"l, not -l" > wrote in message
...
>
> On 3-Jan-2010, T > wrote:
>
>> That's the other thing. In the U.S. if you swipe as debit you're charged
>> anywhere from $0.25 to $0.35 for the privelege. Whereas if you run it as
>> credit the cost is borne by the retailer.
>
> It must depend on the bank you are with; I have used my Bank of America
> debit card thousands of times and incurred no fees for the privilege.
> --
It's complete horse shit.

"l, not -l" > wrote
>Cheese and dairy is all top notch
> at very good prices; I bought eggs today for .89 cents Grade A Large -
> they
> were a $1.49 at other stores in the area.

And the produce. Dairy and produce alone are enough of a reason for me to
shop at Aldi. 1/3 to 1/2 the price and so fresh. I have never bought meat
there.

On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 02:36:43 -0500, cybercat wrote:

> "l, not -l" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> On 3-Jan-2010, T > wrote:
>>
>>> That's the other thing. In the U.S. if you swipe as debit you're charged
>>> anywhere from $0.25 to $0.35 for the privelege. Whereas if you run it as
>>> credit the cost is borne by the retailer.
>>
>> It must depend on the bank you are with; I have used my Bank of America
>> debit card thousands of times and incurred no fees for the privilege.
>> --
> It's complete horse shit.

i have a card from one bank that charges for debit but not credit, and from
another that charges me for neither (in maryland).

your pal,
blake

cybercat wrote:

> "l, not -l" > wrote
> >Cheese and dairy is all top notch
>> at very good prices; I bought eggs today for .89 cents Grade A Large
>> - they
>> were a $1.49 at other stores in the area.
>
> And the produce. Dairy and produce alone are enough of a reason for
> me to shop at Aldi. 1/3 to 1/2 the price and so fresh. I have never
> bought meat there.


I notice they have decent prices on frozen shrimp, anybody ever tried
that...???


--
Best
Greg

"Gregory Morrow" > wrote in message
news
> cybercat wrote:
>
>> "l, not -l" > wrote
>> >Cheese and dairy is all top notch
>>> at very good prices; I bought eggs today for .89 cents Grade A Large
>>> - they
>>> were a $1.49 at other stores in the area.
>>
>> And the produce. Dairy and produce alone are enough of a reason for
>> me to shop at Aldi. 1/3 to 1/2 the price and so fresh. I have never
>> bought meat there.
>
>
> I notice they have decent prices on frozen shrimp, anybody ever tried
> that...???
>
>
> --
> Best
> Greg

We use the un-cooked shrimp all the time. It takes a couple minutes to peel
them but then cook them in a perforated wok on the gas grill with a little
olive oil,salt & pepper and they turn out far superior in both taste and
texture than the pre-boiled\cooked shrimp.

> That's the other thing. In the U.S. if you swipe as debit you're charged
> anywhere from $0.25 to $0.35 for the privelege. Whereas if you run it as
> credit the cost is borne by the retailer.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Are we going down this road again?

MY debit card (VISA logo) does NOT require any fee for the privilege
of using it. It is issued by a local credit union, where I have a
couple of my accounts. It can also be used as a credit card. It
costs NOTHING to use. NOTHING. You're getting ripped off.

N.

"Nancy2" > wrote in message
...
>
>> That's the other thing. In the U.S. if you swipe as debit you're charged
>> anywhere from $0.25 to $0.35 for the privelege. Whereas if you run it as
>> credit the cost is borne by the retailer.- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> Are we going down this road again?
>
> MY debit card (VISA logo) does NOT require any fee for the privilege
> of using it. It is issued by a local credit union, where I have a
> couple of my accounts. It can also be used as a credit card. It
> costs NOTHING to use. NOTHING. You're getting ripped off.
>
> N.

NO fee here either....never has been.

On Jan 4, 12:56*pm, "tom" > wrote:
> "Nancy2" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
>
>
> >> That's the other thing. In the U.S. if you swipe as debit you're charged
> >> anywhere from $0.25 to $0.35 for the privelege. Whereas if you run it as
> >> credit the cost is borne by the retailer.- Hide quoted text -
>
> >> - Show quoted text -
>
> > Are we going down this road again?
>
> > MY debit card (VISA logo) does NOT require any fee for the privilege
> > of using it. *It is issued by a local credit union, where I have a
> > couple of my accounts. *It can also be used as a credit card. * It
> > costs NOTHING to use. *NOTHING. *You're getting ripped off.
>
> > N.
>
> NO fee here either....never has been.

