cyberLEXIS drives:


> "T" > wrote
>
> > Actually the reason they're driving Benz's and the like is that they're
> > frugal to begin with.
>
> For real. That's how I got my Lexis.


Per your spelling of "Lexis", it sounds like you got the cheap - o
Chinese knock - off, lol...


--
Best
Greg

"Gregory Morrow" > wrote in message
...
> cyberLEXIS drives:
>
>
>> "T" > wrote
>>
>> > Actually the reason they're driving Benz's and the like is that they're
>> > frugal to begin with.
>>
>> For real. That's how I got my Lexis.
>
>
> Per your spelling of "Lexis", it sounds like you got the cheap - o
> Chinese knock - off, lol...
>
>
> --
> Best
> Greg

It must be parked next to the Nexis.

On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:38:04 -0800 (PST), maxine in ri
> wrote:

>On Feb 25, 8:20 pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
>> On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:41:58 -0800 (PST), Gregory Morrow

>> Some people in this group just love Aldi. I think it's the bottom of
>> the barrel, but to each their own I guess. It also might have
>> something to do with what other stores are available. Coincidentally,
>> Louise was out in the burbs yesterday and checked out an Aldi grand
>> opening. She got bananas, cream cheese, a few cans of tomatoes, and
>> that's about it. I asked what she though of the store and she said it
>> was clean and organized, (new) but it's not a store that fits our
>> needs. It's good for college kids, poor people who don't care about
>> quality, or people who can't or don't cook. She said there's no
>> reason to go back. I already knew that.
>>
>> Lou
>
>That's what I thought about Price Rite, until I ran into lawyers, tv
>personalties, people who drive Mercedes Benz's, and the like there.

You can see people and cars like that in the drive through at
McDonalds and Dunkin Doughnuts too. What does that mean?

> I
>shop the perimeter of the store most times, so if the ones near me
>have good produce and dairy products, they'll get my business. I've
>been bringing my own bags for years (used to have to argue with the
>clerks about using them), consider returning the cart good exercise,
>since I park in the back of the lot, etc.

So you've made your mind up you want to shop there. So go for it.

>For specialty baking items, meat and fish, I have to go elsewhere
>anyhow, so that's not surprise.

So you already know it's not much of a store.

Lou

On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:27:20 GMT, "deja.blues"
> wrote:


>>>
>>> Some people in this group just love Aldi. I think it's the bottom of
>>> the barrel, but to each their own I guess. It also might have
>>> something to do with what other stores are available. Coincidentally,
>>> Louise was out in the burbs yesterday and checked out an Aldi grand
>>> opening. She got bananas, cream cheese, a few cans of tomatoes, and
>>> that's about it. I asked what she though of the store and she said it
>>> was clean and organized, (new) but it's not a store that fits our
>>> needs. It's good for college kids, poor people who don't care about
>>> quality, or people who can't or don't cook. She said there's no
>>> reason to go back. I already knew that.
>>>
>>> Lou
>>
>> That's what I thought about Price Rite, until I ran into lawyers, tv
>> personalties, people who drive Mercedes Benz's, and the like there. I
>
>
>What do those professions and car preferences have to do with caring about
>food quality or the ability/desire to cook?

I'd guess people like that wouldn't cook much anyway. They buy junk
food and prepared things. Nothing wrong with saving a buck, but we
buy very little of that crap.

Lou

On 26 Feb 2008 03:42:42 GMT, "Dan Goodman" > wrote:

>Rainbow and Cub -- which the Minneapolis Star Tribune still sometimes
>refers to as "the low price leaders" -- _sometimes_ have _some_
>products at lower prices than the two Aldi stores in the area I've been
>to.

We don't have Rainbow here, but we did have Cub. They closed up and
Ultra has taken over some of the stores. When Cub was here it was
better than Aldi, and Ultra now blows Aldi away.
>
>> Some people in this group just love Aldi. I think it's the bottom of
>> the barrel, but to each their own I guess. It also might have
>> something to do with what other stores are available.
>
>The upmarket chains -- Lunds/Byerlys and Kowalskis -- do have higher
>quality than Aldi on a fair number of things. But Cub and Rainbow
>don't, with a few exceptions.

It must be a market area thing. Better quality is available at most
places here.

>I don't know about Supervalue; I react to them the way some people here
>react to Aldi, haven't been in one for maybe ten years.

