Reasons I Dislike ALDI, They pissed me off today

thechemist on 01/07/2017 - 22:43
Last edited 02/07/2017 - 09:14 by 1 other user

I don't buy much from there outside of when they have special items e.g. Snow gear or some obscure gardening stuff.

  1. Parking usually a nightmare (No quick in and out especially with stand alone stores as they just do the bare minimum to fulfil council requirements)
  2. Everyone seems to have over 10 items (feels like a million)
  3. The checkout dudes seem to work really slow (or maybe just appears that way as they are seated and don't show sign of urgency)
  4. No free plastic bags
  5. Charge extra for VISA/Mastercard (come on guys I am sure you can afford the < 1% fee and I am sure there is plenty of profits to be sent overseas)
  6. No self checkout (I like them as I don't regard checkout persons as service and would rather have these staff members on the floor helping me find items)

The reason for my rant today is I couldn't get out of the Balwyn North store (one of the new stores) as you can only exit through the checkouts and the 2 checkouts aisles were so narrow that if someone had a trolley in the checkout you can't go by the side of it. I hope they haven't made it like a jail as they are too cheap to employ security guards (didn't notice any there)

Also the profits get sent overseas anyway being foreign owned unlike Woolies/Coles

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Comments

    • mskeggs on 01/07/2017 - 23:54
      +16

      On average, about half of ASX shares and bonds are held by overseas investors. I don't know if Woollies and Wesfarmers are more or less foreign owned than the average.

      http://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2010/sep/4.html

      • JimmyF on 02/07/2017 - 11:27
        +6

        So 1/2 of coles/woolies profits go overseas….

        • jason andrade on 03/07/2017 - 14:30
          +5

          No, not necessarily. Simply because a company may be owned by overseas investors doesn't necessarily mean they money goes overseas. An example being where they may reinvest the money locally, or even simply retain it locally as taking it back overseas could create a larger tax implication..

          It's pretty depressing when people try to make really really oversimplified generalisations, even with the best of intentions.

        • JimmyF on 03/07/2017 - 14:52
          +1

          @jason andrade:

          It's pretty depressing when people try to make really really oversimplified generalisations, even with the best of intentions.

          yeah bit like the OP assuming all profit from aldi australia goes overseas!

        • jason andrade on 03/07/2017 - 21:18
          +1

          @JimmyF:

          Yep! Though with Aldi agreeing to sign up the tax transparency code it should be interesting to see

          a) how much profit they make
          b) where it goes

          I think a number of people have already made the point in this thread that running a business in australia (that is not a financial derivatives business anyway.. ) requires you to make an investment here, employ locals and so on, which should count for something. I'm not saying the business is doing that just for karma points - they are in fact looking to turn a profit and yes, eventually a chunk of that money will leave the country but it's not exactly a 'super profits' type business..

    • MrMcHairyHead on 02/07/2017 - 13:42
      +11

      Where is the supermarket with free plastic bags?

      Every single Coles and Woolworths except in states where it's illegal.

      • furys12 on 02/07/2017 - 16:55
        +4

        woo Tasmania represent, plastic bags are illegal here, too many dying penguins, supermarkets here all took the opportunity to start charging for bags again under the guise of making people remember their bags

        • bringbring on 03/07/2017 - 08:09
          +1

          wow has nobody here visited europe?

          it's not for making money, it's to encourage people to bring reusable carrier bags

          in the UK they donate the costs to charity

      • Shutterfish on 02/07/2017 - 22:48
        +1

        I guess Diji1 was saying they are not free as they have put the cost into the price.

  • bdl on 01/07/2017 - 23:18

    What did you buy there today?

    • JimmyF on 02/07/2017 - 11:27
      +2

      nothing I'm guessing, as they wanted to get out of the 'jail'.

  • outlander on 01/07/2017 - 23:21
    +7

    Reason I shop at Aldi
    * they have good jam

    • WatchNerd on 01/07/2017 - 23:30

      Which one?

      • outlander on 01/07/2017 - 23:31
        +11

        Strawberry. I think its the only one you can find thats produced in Australia, and its bigger and cheaper than the IXL ones

        • WatchNerd on 02/07/2017 - 00:35
          +1

          Thanks, will give it a try.

        • AS2035 on 02/07/2017 - 22:00

          ever read the label?

        • outlander on 02/07/2017 - 22:57

          @AS2035:

          I did, but I forget a lot of stuff. What does it say?

