Important Canadian objects: literally just a PC optimum card

@thyhashbrown8298

4 жыл бұрын

The words do you have a pc optimum card gives me nightmares

@wolfgang5261

4 жыл бұрын

This card is basically a Canadian store passport

@Felarchy

4 жыл бұрын

I got ten bucks off of my aggressive amount of pizza pops. Yes it's the most important thing I own

@3ldritchH0rr0r

4 жыл бұрын

My mom has gotten hundreds of dollars off with that card but good lord does it control every store but walmart

@wolfgang5261

4 жыл бұрын

Let me rack stacks with my employee discount

I would like to confirm that the tradition of using the poppy needle to pick the layer of skin on your finger in school is still going strong

@richardalberts3151

4 жыл бұрын

I still remember doing that in the 1970’s as a child also 😀

@BarnDoorProductions

4 жыл бұрын

It's part of Remembrance: the tradition of drawing blood through scratches and pokes from the poppy needle reminds us. (And I say that only half-joking.)

@jadestudios5424

4 жыл бұрын

Tina Zeng It’s still going strong! It’s very popular.

@Shannononly

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahahah or stick it in your callouses on your palms and let it hang there like a bad ass.

@theishaanandankitashow

4 жыл бұрын

Yup, still going strong.

It's been two years and I'm still waiting for the 'great Québécois syrup conspiracy' video

your accent sounds so normal until you say around or about. as a Canadian I've never heard someone say it like that un-ironically.

@omgitsLindsay

4 жыл бұрын

I feel like he does it on purpose. No one naturally talks that way.

@jasonbarnes431

4 жыл бұрын

Drives me nuts. Get rid of the over pronunciation of about and around, it's ridiculous .

@jadestudios5424

4 жыл бұрын

FireBird20613 Very True.

@saibyrr7957

4 жыл бұрын

Wait he just says it normally?

@ClosetDemon

4 жыл бұрын

@@saibyrr7957 i mean, its in all his videos...

I love no name products because they're cheaper and I dont see the point in spending more than I have to- particularly on staple products like flour or sugar or butter. Show me how spending 2$ more on granulated salt or sugar makes sense? Is it higher quality salt? If someone frowns on me or tries to shame me for saving money I'll laugh in their face

@jramsay100

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@Terri_MacKay

4 жыл бұрын

My daughter and I don't have a very large income. The only reason we eat well is because of No Frills and No Name. The money we save on NN plus the points we collect on our PC Optimum Card let us afford meat and fresh fruit and veggies. In no way whatsoever do I feel embarrassed about loading up my grocery cart with all those yellow cans and packages. Why should I feel embarrassed about shopping smart and saving money??

@daerdevvyl4314

4 жыл бұрын

Terri MacKay I’ll bet you only have one home too. It’s amazing the way the little people live. Just kidding.

@Terri_MacKay

4 жыл бұрын

@@daerdevvyl4314 Just until one of our Lotto Max tickets comes through for us...then it's easy street!! 😂😂

@diloui

4 жыл бұрын

It's the same thing as the main brand just labeled"no name" I buy no name all the time!

2:22 No! I hate when people do this. Just punch a medium sized hole at one end, and then a tiny hole at the opposite end. Pour it out from the medium sized hole, with the small one letting the air out so it doesn't go "GLUGLUG" as it pours out. Keep the lid on.

@Shuuuky

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you ! I thought the same thing haha

@halberdierv2

5 жыл бұрын

Even knowing it was meant as a joke, seeing that made me cringe.

@chevlinpodhorodeski9814

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It upset me more than I'd like to admit. (I know it was a joke, but still )

@kerrydesilets4226

4 жыл бұрын

I stopped watching the video at this point. Has this guy never seen the proper way to open a fluid filled can before? They have openers for doing just this! If it was seriously meant as a joke, the presentation was seriously lacking. He must be too young and his parents too fussy to have bought juice in a can before.

@daerdevvyl4314

4 жыл бұрын

PTNLemay A plague of whooooshes on this thread.

Anyone else have no shame about buying no name? Half the time it’s better than brand name anyways!

@310BPM

3 жыл бұрын

definitely!! ^^

@ellenkeefe76

3 жыл бұрын

I love No name , it's not because I cant afford to buy the expensive brands, I think No name taste better , and who is this clown anyway, he must live in Toronto , 🤷‍♀️

@maltaipads3237

3 жыл бұрын

Ellen Keefe he is on the other side of the country, in British Columbia, he says it a lot in his videos

@kitsilanocat

3 жыл бұрын

I love no name, they're a good price and they taste great

@bonemar66

3 жыл бұрын

No Name has long ago stopped being the poor person's choice for anything. It isn't even the cheapest in-store brand amongst the major players' in-store brands (Selection, Compliments, etc.). Heck, even sale prices on regular name brands in any Loblaws get close to No Name prices. But the yellow boxes *are* distinctly Canadian.

