Love ALDI—prices are a lot lower than traditional grocery stores.
I don’t buy this. Where they are from in Europe, it is a legal requirement that cashiers at grocery stores have chairs. I think this is spin for the US division to make it look like it is about cost and efficiency. In reality, it is about simply being consistent with their European core.
Probably saves on Workman’s Comp claims too. Standing on your feet all day in one position is a huge ankle and foot injury situation. In some environments OSHA requires thick rubber mats to reduce this safety hazard.
Tried shopping at Aldi’s a few times. Don’t hate it. But found selection limited and too many unfamiliar brands.
I prefer Publix and Fresh Market.
Speaking of sitting down on the job.
Have you ever wondered why GM Pickup Trucks antenna is placed over the driver and not back center like all other vehicles?
As I understand, the antenna placement job for some reason is always done by someone who has to be seated for some damn reason. That particular spot is the only place a seated person can reach.
I see no reason why cashiers stand in virtually every other store.
ALDI shopper here.
I’m able to do 90% of my grocery shopping at ALDI.
ALDI is my go-to grocery store.
While they do not have vast selections of groceries, they have all of the essentials.
When I need something special I go to the bigger grocery stores and pay inflated prices for a special item.
Regarding the fresh goods items, the fact that ALDI limits what they stock, those items move from the shelves much faster and thus are much fresher.
I like ALDI. Yes, fewer brand selections, but it is noticably cheaper than any compitition. Get your staples at ALDI, and your indulgences elsewhere.
HEB!
Last week I bought a HUGE steak from them that would have cost at least five bucks more at the big regional chain I used to get a lot of my groceries from. That steak was a hearty meal for me with a few good-size morsels to spare for my dog :-)
There’s an Aldi’s north of me, and one south, neither too far away, but I prefer one-stop shopping and they don’t have much.
It was more fun when I was little, you had to rent the cart for a quarter, and it was a good long ride for a quarter. I soon graduated to ponies.
I am guessing it helps cashiers prefer to sit at the register rather than do other things. So people can check out faster
Not overly impressed with Aldi
The Aldis near me is a dump. I keep hearing about how great it is and I scratch my head. The local one smells, its shelves are a mess, and the produce looks like something you would find in a back water village in India.
I wonder how it stays in business.
We shopped the Aldi in my home town in England, it cost 1 GBP for the cart deposit. The one we go to here in AZ is like an icebox inside, which is nice in the summer. Not so much in the winter though
I lover the quarter-operated grocery carts! Last year some lazy bastige pushed their card over a little embankment at Walmart and I ended up hitting it and putting a scratch on my truck. People are cheap enough that they will return the cart at Aldis to get that quarter back!
Interesting. Thanks for posting. I have them nearby, but I’ve never been in one.
Any job that can be done sitting down, should be allowed.
Many people have this hangup that equates sitting down with not working. That’s really really old school sweatshop early 1900 train of thought.
Think about why should someone care so much if a person is sitting or standing if the labor being performed is unaffected?
This is in the realm of nosy people like neighbor Gladys spying on the Bewitched household. Just mind your own business about stuff like this I say.