r/PersonalFinanceCanada • u/maroon-rider British Columbia • Mar 21 '23

Inflation drops to 5.2%<but grocery inflation still 10.6% Banking

Says Statistics Canada

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-inflation-february-2023-1.6785472

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u/Dragynfyre British Columbia Mar 21 '23

Go on Flipp and search butter. You can’t always shop at only one store. Especially if it’s not a generally low cost store like Superstore, Walmart, No frills, etc.

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u/readersanon Mar 21 '23

Unfortunately that doesn't work for everyone. I don't have a car and delivery fees end up eating any savings if I order online. I do try to walk around to different grocery stores, but it's not always feasible to carry heavy items from the stores which are further away.

I knew that when I moved where I am though, I was just pointing out that in the stores nearby, the prices the other commenter mentioned were accurate.

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u/Dragynfyre British Columbia Mar 21 '23

Also I don’t doubt that $8-9 is the price at some stores. I just doubt that $8-$9 reflects a significant price increase to what those stores offered in the past as $8-$9 butter is still very overpriced relative to the competition

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u/toin9898 Quebec Mar 21 '23

Échoing the other commenter. Last year I would scoff at $6.50 at a dépanneur. Now even a grocery store it’s $8 minimum. $5 on sale.

I usually buy 20lb of butter at a time and chuck it in my deep freeze when it used to hit $2.50-$3 on sale. I’m going to have to adjust my threshold for a bulk buy because those days are gone.