ajrwdwgirl
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My impression is that Trader Joe's is marketed more towards a "trendy shopper" and has a whole foods kind of vibe. And Aldi is marketed more at budget shoppers.
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My impression is that Trader Joe's is marketed more towards a "trendy shopper" and has a whole foods kind of vibe. And Aldi is marketed more at budget shoppers.
ajrwdwgirl
Premium Member
I too am a clearance shopper. In college when my friends and I would go shopping we would always visit the clearance rack first (still do) and we would call the clearance rack Clarence. So the joke was, "What does Clarence have for us today?"
I always say that I got my dog, Kapono, on clearance. Normally purebred mini-schnauzers run anywhere from $350-$1200, well that's what it was eight years ago. Now the price range is $500-$1400. When I got Kapono there was an ad in the paper for two schnauzer pups for $175! I think they were the last of their litters, but that's fine with me. She was certainly worth every penny and I love that she was such a bargain, she's my clearance dog. In hind sight I should have named her Clarance.
I always say that I got my dog, Kapono, on clearance. Normally purebred mini-schnauzers run anywhere from $350-$1200, well that's what it was eight years ago. Now the price range is $500-$1400. When I got Kapono there was an ad in the paper for two schnauzer pups for $175! I think they were the last of their litters, but that's fine with me. She was certainly worth every penny and I love that she was such a bargain, she's my clearance dog. In hind sight I should have named her Clarance.
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Rista1313
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Actually they are brothers.... they are definitely totally different as far as shopping experience goes.... Trader Joe's is a more niche experience, while Aldi is for the frugal shopper in mind.
They do share some products that are very similar... so brothers helping eachother out a bit I think.
They do both have similar styles of stocking... there are not a million brands of each item......
However aldi's leaves most of their items in boxes on shelves or pallets... Trader Joes does not.
MinnieM123
Premium Member
I don't live in Boston -- not sure how you thought that. I've worked in Boston for many years, but never lived there. It's way too expensive, and I don't want to live in a major, capital city anyway.
MA has (approx.) 93 cities and 245 towns. I live in a mid-sized city.
I tried google maps. At 3:22pm ( when I tried it) the answer was 23 minutes.
Hopefully at 2:30am it would be quicker. But who wants to travel then anyway?And everything is closed too
Got a chuckle out of this, because I can't tell from what point in the city, that you picked for your trip time. I'm assuming it was probably near the highway entrance ramp. Even in the middle of the night, depending upon exact starting location in the city, there's multiple traffic lights, one-way streets, and intermittent road construction/repair detours.
Believe me, driving times are not your friend up here!
MinnieM123
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Lauren Alaina and partner, Gleb Savchenko, placed 4th overall.
Goofyernmost
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Thanks for the info. I will have to check them out.
Goofyernmost
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No kidding. Hell, I don't even remember what I said. I find that occasionally someone will like or respond to something I posted months ago, but within a reasonable time. I look at what they are reacting to and I honest to god do not remember saying anything like that. It's not that I disagree, I just don't remember doing it. And I am also shocked at how eloquent they are.
Perhaps I have an actual ghost writer!
Figgy1
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The boys also know to factor in 5% off with the red card
and the penalty for forgetting to bring in bags there
DryerLintFan
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To add to the above...... Trader Joes is sort of a surfer vibe. Cheap wine, organic food, dried fruit with no sugar added, fresh flowers. Like if a normal grocery store was owned by a "Brody". Aldi is more utilitarian. You pay to use a shopping cart and you bring your own bags, and everything is put on the shelves in their boxes. It all costs less because they don't need to pay people to keep the shelves pretty or bag up your selections.
But both places have their own main brands. So when you go to Aldi to get cereal, they sometimes have the name brands you know but more often you'll find store brands. Generic foods. Trader Joes is the same way with their dried fruits, crackers, hot sauces, etc. The cool thing is they cost less and taste about the same, and sometimes they have delicious things you cannot find elsewhere.
So no, totally not the same. Both have their own strengths and weaknesses.
DryerLintFan
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Nobody is here in the office. So far I'm all alone. It's going to be a really quiet day at work. Which means it will go by slooooooooooowly
Figgy1
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Nope Donna makes sure the ferret is locked up at nightYou all know this could go on forever!!
Goofyernmost
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I haven't been to Boston since the "Big Dig" was completed but years ago when my wife was attending Umass, Boston, driving in from the north of the city, across the big ugly green bottle neck bridge it would actually take me longer to get from there to Dorchester then to get from Burlington, VT to the bridge. If I remember it wasn't more then 6 miles, if that much. The only redeeming thing about it was it was during the CB era and listening to the truckers banter back and forth about it was better then any comedy show ever put on.I don't live in Boston -- not sure how you thought that. I've worked in Boston for many years, but never lived there. It's way too expensive, and I don't want to live in a major, capital city anyway.
MA has (approx.) 93 cities and 245 towns. I live in a mid-sized city.
Got a chuckle out of this, because I can't tell from what point in the city, that you picked for your trip time. I'm assuming it was probably near the highway entrance ramp. Even in the middle of the night, depending upon exact starting location in the city, there's multiple traffic lights, one-way streets, and intermittent road construction/repair detours.
Goofyernmost
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With the exception of the carts and the bags, it sounds like a fancy named Walmart.
DryerLintFan
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Not to get political.... but yes, very similar but with much better treatment of their employees and the world in general. And much, much, much smaller!
93boomer
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Sorry no cooking for me. I did buy a pie yesterday I could send.
ajrwdwgirl
Premium Member
Good thing we already had school off today, it would have been a snow day. Overnight we got about 9 inches (maybe 1 more) of snow. Hubs and I got up and did the heavy duty shoveling after we heard the snow plow come by at about 5:30 am. And we shoveled the back yard for the dogs, we are currently dog sitting my sister's 4 dogs. It is a heavy snow too, good for snowballs and snowmen. B and I might have thrown a few snowballs at each other. And I jumped in the pile of snow at the end.
Hopefully the roads clear up by the evening though we are supposed to go to the Nutcracker tonight.
Hopefully the roads clear up by the evening though we are supposed to go to the Nutcracker tonight.