A Canadian friend of mine joked about how the no name packaging looks very Orwellian in design and looks like it came from an alternate universe where Canada was behind the Iron Curtain as he put it.

@UltraAar

4 жыл бұрын

Canadians are losing their liberty and freedoms every day

@daerdevvyl4314

4 жыл бұрын

Kiba Anazuka In Soviet Canuckistan, KZread watches you!

@yerdasellsavon9232

3 жыл бұрын

It looks kind of nice tho

@Elitist20

3 жыл бұрын

Looks like the packaging in 'Repo Man' - 'Drink', 'Food' etc.

@weggygaygay9940

2 жыл бұрын

“brand imagery not turning your brain into mush with consumerbrain is orwellian” other way around

Alternative title: "Let's confuse non-Canadians" Get it?

@bradleyilagan3939

5 жыл бұрын

I'm confused. 😂

@AgentJayZ

4 жыл бұрын

I like the way he artificially forces the "oot" into his pronunciations, replacing the "out". Hilarious, because nobody in Canada really talks like that. ( as opposed to the American "aowt"...) Only a Canadian would notice his oot-boosting. Kinda the point, eh?

@witchbitch5321

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@SCP--rj8hm

2 жыл бұрын

AHAHHAHAHHA

Britain and Canada take the poppy thing super seriously. During the 2016 US election, I was interviewed on our campus by BBC because I was an American student in Britain. When they started filming, they asked, "where's your poppy?" I told them I didn't have one and they seemed shocked. Luckily the camera man let me wear his, so that they could continue filming my responses. It was a really weird experience.

@JJMcCullough

5 жыл бұрын

Dimitrios Potsos When I worked in TV they were very particular that poppies began being worn in.... I think late October, every day, until the 11th.

@jackoates7590

5 жыл бұрын

It's as if freedom doesn't matter.

@Heligoland360

5 жыл бұрын

@@jackoates7590 No, it's as if the millions of men who die and have died in combat to protect our freedom *do* matter. God, no wonder so many American veterans end up as insane hobos if this is how little you care about them.

@jackoates7590

5 жыл бұрын

@@Heligoland360 you can respect a veteran without wearing a poppy. I'm saying that as a Scot.

@Heligoland360

5 жыл бұрын

@@jackoates7590 Yes, but a poppy is such a cheap and common method of doing so, that it has become a social norm. You are free to not wear a poppy, it's just everyone will assume you're an asshole who doesn't care at all.

In South Korea, we have the "No Brand" knockoff of "No Name." They are carried in E-mart supermarkets and have their own Aldi-style "No Brand" stores.

Despite also being in the Commonwealth realm with the Queen as head of state, Australia doesn't hang up portraits of the Queen as it's quite an old-fashioned thing. But back in August 2018, a Vice article about Australians being entitled to a free portrait of the Queen upon request led to MPs' offices being flooded with mostly ironic requests for a portrait of the Queen. Since this was prescribed in law, MPs fulfilled the requests and some sent Australian republican merchandise to go with the Queen's portrait.

@godzilla4005

4 жыл бұрын

In quebec the queen isnt popular either. Never saw a portrait of her lol

@fieldrook1613

3 жыл бұрын

God Zilla I wonder why...

@ImranZakhaev9

3 жыл бұрын

Funny how there are lesser known things that the government doesn't want everyone to know about. When I worked in waste management the local newspaper heard that people can get their municipal compost bins replaced if they're cracked and they wanted to put this info in the paper. We said NOOOOO because then we would be FLOODED with requests for new bins and we only have one guy and a pickup truck to deliver them.

Funny though, when I moved to Canada, I found those no name products so amazing that I've spent several months only packing my house with its products.

@thomasvieira6069

5 жыл бұрын

It's basically the same thing usually. It just has a negative stigma.

@jeremyO9F911O2

5 жыл бұрын

Personally I've never really recognized the negative stigma. But perhaps that's because where I live in Manitoba we have a value obsessed culture. So if the food is good and the price is good, nobody cares. Also Loblaws group has been expanding the NN brand. The butter and potatoes for example are now all NN now without an equivalent alternative.

