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Let's Be Aldi!

I'm the store brand Clancy's. My potato chips are very salty - cheap!

by Anonymousreply 64June 6, 2020 11:34 PM

I hope you aren’t slagging off Aldi.

by Anonymousreply 1June 4, 2020 3:08 PM

I'm the quarters you left on your dresser. No cart for you.

by Anonymousreply 2June 4, 2020 3:09 PM

R1, I'm not slagging off Aldi at all. I just spent $60 there yesterday.

by Anonymousreply 3June 4, 2020 3:12 PM

60 dollars is two months of food for one at aldis!

by Anonymousreply 4June 4, 2020 3:14 PM

I am Aldi and I am not in SF so people there don't WTF the big deal is.

by Anonymousreply 5June 4, 2020 3:18 PM

Every few years, I do a side-by-side product comparison with a grocery store I usually go to. This time, I compared against Ralphs (Kroger) in SoCal.

I spent $100.63 at Aldi last week. It would have cost me $152.42 at Ralphs WITH the sale prices and Ralphs card.

It's about 35% less at Aldi than Ralphs. , or, to flip it - Ralphs is about 50% more than Aldi. Primarily in meat and produce. Some things were only 12-15% cheaper.

Just thought I'd share. But you still can't get everything you want there.

by Anonymousreply 6June 4, 2020 3:19 PM

I never do such a big shopping that I could spend $100 at Aldi. What did you buy, r6?

by Anonymousreply 7June 4, 2020 3:21 PM

I’m the prices which used to be much lower before Aldi went upscale.

by Anonymousreply 8June 4, 2020 3:27 PM

R7 - the higher priced items were leg of lamb, pork loin, and other meats. Not a ton of selection and it is inconsistent, but shockingly, I've never had bad meat there.

But your mileage varies with different ALDI locations - some are decidedly better than others. There are some ALDIs that I wouldn't go to.

Yes, $100 is a lot to spend there.

by Anonymousreply 9June 4, 2020 3:34 PM

Coattailing on R9, I'm the myriad experiences you can have shopping at me depending on the specific store and location.

by Anonymousreply 10June 4, 2020 3:39 PM

I'm Essen, Germany, birthplace and headquarters of Aldi. I've hosted professional tennis tournaments.

by Anonymousreply 11June 4, 2020 3:40 PM

I’m the aldi peanut butter cups that are far superior to the trash being sold as reese’s.

by Anonymousreply 12June 4, 2020 3:46 PM

Good to know, r12. Reese's PBCs used to be so good.

by Anonymousreply 13June 4, 2020 3:47 PM

I'm the incredible find in the section of specials and one-offs. I won't be around in a week and you'll be frustrated you can't find me.

by Anonymousreply 14June 4, 2020 3:52 PM

sounds like Trader Joe's r14!

Discontinues all your favorite goodies.

by Anonymousreply 15June 4, 2020 3:53 PM

Essen is also the birthplace of Krupp steel works.

There is also reportedly another German-based grocery chain that has not arrived on these shores, but Is more highly recommended. But I don’t know the name.

by Anonymousreply 16June 4, 2020 3:55 PM

Im the chocolate coconut cookies which are the same as Samoas but much cheaper.

by Anonymousreply 17June 4, 2020 3:55 PM

r16 Do you mean Lidl? They're here, but only in the east.

by Anonymousreply 18June 4, 2020 3:58 PM

Aldi has the absolute best Girl Scout cookie clones, R17. It's true. Not just Samoas, but thin mints and those peanut butter chocolate ones.

by Anonymousreply 19June 4, 2020 3:58 PM

I'm lemons. If you don't refrigerate me, in two days I will be covered in mold, which is already growing inside me. Aldi bought me from the cheapest, sketchiest producers in Spain and Italy.

by Anonymousreply 20June 4, 2020 4:02 PM

I am something truly bizarre, such as made in Germany cotton and Black Forest pine bark pillow, or little jars of appetizers from Serbia. I'm worth a look because you won't find me anywhere else. On the other hand, meet my friend, crapola gadget Made in China. She is priced for the working class and yet is no bargain since she is a piece of pure probably toxic shit.

by Anonymousreply 21June 4, 2020 4:06 PM

I'm a bag of frozen vegetables of some kind of ethnic selection and seasoning. All my sauces have a sameness, however, and my vegetables have just a slight flavor note of being a fraction rancid when frozen. Best to avoid me and buy plain frozen green beans.

by Anonymousreply 22June 4, 2020 4:09 PM

I’m the recall notice for r21 cheap made in China air fryer/slow cooker/circular saw/ playpen posted by the front door

by Anonymousreply 23June 4, 2020 4:14 PM

I'm the cheap and actually pretty good coffee - I cost $2-4 less than the larger grocery store equivalent.

by Anonymousreply 24June 4, 2020 4:20 PM

I'm the skill of knowing how to shop Aldi. If you master me, Aldi is generally a great store.

by Anonymousreply 25June 4, 2020 4:22 PM

I'm the three- or five-pound bags onions and potatoes come in. If you don't want to buy three or five pounds of onions or potatoes at one time, tough shit.

by Anonymousreply 26June 4, 2020 4:23 PM

I'm the Cashier sitting on my perch scanning items at lightening speed because Aldi requires their manufacturers to print barcodes on all sides of the package for speedy checkout.

by Anonymousreply 27June 4, 2020 4:25 PM

I'm me. I NEVER go in.

by Anonymousreply 28June 4, 2020 4:27 PM

r20 is so right about the fruit at Aldi (and Walmart too), it goes from unripe to rotten in a flash. There is absolutely no time in between. I don't buy fruit at Aldi or Walmart anymore for this reason.

by Anonymousreply 29June 4, 2020 4:29 PM

R16 - LIDL?

by Anonymousreply 30June 4, 2020 4:35 PM

I've never had a problem with fruit or other produce at ALDI. Guess it depends on the store.

by Anonymousreply 31June 4, 2020 4:38 PM

I'm the customers that fill Aldi.