I'm one with a negative reaction to Aldi, and I was shocked when
Louise went to one.

>The co-ops also have higher quality than Aldi.

Any ethnic market here has better quality.

Lou

On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:34:17 -0500, "deja.blues"
> wrote:

>
>"cybercat" > wrote in message
...

>> What's the problem, too many brown people in there for you?
>>
>> If it is "yuck" to get Stouffer's lasagne, Butterball turkeys,
>> Smithfield hams, Nabisco products and Margaret Holmes
>> canned goods, all with excellent expiration dates, at half
>> price or less, then Aldi is "yuck."
>>
>> Grow up, asswipe. Hang your status on who you are and not how
>> expensive your food is.
>
>"Brown people?" The only brown people here shop at the Indian grocery.
>I don't eat canned goods, frozen lasagne, or packaged meats like kielbasa
>made with hearts and livers. That's what Aldi sells here in suburban Philly.
>I prefer Giant, where there are excellent values and a large selection of
>fresh foods.
>If you think lawyers and tv personalities are smarter than the average
>person, you're the asswipe!
>Good luck with that!

cyber-skat really is a piece of work. Nothing she says makes sense.
She doesn't know the difference between a Smithfield ham and one from
the Smithfield packaging company. Bringing color into the
conversation shows an incredible lack of class.

Lou

On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:28:22 -0800 (PST), Gregory Morrow
> wrote:

>cyberPEA ****es:
>
>
>> Aldi is great for those who are not above putting canned peas
>> in a soup
>
>
>GAWD...Y - U - C - K ...!!!
>
>Even when I was po' - assed klewless college student "cook" with three
>things in my pantry I'd never DREAM of putting CANNED peas in a
>soup...even as hangover food it'd SUCK...!!!

There's something wrong with her.

Lou

On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:14:46 -0500, T >
wrote:


>Actually the reason they're driving Benz's and the like is that they're
>frugal to begin with.

Nonsense. If they were frugal they wouldn't be driving those cars.
They're just there buying cheap low quality junk food.

Lou

"deja.blues" > wrote in message
news:x%dxj.3373$my3.499@trndny06...
>
> "Gregory Morrow" > wrote in message
> ...
>> cyberLEXIS drives:
>>
>>
>>> "T" > wrote
>>>
>>> > Actually the reason they're driving Benz's and the like is that
>>> > they're
>>> > frugal to begin with.
>>>
>>> For real. That's how I got my Lexis.
>>
>>
>> Per your spelling of "Lexis", it sounds like you got the cheap - o
>> Chinese knock - off, lol...
>>
>>
>> --
>> Best
>> Greg
>
> It must be parked next to the Nexis.

I was playing. I drive an old junker.

cybercat wrote:

> If it is "yuck" to get Stouffer's lasagne, Butterball turkeys,
> Smithfield hams, Nabisco products and Margaret Holmes
> canned goods, all with excellent expiration dates, at half
> price or less, then Aldi is "yuck."
>

>
But the Smithfield products you see there are from a huge giant ultra
mega conglomerate packing company. They really don't sell true
Smithfield hams at Aldi.

What they sell is just something that is marked "Smithfield".

http://www.smithfieldfoods.com/Understand/


This is the real Smithfield ham:

http://www.smithfieldhams.com/

I don't associate anything wonderful with butterball turkeys. They
simply bought a lot of mind share by continuously advertising them. All
of the big box industrial market display cases are filled with them at
cheap prices.

On Feb 24, 9:51*pm, "cybercat" > wrote:
> Giant cucumbers
> for 50 cents a piece when others sell them for a buck, etc.

It figures you'd sniff out a deal for *giant cucumbers*, you depraved
****.

On Feb 26, 3:37*pm, "cybercat" > wrote:
> "T" > wrote
>
> > Actually the reason they're driving Benz's and the like is that they're
> > frugal to begin with.
>
> For real. That's how I got my Lexis.

Wow, you'd think someone that drives a Lexus would know how to spell.

"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:14:46 -0500, T >
> wrote:
>
>
>>Actually the reason they're driving Benz's and the like is that they're
>>frugal to begin with.
>
> Nonsense. If they were frugal they wouldn't be driving those cars.
> They're just there buying cheap low quality junk food.
>
> Lou

Or they're spending all their money on car payments, so there's none left
over for food, like those people in 2000K-mortgage McMansions who are unable
to buy furniture.

