C.So, Crappy Tire [1] changed their mind and pleaded guilty to a bunch of violations of Quebec's consumer protection law. Surprising absolutely no one, the charges are largely about advertising items at huge discounts from "regular" prices that the products were never or rarely actually sold at.
https://globalnews.ca/news/11657561/que-canadian-tire-fines/
This is why there's a saying that "If you bought it at Canadian Tire and it wasn't at least 40% off, you got ripped off". The Bay / Hudson Bay is also famous for this kind of BS. Other provinces should also forbid this kind of dishonest manipulation, but they don't.
I wish Canadians wouldn't fall for this kind of marketing crap.
Can I tell you a secret that will save you money?
Crappy Tire sells two types of merchandise:
(1) name-brand stuff like Tupperware or Corning or whatever else
(2) crappy imported Chinesium products [2]
You can always get the first category cheaper at Walmart or other places.
And you can always get the latter cheaper from Princess Auto, or even cheaper than that from various online places. It all comes out of the same factories.
There is never a reason to shop at Crappy Tire.
[1] Widely-used nickname for "Canadian Tire".
[2] The sheer amount of imported junk gives rise to the alternate nickname "Cambodian Tire".
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