Re: [Chat] Aldi store has good prices
Giant is so overpriced. I actually shop at Safeway as its Club Card is by far the best. I've shopped around and I save the most there by a long shot. Greg Alexander Freelance Writer/Editor Editor, Mason-Dixon Arrive 2629 Guilford Avenue Baltimore, MD 21218 410-243-3387 ugagra...@yahoo.com www.gregoryjalexander.com --- On Fri, 4/16/10, jberlin wrote: > From: jberlin > Subject: Re: [Chat] Aldi store has good prices > To: "The Charles Village Chat List" > Date: Friday, April 16, 2010, 11:44 AM > I know about giant. I shop > there as little as possible. I find their sales insulting. I > like the sales at Super Fresh, even tho their prices r > higher. The sales make up for the higher prices. > Last week Thomas's bagels were 1.99. > Judy > > > > > On 04/15/2010 02:28 PM, Stephen J Gewirtz wrote: > > Judy, > > > > If you believe that we should not shop at foreign > owned supermarkets, then you will not shop at Giant. > > > > Giant was founded by a kosher butcher named Isidore > Cohen who lived somewhere in the DC/Baltimore area, but > before he died, he sold Giant to Royal Ahold which is a > Dutch Company. After that, in my opinion, Giant went > downhill. I have been told that Stop & Shop, a > chain in Massachusetts also acquired by Royal Ahold and now > part of the same division of Royal Ahold as Giant, has also > gone downhill in quality of service to customers. > > > > A few years ago, Royal Ahold was caught cooking its > books i.e. pretending to be more profitable than it > was. That involved stores in South America, not in the > U.S. > > > > Personally, I will continue to shop at Giant for the > things that I cannot readily get at the farmers' > market. But I tend to buy a lot at Whole Foods > (expensive often, I know, but worth it to me for the quality > and for products that cannot be found at Giant or Eddie's, > and Whole Foods is an American company), and I often go 3 > blocks to Eddie's rather than 6 blocks to Giant. > > > > Safeway pulled completely out of Baltimore City some > years ago, then moved back into the City when it opened its > store in Charles Village. My impression is that its > prices are higher than those at Giant. As much as I > hate Walmart, I expect it to have a good effect on prices at > Safeway. Giant reportedly lowered its prices because > too many of its customers were driving to a Walmart. > > > > Steve. > > > > On 4/15/2010 12:26 PM, jberlin wrote: > >> On 04/14/2010 07:12 AM, Christine Gray wrote: > >>> Aldi is definitely worth going to. > >>> > >>> Christine Gray > >>> > >>> -Original Message- > >>> From: chat-boun...@charlesvillage.info > >>> [mailto:chat-boun...@charlesvillage.info] > On Behalf Of Emil Volcheck > >>> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 7:28 PM > >>> To: Charles Village Chat List > >>> Subject: [Chat] Aldi store has good prices > >>> > >>> Hello, all, > >>> Being a chain of German supermarkets implies > foreign ownership. No offense to Aldi, I'm sure they are as > good as people say they are, but i think I'll stay with > American owned Markets ande keep my money stateside. > >> Judy > >> > >> > >> > >>> Aldi is a chain of German supermarkets that > several years > >>> ago opened here. We'd never been in one > until Kathleen > >>> went to the Aldi in Highlandtown. I > heard that they are owned > >>> by the same family that owns Trader > Joe's. Aldi has > >>> an "everyday low price" scheme, without a lot > of sales > >>> and promotions. Some examples (not on > sale): > >>> > >>> 2 lbs long grain brown rice $1.29 > >>> cone coffee filters #4 > size $1.59 > >>> German pumpernickel bread $1.49 > >>> tub of butter substitute $0.99 > >>> bran flakes $1.49 > >>> > >>> I think it's worth going back if you're down > that way. > >>> > >>> --Emil > >>> > >> > >> > >> ___ > >> Chat mailing list > >> Chat@charlesvillage.info > >> http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info > >> archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ > >> > >> > > > > > > > > ___ > > Chat mailing list > > Chat@charlesvillage.info > > http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info > > archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ > > > > > ___ > Chat mailing list > Chat@charlesvillage.info > http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info > archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ > ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/
Re: [Chat] Aldi store has good prices
I know about giant. I shop there as little as possible. I find their sales insulting. I like the sales at Super Fresh, even tho their prices r higher. The sales make up for the higher prices. Last week Thomas's bagels were 1.99. Judy On 04/15/2010 02:28 PM, Stephen J Gewirtz wrote: Judy, If you believe that we should not shop at foreign owned supermarkets, then you will not shop at Giant. Giant was founded by a kosher butcher named Isidore Cohen who lived somewhere in the DC/Baltimore area, but before he died, he sold Giant to Royal Ahold which is a Dutch Company. After that, in my opinion, Giant went downhill. I have been told that Stop & Shop, a chain in Massachusetts also acquired by Royal Ahold and now part of the same division of Royal Ahold as Giant, has also gone downhill in quality of service to customers. A few years ago, Royal Ahold was caught cooking its books i.e. pretending to be more profitable than it was. That involved stores in South America, not in the U.S. Personally, I will continue to shop at Giant for the things that I cannot readily get at the farmers' market. But I tend to buy a lot at Whole Foods (expensive often, I know, but worth it to me for the quality and for products that cannot be found at Giant or Eddie's, and Whole Foods is an American company), and I often go 3 blocks to Eddie's rather than 6 blocks to Giant. Safeway pulled completely out of Baltimore City some years ago, then moved back into the City when it opened its store in Charles Village. My impression is that its prices are higher than those at Giant. As much as I hate Walmart, I expect it to have a good effect on prices at Safeway. Giant reportedly lowered its prices because too many of its customers were driving to a Walmart. Steve. On 4/15/2010 12:26 PM, jberlin wrote: On 04/14/2010 07:12 AM, Christine Gray wrote: Aldi is definitely worth going to. Christine Gray -Original Message- From: chat-boun...