It cracks me up how they are constantly reassessing how many cashiers are opened or closed. I’m always hearing the announcements, Lane 3 opening, Lane 2 closing in the space of 2 minutes.
It’s because there is a rule “ nil past the till” so if the line is longe than the belt they have to open another register and then close it when the numbers drop down. All staff are responsible for all tasks so you are running between, stocking, tidying and register your whole shift.
I remember my first trip to Aldi. The checkout dude just started ripping items through the scanner and i wasn't aware it was then over to me to pack. The look he gave me was priceless....
did they just export european Aldi employees and moved Aldi stores 1/1 to the USA or what? why arent they aware, that things work differently there? confused (as an austrian where Aldi is called Hofer)
My reaction when someone starts telling me how great Costco is. I've been in Costco, and compared the prices, unless you're having to buy an outrageous amount of stuff the "savings" just don't add up.
The fuel. The fuel. And generally if you are a family shopper then stuff works out cheaper while quality is generally better than average. But if you are shopping for two then it is not cost effective.
@@BernardSolomon if you're shopping for a big family & there's one in your town maybe. I've been in a Costco, I've done the math, it's just not adding up. I mean I'm the kind of person sales people hate. For instance I was going to buy some frozen burritos at Walmart. Normally they have packs of 8 burritos but I noticed they had started selling 3 of those packs in a box. I don't trust the retail industry so I did the math. Turns out it was cheaper to buy 3 individual oacks than the box with 3. That being said if I was going to shop at a store like that it would be Sam's Club because Costco really doesn't give a crap about you. They are kind of rude anytime I've been in one.
I hate the rush at the checkout. You are rushing to get your stuff on the conveyor whilst they are scanning your stuff and piling it up so when you finally get to the register, you panickly get it in the bags. Then it's like, give me your money , now piss of. Next!!! Then you get to the car and you wonder if you really need that chainsaw.
@@JayDee-xj9lu in Europe you can usually put the scanned items back into your trolley and then pack your bags at the bench far away from the checkout or you can even bring the trolley to your car. You just have to put the trolley back. It's really not that hard.
@@swiinka haha it’s not lol I hear Aldi pay their staff a little better than coles and woolies? Also saves their backs a little. I’m happy to bag my own groceries.
@@Lisa-dh5nw yes, both Aldi and Lidl pay liveable wage, while their competitors pay minimum wage or even put their staff on zero hours contracts, at least in Ireland
@@swiinka I'm in Ireland too, and always shop at Lidl. Happy to hear they get a good wage. Couldn't imagine scanning everyone's sh*t and not getting paid well. What about Supervalu?
Ditto. When I started shopping there I had to go to Woolies afterwards. Now mostly I can get all I need from there. Then when there was the earliest pandemic panic buying stock was either low or gone. So I'd have to try Woolies and Coles too because I couldn't get powdered milk...or toilet paper (no hoarding, just usual buy) They're still not back to normal. Still no powdered milk, and often no UHT either. However I've found it's really good having fewer options, or sometimes no options.
It's pretty much spot on. And they haven't innovated for 50 years so if you go to an Aldi in Germany or England it's the same as Australia. They really need trolleys that let you scan the items as you put them into the trolley, then you could just pay at the checkout. Avoiding the need for a conveyor belt that has spilt milk or dirt from a plant that someone dropped on the conveyor belt.
I love Aldi, it's perfect for stress heads like me who get paralysis by analysis. You basically have only one or two options of everything, so you can do a huge weekly shop in under 20 minutes. Plus cheap. Aldi ftw.
This is a big part of the appeal. And the fact they are mostly small stand alone shops. So you can be in and out in no time. Great for people that dont' like wondering around shopping centres. It's interesting the Woolworths are now putting more stand alone shops in place.
I like how there's not that many aisles. I don't even need to think about what I want. I can just walk in and easily decide what I want to eat as I walk through. At Woolies I end up zigzagging through the whole store if I'm not sure what I want to eat before getting there. It ends up taking ages
As a wheelchair user Imagine my shock when I saw a wheelchair as a special buy! Thanks for being inclusive in the most random way Aldi. That's the only time special and wheelchairs should be used in the same sentence! I was nervous about Aldi since I can't pack my bags but usually everyone is lovely and the people behind don't mind a little wait. 👩🏻🦼♿
I was walking through a supermarket car park about a week ago and I saw someone in a wheelchair but it had a brand name on it. Something about that caught my eye, because I think they’re usually not clearly branded. Anyhow, the brand was: *Karma* Who the hell wants a wheelchair where it’s suggesting that the reason you need a wheelchair is ‘cause you did something bad?
@@sean---the-other-one Yep its messed up right! Being disabled is hard but not the end of life. My brother saw it years ago when we were out and was like that's cold! I know people have messed up ideas of disability but that's just mean. Proves my point that most things related to disability aren't done with us. My gym is called steps! I mean rub my nose it why don't you! 😭🤪👩🏻🦼
@@amyt3949 I looked it up and it’s a well established Chinese wheelchair company. Maybe it’s a cultural thing? I don’t know, but if I was needing a wheelchair I’d be avoiding them at all costs.
@@sean---the-other-one yes indeed that's probably why none of my wheelie friends or I have one! It's funny in a horribly twisted way. Hopefully it's lost in translation and means something else in China...
