Indeed, you do get the quarter back when you return the cart; that is the point - return the cart yourself, so Aldi doesn't have to pay someone to round up and return carts.
I wonder how long it will be before a quarter isn't worth the effort to most people; I suppose then, they'll have to modify the carts to require two quarters, because half-dollar or dollar coins are as rarely seen as $2 bills. -- Change Cujo to Juno in email address.
Indeed, you do get the quarter back when you return the cart; that is the point - return the cart yourself, so Aldi doesn't have to pay someone to round up and return carts.
I wonder how long it will be before a quarter isn't worth the effort to most people; I suppose then, they'll have to modify the carts to require two quarters, because half-dollar or dollar coins are as rarely seen as $2 bills. -- Change Cujo to Juno in email address.
On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 04:39:06 GMT, Sarah Gray <[email hidden]>
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Most/nearly all are full of trans-fats.
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True, but again, typical of what you would find in any supermarket.
A real supermarket might have [censored], but also has a better choice as an option. Not much choice at Aldi.
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> oatmeal > applesauce > yogurt -- my husband and sons really like their yogurt
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You are lucky. My 5 YO is spoiled on good yogurt.
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pretentious much? not everyone can afford 4 bucks a quart for the good stuff.
We buy good brands when they are on sale. I'm not talking Brown Cow, but Breyer's, Dannon, or a local brand called Prairie Farms. Not pretentious at all here. I drive a beat up '97 Wrangler, and my spouse drives a beat up '01 Kia Rio. We just like good tasting food.
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You can't afford NOT to feed your kids good food. I went to two different Aldi's a few years ago when a similar thread came up here just to check them out and see if they'd changed. Same thing. YUK! A bunch of severely over weight swine buying garbage to train their litters to be as big as they are. The "Good Stuff" is produce and quality meats. Neither of which Aldi has.
The ALDI here has produce. A lot of times the produce is quite good, though very limited in variety. It does not have, as you said, "quality meats." It does have dairy at very reasonable prices.
On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 04:39:06 GMT, Sarah Gray <[email hidden]>
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Most/nearly all are full of trans-fats.
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True, but again, typical of what you would find in any supermarket.
A real supermarket might have [censored], but also has a better choice as an option. Not much choice at Aldi.
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> oatmeal > applesauce > yogurt -- my husband and sons really like their yogurt
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You are lucky. My 5 YO is spoiled on good yogurt.
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pretentious much? not everyone can afford 4 bucks a quart for the good stuff.
We buy good brands when they are on sale. I'm not talking Brown Cow, but Breyer's, Dannon, or a local brand called Prairie Farms. Not pretentious at all here. I drive a beat up '97 Wrangler, and my spouse drives a beat up '01 Kia Rio. We just like good tasting food.
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You can't afford NOT to feed your kids good food. I went to two different Aldi's a few years ago when a similar thread came up here just to check them out and see if they'd changed. Same thing. YUK! A bunch of severely over weight swine buying garbage to train their litters to be as big as they are. The "Good Stuff" is produce and quality meats. Neither of which Aldi has.
The ALDI here has produce. A lot of times the produce is quite good, though very limited in variety. It does not have, as you said, "quality meats." It does have dairy at very reasonable prices.
Going tomorrow for the first time to take a look at the hams and turkeys. (I am doing Thanksgiving dinner this year.) They have butterballs for $1.29 a pound, and Smithfield hams, too. Shanks (1.19 a lb) and butts (1.29 a lb). No idea what the difference is.
I see they carry what they call "private" brands. Any items particularly good in these Aldi brands?
I know I have to take my own bags and a quarter for the cart rental. Anything else?
I went into our Aldi's once, and that was enough. I didn't recognize a single brand and the whole place smelled like sour milk. No thanks.
Going tomorrow for the first time to take a look at the hams and turkeys. (I am doing Thanksgiving dinner this year.) They have butterballs for $1.29 a pound, and Smithfield hams, too. Shanks (1.19 a lb) and butts (1.29 a lb). No idea what the difference is.
I see they carry what they call "private" brands. Any items particularly good in these Aldi brands?
I know I have to take my own bags and a quarter for the cart rental. Anything else?
I went into our Aldi's once, and that was enough. I didn't recognize a single brand and the whole place smelled like sour milk. No thanks.
Indeed, you do get the quarter back when you return the cart; that is the point - return the cart yourself, so Aldi doesn't have to pay someone to round up and return carts.
Ugh, I've only seen those once, it was at Costco quite a few years ago. It didn't last. What a hassle getting the carts to separate. People would chase you down in the parking lot, waving a quarter begging to 'buy' your cart if you're done with it?
Indeed, you do get the quarter back when you return the cart; that is the point - return the cart yourself, so Aldi doesn't have to pay someone to round up and return carts.
Ugh, I've only seen those once, it was at Costco quite a few years ago. It didn't last. What a hassle getting the carts to separate. People would chase you down in the parking lot, waving a quarter begging to 'buy' your cart if you're done with it?
I am thrilled to have an alternative to the usual three big chains I use. Unfortunately I will not be able to go today due to a client-created "emergency." But maybe this weekend!
Don't wait too long, if you want one of the turkeys. I visited my local Aldi this morning and 89 cent/lb Butterballs were flying out of the store (quite an image, headless, frozen turkeys flying :-o ). For the first time since I have been buying at this particular Aldi, they had two checkouts open and both had a line, 2-3 deep. On other Thursday mornings, it is typical to have one checkout open and, maybe, one person ahead in line. -- Change Cujo to Juno in email address.
