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Printableobsessed said: ZombieKitten said: If you buy from Asian grocers here it is as cheap as one would expect  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  that must really suck
We are lucky most stuff can be grown here. We get oranges from USA in the summer, and grapes from USA in the winter. We get a few Chinese grown things like garlic thrown into the mix. I know people usually go out of their way to NOT buy stuff that isn't local produce - thinking of their carbon footprints! You wouldn't even have a choice then, since most stuff has got to come up to you from somewhere else. | |
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ZombieKitten said: Amaxx said: Yep! I went from Aldi to Aldi buying them all up in case We were going to go into recession!  you need to stop buying foreign owned mister  That's a bit hard Madam! Considering nearly all forms of Manufacturing in this country are extinct! | |
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Amaxx said: ZombieKitten said: you need to stop buying foreign owned mister That's a bit hard Madam! Considering nearly all forms of Manufacturing in this country are extinct! Solve the problem and move to china!  | |
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chillichocaholic said: ZombieKitten said:
actually I did, but I also always get all this other stuff not on the list.
Like today, I got skeleton costumes for example. Ure as bad as my husband, he goes to the supermarket almost every day for like a loaf of bread or something simular and comes out with at least three bags of groceries  Yes, I shop at Aldi myself, and I have a real love/hate relationship with the store. I love being able to buy the basic staples (bread, canned food, boxed pasta, lunchmeat, hot dogs. pre-packaged cheese, cookies, chips) for such a reasonable price  , but I always end up buying more stuff then I anticipated.  I never buy meat or vegetables there, though. I usualy go the butcher, the deli, or the specialized produce stores. In fact, there's one Aldi I occasionally go to that has a European deli and fresh produce market next door. I'll grab my basic staples at Aldi and buy my produce and some of my meat next door. 
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ZombieKitten said: Amaxx said: That's a bit hard Madam! Considering nearly all forms of Manufacturing in this country are extinct! Solve the problem and move to china! No! Move China here! | |
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ZombieKitten said: obsessed 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 that must really suck
We are lucky most stuff can be grown here. We get oranges from USA in the summer, and grapes from USA in the winter. We get a few Chinese grown things like garlic thrown into the mix. I know people usually go out of their way to NOT buy stuff that isn't local produce - thinking of their carbon footprints! You wouldn't even have a choice then, since most stuff has got to come up to you from somewhere else. In the dead of winter most produce comes from Chili for some reason....at least to our stores...and we're always warned not to buy produce from Chili because of sanitation problems. Why we don't get more produce from Florida and California in the winter, I don't know. Maybe cuz they're busy exporting the oranges, at least, to you guys 
So in the winter we eat mostly frozen and canned fruits, which just doesn't take the place of fresh. Bananas are about the only thing we get that's decent year round. | |
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obsessed said: ZombieKitten said: that must really suck
We are lucky most stuff can be grown here. We get oranges from USA in the summer, and grapes from USA in the winter. We get a few Chinese grown things like garlic thrown into the mix. I know people usually go out of their way to NOT buy stuff that isn't local produce - thinking of their carbon footprints! You wouldn't even have a choice then, since most stuff has got to come up to you from somewhere else. In the dead of winter most produce comes from Chili for some reason....at least to our stores...and we're always warned not to buy produce from Chili because of sanitation problems. Why we don't get more produce from Florida and California in the winter, I don't know. Maybe cuz they're busy exporting the oranges, at least, to you guys
So in the winter we eat mostly frozen and canned fruits, which just doesn't take the place of fresh. Bananas are about the only thing we get that's decent year round. probably
where do your bananas come from? | |
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ZombieKitten said: obsessed said: In the dead of winter most produce comes from Chili for some reason....at least to our stores...and we're always warned not to buy produce from Chili because of sanitation problems. Why we don't get more produce from Florida and California in the winter, I don't know. Maybe cuz they're busy exporting the oranges, at least, to you guys
So in the winter we eat mostly frozen and canned fruits, which just doesn't take the place of fresh. Bananas are about the only thing we get that's decent year round. probably
where do your bananas come from? Hell if I know  | |
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ZombieKitten said: and instead I came home with:
a miniature pot belly stove and steel capped boots. Now, YOUR turn I always go to the store for some insignificant item....and somehow come home with DVDs or electronics.... 
...and of course, without the thing I went to the store for in the first place...  He was like a cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow.
(George Eliot) the video for the above... 
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obsessed said: ZombieKitten said: probably
where do your bananas come from? Hell if I know  | |
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ZombieKitten said: obsessed said: Hell if I know | |
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psychodelicide said: peb319 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)  No need to apologize; we appreciate the info.  Aldi's is more worldwide than I thought it was.
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ZombieKitten said: obsessed said: Hell if I know  | |
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The name Aldi stands for Albrecht Discounter,( ALbrecht DIscounter) .Founded by the Albrecht brothers, who are probably among the top five richest men in the world.Those Albrecht brothers are even more elusive than Howard Hughes or Prince in the 80s... only a few pictures of them exist,and even the store managers don´t know what they look like because they only get to see some sort of hologram at seminars.
