[SSM_DC5]

My wrench suffered many hammer blows, but wouldn't budge. I ended up prying it off.

Let me know how the motivx works. I was originally deciding between that or the $10 one.....:okay:

[murd0c]

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstories/b-c-supreme-court-approves-14-4-million-settlement-of-iphone-class-action-lawsuit/ar-BB1jjZsG?ocid=msedgntp&pc=DCTS&cvid=9f0eff10de424b9ca5c9ae744c840f0c&ei=9

So keep an eye out for a class action lawsuit for some free money



VANCOUVER — A lawyer for a group of iPhone owners says a British Columbia judge has approved a countrywide multimillion-dollar settlement with tech giant Apple over software updates that allegedly slowed down older devices.

Lawyer K.S. Garcha says class members who make claims on the $14.4-million settlement can expect to receive between $17.50 and $150 each, depending on how many people submit a claim for the settlement money

he settlement covers eligible residents of Canada except those in Quebec, which Garcha says could reach nine million people.

He says the settlement process took a couple of years, with Apple agreeing to a "compromise" without admitting any wrongdoing.

Garcha says the class-action lawsuit was a "complex matter" involving novel legal theories about the company putting software on devices without the owners' consent.
The B.C. lawsuit was originally filed in 2018, and Apple settled a similar case in the United States involving so-called throttling of iPhone 6 and 7 models, and Garcha says American class members ended up with US$92 payouts.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 4, 2024.

[supafamous]

https://wapo.st/43b1oVS

Don't know which thread we were talking about this but an interesting article (link is free) about what's happening in the US for homes that only have a 100amp service - there's companies springing up to build "Smart" electrical panels so people can avoid paying to upgrade to 200amp service.

[Hondaracer]

^ that’s already happening here, you can get a smart switch which diverts the entirety of your 240v to your EV charger

100 amps will never be able to support the faster chargers though

[EvoFire]

@Hobz

I went to HCL today with le wife. Flavour is good but the meat in the XLB sucked. Too skinny and grainy, I expected it to be smoother.

[Traum]

@Hobz

I went to HCL today with le wife. Flavour is good but the meat in the XLB sucked. Too skinny and grainy, I expected it to be smoother.
I know exactly what you mean by "grainy", because that's sort of how I find it as well. I have previously described it as "loose" and "not pastey", and "pastey" is how I would normally expect the XLB meat paste to be.

[Badhobz]

@Hobz

I went to HCL today with le wife. Flavour is good but the meat in the XLB sucked. Too skinny and grainy, I expected it to be smoother.

Yes, but that’s how it’s suppose to be. Not a lump of pork. Because it’s basically just chopped pork shoulder instead of cheapy ass cuts of ground pork.

Well either way, I still think it’s the best XLB in Richmond.

[EvoFire]

I think I prefer Wang's given everything. Flavour is better at HCL, but Wang's is closer, cheaper, and the texture is better

[Badhobz]

What does your wife think ? She’s shanghainese right ?

[Manic!]

Good video by some locals.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpuX-5E7xoU

[EvoFire]

What does your wife think ? She’s shanghainese right ?

Yeah she's Shanghainese, basically exactly the same evaluation of the food. She was tempted to get the hundred leaf thing because no one else does it locally, but decided to get mochi instead.

[whitev70r]

This thread always circle back to XLB. :concentrate:

[Badhobz]

i went to watch Dune 2 yesterday and it was amazing!!!!!! probably the best book-to-movie adaptation I've ever seen. I was a huge fan of the first movie, but the 2nd one just blows you away with the visuals and cinematography

even if you didnt read the books, you can still enjoy the movie. Its truly mind blowing!!

Its so good im going to see it again in IMAX format.

[spoon.ek9]

I haven't watched the first one yet. Didn't know it was worth checking out lol.

[SkinnyPupp]

Yeah the trailers for the first one did nothing for me so I skipped it. If it's really that good though I should check it out and maybe catch the sequel on imax. I haven't been to a theater since Oppenheimer

[Hondaracer]

The first one was the fastest 3 hour movie I’ve ever seen lol

Even “good” movies I’m interested in usually by the end I’m thinking in my head like fuck is this almost over yet? With the first Dune when it ended I was like wtf? It’s over?

I’m sure 2 is excellent

[westopher]

i went to watch Dune 2 yesterday and it was amazing!!!!!! probably the best book-to-movie adaptation I've ever seen. I was a huge fan of the first movie, but the 2nd one just blows you away with the visuals and cinematography

even if you didnt read the books, you can still enjoy the movie. Its truly mind blowing!!

Its so good im going to see it again in IMAX format.
Did you fuck the popcorn bucket?

[donk.]

Did you fuck the popcorn bucket?

NSFW, sorry i always think of this image when someone says popcorn and bucket lol

https://content.newbrazz.com/3164_-_Great_Moments_in_Threesome_History_pt.1/Madison-Ivy-Brazzers-Great-Moments-in-Threesome-History-pt.1-2008-07-15-05.jpg

[Badhobz]

Did you fuck the popcorn bucket?

Awww come on. Like any good chinaman, we sneak in our own food and drinks. In this case I snuck in half a bbq fuck and rice. Added some plum sauce to that duck and it was magnificent

[underscore]

You snuck in a bbq what now?

[Badhobz]

Bbq fuck ! God damn autocorrect. I never type fuck so it always comes out as fuck now.

[Badhobz]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-mugKDQDlg

Seems awesome!

[GLOW]

I think I prefer Wang's given everything.

if read out of context :troll: Kappa :ifyouknow: :badpokerface:

seriously though, it's good stuff but long line ups for a small space

[MG1]

RIP, Akira Toriyama.................. Namo Amida Butsu.

Master Roshi (Kame Sennin), sad.

https://screenrant.com/dragon-ball-akira-toriyama-passes-68/

[Traum]

https://twitter.com/DB_official_en/status/1765935471971213816

[whitev70r]

Daylight Savings Time this weekend (Sat/Sun) .. you know, our last one for the 10th time. :okay:

[6793026]

https://twitter.com/DB_official_en/status/1765935471971213816


Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama dies at 68

so sad when i read this. I still remember the days of buying comics.
Before the days in infitity scroll on my cell, i would read on the pooper with a few books in hand.

I remember when we were poor and i only had # 7, 8,9 then 13,14,15 and never had the chance to read the entire series... Just recently got dragon ball 1- 20 reading it all over again. the nostalgic feeling

did you know he made #2 of income as an animator last year, #1 was actually ONe Piece... crazy.

[Hondaracer]

Surpsied he was only 68. I remember kids with dragon ball cards and watching dragon ball on YTV back in like.. 94?

And that’s obviously after it was dubbed and came over here

[Traum]

My first experience with Akira Toriyama was back in what must have been the early 80's with his Dr. Slump series. And then it was the whole Dragon Ball saga from the early beginnings all the way through to university.

I was just chatting with another HS friend about how we used to read the Dragon Ball volumes -- it was probably around the Android arc -- back in highschool.

Yes, the plot became self repeating, and Dragon Ball turned into Drag-on Ball. But there was no denying that he literally grew up with me all the way from childhood to adulthood.

RIP Toriyama sensei.

[Badhobz]

Yeah that’s pretty young. His spirit bomb charging episodes lasted longer than him

[supafamous]

https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/1b9a5yu/car_crash_in_vancouver/

There's a comment saying that McLaren shown in the accident was one that was out for a test drive? This at Tofu's dealer?

https://preview.redd.it/8h2rzfxia0nc1.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&c362d5e0

[Hondaracer]

Thought it looked like Robbie Dicksons, that would have been a lol but I don’t think it is

[Gerbs]

What's something fun to do this weekend?

[N.V.M.]

Monster Jam, hello!

[whitev70r]

Jets at Canucks?

[whitev70r]

Quick question ... didn't happen to me but just wondering. Lots of stories of people using bank drafts for big interpersonal purchases on CL/FB, draft turned out to be fake.

So if someone scams you in a used car sale, gives you a counterfeit bank draft and it bounced, can you technically claim from ICBC that your car was 'stolen'? Cuz it kind of was. I mean for big purchases like over $5K ... what form of payment is safe? Anything under $5K ... ok, cash, count the red bills but over $5K, it gets sketch cuz you have to worry about counterfeit 100's.

[Razor Ramon HG]

Quick question ... didn't happen to me but just wondering. Lots of stories of people using bank drafts for big interpersonal purchases on CL/FB, draft turned out to be fake.

So if someone scams you in a used car sale, gives you a counterfeit bank draft and it bounced, can you technically claim from ICBC that your car was 'stolen'? Cuz it kind of was. I mean for big purchases like over $5K ... what form of payment is safe? Anything under $5K ... ok, cash, count the red bills but over $5K, it gets sketch cuz you have to worry about counterfeit 100's.

Yeah, they took your car and didn't pay for it so it's stolen. You'd report it to the RCMP and ICBC. Theft over $5000 too so the dude just picked up a felony.

Bank drafts are safe as long as you're with the person at the bank and the teller hands it to you directly.

[SSM_DC5]

no form is 100% safe. Best you can do is mitigate problems.
Learn to find counterfeit cash
Follow the person getting the bank draft all the way to the bank and be there when obtaining the bank draft. Deposit it asap to your own bank.

It gets a little messy when it comes to transfer of title for a car purchase, but there needs to be a minimum level of trust between both parties. How can you transfer funds and transfer the car ownership at the exact same time? One needs to be first since you can't be at a bank and an autobroker at the same time.

[6793026]

Do a lien search and that would be one.
Even bank draft they hold it for 3 days when i said.. DUDE it's a bank draft it's not a check. But they still won't verify.
Ideal thing to do is deposit into their bank which the draft came from.

[bcrdukes]

Revscene,

I have an iPhone XR on the latest iOS 17.x. As of a few weeks ago, my apps such as Gmail, WhatApps etc. no longer notify me of new messages, unless I go into the app. Any solutions to this and ideas what may have caused this? All my notification settings are correct. Thanks in advance.

[donk.]

