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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Are you in Canada or the US? I moved from Canada (Toronto) to Germany, and it's night and day how much less I spend on groceries.

I went from shopping at No Frills in Canda to Lidl/Aldi in Germany, and I spend half as much as I used to. At least in Canada, it's really disappointing to see how Loblaws has managed to get away with so much price gouging.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

See if you have an Aldi near you. They are the cheapest grocery store I've been to in the US. I cook/prep 3 meals a day for only ~$40/week.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Problem with Aldi is all their produce sucks.

Shit goes back in like 2 days.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yep part of why I'm moving to Germany next year is the cost of living is so much more reasonable. Groceries costed me just around $25/wk when I was studying abroad. Can't beat that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just got back from vacation there and yeah groceries in Germany are like half price of Canada. And salaries are higher too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yes please all come here and ruin the prices further /s

Prices increased over the last year or so justified by energy prices but in reality it is the profit margins of the supermarkets. Thanks for the inflation Aldi!