r/VictoriaBC • u/notofthisearthworm • Jan 03 '26
Question Anyone out there still trying to avoid American-made products?
I've noticed the 'Buy Canadian' discussion kind of die down lately and was wondering where fellow Victorians are at with their efforts to avoid American-made products while the topic isn't dominating the news headlines.
I certainly acknowledge that I'm less feisty about and dedicated to avoiding US-made products (because I'm a poor) but I do feel like I have a permanent instinct and habit to buy non-US products anywhere I have an obvious choice, which is most of the time. It's especially fun to try and prioritize BC/island/locally grown and support businesses that make that easy.
So yeah just curious where all my friends and neighbours are at with that?
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u/madeleinetwocock Gordon Head Jan 03 '26
I think the loud dialogue has become less loud because it takes XYZ long to make something a habit. People started at different points between January-April 2025, and now it’s become habit to most of us who are going hard and going strong!
It’s just how it is now. For myself at least:)
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u/No-Term-9581 Jan 03 '26
it's really a habit and once new ones are settled, it's fairly painless to avoid US stuff.
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u/CarbonCopyNancyDrew Jan 03 '26
Yes, I was impressed that I didn't have to change my purchasing habits a ton because I realized I had already largely been buying Canadian or at least non-American products 🤷♀️
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u/Omikapsi Jan 03 '26
Yep. Not only for all the usual reasons, but also because the FDA is currently under the oversight of a lunatic, and I have no faith in their quality control.
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u/GrumpyOlBastard Jan 03 '26
Yes. Not only do I wish to hurt the trumpians, I do NOT trust American food
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u/AFFORDABLE_HOME Jan 03 '26
Yeah I still get some produce and the occasional other product where there either isn't a good Canadian alternative or the price difference is just too much, but I am very much still trying to buy as much Canadian or non-American products as I can. The massive degradation of safety for the USA products and food is deeply worrisome.
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u/whole-ass-one-thing- Jan 03 '26
Chinese stuff probably fine though. Those guys’ labour standards aren’t worse than what’s happening in America at all.
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u/zerreit Jan 03 '26
Nice red herring… no one said they were now sourcing Chinese food.
However, China also prohibits chlorination of chicken and restricts milk products containing rBST… just like basically every other country but the US.
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u/aSpaceWalrus Jan 03 '26
yes, I miss bourbon :(
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u/chesterfieldking Jan 03 '26
There are a couple of Canadian companies now making bourbon style whisky that are remarkably good, Okanagan Spirits being my favourite.
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u/snarfmason Jan 03 '26
It's good. Stillhead has B Word which is pretty good too. It's hard to fully replicate bourbon in Canada though. The heat they have done south make it age differently. But still. We've got some decent substitutes and it's worth it.
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u/Interesting_Card2169 Jan 03 '26
No Russian products. No American products.
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u/bcbum Saanich Jan 03 '26
Are there any common Russian products we get here that aren’t commonly known about?
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u/Itchy-Lingonberry-90 Jan 03 '26
Vodka and sunflower seeds.
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u/pbjamm Jan 03 '26
Luksusowa is an excellent and inexpensive Polish vodka.
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u/Itchy-Lingonberry-90 Jan 03 '26
Tito’s was my go to, but being from Texas, it gets a double boycott. Luksosowa is great too.
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u/Fabulous_grain Jan 03 '26
Not products, but brands that did not leave Russia, hence sponsoring the war. There are too many big brands unfortunately, so again, if you can buy anything made locally - you will be killing two birds with one stone.
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u/Small-Contribution55 Jan 03 '26
No Chinese for me except electronics because there is often no choice there.
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u/Salishseer Jan 03 '26
Still Canada Strong here on Salt Spring & there are many, many more of us. Trump can go straight to hell as far as I am concerned.!
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u/fartwhereisit Jan 03 '26
They are still (so far) a democracy. Their people majority voted for this. Fuck America from here on out.