Oh my god - my mum actually saw that toilet in the catalogue and asked me if I thought she needed a new toilet.. LOL. Incidentally and speaking of catalogues, my mum always gets one for herself and two extra copies for whatever random siblings of mine pop by during that week 😆
I was one of their retail assistants for a short period of time when I needed a fill in to top up cash after covid lockdown (I'm self employed before and since). At the checkout they expect us to have a 900 per hour scan rate so my favourite people were those that just shoved it straight into the trolley. Personally when I shop, I just shove it in the trolley, then pack it into bags when I get back to the car. The special buys are a mixed lot - some of them are genuine bargains, others you can probably find the same product elsewhere cheaper. However, they have an excellent return policy - the absolute best for both exchange or cash back, and they all come with at least 1 year warranty, but some up to five. I don't like the cereals or chips, so don't get them. But the dairy - organic milk. And the ground coffee and the vegies and some of the frozen desserts, chocolate and biscuits, are all great. Pasta and sauces too.
Everything else is true, but 12.95 savings? Cmon, they’re like close to half the price of Coles & Woolies, my average weekly shop for 2 adults and 2 kids is around $110-$130 at Aldi, same cart at woolies I was paying closer to $230-$250. But you’re right about the specials lol
tried it once, hundred dollars less, sweet! went to coles on the way home for the stuff they didn't have, came to like 95 bucks so yeah if you buy less then it costs less...
I once did a comparison between what I buy in ALDI versus Woolies and yes I saw I save at least $100-150 per week. And I like how they keep extending their range especially in organic and gluten free. I’ve been shopping there for years. Also last year it was so refreshing to have silence over the airways versus covid propaganda messages constantly played to warn us to socially distance etc which Coles and Woolworths did.🙄
@@triarb5790 hardly call myself an “aldister”. I shop at woollies just because it’s closer and food budget isn’t a big issue for me (and I suspect jimmy). As I said, I agree 100% about the rubbish specials, but the actual savings from a standard shop are a very down played by this video. If you are a family on a low income, it’s seriously getting to the point where you’d be crazy to do your weekly shop anywhere else.
Don't know what you've been buying, but it's not any cheaper. If you buy homme brands anywhere it makes you think it's cheaper. Plus you have to go back to other shops to buy what they don't have. FYI I can do a weeks shop at woolworths for $30
@@tophercIaus you're old 😂 but yeah I remember when ALDI first opened and it was a different experience. Clifford Gardens in Toowoomba. It was near where a Franklin's Big Fresh was and there were some similarities in the amount of "frills" offered.
I dunno, I go to Aldi for my grains and specialty dairy items (goat cheese, anyone?) because those are less than half the price of my local HEB. They also have a lot of things you just can't get in the US unless you get to do your grocery shopping on a military base, so that part's really nice.... But yes, the random household goods items are definitely a source of entertainment for me... "like, I know I just came in for the $1 half gallon of walnut milk and to stock up for charcuterie night, but oh my gosh they have workout gear and new cookware sets!!!! I absolutely positively need both!!" -said no sane person ever
Managed to grab myself an air fryer from an Aldi special buy. Was the last one left in the shop, too. Box was a bit scuffed up, but it was well packaged with foam on the inside so the air fryer was fine, no damage. Absolutely one of the best things I've bought! I made pork belly in it the last night. Crackling was to die for, so crispy! Also cooks up some pretty bloody decent chicken
Aldi kicks ass for everyday items, save a shit ton. And that Moser dark chocolate is manufactured to have more antioxidants than Lindt 70% variety I believe 👍
I shop at Aldi instead of going to the gym . It’s a great cardio work out .... pack the trolley unpack the trolley pack the trolley and unpack the trolley . Excellent for the back too and biceps 💪
As a German I've never seen it that way😂😂 I was wondering about the bench in Aldi after the cashiers cause we do not have them back home. Only plain windows, no bench. Haha you are the best😂😂
My first boyfriend’s family was like this. They had all the slightly different Aldi stuff for crisps and cereal and pasta etc but they popped by the Asda for other stuff anyway. Spent twice the time shopping, saved a little bit.
I once bought a can of condensed milk form Aldi, when I opened it, it was this gross brown colour and I thought it was off. Well, turns out it was chocolate condensed milk and OMG it was so freaking delicious, kind of a fudge texture, soooo good! I ate it without actually using it to cook with. I thought of all the yummy desserts I could make with it, I was so ready to get my bake on! I’ve never seen again from that day to this. I’m beginning to wonder if I just dreamed it.
Looked like the conversation between my mum and I. She loves them. The times I have been there, made me realise it is great for people that have time. Kudos to them, but I prefer convenience and my time.
Here's the thing: Everything is true. But - at least in Germany - it is also true for every other supermarket. We never had people packing our stuff or something like that. At least I cannot remember ever having witnessed that. And of course you have to take your shopping cart back to a designated area. Otherwise they would be standing around all over the parking lot. That's utter madness. We like our cars scratch-free thankyouverymuch. Also: The biggest supermarkets we have are about 10x bigger than a normal Aldi. And they diverge mainly in variety, epecially when it comes to specialized foods for lactose or gluten intolerant customers. You get way more different kind of products than different brands offering the same product. Germans in general aren't as brand-focused as say Americans. And Aldi really did change they landscape of supermarkets in Germany: Almost all kinds of shops have inexpensive store brands next to established brands these days. So even if you go to a higher class store, you're able to buy their cheap store brands that are on a comparable price level as Aldi where you don't care as much (e.g. butter or oat flakes) but get better vegetables and meat and certain brands where you do care (let's say jam or joghurt). It's actually a pretty neat system.
Do they have decent quark? I’m not interested in low fat flavoured quark. I’ve been waiting for my Aldi to have it but the best I’ve seen is packets of dried spätzle and only when they do an Oktoberfest thing.
