Re: Eating fox? (Aldi).

[Jerry Built]

> Mary Fischer wrote:

> >> I'd like to see the back of Aldi, Lidl, Netto, Sainsbury and > >> especially Tesco and Asda but Morrison's is OK. > > > > Why? (again, this would be better on uk.food+drink.misc IMO - > > shall we go there?) > > For the dropping of standards and convincing the public that > price is the only issue in purchasing food.

Well, you'd better report this to the ASA, then:

of their stuff, which I've tried, is downright good. I haven't tried every line they do, as I've only been there once. I nipped in a while ago to buy a cheap drill, and wandered around buying samples which I tried, and gave to family to try too. Universal praise, esp. for the wine and biscuits. So it looks like an indoor market? So what? So it's frequented by people you're above? So what? Their money is as good as yours... so it sells carrier bags instead of giving them away. Problem? No. You put a pound in (returnable) to use a trolley. Problem? No. Try putting on some plastic clothes and a false moustache as a disguise so no-one'll know who you are, an have a look sometime.

I've got to put an order in on Saturday morning, so I might drop in en passant for some booze and another little experimental spree. Don't know what the "specials" are this week, though, as few of the thumbnails on their site seem to match the full details at the mo. Probably in the middle of an on-line update.

J.B.

[Andy Hall]

they do, as I've only been there once. I nipped

I can't stand markets.

???

Yes. I don't like buying carrier bags.

Intensely irritating.

I did. Dreadful places.

.andy

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[Owain]

"Andy Hall" wrote | > so it sells | >carrier bags instead of giving them away. Problem? No. | Yes. I don't like buying carrier bags.

So save some Fortnum's bags and take them with you. Social escalation and helping the environment in one go :-)

Owain

[Alan]

In message , Andy Hall wrote

There is no such thing as a free carrier bag. Their price is included in the extra money you pay in other shops.

[Andy Hall]

Well I suppose I could.

The problem is that in Aldi shops there doesn't seem to be anyone to open the door and bring me a chair to sit on while they present their wares.

I don't know what retailing is coming to....

.andy

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[Owain]

"Andy Hall" wrote | >| > so it sells | >| >carrier bags instead of giving them away. Problem? No. | >| Yes. I don't like buying carrier bags. | >So save some Fortnum's bags and take them with you. Social | >escalation and helping the environment in one go :-) | Well I suppose I could. | The problem is that in Aldi shops there doesn't seem to be | anyone to open the door and bring me a chair to sit on while | they present their wares.

It amuses me slightly when a sweet little old lady on the checkout in Tesco asks me (a lithe firmly muscled 6 ft specimen of hunkful masculinity[1]) if I'd like a hand to pack my pint of milk and a newspaper.

| I don't know what retailing is coming to....

One would think they didn't want pne to spend money there.

And as for the waiters in McDonalds ...

Owain

[1] Well, 6 ft and male.

[Andy Hall]

Well obviously.

However, it's impossible to compare prices, because Aldi, and its like predominantly sell own brand products with low price point rather than quality in mind.

I'd rather have a known product and the carrier bag included and I will not shop in stores where a coin is required to release the trolley.

.andy

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[Andy Hall]

She was probably thinking of offering applause...... :-)

With the number of staff they pack into those places, I wonder that they don't have more industrial accidents.

.andy

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[Scott Mills]

Rules out most of the super markets in London then. good luck.

[Andy Hall]

I wouldn't go food shopping in London anyway, with the possible exceptions of Harrods and Fortnums of course..... :-)

.andy

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[Ian Stirling]

For some stuff (fruit and veg) they are dramatically cheaper on many lines. Known products arn't always much better, if any than alternatives. For some lines this isn't true. Noone IMO has gotten cornflakes or baked beans quite right.

But for things like chopped tomatos, or sardines in brine, it doesn't matter much.

[Andy Hall]

I don't buy fruit and veg on price from places like this, preferring to choose seasonal and organic stuff from farms etc.

Exactly. Generally they are sugary rubbish,.

Oh it does. THere are huge differences depending on origin - especially with tomatoes. Many of these places add sugar to these products.

.andy

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[Dave Plowman]

And sheds.

[Alan]

In message , Andy Hall wrote

Most 'farm shops' buy in from wholesalers. People just believe that it is organic or local because it doesn't come from a supermarket.

It's the sugar that hides the taste of the vast amount of added salt.

I despair at the amount of salt that professional TV cooks add to their food. A 'pinch' is often a hand-full. These are the same cooks that the large supermarkets use for their expensive high quality ready made meals. Obviously the amount of salt used is to hide the fact that they must be using low quality ingredients.

[Ian Stirling]

And Northern Ireland.

[Andy Hall]

I know, which i swhy I'm very careful to check on sourcing.

Exactly. If I want those things, I'll add them myself.

As has always been the case. Nothing really changes.

.andy

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[Paul Mc Cann]

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The ONLY time I ever threw away a complete package of fruit was the time I got peaches in an Aldi in Dusseldorf. They were utterly inedible, hard and tasteless.

IMHO the best truism is 'You get what you pay for'

Paul Mc Cann

[Huge]

OTOH, I cut down and burned the 4 pear trees in my orchard because that's the only kind of fruit they produced...

[Ian Stirling]

Not always. The quality is perhaps a bit variable, but there are useful savings to be made.

[Alan]

In message , Paul Mc Cann wrote

Unfortunately it doesn't seem to matter where you buy fruit. I often throw out fruit because it unpleasant - unripe (never to ripen), tasteless or just 'off flavours' not related to the fruit in question.