>
>
Mine is from my local bank and NO fee here either.......never has
been. I'm down to writing 6-7 checks per year give or take 1 or 2.

Nancy2 wrote:
>
> MY debit card (VISA logo) does NOT require any fee for the privilege
> of using it.

Unless you're the merchant. Merchants do get charged different amounts
for the different usage. We've got a merchant account and I've read our
bills. As far as I can tell none of our customers ever got charged a
cent but the fees we paid made me reevaluate trying to retail stuff.
Very complex and pretty high. I think the smaller the shop the worse
the deal you can get and our family business is as small as they get.

When I do business with small shops and they ask me "Credit or debit" I
say "Whichever is cheaper for you, if you can figure that out from
reading your statements." I can tell if the person at the register is
the small business owner because they have read their bill and they know
what I mean. I remember that and I try to do business with their shop
while they are present in future shopping.

Several years ago I heard similar stories about Aldi. In the last year
I've shopped in a couple and I see they are now just another grocery
chain.

I remember Trader Joes being a clearance shop when I first started
shopping there when they only had stores in Los Angeles metro in the
late 1970s. They didn't have expired canned goods and they were clean
but they sure had different merchandise day to day. That tells me if
Aldi started on a shoestring they could have started better.

Nancy2 wrote:
>
>> That's the other thing. In the U.S. if you swipe as debit you're charged
>> anywhere from $0.25 to $0.35 for the privelege. Whereas if you run it as
>> credit the cost is borne by the retailer.- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>>
> Are we going down this road again?
>
> MY debit card (VISA logo) does NOT require any fee for the privilege
> of using it. It is issued by a local credit union, where I have a
> couple of my accounts. It can also be used as a credit card. It
> costs NOTHING to use. NOTHING. You're getting ripped off.
>
> N.
>

The retailer pays less for debit cards - a flat rate of $.35, or so.
Credit cards have a similar flat rate and a percentage on top of that.
None is paid *directly* by the consumer. It's a cost of doing business
that is added to the price of the products they sell.

Bruce

In article >,
says...
>
> On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 22:07:20 -0500, T >
> wrote:
>
> >In article >,
> says...
> >>
>
> >>
> >> Aldi must be following Europe habit; here you have to enter the pin
> >> or the DD card won't work.
> >>
> >> Janet (UK)
> >
> >That's the other thing. In the U.S. if you swipe as debit you're charged
> >anywhere from $0.25 to $0.35 for the privelege. Whereas if you run it as
> >credit the cost is borne by the retailer.
>
> That's bullshit.
>
> Lou

No it isn't. I've had debit cards from 3 of the major banks over the
past ten years. They all charge the fee if you swipe as debit.

"T" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>> On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 22:07:20 -0500, T >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >In article >,
>> says...
>> >>
>>
>> >>
>> >> Aldi must be following Europe habit; here you have to enter the pin
>> >> or the DD card won't work.
>> >>
>> >> Janet (UK)
>> >
>> >That's the other thing. In the U.S. if you swipe as debit you're charged
>> >anywhere from $0.25 to $0.35 for the privelege. Whereas if you run it as
>> >credit the cost is borne by the retailer.
>>
>> That's bullshit.
>>
>> Lou
>
> No it isn't. I've had debit cards from 3 of the major banks over the
> past ten years. They all charge the fee if you swipe as debit.

You are dreaming. What banks? Where are you?

In article >,
says...
>
> "T" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >,
> > says...
> >>
> >> On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 22:07:20 -0500, T >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >In article >,
> >> says...
> >> >>
> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Aldi must be following Europe habit; here you have to enter the pin
> >> >> or the DD card won't work.
> >> >>
> >> >> Janet (UK)
> >> >
> >> >That's the other thing. In the U.S. if you swipe as debit you're charged
> >> >anywhere from $0.25 to $0.35 for the privelege. Whereas if you run it as
> >> >credit the cost is borne by the retailer.
> >>
> >> That's bullshit.
> >>
> >> Lou
> >
> > No it isn't. I've had debit cards from 3 of the major banks over the
> > past ten years. They all charge the fee if you swipe as debit.
>
> You are dreaming. What banks? Where are you?