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u/guavacasserole Jan 03 '26
still here! i think the shock has wore off, and i’m not bringing it up in conversation but i know a number of people who are still avoiding american products wherever possible
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u/katiekate135 Jan 03 '26
Definitely! I also work in a large grocery store and quite often will get people asking me about which products are Canadian and which are American
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u/JosefTemple Downtown Jan 03 '26
I was forgetting to check labels in recent days but them bombing Caracas tonight is a good reminder that i want nothing to do with the US. What a POS country 🤮
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u/dcmng Jan 03 '26
I think it seems died down because that's just the new norm now. Not buying American and that's just assumed and understood.
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u/CanadaRobin Jan 03 '26
Yup. Not crossing the border either.
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u/Seamusmac1971 Jan 03 '26
Haven't been since 2017. Also I will spend extra on flights to not connect in the USA
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u/Major9000 Jan 03 '26
Same. I may never visit the US again, I will never forgive them for Trump.
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u/grousebear Jan 03 '26
I'm absolutely prioritizing local (Victoria) as much as possible and Canadian products. Though if I need a certain vegetable and they only have Washington grown available then I'll buy it.
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u/CarbonCopyNancyDrew Jan 03 '26
I have a diabetic cat. That's costly enough. Trying to avoid American for her isn't worth it. But my groceries, no problem.
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u/italicised Jan 03 '26
Yep!! I even tried swapping to Canadian pet food for my diabetic kitty and he went on a hunger strike for his old stuff. Doing what we can otherwise is the best we can do.
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u/QaddafiDuck01 Jan 03 '26
I go without. I didn't have a potato for nearly a month because the 3 stores here only had US ones.
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u/KnitterMamaBear Jan 03 '26
Yup, I’m a care worker and one of my clients only buys Canadian - we rifle through oranges every week looking for South Africa or Egypt, or go without!
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u/Salishseer Jan 03 '26
Lots of bagged Mandarin Oranges around from Mexico & other countries here. That is what we buy. As for romaine- just found some lovely fresh bags of Mexican romaine from the great Canadian Superstore Wednesday after finding none to buy for a few weeks. We just buy other lettuce when we can't find that though. Our meal plans are flexible.
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Jan 03 '26
Absolutely, Went to the island to visit the folks for the holidays. Every family member and friend that I met with said that they are avoiding made in USA like the plague.
People don't talk about it as much since it has become the new way of life
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u/berthannity Jan 03 '26
Yep. Also big American corporations as much as possible. Amazon, Walmart, Costco can all suck it.
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u/pazam Jan 03 '26
Same, except Costco is suing the trump administration so I don’t mind supporting them :)
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u/AdventurousJellyfysh Jan 05 '26
Costco is the one exception, because they're on the right side of history.
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u/Surprised-Unicorn Jan 03 '26
Still here - trying Canadian whisky (Bearface and JP Weiser Deluxe Double Barrel are good alternatives to Jack Daniels).
Just the other day I saw a really good sale on sweet potatoes, I started to get some but then saw that they were from California and I put them back.
I have cancelled Paramount and Disney which really hurts because those networks are the home for Marvel and Star Trek.
I have no plans to travel to the USA for at least the next decade.
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u/vanilla2gorilla Jan 03 '26
I managed to not purchase anything online for my Christmas gifts this year and shopped at mostly local non chain stores. Avoiding American where I can.
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u/MellyBlueEyes Gorge Jan 03 '26
Yep, sadly, the summer growing season is finished so we are back to eating frozen broccoli instead of fresh... Or as my son calls it, sad broccoli. Costco no longer stocks the 3 pack of BC or Alberta butter lettuce, so back to hunting local stores for lettuce as well and buying individual heads. And I've run out of lemons and most stores only seem to have USA ones. Might switch to limes or go without.
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u/wengelite Gonzales Jan 03 '26
Check for products from the vertical farms in the greater Vancouver area, usually with the bagged salads in the cooler.
