Is bigger better?

These 3 apples came from three different places.  The smallest is a grocery store bag of apples.  The second is a Costco apple and the largest is from Loblaws.  

I know you'd think the largest would be from Costco because everything is bigger there!

None of them are organic.

Did you know apples are part of the dirty dozen?  Meaning they contain the most pesticides:(

So I guess we should all be buying organic... Whether it is for less pesticides or no pesticides but also so there is no genetic mutations.  Have you seen the size of some of those grapes?

Just something to ponder...

Save a little

I am not going to mention any names but someone gave me a great tip on saving a little $ at a certain farm fresh grocery store.

If you go later, after the dinner rush and the kids are put to bed, you might find some great discount food options.  

Yes I am being a little cagey cuz I don't want all the yummy food and great deals to be pillaged by the time I or my friendly tipster, get there:) but it could be a great option for the next day's lunch or dinner if you are short on time.

I have heard this to be true at other grocery stores (Loblaws) if you want to get their organic meat. 

Good luck and move over if you see me coming!

PC Plus

So you all know how much I love Shoppers Optimum Points, well now Loblaws/Superstores/Independent stores have their own version.  It is called PC Plus.  You can get an actual card with keychain cards too or you can get the PC Plus App  https://m.pcplus.ca/

 With the app your card comes up on your phone and this is what the cashier scans.  Shoppers needs to get on board with this idea (admittedly they have me printing off coupons, this seems so old fashion these days).

With PC, they will send you deals for points based on what you frequently purchase, plus you can earn in store points on top of these.  This lets them quickly add up to $ you can turn around and spend instore.  Another feature of the app, is that it tracks and saves all your visits and purchases.

Hopefully Shoppers will go this way soon because Loblaws now owns them...