Citizens
Sovereign
Bank RI

"T" > wrote in message
...
| In article >,
| says...
| >
| > On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 22:07:20 -0500, T >
| > wrote:
| >
| > >In article >,
| > says...
| > >>
| >
| > >>
| > >> Aldi must be following Europe habit; here you have to enter the pin
| > >> or the DD card won't work.
| > >>
| > >> Janet (UK)
| > >
| > >That's the other thing. In the U.S. if you swipe as debit you're charged
| > >anywhere from $0.25 to $0.35 for the privelege. Whereas if you run it as
| > >credit the cost is borne by the retailer.
| >
| > That's bullshit.
| >
| > Lou
|
| No it isn't. I've had debit cards from 3 of the major banks over the
| past ten years. They all charge the fee if you swipe as debit.

Speak for yourself. I never have been charged and I have used the
debit card for many years. Maybe they don't like you.

pavane

"T" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>> "T" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > In article >,
>> > says...
>> >>
>> >> On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 22:07:20 -0500, T >
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >In article >,
>> >> says...
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Aldi must be following Europe habit; here you have to enter the
>> >> >> pin
>> >> >> or the DD card won't work.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Janet (UK)
>> >> >
>> >> >That's the other thing. In the U.S. if you swipe as debit you're
>> >> >charged
>> >> >anywhere from $0.25 to $0.35 for the privelege. Whereas if you run it
>> >> >as
>> >> >credit the cost is borne by the retailer.
>> >>
>> >> That's bullshit.
>> >>
>> >> Lou
>> >
>> > No it isn't. I've had debit cards from 3 of the major banks over the
>> > past ten years. They all charge the fee if you swipe as debit.
>>
>> You are dreaming. What banks? Where are you?
>
> Citizens
> Sovereign
> Bank RI

So you are in Rhode Island? I have never heard of any of those banks. And I
have used debit cards since they came out and have never been charged.
(North Carolina, Bank of America, Citibank, Wachovia, State Credit Union,
First Union, and others.)

On Jan 5, 7:07*am, Wayne Boatwright >
wrote:
> On Tue 05 Jan 2010 04:15:04a, Janet Baraclough told us...
>
>
>
>
>
> > The message >
> > from T > contains these words:
>
> >> In article >,
> >> says...
>
> >> > On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 22:07:20 -0500, T >
> >> > wrote:
>
> >> > >In article >,
> >> > says...
>
> >> > >> * *Aldi must be following Europe habit; here you have to enter the
> >> > >> * *pin
> >> > >> or the DD card won't *work.
>
> >> > >> * *Janet (UK)
>
> >> > >That's the other thing. In the U.S. if you swipe as debit you're
> >> > >charged anywhere from $0.25 to $0.35 for the privelege. Whereas if
> >> > >you run it as credit the cost is borne by the retailer.
>
> >> > That's bullshit.
>
> >> > Lou
>
> >> No it isn't. I've had debit cards from 3 of the major banks over the
> >> past ten years. They all charge the fee if you swipe as debit.
>
> > * *I've just had this conversation with Americans and Brits in another
> > group; same result :-)
> > * Some *Americans said they had never been charged for using their debit
> > card and others pointed out that they had; apparently some US *gas
> > stations
> > do charge extra for paying by debit card. (Arizona was mentioned)
> > * In the UK, some distance-buying companies now charge customers for
> > payment by credit AND debit card; and a lot of Brits don't realise it
> > either.
>
> > *My guess is that in both countries a lot of people using debit and
> > credit cards just haven't noticed the change in practice.
>
> > * * Janet (UK)
>
> At least in Arizona, if not all the US, you can choose to use your card as
> either debit or credit. *If you select debit there is often a surcharge of
> 35 to 50 cents. *If you select credit, there is no surcharge.
>
Then, unless one were needing cash back, why would one EVER run a card
as debit?
>
> * * * * * * * * * * *Wayne Boatwright