@@jenniferschmitzer299 That depends on what you consider "decent" quark. We do have a somewhat decent range of dairy products in all supermarkets. Quarks are typically categorized into "Creamy" (should be 40% fat if I'm not mistaken), "half-fat" (20% fat) and "skimmed/de-creamed" quark with 0.1% fat. The last one basically consists of proteins and water. In most supermarkets you can buy all 3 types although some only sell the 2 lower fat options.
We go to American Aldi like every Saturday and it’s so funny. The customers stand around in the aisles like no other grocery store I’ve ever been to and this is spot on. Whatever you want they don’t have it so you adapt…FOR THE SAVINGS!! Lol
Haha Aldi is really weird. In Germany it’s more of a regular super market and the quality is often actually surprisingly good. There is the Aldi equator - Aldi North and Aldi South, which are entirely separated because it was two brothers owning them. When I was in Australia for studying I was so surprised to see Aldi and thought they might have some of the same stuff they do in Germany, but no. I actually never went to Aldi because the things they had tasted very bad in comparison to what I knew from Europe.
I've never ben to an Aldi in Australia (because there aren't any in the state I live in) but when I lived in the UK my partner usually took me there to shop, lots of the things Jimmy talks about weren't like that there. My mother-in-law used to take me to Lidl which was so similar to Aldi but the products were better, in my opinion, (less preservatives and such), then she'd have to take us to Morrison's or Asda to get everything you couldn't get in Lidl. But I really liked Lidl and Aldi. My grandma was a supermarket-obsessive and raved about Aldi. She used to buy tins of baked beans from there to give away to anybody she knew as a promotion. I'd love to go to an Aldi in Germany - I'm showing my age and sounding like my grandma now 😲😊
meh... aldi in germany is still not that good. some of the products are actually the same product that you'd buy in any other supermarkets (even from the same factory) but with a different name, but for me its not worth the inconvenience of every other product being slightly worse
Aldi is a German supermarket, 1€ in the trolley, packing your own backs and alcohol in supermarkets are common here🛒 But many people love the special buy here as well. Love the video.
In Belgium (and probably most European countries) there is never someone else to put your cart back or bag your groceries. I find to be cheap and definitely not bad quality. When it comes to temporary products, they come back every year at the same time. I can't find everything at Aldi but neither do I find my favorite Aldi products at other stores. I just go to different stores. This week it was Aldi.
The snow gear is excellent quality - as are most of the special buys. A few years ago I was able to completely outfit my granddaughter for her school trip at a fraction of what it would cost elsewhere. Yes, I know this is a comic relief video - but, lets be honest ... Aldi rocks!!
I saw an article a few years ago that showed the long term trend of groceries in Australia and the change in the market when Aldi came in. It was something along the lines of groceries now being 30% cheaper than they would otherwise have been just because of their influence.
@@simon_patterson when Aldi opened in Australia Dick Smith tried to get them to stock his products. When they knocked him back he went straight to the media to talk about how bad they are, ruining aussie businesses. He is two-faced. I worked there at the time and everyone knew about it.
@@theadventuresofzoomandbettie that's very interesting. It did seem weird when I heard Dick Smith say it, and it felt like there was much more to the story. Thanks for sharing that.
@@simon_patterson Yeah, it was so silly because % wise, aldi stocks more aussie made products than any other supermarket, and at the time 100% of the profits stayed in the country, aimed at increasing market share, opening new stores, employing more people. And we were MUCH better paid than other supermarkets. In fact, after years switching to construction and now in management, I've only just started making the same money I made working at aldi 12-14 years ago. We worked bloody hard for that money, but it was worth it. He just tried to play fear politics towards an international company, the same way we often see government now. It makes me sad that he is held up as a beacon of the aussie battler because out of the spotlight he is anything but.
Jimmy you’ve done it again, spot on! Personally not impressed with the place but husband loves it. He will come home with a dozen of this or that because great price, will take up space in the cupboard for a while before it goes in the bin. He saved soooo much money!!
As a povvo person, I always stop at Aldi before I go anywhere (I shop at the local Westfield, where they have an Aldi, Woolies _&_ Coles) + get everything I can there, only going on to one of the others if there's something I couldn't get, & on my big grocery shops, it seems to save me about $20 on average. That $20 is a lot, for us, so it's 100% worth the fiddlearsing it can sometimes involve. Bless 'em.
They bag packing and big bench used to be common place in markets everywhere. Even at huge stores like Hy-Vee (common in the Midwest, USA) like less than 30 years ago
Speaking as someone who lived in the UK for years (and travelled Europe) packing your own groceries and putting your own trolley back is standard practice. We all get asked "do you want a bag" now anyway 🤷♀️
I must admit Aldi's had changed a lot over the 15 years that I've been shopping at it. But the ski Jackets are actually pretty good value, my son has lived in ALDI ski wear every winter since a baby.
So true. You don't have time to pack unless you only got a couple of things.You gotta throw that stuff in the trolley at the checkout or the people waiting get pissed.
All I ever heard was how amazing Aldi was.. So bit the bullet & went one day. Wow. To say it was a disappointment is the understatement of the century. Never been back 😂
So true on both counts.... The promo from a friend or neighbour and the reaction to the info. I take a wide berth around Aldi now as I have left my stuff on the side so often without waiting 3 hrs to go through the checkout. Then find a bag. Then pack it. And a trolley. Then run!!! And NOooo I don't want a catalogue!!!!!!!
Interesting to see how the usual standard shopping chain of the lower to middle class of your european nation seems to be of value to the cultural aficionado (hipster) in another country.
