Genesia said:

Okay good I'm not just a freak

they just opened one about 3 miles from my house...i haven't gone yet..
but now...
not too sure

psychodelicide said:

..they have two divisions that operate stores in different countries

australia,united states,austria,slovenia(operating as hofer),ireland,united kingdom and hungary are operated by one
and denmark,france,poland the benelux countries and the iberian peninsula, the other..
(sorry someone asked and sometimes i just can't help myself)

OMG you australians

peb319 said:

when that happens it means your neighborhood is about to turn to shit if it hasnt already.

horatio said:

aww jeezly crow!!! not again!!!

The true Aldi is European origin, isn't it?
We've got one here, but it's too far to go.

obsessed said:

based in germany

peb319 said:

I just couldn't remember in which country it originated. Thanks.

obsessed said:

It isn't worth the gas. Trust me.

Mach said:

That place scared the bejeebers out of me.

Genesia said:

OK

The ones in Germany are much better....it jacked my memory
when peb319 mentioned it...that's why the brands are strange
to us, I think.

That is, if the ones here are a true knock-off.

horatio said:

.....american.....

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obsessed said:

We have Aldi, but its a ghetto grocery store here

I doubt they carry steel capped boots

no pickled ginger, wasabi, tea mochis & green tea ice cream?

peb319 said:

No need to apologize; we appreciate the info. Aldi's is more worldwide than I thought it was.

peb319 said:

I never knew Aldi's was based in Germany.

magnificentsynthesizer said:

only the ginger

obsessed said:

My parents did all their shopping in Aldis when they were touring around Germany in their campervan in August. They said it was even cheaper there than it is here, and here things are heaps cheaper than in Germany usually.

The "brands" they carry are like the generic brands in ordinary supermarkets. Companies manufacture and sell some to Aldi on contract, packaged in Aldi packs. We have an excellent pie manufacturer here, Patties (the factory is in the town I grew up in) famous in Australia. My best friend's brother works there, and their biggest contract is supplying to Aldi. I've tried them, they are the same pies, in a different box.

ZombieKitten said:

i guess we'll never know.

ZombieKitten said:

Thanks for the info...when we visited our daughter in Germany (she lived
there for a while) she always wanted to go to Aldis for that very reason..
struggling student and all...in Germany anyway they also had
wonderful fresh fruits and veggies year round.

obsessed said:

If you are having a birthday party, it is THE place to stock up on chips and sodas. I could do a kids party for 15 kids with $60.
I WOULDN'T buy meat or vegies there (for the same reason I don't get them in a supermarket - their profit mark-ups disgust me ) I'll get that stuff from butchers and green grocers.

ZombieKitten said:

Actually $60 isn't bad for a Birthday party

However, if I remember correctly, fruits and veggies weren't that expensive
in Germany, probably because fruit and veggie stands are proliferous there,
so they had to stay competitive...but I would fully expect that in Australia
too since you grow your own....I'm surprised.

obsessed said:

If you buy from Asian grocers here it is as cheap as one would expect

Steel cap boots! Didn't they Ug boots or mocasins in your size????? U probably missed out on the Flano Shirts 2!

Amaxx said:

yeah I sure missed out, you must have been there before me

ZombieKitten said:

Yep! I went from Aldi to Aldi buying them all up in case We were going to go into recession!

ZombieKitten said:

Fruits and veggies are only cheap in Minnesota for about 3 months of the year.

In the winter, they're almost unaffordable, and to top it off, not good either

Amaxx said:

you need to stop buying foreign owned mister