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

>
> On 18-Dec-2016, Jeßus > wrote:
>
> > On Sun, 18 Dec 2016 19:53:20 -0800, sf > wrote:
> >
> > >On Mon, 19 Dec 2016 06:56:36 +1100, Bruce >
> > >wrote:
> > >
> > >> 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.

Grocery Outlet has steeply discounted prices AND they do the checkout
+ bagging for you, if getting a bottom of the barrel bargain is the
goal.


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