@Kman31ca

5 жыл бұрын

Even though I can afford the "better" stuff. A lot of the no name stuff isn't that bad, and I don't look at groceries as a class issue. Plus my 70 yo father still goes every Sunday morning to the Superstore and buys a bunch of the discounted stuff that they sell. Ha, when I go over to visit it looks like him and mom are preparing for the apocalypse with the amount of bilk they buy. One thing is he picks up a lot of decent steaks for 30-50% off and just freezes them. It's good beef and fine for a good steak dinner. But Costco is the best imo.

@debodatta7398

5 жыл бұрын

the negative stigma it has is really only with the older generation most Canadians under 30 wouldn't associate buying noname to being poor.

@lanceswanson1712

5 жыл бұрын

Better dollar value, less risk of hunger

My pantry would be yellow AF. I started to try Great Value (Walmart) products, and found that 95% are as good if not better than the name brands. I also love the no name gimmick on the package.

I can no longer support this with a clean candian concious after watching him open and waste a whole can of that syrup..

@jadestudios5424

4 жыл бұрын

C-anon W It horrified me. My heart hurt when I saw that.

@ameliesarah9662

4 жыл бұрын

*conscience

@whatthepick

3 жыл бұрын

Not alone ^^

That yellow no name brand is a big memory for me. They didn't have pictures on the packaging back in the 80s, just an identifying word like CHIPS across a yellow bag. We would open up the cupboard when Dad went shopping and feel pretty satisfied to see no name chips up there. Cuz no name chips were better than the alternative, which was no chips.

Is there some Quebec Maple Syrup Mafia or something? I need a video on that

@JJMcCullough

5 жыл бұрын

Skyler Hdhddndn there is!

@cameronburke8002

5 жыл бұрын

I guess it's called La Bloc Quebecois?

@mirzaahmed6589

5 жыл бұрын

It's a cartel.

@cameronburke8002

5 жыл бұрын

@@mirzaahmed6589 build a wall around Quebec to stop the cartel

@TheOmegajimes

5 жыл бұрын

I really want a JJ video on the Quebec syrup cartel. I understand that Quebec supplies something like 70% of the worlds maple syrup.

Funny thing is all those yellow products are most likely made in the same place as the fancy version. No quality difference, just cheaper packaging.

@chrisprobst6963

5 жыл бұрын

I've worked in a couple of food production plants and this is 100% true, the "value" brand and the "name brand" products are exactly the same with different packaging

@pastorclay82

5 жыл бұрын

@@chrisprobst6963 but psychology being what it is, even knowing it's the same people will still pay more for packaging.

@PurpleAmharicCoffee

5 жыл бұрын

It's the same here. I tend to put the cheap stuff in nondescript containers so no-one knows the difference.

@spelunk8

5 жыл бұрын

No name brand is staples that everyone has around. President’s choice is usually more unique items that you might not use everyday (like sauces and seasonings). PC also has cheap pop. Either way both store brands are usually cheaper than mainstream brands. Even if made in the same place, the product lines don’t overlap

@daerdevvyl4314

4 жыл бұрын

everett higginbotham Sometimes I can tell the difference. When that’s the case, I have to decide whether I’m willing to spend a bit more. But sometimes you’re right and there seems to be no difference.

Can I just say that every single time you use sound effects, like the SMW gate-clear one that you inserted on the "President's Choice" reveal, it adds tremendously to my enjoyment. Your selection of sounds is always so damn spot-on (and they don't even rely on knowing the game that they came from, either). Great video btw.

w h y d o e s h e s a y A B O O T i’m canadian and don’t get Canadians i’ve NEVER met someone who says about like that

@ameliesarah9662

4 жыл бұрын

Right? i was asking myself the same question

@heithastley1174

4 жыл бұрын

Because he's an idiot

@kwirro

4 жыл бұрын

@@heithastley1174 Instead of understanding that different people have different accents, you go and decide to just insult them. You're probably 10 and can't comprehend this.

@TomJohnson67

4 жыл бұрын

I don't know but I don't think he does it on purpose. Personally, I like his pronunciation of 'about' but it's probably an unpopular opinion of mine LOL.

@jon_kim7775

4 жыл бұрын

same

3:18 It's a CAN-dle! Get it? I'll see myself out

@MuIIigan

5 жыл бұрын

wouldn't Canadle be better?

The yellow stuff reminds me of the 'Great Value' Wal-Mart brand in the US.

@KanyeTheGayFish69

5 жыл бұрын

Trent Campbell they have Walmart in Canada too

@tc2334

5 жыл бұрын

​@@KanyeTheGayFish69 I'm aware.

