On Mon, 19 Dec 2016 16:44:21 GMT, "l not -l" > wrote:

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>On 18-Dec-2016, Jeßus > wrote:
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>> On Sun, 18 Dec 2016 19:53:20 -0800, sf > wrote:
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>> >On Mon, 19 Dec 2016 06:56:36 +1100, Bruce >
>> >wrote:
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>> >> Wait until ALDI comes to TAS. They don't have self-serve checkout. But
>> >> they also don't bag for you.
>> >
>> >Why would he ever step foot in one? Do you think Aldi will be his
>> >only choice?
>>
>> I've been in ALDI stores on the mainland. I wasn't very impressed by
>> the product range, to be honest. But that was several years ago and I
>> assume things have changed since then.
>That is the case with the ones I have shopped her in STL. Limited
>selection, mostly store brands. Almost everything I have bought there has
>been of good quality, at very low prices. The prices are half to one-third
>that of comparable "name brands", and still substantially less than
>supermarket store-brands. Here, the produce is generally excellent and
>much of the meat is supermarket quality at discount prices; you simply must
>read the label to see if the bargain is "injected solution" or actual lower
>priced meat. Fresh, vs frozen, chicken is a good value. Fresh inside-skirt
>steak is especially good at $2/pound LESS than other stores. Frozen,
>wild-caught, salmon is a bargain.
>
>There are few items I buy at Aldi each week, either because they have a
>better quality item than the supermarket or they have an equivalent quality
>item at a MUCH lower price. I am fortunate in having an Aldi about a block
>from the supermarket I shop most often; it is certainly convenient and I
>don't mind bagging the few items I buy and I don't mind the refundable
>25cent shopping cart deposit.

ALDIs do seem to vary quite a bit from country to country, I guess
they adapt to each market differently.