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Re:Aldi, a brutally efficient grocery chain, is upending Ame... by PorterDuff on Friday May 17, 2019 @05:18PM (#19943652)
Do they have scales?

One thing I've admired about Grocery Outlet is the lack of them.

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Re:Aldi, a brutally efficient grocery chain, is upending Ame... by neolefty on Friday May 17, 2019 @11:35PM (#19945437)
The ones near me do have scales, in two places

* Analog spring-based scales in the produce section, for customers to check weights before they buy

* Precise scales at checkout, built into the scanner / register.

However, most things are sold by package — only a few are sold by weight.

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Re:Aldi, a brutally efficient grocery chain, is upending Ame... by chodeboy on Friday May 17, 2019 @05:28PM (#19943735)
Scales to weigh fruit/veg? No at leas not in Germany. The scales are built into the barcode scanner of the register. They only have scales so you can double check when you are shopping.
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Re:Aldi, a brutally efficient grocery chain, is upending Ame... by PorterDuff on Friday May 17, 2019 @07:46PM (#19944638)
Yes, but I mean not weighing things at all.

All fruit/vegetables/meat are sold by the item or in fixed price bags and packages.

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