Might have to factory reset the app, or possibly the phone, i have that issue with some apps on android, no matter what i do to turn "notification on" i will never get a notification

[Badhobz]

Revscene,

I have an iPhone XR on the latest iOS 17.x. As of a few weeks ago, my apps such as Gmail, WhatApps etc. no longer notify me of new messages, unless I go into the app. Any solutions to this and ideas what may have caused this? All my notification settings are correct. Thanks in advance.

And you’re not on do not disturb mode or one of those “profiles” that turns of notifications ?

I.e driving or work focus or sleep mode etc.

[bcrdukes]

So, I deleted the apps in question and re-installed, and everything worked again (for now.) :suspicious:

[roastpuff]

I blame Google

[BIC_BAWS]

What's something fun to do this weekend?

should've texted. I just got back from whistler and we had a spare seat in the car.

[Gerbs]

Just got back from whistler :lawl:

I think my brain is so overstimulated with fun things to do, it feels weird to not do anything.

Someone told me if the activity is free, it's probably not fun

[underscore]

Might have to factory reset the app, or possibly the phone, i have that issue with some apps on android, no matter what i do to turn "notification on" i will never get a notification

Check your power saving settings and exclude that app from being hibernated or put to sleep or whatever they call it.

[Manic!]

This story has me really worried. My car is also a manual and the same color except mine is a V10.
https://www.theautopian.com/how-one-man-racked-up-100000-in-repairs-for-his-audi-r8/

[Gerbs]

Damn, thought the R8's were invincible. That's probably a 1 off though.

[Badhobz]

german car invincible? nahhhh, thats like saying italian cars dont like to set themselves on fire.

[westopher]

Lol was that written by a 9 year old or a Jalopnik writer?

[EvoFire]

This story has me really worried. My car is also a manual and the same color except mine is a V10.
https://www.theautopian.com/how-one-man-racked-up-100000-in-repairs-for-his-audi-r8/

Have you gotten your frame checked? 1st gen R8 is also known for frame cracking as well. I thought the V8 would have been relatively reliable as it's in quite a lot of cars, don't think melting a piston is a common issue.

The V10 on the other hand, it's reliable for an exotic engine, but I don't think they typically last more than 100 without some major work required.

[Manic!]

Have you gotten your frame checked? 1st gen R8 is also known for frame cracking as well. I thought the V8 would have been relatively reliable as it's in quite a lot of cars, don't think melting a piston is a common issue.

The V10 on the other hand, it's reliable for an exotic engine, but I don't think they typically last more than 100 without some major work required.

Oh shit.

Will be going in for a service in a few months.

[Manic!]

So I guess it's time to change the winter tires for summers?

[bcuzracecarz]

Yes. Insurance acquired today

[EvoFire]

It's gonna be 18C this week and I want to put my summers on. My son has been asking me when the winter wheels are coming off.

But then it drops quickly back down to 8C next week...

[whitev70r]

It's gonna be 18C this week and I want to put my summers on. My son has been asking me when the winter wheels are coming off.

But then it drops quickly back down to 8C next week...

I see double digit temps all next week bro. Maybe down to 9C on the weekend of Mar 22-23.

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/weather/british-columbia/vancouver

[N.V.M.]

that weather looks like my cue to go to Golftown and test those Ping 425 irons.

[EvoFire]

I see double digit temps all next week bro. Maybe down to 9C on the weekend of Mar 22-23.

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/weather/british-columbia/vancouver

I guess summers are going on. Watch it snow next weekend.

[bcrdukes]

Time to put the R-compounds on :troll:

[Eff-1]

I caught a scumbag sneaking into our building last night through the parking gate. He was on an electric scooter and rode past me while I was waiting in my car for the gate to close. Talk about brazen.

He went past and looked very suspicious so I followed him and he started swearing at me. I asked if he lived here and if he had keys. He said yes but coulldnt find them. So then he scurried out and I followed him out.

I immediately recognized him as the same guy who stole packages from the lobby a few months ago. Exact same guy. I remember his face from when I pulled the footage from our cameras at the time.

So I called 911 and followed him out but he rode through the park. By the time rcmp came he was long gone. The officer who talked to me was totally useless and apathetic.

I think we got lucky and hopefully avoided some thefts last night.

[6793026]

^ cops gets these call all the time and without evidence, and luck, catching him in the act. it's tough to enforce... good on you though.

Honestly, there's a fine line.. sometimes the guy would start swearing and last thign I want is them pulling up a knife and stuff..

[Eff-1]

Yes, my wife wasn't happy with me, and the cop lectured me.

I'm on the strata and we hand out fines all the time for people who don't wait at the gate. We've had enough break-ins where thousands of dollars of property and bikes have been stolen, so we take security seriously.

So when I saw the guy fly by me, my initial thought was hey that person didn't wait, and then when he started swearing back, I realized he was a sketchy dude so I backed off a bit, but still hung around him such that he couldn't actually steal anything without me watching. Then he got frustrated/mad and took off.

I've dealt with the RCMP here on quite a few occasions and honestly all of their members have been really good. The last time we had a break-in, they even came and took fingerprints. I was always impressed. This guy however gave zero fucks.

I guess I thought the fact that I was saying "there's a guy trespassing on our property and we recognize him as a guy who previously broke in and committed thefts, for which we have him in video doing" would have been more of a bigger deal for him but YMMV.

[winson604]

Tax return time!

Is there a way to figure out what your RRSP contribution limit number is without a Notice of Assessment from last year?

Long version of the story is my wifes CRA account for the 3rd year in a row got revoked. I'm sure some people on Revscene has experienced this nonsense, I know if you read online it's super common. Anyway its annoying as fuck because there's no way to access your account or even create a new one without calling the CRA. That's fine except trying to call them during this time typically results in hours and hours of being on hold. If you're lucky you may wait 1-2 hours and get them on the first try and if you're not you may be spending upwards of 15+ hours on hold over multiple days to try and get through. Personally I rather deal with this nonsense after tax season is over the only problem is I can't access her Notice of assessment and the only thing I need is her RRSP contribution limit. Is there an easy way to figure this out? What if I put a random number similar to her limit last year, file her taxes, deal with her account after, then once I get access get her real number and refile her return saying oops I put in the wrong number? For the record, she has not contributed anywhere remotely close to whatever her limit would be so definitely no chance of her being over.

Any help would be appreciated.

[6793026]

The last time we had a break-in, they even came and took fingerprints.

had cops come in and do prints and of course my mom was like "can't you go arrest them"... Cop bluntly said "no." Got ed-u-matcated on a) you watch too much CSI b) there ain't no database of everyone in the world c) he/she has to be caught in the act.

my mom learned quick how her knowledge is all untrue from TVB lol...and got ko-ed.

would never advise anyone doing this but if firearms were every identified, then things flip 180 with sirens and boat load of people coming.

[Eff-1]

Tax return time!

Is there a way to figure out what your RRSP contribution limit number is without a Notice of Assessment from last year?

Long version of the story is my wifes CRA account for the 3rd year in a row got revoked. I'm sure some people on Revscene has experienced this nonsense, I know if you read online it's super common. Anyway its annoying as fuck because there's no way to access your account or even create a new one without calling the CRA. That's fine except trying to call them during this time typically results in hours and hours of being on hold. If you're lucky you may wait 1-2 hours and get them on the first try and if you're not you may be spending upwards of 15+ hours on hold over multiple days to try and get through. Personally I rather deal with this nonsense after tax season is over the only problem is I can't access her Notice of assessment and the only thing I need is her RRSP contribution limit. Is there an easy way to figure this out? What if I put a random number similar to her limit last year, file her taxes, deal with her account after, then once I get access get her real number and refile her return saying oops I put in the wrong number? For the record, she has not contributed anywhere remotely close to whatever her limit would be so definitely no chance of her being over.

Any help would be appreciated.

The only ways I can think of are:

- Call CRA and push 2 for French, the wait might be shorter?

- Is there a CRA office in Vancouver you can visit in person? Waiting in line might be preferable than waiting on hold?

- Maybe an accountant has access to a database with those records and you can hire someone to get that info for you?

- Post this question on reddit under /personalfinancecanada. There are smart people there who will likely have some advice.

[winson604]

The only ways I can think of are:

- Call CRA and push 2 for French, the wait might be shorter?

- Is there a CRA office in Vancouver you can visit in person? Waiting in line might be preferable than waiting on hold?

- Maybe an accountant has access to a database with those records and you can hire someone to get that info for you?

- Post this question on reddit under /personalfinancecanada. There are smart people there who will likely have some advice.

Trying to wait online is one thing what make it extra harder is my wife does shift work and she's usually working during the hours they're open. Going in person is almost entirely out of the question too but yea I may need to ask some experts for some opinion the last couple years we got lucky because for reasons I forget I logged into her account way before the tax season and saw she couldn't access it so we managed to call them before tax season and didn't have to wait long at all but now that we're in the thick of things good luck.

[whitev70r]

Is there any particular reason why you need to know limit before filing your taxes? After all, putting some RRSP in for 2023 has passed (Feb 29th). Nothing will affect anything until you file and you'll get the number in your NOA. You indicated that she has lots of room. There is no real advantage of putting RRSP in today vs. after April when you get your return back.

Live with the ambiguity?

[winson604]

Is there any particular reason why you need to know limit before filing your taxes? After all, putting some RRSP in for 2023 has passed (Feb 29th). Nothing will affect anything until you file and you'll get the number in your NOA. You indicated that she has lots of room. There is no real advantage of putting RRSP in today vs. after April when you get your return back.

Live with the ambiguity?

The tax software forces you to put what your RRSP Contribution limit as stated on your 2023 Notice of assessment otherwise you can't file your taxes. I guess CRA needs to confirm you didn't over contribute. My wife only contributes like a couple hundred every months so I know it won't be an issue. Based on a couple quick conversations I had with a couple ex accountant friends it looks like I'm just going to lean on putting in a fake number and filing it. I'll just take her number from last years return and put something similar to that. Even if the number is wrong I doubt CRA would put up a stink because it would result in no advantage to my wife it isn't like I'm going to manipulate her return to get a much larger return or anything.

[whitev70r]

If you use same tax software and carry over from 2022 data, it should autofill that line.
At least mine did.

