MinnieM123
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My only other thought about the coin thing, is that the other grocery store chains in my area haven't ever seen any reason to do that.
Hence, my boycott of that one specific chain remains in place.
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Hence, my boycott of that one specific chain remains in place.I shop at Aldi as a last resort to pick up an item or two. The Aldis I shop in you have to navigate around a battlefield with majority of the aisles having pallets of food drink items still in big boxes clogging the aisles , don't expect much variety of same items but what I find unique is certain products come from Germany. Forget about looking for a staff member to help , minimal staff where I shop. I'm spoiled shopping at Publix with locations from VA to FL with staff that bag your groceries , push your cart to your car, load your groceries in your trunk and don't accept tips. Publix managers that I partner with are very helpful if finding / ordering products. Some residents miss from back home ( ie Taylor Ham that make folks who lived in NJ very happy ) that stores in the South now carry. .My only other thought about the coin thing, is that the other grocery store chains in my area haven't ever seen any reason to do that.
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MinnieM123
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People decide which store is best for their particular situation. We all have our own individual tolerance levels. I don't like any grocery stores to begin with, so my tolerance level is shot.
Swissmiss
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My only other thought about the coin thing, is that the other grocery store chains in my area haven't ever seen any reason to do that.
They started in Germany and then expanded to other European countries, and using a coin or token to unlock the cart is very common here (as someone mentioned, it is to discourage theft) so for Aldi it is "normal business practice". From what I have understood, their business model is "no frills" so that they can offer lower prices than the regional or national chains. If I have reason go up the street to the shopping center I will go into Aldi for a couple of products that are not sold in other grocery stores here, but as there is a grocery store on the ground floor of my apartment building, I usually choose convenience.
ajrwdwgirl
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I actually haven’t been to an Aldi in a long time. They didn’t take credit cards for a long time, only debit and cash. I figure I might as well pay with my credit card and get some cash back or rewards from shopping. Now Aldi takes credit cards but my habit is to go to Walmart or my local store now. I don’t like stopping at multiple places, I just want to get home as soon as possible. But maybe an Aldi stop this year will be in my future, people love them. And we were gifted through a White Elephant gift exchange this year an Aldi cheese advent calendar that was very nice. If I go to Aldi I will make sure to bring my quarter and my bags. Or maybe I will go hog wild and leave my cart with my quarter in the parking lot and pay for bags there!!!
I wouldn’t leave my cart in the parking lot because I’m not a jerk. I might leave my quarter in it though to be nice to another shopper. As for bags, bring or not bring….only my close acquaintances will ever know. 
The 25 cent cart system allows Aldi to keep prices lower than other stores , not needing to pay an Aldi staff member to pick up carts all day and discourage theft. Also more staff on duty increases the chance of a work related injury that comes out of company earnings to pay for medical items. Full stop. In some sections of FL, the local homeless help out and return the carts to the corrall, pocket the quarter.
ajrwdwgirl
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Goofyernmost
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We have a number of them around here. I have been only once and even though I am not a grocery store snob (after all I usually shop at Walmart) nothing about the place impressed me. I never have change on me, but when I parked my car the person next to me was just unloading theirs into their car and asked me if I wanted to use their cart. Turns out whatever it was, either coin or token, it was stuck in the slot and would not come out.Aldi is a must do even if just once to look at the aisle of shame
Can't help you since you are in denial .
Aldi is as bare bones operations as they come. This allows them to be a low cost leader. The stores have a loyal following minus the bare minimal staffing ( where I shop ) minimal selections of items , cluttered aisles of food pallets , but shopping at Aldi appeals to some.
Goofyernmost
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I only have two criteria for where I go. Walmart for everything except beef, chicken or seafood. I will buy ground pork there a lot which is something I use a lot to cut down on my beef consumption. Around here besides Aldi's we have Publix, Food Lion, Harris Teeter and a smaller local chain named Lowe's (like the hardware store). I usually buy my meat products at Food Lion. Yesterday I bought a great Cod Fillet that had just reached it's sell by date, originally priced at $8 for $1.99. It was the nicest piece of Cod I have ever found this far inland. I find Publix and Harris Teeter over priced for almost everything. I sometimes just go to them for a change of pace, but very seldom buy much.I actually haven’t been to an Aldi in a long time. They didn’t take credit cards for a long time, only debit and cash. I figure I might as well pay with my credit card and get some cash back or rewards from shopping. Now Aldi takes credit cards but my habit is to go to Walmart or my local store now. I don’t like stopping at multiple places, I just want to get home as soon as possible. But maybe an Aldi stop this year will be in my future, people love them. And we were gifted through a White Elephant gift exchange this year an Aldi cheese advent calendar that was very nice. If I go to Aldi I will make sure to bring my quarter and my bags. Or maybe I will go hog wild and leave my cart with my quarter in the parking lot and pay for bags there!!!
I wouldn’t leave my cart in the parking lot because I’m not a jerk. I might leave my quarter in it though to be nice to another shopper. As for bags, bring or not bring….only my close acquaintances will ever know.
We have about a 100,000 sq. ft. Walmart here that just finished a huge remodel. As often as I go there, (multiple times a week) I never saw anyone working at the remodel. They did it all at night and was never a hassle other then the fact that they move almost everything. In a store that size you can spend a lot of time trying to find something you want and always knew where it was. But apparently this has been the time of the remodel because every store seems to be doing it and if they are doing it during the day, it is a real obstacle course just to get around. In Walmart they even changed the floors in the entire store and everything was like no one had been there and all the floors were redone without interrupting the flow of traffic in the store. Quite impressive.
I'm not the one standing in a river in Egypt.
Nah, you boast of your 25 years in the industry but much not know how to manage labor costs.
I remember shopping at Food Lion, Winn Dixie when living in NC back in the day . A cheaper option and unique Southern specialities in the South in smaller towns and some cities is Piggly Wiggly. Customers love shopping at the Pig. Good selection and cheaper prices. For higher priced goods others went to Kroger in NC . All Food Lion locations in FL closed approx 10 years ago.
You have been told , repeatedly , by more than one poster , the real reason for the quarters .
Read the room . And learn to write a cohesive sentence.
There are reason(s) of the quarter system ( ie save on labor costs ) even when an Aldi mgr advised me but that's not sinking in your brain. Hint - it is not just one reason. One normally doesn't begin a sentence with And.
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ajrwdwgirl
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Merriam Webster and thesaurus.com says starting a sentence with "And" is okay. Maybe I could ask my English teacher friends and acquaintances to see what they think.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/words-to-not-begin-sentences-with
https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/starting-a-sentence-with-and/
And I agree.