Aldi expansion

There are a lot of bananas on here Jalima!

But jura how do you know if those who shop in Aldi or Lidl voted Remain or Leave? Are you suggesting that those, like yourself who voted to Remain, should be the only people who should shop there because their conscience is clear? And those who voted Leave should be hoisted on their own petard and must forever shop in the Co Op?

I'm OK, I can shop there with a clear conscience [smug] - if only we had an Aldi of course.
We don't have a Co-op either.

And after all, Brexit was in the title- so it seems fair enough to mention it Maw and Chew, no?
If they thought there were going to be supply difficulties post-Brexit they wouldn't be expanding surely?

ginny Lidl has the best peaches and nectarines I have tasted - large and very juicy! And I prefer their bananas to any others (they have Fyffes).
I don't buy my milk there because I am not sure that they give the farmers a fair deal.

Would it not make sense to buy British, if one wants to regain some form on control?
I don't think we grow those three fruits I mentioned above in the UK - we've always imported them.

Not that they are the only things I buy there.
The wine has improved tremendously - the Australian Riesling is delicious, far better than German.

But jura how do you know if those who shop in Aldi or Lidl voted Remain or Leave? Are you suggesting that those, like yourself who voted to Remain, should be the only people who should shop there because their conscience is clear? And those who voted Leave should be hoisted on their own petard and must forever shop in the Co Op? this is becoming surreal

Actually, No.
The thread title is Aldi expansion

Nothing to do with snobbery, I quite happily shop in Aldi - and in France too

I think this is what he Readers Digest used to call “unconscious humour”

And after all, Brexit was in the title- so it seems fair enough to mention it Maw and Chew, no?

Cannot see how people want to get back control from EU, by giving them their custom, somehow. They are expanding because they do know indeed, that pressure on prices post Brexit, will see people flocking to them.

As said, oh the sweet irony.

Nothing to do with snobbery, I quite happily shop in Aldi - and in France too. But then I did not vote for Brexit ;)

Pure logic and common sense.

I have shopped in Aldi and Lidl once or twice and although cheaper I was disappointed by the quality and had to visit another shop to get items not available there.
I shop at wherever I feel I get the best value for the items I wish to buy.
Certainly nothing to do with snobbery on my part.

Oh drat! Must we Maw? Can we not have even that little bit of green and pleasant land unsullied by ruddy Brexit? cue someone insisting Borsetshire voted Remain and should therefore be exempt.

I think it’s time we discussed Brexit and the Archers don’t you?

So who do you advocate that "brexiteers" should be doing their shopping with jura? Don't most rational people shop where they feel they get excellent value for money?

Sainsbury's are 21.99% owned by Qatar Investment Authority
Asda is owned by Wal-Mart, USA

And why do you drag Brexit into every topic? You seem to get very excercise about it and involve it in very topic of conversation.

'know'

Would it not make sense to buy British, if one wants to regain some form on control?

I now it can be difficult, when most of the utilities, and even parts of NHS, have been sold down the river, or rather across the Channel and the Ocean - but one could at least try - perhaps.

oh the irony- can't you see it?

Shop in Aldi. Vote for Brexit. Still shop in Aldi.

Problem?

I do love it - vote for Brexit- get hit in the pocket and see UK prices rise - then go to a German supermarket for cheaper prices.

I think it has been said before 'you just could not make it up'.

Nonnie
Most major supermarkets have been doing that for years.

Aldi are advertising for charity groups who would like to collect all unused perishables from their stores on Christmas Eve. Be good if all supermarkets did the same.

I think the point you are all making is true. I found a list once which showed what proportion of average income was spent on food per country.

There are so many questions about the food supply chain and the huge amount of food we waste in this country, both before and after it arrives on the shelves of the supermarkets.

I think it's true that somewhere along the line, someone is paying the price for our cheap food.

Paying more isn't necessarily the answer, though. If you recall the dreadful garment factory fire in Bangladesh, it was said then that these factories made clothing for all kinds of retailers, not just the likes of Primark or New Look. They might equally be making goods for M&S or other sellers, who will be making a greater profit because they charge more.

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The programme focused on the delivery drivers who were not trained in unloading techniques and weren't always provided with the correct machinery for the task. Which made them liable to injury.

How much money this actually saves the stores and how valid were the delivery men's complaints I'm not able to judge.

Their staff are expected to unload, as well as everything else in store.

I have gathered over the years that just about all supermarket chains keep their food cheap by exploitation of their huge purchasing power to force suppliers to sell to them as cheaply as they possibly can. I doubt that shopping at any of them can give anyone a moral advantage, even if they pay a bit more for their purchases.

I did hear a programme on the radio a while ago which claimed that Aldi and Lidl reduce staffing costs by not employing any staff to unload deliveries (and, presumably to stack them in the 'backroom')

Jalima and Petra, we are obviously the only ones who feel uncomfortable if we buy cheap food that comes at the price of the exploitation of others who can least afford to.

I haven't shopped in Aldi but over the last few years I have randomly been served one of their chickens, roasted by a friend, another friend gave me a packet of their shortbread, and another visitor brought some croissants with them when they came to stay. All three items were unpleasant to eat and the biscuits were in a box like Walkers shortbread box but only contained half as many biscuits. No wonder it was cheaper!