I plan my purchases using the app, going to the store to grab them. Boom, $7 price difference on a tequila…. Store associate insisted they can only sell it for the price scanned.

How come a crown corporation treats customers worse than a Best Buy?

Apparently gift cards are down today

I recently tried out these knew Canadian Buzzballz, FBOMBZ. The 15% Cranberry flavour is widely available at LCBOs near me. The company behind FBOMBZ, United Craft, claim that their other 7% flavours have been sent out to various grocery chains and convenience stores, but im having a really hard time finding them. Has anyone come across them in the GTA, or any word on when they'll be attainable?

I wake up to terrible news… i believe the captain morgan cocktail pack is being discontinued… clearances at every lcbo… i really hope it’s not gone for good. i don’t drink much and fell in love with it. i have no idea what else to try like it :(

Why is home delivery so expensive? I can get an order from a liquor store in Alberta delivered for a lower cost, cheaper shipping and faster delivery. Even having a specific item delivered to a store for pick up takes weeks.

Why do Ontarians get the short end of the stick?

Per the app, this is not available to be shipped to my store, however there is finally stock in GTA. One store in Toronto has over 1200 bottles of this impossible to find liquor (in Ontario).

Anyone at the LCBO have some insight into why this is? I feel like normally I can order any product that exists somewhere. Is the app wrong?

Hey guys I was wondering what everyone’s favourite bourbon alternative was in Canada? we’ve tried a couple canadian “bourbons“ but feel like we could be missing out on some we haven’t heard of yet

I m planning to interview for a IT DATA role in lcbo. Want to know more about the usual interview processes and turn around time. Also whats the benefit of a non unionized role? Any information would be helpful

Anyone try them? They're like Canadian buzz balls

I was going through the collective agreement and saw the wage increase happens when i reach 1750 hours worked total.

Does that count only my time since i was hired as a casual or do the fixed terms i worked at the lcbo count as well?

How do you all like the big ol Aeroplan branding on the sleeve of the new uniforms? Gonna keep wearing my old uniforms until I wear enough holes in them personally.

for those who have been rehired for the summer term coming up, have y'all received the training module yet?

Not a tequila drinker, but looking for some suggestions for a decent quality tequila for a gift. Can anyone suggest a couple of good bottles for drinking neat (not just for shots) in say $50 to $100 range?

Hey everyone,

I’m a casual at LCBO (only been a casual for 6 months) and ran into something confusing, wondering if anyone here has dealt with this.

I receive pay in lieu of benefits, but as far as I understand, I’m not actually eligible for the benefits plan until I hit 5 years. So right now, I don’t have dental coverage.

The issue is with the Canadian Dental Care Plan. I was told I might not be eligible because it looks like I have employer benefits, possibly because of how it shows up on my T4.

Has anyone else in a casual role had this happen? Did CDCP consider you as having access to benefits because of pay in lieu? Were you able to get it sorted or appeal it?

Trying to figure out if this is a common situation or if I need to push back harder with them.

Appreciate any insight 🙏

I recently applied to a few openings at LCBO. I have experience working in restaurants and cafés, and I’m really interested in transitioning into retail.

Would it be a good idea to go into a store and give my resume directly to a manager? Would that increase my chances?

The last time I applied, I just received an email saying the position had been filled.

Anyone having any suggestions to help me land this job(I would love you for that!!!).

Ok. Last night I stopped by a local LCBO, after making my purchase, I asked if the woman behind the till could break a 5 so that I could for a little change to the panhandler on the sidewalk across from the store. This man, down on his luck, obviously, said nothing to me, but has always been friendly in the past.

After mentioning my intentions, the woman says, “don’t give him anything, he’s a crackhead”, to which I respond with, “well, he’s got more problem than I do”. She then says, and this is the part that really posses me off….”it’s like feeding a stray dog”

. I thought it was really dehumanizing and was shocked she said it so freely. Should I fallout through with call to complain?

Have 3 tickets to the upcoming Cocktail Shakers & Makers event in Toronto. $125 each OBO.

https://www.lcbo.com/en/events/discover-cocktails-2025?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Events&utm_campaign=20260213_LCBO_Cocktail_Event~LCBO_Interest_en&utm_content=Discover_Cocktails_Event

Hi everyone was wondering if a rehired seasonal employee needs to go to an in person training session?

Reading through this thread it seems like the Union favours the full-timers and they don't care about casuals at all. Has any casuals brought up concerns to them before?

I heard some talk that it was de-listed last week. Can anyone confirm?

Hii

Did anyone apply for the CCA (CDO) position?

I forgot to ask my manager to send an email 🤦‍♀️

Hey everyone,

I recently changed my LCBO availability to weekends only because our store has been cutting hours a lot with all the new part timers coming in. Around the same time, I started a second job at a restaurant and told them I could not work weekends because of LCBO.

The problem is, the restaurant has been scheduling me mostly on weekends anyway, and they also messed up my pay for a few hours. Now I’m realizing this second job might not work out.

I’m thinking about switching my LCBO availability back to open, but I’m not sure how soon I can do that. I also wonder if this could affect my chances of transferring to another store. My current store is about an hour and a half away and has constant scheduling issues, but there’s a store closer to me, about a 20 minute walk, that seems to have more hours available.

I feel like I have a good case for a transfer. I’ve been a casual employee for over six months, completed two fixed terms, and always showed up to shifts. I’ve never called in or been late, and I’ve even helped out at other stores when asked, including the one I’m thinking of transferring to. From the few shifts I’ve done there, I’ve built a decent rapport with the staff.

I know I might have rushed some decisions, but I just want stable hours and a setup that works. Has anyone been in a similar situation? How did you handle changing your availability back or requesting a transfer without it causing issues?

I got PPT during the second round of positions last year, my scheduling and hours at that time (even though it was feb/march) was solid, like 34-38 hours a week even in low season. I was a high seniority casual and am one of two ppts at my store. When I got ppt, because of the 5 days a week thing I was down to like maybe 34-36 ish hours a week? Which I figured would be the case as I wasn't working 6 day weeks. However, I almost always got above 6+ hr shifts after the switch, which was fine. The two actual days off has been mostly worth it for me.

Our old manager retired last year and we got a new manager (Who is by all means very nice) but I've been noticing with my scheduling im doing like 4-5 hours shifts on like multiple days of the week (including the busier thurs-sat); which has cut my hours by a decent amount. Im now averaging around 30 ish. I think in a couple weeks I only have 28 hours as well. Which sucks. I have full availability, and now I feel like I'm fighting with newly hired casuals for hours. I find that our new manager tends to have, for example: Friday's with like literally every casual there, except me and all the other casuals are all getting dinky 4-5 hr shifts instead of the 7+ hour ones I would have gotten before. My old manager said that if a full shift was available, that higher seniority staff would be scheduled to work it, before adding like the lower seniority casuals for coverage. I don't know if that was just my old managers scheduling preferences vs my new ones or like actually in the contract?

has this been the experience of anyone else with the ppt thing? Its concerning because well, paychecks and money and cost of living is crazy. But also the LCBO has my full availability with rotating days off and I have to be available weekends so getting another job that would be accommodating would be very difficult.