psychodelicide said:

i wish they'd come to tassie

Nancy, read this:
http://www.aldi.us/us/htm...ut-Alt-Tag
this should explain all your questions!

prb said:

They might, one day, since they are based out of Germany.

ZombieKitten said:

Thanks for the link. I will definitely check it out.

psychodelicide said:

this is Tassie we r talking about....nothing happens down here quickly

prb said:

That sux.

psychodelicide said:

There are good ones in my area and not so good ones...and really, they're not a specialty store, but more of a place to go to for specific basics (if that makes sense ).

Oh, also their paper products are great and their olive oil and chocolate are both surprisingly good quality.

The cart 25 cent thing is cause they don't want to have their carts all over the parking lot. People will return them do get that quarter back. Wacky for sure but it works.

applekisses said:

Yes, that makes sense.

applekisses said:

lazycrockett said:

It must work for them, otherwise they wouldn't have that practice in place.

The quarter deposit is normal in most other countries. I wonder why that would make anyone upset. Different is not always wrong.

I love Aldi; not for veggies or meat, but the other stuff there is okay enough. I go there for basic stuff.

HamsterHuey said:

exactly, and how come it's only a quarter over there here it's $2!!!

ZombieKitten said:

Hehehe. We have fake coins to put in them.

My Aldi is actually only reachable through a few steps, so the trolleys are free.

HamsterHuey said:

I have a keyring token, but when the Aldi is inside a shopping mall, the best thing is to bring a trolley from Target or Safeway and use that, they pay trolley boys to bring it in from wherever you leave it, saving you a trip all the way back into the mall

KatSkrizzle said:

Same here. I don't buy much produce there. I go to a little Hispanic grocer for that. But the Aldi's here is great. I take my own bag or use a cardboard box out of the bin. The stores here have name-brand items too. And let me tell you, if you have ever seen the way people in Chicago walk home with shopping carts and leave them on the sidewalks and in the alleys, you will be glad they charge .25 and keep them locked.

Most of the grocery stores here have that "yellow strip" anyway that locks the cart wheels if you try to take it out of the lot. Beneath the yellow line is a thin wire that receives a low power FM frequency from a nearby transmitter. Each shopping cart is fitted with an electronic locking wheel, or "boot," which locks when it receives the electronic signal from the wire. The cart will not roll until the transmitter broadcasts the unlock frequency. Even the high-end grocers like Dominicks and Jewel-Osco have that here.
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noimageatall said:

that's high tech

ZombieKitten said:

True!

I did not know there were Aldi's in the states. We have them here in the UK but I have not been in one yet.
I do not get out to do much shopping anymore.

Most places here want a pound coin for the shopping trolley.
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noimageatall said:

so in Australia, it's nice to know most of it is actually made here (although they screw the farmers into the ground )
BUT it's great to be able to buy Haribo lollies and Mozartkügeln and Stollen

ZombieKitten said:

I guess. All I know is that the first time I tried to walk to my car which I'd parked quite a ways from the entrance and the cart suddenly locked and bucked...I was like WTF???? I kept pushing and pushing and kicking the wheels. I called that cart all kinds of no-good mf names. Then I saw the sign.

I felt and looked like a damned idiot.

shanti0608 said:

is that small and golden?

ZombieKitten said:

yep, sort of the equivalent to $1 in the states but in a coin, not paper version.

shanti0608 said:

I love pound coins. They're so heavy and chunky. Really substantial feel to them. They don't buy as much as they used to though.

Fauxie said:

They take up too much room in my wallet and make my purse heavy.
Well, I rarely carry cash on me anyways so I guess it does not matter.
I give all of the change to Phil or we put it in our change jar.
You are right, a pound does not seem to pay for much. Just a shopping trolley.

shanti0608 said:

same as our $2 I think

shanti0608 said:

You could feed two people comfortably with £1.00.

ASDA Smart Price loaf of bread - 35p
ASDA Smart Price large tin of beans in tomato sauce - 30p
ASDA Smart Price margerine - 30p

Beans on toast for less than a quid!

And the trolleys only cost money if you don't take them back to the trolley park!

shanti0608 said:

We have these still. Pain in the arse TBH. Not that anyone in England would know, Scottish notes may as well be printed on toilet paper once you head south of the border.

mcmeekle said:

Why is the paper money here so fat? Wide? Doesn't fit in my wallet either.