      • Slippery Fish on 02/07/2017 - 09:33
        +1

        The small dishwashing liquid bottles are pretty good also, really like the power soak ones smell.

    • crentist on 02/07/2017 - 00:43
      +6

      i go for the the white chocolate with coconut. it is amazing

      • Wystri Warrick on 02/07/2017 - 01:46
        +2

        White chocolate with coconut "No your amazing crentist"

      • thepigs on 03/07/2017 - 11:38

        yeah I like it too - but what you think is toasted coconut is actually conflakes!

    • Bazeegar on 02/07/2017 - 11:51
      +4

      Traffic jam ;)

  • WatchNerd on 01/07/2017 - 23:21
    +48

    You should be bringing your own reusable bags when you do any kind of shopping if you care about the environment & future generations.

    Also Aldi employs Australians and a lot of products are produced in Australia.

    Now that you know they charge to use a credit card, bring cash next time.

    • Daabido on 02/07/2017 - 09:30
      +6

      I hope you're using those reusable bags at least 52 times, but preferably 104, otherwise you're just full of smug and anyone who watches South Park knows how that ends; badly.

      http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-24/war-on-waste-what-bags…

      • Slippery Fish on 02/07/2017 - 09:37

        Wow…

      • WatchNerd on 02/07/2017 - 11:49
        +5

        I use the polypropylene bags, they should last forever unless they tear. They can be washed as well.

      • IamEzza on 02/07/2017 - 14:04
        +2

        That is mainly because they are talking about how much resources it takes to create the reusable bag, which is obviously much higher.
        The main problem that everyone is concerned about is how much of an impact all the plastic bags have when they are thrown away. Reusable bags should have a positive impact on the waste side much more quickly.

      • donkeydoc on 02/07/2017 - 22:08
        +1

        That's from an energy standpoint, it doesn't refer to pollution. If energy sources (coal power) didn't contribute to global warming there'd be no argument.

      • [Deactivated] on 02/07/2017 - 22:16

        I can only get 2 x 2 ltr milk cartons in a woollies plastic bag without it ripping. I can put 4 in a green bag, so does that mean I only need to use it 25 times? I prefer using the green bags as you can put more in and they don't tear as soon as you have more than 3kgs in them.

        • Daabido on 03/07/2017 - 01:03

          Why aren't you doing your bit for the environment and buying 2 x 3 litre and 1 x 2 litre, instead of 4 x 2 litre?

      • syme321 on 03/07/2017 - 14:41

        I use my supermarket bags to line bins around my house, any excess bags I deposit at the recycling bins at Coles (http://www.redcycle.net.au/faqs/)

        A ban on bags means I have to buy (probably less biodegradable) bin liners.

        As a bloke who doesn't carry a man bag or backpack - carrying a reusable bag everywhere isn't practical (I don't do 'big grocery shops' - just buy stuff if I happen to be nearby).

    • [Deactivated] on 02/07/2017 - 15:08
      -3

      Aldi employs anyone that has the right to work in Australia. I had Irish housemates here on a working holiday Visa and they easily found a job there because the manager at the time was also Irish. The Aldi store that I'm referring to is located at 1/8 Franklin Street, Melbourne.

      • [Deactivated] on 02/07/2017 - 15:13
        +5

        Thanks for the intelligence.
        Who'll join my posse?

      • gunnar777 on 02/07/2017 - 23:11
        +4

        So? The point of the WHV program is that it's reciprocal. There are many, many Aussies on WHVs in foreign countries, and most of them are employed too. Have you every been to Whistler or Banff or Nagano? Pretty much any pub in London these days? It's about give and take, not just take. You give a little, you get a little.

        • [Deactivated] on 03/07/2017 - 10:02
          +2

          What do mean so? I was replying to the guy. There was no negative intentions in my comment. Geesh. People on here are so damn sensitive.

          Looks like it's my exit stage. If any comment that is not so directly clear people will take it as a negative on this site. Unbelievable!

        • Scrooge McDuck on 03/07/2017 - 14:20
          +1

          @DisabledUser78822:

          Looks like it's my exit stage.

          Fairwell sweet DisabledUser78822.

          If any comment that is not so directly clear people will take it as a negative on this site.

          In time you may learn not to value the opinions of ignoramuses and return.

        • gunnar777 on 03/07/2017 - 14:29
          -1

          @DisabledUser78822: I'll let your post score speak for itself, but it's pretty clear you were trying to drum up some outrage that that Aldi location just for having an Irish manager who hired some WHV holders. I was pointing out that Australians do the same thing overseas, and that it's fair as long as it's reciprocal.