"George" > wrote in message
. ..
> cybercat wrote:
>
>> If it is "yuck" to get Stouffer's lasagne, Butterball turkeys,
>> Smithfield hams, Nabisco products and Margaret Holmes
>> canned goods, all with excellent expiration dates, at half
>> price or less, then Aldi is "yuck."
>>
>
>>
> But the Smithfield products you see there are from a huge giant ultra mega
> conglomerate packing company. They really don't sell true Smithfield hams
> at Aldi.
>

I know, George! It's a brand name, which is what we were talking about,
as opposed to Aldi's "Kirkland" or other store brands.

I live in NC, and have many relatives in Virginia. I know what a Smithfield
ham is.

"deja.blues" > wrote:
>
> Or they're spending all their money on car payments, so there's none left
> over for food, like those people in 2000K-mortgage McMansions who are
> unable to buy furniture.
This is true. They are everywhere here, along with hoggish SUVs belonging to
people who have no concept of sports or utility.

On Feb 26, 6:07 pm, Gregory Morrow >
wrote:
> Lou Decruss wrote:
> > On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:41:58 -0800 (PST), Gregory Morrow
>
> > > wrote:
> > >cybercheap cheeps:
>
> > >> "maxine in ri" > wrote in ...
>
> > >> > First ad in the paper for the Grand Aldi's opening in Warwick on March
> > >> > 3rd. They have at least 3, possibly 4 others planned for RI.
>
> > >> > What's good there?
>
> > >> You will save half on canned goods, staples like vegetables. I got Jasmine
> > >> Rice, Aldi's brand and very good, for $1.89, instead of the usual $4 for 32
> > >> oz. Peas for 40 cents a can instead of a buck, that sort of thing.
>
> > >I can meet or beat those prices during stupormarket sales and also at
> > >ethnic places...
>
> > Some people in this group just love Aldi. I think it's the bottom of
> > the barrel, but to each their own I guess. It also might have
> > something to do with what other stores are available. Coincidentally,
> > Louise was out in the burbs yesterday and checked out an Aldi grand
> > opening. She got bananas, cream cheese, a few cans of tomatoes, and
> > that's about it. I asked what she though of the store and she said it
> > was clean and organized, (new) but it's not a store that fits our
> > needs. It's good for college kids, poor people who don't care about
> > quality, or people who can't or don't cook. She said there's no
> > reason to go back. I already knew that.
>
> The Aldi near me (in Chicago's Uptown nabe) is new and there a few
> things worth buying, but between sales at Walgreen's and Treasure
> Island and the Marketplace On Diversey and the ethnic Asian places I
> can usually meet or even beat Aldi's on price. I mean, I'm not
> getting on that fugli #36 Broadway bus to schlepp up to Aldi's to save
> a quarter on a bag of carrots or ten cents on a can of tomato sauce...
>
> [as it is I barely eat canned soup anymore except for clam chowder, I
> just packed up about 20 cans of Progresso 'n stuff I had in the pantry
> to send to mom downstate, she likes their heartier soups and she's
> elderly and doesn't cook a lot, so they are nice for her. Any more I
> normally make my own soups...]
>
> I'm single, so maybe if I had a family to feed on a budget I'd make it
> a routine stop, but I'm not, so...I'll go for the ocassional ham or
> xmas stollen or bag of peeled frozen shrimp or whatever.
>
> I am baking a lot of my own bread these days so maybe I'll check out
> their baking section for cheaper baking ingredients, but I can't think
> of anything earth - shaking I'd want to buy there...if I lived within
> walking distance I'd prolly shop there more often. Supposedly as part
> of the Wilson Yards development a new Target will go into the old Aldi
> property (adjacent to the new Aldi), now that is something I am
> excited about...
>
> --
> Best
> Greg

Since it's on the way to several places I go or on my way home, if the
prices and quality are good, and they decide to go head to head with
PriceRite, they should make a great stop. I did go 5 miles out of my
way the other week when a produce stand in E Prov had everything on my
list and then some for much cheaper than anyone else.