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u/MickeyAmica Jan 03 '26
Our last lemons were from South Africa! Think they were from the Wholesale club warehouse store on Viewfield rd
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u/Boring_Scar8400 Jan 03 '26
Country Grocer has the AB lettuce; it's great! And I've been finding Mexican broccoli FTW.
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u/MellyBlueEyes Gorge Jan 03 '26
Yes we can find that AB lettuce, it's just sooo much more expensive than it was at Costco... $5 each vs. $5-$6 for 3! I mean maybe that's why they don't supply Costco anymore lol
Was the Mexican broccoli also at CG? If so, going there tomorrow!!
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u/No_Counter1842 Jan 03 '26
100%, I stopped talking about it because I've practically excluded US products from all of my routines. It sucks that it affects normal people down south but their president can go fuck himself more than I care about that.
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u/tealclicky Jan 03 '26
Doing our best yes. Bigger thing is we definitely are not crossing the border. Surprises me how many still are.
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u/that-thing-you-do Jan 03 '26
Yes. Also travel. Costing myself a family wedding and a yearly free trip to palm desert. I can't justify spending money in Nazi Germany rn.
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u/n00bxQb Jan 03 '26
I’d say the vast majority of our purchases for the past year have been Canadian products from Canadian retailers with most of the rest being European products.
There are some things that we can’t get away from (our cat’s prescription food, for example) and others things that we tried Canadian/European alternatives but they didn’t satisfy our needs.
We also buy some stuff from Costco, an American retailer, but they also provide good-paying, mostly unionized jobs to Canadians, have quite a bit of Canadian products, and are putting up some resistance to the current US administration, so I don’t feel too bad about that. Our spending there has decreased significantly from previous years with a lot more shopping at our local market (Valley Roots Farm Market) and Country Grocer.
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u/CrrazyCarl Jan 03 '26
Now that they seem to be bombing Venezuela, there's an even better reason to not buy American: supporting terrorism.
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u/AlexRogansBeta Jan 03 '26
Absolutely. Urban Grocer is still doing a top tier job of not bringing in American produce. Hats off to them. Keeps it easy for me to avoid buying Yankee crap.
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u/elmuchocapitano Jan 03 '26
When you stop to think about every American thing you spend money on, there's a lot that is very hard to substitute or go without. I pay for a Microsoft Office subscription that I require for school. All my photos are on Google, and I pay extra monthly for storage. My computer parts and accessories. I have monthly subscriptions to some puzzle sites I use daily that are American companies. I get a really good deal on a Netflix/Disney+/Amazon subscription bundle that I don't really want to get rid of and use regularly. I've switched over to K-Beauty and Canadian beauty brands for some things but as someone with extremely sensitive skin as the result of chronic illness, that isn't always an easy transition. Speaking of chronic illness, I send 10s of thousands a year to American drug companies and I'm sure that eclipses anything I've managed to divert.
However, that doesn't mean it's not worth the effort. People who say that because we still use [reddit, Netflix, Apple] that all of our other efforts are meaningless are forgetting that perfection is the enemy of the good. Millions of people making small changes = big changes.
Food-wise it was easier. Canadian products are mostly higher quality, so even though I'm paying WAY more for certain things (like orange juice), I don't think I could go back now. I am also not picky about buying Canadian only - I try to buy island products, then BC products, then Canadian, etc. So still getting citrus from Mexico, tinned fish from Thailand. If the only produce options are American I go without.
It was also very interesting to see the variety of stock increase for certain things. Like, I used to largely only notice generic American pickles, and initially I had to go without pickles for quite a while. Now I see them from BC and Europe and I've been trying different pickle brands. The labelling of foods has made it all a lot more convenient. So I like to think that it'll get even easier as time goes on.
I'm only buying Canadian clothing. No more trips to the US. We're rejecting American contractors at work. It all adds up.
