• 3volver@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Aldi is great. Walmart has been robbing small towns in America without competition for long enough. I hope more Americans shop at Aldi and save more money while getting healthier food at a fair price.

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      10 months ago

      I drive 20 minutes out of my way to shop at aldi rather than win-dixie (which they’ve bought recently) down the street for my monthly large shopping.

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      10 months ago

      Does Aldi provide better deals than Walmart?

      I used to shop there, but the prices were comparable and everything went bad fast.

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        10 months ago

        That is what fresh food not overloaded with preservatives will do. You should really make fresh produce shopping more of a daily activity as you need it. But not everyone has that kind of time understandably bi-weekly also doable for truly fresh produce along with you plan out your meals for the week

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          That is what fresh food not overloaded with preservatives will do.

          What are you talking about? Kroger is not injecting their apples with preservatives.

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          You should really make fresh produce shopping more of a daily activity as you need it.

          Are you fucking joking? You expect a single parent working two jobs to go shopping daily as well?

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            10 months ago

            If you actually continue on to read the entire message you’ll notice the part where I mentioned that not everyone has that kind of time

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                10 months ago

                I don’t they last a day but they shouldn’t last a month either.

                Aldi’s produce ”going bad” is on par with my local farmer’s market.

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                  10 months ago

                  So… like over a week. Which was my initial point to the person I replied to. You don’t have to buy vegetables every day unless you’re buying vegetables that are about to go off, which pretty much no reputable place sells.

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        10 months ago

        everything went bad fast.

        Yeah, that’s because the food is fresh and less treated than what most Americans are used to. Going bad fast is not necessary a bad thing.

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          10 months ago

          Fresh is not necessarily better, there’s nothing wrong with frozen food if you don’t mind the texture. And no it’s not like Kroger is injecting preservatives in apples.

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          No, it’s because it’s old produce that is close to expiring.

          The aldi simps here are insane, but another reason why I don’t take the masses seriously anymore.

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            10 months ago

            I’m an Aldi simp too!!! Aldi is far superior to Walmart, I never expect my fruits and vegetables to last more than a week and Aldi is good with that. I will never buy produce or meat at Walmart, the things they do to their meat is disgusting. I buy most my non perishables from Walmart, Aldi for other things, and then Costco every couple of weeks. I’m also a Costco simp. In my experience to get the best quality and price you gotta go to multiple places.

            Side note, season, time of year changes where produce is the best. Cucumbers in summer at Aldi where I live aren’t good.

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        10 months ago

        Aldi provides way better working conditions than Walmart, that’s for sure. Imagine being able to sit during a job that doesn’t require standing – in America!!!

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        Almost everything at Aldi is private label, which is why it is cheaper (again you only find a few recognizable name brands). However, I will not by fresh foods from Aldi as most of the time as it goes bad fast. I do like their snacks and prepackaged deli stuff tho.