinf6582]

Thank you for this video. I have always avoided Dollarama for eatable items. Somehow I thought that the brands are fake or they import the items from countries with lower product quality. Does anyone have information about the quality of the items? Are lays chips, for example in Dollarama and a major grocery store produced in the same factory?

[@judes966]

As far as I know and can tell, they are exactly the same. I’m not sure why any brand would ruin their reputation by wholesaling lower quality items to any retailer. That’s a production nightmare to start off with, having to have separate production lines for two streams of quality. They would be shooting themselves in the foot. For the most part, they sell high volume in smaller sizing to dollar stores to support lower consumer pricing.

[@stevemarshall3986]

I stopped shopping at loblaws stores a year and a half ago . I noticed i could get the same or similar items for cheaper down the street at a competitor. Sometimes $2 less for some items. Produce isnt always the best but still cheaper.

[@roadrunr92]

it would have been good to see the shopping list of both compared at the end and did a total cost for both (and savings overall). Otherwise, very good video!

[@redstone5062]

Need more competition in all industries this country. Too many monopolies and oligarchies in Canada.

[@aglovecraft]

Loblaws has way more variety for groceries so most people will just one stop shop at Loblaws instead of having to visit multiple different stores

[@charlesstuart1119]

Yes laziness cost money in the end every time!❤❤❤

[@grunf0094]

I bet Lablaws landed cost is less, meaning their profit margins are much higher. They should be audited to find out what their profit margin increases have been from a year before covid until now. Then have the regulatory board force them to go back to profit margins they were making pre covid.

[@arleneirvine1526]

i remember so many years ago when trudeau was first voted in, can't remember verbatim what he said, but it was sophie buys clothes for the kids from joe fresh, i have a great memory for bullshit!

[@daydreamer054]

I don't mind Dollarama for some pantry items, sometimes they can be comparable or even overpriced so make sure to check and do the math on the per gram rate. I think Marketplace on CBC did an investigative story into this and found that some items were way more expensive when compared to other grocers.

[@carolali8851]

The only thing I found to be sub quality are the batteries. It's interesting that the prices are better at the No Frills stores compared to Loblaws. Another place that has good prices is Giant Tiger.

[@jimtuma7507]

How about a price comparison between Dollarama and No Frills? Planning to visit Toronto the week of June 16 to 23 and will be about the same distance from each. Thanks for your efforts on this video - will be minimizing visits to Loblaws.

[@slimolive]

Have you shopped at Giant Tiger to compare the prices?

[@andyfunke9484]

An interesting comparison, would be to take a dozen products, and do a price comparison between all of the nationwide chain stores. Loblaws, Wal-Mart, Safeway, and a larger independent grocer. Unlike a regular grocer Dolarama, other than bread, carries relitivally shelf stable groceries. They don't have to factor in the losses of perishables, such as meat, vegetables, dairy, frozen food. As for the boycott, my local Extra Foods hasn't seen any affect. Most people I've spoke with, either asked "what boycott?", or they just laughed. That location has a Wal-Mart parked across the street, and a Dolarama half a block away. Most people generally make the rounds. What I found interesting was the prices at that Loblaws in the middle of Toronto are higher than the Extra Foods prices here in the middle of BF nowhere Bring Cash, (B.C.).

[@CrashTestPilot]

Something as simple a Kraft Dinner is HALF price at the dollar store compared to Roblaws.

[@mikelevesque9753]

SUPER STORE IS A GOOD PLACE TO SHOP

[@Christina24life]

Maybe manufacturers would cut costs if they didn’t make so many ridiculous variations in sizes of their products to sell at different stores

[@ballin0287]

Hi friends, grocery shopping - which stores are the cheapest? And beauty shopping if shoppers isnt an alternativ

[@jeanettemorales6062]

Well done Johnny! 😊 How about Metro - No Frills comparison?

[@francaromano4821]

Wow. That's a big Dollarama!

[@o1ecypher]

watch Dollarama get bought out by the loblaws parent company, because that's what big fish do when small fish start to grow and compete.

[@xvalue]

Dollarama is only slightly smaller than Lowlaws.

[@Siamese328]

Thanks for showing me Younge street..Gave me anxiety. I hated living in Canada's American city at Younge & Egg! Perpetual traffic and smelly in the Summer. ICK!

[@Iliya_sh72]

18:30 I CANNOT believe that Frosties is 3$ in Canada and 12$ here in Dubai ! Thank you Johnny. This video was quite shocking. Almost all items in Loblaws are double the price in a standard grocery store here in Dubai.

