On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 04:30:16 GMT, Sarah Gray >
wrote:

>Lou Decruss wrote:
>> On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:59:11 -0800, Gregory Morrow
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> [SNIPEROONIE "partially hydrogenated" nonsense]
>>>
>>>
>>>> ALDI is a store for poor
>>>> people.
>>>
>>> Nonsense, it's a store for smart people who want to save some money...
>>
>> Gotta disagree with you there. Maybe for those of you who think
>> you're smart but are lacking in shopping skills. In your case just
>> lacking a car and grateful they got rid of that Dominick's. Shit, a
>> White Hen would be better than a Dominick's. I went to the Aldi's
>> site which you posted a link to, and found nothing special to make me
>> go to a place with such a limited selection. I also read the replies
>> from another forum that you posted. The first one had someone who
>> switched to the Ultra in Forest Park.
>
>Well, they don't have that store everywhere.

Hopefully there's something similar in most large cities. I do
understand some people here have limited choices, but that doesn't
mean I'll accept them saying Aldi is wonderful. This is a food group
and a few of us may be a bit snobby. If Aldi's was my best local
discount choice I'd be making a road trip to the closest big city.

>Most of the meat at Aldi is not priced competitively enough to beat loss
>leader prices. (There is also the quality issue; I assume most people
>prefer their beef unadulterated)

Yes, quality is an issue. After a quick look at their website I'd say
it's not all loss leaders. Louise came home yesterday with some
beautiful pork chops that were NOT on sale for $1.78 a pound.

>The low prices on the hundreds of other
>pantry staples they have make up for it, imo. I think it is ridiculous
>to make a claim that to save money one should shop at only one store.

Sorry if I gave the impression I (we) only shop at one store. During
a year it's probably more like 25. We've shopped at 4 this week
alone.

>My
>personal shopping plan type thing is to shop loss leaders at the chains,
>and fill in the gaps with Aldi stuff.

That's a good plan. Glad it works for you.

Lou















>
>>> But you'll also find plenty of savvy middle class white folks
>>> shopping there too.
>>
>> Using food stamps?
>>
>
>In the 3 years I have been shopping at Aldi, I have seen all of one
>person pay with food stamps.
>
>>> People need to get smart about grocery shopping,
>>
>> Including you.
>>
>>> there is no particular stigma about shopping at Aldi.
>>
>> LOLOL. TJ's is the yuppie 7-11, and Aldi's is the food stamp heaven.
>> It's going to take a long time to change that stigma if it ever
>> happens.
>>
>>> They opened a new store near me that is sparkling clean and with courteous help.
>>> I'd take 'em over Whole Foods any day..
>>
>> Comparing WF to Aldi's is lubricious.
>>
>
>I will agree with you on that. Myself, I'd go for one of the local
>upscale places over WF anyhow. (I'm biased, I used to work there :>)