New grocery chain moving in our area, Lidl.

[Grateful11]

Aldi's must pay a decent wage because some of the same people that went to work for them when they came our small town are still with them.

All the Aldi's around here built stand alone stores, the newest ones are quite modern, lots of glass and well lit. We shop there quite a bit. Their produce is hard to beat. Their loaf bread whether while grain or white just doesn't keep very long.

Recently read they are going strong into organics.

http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/20...ods-a.html

[space-time]

Their loaf bread whether while grain or white just doesn't keep very long.

That's a good sign, they probably use fewer preservatives. I don't want bread with so much chemicals that even mold doesn't eat it.

[Black]

Yup, ubiquitous in Germany when I was there (25 years ago) and really not any different than Aldi.

[3d]

space-time wrote:
Their loaf bread whether while grain or white just doesn't keep very long.

That's a good sign, they probably use fewer preservatives. I don't want bread with so much chemicals that even mold doesn't eat it.

True. Bakery bread and bagels turn rock hard in a day.Buy in smaller quantities. Just buy what you need for the day. Kinda the complete opposite of Costco.

[JoeBob]

Just found out this week that we are getting Aldi and Lidl in Wilmington.
Trader Joes has been a hit, so looking forward to more choices.

[freeradical]

Q. Why do I need a quarter to use a shopping cart at ALDI?
A. The shopping cart rental system is one of many ALDI efficiencies that enable us to keep our prices so low. New customers may be surprised by the simple, yet innovative, cart rental system, and usually come to appreciate its many benefits. Not only do customers get their deposit back, there are no stray carts taking up space in the parking lot or causing dents to cars. By not having to hire someone to police the shopping carts, we are able to pass the savings on to our customers.

I'm surprised that more stores don't do this to try and prevent shopping cart theft.

When I was in Italy in the late 80's, most stores had a 500 Lira deposit on shopping carts. It's a great idea.

[Lux Interior]

freeradical wrote:
I'm surprised that more stores don't do this to try and prevent shopping cart theft.

When I was in Italy in the late 80's, most stores had a 500 Lira deposit on shopping carts. It's a great idea.

Pretty common in Europe today.

500 Lira in the 80s? Isn't that like 0.05 cents?