        • gunnar777 on 03/07/2017 - 14:32
          -1

          @Scrooge McDuck: I'm not going to name-call here, but are you really tossing around the "ignoramus" insult when you needed several people to explain to you why non-biodegradable plastic bags are bad for the environment?

        • Scrooge McDuck on 03/07/2017 - 14:53

          @gunnar777:

          I requested that people explain their opinions rather than simply assert them as facts. Those people didn't reply, admitted their ignorance or provided fallacious explanations.

    • jason andrade on 03/07/2017 - 14:32
      +1

      For the amounts of money I'm generally spending at Aldi, the cost of using a credit card is generally much less than the actual savings, even on a single product.

      e.g. it would cost 1c extra to use a credit card to buy a block of cheese (1kg). it's usually 20-50c or even more of a savings on buying that cheese at Aldi than Coles/Woolies.

      Of course if you try to buy everything at Coles/Woolies on the promo cycle you can close that gap a lot (or sometimes even do better) but that's not that easy.. or normal.. for staple purchases.

  • D C on 01/07/2017 - 23:45
    +131

    1. Parking usually a nightmare

    Only for you. I'm sure the people who got there before you found it to be ok.

    2. Everyone seems to have over 10 items

    Yes, how dare they treat it as a supermarket and do their shopping there.

    3. The checkout dudes seem to work really slow

    Massa needs to remember to bring his whip.

    4. No free plastic bags

    Oh, boo hoo. You've got a trolley, yeah? A car to keep some of your own bags in?

    5. Charge extra for VISA/Mastercard

    Cash? EFTPOS? Poor finances? Choose one.

    6. No self checkout

    Like you'd use it anyway.

    as you can only exit through the checkouts

    Like every other Aldi store. And pretty much every other supermarket in Oz.

    The reason for my rant today is

    …I've nothing better to do and I'm upset the world refuses to revolve around me like it's supposed to do.

    Also the profits get sent overseas anyway being foreign owned unlike Woolies/Coles

    Lol.

    • realfancyman on 02/07/2017 - 00:04
      +15

      Summed up this thread perfectly.

    • centrelink on 02/07/2017 - 10:59
      -3

      Oh man j hate when people reply like this. It just grinds my gears so much

      • smpantsonfire on 02/07/2017 - 22:14
        +5

        Go get your doll cheque and get over it :)

    • j24bauer on 02/07/2017 - 14:58
      -4

      Lol do you work at Aldi or something?

      Not sure why you feel the need to 'refute' someone else's opinions of a store. It smacks of corporate arselicking.

      • D C on 02/07/2017 - 15:21
        +5

        Are you a whiny cry-baby with a wet nappy like the OP?

        Work at Aldi? I rarely even shop there as they're too far away from me.

        Maybe the OP was upset they didn't have his favourite dummy in stock or something. You should loan him yours.

    • boomramada on 03/07/2017 - 09:34

      Apparently self checkout coming to Aldi soon.

    • ssyl9 on 03/07/2017 - 12:00
      +4

      The only thing I disagree with you is

      1. Charge extra for VISA/Mastercard

      Cash? EFTPOS? Poor finances? Choose one.

      Using VISA and MasterCard or even amex is not poor finances.

      Poor finances are people who get into loads of card debt.

      In fact with point collection and discounts, using cards are actually better for you finance…. OZbargain deals proved your thinking wrong.

      Also

      No self checkout

      Like you'd use it anyway.

      This is not really a counter argument.. I think self checkouts are good and I use them quite frequently

      looks like you are a loyal fan of ALDI

      • D C on 03/07/2017 - 18:04
        +1

        As mentioned before, Aldi is too far away for me to be a frequent shopper.

        I don't have a problem with self checkouts, but a whiny cry-baby like the OP would. He's whinging about no free plastic bags and the people in front of him buying too much stuff, best fetch him his fainting salts.

        Credit cards may work for some, but Aldi's 1% surcharge would probably negate any benefits anyway. Feel free to show I'm wrong (I don't actually care, but if you think it's possible then knock yourself out).

        • Omitsukasa on 03/07/2017 - 20:10
          +2

          Seems like you're whining about someone who's whining about Aldi.. you're both whining :D

          OP has his own opinion on Aldi, which others may not share with. Doesn't mean op should be mocked for it.

