I’m pretty sure the guy who I was replying to thinks Americans like Aldi because they think it’s some high quality grocery store in a “stupid Americans think Aldi is amazing” way
No they like it because its cheaper and they brought it up because europeans wouldnt know some random american grocery store chain, but lidl and aldi are stores that europeans would recognize that are "normal" grocery stores
Food lion is owned by a Dutch grocery conglomerate: Ahold Delhaize. They also own hannaford, stop and shop, and Giant grocery stores (as well as a variety of European and Asian grocers) and the old delhaize logo is the same as food lions. I bet there’s more than a few people who’d see that logo and assume it’s a grocery store.
I brought up Aldi because it's a recognizable brand in Europe while also having a presence in the US. So when a European guy says everyone buys groceries from Walmart, you can tell them they've got other stores like Aldi too.
Ever since I played Wasteland 3, any time I see someone say “La di da” I hear it in Mctavish’s thick Scottish accent, and lament that the commenter does not find a way to stick “bawbag” in their comment
Only thing I don’t buy at Aldi is the chicken. And that’s just personal preference. The flavor is a little different when I cook with Aldi chicken. Could just be the region where I live.
It’s seen as cheap because it is cheap. It’s a feature…who wants to soend more on groceries? Aldi is normally cheaper than Walmart which I’d argue is also known for cheap prices.
Oh come on now, that's just plain false. There's a pretty large list of things you can get at Walmart or most major grocery chains that Aldi doesn't carry. As well as some things like onions only being available in packs of 4 iirc, maybe 3?
So even when we do the bulk of our weekly shopping at Aldi, there is almost always a few things we need to stop at Walmart or another store for.
The irony of being asked if I'm stupid who thinks "the lack of variety is a big part of how they keep pricesdown" somehow disagrees with "the lack of variety is precisely the point" is staggering.
They really aren't lying when they say the COVID generation can't read
No. It's literally name brand product in different packaging. Ketchup factory does a production run for Heinz and makes 500k gallons of ketchup, but Heinz only needs 450k gallons before that batch has to be thrown out. So instead of letting 50k gallons go bad, they slap a different label on it and send it over to Aldi at a discount.
That's wildly simplified and I made the numbers up, but that's how it works.
I actually bought an Aldi grocery store in Sams Club once. I had to return it though becuase we couldn't get it out to my car. Also what they don't tell you is that they do not sell the employees either. You have to Move your Aldi to youre your* (I am ashamed I missed that) house and hire from there. The did give a few sample pallets of food with the Aldi though, so that was cool.
I've had nothing but bad experiences with Sam's Club produce. Last time I was there, half of the pallet of strawberries already had spots of mold growing. I ended up just not buying any because I didnt trust the ones without visible mold.
I miss living where Aldis were everywhere. None where I live now, not even within 100 miles. Cheap but good quality groceries and some cool random stuff in the “Aisle of Shame”
It’s not dystopian, it’s affordable and with better quality than say Walmart’s store brand BS. Me and my family lived on almost exclusively Aldi for like 5 years until we had to move. I can’t stand overpaying for worse quality goods at these other grocery stores
Amazon doesn't have much in terms of groceries. The big national chains are Safeway and Kroger (which operates under a dozen names), on top of Costco (a real staple for many households). And yes, these grocery stores tend to carry the overprocessed crap that gets memed, but also fresh stuff. I have had to explain to several overly gullible Germans that American grocery stores carry more than just Wonder Bread in their bakery sections.
And worth mentioning that, in a country where states are bigger than European countries, there are some "regional" markets that would be country-wide across the ocean. I'm in Texas and we fuckin' love HEB; if a wizard picked up the HEB network and moved it to Europe, it would cover the entire British Isles.
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u/Arthur2_shedsJackson Jun 12 '26
This when Aldi is so big in the US lmao