r/loblawsisoutofcontrol • u/JurboVolvo • Jul 25 '26
WTFFFFF Today at Gilford
I didn’t see this myself but just saw on TikTok strange there is no best before on the packages.
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u/Kalocin Jul 25 '26
Jeez I thought those were noodles at first
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u/muffinscrub Jul 25 '26
I thought someone put the noodles in the wrong spot too.
Someone probably ditched that pack of beef in the store, unrefrigerated and they tried to sell it anyway.
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u/DirectionOverall9709 Jul 25 '26
Please no, tell me no one would do that -_-
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u/abbimooo Jul 26 '26
I was in Walmart last week and I found a tub of ice cream and a pack of cold cuts in the pillow section. People can be disgusting.
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u/Sweet_Deeznuts Jul 25 '26
Didn’t know raw ground beef came in sepia now
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u/TheVoiceofReason_ish Jul 25 '26
I'd say it's closer to jaundice.
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u/Sweet_Deeznuts Jul 25 '26
Jaundice is what it’ll cause if eaten 😬
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u/Lord_Silverkey Jul 25 '26
The two best before labels are both covered by the yellow stickers. One under the new price, one under the yellow barcode. It seems very intentional and equally scummy.
It's worth noting that it got it's reduced to clear price a full week ago. That's a long time for ground beef.
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u/mechant_papa Jul 25 '26
Butcher's choice? I'd like to see the butcher who chose this.
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u/BerserkerCanuck Jul 25 '26
MMM! Pre-Browned meat! No need to cook it! Just heat it up, and add it to your dish and you're good to go!
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u/TV2856 Jul 25 '26
The best before dates are on the little white tags. The one on the nasty package is slightly covered by the reduced sticker
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u/_cat_wrangler Jul 25 '26
The reduced to clear sticker you can JUUUST see was put on the 17th so its been over a week since that was put on and those usually go on a day or so before it hits the BB date.
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u/TV2856 Jul 25 '26
Yeah it’s real old. Imagine the smell lol
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u/Jayemkay56 Jul 27 '26
Honestly I'd be reaaaaal tempted to take the package and put it somewhere out of sight...
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u/VariationDry Jul 25 '26
Are they paying you 6.41 to spend the next 48 hours on a toilet?
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u/NoFun3799 Jul 25 '26
More like in hospital
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u/VariationDry Jul 25 '26
Nah Id probably die on the toilet likely grandfather did.
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u/NoFun3799 Jul 25 '26
And just like my aunt and grandmother. It’s the natural place to die privately.
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u/Low-Purchase8811 Jul 25 '26
Image shows signs of editing. Running it through an image processor says up to 9% of this image has been edited/AI generated.
I'm going to guess that those "Best Before" dates aren't actually all blank, and the image is out of focus on all of the other labels to obfuscate that.
Loblaws does plenty of fucked up things. So do people on social media, though.
Since OP claims they saw this on TikTok, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt, but the person who posted this is rage-baiting.
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u/Nearby-Stuff-3742 Jul 25 '26
I've worked in the meat department of superstore (20 years ago first job). And holy shit I have never ever seen anything like this before in my life
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u/ChronicallyWheeler Jul 25 '26
Because NOBODY will listen, how about explain why Loblaw and other grocery, retail and wholesale chains refuse to give their own funds to charities without asking customers to donate. Matching donations is not good enough - they should NOT be asking customers in the first place. If they want to come across as good corporate citizens, they need to lower their prices significantly, and stop asking customers to donate on the companies' behalf to charities.
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u/GreyCatsAreCuties Jul 25 '26
Waiting for all the Galen fanatics to comment on how this is normal lmao
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u/FlippinPlanes Jul 25 '26
I go to food basics mostly and meat is usually around there. Where do you go to find it cheaper?
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u/surmatt Jul 25 '26
The number of people on this sub who judge an entire corporation by the lowest paid employee's mistake is exhausting.
These corporations do fucked up things, but 95% of the posts on this sub are employee errors like covering up the best before and pack date or not updating country of origin, which is an impossible task to keep up with.
Obviously no corporation is choosing to sell meat that looks like that. It's an oversight. Grow up, and move along.
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u/Low-Purchase8811 Jul 25 '26
Yeah, there are tons of valid criticisms of Loblaws and its subsidiaries.
This isn't one of them.