[winson604]

If you use same tax software and carry over from 2022 data, it should autofill that line.
At least mine did.

Mine didn't but ah wells think I'm just going to fill out whatever lol

[bobbinka]

you could manually calculate it using last year's #s?

[PeanutButter]

The tax software forces you to put what your RRSP Contribution limit as stated on your 2023 Notice of assessment otherwise you can't file your taxes. I guess CRA needs to confirm you didn't over contribute. My wife only contributes like a couple hundred every months so I know it won't be an issue. Based on a couple quick conversations I had with a couple ex accountant friends it looks like I'm just going to lean on putting in a fake number and filing it. I'll just take her number from last years return and put something similar to that. Even if the number is wrong I doubt CRA would put up a stink because it would result in no advantage to my wife it isn't like I'm going to manipulate her return to get a much larger return or anything.

edit. nevermind didn't read the entire thread.

[supafamous]

https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a60175416/2024-lincoln-nautilus-drive/

Goddamn, Lincolns are expensive. Spec'd a lightly equipped Nautilus and it's more money (76k before taxes) than a comparable Lexus RX which seems nuts.

A nicely equipped Cosair is $65k!!! That's a nicely equipped Q5 money.

[EvoFire]

^ They look flipping amazing, and when the Aviator Hybrid came out I wanted one pretty badly, but damn they are expensive.

[MG1]

I call this the, "Mario Cart."

All that's missing are missile launcher switches and missiles (duh)............. shoot down those pesky dipshits who leave their carts smack in the middle of the aisle.

https://imgur.com/a/KsmncDV

Was at the Coquitlam Superstore. The only one in the whole place. Should make this standard issue. So easy to steer. Awesome for those people with hundreds of pounds of groceries. Maybe it's standard issue in richmond or elsewhere. First time I've seen one.


IKEA carts, anyone? Nuff said.............

[Hondaracer]

Why? I don’t get it

Galon charging $7 for a loaf of bread so he can add wings on carts?

Fuck it’s such a cliche but today is exactly the type of day you say “this is why we live here” went down to Chinatown to drop the wife off and we had dinner on a patio, drinking beers in the sun on a day like this on the verge of spring.. hard to beat

[MG1]

???????

[Hondaracer]

Is it that hard to steer a normal cart?

[MG1]

Dude, I have no idea why you're like this......................


Should you not be doing something else? It is a nice day, now evening. I'm retired and on my way out. You're young, but spend time on-line. Why?

[Hondaracer]

So there is a sub Reddit with 10’s of thousands of people shitting on superstore and their prices and practices etc. let alone their general perception

And superstore things it’s a prudent investment to add those?.. what do you think those cost in total? $500 each?

I’m not trying to argue with you if you think it worked, great. I think it’s just a typical globo corpo being completely out of touch with reality thinking that is acceptable if that is the way they are going in adding that to all carts.

[N.V.M.]

anyone need a Windows 11 Pro key. it has a shelf life apparently. just won it with my creative incredibleness.

just download it from Microsoft, and use the key I'll give you.

[MG1]

Yes, my son could use it.........pm sent

[EvoFire]

So there is a sub Reddit with 10’s of thousands of people shitting on superstore and their prices and practices etc. let alone their general perception

And superstore things it’s a prudent investment to add those?.. what do you think those cost in total? $500 each?

I’m not trying to argue with you if you think it worked, great. I think it’s just a typical globo corpo being completely out of touch with reality thinking that is acceptable if that is the way they are going in adding that to all carts.

Their carts get replaced on a regular cadence, their shit gets destroyed fairly regularly. This is probably just the latest model of it.

When it went from the single deep bucket carts to the two tray carts it was all weird for a bit too.

[punkwax]

Finally! Those handles will be useful to hang reusable bags on so you can keep the basket empty while shopping.

So there is a sub Reddit with 10’s of thousands of people shitting on superstore and their prices and practices etc. let alone their general perception

And superstore things it’s a prudent investment to add those?.. what do you think those cost in total? $500 each?

I’m not trying to argue with you if you think it worked, great. I think it’s just a typical globo corpo being completely out of touch with reality thinking that is acceptable if that is the way they are going in adding that to all carts.

Looks like a brand new cart.. could be there is no added cost. Kinda going out of your way to hate on Superstore lol

https://dkdesignwv.files.wordpress.com/2022/09/oldmanyellsatcloud.png?w=281


Edit: darnit I need windows 11 too. Where would one find it online on the cheap? Don’t think I need pro..

[RabidRat]

won it with my creative incredibleness.

Congrats! Story time?

(unless by creative you meant like... "creative". nevermind. :D)

[N.V.M.]

Congrats! Story time?

(unless by creative you meant like... "creative". nevermind. :D)

it was a Reddit thread and the most interesting story won the OS key.

[SSM_DC5]

My comp says it's too crappy to upgrade to windows 11

[PeanutButter]

Pretty devastating news from one of my clients today.

He's a father of a four year old and two year old...

He told me that his wife is pregnant. Unexpected. Her IUD failed. He was in a state of shock. Having kids and knowing that we don't want any more... I feel for this man.

IUD is supposed to be >99% effective. I feel like he should sue the doctor or the company or something.

[sonick]

Pretty devastating news from one of my clients today.

He's a father of a four year old and two year old...

He told me that his wife is pregnant. Unexpected. Her IUD failed. He was in a state of shock. Having kids and knowing that we don't want any more... I feel for this man.

IUD is supposed to be >99% effective. I feel like he should sue the doctor or the company or something.

Sperm be like

https://media1.giphy.com/media/j6uK36y32LxQs/giphy.gif?cid=6c09b9524futshf43sd1jmmpqvsydk51io8g d5klksztyco8&ep=v1_internal_gif_by_id&rid=giphy.gif&ct=g

[SSM_DC5]

Pretty devastating news from one of my clients today.

He's a father of a four year old and two year old...

He told me that his wife is pregnant. Unexpected. Her IUD failed. He was in a state of shock. Having kids and knowing that we don't want any more... I feel for this man.

IUD is supposed to be >99% effective. I feel like he should sue the doctor or the company or something.

He should have cut his pp off if he didn't want more kids. :concentrate:

[whitev70r]

I'm pretty sure that when you sign on for a IUD, you sign off on the fact that it is rated as 99% effective and that you will not sue the doctor or company in the event that you get pregnant. No one or nothing can guarantee 100% effectiveness ... except for abstinence and even then, pregnancy happened once in history.

[Badhobz]

Abort !!! Abort !!!

Don’t stay on target

[SkinnyPupp]

Just get an abortion, if it's early enough you can just take a pill

[winson604]

So there is a sub Reddit with 10’s of thousands of people shitting on superstore and their prices and practices etc. let alone their general perception

And superstore things it’s a prudent investment to add those?.. what do you think those cost in total? $500 each?

I’m not trying to argue with you if you think it worked, great. I think it’s just a typical globo corpo being completely out of touch with reality thinking that is acceptable if that is the way they are going in adding that to all carts.

During covid when the GOV invited the Super Market CEO's Galon seemed to get shitted on the most too or at least it looked like it. So just from your avg consumer here isn't Superstore the cheapest of all the Super Markets? I shop at TnT, Superstore, Save On, Safeway, and Sun Given all on the regular. I got to each place for certain things. Meat, Veggies, and Fruits I do not buy at Superstore except for the odd thing that I don't find make a big difference like mushrooms or potatoes. That said, for all the other shit they're the cheapest by far even their regular prices sometimes beat other places sale prices. I'm not disputing potential terrible practices but the lowest price is still the lowest price. Shouldn't we be shitting on the rest for having their prices so much higher because at the end of the day isn't all what most people care about how much the bill is?

[Razor Ramon HG]

So there is a sub Reddit with 10’s of thousands of people shitting on superstore and their prices and practices etc. let alone their general perception

And superstore things it’s a prudent investment to add those?.. what do you think those cost in total? $500 each?

I’m not trying to argue with you if you think it worked, great. I think it’s just a typical globo corpo being completely out of touch with reality thinking that is acceptable if that is the way they are going in adding that to all carts.

What sub is this, lol

Is it loblawsisoutofcontrol

[Traum]

The story I used to hear -- like 15+ years ago -- was that at least Safeway and Save-On-Foods paid decent wages, whereas Superstore was just paying min wage. I knew for a fact that at one point, Safeway employees were really earning quite a decent wage. So potentially because of that, people don't shxt on Sobeys nearly as much? (And Overwaitea is "just" a regional player.)
Shouldn't we be shitting on the rest for having their prices so much higher because at the end of the day isn't all what most people care about how much the bill is?

With PeanutButter's story, I've always thought the most effective method to prevent pregnancy (aside from abstinence) was vasectomy. But of course, why am I not surprised that the man didn't wanna get himself snipped? BrokeBack

[PeanutButter]

Just get an abortion, if it's early enough you can just take a pill

When I didn't have kids, abortion seemed so logical. Now that I have kids, abortion seems cruel. I don't think my wife or I could do it now. Before kids, not an issue.

[whitev70r]

^ give your friend a few more days to get over the shock. Its not the worst thing that could have happened, he may even warm up to the idea of 3.

[PeanutButter]

With PeanutButter's story, I've always thought the most effective method to prevent pregnancy (aside from abstinence) was vasectomy. But of course, why am I not surprised that the man didn't wanna get himself snipped? BrokeBack

I think IUD is the preferred method because it's a relatively simpler procedure. It's not that invasive from what I hear.

Well, after this news he told me he's going to Call Dr. Polluck, apparently he's the guy to get the procedure done...

^ give your friend a few more days to get over the shock. Its not the worst thing that could have happened, he may even warm up to the idea of 3.

I'm sure he'll warm up to it, it's just shocking news. I'm also sure he'll love the new one just as much, it just adds a new level of complexity and strain, but I'm sure they'll persevere. He's a good dad and person, I'm not worried about the baby, it's just a tough pill to swallow.

[inv4zn]

Ageism, shopping carts, and abortions all on one page.

This thread truly living up to its name.

[N.V.M.]

yeah, i can't believe you guys aren't talking about noodles.

