Boycotting grocery stores not the way to take on Loblaw
Re: Loblaw boycott may be `ineffectual and juvenile,' but it's still worth doing, May 8.
I rely on Loblaw stores more than any other store for affordably discounted foods.
The simple fact is that Loblaw and others set prices that someone is willing to pay. Points systems such as Optimum tell them who buys what and when they buy it. If an item sits on the shelf, they know immediately that there is a problem and may reduce the price.
The better way to change many prices is to simply not pay them and opt for thriftier, more healthy, no-name options within the store. That may seem difficult, but once you begin the process of, say, ditching name brands, ditching beef, ditching processed items such as boxed cereals, and eating more fresh fruit and veggies, your bottom line will improve as well as your health. It can become a point of pride as others envy your sensible grocery cart at the cash.
Loblaw's only responsibility seems to be toward its shareholders. Boycotting them and others in the parking lot will only raise the price on my discounted items. Boycotting them within the stores by using your points cards sends a much clearer message.
Thomas Brawn, Orléans
Galen Weston, call the Enterprise
If you search for William Shatner/loblaws on Youtube, you will see Shatner in a Loblaws commercial from the 1970s. If Galen Weston wants to save his reputation, he should slap on some Spock ears and do some new Loblaws commercials with the great Captain Kirk!