@athenap.1081

5 жыл бұрын

Ya totally. In Michigan, we have this brand called Spartan which is very similar.

@eruyommo

5 жыл бұрын

Great Value. Ironic name.

@MultiLiam24

5 жыл бұрын

Callie Masters Mate that film was quality

your open and honest enthusiasm is wonderful

Semi-pedantic rant: the Duray socks are wool, the Rockford Red Heel are cotton. Cotton sucks. Thank you for your patience.

@hyliandragon5918

3 жыл бұрын

Cotton is great for retaining heat, not very waterproof though. It's also incredibly cheap to produce.

@MrJimmytheweed

3 жыл бұрын

@@hyliandragon5918 Wool is better for retaining heat and wool socks still retain heat when they get wet.

@erikswanson5753

3 жыл бұрын

Really? Thanks for the info.

@rich7447

3 жыл бұрын

The original Rockfords were wool, but they went cheap with cotton/acrylic blend sometime in the late 50s. You can still get the sock that was the Rockford Red Heel, but without the red heel from Fox Socks. The only Rockford Red Heels that I have ever seen say that their only recommended use is making sock monkeys.

@MinecraftMasterNo1

3 жыл бұрын

Cotton is much more breathable than wool. It's meant for summer wear and does not "suck" lol.

I live in Manitoba and I've never seen canned maple syrup. So funny when you just poured it out on the pancakes. Lol

@Phantomato

5 жыл бұрын

Albertan here, and they are super rare, there are some at my local Walmart but they are kind of hidden in comparison

@DJLP123

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah but no one actually pours maple syrup from a can like that. You just poke a hole on the lid and bam you can pour it no problem. I guess the guy who made the video doesn't even know how to use it because he won't consume a thing from the evil province of Quebec.

@unemilifleur

5 жыл бұрын

I'm from Québec and I've seen those, but I've never seen hanging pictures of the queen xD

@juubilo1509

5 жыл бұрын

I live in brandon and yeah, never seen it either

@fuckoff6924

5 жыл бұрын

From Saskatoon an can’t say I’ve seen em either

1000 likes and he makes the syrup video.

@aldomartinez19

5 жыл бұрын

he's got them

@orenum

5 жыл бұрын

So guys we did it

@TheSmart-CasualGamer

4 жыл бұрын

@@orenum We're nowhere near, the comment only has roughly 200 likes.

Loved pricking my skin with a poppy when I was little. Also I am obsessed with those socks. They are a must have for the Canadian winter ❄️

Hey JJ, I’m a long subscriber of your channel and a big fan. I’m a Brazilian-born Canadian who has been living in Canada for almost ten years now. I can call Canada my home, and I love Canadian culture and even the long winter. I’m writing to share a personal experience regarding the poppy. It was my second week here in Canada as a permanent resident, and I was walking around my neighbourhood when an older man criticized me for not wearing a poppy. I swear I’d never heard about it before that moment. I saw people around me wearing it, and I thought it could be a religious thing, so I never asked about it. Lol The next day I was at work, and a born Canadian friend asked me why I wasn’t wearing the poppy, saying that as an immigrant, I should embrace the Canadian culture and traditions blá-blá-blá. I said: what’s a poppy? He immediately understood that I was not wearing a poppy, not because I didn’t care about Canadian tradition, but because I didn’t know what it meant since they don’t teach that to newcomers. It takes some time to absorb the culture because when you land in a new country, your first concerns are housing, documentation and getting a job! Lol Since my friend explained the meaning of the poppy, I’ve embraced the tradition, and I wear it every November. The explanation above is to address a recent event in Canada, where a famous hockey reporter criticized immigrants about not wearing the poppy. I’m not pointing the finger at him. But when it happened, I thought that most immigrants don’t follow the traditions of their new country not because of disrespect but because of ignorance (by that, I mean not knowing about traditions). For those that are not aware of the immigration rules, you only learn about Canada's history and culture when applying for citizenship. It takes 3 years of permanent residency to be eligible for citizenship in Canada. So newcomers are not educated about traditions and culture until they coexist with other Canadians. I love these videos with Canadian traditions and culture because I always learn more about the country I call home, and I raise my kids learning to love it. Thanks for sharing your knowledge! Cheers! Moe.

I always love watching your videos. They always cheer me up down here in the 🇹🇨.

That No Name home brand looks very identical to the Black & Gold home brand we have here at IGA Supermarkets in Australia. As in, really identical. The photos of the contents therein, the Helvetica font, the garish yellow. I wonder who ripped off whom?

