AvroArrow
Member Since: October 2, 2016Reviews
Colgate Cavity Protection Fluoride Toothpaste, Winterfresh
A lot of toothpastes have overpowering flavours that really can burn. It's unpleasant to use a paste like that and while I know that the harsher-tasting pastes can do a better job of freshening one's breath, I don't like them as much. I remember... +
A lot of toothpastes have overpowering flavours that really can burn. It's unpleasant to use a paste like that and while I know that the harsher-tasting pastes can do a better job of freshening one's breath, I don't like them as much. I remember as a kid, Aqua-Fresh was so potent that it felt like my tongue was dissolving. That's a bad feeling, believe me!
The flavour of Colgate Winterfresh Paste is mild and pleasant. It does freshen breath to a degree but I still brush my teeth with mouthwash in my mouth.
I got a great deal on them as my local Dollarama was clearing out the Colgate 95ml tubes for 75¢. They had 15 tubes of Winterfresh paste and so now I have 15 tubes of Winterfresh paste (well, just over 14 now). Each tube lasts me about 3 months so I figure I'm good for the next four years or so. It's not like the stuff goes bad and it's all in sealed tubes so, yeah, I'm glad I did it. :D
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No Name Smooth Peanut Butter
My favourite brands of peanut butter have always been Skippy Smooth or JIF smooth. I personally cannot stand Kraft because I find it too salty, not creamy enough and too dry. When I first got this stuff, it was just to try it. The flavour and... +
My favourite brands of peanut butter have always been Skippy Smooth or JIF smooth. I personally cannot stand Kraft because I find it too salty, not creamy enough and too dry.
When I first got this stuff, it was just to try it. The flavour and texture were shockingly good! I was wondering what company made it because I know very well that Loblaws doesn't make peanut butter.
Well, I just happened to pick some up today at a No Frills near work and I noticed that they had JIF sitting right next to it. They seemed oddly similar for some reason so I picked them both up and noticed that they had almost the EXACT same jar. Then it hit me why I liked it so much, No-Name Peanut Butter is nothing more than re-labelled JIF!
If you look at different brands of peanut butter, you'll notice that not only do they always have different labels (of course) but they also always have different jar designs, as in, not even close (other than the fact that they're all jars). The jar designs are mass-produced by a plastic company based on contracts with each company that makes peanut butter. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if the jar design was copyrighted or patented to preserve the overall look of the product. Having a jar this similar could have legal repercussions unless of course, JIF sold it to Loblaws that way.
Well, this peanut butter is definitely in a JIF jar and instead of costing me $5.97 (the price for 1kg of JIF), it only cost me $3.77. The funny thing that I noticed was that the smaller jar (maybe 500g) was $3.00 so it was totally not worth it. I'll take the full kilo for an extra 77¢ every time.
Now, I could be completely wrong about who makes it but it does look and taste (to me anyway) EXACTY like JIF Smooth. Whether it looks like JIF or not is completely for you to decide:
NN: https://assets.shop.loblaws.ca/products_jpeg/20296985001/en/[email protected]
JIF:
https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/56bc5ec8-3df2-4751-a46b-6bc286379e2c_1.2c889257977f24e30a9fc1a442396263.jpeg
Anyways, what's most important is that if you like Skippy or JIF, this stuff will taste great. If you like Kraft, or the weird "organic" stuff (aren't all peanuts organic?) this may be too sweet and/or creamy for you but try it anyway. The price is so low that it's worth the risk.
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Springtime 2x Concentrated Biodegradable Laundry Detergent
I'm not a chick but I'm a single guy that's been doing his own laundry since he was 11 years old. When I went away to Bishop's University in Quebec of course money was tight. I found this detergent at Costco there called "La Parisienne" which was... +
I'm not a chick but I'm a single guy that's been doing his own laundry since he was 11 years old. When I went away to Bishop's University in Quebec of course money was tight. I found this detergent at Costco there called "La Parisienne" which was really cheap for such a massive container of liquid. I bought it, mostly because of previous experience that almost all detergents do a good job of cleaning clothes. When I moved back to Ontario, I found the exact same container with the name "SpringTime" on it and realised that this was the Anglicised version. What can I say except that the stuff works? I've never had an issue with clothes or linens not coming clean and it's the least expensive per load detergent that I've ever seen (with the exception of door-crasher, loss-leader sales of course). As long as it's on the market, I will use nothing else until I die, it's really that simple. The fact that it's Canadian only soldiifies my belief that nothing else on the market is even close to being as good a buy as this, especially to those who want to support our Canadian economy! -
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