[@neofils]

junk food. Not a so bad news

[@FrankBullitt390]

Dollaramma needs to add a freezer section like Family Dollar has in the states - then its game over

[@kevwwong]

Thanks for this. I can't say I'm surprised at the results here. You go to Loblaws et al because they have fresh produce, meats and things like the cooked food section and decor (which I have to say, was really nice for a supermarket), and you I think you pay a bit of a premium for other products to "make up for" product spoilage and because, well, you're already there. Dollarama has less options, but they don't have to concern themselves as much with product shelf life. I would be curious to see how a No Frills would compare. I'd imagine that Dollarama still comes out on top, but the results will be much closer.

[@gerdahalliday5113]

Would like to see a Giant Tiger comparison.

[@pjperdue1293]

Thank you for doing the math for us! The good thing is the boycott is nationwide. We may not have Loblaws in BC but we do have other stores in their chain: Real Cdn Superstore, Wholesale Club and Shoppers Drug. The boycott is also not just for May. When people make the effort to switch supermarkets, learn a new store layout and their stock, AND see that they're saving 25-30%, AND the produce doesn't rot in 2 days, they never go back. This boycott is permanent.

[@sfel10]

Nice to see Dollarama, our Dollar stores are nothing like that and are shutting down. We still pay only a Dollar for trash bags though! Those 2 ltr bottles used to sell for 69 Cents a few years ago.Dollar Store food is NOT always as safe as you might expect. Vitamins, & Spices from China can be problems. Good Video!

[@CARSOFONTARIO]

Please do another one with other grocery stores like Food Basics

[@dcb_75]

That's what makes it so funny when Lablaws talks about how they are not overcharging - they clearly are. Yeah, you need to be careful with dollar stores as the size may be different, etc so you are not getting a great deal but you showed that they still often have a better value. And the whole point of the No Name brand was that you were not paying for a company name but still getting the same value for less - their No Name stuff should be cheaper than Dollarama products yet isn't. Given the size of Lablaws, there is no excuse for that. This is what happens when you don't have proper competition - at one time this wouldn't have happened but look at all the company they own, and then look at who owns the competition. Again a few company own everything so there is no real competition and we pay for that. This is the kind of stuff the government is supposed to be watching out for and protecting us from, yet they don't.

[@DooMxMoDz]

Turn this into a series ! Would love to see every grocery store in Canada compared to Dollarama

[@andrew20146]

Only Loblaws is evil.

[@rhondalockrey9592]

Very good video the facts don't lie lol

[@robertarmstrong968]

GREAT 👍 video ✅️ 📹 you should do many more of these instead of walking around at random 😀 educate the consumer.

[@rongraham1951]

I love the fresh beef they sell at dollarama along with the chinese rip off foods

[@gregg8344]

3.25 plus tax each for pepsi at loblaws.. 1$ plus tax at dollar store.

[@canman5060]

Compare apples with apples.

[@grotondi9771]

I get it and I'm not standing up for THE CORP Loblaws - however, you exclude the fact that Loblaws employees are paid better, have benefits and and better employee protection rights & protections. Working at Dollerama is a crap hole, no respect and no benefits. You can't have it both ways.

[@JohnnyStrides]

I was merely comparing the prices, no more, no less... make of it what you will. The viewers could clearly see the conditions in each store and draw their own conclusions.

[@alexhakimi7642]

It’s been a long time we shop anywhere but Loblaws!

[@saranunes4151]

Karft dinner was 0.55 for the months of feb 2024 with pc card.

[@o1ecypher]

Solution, For every dollar the big grocery stores earn in profit, a percentage of each dollar should go towards reducing the prices for the things that matter. let's vote for that a country's poverty is largely due to the hoarding of wealth by a few. if a country only prints and issues a limited amount of money the more rich people hoard that wealth it makes the worker ever more poorer. since the 80s the charts and graphs show that the CEOS are paying the worker less and hoarding more of the companies wealth to themselves. when it should be in the pockets of those who work.

[@izzydeadyet7336]

Dollarama has been getting more expensive.. this video was posted five days ago but I wonder if it’s older or if it’s just the difference in cities because I’m in Hamilton and a lot of the items he showed in dollarama are more expensive here..

[@o1ecypher]

*Competition in the grocery sector is not the solution, because 1 or 2 companies own the rest of the so called competition.* Which grocery stores are owned by Loblaws? They include: Atlantic SuperstoreTM, Dominion®, Loblaws®, Maxi®, No Frills®, Provigo Le Marché®, Valu-MartTM, Real Canadian Superstore®, Wholesale ClubTM, Your Independent GrocerTM and ZehrsTM.