Re: Eating fox? (Aldi).

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

I can't stand markets.

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Yes. I don't like buying carrier bags.

Intensely irritating.

I did. Dreadful places.

.andy

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"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

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

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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"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

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

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

.andy

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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.

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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And sheds.

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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.

And Northern Ireland.

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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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

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

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

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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.