        • D C on 03/07/2017 - 20:19
          -2

          @Omitsuki: I disagree.

          OP deserved to be roundly mocked.

          It's a "I'm bored, time for a troll' post anyway. I'm sure he's pleased with the result.

          Feel free to offer your two cents worth on whether using a credit card at Aldi is worthwhile. You might as well be useful if you're going to be be here.

        • Omitsukasa on 03/07/2017 - 21:01

          @D C:

          If this is indeed a troll post, why are you giving him any attention? The best response to a troll post is to ignore; any comment is feeding him attention. I see you're being very useful in entertaining him :)

        • D C on 03/07/2017 - 21:05

          @Omitsuki: Like any of us have anything better to do. At least it's an entertaining (and harmless) troll post, most are pretty boring.

  • lakes_8 on 02/07/2017 - 00:09
    +13

    have a sook

  • crentist on 02/07/2017 - 00:46
    +45

    what i hate about aldi is they dont provide servants to carry me through the store and do my shopping for me, like my massive ego surely deserves

    • Slippery Fish on 02/07/2017 - 09:39

      Lol they would just buy you the items that aren't selling, so it'd be better for Aldi…

    • thechemist on 03/07/2017 - 00:12
      +3

      That is so 20 years ago. Shopping Woolies/Coles online is even better as the "servants" "carry" my shopping to the front door. I am winning

  • supnigs super skids on 02/07/2017 - 00:55
    +8

    Lol check out this guy!

  • airal3rt on 02/07/2017 - 01:33
    +11

    1. Parking usually a nightmare

    Park 2 minutes away and take the incredibly brief stroll, it's good for you.

    2. Everyone seems to have over 10 items

    It's a supermarket?

    3. The checkout dudes seem to work really slow

    But given you were just berating the other customers for buying >10 items, you're clearly buying less than 10 items so it won't take long regardless.

    4. No free plastic bags

    You're killing the environment. You should be bringing your own bags wherever you shop if you give even the slightest f&ck about this planet and the future of humanity.

    5. Charge extra for VISA/Mastercard

    Why are you restricted to these payment methods? Get your finances in order or pay the surcharge.

    6. No self checkout

    You're whining on the internet about having to park 2 minutes away from the store, not like you'd go to the effort of scanning your groceries. Why do you like machines replacing jobs so massive corporations make even more profit anyway?

    7. You can only exit through the checkouts and somebody was blocking it with a trolley

    Ask them to move like a functional human being who doesn't seize up at the most trivial of obstacles?

    8. Also the profits get sent overseas anyway being foreign owned unlike Woolies/Coles

    You realise Woolworths/Coles are a multibillion duopoly extorting Aussie producers and squeezing every last drop of blood from their customers?

  • Euphemistic on 02/07/2017 - 07:50
    +9

    I went to Aldi yesterday.

    I parked in the bay closest to the ramp, but could have chosen about 20 other spaces.
    I didn't need to choose between seven different brands and six different sizes in all the products I selected.
    I filled my trolley, because hungry kids.
    I allowed another customer in front of me (past my trolley) as I had nearly filled the conveyor and was still unloading when the checkout dude was ready (on occasion the staff have helped unload the trolley to the belt). Plenty of times I've been offered to skip in front of other customers when I have a couple of things and they have lots.
    I reloaded the trolley and went back to the car to collect my bags and load them up. Possibly the most frustrating part of Aldi shopping is the multiple load. Into the trolley, onto the belt, into the trolley, into the bags then car. There isn't enough time to load into bags at the checkout when you have a full trolley.
    Free bags are a blight on our environment.
    I couldn't scan and load as fast in a self checkout anyway.

    • darkchoc on 02/07/2017 - 13:10
      +4

      Tip: take a box or two.

      Load shopping into the box in your trolley after checkout. Put box directly into your car.

      • Euphemistic on 02/07/2017 - 14:23

        Good to, but. Ot as useful when your trolley is as full as mine yesterday. Had to hold things on the top as they kept falling off.

    • freddofrog42 on 02/07/2017 - 13:15
      +15

      "I allowed another customer in front of me"

      This seems to be a socially accepted norm in Aldi. Don't know why as there's no signs suggesting it but most people seem to do it at all the stores I visit.

      Respect due all that do.

    • [Deactivated] on 02/07/2017 - 15:09
      +3

      I allowed another customer in front of me…

      Yeah i do this.
      Easier to pick their pocket that way.