It's not worth the travel expense to go too far out of the way when
shopping most of the time. The gas, bus fare, or agro eat up the
savings. But now that the kidlet has decided on a medical career,
we're pinching pennies.

maxine in ri

On Feb 27, 11:57 am, Lou Decruss > wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:38:04 -0800 (PST), maxine in ri
>
>
>
> > wrote:
> >On Feb 25, 8:20 pm, Lou Decruss > wrote:
> >> On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:41:58 -0800 (PST), Gregory Morrow
> >> Some people in this group just love Aldi. I think it's the bottom of
> >> the barrel, but to each their own I guess. It also might have
> >> something to do with what other stores are available. Coincidentally,
> >> Louise was out in the burbs yesterday and checked out an Aldi grand
> >> opening. She got bananas, cream cheese, a few cans of tomatoes, and
> >> that's about it. I asked what she though of the store and she said it
> >> was clean and organized, (new) but it's not a store that fits our
> >> needs. It's good for college kids, poor people who don't care about
> >> quality, or people who can't or don't cook. She said there's no
> >> reason to go back. I already knew that.
>
> >> Lou
>
> >That's what I thought about Price Rite, until I ran into lawyers, tv
> >personalties, people who drive Mercedes Benz's, and the like there.
>
> You can see people and cars like that in the drive through at
> McDonalds and Dunkin Doughnuts too. What does that mean?
>
> > I
> >shop the perimeter of the store most times, so if the ones near me
> >have good produce and dairy products, they'll get my business. I've
> >been bringing my own bags for years (used to have to argue with the
> >clerks about using them), consider returning the cart good exercise,
> >since I park in the back of the lot, etc.
>
> So you've made your mind up you want to shop there. So go for it.
>
> >For specialty baking items, meat and fish, I have to go elsewhere
> >anyhow, so that's not surprise.
>
> So you already know it's not much of a store.
>
> Lou

Nope, don't know much more than I've read here thus far. I'll
probably try it at least a couple of times since it's on the way to or
from where I'm going, it doesn't present any major obstacles like cash
only or cavity searches before entering, and I expect it to be no
worse than price rite where I do a fair piece of my current shopping
for the same reasons.

The last place I lived, the produce, seafood, and bakery stores were
all in the same strip mall. I hardly ever had to go to the big
supermarkets, even tho they were only a little further. And they
managed to be cheaper than the big places most of the time.

As for the cars and professions, what I was implying, rightly or
wrongly, was that even with the appearance of enough cash to shop
wherever they wish, they choose the place that is least expensive but
has decent quality products.

maxine in ri

"l, not -l" > wrote in
et:

>
> On 27-Feb-2008, maxine in ri > wrote:
>
>> Nope, don't know much more than I've read here thus far. I'll
>> probably try it at least a couple of times since it's on the way to
>> or from where I'm going, it doesn't present any major obstacles like
>> cash only or cavity searches before entering, and I expect it to be
>> no worse than price rite where I do a fair piece of my current
>> shopping for the same reasons.
>
> Never had a cavity search at Aldi,



Wow!! Your Aldis have on-site dentists??!!



;-P


> but the ones here (STL) only take
> cash, debit card and, maybe, foodstamps- no checks, no credit. So,
> when you go to Aldi:
> 1 - have a quarter to get a cart


It costs us $2 !!


> 2 - take some bags or be prepared to pay extra to get them there


Green bags are all the rage over here.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/environme...green-is-your-
bag/2005/04/24/1114281452076.html

http://www.planetark.com/campaignspa...sDate/95/story.
htm#2


> 3 - assume cash or debit card


Our Aldis take everything. Cheques (pre-arranged) credit et al.


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


Wars begin where you will...
but they do not end where you please.

Machiavelli

In article >,
says...
>
> On 27-Feb-2008, maxine in ri > wrote:
>
> > Nope, don't know much more than I've read here thus far. I'll
> > probably try it at least a couple of times since it's on the way to or
> > from where I'm going, it doesn't present any major obstacles like cash
> > only or cavity searches before entering, and I expect it to be no
> > worse than price rite where I do a fair piece of my current shopping
> > for the same reasons.
>
> Never had a cavity search at Aldi, but the ones here (STL) only take cash,
> debit card and, maybe, foodstamps- no checks, no credit. So, when you go
> to Aldi:
> 1 - have a quarter to get a cart
> 2 - take some bags or be prepared to pay extra to get them there
> 3 - assume cash or debit card
>

They do debit but not credit? That has to violate an agreement somewhere
or another.

T > wrote:

:They do debit but not credit? That has to violate an agreement somewhere
r another.

