Aldi snobbery

saxonrosecliff

My sister used to be an Aldi snob. Then one day I'd invited them round for roast dinner and all the trimmings. Knowing that we are not as well off as they are she asked me if I had gone to M&S as she thought the meat had come from there. I took great pleasure in telling her that everything on the table was from Aldi for about half the price as M&S. She's been an Aldi regular ever since.

I take my Tesco bags for life to Aldi but only because Tesco opened first. I only go to Tesco for things I can't get in Aldi (its round the corner from my house) and to exchange my bags for life for new ones.

I hate Asda as well. My mum lives near a huge one and I hate going on there. The other customers are so rude. Last time I went in with my mum some woman had a go at me for moving her trolley out of the way - I pointed out to her that it wasn't her trolley, it belonged to Asda and she was only borrowing it - and carried on shopping!

vronbh1

In the days before Aldi/Lidl it used to please me to see Paul McCartney and Linda shopping with their children in the Co-op .. they lived in the posh part of our village ... time moved on and so did they, the Co-op closed .... Along came Aldi ... much objection from the posh end but my dad would go early on the special offers day and read his paper in the car while mum was shopping ... He was amused to see the Posh end people rushing in and out with the bargain tv or video, always early morning shoppers with posh cars anxious to get away before the common people arrived! Today the village has one of the smartest Aldi stores and it is well supported by all.

missladyannie

I've not been to Aldi as we don't have one nearby but our local Lidl is always crammed with cars and you should see the queues of people trying to get into the carpark!! it shows how popular it is!

flippin36

Love the food, prices, staff. Hate the car park (too small for a busy supermarket, have struggled to get a space), hate the jumble sale in the middle because people block the ailse whilst they spend ages rummaging through the tat, don't like the tills because no matter how efficient they try to be there are never enough open and I spend ages queueing. My other grumble is they don't take credit cards - but I guess thats why there prices are so keen.

As far as snobbery is concerned - I think this has really changed over the past year or two. My Aldi tends to attract elderly people and the middle class who like a bargain. Now Asda on the other hand - I have to pysch myself up to go there (I buy my sons trousers from Asda because they are the best fit) I think their demographic isn't quite like the advert depicts, I avoid eye contract at all cost and keep a tight hold of my handbag. And I know its different from store to store, but the staff in Asda really don't seem very happy with their job at all. Aldi staff in my store are very friendly and professional.

Saturnalia

I used to love Aldi but my local one was burnt down in the riots and the next nearest is quite a distance so not time or money-saving to go by buses!

There's a Lidl in walking distance though and I love it. The quality is good, the shop is clean and well stocked and I can get most of what I need there.

Mrs_Arcanum

lucky18 wrote: »

I agree that Aldi and Lidl are not cheaper than Asda or any other big supermarkets anymore...

They are if your nearest Asda is 15 miles away :rotfl: Plus I am not then tempted by the huge amount of stuff they have as I do like to shop live (so to speak).

nickyhutch

Mrs_Arcanum wrote: »

Plus I am not then tempted by the huge amount of stuff they have as I do like to shop live (so to speak).

That's the best thing - not giving in to temptation then getting to the till and having heart attack when she asks for £100! I've been to Aldi for 3 "big shops" since Christmas and spent £28, £27 and £38. I have needed to pick up the occasional extra, but not very much at all.

duchy

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Surely a hat and dark glasses would be the more MSE option.

You're thread made me think - ok you could have done with some water by why did it have to be the SA who had to get it for you, making all shoppers wait in the process. Why didn't you just ask your helpful fellow shoppers to pull a small bottle off the shelf?

Your "turn" did not, and should not have interfered with business. I'm inclined to agree with the reasoning of the SA, but not the attitude.

Probably because our Aldi actively discourage people from consuming goods before they've paid for them ?

I really feel sorry for anyone who drops from a heart attack with either you or the SA around. You'd both lecture them about interupting the flow of business until they expired on the floor. (Hint-If you are in those circumstances-call an ambulance -it's called the normal thing to do in that situation !)

trolleyrun

Lots of people I know won't set foot in a cheap supermarket such as Aldi or Lidl. I really don't know why, but if they want to waste their money in larger, more expensive supermarkets then that's their choice. I've got no sense of snobbery about me when it comes to choice of supermarket, although there are certain things I won't buy cheap. I tend to buy my meat from the local farm shop. Partly because it's great quality, I know the meat is ethical and partly I want to support the farmer & family. Sure, he's a bit more expensive but the quality is definitely better. It doesn't make me a snob, just nice

I do most of my grocery shopping in Aldi and I love their stuff. The bonus is that it's my closest supermarket as well :T I keep raving about my bargains in Aldi to my colleagues but a lot of them look at me as if I've just landed from another planet It doesn't bother me, as I get more of the bargains. My local Aldi is getting busier, especially on stock change days. The staff are nice (apart from one, but I can avoid him), and sometimes when there's a queue they open a till for me because I'm a regular :j

bornintoit

In response to a couple of posts here I was working on a checkout once and I fainted and collasped. I was not fussed over at the checkout while there was a big queue of people waiting to be served. I was able to be taken off the shopfloor to be cared for while another staff member was put onto the checkout to carry on serving customers. Why should customers have to wait to be served because me or another customer has a funny turn?

As I see it there are two options to this situation: -

1. She should have been taken away from the checkout area so customers can carry on being served and another checkout opened (as the SA was doing) if the queue had built up and if she needed a glass of water THEN get her one.

2. If the customer cannot be moved then an ambulance should be called and another checkout should be opened which is what the SA was doing.

Sorry if that sounds uncaring but that's the nature of the beast.