Despite their ghetto image, the quality, at least here in Germany, is almost always excellent and they always beat their competitors when it comes to neutral quality control tests. They are pretty strict and have high standards over here. I´m a bit surprised that they seem to be a bit gross in other countries. Trader Joe´s also belongs to them. " I´d rather be a stank ass hoe because I´m not stupid. Oh my goodness! I got more drugs! I´m always funny dude...I´m hilarious! Are we gonna smoke?" | |
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KoolEaze said: The name Aldi stands for Albrecht Discounter,( ALbrecht DIscounter) .Founded by the Albrecht brothers, who are probably among the top five richest men in the world.Those Albrecht brothers are even more elusive than Howard Hughes or Prince in the 80s...
only a few pictures of them exist,and even the store managers don´t know what they look like because they only get to see some sort of hologram at seminars.
Despite their ghetto image, the quality, at least here in Germany, is almost always excellent and they always beat their competitors when it comes to neutral quality control tests. They are pretty strict and have high standards over here. I´m a bit surprised that they seem to be a bit gross in other countries. Trader Joe´s also belongs to them. The quality in Australia is excellent
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ZombieKitten said: KoolEaze said: The name Aldi stands for Albrecht Discounter,( ALbrecht DIscounter) .Founded by the Albrecht brothers, who are probably among the top five richest men in the world.Those Albrecht brothers are even more elusive than Howard Hughes or Prince in the 80s...
only a few pictures of them exist,and even the store managers don´t know what they look like because they only get to see some sort of hologram at seminars.
Despite their ghetto image, the quality, at least here in Germany, is almost always excellent and they always beat their competitors when it comes to neutral quality control tests. They are pretty strict and have high standards over here. I´m a bit surprised that they seem to be a bit gross in other countries. Trader Joe´s also belongs to them. The quality in Australia is excellent
except once there were little flies in my broccoli Little fruit fly type ones or Big ones? PRINCE IS WATCHING U " When an Artist Creates, whatever they create belongs to society"
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that's it! i'm daring to go into one today. i gotta see for myself. maybe i'll let you know how one in florida is...
....i don't know...  'why y'all trying to say goodbye? I didn't go anywhere, I'm right here, im all around you,always..'
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Genesia said: I walked into an Aldi here exactly once - and turned around and walked out immediately.
Off-brand manufactured "food" is so not my thing. Well I'm so sorry that they stock the Aldis in YOUR neck of the woods with sub-par products 
I'm quite satisfied with the duck, smoked salmon and alpine chocolates found in my local Aldi, but I guess not everyone has it like THAT [Edited 10/17/08 12:57pm] | |
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peb319 said: psychodelicide said: No need to apologize; we appreciate the info. Aldi's is more worldwide than I thought it was.
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Ottensen said: Genesia said: I walked into an Aldi here exactly once - and turned around and walked out immediately.
Off-brand manufactured "food" is so not my thing. Well I'm so sorry that they stock the Aldis in YOUR neck of the woods with sub-par products
I'm quite satisfied with the duck, smoked salmon and alpine chocolates found in my local Aldi, but I guess not everyone has it like THAT
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ZombieKitten said: Ottensen said: Well I'm so sorry that they stock the Aldis in YOUR neck of the woods with sub-par products
I'm quite satisfied with the duck, smoked salmon and alpine chocolates found in my local Aldi, but I guess not everyone has it like THAT
I don't know where else I can get Mozartkugeln! EXACTLY
I just bought orchids from there so I can keep some sort of flowers in the house now that winter comes. The garden out back has pretty orange fall colors from the trees, but without the flowers it looks so lonely! | |
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KoolEaze said: The name Aldi stands for Albrecht Discounter,( ALbrecht DIscounter) .Founded by the Albrecht brothers, who are probably among the top five richest men in the world.Those Albrecht brothers are even more elusive than Howard Hughes or Prince in the 80s...
only a few pictures of them exist,and even the store managers don´t know what they look like because they only get to see some sort of hologram at seminars.
Despite their ghetto image, the quality, at least here in Germany, is almost always excellent and they always beat their competitors when it comes to neutral quality control tests. They are pretty strict and have high standards over here. I´m a bit surprised that they seem to be a bit gross in other countries. Trader Joe´s also belongs to them. I know. I LOVE Aldi, and I'm always really horny for their kitchen appliances (when they stock them). I have a chocolate mold and a donut maker from there, so I can make my own treats without them being overly sugary. I notice that they stock a few products from Trader Joe's, but I hadn't made the connection between them. I wish you could see the full range of products in the actual Trader Joes stores in the US, you would FREAK OUT and love it. Everything is yummy there. Now I just wish they would add more Trader Joes products to Aldi and then I'll be completely happy  | |
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