No, it doesn't. The credit card processors lost that fight a long
time ago. Stores pay a much lower fee to run a debit transaction than
they do a credit one. Not accepting credit saves them lots of money,
which, at least in theory, they pass on to the customers.

On Feb 28, 12:55 am, T > wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>
>
>
>
>
> > On 27-Feb-2008, maxine in ri > wrote:
>
> > > Nope, don't know much more than I've read here thus far. I'll
> > > probably try it at least a couple of times since it's on the way to or
> > > from where I'm going, it doesn't present any major obstacles like cash
> > > only or cavity searches before entering, and I expect it to be no
> > > worse than price rite where I do a fair piece of my current shopping
> > > for the same reasons.
>
> > Never had a cavity search at Aldi, but the ones here (STL) only take cash,
> > debit card and, maybe, foodstamps- no checks, no credit. So, when you go
> > to Aldi:
> > 1 - have a quarter to get a cart
> > 2 - take some bags or be prepared to pay extra to get them there
> > 3 - assume cash or debit card
>
> They do debit but not credit? That has to violate an agreement somewhere
> or another.

Nope. Debit transactions are charged a fee, IIRC, to the user, not
the store. The main infraction of credit card rules I've seen is the
minimum amount they'll allow you to charge. If a store accepts credit
cards, they are supposed to accept them for all purchases, from 1 cent
on up to your credit limit<g>.

maxine in ri

On Feb 28, 5:33 am, Janet Baraclough >
wrote:
> The message >
> from "l, not -l" > contains these words:
>
> > On 27-Feb-2008, PeterLucas > wrote:
> > > > Never had a cavity search at Aldi,
>
> > > Wow!! Your Aldis have on-site dentists??!!
> > No, Transportation Safety Administration on-site checking for weapons.
>
> In the mouth? Not sure I can swallow that one.

You've never heard of sword-swallowers?<g>
>
> I've heard American gun owners talking about concealed caries, but .....
>
> Janet

funny.
maxine in ri

On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:27:10 GMT, "deja.blues"
> wrote:

>
>"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:14:46 -0500, T >
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Actually the reason they're driving Benz's and the like is that they're
>>>frugal to begin with.
>>
>> Nonsense. If they were frugal they wouldn't be driving those cars.
>> They're just there buying cheap low quality junk food.
>>
>> Lou
>
>Or they're spending all their money on car payments, so there's none left
>over for food, like those people in 2000K-mortgage McMansions who are unable
>to buy furniture.

I've seen that. Everyone has different priorities. I knew someone
who spent her tax refund check on new flooring. Then spent her
paycheck on an expensive dining room fixture. She didn't have a dime
to spend on groceries for almost two weeks and her 3 kids had to eat
whatever was in the pantry until she got paid again. Pretty twisted
if you ask me.

Lou

On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:10:28 -0500, George >
wrote:

>cybercat wrote:
>
>> If it is "yuck" to get Stouffer's lasagne, Butterball turkeys,
>> Smithfield hams, Nabisco products and Margaret Holmes
>> canned goods, all with excellent expiration dates, at half
>> price or less, then Aldi is "yuck."
>>
>
>>
>But the Smithfield products you see there are from a huge giant ultra
>mega conglomerate packing company. They really don't sell true
>Smithfield hams at Aldi.
>
>What they sell is just something that is marked "Smithfield".
>
>http://www.smithfieldfoods.com/Understand/
>
>
>This is the real Smithfield ham:
>
>http://www.smithfieldhams.com/
>
>I don't associate anything wonderful with butterball turkeys. They
>simply bought a lot of mind share by continuously advertising them. All
>of the big box industrial market display cases are filled with them at
>cheap prices.

It's been pointed out to her before. She won't get it.

Lou

"l, not -l" > wrote in message
...
>
> On 28-Feb-2008, Janet Baraclough > wrote:
>
>> > Nope. Debit transactions are charged a fee, IIRC, to the user, not
>> > the store.
>>
>> Not here.
>>
>> Janet
>
> B of A doesn't charge me a fee for debit card use; then again, I'm a
> retiree
> of B of A and have still have some employee benefits - but, I don't think
> that is one of them, I think they make their money from the store and save
> money vs. having to process checks.

I am never charged for any debit, and in fact earn 1% for every transaction
on one card. I made $74 last year.