There's actually 5 counters to checkout on(you get asked to front of que if you have a few items by cashier on customer is awesome),Special sale days are Wednesdays, Saturdays and thankfully no alcohol sales at my local Aldi in Warwick Queensland.
I got a grocery delivery from Woolworths the other day and when I brought it inside I realised I not only had my order, but someone else’s too… someone who’d ordered 6 bottles of home-brand mineral water and a large jar of specifically Polish sauerkraut. I tried to return it but Woolies said it was their mistake so I could keep it. I feel so sorry for whoever wanted to binge on cheap mineral water and Polish sauerkraut. They should’ve just gone to Aldi.
Nah... ALDI kicks arse. I agree that I wouldn't buy everything there but I'd say we do about 60-70% of our shopping from ALDI and save at least 15-20% compared to Woolies or Coles. Add that up over a year and it's about $1500-$2000. There's often crap stuff in the middle but there's some great quality stuff too. The Honeywell products I've bought in the past are awesome and there's often some pretty reputable brands on special. I've seen beers like Asahi 10 packs for like $20 there too which is bloody awesome.
Jimmy, you are hilarious. Love your work. And you’re spot on about so so much. ITs all in the name of humour and I can’t believe a skit about Aldi is what has motivated me to comment. 🤣 BUT I have to say Aldi costs HALF of what the other stores cost. AND the quality is second to none, especially the special buys like ski gear etc. And they are stocking more and more of the name brands we grew up on and love.
Some of the food at Aldi is really good actually. Like their Indulge icecream (cookies and cream flavor is amazing - huge cookie chunks!), and their battered fish! Yum! Also those Joystixx soft chewy fruit candy stick thingies are delicious.
In the US you only need a quarter for the carts. They have actually improved their stores and there is more fresh vegetables and fruits. Still it’s a store I would only use occasionally, not weekly to save on certain items or try something new. I think it’s a good option to have though if you don’t buy random stuff.
I live in Rhode Island, USA and this is me. I never understood the thing with Aldi. We don't sell alcohol in supermarkets or gas stations in Rhode Island.
Someone actually did a comparison of Aldi and Coles/Woolies and it was like $5 cheaper per shop AND Aldi didn’t have all the stuff in each shop anyway. But with the big name supermarkets you can order online and drive up and have them fill your car with groceries which is definitely worth the minuscule amount you save by going to Aldi. Time is money and you’d have to earn like $3 an hour to make it worth your time.
Let’s face it, he’s right, Aldi really is weird. You go there to grab 3 or 4 regular things that they do really well and cheaply (baby wipes, coconut oil, dunny roll 🧻) and then a special buy, and then you’re outa there
When I was young I used to love Aldi but then I didn’t go for about 5 years and when I went back I hated it, the food was terrible and also you can find better deals at other shops
I shop at Aldi good when your on tight budget I can get weeks worth groceries 1/2 the cost of Woolworths or coles and all I got to do is pack my own bags. 😁😁😁😁😁😁
I remember once I got salted caramel els from Aldi but they just had caramels and they had way to much salt on top that turned me off Aldi. Aldi is really something that you love or hate
Yeah I went about a month after it first opened in Australia ... bought a can of tuna and the flavour was what I imagine ferret to taste like. Never been back.
Honestly people, Aldi (Lidl Sweden) is just this generations Jack the Slasher which was an Awesome store. I remember bulk buying with mum after we broke up from school for holiday, four full trollies of non-perishables plus few bags UHT milk/sunflower powdered Milk. Bagfulls of icey-poles to be frozen and lollies. 🙂 We'd time the drive home that mum could pick up fresh vege&dairy in town before last 110kms. Get home dusk unpack all before tea & bed. Three kids, suitcases, basically a grocers shop and 7-8hr drive from school to farm. 🙂 That happened 6 times a year. My mum's a Legend 👏
They have a neat trick at my local Aldi Store. There will be a long queue of customers at the only register open, then when an old man appears, they will suddenly open another register, serve him ahead of everyone else, then close it again.
We do most of our shopping at Aldi, carrots are only like 1.20/kg vs woolies or coles sre around $2?... Kale is always fresh and crunchy... My local woolies is often soft and limp, mince is great value too
I had forgotten how Jimmy makes me believe there are two separate people having this and other convos. Brilliantly done. Thanks Jimmy.
It cracks me up how they are constantly reassessing how many cashiers are opened or closed. I’m always hearing the announcements, Lane 3 opening, Lane 2 closing in the space of 2 minutes.
That's because there's only 4 staff on at any one time, and some of them have to be restocking, so yeah...
It’s because there is a rule “ nil past the till” so if the line is longe than the belt they have to open another register and then close it when the numbers drop down. All staff are responsible for all tasks so you are running between, stocking, tidying and register your whole shift.
Someones going on break.
Because we‘re Not only cashiers. We have other things to do as well.
Oh wow here in our Michigan store we don't have that we just hear "beep beep" which means open a lane. I go to Kroger for my other stuff. 😆
You forgot a huge factor about the checkout. The relentless speed of the cashiers.
I remember my first trip to Aldi. The checkout dude just started ripping items through the scanner and i wasn't aware it was then over to me to pack. The look he gave me was priceless....
did they just export european Aldi employees and moved Aldi stores 1/1 to the USA or what? why arent they aware, that things work differently there? confused (as an austrian where Aldi is called Hofer)
My reaction when someone starts telling me how great Costco is. I've been in Costco, and compared the prices, unless you're having to buy an outrageous amount of stuff the "savings" just don't add up.
