Questions of human nature - Page 3

infinite monkey · 09-09-2011, 10:13 AM

I get the concept of Aldi's and I know you can save money...but for one thing I am NOT buying meat there. Some friends of mine do. It might not be any different than meat anywhere else but it's like buying steak at Odd Lots, imho.

Also, I'm weird about buying brands I'm used to...local or not. Instead of Ohio Otto's Green Beans you might see Washington Wally's Green Beans. Wally won't get my money. I'm weird like that.

Sundae · 09-13-2011, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Nirvana

Aldi's 25 cent grocery carts that give you back your quarter if you place the cart back in the cart corral and hook the chain to the cart in front.

25 cents?! I guess Merkins are much more honest than Brits (or we are FAR lazier)
We have to pay £1 deposit!

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Originally Posted by infinite monkey

I get the concept of Aldi's and I know you can save money...but for one thing I am NOT buying meat there. Some friends of mine do. It might not be any different than meat anywhere else but it's like buying steak at Odd Lots, imho.

They still have to adhere to laws for human consumption and labelling.
Although I'll admit I don't buy fresh meat there, but it's because I prefer to buy free range/ RSPCA certified.
I'll happily buy cured meats at Aldi or Lidl - they have a better selection of European meats than our smaller supermarkets. Which is a cop-out - I'll buy Serrano ham or Prosciutto without even questioning how the pigs were raised. And I know perfectly well that they're more likely to be factory farmed on the mainland.

glatt · 09-13-2011, 11:13 AM

I wouldn't shop somewhere if I had to pay a deposit to use a cart. I remember landing in Austria and having to beg strangers in German for 1 freaking Euro coin so I could get a cart to carry our mountain of baby gadgets and luggage while my wife wrangled the kids. I figured I'd have a chance to exchange money when I arrived, but this was in the sterile luggage claim area, and no such luck. What a hassle. I'd spend my money elsewhere.

Pete Zicato · 01-03-2012, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

I wouldn't shop somewhere if I had to pay a deposit to use a cart.

I don't have a problem with it. Aldi's carts are consistently in much better shape than Jewel or Dominicks (our other chain grocery stores). And there's never one blocking a parking space.

Happy Monkey · 09-13-2011, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae

25 cents?! I guess Merkins are much more honest than Brits (or we are FAR lazier)
We have to pay £1 deposit!

£1 coins are common; $1 coins are not (let alone $1.50). And if people are annoyed by having to come up with a quarter to get a cart, imagine if they had to come up with four or six!

infinite monkey · 09-09-2011, 10:18 AM

That's a horse of a different color. That horse is some nother color.

infinite monkey · 09-09-2011, 11:25 AM

Don't look at me: I didn't nominate his membership in C C C C for C and C C C of C C.

infinite monkey · 09-09-2011, 11:44 AM

Ahhhh...could be. At the very least, it let's one get an a-whole in there, which also works.

Doesn't quite have the ZING of abso-fucking-lutely, though. It just sounds kind of dumb.

Aliantha · 09-09-2011, 05:39 PM

The best way to make money out of those coin slot carts is to troll the shopping centre for carts that people couldn't be bothered taking back just for 25 cents. Take 4 back and you have a whole dollar!

HungLikeJesus · 09-09-2011, 05:52 PM

Yeah, but now we know that glatt's door swings to the left.

Aliantha · 09-10-2011, 04:12 AM

You're right Perry. Why do we even care about stupid things like this.

Let's see if we can solve it here.

I'm pretty sure UT could make millions if we did.

footfootfoot · 09-10-2011, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot

It's do-gooders like you who put the cart cowboys out of work. A lot of them are special needs people (that's short bus to you) who are glad to get this work. I hope you are happy shaving down their hours.
bitch.

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Originally Posted by Lola Bunny

Well, if I don't rearrange them, I wouldn't be able to stick my cart in. And if I do just toss it in, the next person's cart wouldn't be able to stick his cart in the corral. If he leaves it half sticking out or just lying around, it may hit a customer's cart and get that "special" person fired. So, you see, I'm actually helping the cart cowboy keep his job.

Denial is not just a river in Africa.

monster · 09-10-2011, 06:05 PM

hehehe I just remembered how tiny and swivelly Brit trolleys are -American expats in the UK complain that they're completely unsteerable and you can't get anything like a complete shop in them! The carts here are like juggenauts in size and manoueverability. But you get used to it. And buying enough to fill it.....

(did you see how bilingual I was there? Maybe even tri-lingual as I can't be bothered to look up the spelling of that m word.)

Clodfobble · 09-10-2011, 06:50 PM

That's like the kind they have at Ikea! They're super fun for the kids to ride in once you get the hang of steering them.

monster · 09-10-2011, 06:56 PM

Steeringwise, not sizewise.

09-09-2011, 05:39 PM	#9
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	The best way to make money out of those coin slot carts is to troll the shopping centre for carts that people couldn't be bothered taking back just for 25 cents. Take 4 back and you have a whole dollar! __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

09-09-2011, 05:52 PM	#10
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09-10-2011, 04:12 AM	#11
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	You're right Perry. Why do we even care about stupid things like this. Let's see if we can solve it here. I'm pretty sure UT could make millions if we did. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

09-10-2011, 06:05 PM	#13
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	hehehe I just remembered how tiny and swivelly Brit trolleys are -American expats in the UK complain that they're completely unsteerable and you can't get anything like a complete shop in them! The carts here are like juggenauts in size and manoueverability. But you get used to it. And buying enough to fill it..... (did you see how bilingual I was there? Maybe even tri-lingual as I can't be bothered to look up the spelling of that m word.) __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-10-2011, 06:50 PM	#14
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09-09-2011, 10:13 AM	#1
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I get the concept of Aldi's and I know you can save money...but for one thing I am NOT buying meat there. Some friends of mine do. It might not be any different than meat anywhere else but it's like buying steak at Odd Lots, imho. Also, I'm weird about buying brands I'm used to...local or not. Instead of Ohio Otto's Green Beans you might see Washington Wally's Green Beans. Wally won't get my money. I'm weird like that.

09-13-2011, 11:13 AM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I wouldn't shop somewhere if I had to pay a deposit to use a cart. I remember landing in Austria and having to beg strangers in German for 1 freaking Euro coin so I could get a cart to carry our mountain of baby gadgets and luggage while my wife wrangled the kids. I figured I'd have a chance to exchange money when I arrived, but this was in the sterile luggage claim area, and no such luck. What a hassle. I'd spend my money elsewhere.

09-09-2011, 10:18 AM	#6
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	That's a horse of a different color. That horse is some nother color.

09-09-2011, 11:25 AM	#7
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Don't look at me: I didn't nominate his membership in C C C C for C and C C C of C C.

09-09-2011, 11:44 AM	#8
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Ahhhh...could be. At the very least, it let's one get an a-whole in there, which also works. Doesn't quite have the ZING of abso-fucking-lutely, though. It just sounds kind of dumb.

09-10-2011, 06:56 PM	#15
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Steeringwise, not sizewise. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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