I thought I'd start a thread dedicated to where low carb stuff can be purchased on Vancouver Island. It's great when we see where stuff is located on the Mainland but I'm sure most of us aren't just poppin' over there all the time....so here goes. Please add any store, location and what products they have (add prices too if you like). Please make it stores only on the Island, not ones that will send mail order stuff - that's expensive too! I don't think it will take long at all and we'll have a great resource of Island yummies!!!
QUALITY FOODS
Nanaimo
-Advantage Bars - reg. $2.99
-Atkins Peanut Butter cups - reg. $1.99
-Ross Chocolate bars - reg. $1.69 but usually on for $1.50 (or put them as your daily special on the QF web page and get up to four per day for $1.09)
-Atkins Quick Cuisine pancake/waffle mix - reg. around $7.50 (currently on special for around $4.50 - Sept. 06/03)
QF has a web page where you can up a Daily Special of your own (excluding dairy, veggies and most perishables). So, you can get better prices than these any time. Check their web page for more info - it's a great deal. (No, I don't work there or own the store or anything - just like supporting a Vancouver Island company).
There are also other locations of QF around the Island - I'm pretty sure they all carry the same stock.
ISLAND NATURAL
Nanaimo
-Pure Delite chocolate bars - basically idential to Ross chocolate bars but approximately $1.00 MORE!!! This store doesn't seem to want to stock Ross chocolate bars which surprises me considering they are made in BC and basically have the same ingredients.
-Advantage Bars - $?
When I first started LCing I shopped for the few LC goodies that they had at Island Natural. That was 10 months ago and they don't appear to be getting any new products in and I personally feel the prices are very high.
GNC
Nanaimo
I haven't been here for probably over six months so I don't know what new products they have but when I originally when there 10 months ago they had Atkins Bars and Atkins bake mix. The bars were close to $5.00 each and the bake mix was about $20.00 for one container. I was told by staff that they do not compete with other stores prices as they feel if you do all your shopping there you will even out in the end - ??? O...K!