Posted on 02/17/2024 3:28:04 AM PST by marcusmaximus
What does having groceries delivered have to do economics?
In my country, both Walmart and Superstore does this.
Airport luggage carts? I’ve seen that system several times so the concept isn’t that strange.
Yep, Aldis is the only one know of. So why was he mocked? A lot of people don’t go in the grocery anymore.
Many wealthy have groceries delivered.
We don’t have Aldis and I haven’t encountered it, but I have read about it here previously. I guess Tucker’s behind on both his grocery shopping and FR reading.
Never been to an Aldis. Maine has Hanniford which is great! But I see that there’s one in CT about twenty miles from here and I’m going that direction this morning anyway so I’ll check it out.
You are right it’s not common. Everyone on this thread, saying, Aldi, Aldi, Aldi‘s. I’ve never shopped Aldi’s, I think you also have to bring your own bags. in any event, it is not common outside of shopping at Aldi’s. I am fortunate to be able to shop at Publix. If I need to, I can shop at Walmart and even they don’t do this.
Tucker is not widely traveled. If he was he would know that grocery stores in Canada charge for shopping carts
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Sure it is. Bet I have at least 10 Aldi locations within an hour of me in Ohio. There are 2362 locations nationwide so about 45/state. I’d call that “pretty common”.”
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I’d say 3 percent is not “common”
He’s never been to an Aldi’s.
I feel privileged to have never seen this before either. Our shopping is limited to five states where we have yet to see this. I suspect this sort of thing is where theft of carts is common. We live in a low crime red state.
“Many wealthy have groceries delivered.”
You don’t have to be wealthy to use a spreadsheet to figure out if delivery is cheaper than going to the store. It often is. Wear, tear and gasoline for your vehicle alone can cost more than the delivery charge.
Re: the coin for the shopping cart
Never have seen one anywhere I have traveled in the U.S.
Been buying groceries for some 50 years now....never, not once, have I had to pay a quarter for a cart in the US.
She looks a lot like her Mother!
I’ve never seen carts requiring a coin in a supermarket before, either, and I’ve lived in a lot of states.
They’ve been at airports forever, though.
“Aldi’s, anyone?”
Believe it or not, some have never seen or been to an Aldi’s. Including me.
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