walmart only selling essential Ontario Stay home order Apr 2021

Thanks for headup

Is their gardening area still open?

Erin Mills TC doesn't have gardening ...it's a strange one because gardening centres are typically outside and are only good for a short time period or you lose the season

The restrictions on non-essential products are province-wide, this isn't unique to Wal-Mart. Garden centres are permitted to be open - I saw pictures of a Wal-Mart that basically had barriers down the length of the store between the entrance and grocery area and the garden centre. They had very short notice to pull this off, so I expect things to get refined over the coming days.

rb wrote: ↑ just been to WM near erin mills in mississauga - so they have taped over all but essential items , this is the first time during the pandemic they have done this - is every store (loblaws etc ) the same ?

I was just at the Loblaws Glen Erin Market and all the aisles with housewares, toys and the entire clothing area are blocked off.

mrweather wrote: ↑ I was just at the Loblaws Glen Erin Market and all the aisles with housewares, toys and the entire clothing area are blocked off.

Guess they are all doing the same...wonder what is considered essential?

rb wrote: ↑ Guess they are all doing the same...wonder what is considered essential?

Groceries, pharmaceuticals, personal care items (e.g. toiletries), liquor section.

Nurseries can open too but only at 25% capacity.

Groceries, medicines, cleaning supplies seem to be available.

I saw a photo floating around of a Walmart that had blocked off a rack of masks... derp

But Costco is the usual free for all . Someone must be getting some brown envelopes......

stephroll wrote: ↑ But Costco is the usual free for all . Someone must be getting some brown envelopes......

Someone in the Costco weekly thread already reported back with photos. They blocked off all the non-essential sections with skids.

stephroll wrote: ↑ But Costco is the usual free for all . Someone must be getting some brown envelopes......

Is this just your guess or have you actually seen it? The rules apply in Ontario.

https://globalnews.ca/news/7745712/covi ... trictions/

Then why LCBO is still open? Vodka is not essential

chimaican wrote: ↑ Groceries, pharmaceuticals, personal care items (e.g. toiletries), liquor section.

Nurseries can open too but only at 25% capacity.

Damned straight!

Kids shoes should be essential...see how fast they grow out of shoes??

smartie wrote: ↑ Then why LCBO is still open? Vodka is not essential

It was explained in the first lockdown. It's because of alcoholism and alcoholics. To cut them off would pose a higher health risk and put them into crisis, increasing the chances of them consuming chemical ethanol from other sources such as poisons and end up in hospital or worse.

rb wrote: ↑ Kids shoes should be essential...see how fast they grow out of shoes??

Can be ordered online and picked up curb side or delivered.

Was at a Shoppers Drug mart today nothing blocked off. Didn't realize fans or greeting cards were considered essential items.

chimaican wrote: ↑ It was explained in the first lockdown. It's because of alcoholism and alcoholics. To cut them off would pose a higher health risk and put them into crisis, increasing the chances of them consuming chemical ethanol from other sources such as poisons and end up in hospital or worse.

I wonder how chemical ethanol would taste on the rocks?

chimaican wrote: ↑ Can be ordered online and picked up curb side or delivered.

Yes just tried on Walmart ( not that I need them ) but there are minimum charges to get pick up free.. otherwise $5 selection fee. I hope they remove these fees or reduce minimums during the next 4 weeks. ( Yes I know theres a cost involved to WM but these are exceptional times ,)

rb wrote: ↑ Yes just tried on Walmart ( not that I need them ) but there are minimum charges to get pick up free.. otherwise $5 selection fee. I hope they remove these fees or reduce minimums during the next 4 weeks. ( Yes I know theres a cost involved to WM but these are exceptional times ,)

Kids shoes need try it in person.