@charlesvillage.info [mailto:chat-boun...@charlesvillage.info] On Behalf Of Emil Volcheck Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 7:28 PM To: Charles Village Chat List Subject: [Chat] Aldi store has good prices Hello, all, Being a chain of German supermarkets implies foreign ownership. No offense to Aldi, I'm sure they are as good as people say they are, but i think I'll stay with American owned Markets ande keep my money stateside. Judy Aldi is a chain of German supermarkets that several years ago opened here. We'd never been in one until Kathleen went to the Aldi in Highlandtown. I heard that they are owned by the same family that owns Trader Joe's. Aldi has an "everyday low price" scheme, without a lot of sales and promotions. Some examples (not on sale): 2 lbs long grain brown rice $1.29 cone coffee filters #4 size $1.59 German pumpernickel bread $1.49 tub of butter substitute $0.99 bran flakes $1.49 I think it's worth going back if you're down that way. --Emil ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/
Re: [Chat] Aldi store has good prices
Judy, If you believe that we should not shop at foreign owned supermarkets, then you will not shop at Giant. Giant was founded by a kosher butcher named Isidore Cohen who lived somewhere in the DC/Baltimore area, but before he died, he sold Giant to Royal Ahold which is a Dutch Company. After that, in my opinion, Giant went downhill. I have been told that Stop & Shop, a chain in Massachusetts also acquired by Royal Ahold and now part of the same division of Royal Ahold as Giant, has also gone downhill in quality of service to customers. A few years ago, Royal Ahold was caught cooking its books i.e. pretending to be more profitable than it was. That involved stores in South America, not in the U.S. Personally, I will continue to shop at Giant for the things that I cannot readily get at the farmers' market. But I tend to buy a lot at Whole Foods (expensive often, I know, but worth it to me for the quality and for products that cannot be found at Giant or Eddie's, and Whole Foods is an American company), and I often go 3 blocks to Eddie's rather than 6 blocks to Giant. Safeway pulled completely out of Baltimore City some years ago, then moved back into the City when it opened its store in Charles Village. My impression is that its prices are higher than those at Giant. As much as I hate Walmart, I expect it to have a good effect on prices at Safeway. Giant reportedly lowered its prices because too many of its customers were driving to a Walmart. Steve. On 4/15/2010 12:26 PM, jberlin wrote: On 04/14/2010 07:12 AM, Christine Gray wrote: Aldi is definitely worth going to. Christine Gray -Original Message- From: chat-boun...@charlesvillage.info [mailto:chat-boun...@charlesvillage.info] On Behalf Of Emil Volcheck Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 7:28 PM To: Charles Village Chat List Subject: [Chat] Aldi store has good prices Hello, all, Being a chain of German supermarkets implies foreign ownership. No offense to Aldi, I'm sure they are as good as people say they are, but i think I'll stay with American owned Markets ande keep my money stateside. Judy Aldi is a chain of German supermarkets that several years ago opened here. We'd never been in one until Kathleen went to the Aldi in Highlandtown. I heard that they are owned by the same family that owns Trader Joe's. Aldi has an "everyday low price" scheme, without a lot of sales and promotions. Some examples (not on sale): 2 lbs long grain brown rice $1.29 cone coffee filters #4 size $1.59 German pumpernickel bread $1.49 tub of butter substitute $0.99 bran flakes $1.49 I think it's worth going back if you're down that way. --Emil ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/
Re: [Chat] Aldi store has good prices
On 04/14/2010 07:12 AM, Christine Gray wrote: Aldi is definitely worth going to. Christine Gray -Original Message- From: chat-boun...@charlesvillage.info [mailto:chat-boun...@charlesvillage.info] On Behalf Of Emil Volcheck Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 7:28 PM To: Charles Village Chat List Subject: [Chat] Aldi store has good prices Hello, all, Being a chain of German supermarkets implies foreign ownership. No offense to Aldi, I'm sure they are as good as people say they are, but i think I'll stay with American owned Markets ande keep my money stateside. Judy Aldi is a chain of German supermarkets that several years ago opened here. We'd never been in one until Kathleen went to the Aldi in Highlandtown. I heard that they are owned by the same family that owns Trader Joe's. Aldi has an "everyday low price" scheme, without a lot of sales and promotions. Some examples (not on sale): 2 lbs long grain brown rice $1.29 cone coffee filters #4 size $1.59 German pumpernickel bread $1.49 tub of butter substitute $0.99 bran flakes $1.49 I think it's worth going back if you're down that way. --Emil ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/
Re: [Chat] Aldi store has good prices
Aldi is definitely worth going to. Christine Gray -Original Message- From: chat-boun...@charlesvillage.info [mailto:chat-boun...@charlesvillage.info] On Behalf Of Emil Volcheck Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 7:28 PM To: Charles Village Chat List Subject: [Chat] Aldi store has good prices Hello, all, Aldi is a chain of German supermarkets that several years ago opened here. We'd never been in one until Kathleen went to the Aldi in Highlandtown. I heard that they are owned by the same family that owns Trader Joe's. Aldi has an "everyday low price" scheme, without a lot of sales and promotions. Some examples (not on sale): 2 lbs long grain brown rice $1.29 cone coffee filters #4 size $1.59 German pumpernickel bread $1.49 tub of butter substitute $0.99 bran flakes $1.49 I think it's worth going back if you're down that way. --Emil -- Emil Volcheck volch...@acm.org http://EmilVolcheck.com/ ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ ___ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/
