I don’t need much.

But I need Twinings Earl Grey tea. Every day.

Cost of this tea varies a great deal. (As does coffee.) If you put the same tea in a smaller box, or a foil wrapper, expect to pay double or triple.

The best retail value in my town is buying 100 tea bags. I get them at Superstore.

Safeway, Co-op and other grocery chains charge far more. How can they get away with this?

People in Calgary are too “fat”. Too affluent. They’d rather pay $3 more in an empty Safeway than crowded Superstore.

If you want the free market to work, you should support retailers that give you the best value.

Superstore also has no loyalty card program. As you know, loyalty cards are dead to me.

Disclosure: I do shop at Safeway for bagels. The Superstore bakery department is pitiful.