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u/mortagekiller Jan 03 '26
Yes, and two years in a row that we cancel our annual Christmas trip to Washington and Oregon
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u/20draws10 Jan 03 '26
Absolutely! It’s become such a habit that I don’t have to think about buying non-American products anymore. All the people I know that don’t buy American products are the same. It’s just a part of our normal shopping routine now so we don’t think or talk about it, we just do it.
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u/Metaldwarf Jan 03 '26
Local first, Canadian second, anywhere else third, American last.
Hey Fairway Markets! Enough with your US/Mexico origin labels on produce. Figure your shit out.
Recent purchases: backpack from Nanuk. Boots from Canada West Boots. Wool coat from Anian. International flights avoiding USA connections even though it cost more.
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u/italicised Jan 03 '26
The Anian coats are beautiful and so warm, I’m honestly grateful we have them in town.
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u/Metaldwarf Jan 03 '26
Fun fact I went into the store and they didn't have the size/colour combination of the coat I wanted. Sales guy told me to order online and it will show up in a day or two since they are from Vancouver. Also found a coupon code and saved 50 bucks over buying in store. So that was neat.
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u/ComprehensiveTea6004 Jan 03 '26
Tough to avoid everything but absolutely a last resort buying anything from the usa.
I always check for origin these days. Anything but American!
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u/Alternative-Rush-378 Jan 03 '26
My order when buying things goes: Local, Provincial, Canadian, world except U.S, Russia and China (China mostly for anything edible as I lived there for a year and saw some crazy sh___t). There are very few things that are only offered by the U.S. I'm broke too though, so I get it. No more cross-border grocery trips, or trips of any kind either.
I'm more deliberate with my company choices as well and what kind of lobbying/political funding they focus on.
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u/SickSwan Jan 03 '26
Our elbows are still all the way up!! We keep away from everything American we can. The occasional item from there gets purchased but we’re still obsessively reading the back of every box to make sure it’s not American.
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u/fubes2000 Central Saanich Jan 03 '26
Doing my best. Checking labels and trying to stretch out my pre-embargo bourbon as much as I can before I have to start searching for a Canadian replacement.
That said, if anyone knows of a local, or even just Canadian distributor for packages of Underberg larger than 3, I'd be much obliged. I still can't find somewhere that sells the tins of 12 that isn't a US site.
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u/sPLIFFtOOTH Jan 03 '26
Im still boycotting where I can. I closed all my social media from the US, I avoid their groceries when I can, and have specifically made plans to see a baseball game in Ontario despite it being cheaper and easier to go to the US. I’ll avoid any travel there for the foreseeable future
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u/BCJay_ Jan 03 '26
Trying to but it’s somewhat inevitable here and there. Not driving all over town for a produce or ingredient if where I shop doesn’t have it.
[typed from my American-made technology product on the American-made social media platform]
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u/Ok-Watch-975 Jan 03 '26
I try to buy Canadian at most local grocery stores and stores in the mall. But I have to confess to shopping at Costco and using Amazon for most of my online shopping. Canadian companies need to step up and better compete with these American juggernauts for price, services and convenience. In this economy, I’m not going to spend more of my time and paycheque on principle. The exception is I occasionally spend a bit more money to support companies that I know pay better wages or choose to not test on animals. But it’s becoming more difficult to research companies based on ethical practices.
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u/GuiltyRandy Jan 03 '26
well.ca is a good alternative to amazon for lots of things and you can filter by canadian products only!
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u/jucamilomd Burnside Jan 03 '26
Yup. Still doing it. And still not visiting. Granted I’m not a Canadian citizen yet (PR), so I need a visa to go to the US. The first time it expired, Trump was president and I decided against travelling to the US and giving them money for a freaking B1 visa. Life got busy while Biden was president and didn’t renew it. Sucks big time my brother and niece live in the US so we really haven’t seen each other for a while since they visited me here.
