Posted on 11/12/2014 5:36:14 PM PST by SkyPilot
In MO they do it by month of birth and last name. Born in Jan. get the 1st and 2nd, Feb gets the 3rd and 4th and so on. April and Dec. only have one day.
Other payments (welfare) are on the 1st to the 4th depending on month of birth.
Alrighty. I'll do that.
Any idea how they normally handle these kinds of issues? I've read of people finding strange things in their packaged foods before, but I have no idea whether the stores simply replace the goods, or what.
So true. After a couple go rounds, you learn to get what you like and get the other stuff elsewhere. I buy their coffee creamers, their bagged coffee is very good, milk, eggs. Lots of their meat has been terrific lately. Wednesday is meat day at Aldi’s. At least around here. There spaghetti sauce with meat tastes almost exactly like Prego. Prego is actually the only sauce my wife likes, but I can usauly fool her with Aldi’s. It is 99 cents a jar. Prego $2.35 + Never lower than $1.68.So you have to try everything and only get what you like.
There are less than a handful of meat packers in the US now. Consolidation ran all the little guys out. The meat all comes from the same place, I used to sit for hours and watch it sold .
“Handling, temperatures, etc” are strictly enforced at all wholesale and retail outlets.
If you feel better paying more thinking you are getting a better product, go right ahead. Poor quality in the refrigerated section can be found at any retailer. Purchasing meat is like purchasing other fresh foods, a skilled buyer rarely buys poor quality.
Of all the meat sold, the only operation that has direct input to what they sell is MacDonalds. They have buyers that buy meat on the hoof and do their own processing. No grocery operation does this.
I agree. Got 10lb bag of potatoes, 6 lbs of sweet potatoes, 2 celery, 6 lbs of onions, 3 bags of cranberries, coffee creamer, 24 pk of water and some turkey flavor enhancer.
13 items total came to $17 and change. The most expensive was the turkey flavor for $3.49 for 12 pouches which will be for several meals.
Wish the butter was cheaper again this year at Aldi’s but I got 6 Land o Lakes at Kroger for $2.49 each.
Got back $5 of the $11 they cut last year. Guess how much they got back depends on how many people are in the household.
I get $194 now, it dropped from $200 last year to $189.
At first that $11 cut didn’t matter too much but when the price of meat went up I missed having that little bit extra.
They sent a letter but didn’t say why it went back up.
They haven’t been known to treat their employees well either (trust me I worked there for a year and a half).
I am certain they will replace it, if not double the replacement. Often you will have a choice as to whether you want the product or a cash refund.
Talk to the store manager or grocery manager only. They will want to know. These guys are paid reasonably. The average GM at a Walmart has a salary of $99,000, but they AVERAGE around another $70K per year in cash and stock bonuses. Their bonuses could be as much as 200% more than their base salary and a part of that is customer service and positive customer feed back. A top walmart GM at a Super Store hitting its’ numbers and with a minimum of unresolved customer complaints can make $250k even close to $300k per year. These guys are the real deal. And most care a great deal about what is going on in their stores.
Go to the customer service desk and ask specifically for the store manager. They are usually there daytime hours. If he is unavailable, ask for head grocery manger.
If they do a good job for you and you are happy, send a letter to the main office care of Senior Vice President of Store Operations. Same if you are not satisfied.
That’s true about temps. I have to watch Wally very close on frozen food. Nothing irks me more than freezer burned or thawed and re-frozen food. There’s no excuse for it. Get it off the truck and either in a freezer in stock room or in display ASAP. I love Staufers spaghetti. Opening it up from Wally with the spaghetti portion freezer burned tells me what I want to know about the rest of the refrigerated items are being handled. It is a Wally issue though. Sloppy handling upon delivery. No problems with same product when purchased elsewhere. Now I wait for sales and buy that elsewhere.
I’d go without before I’d enter that zoo.
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I went to pick my wife up from her shift at our local WM. On our way out the door, she was accosted by a Katriniac (this being right after the hurricane). Asked my wife about the location of some item in grocery; wife replied “I’ll get an associate from grocery. I work in clothing”. The woman exploded! Cussed my wife like a drunk sailor (sorry ‘bout that, drunk sailors)! I wanted to slap that boob-jobbed slutmonkey, but my wife likes her job.
Sort of. The German Aldi firm split into two separate companies in the 60s, Aldi Nord and Aldi Sud. They still work together on some things but they aren’t one company.
Aldi Sud’s stores in the US are the ones using the Aldi name. Aldi Nord’s stores operate as Trader Joe’s. And since you are likely a TJ fan you may enjoy this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdB7GDZY3Pk
I wish I could. Where do you keep your deep freezer? We have a second fridge in the garage, but with the work bench, the sedan and the 4x4, stacks of prepper TP and such, there isn’t room.
I will keep your advice in mind. Deep freezer and vacuumed sealed meats; something to fantasize about.
Not much anymore I get from Walmart. Some chip dip, Oikos Banana Cream yogurt, etc. But I think they are phasing out some of the yogurt flavors. I have had several issues with food quality. I stay away from vegetables at Walmart.
I seem to find what I need at BJ’s. Have never had an issue with food quality.
Wegman’s is where I like to go when in the area of one when visiting. Vegetables are the best, deli meats and cheese are outstanding. They are more expensive for several items, but I find the food quality of the veggies, meats and cheese to be first rate. A great olive bar, sometime I end up with a few soft olives, but that is uncommon. And customer service is top notch. I don’t see long lines in a checkout as they keep so many open. A good place to work from what I hear.
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The most beautiful Walmart parking lot is in Oro Valley, AZ with a view of the Catalina Mountains.
http://www.thefabledmarket.com/crashing-the-oro-valley-christmas-parade.html
I keep the old fridge down in the basement, as well as a big stand up deep freezer. The old fridge is only plugged in if I need the space like getting ready for a family party. We both have big families. I am second of six, wife is youngest of seven. Most birthdays, first communions, normal family parties will have between 50 - 75 people. Having a party in two weeks, parents 50th anniversary. Should have 200+, but we rented a hall for that.
The fridge goes with the house. I still can't believe I got it down there, had to push hard to get it through the side door. It is never coming out in one piece. Gonna have to take the saws all to that one!
In the DFW area, Aldi has moved in during the last few years. How is the overall quality of the merchandise, the cleanliness and organization of the stores? I do not have good things to say about Walmart in the areas referenced. If Aldi is even moderately better, I will have to go to one and check them out.
Wow $2.49 for butter. It seems to have skyrocketed to around $3.50 or more. Use to be 2 for $4 or 2 for $5.
Our Walmart is the worst managed in TX...I hope! The manager is a woman and she is the pits! Half empty shelves and stuff in all the wrong places.
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