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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Clever. I approve.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Stores should have stickers indicating if a product is local and/or made in EU

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Remove the price tag that's typically on the shelf below the product. It's usually just a little paper insert behind some plastic.

Little US flag or Trump stickers that you can discretly add to packaging.

Placing the products upside down is a good one.

For loose produce: place fruit or veg in the little carry bags that are usually nearby, as much as you can fit. Then, just put the filled and tied bag back.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Many larger places have replaced the paper tag with an eink display these days, it's actually hard to notice it's not paper unless you look closely

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Been doing it for nearly a month already! It helps a lot!

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (8 children)

seems like a pretty bad idea, i think this is just gonna inconvenience the workers. officially "made in EU/USA" labels would be better imo

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Keep doing it Canadians

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

That's friggin awesome.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I'm definitely running with this idea :-)

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I am trying to buy local as much as possible where I live.

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