Re:The Aldi effect: how one discount supermarket transformed...
by CalRobert on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @05:34AM
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I'm generally pretty happy with the weekly buys, to be honest. I have not found them to be inferior to the garbage on Amazon's front page. They also haven't rolled out self check out (at least near me) the way their godforsaken hellhole competitors (Tesco, etc.) have. I hope I never hear "Unexpected item in bagging area" again.
Not to mention that Tesco, Dunnes (I live in Ireland) etc. are generally horrifically bad. Every time I get tesco delivered I regret it. I specifically say "NO SUBSTITUTIONS WHATSOEVER" and they literally sent me sandwich meat when I asked for plain frozen chicken breasts.
Also, as noted in the article, Aldi entered the UK when it had some of the highest margins on groceries in the world, suggesting that at least some of what you were spending was going towards Tesco's profit margins, rather than quality.
I still shop at nicer markets. Marks and Spencer, Fallon and Byrne (if in Dublin), etc. But when I just want to buy potatoes, some OK-ish red wine for not too much money (Animus, from Portugal, is more drinkable than anything from the major retailers under 10 euro a bottle) and maybe some cheap shelving for the shed (if that's what they have that week), Aldi delivers where the big grocery stores fall flat on their face.
Not to mention that Tesco, Dunnes (I live in Ireland) etc. are generally horrifically bad. Every time I get tesco delivered I regret it. I specifically say "NO SUBSTITUTIONS WHATSOEVER" and they literally sent me sandwich meat when I asked for plain frozen chicken breasts.
Also, as noted in the article, Aldi entered the UK when it had some of the highest margins on groceries in the world, suggesting that at least some of what you were spending was going towards Tesco's profit margins, rather than quality.
I still shop at nicer markets. Marks and Spencer, Fallon and Byrne (if in Dublin), etc. But when I just want to buy potatoes, some OK-ish red wine for not too much money (Animus, from Portugal, is more drinkable than anything from the major retailers under 10 euro a bottle) and maybe some cheap shelving for the shed (if that's what they have that week), Aldi delivers where the big grocery stores fall flat on their face.