T wrote:

> In article >,
> says...
> >
> > On 27-Feb-2008, maxine in ri > wrote:
> >
> > > Nope, don't know much more than I've read here thus far. I'll
> > > probably try it at least a couple of times since it's on the way
> > > to or from where I'm going, it doesn't present any major
> > > obstacles like cash only or cavity searches before entering, and
> > > I expect it to be no worse than price rite where I do a fair
> > > piece of my current shopping for the same reasons.
> >
> > Never had a cavity search at Aldi, but the ones here (STL) only
> > take cash, debit card and, maybe, foodstamps- no checks, no credit.
> > So, when you go to Aldi:
> > 1 - have a quarter to get a cart
> > 2 - take some bags or be prepared to pay extra to get them there
> > 3 - assume cash or debit card
> >
>
> They do debit but not credit? That has to violate an agreement
> somewhere or another.

More precisely, they take debit cards which aren't processed as credit
cards.

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One time on Usenet, "l, not -l" > said:
> On 28-Feb-2008, Janet Baraclough > wrote:
> > > On 27-Feb-2008, PeterLucas > wrote:

> > > > > Never had a cavity search at Aldi,

> > > > Wow!! Your Aldis have on-site dentists??!!

> > > No, Transportation Safety Administration on-site checking for weapons.

> > In the mouth? Not sure I can swallow that one.
> >
> > I've heard American gun owners talking about concealed caries, but

> In American English, cavity does not always mean a dental problem.

<snip>

She was kidding, l. "Concealed caries", "dental caries"...

--
Jani in WA

Little Malice wrote:
> One time on Usenet, "l, not -l" > said:
>> On 28-Feb-2008, Janet Baraclough > wrote:
>>>> On 27-Feb-2008, PeterLucas > wrote:
>
>>>>>> Never had a cavity search at Aldi,
>
>>>>> Wow!! Your Aldis have on-site dentists??!!
>
>>>> No, Transportation Safety Administration on-site checking for weapons.
>
>>> In the mouth? Not sure I can swallow that one.
>>>
>>> I've heard American gun owners talking about concealed caries, but
>
>> In American English, cavity does not always mean a dental problem.
>
> <snip>
>
> She was kidding, l. "Concealed caries", "dental caries"...
>
Isn't that "carries" versus "caries" ??
Or am I just late in on the joke...?

(Little Malice) wrote in
:

> One time on Usenet, "l, not -l" > said:
>> On 28-Feb-2008, Janet Baraclough > wrote:
>> > > On 27-Feb-2008, PeterLucas > wrote:
>
>> > > > > Never had a cavity search at Aldi,
>
>> > > > Wow!! Your Aldis have on-site dentists??!!
>
>> > > No, Transportation Safety Administration on-site checking for
>> > > weapons.
>
>> > In the mouth? Not sure I can swallow that one.
>> >
>> > I've heard American gun owners talking about concealed caries,
>> > but
>
>> In American English, cavity does not always mean a dental problem.
>
> <snip>
>
> She was kidding, l. "Concealed caries", "dental caries"...
>



Aussies/Brits 1

Americans 0


:-)

--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


Wars begin where you will...
but they do not end where you please.

Machiavelli

"l, not -l" > wrote in
:

>
> On 28-Feb-2008, Janet Baraclough > wrote:
>
>> > On 27-Feb-2008, PeterLucas > wrote:
>>
>> > > > Never had a cavity search at Aldi,
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Wow!! Your Aldis have on-site dentists??!!
>>
>> > No, Transportation Safety Administration on-site checking for
>> > weapons.
>>
>> In the mouth? Not sure I can swallow that one.
>>
>> I've heard American gun owners talking about concealed caries, but
>> .....
>>
>> Janet
>
> In American English, cavity does not always mean a dental problem. It
> can have a more general meaning:
> M-W online dictionary says "an unfilled space within a mass;
> especially : a hollowed-out space".
> To further clarify, both a suppository and certain feminine hygiene
> products are intended to be inserted into body cavites. TSA
> sometimes dons gloves and performs a cavity search of an individual
> suspected of having hidden contraband inside a body cavity.



You seem to have missed/deleted a little thing back in my original
post......


> Never had a cavity search at Aldi,



Wow!! Your Aldis have on-site dentists??!!



;-P




--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


Wars begin where you will...
but they do not end where you please.