Yep! My dad works at a Costco, so I get his free employee card. I rarely go inside, so I use the card for the gas, which truly is cheaper.
The main reason I have a Costco membership is for the fuel. That’s where we save money - sometimes up to 45c/litre
Yup
The fuel. The fuel.
And generally if you are a family shopper then stuff works out cheaper while quality is generally better than average. But if you are shopping for two then it is not cost effective.
@@BernardSolomon if you're shopping for a big family & there's one in your town maybe. I've been in a Costco, I've done the math, it's just not adding up. I mean I'm the kind of person sales people hate. For instance I was going to buy some frozen burritos at Walmart. Normally they have packs of 8 burritos but I noticed they had started selling 3 of those packs in a box. I don't trust the retail industry so I did the math. Turns out it was cheaper to buy 3 individual oacks than the box with 3. That being said if I was going to shop at a store like that it would be Sam's Club because Costco really doesn't give a crap about you. They are kind of rude anytime I've been in one.
I do love their weird brand of hazelnut chocolate.
Hazelnut chocolate is very popular in Europe
Choceur?
Yes TBH choceur isn't that bad. Cadbury is way way way better but choceur isn't the worst
@@spicy7684 nah Cadbury used to be better but now it's worse than choceur
The chocolate and the chips are the only off brand stuff in aldi that is actually good... and the cookies and cream ice cream
"Oh no, I have to bag my own groceries and put my trolley back! How inconvenient!" Europeans: "Dude, are you serious?"
I hate the rush at the checkout. You are rushing to get your stuff on the conveyor whilst they are scanning your stuff and piling it up so when you finally get to the register, you panickly get it in the bags. Then it's like, give me your money , now piss of. Next!!! Then you get to the car and you wonder if you really need that chainsaw.
@@JayDee-xj9lu in Europe you can usually put the scanned items back into your trolley and then pack your bags at the bench far away from the checkout or you can even bring the trolley to your car. You just have to put the trolley back. It's really not that hard.
@@swiinka haha it’s not lol I hear Aldi pay their staff a little better than coles and woolies? Also saves their backs a little. I’m happy to bag my own groceries.
@@Lisa-dh5nw yes, both Aldi and Lidl pay liveable wage, while their competitors pay minimum wage or even put their staff on zero hours contracts, at least in Ireland
@@swiinka I'm in Ireland too, and always shop at Lidl. Happy to hear they get a good wage. Couldn't imagine scanning everyone's sh*t and not getting paid well.
What about Supervalu?
I love it! I actually like less choice per option. I don’t need 27 brands of pasta sauce. I just like the organic Aldi one. Easy!
Don't worry Coles and Woolies are quickly turning their stores into only having their brands..
@@Emmahb8 Yep. Screwing the suppiers and growers/producers.
Ditto. When I started shopping there I had to go to Woolies afterwards. Now mostly I can get all I need from there. Then when there was the earliest pandemic panic buying stock was either low or gone. So I'd have to try Woolies and Coles too because I couldn't get powdered milk...or toilet paper (no hoarding, just usual buy) They're still not back to normal. Still no powdered milk, and often no UHT either.
However I've found it's really good having fewer options, or sometimes no options.
i bought their ski pants and snow boots years ago.. been going to the snow every year since and they're still going good.. love aldi! 😊
It's pretty much spot on. And they haven't innovated for 50 years so if you go to an Aldi in Germany or England it's the same as Australia. They really need trolleys that let you scan the items as you put them into the trolley, then you could just pay at the checkout. Avoiding the need for a conveyor belt that has spilt milk or dirt from a plant that someone dropped on the conveyor belt.
I love Aldi, it's perfect for stress heads like me who get paralysis by analysis. You basically have only one or two options of everything, so you can do a huge weekly shop in under 20 minutes. Plus cheap. Aldi ftw.
This is a big part of the appeal. And the fact they are mostly small stand alone shops. So you can be in and out in no time. Great for people that dont' like wondering around shopping centres. It's interesting the Woolworths are now putting more stand alone shops in place.
But you should know what brands you like by now 🤷
I like how there's not that many aisles. I don't even need to think about what I want. I can just walk in and easily decide what I want to eat as I walk through. At Woolies I end up zigzagging through the whole store if I'm not sure what I want to eat before getting there. It ends up taking ages
But its the savings
I totally miss aldi.
As a wheelchair user Imagine my shock when I saw a wheelchair as a special buy! Thanks for being inclusive in the most random way Aldi. That's the only time special and wheelchairs should be used in the same sentence! I was nervous about Aldi since I can't pack my bags but usually everyone is lovely and the people behind don't mind a little wait. 👩🏻🦼♿
Inclusive? More like there are a bunch of people needing wheelchairs all of the sudden. Same thing at K-Mart.
I was walking through a supermarket car park about a week ago and I saw someone in a wheelchair but it had a brand name on it.
Something about that caught my eye, because I think they’re usually not clearly branded.
Anyhow, the brand was:
*Karma*
Who the hell wants a wheelchair where it’s suggesting that the reason you need a wheelchair is ‘cause you did something bad?
@@sean---the-other-one Yep its messed up right! Being disabled is hard but not the end of life. My brother saw it years ago when we were out and was like that's cold! I know people have messed up ideas of disability but that's just mean. Proves my point that most things related to disability aren't done with us. My gym is called steps! I mean rub my nose it why don't you! 😭🤪👩🏻🦼
@@amyt3949
I looked it up and it’s a well established Chinese wheelchair company. Maybe it’s a cultural thing?
I don’t know, but if I was needing a wheelchair I’d be avoiding them at all costs.
