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Getting ridiculous. Before we got in early July. Then changed to mid July. And now end of month and still nothing.  
 
When I phoned last week eventually they said by this week. After a number of I don’t know, etc.  
 
Being mailed by third party so makes a delay and they don’t know really when they will be mailed.  
 
In this age of computers, no excuse. Decision was made in April. Computers figure everything out.  
 
 
At least the person answering the phone should know something. Many people would be phoning with such a delay this year.  
 
Poor service.

At least you get a rebate cheque from Heritage. We have membership at another rural Co-op and spouse spends far more on farm supplies there than in Brandon and have not received a rebate from the rural coop for several years now.

Got ours yesterday. Maybe take a few breaths and calm down.

got ours yesterday too! That $10 is going to go a long way!

This might have something to do with Canada Post as well. These cheques would put a lot more mail in the system. If they are not doing over time or as someone called it doing a "slow down" this might be part of the problem. I never keep track of when they are coming. So I appreciate knowing they are out there somewhere. :-)

As a young person who shops probably 75% at co-op, 2 person house hold (1 person more than half of the year because of partners job), I received a decent amount more than $10. Shop more at co-op, get a better rebate. Simple.  
 
Edited by Anonymousebrandon, 2025-08-01 18:08:37

really not worth the wait

yahoo 36 dollars said to my wife im going to cash this and get a pizza because its my night to cook  
life is great lol..

What else do you expect? Prices are outrageous. Don't pay their employees a proper wage, and when you have a legit issue.. they see you as the problem. Not worth it to shop there. Other places have points system that you get much more money back from. I got close to $300 so far from shopping at superstore.

Just to set the record straight, the issue laid TOTALLY with Canada post. Everything was processed and ready to be mailed the first week of July, however Canada post in their infinite wisdom did a software update and discovered a glitch in the system that wouldn’t allow anyone to mail any lettermail for 10 days. They had no manual contingency plan so the cheques and statements simply sat. Before jumping to conclusions and blaming heritage coop for the delay in getting your check, know the facts and put the blame where it should solely go. CANADA POST

You can either have that profit come back to you in the form of a cheque, or it all goes to some rich dude so he can buy another yacht.

The other often overlooked aspect of a coop is the retirement age/moving out of trading area cashing in of your lifetime equity.  
 
I'm not sure what that number would look like for the average person, but I've had one person say their payout was 5 figures, but they might have had big agro purchases so its hard to say what the actual number might be for a food and gas shopper, its probably something the admin staff could tell you if asked, I might try that today just to see.  
 
That's also never brought up when people are debating Westman Comm vs Bell/Mts, with Westman being a co-operative with payouts and lifetime equity.  
 
And as Primeconvoy stated, your neighborhood coop definitely doesn't have some billionaire CEO/family at the helm, which can't be said for walmart, sobeys, superstore, etc

I find Coop prices are equal to Sobeys and they have very good sales. I prefer their meat to any other box retailer. The staff are friendly and they bag my groceries for me. Coop sponsors many local events. When was the last time you saw Walmart or Superstore sponsor anything in Brandon.

Co-Op is often the only grocery store. convenience store and gas station in most rural areas.