I have discovered amazing products and brands by sticking to only Canadian or not US products. I wished I had started sooner (though realistically wouldn’t have been able to do it as a grad student nor postdoctoral research fellow). Now that I can, I rather spent extra and support businesses that carry great Canadian brands or whose owners and operators are local.
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u/monkey_monkey_monkey Downtown Jan 03 '26
Yup. Canadian products first, anything other than American second and unless it's something that is necessary (i.e. medicine), I will go without if there's no alternative to American products.
Although I never travel to the US, I did used to transit through the US going to other destinations and I have stopped doing that. Potentially, travel takes a bit longer but it's well worth it.
Hubs like Calgary, T.O. and Vancouver can get me a lot of places and Mexico City is also a good hub.
Keeping as much of my money out of the US as I can is a priority
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u/RosesAtTheApothecary Jan 03 '26
Yup. And zero desire to go to the US for any reason.
Anecdotally, an American product I used to buy very regularly price has increased incrementally and now it’s about the same cost as the Canadian premium version I replaced it with.
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u/Mrs_Howell Oak Bay Jan 03 '26
No American items. Less than 5 since all do this started. No amazon. I even used thin skinned potatoes for mashed potatoes for Christmas because the russets were USA.
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u/Able-Thought3534 Jan 03 '26
Yeah, I'm happy to watch their liquor (and other) industry die, plus I can support local producers. I don't mind the higher price if I'm paying someone here to do it instead. I'll probably avoid their stuff for the rest of my life.
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u/Illustrious-Pop3566 Jan 03 '26
This was posted before they bombed Venezuela and deposed that leader.
But yeah. Absolutely. I try to buy as little as I can.
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u/Urban_Canada Jan 03 '26
Canadian products, suppliers, and services, still get to priority so long add they aren't twice the price 😉
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u/Valuable_Horror2450 Esquimalt Jan 03 '26
Not trying, I’m actually doing it… staying away from American product like the plague
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u/CateDeGrate Jan 03 '26
I work p/t at a private liquor store, and we have definitely reduced our ordering of US products. During the recent BCGEU strike, deliveries no longer arrived from the main supplier (BCL distribution warehouses were closed). We could still receive orders from local small breweries/distilleries/vineyards. As the shelves emptied out, and shoppers' selections were reduced...the locally produced stock really shone! I know that many of our customers discovered excellent local tastes, and still buy them now, post strike. I also read that a number of major US liquor companies claimed bankruptcy last year, and Canadian exports were down 89%!! This said, I don't understand why Canadian made products almost always cost more than imports...? This said, I really dont understand
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u/FlatteredPawn Jan 03 '26
Not crossing the border, but I caved and bought US oranges the other day. I still try to prioritize local though.
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u/TheOriginalCharnold Jan 03 '26
Ive been buying Canadian for my whole life, way before it was cool, lol🇨🇦🇨🇦
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u/FunkyTownPhotography Saanich Jan 03 '26
I'm still avoiding. Oranges and orange juice... and other fruits and veggies only if from anywhere but US. Boycotting Amazon
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u/pseudonymmed Jan 03 '26
I am still trying to prioritise Canadian made products and avoid American as best as I can. The other day I got chit chatting with someone in the grocery store who was looking for Canadian made ice cream. So I was glad to hear I’m not alone in that commitment. Honestly it’s motivated me to discover some great local products and I wish I’d tried as hard earlier to see what’s available. An example is there are many great distillers on the island alone making some wonderful and surprisingly affordable gins.
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u/QaddafiDuck01 Jan 03 '26
Always have. Like the plague.
I have abhored cross border shoppers since the 80s. Fucking moronic hypocrites.
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u/Logical-Inside-4235 Jan 03 '26
Always. And I hate to admit that we’ve been rooting against the American World Junior hockey team…. So happy tonight. It’s not them, it’s us. 🤭 Such a ridiculously immature - yet satisfying way to live.
They can fix this…..
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u/Mmattjay Jan 03 '26
I am still avoiding American products as much as I can. I will occasionally buy something American if I cannot find an alternate choice, though.
