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steveq Jan 21st 2017 5:12 am
Re: What's up with the Bread here?!!
 
Originally Posted by GeoffM (Post 12157729)
Must try Aldi's later too: not expecting quality but might be a few things worth buying there.
TJs is also an Aldi, technically. Don't sniff at the quality of Aldi stuff, its sourced from the same sort of suppliers. Aldi is taking the UK market by storm, with their reasonably priced, high quality offerings

Bob Jan 21st 2017 8:59 am
Re: What's up with the Bread here?!!
 
Originally Posted by steveq (Post 12157736)
TJs is also an Aldi, technically. Don't sniff at the quality of Aldi stuff, its sourced from the same sort of suppliers. Aldi is taking the UK market by storm, with their reasonably priced, high quality offerings
The thing with Aldi, the quality of the stores seem to vary quite a bit. Our local one is a bit grim, but others I've been to were much nicer and clean. The quality of the boxed foods were great though.

TJ's, for the most part have been pretty much all the same and rather nice. Except the parking, which has always been shit.

GeoffM Jan 21st 2017 9:03 am
Re: What's up with the Bread here?!!
 
Originally Posted by steveq (Post 12157736)
TJs is also an Aldi, technically. Don't sniff at the quality of Aldi stuff, its sourced from the same sort of suppliers. Aldi is taking the UK market by storm, with their reasonably priced, high quality offerings
Every now and again (or maybe every week - can't remember) back in the UK, Aldi's had a small selection of stuff that would only come out once in a while - for example, I got a load of ski stuff (never used!). I didn't say I was sniffing at the quality, just that I don't expect it to be in the same league as TJ, Wholefood, Sprouts etc. Certainly wasn't in the UK, put it that way.

Nutek Jan 21st 2017 9:06 am
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Originally Posted by Bob (Post 12157860)
The thing with Aldi, the quality of the stores seem to vary quite a bit. Our local one is a bit grim, but others I've been to were much nicer and clean. The quality of the boxed foods were great though.
The one near our old place was like the inside of a skip.

steveq Jan 21st 2017 9:12 am
Re: What's up with the Bread here?!!
 
Originally Posted by Bob (Post 12157860)
The thing with Aldi, the quality of the stores seem to vary quite a bit. Our local one is a bit grim, but others I've been to were much nicer and clean. The quality of the boxed foods were great though.

TJ's, for the most part have been pretty much all the same and rather nice. Except the parking, which has always been shit.
The nearest Aldi to us is rather gloomy inside I admit, but usefully, it has a horse hitching rail for all the Amish farmers from round here.

steveq Jan 22nd 2017 7:46 am
Re: What's up with the Bread here?!!
 
Originally Posted by Adambradshaw (Post 12158469)
There is and Aldi in the US!?
https://www.aldi.us/

tom169 Jan 22nd 2017 7:48 am
Re: What's up with the Bread here?!!
 
Originally Posted by Adambradshaw (Post 12158469)
There is and Aldi in the US!?
Yes - at least 2 that I know of around me.

GeoffM Jan 22nd 2017 12:18 pm
Re: What's up with the Bread here?!!
 
Originally Posted by GeoffM (Post 12157861)
Every now and again (or maybe every week - can't remember) back in the UK, Aldi's had a small selection of stuff that would only come out once in a while - for example, I got a load of ski stuff (never used!). I didn't say I was sniffing at the quality, just that I don't expect it to be in the same league as TJ, Wholefood, Sprouts etc. Certainly wasn't in the UK, put it that way.
Fairly new store so looked quite pleasant inside. Found some stuff not available elsewhere and it was on the way back from somewhere so worked out ok. 25c for the trolley - not seen that in the US as far as I can remember!

tom169 Jan 22nd 2017 12:23 pm
Re: What's up with the Bread here?!!
 
Originally Posted by GeoffM (Post 12158644)
Fairly new store so looked quite pleasant inside. Found some stuff not available elsewhere and it was on the way back from somewhere so worked out ok. 25c for the trolley - not seen that in the US as far as I can remember!
Visited my local store a few times. At peak hours when people are coming and going frequently it seems that it's courtesy to give your (paid) cart to someone else. So of course we've gone along and not paid for one yet.

GeoffM Jan 22nd 2017 12:27 pm
Re: What's up with the Bread here?!!
 
Originally Posted by tom169 (Post 12158649)
Visited my local store a few times. At peak hours when people are coming and going frequently it seems that it's courtesy to give your (paid) cart to someone else. So of course we've gone along and not paid for one yet.
Funny you should say that: not especially busy but while I was fumbling in my wallet for a coin, a lady did just give me a trolley, despite me offering her the quarter I'd just found. So we paid it forward... well, tried to anyway. Nobody to give it to! Suppose I could have just left it without plugging it into the chain. Ah well.


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