I am thrilled to have an alternative to the usual three big chains I use. Unfortunately I will not be able to go today due to a client-created "emergency." But maybe this weekend!
Don't wait too long, if you want one of the turkeys. I visited my local Aldi this morning and 89 cent/lb Butterballs were flying out of the store (quite an image, headless, frozen turkeys flying :-o ). For the first time since I have been buying at this particular Aldi, they had two checkouts open and both had a line, 2-3 deep. On other Thursday mornings, it is typical to have one checkout open and, maybe, one person ahead in line. -- Change Cujo to Juno in email address.
I went into our Aldi's once, and that was enough. I didn't recognize a single brand and the whole place smelled like sour milk. No thanks.
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We have a store here that smelled like rotten meat for 30 years; first it was an A&P, then, when the major chains pulled out of the STL market, it became a National (one of Loblaw's brands, at the time), which was finally driven out by local chains. The building sat idle for a few years and was gutted and refurbished as an ethnic grocer (Global) and no longer smells of rotten meat; though every now and then the fish get a little strong. That rotten meat smell must permeate everything and be very hard to remove; either that, or A&P and National had similar bad habits in the meat department.
I went into our Aldi's once, and that was enough. I didn't recognize a single brand and the whole place smelled like sour milk. No thanks.
N.
We have a store here that smelled like rotten meat for 30 years; first it was an A&P, then, when the major chains pulled out of the STL market, it became a National (one of Loblaw's brands, at the time), which was finally driven out by local chains. The building sat idle for a few years and was gutted and refurbished as an ethnic grocer (Global) and no longer smells of rotten meat; though every now and then the fish get a little strong. That rotten meat smell must permeate everything and be very hard to remove; either that, or A&P and National had similar bad habits in the meat department.
On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:43:18 -0800, Nancy2 <[email hidden]>
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Going tomorrow for the first time to take a look at the hams and turkeys. (I am doing Thanksgiving dinner this year.) They have butterballs for $1.29 a pound, and Smithfield hams, too. Shanks (1.19 a lb) and butts (1.29 a lb). No idea what the difference is.
I see they carry what they call "private" brands. Any items particularly good in these Aldi brands?
I know I have to take my own bags and a quarter for the cart rental. Anything else?
I went into our Aldi's once, and that was enough. I didn't recognize a single brand and the whole place smelled like sour milk. No thanks.
N.
The smell was probably poopie diapers from unattended brats running around. Food stamps make baby's [censored] smell pretty bad.
On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:43:18 -0800, Nancy2 <[email hidden]>
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Going tomorrow for the first time to take a look at the hams and turkeys. (I am doing Thanksgiving dinner this year.) They have butterballs for $1.29 a pound, and Smithfield hams, too. Shanks (1.19 a lb) and butts (1.29 a lb). No idea what the difference is.
I see they carry what they call "private" brands. Any items particularly good in these Aldi brands?
I know I have to take my own bags and a quarter for the cart rental. Anything else?
I went into our Aldi's once, and that was enough. I didn't recognize a single brand and the whole place smelled like sour milk. No thanks.
N.
The smell was probably poopie diapers from unattended brats running around. Food stamps make baby's [censored] smell pretty bad.
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"l, not -l" <[email hidden]> wrote
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Indeed, you do get the quarter back when you return the cart; that is the point - return the cart yourself, so Aldi doesn't have to pay someone to round up and return carts.
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Ugh, I've only seen those once, it was at Costco quite a few years ago. It didn't last.
It's been standard practice at UK supermarkets for years. There are depots throughout the carparks where you can stash the cart, pushing it into the train of other carts enables you to eject and reclaim the coin. Supermarkets still employ people to fetch the trains of carts from the carpark depots and take them back to the store entrance.
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"l, not -l" <[email hidden]> wrote
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Indeed, you do get the quarter back when you return the cart; that is the point - return the cart yourself, so Aldi doesn't have to pay someone to round up and return carts.
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Ugh, I've only seen those once, it was at Costco quite a few years ago. It didn't last.
It's been standard practice at UK supermarkets for years. There are depots throughout the carparks where you can stash the cart, pushing it into the train of other carts enables you to eject and reclaim the coin. Supermarkets still employ people to fetch the trains of carts from the carpark depots and take them back to the store entrance.
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I went into our Aldi's once, and that was enough. I didn't recognize a single brand
If it's anything like Aldi in the UK, that's not surprising. Most of their packaged food stock comes from East Europe which is why it's very cheap but not always good quality.
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I went into our Aldi's once, and that was enough. I didn't recognize a single brand
If it's anything like Aldi in the UK, that's not surprising. Most of their packaged food stock comes from East Europe which is why it's very cheap but not always good quality.
Indeed, you do get the quarter back when you return the cart; that is the point - return the cart yourself, so Aldi doesn't have to pay someone to round up and return carts.
Ugh, I've only seen those once, it was at Costco quite a few years ago. It didn't last. What a hassle getting the carts to separate. People would chase you down in the parking lot, waving a quarter begging to 'buy' your cart if you're done with it?
nancy
It always worked well when I've done it in Europe. The parking lots remained free of loose, dangerous carts.