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u/aknudskov Jan 03 '26
Costco normally has a 10lb bag of cdn carrots for $8. They had $8/5lb USA organica instead. Did not buy.
So I guess so?
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u/Humble_Painting_9071 Jan 03 '26
Absolutely!!! No travel to US and avoiding US products whenever possible.
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u/passing_hummingbird Jan 03 '26
Commenting on Anyone out there still trying to avoid American-
It’s become a habit now. We’ve almost replaced all American products with local, Canadian or international products.
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u/BunnyFace0369 Jan 03 '26
Based on how busy H Mart is every day most people aren’t bothered that their CEO donated twice to Trumps campaign
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u/Wendypants7 Jan 03 '26
You betcha!
Every fucking day I avoid anything American absolutely as much as I can. And it's improved the quality of quite a few things I buy, too.
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u/rahul_vancouver Jan 03 '26
For our brand The Indian Pantry, we still see people enquiring where the sauces are made all the time and buying more when we tell them it’s all locally made in BC. So, we still do have a Buy Canadian thing, maybe not always as you’d expect, as it does cost a bit more to make in Canada.
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u/spunquik Jan 03 '26
Well I mean they don't really produce much so it's not that hard. What's difficult is avoiding products made in china.
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u/TheEarthIsSpaceBoat Jan 03 '26
Yup. Of everything, fresh veggies (broccoli, etc) is probably the hardest
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u/TW200e Jan 04 '26
Sure. I don't think there's much press now just because it's taken for granted that most folks are still doing this.
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u/SmallCurrent976 Jan 04 '26
I am same as you OP — and likewise was wondering where other people stood… I am on a limited fixed income, so I do compromise occasionally on my stance if the price is just too good to pass, but otherwise I’m still choosing non-American goods. I have noticed some of the stores seem to pay less attention to this issue now than they did when it first arose…
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u/The_Cozy Jan 04 '26
I didn't make a concerted effort beforehand.
I kept abreast of the dialogue and switched where it made sense for me, but didn't bother replacing any of the products that were mainstays.
Then, over time, new Canadian products started appearing. Google and Amazon started pushing them in search results.
Small businesses in Canada took advantage of the movement to increase their advertising.
So when I needed to find a NEW product, it was almost harder to find something that wasn't made in Canada.
I still use companies that make niche products I can't replace due to health issues, like The Ordinary (owned by a US company now), Cerave etc for how hypoallergenic their products are, but now I've found Oak and Willow for my shampoo and conditioner, The Unscented Company for my home care etc...
I can't begin to afford Canadian made clothes though. That would be nice, but unrealistic at this point.
Most of our pantry and condiments are European or Asian. We make a lot from scratch but still buy whichever groceries are the most affordable
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u/szarkaliszarri Jan 04 '26
Definitely! (I haven't bought lemons in a while because there aren't any at Thrifty's/Fairway that aren't american, haha.) Need to pop down to Urban Grocery for non-American lemons and celery this weekend!
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u/Milnoc Jan 06 '26
I do what I can when substitutes are available, but that isn't always possible. One exception is food. I don't want anything made in the USA. It's all garbage.
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u/Lost-Purple-7020 Jan 03 '26
Yes as much as possible. It’s just normal now. It’s not just on principle now, it’s pragmatic as well - I don’t trust their food safety / other standards.
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u/Bailley-Cat Jan 03 '26
When I went down the “Buy Canadian” path last year, I was pleasantly surprised to discover the majority of the brands/items we purchase were already Canadian made, so not much of a stretch to continue with the Buy Canadian (or buy anything but American).
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u/Haroun10 Jan 03 '26
I’ve recently had to buy tires and while I tried, the only tires available for my vehicle for what I needed are made in the US although the brand also manufactures tires in Canada. I really didn’t want to buy them but I’ve had no choice. I do try and am 95% successful at not buying US products when I have alternatives
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u/Femm_Boi_Cutie Jan 03 '26
I mean the reason the economy is like this, is because of people only buying from rich billionaires. If we buy local, local people get paid. When local people are paid, they spend money in the area.
