toothpaste (changed) attitude

floss (changed) green beaver

toothbrush (changed) nada

mouthwash (never used it)

shaving cream (stopped buying it)

diapers (never bought, but now I buy as gifts when someone has a baby.) royale

toilet paper (always) Purex

sunscreen (changed) green beaver

canned oysters (changed) sawmill bay

face cream (always) Rocky Mountain soap compant

shampoo/conditioner (always) Jack 59

razor (changed) Hensons

Hand soap (always) Rocky Mountain Soap Company

body wash ( always) Rocky Mountain soap company

laundry detergent (always) Nellie’s

all purpose cleaner (always) Naturebee

abeego (always)

fruit (whenever I can)(always)

stain remover (changed) (Buncha Farmers)

eggs (always)

honey (always)

alcohol (mixed, but totally switched over)

maple syrup (always)

dairy (always)

meat (alway)

vegetables (changed what I can)

Oats and pulses ( always and changed when I can.)

dish soap (always) naturebee

dishwasher detergent (changed) Nellie’s

chocolate (used to buy Canadian sometime, now always) purdys, Jacek

pop (stopped buying)

canned soup (changed) sprague

glad bags (stopped buying)

leafy greens (changed when I can)

deodorant- changed Attitude

ice cream ( I would sometimes I made the switch to alway.) Foothills creamery

Cereal (stopped buying)

juice- changed (mostly stopped buying but I changed ion the rare ocassion I do) Oasis

Peanut butter: changed- Fatso

feminine hygiene products always- diva cup

nuts (changed) royal nuts

flour (changed) Anita’s mill

pospsicles (changed) I make my own, or happy pops

marshmellows(changed) get them from the farmers market

gum (changed) pur

chapstick (changed) rebels

winter boots (always) Manitobah Mukluks

winter coat (always) Canada Goose

Inspired by similar post re products

Services I changed to use Nextcloud via StormWeb:

• Cloud storage - From Linode
• Photo backup and calendar - From Google Photos and Google Calendar
• Password manager - From Bitwarden, KeePassXC file upload

Movies - Cineplex (always used)

Movie aggregator/theater listing - Cinema Clock (added)

Groceries - Giant Tiger (will be changing over from Walmart)

At my local Sobey's today and was very happy to see the Canadian strawberries sold out - I took the last package at $5.99. Meanwhile, it appeared the entire stock of "Produce of USA" strawberries was still on the shelf despite selling for a buck less. They had not even been touched. Well done, fellow shoppers!

But why doesn't Sobey's stock more of the local berries and dump the American ones altogether. It is summer afterall.

To quote someone: "We don't need anything they've got."

If you e are getting direct to consumer alcohol from the other provinces, who does what best? Where should we be directing our shopping dollars? Let’s start a suggestion list.

I see that Grand and Toy is US owned now. Are there any fully Canadian options for office supplies?

Despite the ‘Made in Canada’ banner being part of their logo, not everything is made in Canada. You have to check each product. For example, the vintage pigment dyed tees are made in the USA

I did a little bit of shopping this month and wanted to share some of the Canadian brands I've bought, tried and enjoyed.

Martino. Made in Quebec City. I am waiting for a certain pair of boots to restock so I can buy them. I have a pair of sneakers from them already.

Routine Natural Beauty. Natural beauty care products based in Calgary, made in Canada. I got a deodorant, although I don't like the glass pot style. Next time I'll get the stick (theirs are made of paper).

Canadian Companies, manufactured elsewhere:

Devon & Lang. Men's underwear, women's underwear. Designed in Calgary, made in China. Comfortable, fun colours, true to size, and the company makes charitable donations.

Harmonica. Leather shoes and sandals. Canadian company, made in Mexico. Comfortable and true to size.

EDIT: Poplin & Co. Canadian company, and designer draws her own prints but made elsewhere. (I originally posted that they are made in Canada, but that's not correct. FWIW they use BSCI-approved factories - mine was made in China.) Pre-shrunk cotton which i appreciate. My only beef is that I'm tall and I find the inseam a little too short on the jumpsuits.

