Registered: Feb 2003
Location: The Socialist People's Republic Of Canada
Re: Price of food
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Originally posted by thesauce23
Ok I dont know if its me but food is expensive as fvck. Just the other day I was starving so I decided to get a Chicken Ceaser Salad from nearby Mr Greek. It cost me $12!!!! for lettuce and about 12 strips of chicken. mind u it was great but wow $12 for a salad. Then I noticed that a meal at a fastfood place averages to about $6-8. That is alot of money for 1 meal. ugh but who am i kidding, i'll still end up buying it.
Food in Toronto is way too expensive. There is no reason in the world why a souvlaki dinner should be costing you $20. for example. Even in the most expensive places in the world you can find good healthy meals for under $5. That wont even buy you a happy meal in Toronto any more.
Part of the problem is our rediculous tipping expectations. But the price of the food itself is also an issue. I think its due to excessively high rents, regulations and taxes that are burdened onto the retailer.
However even groceries are ridiculous. Yes gas prices are a bit to blame but i think its more preditory pricing. If you have noticed, the food retailers have merged quite a bit in the last 10 years. Now you have loblaws group, oshawa group and those who own sobeys and thats it.
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Originally posted by jester
Everything in this country is illegal.
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"If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law" - Winston Churchill
May-06-2006 21:12
Mako
Old School.
Registered: Jul 2001
Location:
Wasn't there something that was passed that made it so that healthier food was more expensive? (I think a tax) Or something like that, like a couple of years ago.
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May-06-2006 21:16
nusty
Congrats Andrew/ Hillary!
Registered: Feb 2003
Location: LA and still a little bit of Toronto
quote:
Originally posted by chinamon
holy shit.. theres actually a site for that? lol
my friends and i do the occasional "jarvis run" or "whore tour" after a club sometimes. i remember a few years ago a blow job was $50 and the other night my buddy asked how much for head and the bitch said $100. lol
the ho was suckin on something and my buddy asked "what is that? a buttplug?" she started kicking and screaming "you're disgusting!" and my buddy said "look who's standing on the street corner" and we peeled outta there.
its always fun to harrass the hookers. good times.
yeah the best part is that occasionally on TRIBE.CA you get users wondering what happened because everyone is talking about electronic music rather than hookers.
TERB.CA has been adopted by some tribers as the unofficial sister site to tribe.ca lol.
For those of you wondering that's the only reason I even know of TERB.ca but there are some pretty fricken funny 'reviews' of peoples dates. lol.
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quote:
Originally posted by Lightshow
i wear sunglasses for the same reason everybody wears them in a club. 1: people look cool in sunglasses
2: it gets awefully bright as the night progresses
*nusty does not wear sunglasses at night, they make it hard to see and you could trip
May-06-2006 21:25
*~LiSa-LoO~*
Ferry Corsten's bitch
Registered: Mar 2003
Location: on holiday
I hate how healthy food is more expensive than fatty foodsq
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May-09-2006 01:18
Jem_hadar
I remember...
Registered: Nov 2003
Location: Pandora (South of Nowhere)
quote:
Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~*
I hate how healthy food is more expensive than fatty foodsq
I dont, I LOVE that.
I dont eat this healthy crap.
I wish McDonalds was fucking cheaper!
THE BEST was just 3 months ago - 2 small fries 1$ and two double cheeseburgers 3$
Mmmmmm,,mmmmmmmmmm
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May-09-2006 01:37
*~LiSa-LoO~*
Ferry Corsten's bitch
Registered: Mar 2003
Location: on holiday
quote:
Originally posted by Jem_hadar
I dont, I LOVE that.
I dont eat this healthy crap.
I wish McDonalds was fucking cheaper!
THE BEST was just 3 months ago - 2 small fries 1$ and two double cheeseburgers 3$
Mmmmmm,,mmmmmmmmmm
I'll be sure to have a nice dress for the funeral when you die young.
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May-09-2006 01:48
Jem_hadar
I remember...
Registered: Nov 2003
Location: Pandora (South of Nowhere)
quote:
Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~*
I'll be sure to have a nice dress for the funeral when you die young.
So long as Ive enjoyed EVER day with good friends and good music, I die content.
And eating McDonalds makes me feel so content afterwards! Fuck! Delicious. I think I might hafta get some right now actually!
JEM
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May-09-2006 01:50
4-play
Listen to Fuad!!!
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Mars
quote:
Originally posted by disko-kandi
that's nothing in comparison to London
I agree.. and Tokyo
May-09-2006 02:15
matty
08/09 National Beach Cham
Registered: Jun 2003
Location: back in T.O
quote:
Originally posted by chinamon
holy shit.. theres actually a site for that? lol
my friends and i do the occasional "jarvis run" or "whore tour" after a club sometimes. i remember a few years ago a blow job was $50 and the other night my buddy asked how much for head and the bitch said $100. lol
its always fun to harrass the hookers. good times.
go to greece or cyprus
May-09-2006 03:23
jester
[enigma within a enigma]
Registered: Oct 2003
Location: The End of Elsewhere by Taras Grescoe
quote:
Originally posted by evil_cookie
try going to fast food places in Norway.
Try switzerland dude.
I went into a McDonalds, it was $13 CDN for a burger. Happy I did not eat any McDonalds in Europe when I went.
The Pizza was like a couple bucks more but it was tasty.
May-09-2006 03:49
Flec
*********
Registered: Oct 2001
Location: Toronto,Canada
try buying kosher food :P stop whining!!!!
*i dont eat kosher but i work at a kosher grocery store, and the prices.....OMG, we are talking average bills of about 150-200 and these ppl are there 2-3 times a week
May-09-2006 06:18
Jayx1
Prime Minister of TOTA
Registered: Feb 2003
Location: The Socialist People's Republic Of Canada
quote:
Originally posted by evil_cookie
try going to fast food places in Norway.
weird thing about mcdonalds in norway is how if the food is for take away its cheaper than if you sit down. So we used to get our food for take away and sit down anyways LOL
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Originally posted by jester
Everything in this country is illegal.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery…" Winston Churchill
"If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law" - Winston Churchill
lol.