    • [Deactivated] on 02/07/2017 - 19:38

      Good for you, there was one guy who tried to skip in front of me with his million items whilst I got just 1. At least I agree with OP on no 6. Self checkout is a must, at least no one tries to skip in front of you at self checkout, unless they want to pick a fight.

    • idonotknowwhy on 03/07/2017 - 09:55

      I allowed another customer in front of me (past my trolley) as I had nearly filled the conveyor and was still unloading when the checkout dude was ready (on occasion the staff have helped unload the trolley to the belt). Plenty of times I've been offered to skip in front of other customers when I have a couple of things and they have lots.

      +1 for this. Quality of customers.
      I normally only go there to buy 1 or 2 items, like their brand of Cola, and people usually let me go in front :)

    • sillycattle on 03/07/2017 - 11:20
      +1

      Got a tip from somewhere online: clothes baskets. Easy to roll everything into at the checkout and super easy to load into the car and carry into the house. Stronger than boxes.

  • JIMB0 on 02/07/2017 - 09:11
    +8

    I'd say very little profit has been sent off shore by ALDI yet. Most of it would have spent on adding new stores and extending/referbishing old ones.

    • MrFrugalSpend on 02/07/2017 - 09:30
      +7

      Plus they sell a fair bit of Australian groceries and pay wages and taxes here.

      • no not me on 03/07/2017 - 00:36
        +2

        They pay nice wages too, I hear.

    • Sensiekatie on 02/07/2017 - 12:31
      +5

      They also oay more per hour to staff than the others. Staff seem more stable in hours and friendly to regulars - and helpful… most of the time.

      The others often have staff who don't care one bit, don't Know where anything is in store, and squash things for you. Very rarely are they friendly.

      • Jackson on 04/07/2017 - 17:20

        They also have a graduate program. I am sure the only people at work will olives and Coles with degrees are in arts

  • altomic on 02/07/2017 - 09:12
    +6

    The thing I hate about aldi is it has forced cokes&Woolworths to be more competitive.

    • doweyy on 02/07/2017 - 09:33
      +2

      Why is that a bad thing? Lower prices so lower profits for farmers and producers? Genuine question.

      • retiredfeline on 02/07/2017 - 09:45
        +10

        Whoosh!

      • [Deactivated] on 02/07/2017 - 15:08

        All literalists to the back of the class.

        • StingyBritches on 02/07/2017 - 20:43
          +1

          What? Literally?

        • [Deactivated] on 02/07/2017 - 21:57
          +2

          @StingyBritches:

          Not in your case (by unanimous decision), but only as you're from BrisVegas, the home of the new WBO welterweight champion of the wooooooooorld!

        • FUZHA on 04/07/2017 - 14:23

          @AngryChicken: +1 for the mention of the WBO WW Champ

    • MrFrugalSpend on 02/07/2017 - 09:31
      +7

      Umm.. no

    • Tal_Shiar on 03/07/2017 - 00:00

      Like any supermarket, something's aren't always nice, but the biggest hurdle for a lot of people is getting over the brand snobbing. I can't do a whole shop, but a visit to ALDI every now and again is fine and they have a fair amount of brand stuff. Give it a try ..

      • Euphemistic on 03/07/2017 - 07:14

        Home brand stuff has come a long way since the good old black and gold days. The super,arrests have realised that while there is a place for the cheapest products, there are plenty of products where quality is necessary to maintain sales. Cheap sugar and flour are pretty much identical to brand name, but more complex food are not as easy to make on the cheap.

  • rake on 02/07/2017 - 09:39
    +5

    The checkout dudes seem to work really slow (or maybe just appears that way as they are seated and don't show sign of urgency)

    That's the first time I heard someone say that. Read this..

    • madseason on 03/07/2017 - 08:46
      +4

      I shopped there on the weekend and I was swatting the items into my trolley at hyperspeed as they came flying across the scanner. Anything but slow, they are renowned for their unstoppable speed. I get into focussed "ALDI zone" when it's time to go through the checkout.

  • decryption on 02/07/2017 - 10:13
    +4

    I shop 99% at Aldi. Only go to Coles when they have something I want 50% off. Going to Coles now is disorientating and takes me so much longer than shopping at Aldi.

  • terrys on 02/07/2017 - 10:20
    -1

    "Charge extra for VISA/Mastercard (come on guys I am sure you can afford the < 1% fee"
    They probably realise that it's the rest of us who don't like paying a little bit extra so your provider can get a cut of the sale for your convenience. Your card has a cost attached. Many Ozbargainers support a long and ultimately futile battle not to have to pay what is in effect a tax to organisations that provide few social benefits in comparison to traditional taxation authorities.