@JJMcCullough

5 жыл бұрын

Urban Reverie We have IGA too!

@JJMcCullough

5 жыл бұрын

I looked it up! That’s spooky

@markmayonnaise1163

5 жыл бұрын

'Black & Gold'? You Aussies sure are literal-minded

@pummisher1186

5 жыл бұрын

@@JJMcCullough Saskatchewan used to have IGA but all became Sobeys. If you take out the two S's, it says "obey"

@jeremyO9F911O2

5 жыл бұрын

I think No Name came first, at least in the iconic form. The monolithic blandness of No Name makes it truly unique though.

The poppy part really brought back a lot of Remembrance Day memories when I was in elementary school in Vancouver back in the early 90s, the poor, hard yet happy days. Thanks JJ for this video and in fact all your other videos about Canada which I really like watching simply to know more about Canada. Though I'm now a professional in Hong Kong in my thirties already with the ability to settle in most countries around the World, I know I will return to live in BC one day coz it's such an awesome place. Looking forward to more of your videos and if you need anything in Hong Kong or China just give me a heads up. Cheers!

0:34 No-name groceries were really popular in the US back in the late 1970s, but quickly faded after inflation was crushed. 7:53 I remember we'd do that with plain old stick pins.

Another banger ! Love ur vids J.J! u deserve so much more subs

just watched the previous video, and if it makes you feel better we have those weird vinagar containers here in Maryland as well. We too put vinager on everything, but mostly fries.

@BoraCM

4 жыл бұрын

*vinegar

As a kid there was so much yellow in our pantry I had to wear sunglasses before opening the door

In quebec maple syrup is still mostly sold in those cans in 2019

Wow Saturday snuck up on me but not complaining I get a JJ video!

I have awaited this video all morning.

I just stumbled upon your site today and I have to say you do a fantastic job. Your videos are informative, interesting and diverse....going from politics to coffee. 🤓 You would make a fantastic teacher.

Lmao thought I was alone with my school stabbing poppy’s through our fingers

You should do a video on lesser known Canadian leaders and what they did and the impact they had on today, but otherwise love the videos keep it up

@simplesimonspeaks1115

5 жыл бұрын

Omg please do preston manning...i always thought he was one step away from being a cartoon character.

Don’t forget to talk about The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist! Lol my favourite topic!

@debraflowers4318

2 жыл бұрын

I Googled it wow I never knew

I’ve waited for this all my life! 😍

The Legion! That's a video idea!! I remember my parents and grandparents going regularly. Usually to party lol. But I dont know much else about it, moved away from there long ago.

In the UK, we used to have a supermarket called 'kwik save', they had their own range of 'no name' brand products called 'no frills'. The packaging was even more bleak the your no name packaging, it was just white with black text, no picture. Since then all the supermarkets here have copied it, even though kwik save is long gone. Sainsburys basics, Tesco value, asda smart price, even upmarket Waitrose has their essentials range.

@grahamlive

5 жыл бұрын

Kwik Save was alright. Some of their stuff was a bit dodgy but if you knew what to avoid then you'd be ok. Pretty damn cheap as well. Kwik Save died because Somerfield took them over then they themselves went bust and were eventually swallowed up by the Co-op.

@BillysMom

5 жыл бұрын

Funny how the product is called no frills because there is a grocery chain that Loblaws owns in Canada called No Frills. It's the bargain grocery store where a lot of the No Name stuff is at.

Growing up in St. Louis, Missouri, we had a grocery store chain called National's. Their logo was the Loblaw's logo upside down, and yes, they carried President's Choice.

That's so funny that you brought up the poppy pin through the skin thing, I vividly remember doing that as a kid

In Flanders fields probably my favorite poem, I remember singing a version of this poem on veterans day for my great grandfather and my uncle at a choir concert. One of my favorite memories

The Québec Premier is holding a gun to JJ's face at 2:53.

I always love learning about Canadian culture from you. Perhaps I need to send you some artifacts from my rural corner of North Carolina soon so that you can learn about mine.

@k-rup4772

5 жыл бұрын

Matthew Roach Canadian culture🤣🤣🤣🤣there is none!!

@greatwolf5372

5 жыл бұрын

@@k-rup4772 Evreryone country has beautiful culture. I hate people who define culture to be only highbrow stuff. Very arrogant and European.

the part about the queen was interesting to me, because in Norway we (atleast used to) hang pictures of our king and/or queen in our outhouses.

