Pepper and points

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Two things pissing me off today.

A. Why is black pepper so friggin expensive?
B. Why are some of my Starbucks point expiring?
 
Two things pissing me off today.

A. Why is black pepper so friggin expensive?
B. Why are some of my Starbucks point expiring?

I don't know why either, but be careful when buying Black Pepper because many of the jars or baggies are not 100% pepper they're cut down with flour or other products.
 
I don't know why either, but be careful when buying Black Pepper because many of the jars or baggies are not 100% pepper they're cut down with flour or other products.

How do you know that.
 
How do you know that.

Very common practice to cut the cost of ground pepper, that's why it's $8.00 for peppercorns but you can get a jar at the dollar store for a buck. That crap doesn't even smell like pepper. I have heard that ground white rice is the most common additive.
 
Very common practice to cut the cost of ground pepper, that's why it's $8.00 for peppercorns but you can get a jar at the dollar store for a buck. That crap doesn't even smell like pepper. I have heard that ground white rice is the most common additive.

Two questions here;

1. Who buys pepper at a dollar store?

2. The cheap fucks cut the pepper they sell? They aren't selling drugs ffs!
 
Two questions here;

1. Who buys pepper at a dollar store?

2. The cheap fucks cut the pepper they sell? They aren't selling drugs ffs!

I have a buddy in the wholesale business that moves an amazing amount of product to dollar stores. I would never buy food there or much of anything for that matter but people do. Dollorama is making money and lots of it, someone has to be shopping there.

You would be surprised at how may discount brand food, cleaning or health and beauty products are watered down, diluted etc to make them fit a price point.
 
I don't know why either, but be careful when buying Black Pepper because many of the jars or baggies are not 100% pepper they're cut down with flour or other products.

Most spices are heavily cut down. Cinnamon is one of the worst spices with considerable amounts of wood and dust.
 
Dollarama is good for certain things .. I am buying holly bread there .. I know I am weird , but it is addictive .. They got it only on Quebec side .. Never found it in Ottawa .
Dollarama is also good for candles .. I love candles and I am not gonna spend 23$ for one candle at bodyshop so I am buying them at Dollarama and I have no complaints...
For the pepper, I never tryed the one they sale there ...
 
There are a few things that one should not buy from the dollar stores. For examples, food, tooth paste, etc and batteries.
 
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Dollarama is good for certain things .. I am buying holly bread there .. I know I am weird , but it is addictive .. They got it only on Quebec side .. Never found it in Ottawa .
Dollarama is also good for candles .. I love candles and I am not gonna spend 23$ for one candle at bodyshop so I am buying them at Dollarama and I have no complaints...
For the pepper, I never tryed the one they sale there ...

Dollarama is great, that's where I do my groceries. :p
 
Paint brushes use to be inexpensive and good quality. Now brushes are crappie quality and expensive. Most people don't realize how expensive things are at the Dollar Store when you factor in volume.