    • trongy on 03/07/2017 - 08:56
      +3

      The internalised credit card fees for Coles/Woolworth would be much less than 1%.

      Paying cash has related costs that must be internalised. Do you think that Chubb/Armaguard deliver, collect and count the cash for free? Cash registers are targets for theft. Theft minimisation procedures take time and money.

  • Clear on 02/07/2017 - 10:27
    +9

    No free plastic bags

    Just wait until you go to a state that has banned plastic bags.

  • munecito on 02/07/2017 - 11:51
    +3

    Self check outs. The way that the supermarkets make you work for them while you are paying for the privilege.

    I won't use the damn things. If they want me to use them they will have to give me a discount for doing so.

    Hello Mr Woolworths/Coles I'm reporting for duty. Have my labour for 5 minutes. Is free. Actually I will pay you for it.

    And having worked at a supermarket in the checkouts in a previous life. 8 hours standing in the same place is a stupid thing. I can assure you that after a couple of hours when the legs start getting heavy the only sense of urgency you would have seen in my face was the urgency to get out of there.

    • freddofrog42 on 02/07/2017 - 13:21
      +1

      I'm, from the UK but have been lucky enough to live in many places over the years.

      I still find it bizarre that in WW/Coles you have checkout staff manually packing each item for you - it's just so slow. How's that good for health?

      Even in the USA they have bag handlers that load separately allowing the checkout staff to focus on just the one task, i.e. pickup, scan, send down to the trolley area where the shopper of bagger handles things.

      In Europe, you just learn to bag yourself quickly and efficiently or just dump into the trolley. Personally I can generally bag as quickly as an Aldi checkout person puts things through.

      So FAST.

      • [Deactivated] on 02/07/2017 - 20:57
        +1

        Aldi-Yeh, game-ify the packing, all those years playing Tetris.

        I get my packing bags preprepped in the trolley.
        Then on the conveyer I layout stuff, in the order they will be packed.
        Then game on, I can beat 70% of checkout operators and keep the items to no
        more than three on the counter.
        Payment next. In a series of slowed down Matrix style tai-chi likes moves. Outflips the EFTPOS card, swipe, no cash today(presses button), pin, enter, receipt, catalogue.
        Return trolly, long range shot, smash!Hole in one. Claim your reward token and see you later.

        Woolworths-stand in line for hours(feels like). When it gets to the Checkout Operator, expect my items to being randomly thrown into the reusable bags one has bought. Scan rewards, pay (usually x 40%) with egift, leave trolley in car park, annoyed at poor service and expensive prices(maybe less superhero cards and promotional guff and pay staff better).

    • abb on 05/07/2017 - 10:22

      Self check outs. … If they want me to use them they will have to give me a discount for doing so.

      Not that it's ethical or legal, but you know no one is checking what you do on the machine right?

      If you select "onions", then put your steak on the scales, you could be getting a 90% discount…

    • Sensiekatie on 02/07/2017 - 12:36
      +10

      I have trouble finding cashiers in Woolies and Coles nowadays

    • tomsco on 03/07/2017 - 08:58

      3). Most suppliers give Aldi the last priority in food distribution, the better quality stuff ends up in Woolworths and 2nd to Coles they have buying power.
      I have worked for a few of the big suppliers and Woolies has priority.

      This is probably true (not arguing with it), but Aldi still seems to get better lettuce than Coles (I know, I know, this is only one item).

  • malouphix on 02/07/2017 - 13:06
    +6

    First world problems, such a tortured life.

    • scud70 on 02/07/2017 - 20:40

      Lol beat me to it…. wonder what the post would say if he/she had to line up with food stamps…. although parking wouldn't be an issue cuz at that point you don't own a car… and I guess range of items would also not be a whinge point since u get what u get or u can starve…. credit card fees …well it's free so no issues there…

      I guess that's a solution… move to a 3rd world country… only down side is line tends to move slower than Aldi check out and sometimes you get nothing after you line up most the day… hmmmmm decisions decisions

    • Daabido on 03/07/2017 - 01:19
      +1

      I was waiting for someone to roll out that hairy old chestnut. Bravo, Sir. While you are resorting to such lazy reasoning, see if you can throw in a Godwin's law reference somewhere.

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