Questions of human nature

[infinite monkey]

I get the concept of Aldi's and I know you can save money...but for one thing I am NOT buying meat there. Some friends of mine do. It might not be any different than meat anywhere else but it's like buying steak at Odd Lots, imho.

Also, I'm weird about buying brands I'm used to...local or not. Instead of Ohio Otto's Green Beans you might see Washington Wally's Green Beans. Wally won't get my money. I'm weird like that.

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by Nirvana

Aldi's 25 cent grocery carts that give you back your quarter if you place the cart back in the cart corral and hook the chain to the cart in front.

25 cents?! I guess Merkins are much more honest than Brits (or we are FAR lazier)
We have to pay £1 deposit!

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

I get the concept of Aldi's and I know you can save money...but for one thing I am NOT buying meat there. Some friends of mine do. It might not be any different than meat anywhere else but it's like buying steak at Odd Lots, imho.

They still have to adhere to laws for human consumption and labelling.
Although I'll admit I don't buy fresh meat there, but it's because I prefer to buy free range/ RSPCA certified.
I'll happily buy cured meats at Aldi or Lidl - they have a better selection of European meats than our smaller supermarkets. Which is a cop-out - I'll buy Serrano ham or Prosciutto without even questioning how the pigs were raised. And I know perfectly well that they're more likely to be factory farmed on the mainland.

[glatt]

I wouldn't shop somewhere if I had to pay a deposit to use a cart. I remember landing in Austria and having to beg strangers in German for 1 freaking Euro coin so I could get a cart to carry our mountain of baby gadgets and luggage while my wife wrangled the kids. I figured I'd have a chance to exchange money when I arrived, but this was in the sterile luggage claim area, and no such luck. What a hassle. I'd spend my money elsewhere.

[Pete Zicato]

Originally Posted by glatt

I wouldn't shop somewhere if I had to pay a deposit to use a cart.

I don't have a problem with it. Aldi's carts are consistently in much better shape than Jewel or Dominicks (our other chain grocery stores). And there's never one blocking a parking space.

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by Sundae

25 cents?! I guess Merkins are much more honest than Brits (or we are FAR lazier)
We have to pay £1 deposit!

£1 coins are common; $1 coins are not (let alone $1.50). And if people are annoyed by having to come up with a quarter to get a cart, imagine if they had to come up with four or six!