@@sean---the-other-one yes indeed that's probably why none of my wheelie friends or I have one! It's funny in a horribly twisted way.
Hopefully it's lost in translation and means something else in China...
Ours had toilets for sale recently... It always amuses me the random stuff they have.
But was there toilet paper supplied with the toilets? :P
Or do you wait till another Aldi special buys day
Oh my god - my mum actually saw that toilet in the catalogue and asked me if I thought she needed a new toilet.. LOL. Incidentally and speaking of catalogues, my mum always gets one for herself and two extra copies for whatever random siblings of mine pop by during that week 😆
I bought the toilet and had it installed as one of ours was broken, it really was good value considering the installation was included.
I was one of their retail assistants for a short period of time when I needed a fill in to top up cash after covid lockdown (I'm self employed before and since).
At the checkout they expect us to have a 900 per hour scan rate so my favourite people were those that just shoved it straight into the trolley. Personally when I shop, I just shove it in the trolley, then pack it into bags when I get back to the car. The special buys are a mixed lot - some of them are genuine bargains, others you can probably find the same product elsewhere cheaper. However, they have an excellent return policy - the absolute best for both exchange or cash back, and they all come with at least 1 year warranty, but some up to five.
I don't like the cereals or chips, so don't get them. But the dairy - organic milk. And the ground coffee and the vegies and some of the frozen desserts, chocolate and biscuits, are all great. Pasta and sauces too.
Now I get it😅 when we go to aldi we do a rather big shop and there's this one cashier who literally throws my shopping at me
Everything else is true, but 12.95 savings? Cmon, they’re like close to half the price of Coles & Woolies, my average weekly shop for 2 adults and 2 kids is around $110-$130 at Aldi, same cart at woolies I was paying closer to $230-$250. But you’re right about the specials lol
tried it once, hundred dollars less, sweet! went to coles on the way home for the stuff they didn't have, came to like 95 bucks so yeah if you buy less then it costs less...
I once did a comparison between what I buy in ALDI versus Woolies and yes I saw I save at least $100-150 per week. And I like how they keep extending their range especially in organic and gluten free. I’ve been shopping there for years. Also last year it was so refreshing to have silence over the airways versus covid propaganda messages constantly played to warn us to socially distance etc which Coles and Woolworths did.🙄
Hahahaha omg hahahaha Aldisters don't have a sense of humour, unless it's on special!
@@triarb5790 hardly call myself an “aldister”. I shop at woollies just because it’s closer and food budget isn’t a big issue for me (and I suspect jimmy). As I said, I agree 100% about the rubbish specials, but the actual savings from a standard shop are a very down played by this video.
If you are a family on a low income, it’s seriously getting to the point where you’d be crazy to do your weekly shop anywhere else.
Don't know what you've been buying, but it's not any cheaper. If you buy homme brands anywhere it makes you think it's cheaper. Plus you have to go back to other shops to buy what they don't have. FYI I can do a weeks shop at woolworths for $30
Haha this is so true. I've been going to Aldi all my life and everything he's said is completely true 😂 But honestly I love Aldi
Wait, Aldi only got to Australia in 2001 or 2...
@@tophercIaus you're old 😂 but yeah I remember when ALDI first opened and it was a different experience. Clifford Gardens in Toowoomba. It was near where a Franklin's Big Fresh was and there were some similarities in the amount of "frills" offered.
@@lztx in south australia aldi only came in 2016... I had been in NSW to aldi before that though
Agree 100% with you. :)
I dunno, I go to Aldi for my grains and specialty dairy items (goat cheese, anyone?) because those are less than half the price of my local HEB. They also have a lot of things you just can't get in the US unless you get to do your grocery shopping on a military base, so that part's really nice....
But yes, the random household goods items are definitely a source of entertainment for me... "like, I know I just came in for the $1 half gallon of walnut milk and to stock up for charcuterie night, but oh my gosh they have workout gear and new cookware sets!!!! I absolutely positively need both!!" -said no sane person ever
Love the slightly unstable characters! Lol
Managed to grab myself an air fryer from an Aldi special buy. Was the last one left in the shop, too. Box was a bit scuffed up, but it was well packaged with foam on the inside so the air fryer was fine, no damage. Absolutely one of the best things I've bought! I made pork belly in it the last night. Crackling was to die for, so crispy! Also cooks up some pretty bloody decent chicken
Aldi kicks ass for everyday items, save a shit ton. And that Moser dark chocolate is manufactured to have more antioxidants than Lindt 70% variety I believe 👍
Yesss!! The chocolate is great, way less sweet, round half the price of Cadbury
Yep the Mosser Roth is the shizzle.
I shop at Aldi instead of going to the gym . It’s a great cardio work out .... pack the trolley unpack the trolley pack the trolley and unpack the trolley . Excellent for the back too and biceps 💪
As a German I've never seen it that way😂😂 I was wondering about the bench in Aldi after the cashiers cause we do not have them back home. Only plain windows, no bench. Haha you are the best😂😂
My first boyfriend’s family was like this. They had all the slightly different Aldi stuff for crisps and cereal and pasta etc but they popped by the Asda for other stuff anyway. Spent twice the time shopping, saved a little bit.
I once bought a can of condensed milk form Aldi, when I opened it, it was this gross brown colour and I thought it was off. Well, turns out it was chocolate condensed milk and OMG it was so freaking delicious, kind of a fudge texture, soooo good! I ate it without actually using it to cook with. I thought of all the yummy desserts I could make with it, I was so ready to get my bake on! I’ve never seen again from that day to this. I’m beginning to wonder if I just dreamed it.