--Bryan

On Jan 4, 10:46*pm, T > wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>
>
> > > No it isn't. I've had debit cards from 3 of the major banks over the
> > > past ten years. They all charge the fee if you swipe as debit.
>
> > You are dreaming. What banks? Where are you?
>
> Citizens
> Sovereign
> Bank RI- Hide quoted text -
>
>

I guess it depends on which bank you let screw you. I've never been
directly charged a fee from the bank whether I swipe that card as
debit or credit at a merchant establishment. However, when it is used
a credit card, my bank charges the merchant a higher fee. Of course I
know that fee is passed on to me and other consumers in higher
prices. But the fee is not paid by me as a direct charge from my
checking account. It all depends on the banks system of whether they
can or cannot get away with it and will the customer take his account
somewhere else. I also don't pay any fees for the privilege of using
online billpay. Nor do I pay a monthly, quarterly, yearly, or
whenever fee for my checking account. Those checks are free, too, but
they are the standard blue or green ones that have been around
forever.

In article
>,
--Bryan > wrote:

> > Incidentally, WallyWorld has recently started opening remodeled stores
> > with grocery sections, and their prices *are typically higher than the
> > locally based grocery chains here in StL. *So much for the rumor that
> > Walmart prices were competitive with Aldi.
>
> I've never heard that claim, but you're correct that it would be
> false.
> >
> > jt
>
> --Bryan

I have a couple family members who work for Schnuck's, and among the big
three, that rumor was circulating prior to the WM arrivals.

jt

In article >,
T > wrote:

> That's the other thing. In the U.S. if you swipe as debit you're charged
> anywhere from $0.25 to $0.35 for the privelege. Whereas if you run it as
> credit the cost is borne by the retailer.

Never been like that at my bank. I have been using my ATM to pay at the
store since the 80's. Never had a tag on fee for either an ATM style
debit purchase or a visa charge style debit purchase. Now if I get
money at an ATM at a different bank, I get hit with both network fees
and ATM access fee.

I always go to a grocer or Walgreens or similar, and get cash back when
I need it.

jt

In article > ,
"Gregory Morrow" > wrote:

> cybercat wrote:
>
> > "l, not -l" > wrote
> > >Cheese and dairy is all top notch
> >> at very good prices; I bought eggs today for .89 cents Grade A Large
> >> - they
> >> were a $1.49 at other stores in the area.
> >
> > And the produce. Dairy and produce alone are enough of a reason for
> > me to shop at Aldi. 1/3 to 1/2 the price and so fresh. I have never
> > bought meat there.
>
>
> I notice they have decent prices on frozen shrimp, anybody ever tried
> that...???

Many times, both pre-cooked and raw. Good stuff every time.

jt

On Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:03:33 -0800, in rec.food.cooking, Mark Thorson
wrote:

>sf wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:14:03 -0800 (PST), phaeton
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >I haven't been to an ALDI since that first store. I take it that that
>> >one is a completely inaccurate example of what ALDI is?
>>
>> I have no idea. I only see ALDI mentioned here.
>
>This is pretty informative. It agrees with the observations
>of the OP. I don't think I'd care to shop there.
>
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldi

Hm, other UK supermarkets make you use a pound to get a trolley, it's been
a long time since Aldi only accepted cash, most supermarkets in the UK
have a policy of no free shopping bags. Some of the stuff there is great,
other stuff just average.

Doug
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"jt august" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> T > wrote:
>
>> That's the other thing. In the U.S. if you swipe as debit you're charged
>> anywhere from $0.25 to $0.35 for the privelege. Whereas if you run it as
>> credit the cost is borne by the retailer.
>
> Never been like that at my bank. I have been using my ATM to pay at the
> store since the 80's. Never had a tag on fee for either an ATM style
> debit purchase or a visa charge style debit purchase. Now if I get
> money at an ATM at a different bank, I get hit with both network fees
> and ATM access fee.
>
> I always go to a grocer or Walgreens or similar, and get cash back when
> I need it.
>
> jt

I've never been charged to use a debit car either. OTOH, if you want cash
back at Price Chopper, they charge 35¢ for the privilege. Often to go to
Stop & Shop because there is no fee for cash.