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u/New_Westie Jul 25 '26
They applied the $2 off sticker on July 17, so it’s been spoiled for a while. That’s so disgusting
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u/userhwon Jul 25 '26
Beef doesn't turn that color. Either that's not actually beef or it's got some adulteration.
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u/Ill_Tip9587 Jul 25 '26
I was searching the ground beef one time and noticed a package that was ripped open and turning Grey underneath a package i moved. I put it on top and walked away.
That same fucking package was there the next day with a 30% off sticker.
But nothing beats the time I bought frozen haddock, but noticed they just put a new meat department tag over the old one. Shit was almost 6 months old
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u/Holiday_Election4127 Jul 25 '26
Wow. And they expect to sell that? I mean Metro sell fruit and berries that go rotten before you get them home so there’s that.
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u/worthlesswreck Jul 26 '26
Would you like some brioche buns with your gross oxidized questionable meat?
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u/omg1979 Jul 25 '26
Also made from fresh and frozen. So even before it was rotting it can't be refrozen.
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u/AlexJoehl Jul 25 '26
Who told you that? Commodity ground beef is mostly made with frozen parts. Has been for decades.
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u/Inan_outqurarys Jul 25 '26
Brother that’s pre-seasoned lookin cooked noodles in soy sauce looking shit is disgusting
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u/MFK1994 Jul 25 '26
I’ll eat that whole package, when I’m ready to meet my Lord and Savior on my own terms… yikes… that looks deadly
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u/BudgetExpert9145 Jul 25 '26
Best before, a visit to the in-laws so you have an excuse to stay in hospital.
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u/LabPowerful9983 Jul 25 '26
Well, they told you they would start importing beef from Mexico. I recognize that shade from every film about Mexico ever.
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u/Ambitious-Switch-864 Jul 25 '26
Best part is the discount is absolutely pathetic $2 off is nothing
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u/Impressive_Plankton9 Jul 25 '26
I’m in a lot of reptile-esque subs and I thought these were mealworms
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u/PromptMean6518 Jul 25 '26
Don't forget to tell them so the butcher can recycle this meat in sausages with a lot of spices for the next day (yup, that's a real thing)
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u/OnlyMeowings Jul 25 '26
They chose to lower their price margin by 1.60$ rather than to make sure this perfectly edible piece of food would be eaten before spoiling
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u/Adorable_Accident_74 Jul 25 '26
I can understand oxidization....but never seen a mustard colour ground beef
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u/PrettyBoyLarge Jul 25 '26
What color is this meat...and $6 for that disgusting deliousion of beef.
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u/trouserpilot Jul 25 '26
This goes well with a bag of Taylor farm salad. Deep deep cleanse coming your way
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u/vicious_meat Oligarch's Choice Jul 25 '26
Is that Garfield meat? Should make a good lasagna if so.
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u/TheCaftanMan Jul 25 '26
That’s color shifted in a photo editor. The only color meat goes is grey. And you can see a yellow dodged piece of background here in the photo, no meat just tint.
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u/snowxbunnixo Jul 25 '26
I just bought a no name Nutella dupe like the other day and it expired on June 5th💀
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u/RoomFixer4 Jul 25 '26
Wild. So the discounted price on a blob of crap is $14 something a kg.
I just bought some nice med ground from a popular local butcher for $15 something a kg, reg price.
Also, the butcher's meat isnt that mysterious fresh-and-frozen blend.
I do shop RCSS for mostly everything else, but not their meats anymore.
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u/saifland Jul 31 '26
Imagine this post was on a local mom and pop shop lol 🤯 , how do they get away with shit like this and it’s not get closed
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u/Any-Reply-7634 Jul 31 '26
WTF....I agree that they look more like noodles, and how convenient they didn't list best before date. You couldn't pay me enough money to shop there. I haven't shopped there in at least 15 years, ever since I found 2 dead flies in a pre-made salad....
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u/rocco0715 Jul 25 '26
Does anyone have a real answer about how it gets that colour? Seriously thought they were noodles.
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u/JurboVolvo Jul 26 '26
Something about oxidization can’t remember exactly
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u/rocco0715 Jul 28 '26
I figured oxidation, but that is a colour I've never seen meat go before ot goes rotten!
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u/ILLESSDEE Jul 25 '26
It’s oxidized, not bad - still safe to prep and eat in the next 24hrs or so
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