😂😂😂
See that's the problem
I just go and grab a Coles trolley to do my Aldi shopping.
Looked like the conversation between my mum and I. She loves them. The times I have been there, made me realise it is great for people that have time. Kudos to them, but I prefer convenience and my time.
This was so funny! My parents totally shop at aldi for all the reasons mentioned here and the special buys part was honestly da best🤣
Here's the thing: Everything is true. But - at least in Germany - it is also true for every other supermarket. We never had people packing our stuff or something like that. At least I cannot remember ever having witnessed that. And of course you have to take your shopping cart back to a designated area. Otherwise they would be standing around all over the parking lot. That's utter madness. We like our cars scratch-free thankyouverymuch.
Also: The biggest supermarkets we have are about 10x bigger than a normal Aldi. And they diverge mainly in variety, epecially when it comes to specialized foods for lactose or gluten intolerant customers. You get way more different kind of products than different brands offering the same product. Germans in general aren't as brand-focused as say Americans.
And Aldi really did change they landscape of supermarkets in Germany: Almost all kinds of shops have inexpensive store brands next to established brands these days. So even if you go to a higher class store, you're able to buy their cheap store brands that are on a comparable price level as Aldi where you don't care as much (e.g. butter or oat flakes) but get better vegetables and meat and certain brands where you do care (let's say jam or joghurt). It's actually a pretty neat system.
Do they have decent quark? I’m not interested in low fat flavoured quark. I’ve been waiting for my Aldi to have it but the best I’ve seen is packets of dried spätzle and only when they do an Oktoberfest thing.
@@jenniferschmitzer299 That depends on what you consider "decent" quark. We do have a somewhat decent range of dairy products in all supermarkets. Quarks are typically categorized into "Creamy" (should be 40% fat if I'm not mistaken), "half-fat" (20% fat) and "skimmed/de-creamed" quark with 0.1% fat. The last one basically consists of proteins and water.
In most supermarkets you can buy all 3 types although some only sell the 2 lower fat options.
Do you mind explaining quark to a non-European?
We go to American Aldi like every Saturday and it’s so funny. The customers stand around in the aisles like no other grocery store I’ve ever been to and this is spot on. Whatever you want they don’t have it so you adapt…FOR THE SAVINGS!! Lol
100% this! I've never got the whole Aldi thing. Too much pressure to pack my bags before the next customer hahaha
Jimmy ! Brilliant.!!! You're a very clever /funny fella!!! Thanks for giving me a larf!
Haha Aldi is really weird. In Germany it’s more of a regular super market and the quality is often actually surprisingly good. There is the Aldi equator - Aldi North and Aldi South, which are entirely separated because it was two brothers owning them. When I was in Australia for studying I was so surprised to see Aldi and thought they might have some of the same stuff they do in Germany, but no. I actually never went to Aldi because the things they had tasted very bad in comparison to what I knew from Europe.
I've never ben to an Aldi in Australia (because there aren't any in the state I live in) but when I lived in the UK my partner usually took me there to shop, lots of the things Jimmy talks about weren't like that there. My mother-in-law used to take me to Lidl which was so similar to Aldi but the products were better, in my opinion, (less preservatives and such), then she'd have to take us to Morrison's or Asda to get everything you couldn't get in Lidl. But I really liked Lidl and Aldi. My grandma was a supermarket-obsessive and raved about Aldi. She used to buy tins of baked beans from there to give away to anybody she knew as a promotion. I'd love to go to an Aldi in Germany - I'm showing my age and sounding like my grandma now 😲😊
meh... aldi in germany is still not that good. some of the products are actually the same product that you'd buy in any other supermarkets (even from the same factory) but with a different name, but for me its not worth the inconvenience of every other product being slightly worse
and that’s how I ended up with a sous vide!
it's been years and this still stands as my favourite Jimmy Rees video
Aldi is a German supermarket, 1€ in the trolley, packing your own backs and alcohol in supermarkets are common here🛒
But many people love the special buy here as well.
Love the video.
Bought a 25m garden hose , with metal fittings, from Aldi.
Cost -$19.99.
That was 15 years ago,,,,,its still going strong.
In Belgium (and probably most European countries) there is never someone else to put your cart back or bag your groceries. I find to be cheap and definitely not bad quality. When it comes to temporary products, they come back every year at the same time. I can't find everything at Aldi but neither do I find my favorite Aldi products at other stores. I just go to different stores. This week it was Aldi.
I literally got an Aldi ad at the start lmfao
😂😂😂😂
The video is an Aldi ad ^^
The snow gear is excellent quality - as are most of the special buys. A few years ago I was able to completely outfit my granddaughter for her school trip at a fraction of what it would cost elsewhere. Yes, I know this is a comic relief video - but, lets be honest ... Aldi rocks!!
I saw an article a few years ago that showed the long term trend of groceries in Australia and the change in the market when Aldi came in.
It was something along the lines of groceries now being 30% cheaper than they would otherwise have been just because of their influence.
When Dick Smith closed down his Australian made food lines, he said it was because of Aldi.
@@simon_patterson when Aldi opened in Australia Dick Smith tried to get them to stock his products. When they knocked him back he went straight to the media to talk about how bad they are, ruining aussie businesses. He is two-faced. I worked there at the time and everyone knew about it.
@@theadventuresofzoomandbettie that's very interesting. It did seem weird when I heard Dick Smith say it, and it felt like there was much more to the story. Thanks for sharing that.