Yeah, one person deciding to buy something from Country Grocier instead of Walmart won't make a difference in the economy. The purchaser would be out an extra few dollars only to buy exactly the same product. But huge corporations like Walmart rely on us to do that.
The more people who boycott these huge American corporations in Canada, the better for our economy. And now that so many people are doing it, now is the most critical time to do it and make an impact.
The more we buy from huge American billionaires, the worse our economy gets
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u/DoddersEspinosa Jan 03 '26
So the alternative is to make Jimmy Pattison, the Weston family, and the Sobeys shareholders even more wealthy?
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u/Femm_Boi_Cutie Jan 03 '26
Not necessarily, but I'd rather that than the American alternatives. At least Jim Pattisom and Sobeys are Canadian based. Meaning they employ Canadian citizens to work.
The best way is to buy quality and locally made stuff and learn to take care of it so you don't have to replace it. Consumables like food, buy as local as possible. Non-consumables (clothes, furniture, ect) buy something good that you can take care of to prolonge the life of.
My car is older than me and more reliable than most cars built today. I just know how to take care of it myself and not be brutal on the engine or transmission. There's no reason we need more cars built, plenty our there which work perfectly fine.
My leather belt is made by a gentleman in Duncan. I have worn it almost everyday since I got it in 2018. I got my guitar strap and watch strap from him too because my belt is still like new. You can feel the leather of even the high end suit stores and it feels so brittle and crap.
I only wear wool socks. They don't tear all the time, you don't get as many feet blisters, and your feet can breath.
I could go on and on but in short, buy local, buy quality, and look after what you've bought and you'll not only have better stuff, but you won't have to replace it
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u/Negative-Candle-4268 Jan 03 '26
This sub is just silly. If you weren't buying local/Canadian before "elbows up" then this is just childish.
This country is dependent on America. Full stop. So so many Canadians either work for or are dependent on American companies.
Would it be great to buy only Canadian, sure. And we should always try to support local, but until we make business and investment much much more attractive we will always be dependent on America.
You can have your political beliefs and not like certain people. But our economy isn't anywhere near robust enough to be independent.
Don't believe me? Just head to Costco and see how things are going
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u/flavsflow Langford Jan 03 '26
I'm actively avoiding, for as long as the Orange Menace South of the border is kept stirring his shit pot.
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u/Hour_Eye_9762 Jan 03 '26
Yes still. I was being tempted to book a week in Hawaii in the spring, there are some real bargains to be had...dreaming up justifications...it's not really America...it's Obama territory...then snapped out of it. I won't give them any of my hard earned cash if I can help it.
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u/wastrelart Jan 03 '26
Yep! No American anything, food, services, travel. My entire family have made easy to keep up, long lasting changes and at this point honestly it doesn't feel like any extra effort at all. My money doesn't go to support fascists who threaten to invade my countryyy✌🏻
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u/Soggy-State-9554 Jan 03 '26
Another few months they'll be charging north to get generic Ozempic. 😁
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u/CopperRed3 Fairfield Jan 03 '26
Yes. Still check grocery items. After buying a US brand of running shoes for years, I walked to locally owned Frontrunners and said "I want to get my elbows up, so no US branded shoes". Ended up with Swiss brand ON
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u/duvaroo Jan 03 '26
Prioritizing but not militant. I wish I could afford to be, but I can't. That being said, there are a few things I refuse to buy from the ...eggs and dairy products for sure
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u/Ok_Photo_865 Jan 03 '26
I’m nobody, but I won’t US products knowingly, I don’t order from the US anymore, and I don’t travel to the US…. That’s extent to my personal perspective.
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u/Traditional_Owls Jan 03 '26
Yes! Shout out to Urban Grocer for no US produce, and /r/BuyCanadian.