[whitev70r]

and vasectomies! Anyone share their experience with Dr. Pollack ... or other V procedures?

[westopher]

Do they take the whole sack off or just take the balls out?
Where does your pee get stored afterwards?
I really do need to get on that vasectomy train though to be serious. I feel for the guy, but like, double up man. Pull out if it's that important. It's more fun anyways.

[supafamous]

and vasectomies! Anyone share their experience with Dr. Pollack ... or other V procedures?

My brother just had it done a couple months ago and it seemed to be fine - I saw him that weekend and he was walking around just fine. I think he had to go jerk off into a cup a couple weeks ago to see if it worked. I'm told it's a very clinical experience as the procedure is really short (15 mins) - it's not like some hot nurse shows up and fluffs you to get you all set. You don't even get a tickle.

[whitev70r]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA8rYZN_fzE

[EvoFire]

I actually just got it done 2 weeks ago at Willow. 2 kids is where I am good and I don't plan on a third. We talked with some friends who didn't do it because "what if something happens *knock on wood* they need to have another one"

That's not happening with us we are 37 this year. I know some of you had kids later but we just can't do it again when we are in our 40s. If knock on wood something happens to either of the kids we aren't replacing the lost one, neither are we interested in having a HUGE gap between kids. Just handling the grieve would be bad enough.

I read enough about accidents with ppl in their mid to late 40s and pop one out, that I am gonna nip it.


Willow is covered by MSP so it was $0 out of pocket, Willow has a huge wait list though and you need a referral from your family doctor now whereas last year you can just apply. The procedure is done with local anesthetic and tbh it was terrifying for me. I'm not great with surgeries or blood and even though I didn't watch it was still scary.

The actual procedure was done in 15 mins. There was really no pain but a lot pressure. You will have to wear a "athletic supporter" for the next 2 days which is really a cup to support and protect you area afterwards.
The forms make it sound a little scary but I had almost zero after effects except for being sore for a few days. I avoided lifting my kids for a few days but couldn't 100% get away with it. I had to bathe the little one and outstretched loud was the most challenging.

I'm mostly normal now after 2 weeks. There's still occasionally some discomfort and itchiness but overall it's fine. They ask you to go get your sperm tested after 12 weeks

[sonick]

and vasectomies! Anyone share their experience with Dr. Pollack ... or other V procedures?

I just had it done about 3 weeks ago at Pollack. My work benefits covered the cost.

Super professional and convenient process, book online, in and out in an hour. The process itself takes 15 mins. I looked into doing it public and have it covered by msp but apparently that procedures more invasive and longer recovery. Also booking an appointment was a pain in the ass with very few time slots. Because it's done at the hospital, would've taken half a day or so with waiting and preparation and whatnot.

Did it at New West by Jack Chan, young Asian guy. Friendly and talkative. Apparently Pollack himself has zero bedside manner.

No pain, just feels like somebody's flicking your scrotum. Was tender about the first 3 days but did not impact day to day activities much.

Was back to jerking off after a week.

[supafamous]

I actually just got it done 2 weeks ago at Willow.

I just had it done about 3 weeks ago at Pollack. My work benefits covered the cost.

You guys should have just gone in together, hold hands during the procedure for support. Hobz probably would have come out and given you a lift home.

[N.V.M.]

doesn't a vasectomy double your chances for cancer? those boys gotta go somewhere!

[mikemhg]

Do they take the whole sack off or just take the balls out?
Where does your pee get stored afterwards?
I really do need to get on that vasectomy train though to be serious. I feel for the guy, but like, double up man. Pull out if it's that important. It's more fun anyways.

Pulling out isn't fun :lol

[SSM_DC5]

Do they take the whole sack off or just take the balls out?
Where does your pee get stored afterwards?
I really do need to get on that vasectomy train though to be serious. I feel for the guy, but like, double up man. Pull out if it's that important. It's more fun anyways.

Picture a vasectomy being like a what someone would do when undergoing a gender change. Say bye to everything before procedure. FeelsGoodMan

[westopher]

Pulling out isn't fun :lol

I'd way rather b my l all over some t's

[PeanutButter]

How often are you supposed to be tested after the procedure? Only at 12 weeks? And then yearly after that?

[donk.]

Pulling out isn't fun :lol

Not having money/time for fun cars, is even less fun

[whitev70r]

doesn't a vasectomy double your chances for cancer? those boys gotta go somewhere!

From my understanding, you can still jizz but your sperms are not there, they somehow magically dissolve into your blood stream ... not sure where they go ... it's a mystery.

[EvoFire]

Do they take the whole sack off or just take the balls out?
Where does your pee get stored afterwards?
I really do need to get on that vasectomy train though to be serious. I feel for the guy, but like, double up man. Pull out if it's that important. It's more fun anyways.

They don't take anything out, it's just the tube transporting your little swimmers are disconnected

How often are you supposed to be tested after the procedure? Only at 12 weeks? And then yearly after that?

Willow said this is permanent and the chance of it "recovering" is very low. Honestly if you got it done, got tested to not carry sperm, and it self healed and you guys got pregnant, it's meant to be :lol

[westopher]

LOL I know they don't take your sack off haha.

[RabidRat]

Wait, they don't? Also what happens to your adams apple, isn't there sperm in there too?

[Mikoyan]

Only if you swallow.

[N.V.M.]

a 38 year study.

Results: Overall, 26 238 cases of prostate cancer occurred among 2 150 162 Danish men during 53.4 million person-years of follow-up. Overall, vasectomized men had an increased risk of prostate cancer compared with nonvasectomized men (relative risk = 1.15, 95% confidence interval = 1.10 to 1.20). The increased risk of prostate cancer following vasectomy persisted for at least 30 years after the procedure and was observed regardless of age at vasectomy and cancer stage at diagnosis.

[SkinnyPupp]

From my understanding, you can still jizz but your sperms are not there, they somehow magically dissolve into your blood stream ... not sure where they go ... it's a mystery.
You're basically eating your own sperm, just internally

[PeanutButter]

They don't take anything out, it's just the tube transporting your little swimmers are disconnected



Willow said this is permanent and the chance of it "recovering" is very low. Honestly if you got it done, got tested to not carry sperm, and it self healed and you guys got pregnant, it's meant to be :lol

I dunno man. Homie thought IUD was >99% effective and now he has a third child coming...

And wtf is this prostate cancer study with a 95% confidence interval? Two standard deviations away from the mean? I took stats, that means the study is statistically significant.

Fuck it, I'm just not having sex anymore.

[Badhobz]

anal for you! anal for me!! ANAL FOR EVERYONE !!!!!!

[PeanutButter]

Do most people like anal? I've tried it and it just wasn't for me.

[westopher]

Do most people like anal? I've tried it and it just wasn't for me.
You need to be really committed to your stretches first.

[Badhobz]

Did you take it up the bum PB ? No wonder it wasn’t for you
Trolololololol

[PeanutButter]

Did you take it up the bum PB ? No wonder it wasn’t for you
Trolololololol

I won't lie to you, bud. I asked the girlie to stick a finger up there and holy fuck it's not for me.

[inv4zn]

https://i.makeagif.com/media/9-28-2015/o1G-vl.gif

[SkinnyPupp]

I won't lie to you, bud. I asked the girlie to stick a finger up there and holy fuck it's not for me.
You don't go straight for the finger lol.. Get her to warm you up first

[murd0c]

I won't lie to you, bud. I asked the girlie to stick a finger up there and holy fuck it's not for me.

I have questions I don't want the answer for so I will just sit back and :whistle:

But for real, if she knew what she was doing and was doing other things on top of that your opinion would change LOL

[ssjGoku69]

When she took her finger out, did it feel like pooing?

or did you poo her finger out?

[MarkyMark]

How do you think he got his username

[GLOW]

:inoutugh:

[mikemhg]

I won't lie to you, bud. I asked the girlie to stick a finger up there and holy fuck it's not for me.

:lol

I had a buddy recently spend an hour trying to explain the virtues of letting your girl stick her finger up your butt.

I would never subject my lady through that, I shit too much.

[Hondaracer]

Scared to open this thread on my work computer these days lol

[whitev70r]

won't lie ... I think PB is weird. I thought we were going to discuss the joy of giving, not receiving. Stop watching Deadpool.

[westopher]

https://youtu.be/sPGGKLpN7BM?si=YJwyCQSpJ8ZbqIY1

[murd0c]

Want to click, at work can't click...

[GLOW]

just do it i did #yolo

[whitev70r]

becoming NSFW thread ...

[PeanutButter]

I have questions I don't want the answer for so I will just sit back and :whistle:

But for real, if she knew what she was doing and was doing other things on top of that your opinion would change LOL

This is what the internet told me... So I was open to it.

Yeah... it didn't work out the way I thought it was going to..

This was years ago and I think I'm still traumatized. Even thinking about it now, my butthole is clinching up as I type this.

[Badhobz]

Like tight enough to make peanut butter ?!

[Eff-1]

SOOO how about that superstore.

I know i'm paying 20% more at Save On but the store/experience is superior.

superstore is the worst.

[supafamous]

I won't lie to you, bud. I asked the girlie to stick a finger up there and holy fuck it's not for me.

Was it Chicken Lady doing the fingering?

[Badhobz]

SOOO how about that superstore.

I know i'm paying 20% more at Save On but the store/experience is superior.

superstore is the worst.

Stupid store ?! It’s the worst. No name anything is basically garbage. This isn’t an alternative to Kirkland it’s an alternative to garbage

[RabidRat]

Posting this just to flip us to the next page. :heckno:

edit: oh god, why isn't it flipping?! how many posts does it take to go to the next page?!?!

[yray]

Hello yray it appears that you have not posted on our forums in several weeks, why not take a few moments to ask a question, help provide a solution or just engage in a conversation with another member in any one of our forums?


chucky peanutbutter on a bread stick with a cream filling

:troll:

[whitev70r]

Posting this just to flip us to the next page. :heckno:

edit: oh god, why isn't it flipping?! how many posts does it take to go to the next page?!?!

How are people enjoying the nice spring weather ...