Machiavelli

> In American English, cavity does not always mean a dental problem. It can
> have a more general meaning:


did you hear that swooshing sound? it was a joke passing over your head.

joe
read three times, press enter once.

maxine in ri wrote:

> On Feb 26, 6:07 pm, Gregory Morrow >
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Lou Decruss wrote:
> > > On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:41:58 -0800 (PST), Gregory Morrow
>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >cybercheap cheeps:
>
> > > >> "maxine in ri" > wrote in ...
>
> > > >> > First ad in the paper for the Grand Aldi's opening in Warwick on March
> > > >> > 3rd. *They have at least 3, possibly 4 others planned for RI.
>
> > > >> > What's good there?
>
> > > >> You will save half on canned goods, staples like vegetables. I got Jasmine
> > > >> Rice, Aldi's brand and very good, for $1.89, instead of the usual $4 for 32
> > > >> oz. Peas for 40 cents a can instead of a buck, that sort of thing.
>
> > > >I can meet or beat those prices during stupormarket sales and also at
> > > >ethnic places...
>
> > > Some people in this group just love Aldi. *I think it's the bottom of
> > > the barrel, but to each their own I guess. *It also might have
> > > something to do with what other stores are available. *Coincidentally,
> > > Louise was out in the burbs yesterday and checked out an Aldi grand
> > > opening. *She got bananas, cream cheese, a few cans of tomatoes, and
> > > that's about it. *I asked what she though of the store and she said it
> > > was clean and organized, (new) but it's not a store that fits our
> > > needs. *It's good for college kids, poor people who don't care about
> > > quality, or people who can't or don't cook. *She said there's no
> > > reason to go back. *I already knew that.
>
> > The Aldi near me (in Chicago's Uptown nabe) is new and there a few
> > things worth buying, but between sales at Walgreen's and Treasure
> > Island and the Marketplace On Diversey and the ethnic Asian places I
> > can usually meet or even beat Aldi's on price. *I mean, I'm not
> > getting on that fugli #36 Broadway bus to schlepp up to Aldi's to save
> > a quarter on a bag of carrots or ten cents on a can of tomato sauce...
>
> > [as it is I barely eat canned soup anymore except for clam chowder, I
> > just packed up about 20 cans of Progresso 'n stuff I had in the pantry
> > to send to mom downstate, she likes their heartier soups and she's
> > elderly and doesn't cook a lot, so they are nice for her. *Any more I
> > normally make my own soups...]
>
> > I'm single, so maybe if I had a family to feed on a budget I'd make it
> > a routine stop, but I'm not, so...I'll go for the ocassional ham or
> > xmas stollen or bag of peeled frozen shrimp or whatever.
>
> > I am baking a lot of my own bread these days so maybe I'll check out
> > their baking section for cheaper baking ingredients, but I can't think
> > of anything earth - shaking I'd want to buy there...if I lived within
> > walking distance I'd prolly shop there more often. Supposedly as part
> > of the Wilson Yards development a new Target will go into the old Aldi
> > property (adjacent to the new Aldi), now that is something I am
> > excited about...
>
> > --
> > Best
> > Greg
>
> Since it's on the way to several places I go or on my way home, if the
> prices and quality are good, and they decide to go head to head with
> PriceRite, they should make a great stop. *I did go 5 miles out of my
> way the other week when a produce stand in E Prov had everything on my
> list and then some for much cheaper than anyone else.


Yup, I am limited pretty much to being a pedestrian grocery shopper,
and I have my trusty "granny cart" for my larger hauls (actually, in
my hood, it's mostly younger folk that have them). I don't fancy
carting groceries on the bus, but I'll do it when I go a bit north to
the Asian places, and Aldi is on the way. Chicawgo bus fare is two
bux each way, so's I gotta figure that transport cost in. I've taken
a cab back home from up there, that's about five bux...

Got a $20.00 - off coupon for Peapod grocery delivery in my latest
Comcast bill, I'll use that to order heavy staples and such (minimum
order with them is $50.00)...

In any case I guess I'm forever doomed to trundling down the streets
of Chicago dragging bags of groceries around, lol...

Some of the high - rises along Lake Shore Drive here have
"commissaries", e.g. small grocery stores off the lobby, they are
available to anyone. Years ago I used one near me, they actually had
a great little butcher counter. None near me at present...

