Food and Drink ALDI

Pitt Gorilla · 06-13-2018, 10:05 PM

What the heck happened to this place? When I was growing up, ALDI was the place where poor people went to purchase poor-people food.

Now, ALDI is the place where just about everyone goes to get high-quality groceries for reasonable prices. It's crazy. I'm not even sure the uber poor shop there any longer. Everything is organic and the meats and cheeses are outstanding. Hell, they don't even sell bologna. How did such a massive transition occur?

Cornstock · 06-13-2018, 10:11 PM

I hate it. They just opened one up near me, but I'll go to HEB til I die vs this place.

First of all you have to pay for carts with quarters. I don't trust their generics compared to HEB (Texas's equivalent to Hy-Vee, no affiliation). They have knock off beer... knock off Samuel Adams and Shiner Bock...wtf. Just not my thing.

banecat · 06-13-2018, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Cornstock

I hate it. They just opened one up near me, but I'll go to HEB til I die vs this place.

First of all you have to pay for carts with quarters. I don't trust their generics compared to HEB (Texas's equivalent to Hy-Vee, no affiliation). They have knock off beer... knock off Samuel Adams and Shiner Bock...wtf. Just not my thing.

HEB is the best grocery store that I've ever been in

banecat · 06-13-2018, 11:19 PM

Every time that I go in one it seems closer and closer to a regular grocery store

BryanBusby · 06-13-2018, 11:44 PM

That's pretty much their aim.

Other retailers caught on to how much money Walmart was making off the grocery side and they want a piece of it.

It's why Amazon bought out Whole Foods and Aldi's is trying to go bigger.

**loochy** · 06-14-2018, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Cornstock

First of all you have to pay for carts with quarters.

Then go grab a box from the shelf you amateur

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Originally Posted by Cornstock

They have knock off beer... knock off Samuel Adams and Shiner Bock...wtf. Just not my thing.

Have you actually tried it? I bet it's not bad.
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Marcellus · 06-14-2018, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Cornstock

I hate it. They just opened one up near me, but I'll go to HEB til I die vs this place.

First of all you have to pay for carts with quarters. I don't trust their generics compared to HEB (Texas's equivalent to Hy-Vee, no affiliation). They have knock off beer... knock off Samuel Adams and Shiner Bock...wtf. Just not my thing.

Just an FYI where I work we make coffee creamer, soy milk, and almond milk for both HEB and Aldi's store brand (as well as most every other grocery chain).

Its the EXACT same thing with a different label on it.

You are welcome.

**Baby Lee** · 06-14-2018, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Marcellus

Just an FYI where I work we make coffee creamer, soy milk, and almond milk for both HEB and Aldi's store brand (as well as most every other grocery chain).

Its the EXACT same thing with a different label on it.

You are welcome.

Though stores work hard to mask them, a savvy shopper can usually find evidence of where a generic comes from, relative to a name brand.

Usually your best bet is to find the fine print to see where it's packaged or bottled.

[Just a ferinstance totally made up out of thin air but illustrative, but if you see a 'generic' soda that is 'bottled in Atlanta GA,' it's a good bet that the Coca Cola Corp is involved somewhere]

AndChiefs · 06-14-2018, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Cornstock

I hate it. They just opened one up near me, but I'll go to HEB til I die vs this place.

First of all you have to pay for carts with quarters. I don't trust their generics compared to HEB (Texas's equivalent to Hy-Vee, no affiliation). They have knock off beer... knock off Samuel Adams and Shiner Bock...wtf. Just not my thing.

Yeah, there's not much there that I've found i want to get. HEB for basically all my shopping.

GloucesterChief · 06-14-2018, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by AndChiefs

Yeah, there's not much there that I've found i want to get. HEB for basically all my shopping.

Great things at aldi:

Frozen Spaetzle
Bratwurst from Germany.
Specially Selected cheese particularly: Butterkase, Smoked Gouda, Edam, and aged white chedder.
German Chocolate
'European collection' cookies
Cook House taco simmer sauce
Cook House enchilada sauce

BryanBusby · 06-14-2018, 05:00 PM

I remember buying some Garlic Parm wing sauce the list time I went to an Aldi's.

It smelled weird and looked like a disease. I did not use the sauce.

**SAUTO** · 06-14-2018, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Cornstock

I hate it. They just opened one up near me, but I'll go to HEB til I die vs this place.

First of all you have to pay for carts with quarters. I don't trust their generics compared to HEB (Texas's equivalent to Hy-Vee, no affiliation). They have knock off beer... knock off Samuel Adams and Shiner Bock...wtf. Just not my thing.

you don't pay anything for using the cart

BryanBusby · 06-14-2018, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by SAUTO

you don't pay anything for using the cart

Yeah, what a silly thing to whine about.

How dare they make sure people don't abandon their carts like lazy assholes, so they can bash into vehicles.

**SAUTO** · 06-14-2018, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by BryanBusby

Yeah, what a silly thing to whine about.

How dare they make sure people don't abandon their carts like lazy assholes, so they can bash into vehicles.

Saves them paying a cart guy too.

06-13-2018, 10:05 PM	Topic Starter
Pitt Gorilla Banned! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: NOT Columbia, MO 65201 Casino cash: $2950194	ALDI What the heck happened to this place? When I was growing up, ALDI was the place where poor people went to purchase poor-people food. Now, ALDI is the place where just about everyone goes to get high-quality groceries for reasonable prices. It's crazy. I'm not even sure the uber poor shop there any longer. Everything is organic and the meats and cheeses are outstanding. Hell, they don't even sell bologna. How did such a massive transition occur?
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06-13-2018, 10:11 PM	#2
Cornstock Veteran Join Date: Oct 2008 Casino cash: $9986835	I hate it. They just opened one up near me, but I'll go to HEB til I die vs this place. First of all you have to pay for carts with quarters. I don't trust their generics compared to HEB (Texas's equivalent to Hy-Vee, no affiliation). They have knock off beer... knock off Samuel Adams and Shiner Bock...wtf. Just not my thing.
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06-13-2018, 11:19 PM	#4
banecat Banned Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Johnson County, Kansa Casino cash: $10000400	Every time that I go in one it seems closer and closer to a regular grocery store
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06-13-2018, 11:44 PM	#5
BryanBusby In Search of a Life Join Date: Mar 2006 Casino cash: $3779900 VARSITY	That's pretty much their aim. Other retailers caught on to how much money Walmart was making off the grocery side and they want a piece of it. It's why Amazon bought out Whole Foods and Aldi's is trying to go bigger.
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06-14-2018, 05:00 PM	#11
BryanBusby In Search of a Life Join Date: Mar 2006 Casino cash: $3779900 VARSITY	I remember buying some Garlic Parm wing sauce the list time I went to an Aldi's. It smelled weird and looked like a disease. I did not use the sauce.
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