[bcrdukes]

Alright, here's a combo breaker, boys.

One of my team members asked me about tax season and how to seal with bare trusts. At first, I was thinking, is this some kind of wildlife advocacy fund? No. I was wrong. Turns out some something along the lines of estates and joint accounts, and all sorts of stuff that's way over my head (and I am just too poor to ever have a trust of any kind.)

Any experts on what this is and how bad it can be if the CRA finds out you're a bad boy and slaps you with a fine?

[Great68]

A simple one, is if you have a chequing/savings account (not RESP) in your kids' name but you control, that's a bare trust you have to report.

Penalties for knowingly or under circumstances amounting to gross negligence fail to file a return, make a false statement or omit required information in the return are the greater of:

$2,500 or 5% of the maximum fair market value of the property held in the trust at any time in the year

This new penalty is in addition to the existing penalties (maximum $2,500) for failing to file a T3 return, which continue to apply.

[bcrdukes]

Thank you sir.

I don't know the full details of his situation, as he was quite frantic explaining the situation to me. Something to do with the mortgage, and taking out some money from the bare trust, or something along those lines. The form for the return is quite complicated as he says, but coincidentally, there was an article in The Globe & Mail by Rob Carrick who talks about the Bare Trust complexities, and that it can be simple, if your situation is simple (like in your example) but can get complicated depending on the situation.

In the end, I threw in the towel and told him to see a professional accountant.

[RabidRat]

Found this the other day at 99 Ranch (the T&T equivalent out here):

It comes in a squeeze bottle!!

https://i.imgur.com/Xe9aNQVl.jpg

What a game changer. Hate having to deal with the mess of a can of condensed milk. This is way more convenient.

[radeonboy]

^Do they taste the same as the cans? I might order a pack on Amazon US.

Right now I'm using their capsules but running low and can't find them in Vancouver.

https://images.deliveryhero.io/image/darkstores/hk/G277CJ_1.jpg?height=480

[headhunt3r]

Finally! Those handles will be useful to hang reusable bags on so you can keep the basket empty while shopping.



Looks like a brand new cart.. could be there is no added cost. Kinda going out of your way to hate on Superstore lol

https://dkdesignwv.files.wordpress.com/2022/09/oldmanyellsatcloud.png?w=281


Edit: darnit I need windows 11 too. Where would one find it online on the cheap? Don’t think I need pro..

I can hook it up if you want a license for cheaper. PM me

[RabidRat]

^Do they taste the same as the cans?

As I thoughtfully swish the goop in my mouth, I find myself savoring the depth of its creamy embrace.

Juxtaposed against the earthy musk of its terroir, delightful floral notes tickle my palate.

So yes? I dunno man it tastes the same to me :p.

[Badhobz]

As I thoughtfully swish the goop in my mouth, I find myself savoring the depth of its creamy

Ha ! Gay !!!!!!!

[murd0c]

SOOO how about that superstore.

I know i'm paying 20% more at Save On but the store/experience is superior.

superstore is the worst.

Their produce seems to be horrible and the milk always expires before the expiry date. Save On is top quality (it's $1.49 day today) I have been shopping at Fresco more and they seem to be decent and way better then Stupid store.

[BIC_BAWS]

Any experts on what this is and how bad it can be if the CRA finds out you're a bad boy and slaps you with a fine?

BAD.

And even worse for anyone remotely involved in the transaction who doesn't file the mandatory disclosure.

Read the new mandatory disclosure rules and penalties. It's fucked.

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[winson604]

Found this the other day at 99 Ranch (the T&T equivalent out here):

It comes in a squeeze bottle!!

https://i.imgur.com/Xe9aNQVl.jpg

What a game changer. Hate having to deal with the mess of a can of condensed milk. This is way more convenient.

haha truly one of the great inventions on the modern era. We have 3 sqeeze bottle options in Vancouver for condensed milk but not for this brand yet.

Speaking of I saw a post yesterday about people talking about the squeeze bottle for the glass bottle of oyster sauce and that in the US some places have the squeeze bottle version but I've never seen it in my life here yet.

[6793026]

https://149449856.v2.pressablecdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Lee-Kum-Kee.jpg

have seen it before. I do like how i KNOW ENGLISH.
family keeps on saying it taste different and it's better, it's real.
I said: "can you read the english for me"
"oyster flavored"

so now we just buy the cheapest brand cause it's all MSG... so F it..... not like it's organic so instead of buying 7.95 for Lee Kam KEE, we went with $2.5 china brand.

[EvoFire]

^ Most restaraunts use the panda one, probably partly because it comes in a giant tin.

We use the premium version because that's what I grew up with. My mom says it tastes different and I never really thought about it, just tradition. Also Costco sells it.

[unit]

i pretty much never shop at any of the big 3-4 supermarkets. asian supermarkets all the way. the indian place across from me is a hidden gem. i pretty much refuse to shop at safeway/saveon/superstore/nofrills... i can understand if they are the most convenient for you and time = money, but i generally try to avoid these places.

[ssjGoku69]

I had both bottles and did a taste test. The Panda one is basically just salty wheras the boat lady one definitely has more depth to the flavour.

[Eff-1]

i pretty much never shop at any of the big 3-4 supermarkets. asian supermarkets all the way. the indian place across from me is a hidden gem. i pretty much refuse to shop at safeway/saveon/superstore/nofrills... i can understand if they are the most convenient for you and time = money, but i generally try to avoid these places.

This is my challenge. The closest shop by far is a save on foods and it's such a timesaver.

Pricing is obnoxious, but the store itself is quite large/nice, and parking is easy.

We chalk it up to paying more for convenience and a nicer store.

Superstore: Parking is hard. Lineups to pay are very long. The clientele is different. The produce is never as good. Meat is never as good. And it never fails that no matter what I end up going in to buy, they are almost always sold out of it. Just the worst.

[murd0c]

The way I look at it I would rather pay more to save time and the hassle and getting better quality food then saving money and getting pissed off with parking and shitty quality food.

[westopher]

It's crazy that the thing that people would sacrifice for cost is the quality of food they put in their body.
Buy cheaper clothes or cancel cable or something.
I understand some people don't have the choice and they are already there, but when someone's wandering around a superstore in a $2500 outfit looking for cheap beef and canned vegetables it's a big what the fuck.

[Hondaracer]

There are 3 “Asian grocers” around me and I refuse to shop at them. All their goods are garbage. I’ve never seen peppers or onions go bad as fast as theirs.

We do 90% of our shopping at Costco and I’m happy for it, consistently great produce, protein is about as good as you can get etc.

Superstore protein is on par with Walmart when I look at it, chicken breasts and drumsticks look fucking disgusting there.

As I’ve said before, we have the last Donald’s market right by us which we use to supplement our groceries and I feel like even it, a tiny independent grocery store shits on the big box places in both price and quality, which I have no clue how they do it but kinda underlines how bad we’re all getting ripped off.

[Traum]

Apparently this is a trend with a lot of processed food now -- instead of using the actual ingredients, simulated flavours are being substituted into the food to lower the processing/produciton costs. Whether this is done to keep prices from increasing too much, or whether the food processors are trying to turn a bigger profit is another topic to discuss, but at the end of the day, keep an eye on that list of ingredients when you are buying any processed food.

Apparently cocoa prices are skyrocketing, and some large volume chocolatiers are already using chocolate flavours instead of chocolate in their chocolates.

At this rate, I might have to start learning how to make chocolate on my own...
:rukidding:
have seen it before. I do like how i KNOW ENGLISH.
family keeps on saying it taste different and it's better, it's real.
I said: "can you read the english for me"
"oyster flavored"

so now we just buy the cheapest brand cause it's all MSG... so F it..... not like it's organic so instead of buying 7.95 for Lee Kam KEE, we went with $2.5 china brand.

[Great68]

https://i.cbc.ca/1.7021582.1699483871!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_1180/dipps-bars-older-and-current-packaging.jpg

Skimpflation.

I'd rather just pay more money for the real original thing, they don't even give you the option for that.

[bcrdukes]

BAD.

And even worse for anyone remotely involved in the transaction who doesn't file the mandatory disclosure.

Read the new mandatory disclosure rules and penalties. It's fucked.

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Do you speak from experience? :suspicious: :badpokerface:

[SkinnyPupp]

https://149449856.v2.pressablecdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Lee-Kum-Kee.jpg

have seen it before. I do like how i KNOW ENGLISH.
family keeps on saying it taste different and it's better, it's real.
I said: "can you read the english for me"
"oyster flavored"

so now we just buy the cheapest brand cause it's all MSG... so F it..... not like it's organic so instead of buying 7.95 for Lee Kam KEE, we went with $2.5 china brand.
Pretty easy to tell which will be better just by comparing the ingredients:

LKK Panda: Water, Sugar, Oyster Extract (Oysters, Water, Salt), Salt, Modified Corn Starch, Flavour Enhancer (E621), Wheat Flour, Colour (E150a).

LKK Boat Lady: Oyster Extract (Oysters, Water, Salt), Sugar, Water, Flavour Enhancer (E621), Salt, Modified Corn Starch, Wheat Flour, Colour (E150a).

LKK Choi Sun: Water, Sugar, Salt, Oyster Extract (Oysters, Water, Salt), Modified Corn Starch, Wheat Flour, Colour (E150a).

Cheap oyster sauce (Healthy Boy): Water, Sugar, Salt, Fructose Syrup, Modified Tapioca Starch (E1442), Citric Acid (E330), Flavour Enhancer (E621), Oyster Extract, Caramel Colour (E150c), Xanthan Gum (E415), Oyster Flavour, Sodium Benzoate (E211)

The cheap stuff has 0.1% oyster extract in it. It has more MSG than oyster... It has more citric acid than oyster! lol. If you like it, that's great. Save money!

The LKK products all have the same ingredients, but in different order. "Premium" boat lady lists oyster first, and more MSG, so it'll have the most oyster flavour. Panda has a bit less oyster, and Choi Sun a bit less than that, and no MSG.