I've lived in Canada all my life, and I've never seen or even heard of canned maple syrup! Someone please tell my I'm not the only one????

I find the part about the queen kind of interesting. As an American, the political discussion of pro- or anti- monarchy (obviously) doesn't exist, so few Americans have an opinion. I think for many Americans, myself included, the whole idea of the queen is just sort of this fascinating fairy-tale-esque remnant of the middle ages

@buizelbus3332

5 жыл бұрын

Well, getting rid of her would be a nightmare, and for the UK it would be a huge loss for the government. The Royal family owns large tracts of lands they rent to the government in turn for a salary and being the king/queen. The government rents them to others, with the profit gained by the UK government being 40 million pounds a year I believe.

@paulr449

5 жыл бұрын

Its also handy as it means no politician can become head of state. So it keeps any of them from making "really" stupid promises... There limited to "that sounds reasonable" even if technically impossible.

@JJMcCullough

5 жыл бұрын

It’s dumb. The monarchy adds nothing and does nothing. It’s just a superfluous symbolic thing for people who like royalty for some reason.

@qwertyTRiG

5 жыл бұрын

@@JJMcCullough I am Irish with English parents. I was brought up on British children's books and BBC Radio 4, and often feel quite British (I even have an English accent despite living my entire life in Offaly in the middle of Ireland). However, once monarchy is mentioned I suddenly start feeling very Irish. It's not that I disagree with the monarchy; it's more that I just don't *get* it. On the other hand, I think that Stephen Fry may have a point when he says that the monarchy isn't really worth the effort of getting rid of.

@greatwolf5372

5 жыл бұрын

@@paulr449 Head of state has no power in UK. Politicians can become Prime Ministers though and that's where all the power lies.

As a Canadian I can say something to confuse other Canadians My city has bath tub races

@tracytaylor5115

4 жыл бұрын

Sizzy : Nanaimo!

@darbonhunter

4 жыл бұрын

*waves* Greetings from North Nanaimo! Hope that you have a Merry Christmas!

@mixedbag2

4 жыл бұрын

SKEET

(I have to tell you that this is Peter's wife writing, or it will sound weird). I am the daughter and sister of welders, the wife of a former carpenter and handyman, and the mother of a construction worker, and I spent some time myself as a farm hand and a logging camp cook. Those socks are just called "work socks". I never realized that there was anything distinctly Canadian about them. As for the Remembrance Day poppies, every year I would buy one and then lose it within the next hour until I discovered a simple hack. I have a tiny Canadian flag pin with an earring-type clasp on the back. So now I replace the bent pin with that flag and I haven't lost a poppy (or stabbed myself ) since.

"Prince Philip is one of the lesser known members" A word to the wise from the mother country: keep it that way. No, really. Just ... don't go there.

@erikswanson5753

3 жыл бұрын

Lesser known? I kind of winced at this. He's the queen's husband. Hardly "lesser known".

I actually wouldn't mind seeing a video where you explain all the decorations on the shelf and desk even though I recognize most of them like the Energy Tank from Mega Man mug.

0:48 Wow. That's clearly very effective because I had no idea all of those stores had the same parent company until now

Things only canadians understand: Bagged Milk

@codykochan-erdman9620

4 жыл бұрын

william liang as a western Canadian i will never understand bagged milk

@lwethumadlingozi9390

4 жыл бұрын

We also have bagged milk is South Africa

@abouthergrace3086

4 жыл бұрын

In Texas, my elementary school served us bagged milk.

The vinegar thing is called a cruet.

@mireillelebeau2513

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info

I would love to hear about the Québécois racket on Maple syrup.. that was a quick full stop lol

@BigPatViggen

Жыл бұрын

A large part of this conspiracy is based on the fact that the vast majority of sugar producing maple trees grow in Quebec and that large Maple producers are regrouped in a province wide association to even out supplies by having a large depot. You know, like oil, wheat, and pharmaceutical products. All of it above ground and openly. You konw, real conspiracy stuff...

Lol I forgot about the poppy through the finger trick. Thanks for the reminder and the smile!

Really enjoyed this video! Interesting fact about our British Poppy; it’s very common to have the poppy leaf pointing to the 11 O’Clock position, as it is the time of day on Remembrance Day when we have our 2 minutes silence. Also, I may be wrong, but in some of your videos a few years ago, did you have a portrait of the Queen hung up on the wall behind you? If so, was it your choice or was it something that someone else put up, or was just there? Thanks!

@JJMcCullough

5 жыл бұрын

Capitol It’s from an old post office!

