Opinions on Aldi's

[El Diablo Blanco]

Aldi is planning to open some stores in SoCal.  I beleive they're the parent company of Trader's Joes.  Anyone go to Aldi's?  Are they decent?

[Skylge]

They are like The Borg, but good value for money. Three months ago we drove from Holland into western Germany (Munster region) and saw a new looking Aldi supermarket on the border of litterally every small village we passed. All exactely the same. Brilliant concept, just like IKEA and such

[thegamechanger]

not really a fan but for the big bags its good but not for the smaller ones i remember one of them closing on sundays not a good idea for business as i was leaving and didnt have time to shower or change in the back of the van but then for monday i was having a steak and fries, sunny day and all thinking about that now going back... no point really sure i shouldve called her but i didnt, regret that now... changed tires on the car, had to be done somewhere across the road i saw a deer... or at least thats what i thought.

[Las Vegas]

Go there once if it's convenient enough, and you will go back. Guaranteed.

[Las Vegas]

not really a fan but for the big bags its good but not for the smaller ones i remember one of them closing on sundays not a good idea for business as i was leaving and didnt have time to shower or change in the back of the van but then for monday i was having a steak and fries, sunny day and all thinking about that now going back... no point really sure i shouldve called her but i didnt, regret that now... changed tires on the car, had to be done somewhere across the road i saw a deer... or at least thats what i thought.

It's a religious thing, I think.

[Royalty]

Aldi's = cult

[Las Vegas]

Aldi's = cult

How so?

[tren4life]

We have had them in Ohio since I was a kid and they are usually the cheaper grocery stores, cheaper quality food  and have to pay for bags to bag your groceries.

[FitnessFrenzy]

Aldi is planning to open some stores in SoCal.  I beleive they're the parent company of Trader's Joes.  Anyone go to Aldi's?  Are they decent?

Aldi sucks balls. Now LIDL, that is a great supermarket.

[Las Vegas]

We have had them in Ohio since I was a kid and they are usually the cheaper grocery stores, cheaper quality food  and have to pay for bags to bag your groceries.

Not true. It's the same quality as anywhere else. There are only so many food manufacturers left, and their stuff is at all grocery chains under all different brands.

Aldi's are small stores so they don't have huge selection.  That's the only downfall.  I liked going there when they were convenient to me because it is an honest company with a good mission.

[Voice of Doom]

I don't like the customer service in Aldis...pompous.  Kroger's here in Texas seem to have top notch customer service.  People who seem to appreciate having a job and doing a good job.

[bradistani]

getting very popular over here as this recent poll shows. they apparently were the 'best' last year though.



i don't know anyone that can afford to shop in fucking waitrose. we don't even have one in bradford

[Las Vegas]

Don't know about any connection btwn Aldi and Trader Joes?  Thats news to me.

Speaking of Trader Joes...heard they were going to start a chain that's similar to Grocery Outlet.  

I love going to Grocery Outlet whenever I see one, lol. I will spend couple hours there to fill the back of my truck with bags/boxes.  Great deals on exotic booze, beer and vino.  Cant beat the experience.

[Las Vegas]

I don't like the customer service in Aldis...pompous.  Kroger's here in Texas seem to have top notch customer service.  People who seem to appreciate having a job and doing a good job.

Thats weird..I was thinking the opposite.  I liked stopping in and saying hello to the employees.  Maybe it's a religious thing with them?  They seemed to be almost church-like in appearance and manner, which did seem kind of weird.

HEY Royalty - what did you mean when you called them a cult?

[mazrim]

I go there all the time. Their normal everyday prices can't be beat, but don't necessarily have all the products. Love it.

[tren4life]

Not true. It's the same quality as anywhere else. There are only so many food manufacturers left, and their stuff is at all grocery chains under all different brands.

Aldi's are small stores so they don't have huge selection.  That's the only downfall.  I liked going there when they were convenient to me because it is an honest company with a good mission.

May be wrong on the quality but one of my friends back in college would get good deals on their frozen chicken breast. Good if your shopping on the cheap but here you have to pay money to use the grocery carts. Only noticed this in the hood locations. I prefer Kroger and in Cincinnati we have Jungle Gyms best grocery store by far.

[Las Vegas]

May be wrong on the quality but one of my friends back in college would get good deals on their frozen chicken breast. Good if your shopping on the cheap but here you have to pay money to use the grocery carts. Only noticed this in the hood locations. I prefer Kroger and in Cincinnati we have Jungle Gyms best grocery store by far.

If you're getting chicken breasts and other clean stuff, Aldi's is the place. It feels good to shop there, rather than at a criminal place like Safeway etc.