Prices here are $19 HKD for Panda ($3.30 CAD) for 500g, and $40 for Boat Lady ($7 CAD).Choi Sun seems like a decent product for $10 (1.20 CAD). Healthy Boy and stuff like that is probably like $5-10 at cheap markets. It's not worth buying that over Choi Sun if you want to buy cheap stuff.

I usually buy Boat Lady when it's on sale, but I may start using Panda now. I use a lot of this shit, it's an amazing umami bomb.

[BIC_BAWS]

Do you speak from experience? :suspicious: :badpokerface:

Yeah the experience of having to fire 50% of my client base because they refuse to comply with mandatory disclosure and want to do whatever on their taxes.

I don't fucking understand it. If you people know so much better on how to do taxes efficiently, do it your fucking self.

[bcrdukes]

BRB calling PwC, Deloitte, E&Y, and KPMG

[GLOW]

Yeah the experience of having to fire 50% of my client base because they refuse to comply with mandatory disclosure and want to do whatever on their taxes.

I don't fucking understand it. If you people know so much better on how to do taxes efficiently, do it your fucking self.

they need you b/c when shit goes sideways they need someone to blame :badpokerface:

[Mikoyan]

Thank you sir.

I don't know the full details of his situation, as he was quite frantic explaining the situation to me. Something to do with the mortgage, and taking out some money from the bare trust, or something along those lines. The form for the return is quite complicated as he says, but coincidentally, there was an article in The Globe & Mail by Rob Carrick who talks about the Bare Trust complexities, and that it can be simple, if your situation is simple (like in your example) but can get complicated depending on the situation.

In the end, I threw in the towel and told him to see a professional accountant.

Even the experts are asking CRA "wtf??" CRA is not fining anyone this year because no one was ready.

We checked with our accountant, and simple bare trusts like a bank account for your kids, you don't have to report if meets some basic conditions. Like it's all simple stuff like cash only and under $50k you don't need to report. Unless you had over $50k in Red Envelope money and deposited it. You're fucked.

But yeah, you should ask your own accountant for advice as there's more specific exemptions.

[spoon.ek9]

am I really the outlier here? lol

I enjoy getting the bulk of my stuff from Superstore. Granted, when it comes to veggies and fruits, I usually go to T&T/Osaka etc. But when it comes to the basic necessities I keep at home, it's usually cheapest to get it all from Superstore. I will occasionally go to Walmart if I find they offer something I need for significantly less. For example, potatoes were $2.49/lb at Superstore vs $0.99/lb at Walmart. Ridiculous difference in price for the exact same product.

Anytime I go to independent or smaller places like Freshco for example, I feel like it's all worse quality, off brand shit that I have no interest in buying. There's also factoring in how much time I invest in going around to places just to save a buck or two. I value my time more than the savings. I absolutely refuse to buy things from Safeway/Save-On because they are so much more expensive than Superstore for a lot of the same products. They're also all further away from my home.

[unit]

superstore is the biggest ripoff when it comes to produce. loose onions and potatoes are criminally priced. if you buy it by the bag it's not bad, but $2.49/lb for an onion is just insulting.

[EvoFire]

We do go to Superstore a lot, but we also shop a few other places to make up our weekly groceries.

Dry goods typically I get from Superstore, their prices are hard to beat. Definitely the lineups are annoying, and they aren't always well stocked.

Produce I get from Crystal Mall, cause I am a C lai that way. Fresh produce and pork are usually from CM.

Very Asian specific things and seafood I would get from T&T. Superstore just doesn't carry the variety and selection I want. Also supplementing produce that I can't get from CM. T&T carries more variety but typically for a higher price if it's not a sale item.

I've been buying less produce from Costco than before because we just can't finish it. Too much waste. Costco is mainly for diapers when they are on sale, cat food, children's books, and other misc packaged goods. We still spend enough to make Executive membership every year.

[Eff-1]

A lot of people get their stuff at superstore because of the pricing, and I get it. Can't fault anyone for that. I just always tend to walk out of there more angry than I walked in, and that's why I can't deal.

[68style]

Richmond doesn't have good options save for the veggie and fruit place at 5 and Westminster, sometimes I go there... but I agree with Eff-1, even though I'm a regular at Superstore... I find every time I go there I get angry, but it's hard to justify going to like 3 places for things when almost everything is there every time.

The ramp in and out of the Richmond one alone is enough to induce violence in a person on a busy day, a true lesson in how complete oblivious most people are.

[Great68]

The first and only time I've ever shopped at Superstore here in Victoria was after my company gave out PC Gift Cards in lieu of our annual Christmas Party during COVID in 2020 & 2021.

Can concur, made me angry, the "savings" (which IMO were not spectacular) didn't outweigh the inconvenience in the special trip needed to get there (our only superstore is in Langford, on the south side of the highway), the shitty shopping experience, the horde of people and the shitty parking lot.

Also, fuck loblaws and the westons.

I like Country Grocer, local island owned, close to my house, better prices than both Save-On and Thriftys.

[Badhobz]

1 dollar blizzards at DQ till the 31st.

I got a strawberry cheesecake without the strawberry sauce. The old lady said in the 16 years she worked at the DQ, nobody’s ever asked for that

[Traum]

Why do I feel like I'm the only one on RS that shops at Superstore, Safeway, Save-On-Foods, T&T, PriceSmart, and Crystal Mall LOL~? In Metrotown, they are all within 5 - 10 min walking distance of each other anyway.

This is why I paid for a CoV postal code, dammit lol~

[EvoFire]

1 dollar blizzards at DQ till the 31st.

I got a strawberry cheesecake without the strawberry sauce. The old lady said in the 16 years she worked at the DQ, nobody’s ever asked for that

Been infected with spy balloon weirdness

[EvoFire]

Why do I feel like I'm the only one on RS that shops at Superstore, Safeway, Save-On-Foods, T&T, PriceSmart, and Crystal Mall LOL~? In Metrotown, they are all within 5 - 10 min walking distance of each other anyway.

This is why I paid for a CoV postal code, dammit lol~

I'm close, I leave out Pricesmart and Safeway because I am cheap. I have to drive there anyways it's not like it's walking distance for me.

[Hondaracer]

Why do I feel like I'm the only one on RS that shops at Superstore, Safeway, Save-On-Foods, T&T, PriceSmart, and Crystal Mall LOL~? In Metrotown, they are all within 5 - 10 min walking distance of each other anyway.

This is why I paid for a CoV postal code, dammit lol~

“This is why I paid for CoV Postal code”

Shops exclusively east of Boundary? :concentrate: lol

[Presto]

Why do I feel like I'm the only one on RS that shops at Superstore, Safeway, Save-On-Foods, T&T, PriceSmart, and Crystal Mall LOL~? In Metrotown, they are all within 5 - 10 min walking distance of each other anyway.

We are very fortunate to have so many options in Langley. I prefer Save-Ons because I know the layout, and can blitz the shopping list. We stock-up on their meat-deals to meal-prep stuff to put in the freezer. We try to avoid their produce because it's overpriced. Fortunately, there's Willow Produce, H-Mart, Hannam, T&T, etc... for options.

[Great68]

? In Metrotown, they are all within 5 - 10 min walking distance of each other anyway.



I mean, that's obviously key. If superstore was a 5 minute walk from my house, I probably would do most of my shopping there, despite how shitty the shopping experience is lol.

[GLOW]

Why do I feel like I'm the only one on RS that shops at Superstore, Safeway, Save-On-Foods, T&T, PriceSmart, and Crystal Mall LOL~? In Metrotown, they are all within 5 - 10 min walking distance of each other anyway.

This is why I paid for a CoV postal code, dammit lol~

you're not alone, don't forget 88 market, and when in a pinch, champlain mall independent

i have to admit 88 market & safeway are my go to just b/c of convenience.
i swear the dude in the 88 market sushi/banh mi kitchen knows me from going there weekly :lol :okay:

[EvoFire]

I hate going to 88 because of the shitty parking situation there. They are also not cheap

[68style]

But so lucky

[GLOW]

But so lucky

ya lucky you don't get hit & run or step on spit :lawl:

I hate going to 88 because of the shitty parking situation there. They are also not cheap

don't forget the old asian farts congregating & drinking coffee/heavily smoking/ spitting by the no smoking signs in front of doors to the businesses :lol

[Traum]

I hate going to 88 because of the shitty parking situation there. They are also not cheap
You don't park at the 88 parking lot. It's a frickin zoo, and the spots are pretty narrow. Look for street parking elsewhere -- there is usually something along Elliot.

But I usually like their meat -- both for price and quality.

don't forget the old asian farts congregating & drinking coffee/heavily smoking/ spitting by the no smoking signs in front of doors to the businesses :lol
My favourite is when the smoking uncles are all doing it near the air pump at the Chevron station. I always wonder how close (to the gas pumps) they'd need to get before some sort of explosion / fire happens :lawl:

[winson604]

You don't park at the 88 parking lot. It's a frickin zoo, and the spots are pretty narrow. Look for street parking elsewhere -- there is usually something along Elliot.

But I usually like their meat -- both for price and quality.


My favourite is when the smoking uncles are all doing it near the air pump at the Chevron station. I always wonder how close (to the gas pumps) they'd need to get before some sort of explosion / fire happens :lawl:

I only go to 88 if I literally need a couple things but mostly fruits is what I'll buy I don't usually touch their meat. I think 88 is the first supermarket I've ever seen that sells ungraded beef lol so it's a guessing game what you'll get!

[Mikoyan]

I only go to 88 if I literally need a couple things but mostly fruits is what I'll buy I don't usually touch their meat. I think 88 is the first supermarket I've ever seen that sells ungraded beef lol so it's a guessing game what you'll get!

Ungraded meat was a continuation from the time they were Killarney Market. I generally don't get meat there unless I'm in a time crunch but as everyone here is saying convenience is key. I'm within walking distance so it's quick to grab something in a pinch. If indo have to drive I'll park on the street, and avoid walking in front of the starbucks to save my lungs from the cig smoke.

[yray]

y'all don't get asian groceries delivered? :suspicious:

$60min spend and gets delivered to my north shore front door :lawl:

[snowball]

Why do I feel like I'm the only one on RS that shops at Superstore, Safeway, Save-On-Foods, T&T, PriceSmart, and Crystal Mall LOL~? In Metrotown, they are all within 5 - 10 min walking distance of each other anyway.