Hi! I’ve cut a lot of US based goods and products from shopping basket. However I am having challenges with alternatives to whole foods in Vancouver. In particular, I buy organic meats (better from an animal welfare perspective, etc, etc) from WF. I find I can buy veg from Save on or other shops.

I am not a fan of Choices. Their stores are cramped and I find their selection to be poor. Also their prices are really high in comparison to WF. Any recommendations?

Just wanted to add that Royal Chinet paper plates are made in Canada and all come from one factory in rural Nova Scotia!

200$ CAD or best offer. E-transfer ONLY🇨🇦. Size US 11 men’s. Worn about 20 times still in great condition the color is just too bright for me. Tracked Xpress Post.

Any one tried it? Its is made in Canada and woman owned!

What does everyone think of Goodfood? I've been a customer for years. I like that they are a Canadian company that sources as much locally as they can.

Looking for Canadian made soft printed tees- anyone know any good Canadian made?

I order "NELLIE'S Lamby Dryerballs" from: homehardware DOT ca/en/lamby-dryerballs-4-pack/p/4527770

When the arrived, they smell scented. Nellie's was kind enough to send a replacement, but they too smelled scented.

Has anyone else found this to be the case?

just had the mint chip ice cream at a restaurant in fort erie and went to sobeys as well as joes independent but didn’t see that particular flavor anywhere. any recs on where I can purchase??? wanted to make ice cream sandwiches with it too

I just wish CVS carried other Celebration Products, but maybe one day!

Has anyone bought this bed?

I recently bought this bed from Structube. It was on backorder and came a few weeks after I had placed the order.

I have to say that the build experience was really poor. My family has gotten structube beds before and those were all very smooth in terms of building experience. However, this one had multiple issues.

The first issue was that I was missing an entire bag of washers. I went to a nearby Structube store and they were able to help me out and give me some washers, which I really appreciated.

The second issue was that some of the pre-drilled holes did not line up with where they were supposed to be drilled into the frame. This happened on multiple different wood slats.

It got to the point where one step in the building process I had to pre-drill my own holes because they simply would not lineup properly otherwise.

I noticed that this bed is no longer on their website and I wonder if it’s because of issues with this building experience.

I overall really love the look of the bed and my first sleep on it was great. But I have a bad taste in my mouth about all the issues from building it.

I wanted to know if anybody else had similar experiences!

My friends are moving to the Toronto area and i would love to give them a gift card to a First Nations owned business! restaurant, bookstore, gift shop etc. I looked on google but would be so grateful for any local recommendations, it’s okay if it’s within an hour or so of Toronto too! thank you so much in advance

Looking for a weekly planner in horizontal layout, dated… and made by a Canadian company? Please suggest all the unicorns out there. (Bonus points if it’s a Weeks size!) TIA.

I've found Canadian protein bars online but I want to just buy them from a store instead of ordering a big box. I've only looked in save on foods but there's a couple Super Stores, safeways and Chalos near me.

I think I'll need to go European, but I thought I'd ask - I'm looking for a chain lock for a bike, similar to the Kryptonite ones. I think Hiplock and Oxford are UK, so that might be what I do.

I might also need a bike light - any Canadian companies?

My kids and I play daily, but only 31 people played today!

Canuckle was started by Mark and Jeff Rogers. They also have some cute merch too!

I didn't know it was until I looked it up today, the flavour originated here and it's rarely seen anywhere else in the world! Exact origins unknown but height of popularity was 1950-1970ish. I love black licorice and I haven't had tiger tail since I was a kid. I was so delighted to see Kawartha tiger tail today at Metro (Ontario here). Here's an article about it if you like to get nerdy about this stuff like me!

If anyone out there is visiting Canada this summer from another country, pop into an ice cream shop and see if they have any you can sample. It's worth the experience either way!

Any other tiger tail fans out there? Or tiger tail haters? Heh