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by: Tom57 Active Indicator LED Icon 5 OP 
~ 6 years ago   Dec 11, '17 2:25pm  
 
Aldi

OK, I'm probably going to get some hate mail from some of you ladies on this one but, I'm ready, I've got my Gorilla suit on. 😆

Aldi's Grocery Store has got to be the nuttiest idea anyone has ever come up with.
Maybe I just can't see the reasoning because I'm a guy, I don't know.

Here we go ...........
I open a grocery store. I offer you groceries for you and your family. I "want" you to come buy my products to help support me and my family.
BUT.......
If you want to buy my groceries you bring/furnish your own sacks. I'm not giving you sacks. If you want a sack, buy it from me.
AND........
If you want a grocery cart to use while you are buying my groceries you have to make a coin deposite first, to use my cart. If you want your money back you bring that cart back to the cart rack to get your coin back or I will keep your coin.

I've only gone to Aldi's a handful of times. They have the best buttered garlic French bread around. That's it. The only reason I go there. I usually end up picking up one or two things in the grand scheme of things on the way out. The checker says, "you want to buy a bag" ? I always laugh and say, "Nope, some things should be free", and I carry those items in my arm to my truck.

I think this is NUTS !!!!
I don't see how they stay in business.
If they do close down let me know so I can stock up on their buttered garlic French bread.
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HillCountry Active Indicator LED Icon 4
~ 6 years ago   Dec 11, '17 2:37pm  
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While I'm taking a break, I will chime in. AGREED! Although I have my own bags (because I don't want to gather up all the plastic or paper bags and fill the trash can with them) I do think they could offer bags for free. Sometimes I just need to grab 3 or 4 things so a small store would be a time saver but they generally don't carry the brands I know anyway. Sprouts is so expensive, but that's the option I take, for just a handful of items.
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Tom57 Active Indicator LED Icon 5 OP 
~ 6 years ago   Dec 11, '17 2:49pm  
@HillCountry Yep, that's the only reason I stop by there. I just won't buy anything over an "arm load" LOL 😂
 
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They have some killer French bread though !
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Tom57 Active Indicator LED Icon 5 OP 
~ 6 years ago   Dec 11, '17 2:49pm  
@HillCountry Yep, that's the only reason I stop by there. I just won't buy anything over an "arm load" LOL 😂
 
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They have some killer French bread though !
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Dorothy Active Indicator LED Icon 7
~ 6 years ago   Dec 11, '17 3:21pm  
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Plastic bags are really bad for the environment. I think Aldis has the right idea.
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Dorothy Active Indicator LED Icon 7
~ 6 years ago   Dec 11, '17 3:24pm  
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Of course, I also hate the lazy people who don't take their carts back. Often these take up parking spots that could be used for cars.
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HillCountry Active Indicator LED Icon 4
~ 6 years ago   Dec 11, '17 6:12pm  
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Too funny of a picture. I do wonder about the buggy thing at Aldi's though...... am I the only one in the world who doesn't keep change on me? What happens if the world goes completely plastic? I think Aldi's would be shut down if this were the situation. Who likes dealing with the hassle of an overcharge on a statement? It happens!
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HillCountry Active Indicator LED Icon 4
~ 6 years ago   Dec 11, '17 6:13pm  
@Tom57
 
Maybe we'll try that particular bread. Everyone in my family loves french bread.
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Tom57 Active Indicator LED Icon 5 OP 
~ 6 years ago   Dec 11, '17 7:19pm  
@HillCountry This bread is actually moist after you warm it at 425 degrees for 10 minutes.
Most are dry. Really great buttery taste too.
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~ 6 years ago   Dec 11, '17 7:21pm  
@Tom57 I think Aldi’s is attended to be a quick stop in store...but then they get you on some of there special...so I already have it in my head that I need a quarter to get a basket...and if I forgot my bags it is just like shopping at Sam’s...only I am gonna get my quarter back when I return that basket ...Score...lol But I am going to have to remember that French Bread the next time I go there...
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Tom57 Active Indicator LED Icon 5 OP 
~ 6 years ago   Dec 11, '17 7:36pm  
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@Lyn0811 Yes, try it Lyn. The bread is really good. They sell 2 other kinds of French style bread that I haven't tried but I like this one.
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Mgd11 Active Indicator LED Icon  New Member
~ 6 years ago   Dec 12, '17 6:47am  
I know Aldi’s is new to TX area but I have been an Aldi shopper for 40 years. The bags and cart concept is to cut down on labor costs. No need for baggers or cart returns. I have my Aldi bags in the trunk and my quarter in cup holder (you never know when you may need it Emoticon). The staff they do have does it all (freight, stock, cashier). I hate carts all over the parking lot. As for the bread it is delicious! Happy shopping!
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Tig Active Indicator LED Icon
~ 6 years ago   Dec 12, '17 7:47am  
I think the cart thing is brilliant, how many times have you went to park in a parking spot at Kroger’s , HEB’s, Walmart and carts were sitting there . Brilliant idea it amazes me why people can’t take A minute and return the cart in its proper place SMH
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~ 6 years ago   Dec 12, '17 8:23am  
@Tom57 I agree to a certain extent. Moral of the story we win by bringing our own recycled bags, it helps the environment!
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lazyj7 Active Indicator LED Icon  New Member
~ 6 years ago   Dec 12, '17 8:45am  
Strange, but none of you mentioned:
1. Not so sure about the store out west, but the east side store is easier to get into and out of than any other east side grocery store; (particularly off of Walnut).
2. Prices - can't even compare to Kroger's or HEB on most all products sold
3. Quality - foods we've purchased taste no different than those at the premium stores and those include their fresh meats, bakery items, eggs and milk!
4. Check out the restrooms - always clean as are the store aisles
 
No hate mail intended toward you Tom, but if you'd do as my wife does and keep several of the newer style cloth bags in your vehicle, that problem would be quickly solved and as far as inserting a quarter for use of a cart (and getting the quarter back after usage), I totally agree as to how neat the parking lot is kept by returning the carts - a practice taught me by parents and one I've adhered to since I was old enough to shop!
 
The only drawback I've encountered is the lack of checkers on busier shopping days, but of course that's true of most all stores, grocery and otherwise. I will however give HEB an A + in that department!
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~ 6 years ago   Dec 12, '17 9:55am  
We have shopped at Aldi only one time I think. I liked the experience. It is a quite successful model in Europe where people tend to shop daily for fresh groceries (no need for a cart). Aldi keeps costs down by providing few extras, limiting employee count, and relying heavily on store owned brands. Love it or hate it, they've had great success.
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