This is why I paid for a CoV postal code, dammit lol~

I know everyone on reddit complains about loblaws price gouging, but are they not literally the cheapest place for most stuff (on sale)? I swear my local chinese market is hella expensive and all the other retail ones are 25% more for most items.

[GS8]

The story I used to hear -- like 15+ years ago -- was that at least Safeway and Save-On-Foods paid decent wages, whereas Superstore was just paying min wage. I knew for a fact that at one point, Safeway employees were really earning quite a decent wage. So potentially because of that, people don't shxt on Sobeys nearly as much? (And Overwaitea is "just" a regional player.)

Decades ago, Safeway employees were earning more than University professors and had all sorts of nice benefits such as birthdays off with pay. Not to mention the stores were fully staffed. The company model focused on service as priority. The prices were higher but, at the time, people would pay more for a better shopping experience.

Then along came Superstore which wasn't the bottom of the barrel but rather, it was the grime puddle the barrel sat on.

But to be fair, Superstore emphasized low prices in exchange for a shitty shopping experience. As the economic climate changed and basically got worse, Safeway and the other major stores had to change and follow Superstore's ways while trying to maintain their 'heritage'. It didn't go well. Save-On has been doing better lately, thanks to their marketing such as $1.49 days but they also absorbed a lot of Sobey's locations (Safeway & Thrifty alike) which did not seem to phase the competition bureau, fucking Jimmy.

Traditionally, all grocery stores would be closed on days like Boxing Day, New Year's day etc. but I remember Superstore being the first one to open up those days. Every other grocery player opened up the following year.

I still shop at Safeway but mostly because it's in walking distance from me so I go late at night and can get out quickly.

Superstore, like Walmart, is one of those companies that would permanently lower the bar for quality and contribute to that 'race-to-the-bottom' methodology in the name of 'saving money'.

I worked as Supervisors in both Safeway & Thrifty Foods but exited that industry almost 10 years ago. I witnessed the transitions from pretty decent companies to toxic hellholes. I'll never look back at retail with a smile...

[6793026]

Being in Richmond, on just #3 road, you got superstore, 3 T&T; langford market, Price Smart, Foody World, Costco. Then you got Public Market and the asian market across the street.

I really can't complain at all. That's a lot of option on just a 5 km distance

[Badhobz]

I remember in high school we were told that stacking bananas at Safeway was a 70k a year job. We all rushed to Safeway to see if we could get one of these banana stacking jobs and none of us got selected.

Fuck you Safeway.

[bcrdukes]

1 dollar blizzards at DQ till the 31st.

I got a strawberry cheesecake without the strawberry sauce. The old lady said in the 16 years she worked at the DQ, nobody’s ever asked for that

This is as good as a regular who used to come in to the McDonald's I worked at in high school ordering a cheeseburger but no cheese. We would tell him, why not just order a hamburger? He always insisted on the cheeseburger with no cheese. :pokerface:

[Badhobz]

^ What a fucking monster!

I just don’t want strawberry jam on top of my cheesecake. It’s too sweet.

[Hondaracer]

Problem with DQ is their “ice cream” or whatever it is has been tasting increasingly fake. Blizzards kind of mask it but the cones and whatnot are gettin kinda nasty

[spoon.ek9]

This is as good as a regular who used to come in to the McDonald's I worked at in high school ordering a cheeseburger but no cheese. We would tell him, why not just order a hamburger? He always insisted on the cheeseburger with no cheese. :pokerface:

I had the same experience working at McD's when some middle aged white lady ordered the cheeseburger with no cheese. I replied "so you mean a hamburger?" and she said very rudely "NO, I said a CHEESEBURGER with NO CHEESE". So I was like, ok whatever bitch. Punched in the order and my buddy who was in the kitchen poked his head out and blurted "is this a joke?" :lol

That dumbass paid $0.30 extra for yellow paper rather than white paper. But hey, kudos to you if you like wasting money for no reason.

[bcrdukes]

I had the same experience working at McD's when some middle aged white lady ordered the cheeseburger with no cheese. I replied "so you mean a hamburger?" and she said very rudely "NO, I said a CHEESEBURGER with NO CHEESE". So I was like, ok whatever bitch. Punched in the order and my buddy who was in the kitchen poked his head out and blurted "is this a joke?" :lol

That dumbass paid $0.30 extra for yellow paper rather than white paper. But hey, kudos to you if you like wasting money for no reason.

I wonder if our customers are related. :lol

[Tapioca]

I know everyone on reddit complains about loblaws price gouging, but are they not literally the cheapest place for most stuff (on sale)? I swear my local chinese market is hella expensive and all the other retail ones are 25% more for most items.

It's probably related to the oligopoly that we have in Canada for groceries. Loblaws, Sobeys, Walmart, and Costco (in the West). We're lucky that we live in a port city, so there's a decent sized market of independent grocers that have access to lesser quality produce that the other stores won't take. Most places in Canada do not. Reddit is also largely made up of people who probably wouldn't dare step their foot into places like Fruiticana or Red Apple Market.

Loblaws is, on average, cheaper than the others (and Pattison's stores) and even more so when you cross shop with Shoppers Drug Mart for certain items and use the PC Optimum points program effectively. The shopping experience at Real Canadian Superstore is subpar, but there's always online shopping and pickup.

The majority of people probably don't optimize their shopping. The majority of Canadians are also overweight (and have become accustomed to a certain caloric intake) and consume a lot of red meat, which explains why people, generally, are ticked off.

[punkwax]

An older EI guy once asked me for a double Big Mac with no meat.. nice troll job.

Back then we’d just charge for a 65 cent cup of tea for any burger without meat. Not sure what they do these days..

[spoon.ek9]

SDM is awful for prices lol. I buy absolutely nothing from them other than cough syrups and occasionally throat lozenges if they're on sale. Employees there will be the first to tell you they'd never shop there if it wasn't for their employee discount.

[Great68]

but they also absorbed a lot of Sobey's locations (Safeway & Thrifty alike) which did not seem to phase the competition bureau, fucking Jimmy.

Sobeys purchased IGA, Thriftys Foods and Safeway Canada, and it was actually the competition bureau that forced Sobeys to sell some safeway locations otherwise they'd have far too much market dominance. It was prevalent on the island, since Thrifty Foods is obviously big here.

In Greater Victoria, Prior to the safeway sales, we had something like 13 Thrifty Foods locations, 4 safeways, and 2 Save on Foods. Sobeys owning 17 grocery stores in our location would have been insane.

And the reason of course why it had to be Pattison/Save on Foods to purchase the Safeways, was to maintain the unionized workforce, that was a stipulation of the sale.

[EvoFire]

It's probably related to the oligopoly that we have in Canada for groceries. Loblaws, Sobeys, Walmart, and Costco (in the West). We're lucky that we live in a port city, so there's a decent sized market of independent grocers that have access to lesser quality produce that the other stores won't take. Most places in Canada do not. Reddit is also largely made up of people who probably wouldn't dare step their foot into places like Fruiticana or Red Apple Market.

Loblaws is, on average, cheaper than the others (and Pattison's stores) and even more so when you cross shop with Shoppers Drug Mart for certain items and use the PC Optimum points program effectively. The shopping experience at Real Canadian Superstore is subpar, but there's always online shopping and pickup.

The majority of people probably don't optimize their shopping. The majority of Canadians are also overweight (and have become accustomed to a certain caloric intake) and consume a lot of red meat, which explains why people, generally, are ticked off.

Most of our vegetables don't come by sea, being a port city makes very little difference other than maybe when there's a shortage and something is brought in from elsewhere. I was surprised to see China green onions because for some odd reason there was no NA ones available.

Some fruits do, but we don't get that much foreign stuff. Off the top of my head the only staple fruit that would come in by sea regularly would probably be bananas and pineapples. We occasionally get Chinese apples and Australian oranges. Would we even call pineapples a staple fruit?

The more exotic stuff are flown in by air like papayas.

[supafamous]

I was surprised to see China green onions because for some odd reason there was no NA ones available.


A bit off topic but I started growing green onions this past year and it's ridiculously easy to do - I did it my herb garden while my neighbour just puts it in a pot of water by her window sill. Keep the bottom inch or two of it, stick it in water/soil and you've got infinite green onions.

[spoon.ek9]

I usually find that after harvesting them after the second grow, they don't grow back very well. So I buy them once, leave the bottom 1-2 inches in a cup of water. Let them grow and then use them once. Definitely super easy to do. I wonder if they would do better in some soil in terms of multiple regrowth lol. I've never bothered.

[SSM_DC5]

SDM is awful for prices lol. I buy absolutely nothing from them other than cough syrups and occasionally throat lozenges if they're on sale. Employees there will be the first to tell you they'd never shop there if it wasn't for their employee discount.

Don't you have unlimited supply of cough syrup and lozenges at work? FeelsGoodMan

[Traum]

The problem with grocery stores in the Richmond core area is the insane traffic, esp along No. 3 Road. Yes, the stores are physically close to each other, but good luck trying to drive from one place to another.

One time on Saturday, it took me a frickin 20 min to drive through the traffic jam from Aberdeen to Lansdowne. Aberdeen to fxxking Lansdowne. Probably would have been faster had I walked it.
Being in Richmond, on just #3 road, you got superstore, 3 T&T; langford market, Price Smart, Foody World, Costco. Then you got Public Market and the asian market across the street.

I really can't complain at all. That's a lot of option on just a 5 km distance

Another interesting observation is -- Loblaws in Toronto are far more upscale than Superstore is (and I seem to think this upscale-ness is reflected in their prices as well). The corporate Loblaws brand that caters to the Superstore-sy clients seems to be No Frills. But in Vancouver at least, I find that No Frills doesn't aim to serve the same frugal clients that they aim for in Toronto. Instead, No Frill prices here are pretty expensive, but they make up for it by pretending to be a neighbourhood store, and aiming for the convenient factor.

I also used to shop a lot at Zehrs (Markets) bcos that's what my university town had. The experience there is pretty upscale and pleasant there too -- kinda like our Safeway here.