The grocery cart thing is just a scheme to stop people from walking off w them.  When you're done with cart, you can just mate it w another parked cart and it will return your deposit...used to only be one quarter

Yeah, Kroger does a good job with their stores...they have Kroger, Foods4Less, Foodsco etc etc.  If I am forced to go to a big chain, that's where I go.

[El Diablo Blanco]

Don't know about any connection btwn Aldi and Trader Joes?  Thats news to me.

Speaking of Trader Joes...heard they were going to start a chain that's similar to Grocery Outlet. 

I love going to Grocery Outlet whenever I see one, lol. I will spend couple hours there to fill the back of my truck with bags/boxes.  Great deals on exotic booze, beer and vino.  Cant beat the experience.

Grocery outlet was just too fucking ghetto. Brand name products weren't any cheaper than Walmart. GC had shit brands and all Mexicans shopping there. It was a slight step up from a dollar store.
Also claims it sources from the same factories as the big dogs but tried to undercut Walmart. Will see if it's ok.
The article I read said they own trader joes which I love.

[Mawse]

Some things make me shake my head 
 
back in the UK Aldi was the ultimate pikey / chav grocery store - here in Murica it's a Trader Joes?

Just like Fiats were the most poverty piece of shit you could ever drive in the UK, here they are aspirational Italian luxury cars

[Princess L]

I love Aldi's.  I've never had a problem with the quality of their products.  Their produce is always fresh since the turnover is so fast.  They often have great 'special buys' (while supplies last).  Prices are fantastic.  Bring your own bags (which I do no matter where I shop anyway), pay a quarter to use a cart, get it returned when you return the cart.

I've been to many throughout the country and have to admit, some are better than others.  I was at one in North or South Carolina once and if that had been my first and only experience with them, I'd never go back.  But the ones in my area are always clean, fresh and friendly.  Probably 75% of my grocery dollar goes there.  Love 'em

http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=376430.0

[Las Vegas]

Grocery outlet was just too fucking ghetto. Brand name products weren't any cheaper than Walmart. GC had shit brands and all Mexicans shopping there. It was a slight step up from a dollar store.
Also claims it sources from the same factories as the big dogs but tried to undercut Walmart. Will see if it's ok.
The article I read said they own trader joes which I love.

Grocery Outlet is often franchised, so maybe you went to a bad one?  In all my trips to G.O., all over the place for the past several years, I've only been to two or three that weren't worth it. All the other times I spent hundreds on impulse, that's how good it was.

If you go to a bad one, though..that does suck

[Las Vegas]

Some things make me shake my head 
 
back in the UK Aldi was the ultimate pikey / chav grocery store - here in Murica it's a Trader Joes?

Just like Fiats were the most poverty piece of shit you could ever drive in the UK, here they are aspirational Italian luxury cars

No, they're not considered to be very similar.

But if you feel you're too good or whatever to be around less-wealthy people...chavs and pikeys and the like...you probably wouldn't enjoy Aldi's here in America, either

[mazrim]

But if you feel you're too good or whatever to be around less-wealthy people...chavs and pikeys and the like...you probably wouldn't enjoy Aldi's here in America, either

I don't know, man. A lot of the "wealthier" people I know shop there too. No point in wasting money I'm sure that's the way they look at it. Rather spend it on nice vacations and study I'm assuming. Though area I live in is pretty nice/clean (not necessarily like expensive wise but just overall highly ranked schools/good neighborhoods) so that may be why.

[Las Vegas]

I don't know, man. A lot of the "wealthier" people I know shop there too. No point in wasting money I'm sure that's the way they look at it. Rather spend it on nice vacations and study I'm assuming. Though area I live in is pretty nice/clean (not necessarily like expensive wise but just overall highly ranked schools/good neighborhoods) so that may be why.

I would actually be willing to pay more, knowing the people at Aldi's are benefitting over the people at bigger places.  That's how I feel about the subject.

Doesn't Aldi's set themselves above the industry average with employee pay too?

[Vince B]

We have Aldi's opening up all over Australia. Lots of them. The main attraction is the price. Their lower prices have caused Woolworths and Coles to reduce prices on bread and other essentials.

Main disadvantage is the choice. I mean, they didn't carry Heinz Ketchup! Not much choice but good enough I suppose. You still have to know prices elsewhere to know a bargain.

They have a center section of the store that offers specials on all sorts of items from TVs to tools. These items change on Wednesday and Saturdays. Good bargains for sure.

If you want to save money you go there. If you want lots of choices you go to the main supermarkets.

If you don't have bags or a trolley then you end up having to load everything in your arms. This is a huge difference from other stores. No plastic bags! Tiny check out area and a line up of people

watching if you hold them up!