Posted on 06/16/2017 3:06:06 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Aldi’s sucks. If they are growing we are headed towards Venezuela.
Some products at Aldi are the best ... chocolate, coffee and German Christmas things like marzipan candy and “stollen” coffee cake. Spatzle noodles. Yummers.
Other stuff is OK but we shop there often because of the prices.
The produce is getting better.
We also like the local salvage grocery store.
We shop at the new Aldis in our area and the savings are great!
yeah ! I find some of their chocolates very good. I like the dark chocolate with chili. Yes it sounds weird but it is good.
It is not waxy tasting crap and is mostly from Belgium. Some of the cookies are good. Some of their breads are decent, such as the huge Italian bread. Makes excellent panini style sandwiches. yummmmm
Students, both high school and college. I wasn't talking about college graduates with useless degrees.
FWIW, heard that Amazon’s Bezos is buying whole foods. I wont be going there.
I believe Aldi has a huge distribution center north of FW, past Golden Triangel area ???
I believe Aldi has a huge distribution center north of FW, past Golden Triangel area ???
They are unlikely to be dronn7ng food to my compound.
Which brings up the issue of designing and building drone blinds...
They have some cookies that are very close in taste to Girl Scout Samoas—and they are available all year for less than half of what Girl Scouts charge...They may have other girl Scout knock-off cookies as well.
I used to support Girl Scouts, but not with their recent foray into supporting liberal political causes and issues such as Planned Parenthood.
My dental hygienist told e about Aldis...Told me they have hormone-free milk for the same price (or less) as regular milk at my grocery store. :)
“Theo Albrecht owned and was the CEO of the Aldi Nord discount supermarket chain. In the US he owned the Trader Joe’s specialty grocery store chain. His brother Karl Albrecht owned the Aldi Süd discount supermarket chain. The two chains originally were a single family enterprise until a friendly division of assets in 1960. Aldi Süd operates the Aldi groceries in the United States. Aldi and Trader Joe’s, while owned by the brothers, have separate and distinct ownership and operations.
Without credit cards, I would not shop anywhere. I am cashless 99.99%.
Competition in business was invented in USA and that is what made America great. If consumers have a choice (unlike in Venezuela or Cuba) they will decide which grocery store succeeds.
Stores like Aldi & IKEA are succeeding because they are competing against stores which consumers do not like.
Aldi’s does not have ‘no name’ merchandise, it is clearly a superior brand to most grocery stores; even if you don’t recognize name, only specialty markets have brand names only wealthier people buy. More expensive/popular is not necessarily more healthy...Simply Nature is an Aldi brand, it is usually great quality.
There are chemicals in products in American brands not allowed in Aldi brands, it meets overseas standards. A lot of organic foods/produce at Aldi’s. Yes, it is German based, as is Lidl which is now building stores in America. Specialty items, seasonal, or great buys are quality for the most part. A majority of items are packaged/made in USA, but to their standards...at least from what I read on labels.
I am a comparison shopper, and I still shop 2/3 stores. Limited processed foods are healthier.
I buy at Aldi’s and love my product choices, however I am not quantity buyer, more quality picks. Instead of 100,000 items, there are 1/4 of choices, but quality is better.
I like to pay a quarter for a cart & get it back when I return it. It bothers me that most people leave carts in lot, never return them, or never put them in cart holders properly! I like organization in my grocery store.
To each his own!
Aldi’s low-end domination won’t be hurt by Amazon/Whole Foods at all. Divide and conquer.
Mama Cozzi’s Thick Crust Pizza. Exactly like DiGiorno’s but only $2.75.
We sure are. We’re both disabled.
It’s often the same food made on the same line, only on a different day with different labels. Without the packaging, I cannot tell the difference.
They also have wonderful baby back ribs, often on sale; well trimmed chuck roasts with enough fat for flavor and (my favorite) 1#+ restaurant quality NY strips, all at well below any local prices. Usually, the meats are the same price or a tiny bit less than Sam’s Club.
Good quality paper products for less. The dairy is excellent in quality and price. There is a changing variety of name brand and import items at a discount. The produce is phenomenal. I’ve reversed the amount I spend there with what I still buy from my favorite supermarket and I now visit Aldi’s first. I love them.
Yes! At Christmas time, especially, they have great Chocolate.
We go there several times per year, and often find brand-name items that our local supermarkets don’t carry. It’s the only place here in the MD suburbs of DC, where my husband can find the kind of Italian sausage that he likes, which he could find everywhere in Pennsylvania.
I like Aldi; it’s worth checking out. (Always remember to carry a quarter for the shopping cart, and your own bags.)
“Without credit cards, I would not shop anywhere. I am cashless 99.99%.”
You use credit cards for groceries, not debit?
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