[Great68]

Didn't the store that was in that condo development on #5 & Steveston by the overpass used to be a proper Loblaws store?

I remember going in there once, felt very much Thrifty Foods/Safeway like, definately higher end than superstore.

That sure didn't last long lol.

Superstore is kind of a direct competition to Walmart, especially now that Walmart does groceries here. (I can't stand shopping in walmart even more than Superstore )

[spoon.ek9]

Don't you have unlimited supply of cough syrup and lozenges at work? FeelsGoodMan

It's a hospital, we don't carry the good shit lol. We also don't order a lot of the combination products you see in retail settings. Also, Cepacol is the only lozenge we carry and it tastes like absolute shit. No thanks, would rather have the sore throat :lol

[radeonboy]

Didn't the store that was in that condo development on #5 & Steveston by the overpass used to be a proper Loblaws store?

I remember going in there once, felt very much Thrifty Foods/Safeway like, definately higher end than superstore.

That sure didn't last long lol.

Superstore is kind of a direct competition to Walmart, especially now that Walmart does groceries here. (I can't stand shopping in walmart even more than Superstore )

I used to visit that Loblaws for their discount stuff because they didn't have enough foot traffic to move products quick enough. Think most people in the area are used to the Save on Foods at Ironwood.

After Loblaws closed I wondered if they would replace it with a T&T since nothing similar is in South Richmond - it could capture some of the Ladner / Tsawwassen market which has a growing Asian population. But at this rate I wouldn't be surprised if T&T opens at Tsawwassen Mills.

[PeanutButter]

Is the mall in Tsawwassen even busy? How does that place survive

[radeonboy]

Is the mall in Tsawwassen even busy? How does that place survive

It's pretty packed on weekends but very mellow during the week. Want to say it's just as busy as RC on a weekend but people are more spread out thanks to the larger mall footprint.

[Hondaracer]

Anyone been getting mad spam recently?

Fuck been getting all sorts of texts and even calls recently from some “law firm” in Florida saying they are following up on a enquiry etc. leaving me voice mails and texts. They are bypassing my call control so it’s either good AI or an actual person calling..

Don’t feel like I’ve given my number out to any new services outside of maybe local restaurant booking apps..

[GLOW]

You don't park at the 88 parking lot. It's a frickin zoo, and the spots are pretty narrow. Look for street parking elsewhere -- there is usually something along Elliot.

But I usually like their meat -- both for price and quality.


My favourite is when the smoking uncles are all doing it near the air pump at the Chevron station. I always wonder how close (to the gas pumps) they'd need to get before some sort of explosion / fire happens :lawl:

my fav is when they stand in the middle of the road or stall you're trying to back in to and after a while slowly gtfo, or when they pull up and take 2 spots/park on the line.

i was speaking with one of the shop owners and apparently the uncles straight up refuse to stand away from store entrances and when called out on it and pointing at the sign they reply they don't speak english FailFish

[Badhobz]

https://i.postimg.cc/NMJmd5N1/IMG-5970.jpg

Me and spy balloon grabbed ghetto meatballs today for 5 bucks. What savings !

[Eff-1]

Didn't the store that was in that condo development on #5 & Steveston by the overpass used to be a proper Loblaws store?

I remember going in there once, felt very much Thrifty Foods/Safeway like, definately higher end than superstore.

That sure didn't last long lol.

Superstore is kind of a direct competition to Walmart, especially now that Walmart does groceries here. (I can't stand shopping in walmart even more than Superstore )

It was a Loblaws City Mart and it was doomed to fail from the start.

Having a SOF in a giant plaza with other stores like LD and CT across the street was always going to be tough competition because City Mart was across the street on its own, so there's no walk-by traffic.

And cheap people living in Richmond wouldn't necessarily pay higher prices for a more premium-feeling store. Case in point: Superstore.

[radeonboy]

Me and spy balloon grabbed ghetto meatballs today for 5 bucks. What savings !

How was the lineup? I was there to pick up something last week and the lineup went well into the kid's area...

[N.V.M.]

Problem with DQ is their “ice cream” or whatever it is has been tasting increasingly fake. Blizzards kind of mask it but the cones and whatnot are gettin kinda nasty

they can not call their product ice cream because by law/definition ice cream must be at least 10% butterfat. they're not even close, halfway maybe?

[whitev70r]

Me and spy balloon grabbed ghetto meatballs today for 5 bucks. What savings !

On Wed, kids meals are free at IKEA ... and you don't have to have any kiddies with you. Top that!

[Badhobz]

How was the lineup? I was there to pick up something last week and the lineup went well into the kid's area...

a little bit of a lineup. It moved along quite quickly as these unionized gestapo IKEA workers were quite diligent to ensure everyone has their ikea card. Those who didnt have one were taken aside and instantly….. gas…. I mean forced to sign up.

I got quite a bit of side eye from the kitchen staff for asking for three plates of meatballs (to share between 2 people).

Eh fuck you. If you don’t wanna dish out meatballs, don’t fucking be working there rolling your eyes and shit

[headhunt3r]

How does everyone browse revscene on their phones? Constant panning and zooming like me?

[Hondaracer]

13 pro max everything fits pretty perfect. Even compared to other forums I’m on RS works the best out of them on a mobile device

[winson604]

Didn't the store that was in that condo development on #5 & Steveston by the overpass used to be a proper Loblaws store?

I remember going in there once, felt very much Thrifty Foods/Safeway like, definately higher end than superstore.

That sure didn't last long lol.

Superstore is kind of a direct competition to Walmart, especially now that Walmart does groceries here. (I can't stand shopping in walmart even more than Superstore )

That spot has been empty for years now only bringing in Revenue each year when Spirit Halloween takes over. Pretty sad but as mentioned already it was doomed from the get go.

[fliptuner]

Problem with DQ is their “ice cream” or whatever it is has been tasting increasingly fake. Blizzards kind of mask it but the cones and whatnot are gettin kinda nasty

Problem with DQ is, outside of the mall, they don't have Orange Julius attached

[68style]

^ Is that where you get all your weiners from?

[EvoFire]

https://i.postimg.cc/NMJmd5N1/IMG-5970.jpg

Me and spy balloon grabbed ghetto meatballs today for 5 bucks. What savings !

We went 2 weeks ago, great we saved some money, but the lineup was an hour before we got food. Not doing that again, not with two kids anyways.

[Hondaracer]

Used to be a fiend for those orange Julius Glizzys growing up

Dunno if anyone is a Surrey OG but I remember the old orange Julius by the liquor store in Guildford mall under the escalators.. good memories

[SkinnyPupp]

https://i.postimg.cc/NMJmd5N1/IMG-5970.jpg

Me and spy balloon grabbed ghetto meatballs today for 5 bucks. What savings !
Is it seriously normally $9 for those meatballs?

[RabidRat]

How does everyone browse revscene on their phones? Constant panning and zooming like me?

13 Mini here. Shit ton of panning and zooming for sure.

[SSM_DC5]

How does everyone browse revscene on their phones? Constant panning and zooming like me?

99%of the time I browse on my phone via chrome. Only zoom when I watch the videos in shitty drivers thread.

Get a phone with a bigger screen.

[bcrdukes]

Badhobz, I didn't know you had kids. :suspicious:

[Badhobz]

that little shit aint mine!!!!

[68style]

That ain't Badhobz kid, Badhobz kid would have a Patek so heavy she couldn't raise her arm if she wanted to

[SSM_DC5]

He's a pedo:badpokerface:

[pastarocket]

Sad news from the Royal Family.

Princess Kate made an announcement about her health issues. Cancer.


https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/22/uk/kate-princess-of-wales-cancer-diagnosis-intl-gbr/index.html

If I remember correctly, King Charles is also undergoing cancer treatment.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Traum]

Damn... I am so sorry to hear that Kate has cancer. :(

As good as she looks / has been made to look in the video, it is still very obvious how much of a toll chemo has done on her body.

I wish her well, and I hope she'd make a full recovery from this.

Fuck cancer. :(

[Manic!]

Fuck the Royal family.

[Hondaracer]

Damn... I am so sorry to hear that Kate has cancer. :(

As good as she looks / has been made to look in the video, it is still very obvious how much of a toll chemo has done on her body.

I wish her well, and I hope she'd make a full recovery from this.

Fuck cancer. :(

Every comment on every post about this is saying that isn’t her :lol

[Badhobz]

Fuck the Royal family.
shes not even a royal. shes just some bitch who married into that... have a heart.... of India?

[6793026]

it's sad, but i really don't care much. They are just like normal people in a normal family.

They are just in a spot light and who know what they have really contributed.

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At the very least, the British Royal Family is a *HUGE* tourism driver to their country. While they are certainly funded by taxpayers, I am willing to be that their net contribution to the UK GDP is far bigger than the average Briton.

Among the current Royal Family, Kate also one of the most well-liked, if not the most well-liked Royal Family member, so there is also that.

Assuming Kate is able to make a full recovery, I'm sure she'd be spending a good amount of her time doing charity work for cancer research and such. For someone with her level of star power, it will certainly attract more funding into the field.

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At the very least, the British Royal Family is a *HUGE* tourism driver to their country. While they are certainly funded by taxpayers, I am willing to be that their net contribution to the UK GDP is far bigger than the average Briton.

Among the current Royal Family, Kate also one of the most well-liked, if not the most well-liked Royal Family member, so there is also that.

Assuming Kate is able to make a full recovery, I'm sure she'd be spending a good amount of her time doing charity work for cancer research and such. For someone with her level of star power, it will certainly attract more funding into the field.

Yeah, fuck cancer for sure.

I know from stories from one of my Aunts about her close friend's grandson dying from a form of cancer.

Which cancer? Leukemia. Cancer of the white blood cells in bone marrow.

Anyways, long story short. The young man passed away at age 23 from leukemia. -started feeling very sick with headaches and other symptoms after a student exchange trip in Japan. A bone marrow transplant could not save him.

Remember Fukushima in 2011? The dude was living near Fukushima at the time of the power plant meltdown.

Fuck cancer and fuck nuclear power/radiation.