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Caribbean Favourites at Loblaws

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, (during Caribana), I was greeted by this interesting display at the Loblaws on Leslie Street in Toronto:

Caribbean Favourites Display at Loblaws
Caribbean Favourites Display at Loblaws
Caribbean Favourites Display at Loblaws
Caribbean Favourites Display at Loblaws

Seriously Loblaws? Who’s idea was it for this display?

Never mind the cheesy balloons, how is a Hawaiian (wearing a Hula skirt, Leis and a coconut bra) related to the Caribbean?

I couldn’t help but laugh and I just had to go up closer to take it all in when I discovered the "fine print" – pineapples: product of Costa Rica; papaya: product of Bolivia; coconut: product of Dominican Republic; plantain: product of Colombia; and mangoes: product of Mexico. Last I checked, Bolivia wasn’t even close to the Caribbean, no?