I'm still trash, but a more elegant and classy level of trash. My short shorts still show my fat rolls, but they DO cover my ass, because *I* am a LADY!

by Anonymousreply 32June 4, 2020 4:40 PM

I'm a new Aldi shopper. Nothing could be as disgusting as the one-inch-in-every-direction gray-brown growth I found when I split open up a freshly-baked Whole Foods yellow organic potato last night.

by Anonymousreply 33June 4, 2020 4:48 PM

I’m the increasing prices as I slowly abandon my principles and become a traditional rip off grocery store.

by Anonymousreply 34June 4, 2020 4:50 PM

I'm lack of need for a quarter to get a cart during Covid because carts are being sanitized and distributed by the worker stationed outside by the carts.

by Anonymousreply 35June 4, 2020 4:51 PM

I am the bag the Clancy chips come in that can't be opened just at the top. I rip completely down the side and throw my contents onto the floor.....no matter how carefully my customer tries to open me.

by Anonymousreply 36June 4, 2020 4:52 PM

LMAO, R36 - that's so on point. Better have a container ready to store those chips.

by Anonymousreply 37June 4, 2020 4:53 PM

I am the chocolate covered almonds that you can't get anywhere else. I may or may not be German.

by Anonymousreply 38June 4, 2020 4:54 PM

Aldi and Trader Joe's are owned by the same company.

by Anonymousreply 39June 4, 2020 5:31 PM

r30 see r18.

r39 Not really. The Aldis in the US are owned by Aldi SUD; Trader Joe's is owned by Aldi NORD. They are separate companies, but there is talk of them merging in the future. It used to be one company founded by the Albrecht brothers (Aldi=Albrecht Diskont) but they split and divided up their territories.

by Anonymousreply 40June 4, 2020 6:07 PM

I'm the back story on who owns what and I've been told eleventyzillion times already on DL.

by Anonymousreply 41June 4, 2020 6:16 PM

r41 But apparently never read or understood by R39.

by Anonymousreply 42June 4, 2020 8:16 PM

I'm the deceptively long lines at the register; deceptive because usually the cashiers whip people through very quickly.

by Anonymousreply 43June 4, 2020 8:20 PM

I'm the one of only three employees on this shift, we are tasked with manning the entire store. We all do stocking, cashiering, customer service, cleaning and dock unloading.

The store employs a total of 6-8 people tops.

Ever wonder why Aldi Job Fairs are held so frequently?

by Anonymousreply 44June 4, 2020 11:48 PM

I'm the protesters that were outside my local Aldi before it opened. They were carrying pictures of horses and meat grinders.

by Anonymousreply 45June 5, 2020 1:47 AM

Aldi is the poor man's Trader Joe's.

by Anonymousreply 46June 5, 2020 1:49 AM

I only sell beer and wine in my store!

by Anonymousreply 47June 5, 2020 1:54 AM

I'm Marc Heußinger, Aldi's mysterious CEO. You can't find a single pic of me online.

by Anonymousreply 48June 5, 2020 2:02 AM

r44 And that's why their prices are so low.

by Anonymousreply 49June 5, 2020 3:04 AM

I'm the Aldi in Bennington, VT. You can buy wine from me. New Yorkers cross the border daily to buy cheap wine from me for cooking.

by Anonymousreply 50June 5, 2020 3:11 AM

R50 - a lot of Aldi's have wine. In the past few years, they've had some really great wines at good prices. It's not all swill or just for cooking.

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by Anonymousreply 51June 5, 2020 5:11 PM

I'm the Winking Owl brand of wines. For less than $3.00 per bottle, I'm pretty fucking good.

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by Anonymousreply 52June 5, 2020 6:05 PM

Fuck you, Winking Owl!

by Anonymousreply 53June 5, 2020 7:00 PM

I'm the heavyset frau excited that Aldi is now selling swimwear!

by Anonymousreply 54June 5, 2020 7:04 PM

I'm not odd assortment of non-food products and non-cleaning supplies and paper products.

by Anonymousreply 55June 5, 2020 7:21 PM

I’m the two cans of Aldi organic tomato soup purchased, the first so watery, acidic and bland way back in 2017 when the brand new Aldi showed so much promise and hope,

and the other tossed when I moved and my foodie husband insisted upon “brand names only!”

by Anonymousreply 56June 5, 2020 8:47 PM

They have a great chicken salad with cranberries.

by Anonymousreply 57June 5, 2020 9:17 PM

The Aldi brand whiskey got some high marks, but it's not available at my local store.

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by Anonymousreply 58June 5, 2020 9:22 PM

I am the sad, poor, church mouse adjacent eldergays who shop at Aldi with so little enthusiasm they can't be bothered to create I am statements for this thread.

by Anonymousreply 59June 5, 2020 11:00 PM

I am the comparatively early closing times.

by Anonymousreply 60June 5, 2020 11:04 PM

I'm the paper and plastic bags for sale for people who don't reuse shopping bags or always for get to bring them.

by Anonymousreply 61June 6, 2020 4:59 PM

Im the bag of onions that are all secretly rotten on the inside.

by Anonymousreply 62June 6, 2020 5:10 PM

I think produce is their worst thing. You certainly can get some good produce, but it's where Aldi most often fails, IMO.

by Anonymousreply 63June 6, 2020 5:15 PM

I'm the rare brand-name item that's so popular that I must be carried.

by Anonymousreply 64June 6, 2020 11:34 PM
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