"notbob" > wrote in message
...
> Read an article in Time magazine about Aldi's, the Mid-West discount
> grocer.
> The article claimed "...many are leaving upscale grocers like Whole Foods
> and Albertson's..." ???? Say what?
>
> Since when is Albertson's upscale? It's not even as upscale as Safeway,
> who
> is trying to reinvent itself into the upscale market, with the usual
> absurd
> prices to match. In fact,, Alberston's was the cheapest market in our
> area,
> with the lowest prices, best sales, etc. Medium selection, pricey
> produce,
> but great prices, everall. Being on a budget and a fanatical price
> watcher, I
> shopped Alberstson's 95% of the time.
>
> It appears the author of the Time piece has never done any serious
> shopping.
>

I think it depends where you are. The Albertsons I went to in Orlando was
expensive and had a lot of prepared "convenience" foods.

FWIW, Aldi is not a midwest grocer, it is nationwide. It orginated in
Germany. We have two here in Raleigh, NC. Their produce comes from somewhere
like Ilinois, as I recall. It is excellent, very fresh, for the most part.