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Everyone has taken the Mick out of Aldi in it's time. "Ooh look at that cheap shop selling all the 'no frills goods', i go to tesco and buy from their finest* range' Well not anymore as Aldi has come along way.
Alsi used to be cheap and so did Lidl and Netto but they have changed a lot after all the years of discrimination.
Aldi offer goods at cheap prices. They are not branded goods like in the main chain supermarkets they are their own special branded goods and everything is made exclusively for Aldi. Some of the names are knock offs of brand names such as their Dandruff shampoo which was known as 'Head Strong' a take of Head and Shoulders. The products are very similar and about 20% cheaper than the average supermarket. Everything you can buy in somewhere like tesco is available in aldi including fresh bread and meat which is delivered every morning, making it now a very strong competitor for all the larger supermarkets.
Aldi also speacialise in having special offers on non food goods. Every thursday they receive a batch of special offers to entice you to the store such as discounted computer systems which are exceptional value and many other useful household goods which are much cheaper than anywhere else too. So pop in every thursday on their specials day to pick up some good bargains.
Aldi manages to maintain it's cheapness by having a very simple idea to the store. You will find when you enter the store that everything is piled up in boxes and there are very few store attendents and even the manager is stacking the shelves. They have no customer loyalty scheme and no scanner at the till so all prices have to be memorised by the attendents. The reason they make it simple and cheap is to pass the savings back onto you and me the customers and that is how they offer these exceptional prices.
On the downside, due to only a few staff the queues can get a bit long abd they only accept cash, cheque and switch and delta debit cards and not any other debit or credit card.
Pay a visit to Aldi and you will realise they offer real value for money on good quality products, afterall they are the 3rd richest company in the world so they must be doing something right!
I do like Aldi but don't go there often. My hubby though he always goes for bargains at Kwik Save etc still gets embarrased about not buying branded food. I bought him some cheep crisps once to take in to work and all his mates took the piss, I think that was it.
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30.09.2004 22:58
I love their Thursday specials but now have to ration myself - I run out of money otherwise!
10.06.2002 18:05
I do like Aldi but don't go there often. My hubby though he always goes for bargains at Kwik Save etc still gets embarrased about not buying branded food. I bought him some cheep crisps once to take in to work and all his mates took the piss, I think that was it.
09.06.2002 21:42
Yay aldi! Great op. Are you at bangor? Sugarlily. x