Aldi you can keep your 49p 5kg Potatoes.

hungrynurse_2

you pay for what you get, personally Id rather pay only slightly more & get a decent service

jamespir

i like roasted ones

1carminestocky

hungrynurse wrote: »

you pay for what you get, personally Id rather pay only slightly more & get a decent service

Actually, it IS a decent service if you know how it works. IMHO. And the spuds at 49p per 5kg are way more than slightly cheaper than any other supermarket I've seen....

colboy

hungrynurse wrote: »

you pay for what you get, personally Id rather pay only slightly more & get a decent service

I prefer to get the shopping over with, not to waste my time chatting

sophie-louises-mum

:rotfl: :rotfl: CG77 thanks for that link to the 7 legged spider i have never laughed so much in ages,DH thought i had taken ill what a brilliant thread :rotfl: :rotfl: made my nite:rotfl:

ManOnTheMoon

At 49p for 5kg of potatoes, i'd let the girl at the checkout put me over her knee and spank me with the fresh plaice from the chiller cabinet, let alone be rude to me

silverfoxdude

uk2bkk wrote: »

First time shopping at Aldi Northampton.

Thought it was ok, few bargains like the 5kg of spuds at 49p.

However

My wife who speaks English as a secondary language was in distress at the checkout, I was taking care of my 2 year old boy when I noticed the checkout robot with the big mouth was literally throwing the groceries into the trolley. My wife was frantically trying to pack them into the bags.

First time I have lost my temper as I shouted at her to stop, she shouted back, saying the bags had to be packed away from the checkout. Proceeding to 'chuck' more groceries into the trolley, so I pushed them back further.

She shouted across the store for the Manager who relieved her and I had a go at him, was tempted to throw all the groceries back at him, as they were just about packed I threw the money at him saying we will not be back. Distressing scene witnessed by all.

Never in my life have I seen such contempt for a customer or lack of respect for goods in a shop. My wife was very upset. There was only 2 checkouts open. Not enough staff Aldi, employ more! All this could have being avoided with a pleasant fake smile and simple clear instruction from the checkout robot as experienced by the very nice checkout staff elsewhere who will also help you pack if your with children. Will never go back!

never mind old chap the credit crunch will soon be over, then you can get back to m&s and put that peasants supermarket aldis nightmare behind you ,

uk2bkk

colboy wrote: »

What happened to the spuds?????

When my wife got home clearly upset, she threw the spuds into a bowl of cold water scrubbed them half to death, slowly peeled their skins off throwing them into the trash. I could see a wry smile appear as she picked up a meat cleaver and chopped away at those shivering spuds into little pieces where they went straight into a wok of spitting hot oil.

Great crispy chips they turned out to be. Tomorrow my wife has promised the remaining spuds, they will be roasted alive in their skins.

Just like to say thanks to those that read my rant earlier, I was fresh back from the battle scene. Clearly we were at fault for not understanding the procedure, however it does not excuse the awful attitude from that particular member of staff. Manners and courtesy were replaced with aggression and attitude.

To those that that are prepared to accept that kind of service, someone disrespecting your family and goods. Good luck to you, you need all the luck in life. Carry on bending over that barrel.

Incidentally I ended up in Aldi due to one of the posts in this forum about a pick axe for about a tenner. So glad I did not buy it although I did think it was a good deal.

savemoney

That axe was £3 cheaper last year

uk2bkk wrote: »

Incidentally I ended up in Aldi due to one of the posts in this forum about a pick axe for about a tenner. So glad I did not buy it although I did think it was a good deal.

BusyGirl

Well I shop in 2 different Aldis most weeks and the staff I have encountered are always polite, cheerful and very helpful. Perhaps you were just unlucky but then I always treat people the way I would like to be treated in return and I would never dream of shouting at someone who worked in a shop.
The 49p 5kg potatoes are a real bargain.