_”like schools, libraries, city halls, community centres..”_ me: *_”legions.........”_* edit: @ 7:10 i unironically said out loud, _”cadets? aren’t those mini soldiers?”_ (shhhh i’m a cadet, it’s okay! be sure to get your poppies kids!)

@emjoi_joiemoni

2 жыл бұрын

Community centries

why would you call Canadian brand "President's Choice" if Canada doesn't a have president. that would be like branding a British cookie "Republican Biscuits"

@JJMcCullough

5 жыл бұрын

Ricardo Guanipa I asked this a lot as a child

@user-ex7vb3bk2o

5 жыл бұрын

"The first President's Choice products began appearing on Loblaw store shelves in 1984, but the concept was born somewhat by accident the year before as the company went to market with a new high quality ground coffee. Dave Nichol, president of Loblaws Supermarkets, was constantly on the lookout for new products to add to the company's line-up of No Name generics and had even begun offering gourmet items in the familiar, unbranded yellow packaging. His Louisiana buyers had recently discovered a new high-grade coffee, around the time some of the leading national brands had downgraded the quality of their store coffee. Toronto designer Don Watt was asked to come up with packaging - the only stipulation being that it had to be yellow, the same as No Name. Watt recalled how President's Blend Gourmet Coffee went on sale in time for Christmas: It goes on the shelf and becomes the number-one selling item in the grocery section. And Nichol, who was always listening to the consumer, said, "Well, I guess the consumer is telling us that we should be trading up. Why don't you take your President's Blend idea and figure out how to do a package? Because we've got a lot of yellow in the store, so the only comment I'm telling you is don't make it yellow." While Loblaw kept the "President’s Blend" label, the name was otherwise too product specific. Since the new line would be personally endorsed by Nichol, an associate suggested "President's Choice" as a brand name that could be used across a wide range of items. According to Watt, "PC was chosen because it was the president's 'choice'. It wasn’t necessarily the absolute best that you would find in a gourmet deli or something - it was the best value, the best quality, the best relative to the competition." In fact, Dave Nichol's association with the product line would extend to almost every aspect of marketing, including the President's Choice logo, which was Nichol's own handwriting." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President%27s_Choice#History

@grail68

5 жыл бұрын

President of the company, not the country.

@mokulenable

5 жыл бұрын

President of the company (not country)

@rayanelassal3917

5 жыл бұрын

(President of the company) not the country

Great video! So interesting, both the Canadian items and the items sent to J.J. 😀

Seeing "President's Choice" products was a blast from the past for me. I am in St. Louis, Missouri where there used to be a chain of supermarkets under the name "National" stores. They moved out of town probably 20 or more years ago. The logo for National looked very similar to the Loblaw logo--so I'm pretty sure it's the same company.

The socks are often called “Nipigon nylons” for the town of Nipigon in Ontario where they supposedly originated

@christine3043

4 жыл бұрын

Being from Thunder Bay I thought that everyone called them Nipigon Nylons

@minuteman4199

4 жыл бұрын

Except in northern Ontario it isn't alliterative because Nipigon Isn't pronounced "nipigone" it's pronounced "nipigin".

@tonytomato100

4 жыл бұрын

This once again show how Vancouver is the least Canadian city where we call them "those thick socks with the red line on top (that you can get at roots)"

@reneeturcottecicigoi9435

4 жыл бұрын

In Thunder Bay, we also call them “work socks” as many construction and mill workers wear them daily with work boots. Lol

@vdezagiacomo

3 жыл бұрын

@@reneeturcottecicigoi9435 In Cape Breton, NS I've only ever heard of them referred to as "pit socks'. They were commonly worn by coal miners.

5:07 a boot o g I’m so affended it’s a bout

I cant believe how much i enjoy watching your videos from 8800 km away (istanbul !). I found you a week ago. I dont know how the youtube algorithm works but you just popped on my page.

It seems like one of those situations where the minimalism of the packaging design might lead the products to be more sought after maybe down the road. Like they could charge more for the non-branded stuff in the future and more well-off people would go for it. I as an American would be interested to buy the striking yellow basic box with the direct typeface. In the states we have things Great Value brands and Good & Gather but those are just a store’s specific brand for selling value products. 1:38 is also very aesthetically pleasing. Imagine opening your cabinet to that! Side note: we usually go for the great value and good & gather because you’re getting pretty much the exact same product at a WAY better price!

I thought I was the only person who experienced the poppy-finger thing!

I’m Canadian, those poppies poke you. Everybody tries to poke them into there skin.

