DefaultGen | 5,401 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 15 hours ago, Alder said: Like a Sheetz, but worse? Did we just become best friends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrels | 125 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Just now, DefaultGen said: Did we just become best friends Hate all you want. I miss the mid-atlantic and the greasy late-night sheetz visits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captmorgandrinker | 1,649 Administrator · Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 SHEETZ IS AMAZING YOU HEATHENS! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,401 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, barrels said: Hate all you want. I miss the mid-atlantic and the greasy late-night sheetz visits. I meant in relation to Wawa. I love Sheetz. I can get a made to order, hot 6" sub at Sheetz for $2.29. Just to get to a dirty Wawa I'd have to drive 2 miles off the highway because they never buy prime highway real estate those cheap mfers. Edited November 6, 2019 by DefaultGen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arch_8ngel | 1,597 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 15 hours ago, Alder said: Like a Sheetz, but worse? You're crazy! Wawa is WAY better than Sheetz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrels | 125 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Ah ok, misunderstood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arch_8ngel | 1,597 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Just now, DefaultGen said: I meant in relation to Wawa. I love Sheetz. I can get a made to order, hot 6" sub at Sheetz for $2. Just to get to a dirty Wawa I'd have to drive 2 miles off the highway because they never buy prime highway real estate those cheap mfers. This must be a regional thing. Maybe since the more southerly Wawa's are newer, they are generally nicer than the filthy Sheetz that the region has had for ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trj22487 | 350 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 One opened in my town a few years ago and I've never set foot in it. Market Basket is where it's at for New England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrels | 125 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 The only Aldi I ever stepped foot in was in Hyattsville MD, and that was back in 2007 or so. Reflecting on my experiences from 12 years go... it was in a terrible location (no fault of the store itself), as Hyattsville isn't a great place to be period. The selection of frozen food was excellent and I found many fatty guilty pleasures. However, the milk tasted off, and the produce was not fresh at all. Also I never remembered to bring a quarter for the damn shopping cart so I was always angry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWarwick07 | 122 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Aldi's Is a really great store !! You wont like everything they have but most of the product is just as good as your larger supermarkets. They carry some brand name stuff but i remember back in the day you could get a heaping cart of groceries for 80 bucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ookii_risu | 206 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 I used to shop at Aldi's when I lived in Ohio back in like 2005. I really liked the quarter system for the carts; it kept the parking lot clean. It was good for basic stuff. I would get fresh meat, milk, and eggs there. What I hated about it was having to buy bags or bring bags with you, although I realize it's better for the environment than dumping 10 plastic bags every time you shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themisfit138 | 523 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 (edited) When did Aldi become a fancy store? There was one where I grew up since the early 90s. Aldi use to be the cheap store where retirees and people who couldn’t afford Kroger or IGA shopped. It had all the weird off brands and random items in bulk. Edited November 6, 2019 by themisfit138 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zi | 144 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Aldi for the god damn win. i roll out of there with five bags and change from a 20. And quality! It’s literally the same product just w the off brand wrapper. So good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime2099 | 176 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 My wife is obsessed with Aldi's to the point that she has joined a Facebook group talking about all the weird shit you can buy there. We have 3 or 4 of them in close proximity to the house and they all have different stuff. I don't get it, but they do have good cheap snack food so it's good in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoleGoose | 95 Posted November 8, 2019 Author Share Posted November 8, 2019 On 11/6/2019 at 6:27 PM, themisfit138 said: When did Aldi become a fancy store? There was one where I grew up since the early 90s. Aldi use to be the cheap store where retirees and people who couldn’t afford Kroger or IGA shopped. It had all the weird off brands and random items in bulk. So I'm not the only one! I have memories of us making fun of kids who shopped there growing up, and thinking that it was the worst place ever (having maybe seen the inside through a window). A friend tipped me off to it a few years ago, and it's been a complete mental 180. Is this even the same store? Why so much brie and other delicacies? The questions abound... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DK | 259 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 The Aldi's near me doesn't sell alcohol. But, I shop there almost every week. The frozen pizzas are big and good - $5.99 My only complaint is that their chips/snacks are way more salty than the name brand stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pats1717 | 62 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 On 11/6/2019 at 4:58 PM, trj22487 said: One opened in my town a few years ago and I've never set foot in it. Market Basket is where it's at for New England. Yes that is the company I work for. It’s too bad we are only in MA,NH, and ME. Although Aldis is able to beat us on some items we crush almost everyone else and are very competitive with Walmart. Aldis is a very important player in most markets to keep the core items at least at more respectable prices. All these companies zone price including Walmart so you can really get tucked if there is not a low price operator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pats1717 | 62 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 On 11/6/2019 at 6:40 PM, Prime2099 said: My wife is obsessed with Aldi's to the point that she has joined a Facebook group talking about all the weird shit you can buy there. We have 3 or 4 of them in close proximity to the house and they all have different stuff. I don't get it, but they do have good cheap snack food so it's good in my book. Different how? Is there localized pockets of different ethnicity? They could be losing stores based on local demographics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,097 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 (edited) The Aldi by me in Gaithersburg, MD is sort of low class, went in there once for something and never went back. I’ve driven by both WaWa and Sheetz, never been in one. Royal Farms has the best price on gas and the fried chicken is pretty good every now and again! Edited November 10, 2019 by a3quit4s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,723 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 I always was under the impression that Aldi was for limited income folks, this was as a child growing up. We never went there. Then I went to Germany in university to study, of course saw and explored Aldi north and south. When I came back home, I decided to check out the local Aldi. Great stuff, my brother and I'd only stop by about once a year, to load up on German foods for our annual Oktoberfest celebration. Everything tasted great, I think it changed the opinion big Aldi in my folks' minds too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime2099 | 176 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 18 hours ago, Pats1717 said: Different how? Is there localized pockets of different ethnicity? They could be losing stores based on local demographics. Different as in the types of food they have in stock. For instance, last year one store had these orange creamsicle popsicles in stock, and none of the other ones in the area even got them in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfreakofkorn | 282 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Wish that they would have one of these stores around me. I have shopped at them in the past at when i was in europe. Competitive prices to any retail stores around, imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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