30 years ago there were even several kosher butchers around the
corner, those are long - gone...

One thing that we don't have that NYC has are the little Korean -
owned greengrocers in heavily - populated neighborhoods, I don't know
why not. Iffin' I need some lettuce or whatever I loathe having to
make a special trip to the stupormarket for one or two little
things...



> It's not worth the travel expense to go too far out of the way when
> shopping most of the time. *The gas, bus fare, or agro eat up the
> savings. *But now that the kidlet has decided on a medical career,
> we're pinching pennies.



Well, look at that as investment in *your* future, too...

:-)


--
Best
Greg

cyberWAD shot:


> "l, not -l" > wrote in om...
>
>
>
> > On 28-Feb-2008, Janet Baraclough > wrote:
>
> >> > Nope. *Debit transactions are charged a fee, IIRC, to the user, not
> >> > the store.
>
> >> * Not here.
>
> >> * Janet
>
> > B of A doesn't charge me a fee for debit card use; then again, I'm a
> > retiree
> > of B of A and have still have some employee benefits *- but, I don't think
> > that is one of them, I think they make their money from the store and save
> > money vs. having to process checks.
>
> I am never charged for any debit, and in fact earn 1% for every transaction
> on one card. I made $74 last year.


Better go back to turning trix in the alley, cyberWAD...that'd barely
pay for an oil change for your "Lexis".

<chuckle/>

;-D




--
Best
Greg

"l, not -l" > wrote in message
...
>
> On 28-Feb-2008, "just joe" > wrote:
>
>> > In American English, cavity does not always mean a dental problem. It
>> > can
>> > have a more general meaning:
>>
>>
>> did you hear that swooshing sound? it was a joke passing over your head.
>>
>> joe
>> read three times, press enter once.
>
> Yep, never expected humor from PeterLucas.

heh

One time on Usenet, Goomba38 > said:
> Little Malice wrote:
> > One time on Usenet, "l, not -l" > said:
> >> On 28-Feb-2008, Janet Baraclough > wrote:
> >>>> On 27-Feb-2008, PeterLucas > wrote:
> >
> >>>>>> Never had a cavity search at Aldi,
> >
> >>>>> Wow!! Your Aldis have on-site dentists??!!
> >
> >>>> No, Transportation Safety Administration on-site checking for weapons.
> >
> >>> In the mouth? Not sure I can swallow that one.
> >>>
> >>> I've heard American gun owners talking about concealed caries, but
> >
> >> In American English, cavity does not always mean a dental problem.
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > She was kidding, l. "Concealed caries", "dental caries"...
> >
> Isn't that "carries" versus "caries" ??

Right.

> Or am I just late in on the joke...?

I think that was the joke...

--
Jani in WA

Little Malice wrote:

> One time on Usenet, Goomba38 > said:
>> Little Malice wrote:
>> > One time on Usenet, "l, not -l" > said:
>> >> On 28-Feb-2008, Janet Baraclough > wrote:
>> >>>> On 27-Feb-2008, PeterLucas > wrote:
>> >
>> >>>>>> Never had a cavity search at Aldi,
>> >
>> >>>>> Wow!! Your Aldis have on-site dentists??!!
>> >
>> >>>> No, Transportation Safety Administration on-site checking for weapons.
>> >
>> >>> In the mouth? Not sure I can swallow that one.
>> >>>
>> >>> I've heard American gun owners talking about concealed caries, but
>> >
>> >> In American English, cavity does not always mean a dental problem.
>> >
>> > <snip>
>> >
>> > She was kidding, l. "Concealed caries", "dental caries"...
>> >
>> Isn't that "carries" versus "caries" ??
>
> Right.
>
>> Or am I just late in on the joke...?
>
> I think that was the joke...

I think one example of concealed caries would be those clear back on yer
molar.

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On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:35:37 GMT, Janet Baraclough
> wrote:
>
> As you probably know, all Brits are uptight stuffed shirts.
>Consequently we have no body cavities which is why we don't do sex
>(whatever that is) .
>

but you've heard of it, though. it's a good thing we americans came
along.

your pal,
blake

On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:00:17 -0800 (PST), Gregory Morrow
> wrote:

>Better go back to turning trix in the alley, cyberWAD...that'd barely
>pay for an oil change for your "Lexis".
>
><chuckle/>
>

Her john's would all be deaf mutes, and blind.

Lou