OMG J.J.!!!!! How could you do this to me???? That dumping of the syrup!!!! You just gave me an OCD attack!!! LOL! 😱😂

Hey J.J love your videos and you for sure do alot of research for them which is appreciated, I gotta say tho in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia we call those socks "Pit Socks" this is the first time ive heard them called anything different which was quite odd for me but still like learning new things! An altho scratchy those damn pit socks are the warmest things ever hahaha

Interested video...nice video my dude

@JJMcCullough

5 жыл бұрын

locked pie 22 my dude!

My heart broke when the syrup was recklessly poured

(0:30) Reminds me of the Swedish brand Blåvitt (blue-white). Their packages where all white, with a big blue rectangle with a thin white font telling what kind of product it is.

Good video! Always enjoy them. Though was that video of pouring maple syrup a joke lol? I always remember a tool that would poke holes in two spots for easy pour . And did we use to have apple juice in cans slot? Haven't seen them in awhile.

Bob Loblaw's Bland Blah-Blahs

@Lwilight

5 жыл бұрын

😂

@johnrankin7135

5 жыл бұрын

Bob Loblaw lobs Loblaw blah bomb

I’m Canadian and I thought that everyone used that sock. Wow never realized it was Canadian.

The funny thing is. My city has a Superstore which has been around for at least 20 years, and three years ago a Loblaw's opened. Then it went out of business 6 months ago, and everyone went back to shopping at Superstore.

7:53 You just reminded me that kids in my class use to do that. It always grossed me out that they could get the needles to do that.

I have terrible memories of those socks in scouts as a kid. I wore them when we went camping in the winter. Not only were they ill-fitting and horribly scratchy, but they also were as absorbent as sponges. My feet were warm, but they remained horribly soaked for entire weekends at a time. I never understood why I kept receiving those damn socks every Christmas, but I guess it's because my mom wanted me to have a uniquely Canadian product, no matter how awful?

I've worked in a loblaws grocery store for 12 years & have never seen a can of maple syrup.

I'm glad I wasn't the only one doing the poppy finger thing.

Great video J J. About the poppy, the centre was changed to black to represent the widowed family’s.

2:26 I love how he fearlessly dumped all that syrup onto his pancakes

@1984potionlover

Жыл бұрын

I'd like to know how he could monetarily or morally afford to waste so much of that precious syrup; It hurt to watch him waste that... In Ontario, you can buy it in cans @metro. I've got 2 in the cupboard and a glass bottle in the fridge.The tins wont break in transit or by accident. Too damned expensive t risk, especially right now with prices of everything climbing into the stratosphere.

You know tbh I like our poppy better than the British one. It’s less ‘authentic’, maybe, but it’s colours are more striking. Idk, maybe it’s just cuz I’ve grown up wearing them. Great vid as always! Are you ever gonna do like a short video on the history of a certain province, like Manitoba, BC, or (dare I say) Quebec?

Australia and New Zealand also wear the poppy. But mainly on ANZAC day. Although some people wear them on remembrance day

They have the poppy pins in Jamaica too. Everyone from the students, government workers to the anchor folk wear them.

I remember stabbing poppies through my finger too. Glad I wasnt the only one 😂

This is the best channel it's not even close

On the portrait of the Queen, common over here in New Zealand too but when it's joined by one of Prince Phillip, his portrait is meant to be slightly lower than that of the Queen's to show that he isn't her equal and she out ranks him. Phillip will be hung in military places and veterans places too as he is a WW11 vet and royal Colonel of many regiments etc

As someone from Rockford, it´s cool to see some of our history end up in your video!

JJ, your videos never fail to entertain :) you're probably one of the best KZreadr and have one of the best fanbases as well. Speaking of, your fanbase doesn't have a name lol

@JJMcCullough

5 жыл бұрын

Roberto R you’re my friends!

@robr2731

5 жыл бұрын

@@JJMcCullough probably better then a fanbase name anyways :)

Presidents choice froot loops taste better than regular froot loops!

I remember my childhood peers doing that with the poppies as well. That and losing them, after a full day at school few of us still had poppies to bring home. They’d always come loose and seemingly vanish.

Good to know the poppy needle kids thing is seemingly timeless haha

I saw you watched Name Explain's latest video.

@JJMcCullough

5 жыл бұрын

Zʏxøʀɪᴠ I love him! Pressure him to do a collab with me!

@Zx-hy9ys

5 жыл бұрын

@@JJMcCullough I would like a collab between you two!

@Korpionix

5 жыл бұрын

@@JJMcCullough You watch Name Explain? I was just watching him earlier!