Almost Perfect

I love this store! I just went out to the Ajax location and spent $33. Here is what I got:

Cavendish Farms Rustic Reds $1.97
Omelette mix, 1 kg, $2.97 (chopped onions, green and red peppers)
Sliced mushrooms, 1 kg, $3.97
Sliced peaches, 1 kg, $4.97
Yves Veggie Meatballs, $4.97
Yves Veggie Bistro chicken veggieburgers, $2.97
Sour cherries, 1 kg, $6.99
Yves veggie bacon, $1.77
Cheddar pierogies, 1 kg, $1.99
Twizzlers, .79

Yesterday I was thinking my freezer was looking empty but between my cat's food and this, not anymore!

Here is the link to their stores: http://www.almostperfect.ca/. They are opening up more and more of them but only have one in Toronto, the rest are further east.

What store???

Almost Perfect is the name of the store. They have quite a few locations now, http://www.almostperfect.ca/

ive been in the one around here but they didnt have much to what we eat . I dont know if i could bring myself to try a veggie meatball or any veggie meat lol but i do respect people that eat that stuff :)

I guess it's the same with me, I know so many people who are grossed out by vegetables but eat animal flesh. Yuck!

I respect vegetarians. I'm weak. never heard of the store though.

The store is amazing. They have tons of meat, chicken, fish, baked goods etc. Also cereals and stuff like that. A lot of it is near the expiry date or they freeze it just before the expiry date.

OP, good price for 1 kg of cherries. May even be better than Costco's price for 600g of cherries.

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Originally Posted by Miss Molly

I guess it's the same with me, I know so many people who are grossed out by vegetables but eat animal flesh. Yuck!

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I could never be grossed out by either. I love all food!! Vegetables, animal flesh, animal organs, fruit....etc WTG on all the great deals!!!

I love Almost perfect, but have noticed that their prices have gone up a little.
My bf and I would go there a lot for their 1kg frozen faux meats, but they haven't been carrying them.
We do, however love the Yves Chick'n burgers. :D

LOVE this store... half of the store is usually not great but the other half is! yesterday we got 3 of this organic bbq sauce we usually pay 8 bucks for (its worth it!) at the healthfood store. Paid 97c each! Also got some organic seaweed rice cakes for my son(the brand we buy) less than half price and a big box of 16 bagelfulls for 4 bucks!

I like it because it's so eclectic. You always find something you need. I already got into the peaches and sour cherries (smoothie) and last night the potatoes, mushrooms and omelette mix. I wish it was closer to home but there's not much I can do about it!

I love that store. At Christmas, I got boxes of Bigelow Seasonal teas for $1 a box. Delicious. I kept some for myself and gave some to the food bank. Thought the teas would be a nice treat for someone.

I live in NB but we are going to Lindsay to a wedding this August. I already pinged my sister to tell her we had to take a trip. Looks interesting and I am always up for a bargain.

Wow! Sounds like a cool store. I love the Yves veggie bacon and burgers. You got some great deals.

Can someone explain this to me? Do they sell expired food or close to expiry or something?

I looked at the website and all the locations look a little ... dumpy? One looks like a resturant and the others all look like dumpy wearhouses. I'd love to know a little bit more about the speciality aspect of this store as I'm not quite sure what sets it apart from other grocery stores.

I'm confused too.

They sell frozen foods, refrigerated foods like the veggie meats that are close to expiry and can be frozen, candy, snacks, frozen breads, meats etc. Some of the stuff is almost always available, other things are a one time buy.

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Originally Posted by Miss Molly

I guess it's the same with me, I know so many people who are grossed out by vegetables but eat animal flesh. Yuck!

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Perfect!

OP... Thanks! I haven't been there in years. I didn't realize they sold veggie burgers, etc, will definitely check it out. Also, sometimes the products they sell are just label errors in production but nothing wrong with the product inside (at least that's the way it was years ago!).

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Originally Posted by bekki3

OP... Thanks! I haven't been there in years. I didn't realize they sold veggie burgers, etc, will definitely check it out. Also, sometimes the products they sell are just label errors in production but nothing wrong with the product inside (at least that's the way it was years ago!).

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Yeah, they sometimes don't have labels on them at all, but I've also gotten a lot of Yves veggie products. Last summer they had the Bistro burgers you get in the freezer for about half the price of Loblaws. Another year they had bags of a variety of products, deli meats, ground round etc for $5 or so. Really great prices. I had one of the chicken burgers yesterday and it was really good. They also had chicken tenders but I was already way over my freezer limit and didn't bother.

Sometimes their products aren't perfect -- they're "Almost Perfect". The pie crust might be cracked, or the icing on the cake a bit smushed. Tastes the same as the Perfect product, but at a much better price.

They also sell things like Christmas candy, frozen cookies, cakes etc. in January, Valentine's Day candy after Valentine's Day or slightly before. It's always changing so you never know what you'll get.

great deals.