@@simon_patterson Yeah, it was so silly because % wise, aldi stocks more aussie made products than any other supermarket, and at the time 100% of the profits stayed in the country, aimed at increasing market share, opening new stores, employing more people. And we were MUCH better paid than other supermarkets. In fact, after years switching to construction and now in management, I've only just started making the same money I made working at aldi 12-14 years ago. We worked bloody hard for that money, but it was worth it. He just tried to play fear politics towards an international company, the same way we often see government now. It makes me sad that he is held up as a beacon of the aussie battler because out of the spotlight he is anything but.
Yes Aldi has helped to drive prices down at other supermarkets - that’s what good competition does.
Jimmy you’ve done it again, spot on! Personally not impressed with the place but husband loves it. He will come home with a dozen of this or that because great price, will take up space in the cupboard for a while before it goes in the bin. He saved soooo much money!!
As a povvo person, I always stop at Aldi before I go anywhere (I shop at the local Westfield, where they have an Aldi, Woolies _&_ Coles) + get everything I can there, only going on to one of the others if there's something I couldn't get, & on my big grocery shops, it seems to save me about $20 on average.
That $20 is a lot, for us, so it's 100% worth the fiddlearsing it can sometimes involve.
Bless 'em.
So accurate, yet I love Aldi! 🥰
Love your work Mr Giggle. Brilliant.
That's exactly what I do.. I stop to Coles on my way home lol
They bag packing and big bench used to be common place in markets everywhere. Even at huge stores like Hy-Vee (common in the Midwest, USA) like less than 30 years ago
Speaking as someone who lived in the UK for years (and travelled Europe) packing your own groceries and putting your own trolley back is standard practice.
We all get asked "do you want a bag" now anyway 🤷♀️
We go to Aldi in UK all the time, to be fair the quality it pretty good. And we got the bag packing down to and art 😁👍
I must admit Aldi's had changed a lot over the 15 years that I've been shopping at it.
But the ski Jackets are actually pretty good value, my son has lived in ALDI ski wear every winter since a baby.
Just bought a house. Nearest Aldi store is 800 meters away. High Five.
Congrats.
The fridge comment is a perfect indication of why we so often have houses full of stuff we don’t actually need.
*THE SAVINGS.*
So true. You don't have time to pack unless you only got a couple of things.You gotta throw that stuff in the trolley at the checkout or the people waiting get pissed.
The frozen chips they have at aldi cost about the same as the home brand frozen chips in Woolies but they taste so much better!
All I ever heard was how amazing Aldi was..
So bit the bullet & went one day.
Wow. To say it was a disappointment is the understatement of the century.
Never been back 😂
So true on both counts.... The promo from a friend or neighbour and the reaction to the info. I take a wide berth around Aldi now as I have left my stuff on the side so often without waiting 3 hrs to go through the checkout. Then find a bag. Then pack it. And a trolley. Then run!!! And NOooo I don't want a catalogue!!!!!!!
Interesting to see how the usual standard shopping chain of the lower to middle class of your european nation seems to be of value to the cultural aficionado (hipster) in another country.
There's actually 5 counters to checkout on(you get asked to front of que if you have a few items by cashier on customer is awesome),Special sale days are Wednesdays, Saturdays and thankfully no alcohol sales at my local Aldi in Warwick Queensland.
Aldi do have trolley wranglers (at least at the store I frequent). At others, you just return it like a civilised human being. 😂
I think the ones in shopping centres need them, the standalone stores only have one corral
The way he perfectly described Aldi, brilliant
I got a grocery delivery from Woolworths the other day and when I brought it inside I realised I not only had my order, but someone else’s too… someone who’d ordered 6 bottles of home-brand mineral water and a large jar of specifically Polish sauerkraut. I tried to return it but Woolies said it was their mistake so I could keep it. I feel so sorry for whoever wanted to binge on cheap mineral water and Polish sauerkraut. They should’ve just gone to Aldi.
Sounds like my mother. I just nod my head and go back to coles ☺️
Jimmy I think you need an honorary degree in retail psychology 👍😂
I hate shopping at both Aldi & Ikea!! Neither have the staple items that I regularly use and both are annoying to find anything in!
I once bought a violin from Aldi
Nah... ALDI kicks arse. I agree that I wouldn't buy everything there but I'd say we do about 60-70% of our shopping from ALDI and save at least 15-20% compared to Woolies or Coles. Add that up over a year and it's about $1500-$2000.
There's often crap stuff in the middle but there's some great quality stuff too.
The Honeywell products I've bought in the past are awesome and there's often some pretty reputable brands on special.
I've seen beers like Asahi 10 packs for like $20 there too which is bloody awesome.
You can gauge which special buys are out at what time of year. Snow gear is usually just after mother's day. Mothers day stocks sewing supplies.
Jimmy, you are hilarious. Love your work. And you’re spot on about so so much. ITs all in the name of humour and I can’t believe a skit about Aldi is what has motivated me to comment. 🤣 BUT I have to say Aldi costs HALF of what the other stores cost. AND the quality is second to none, especially the special buys like ski gear etc. And they are stocking more and more of the name brands we grew up on and love.
Snorkel and flippers 😂 My dad got a set for each of us from Aldi’s
This is 100% accurate
Some of the food at Aldi is really good actually. Like their Indulge icecream (cookies and cream flavor is amazing - huge cookie chunks!), and their battered fish! Yum! Also those Joystixx soft chewy fruit candy stick thingies are delicious.
This is wild?? Is Aldi not just normal? Who doesnt shop at Aldi? Australia is so weird...
And what the hell are Rice Bubbles??
In England they're called Rice Krispies.
I like most of their stuff more than the regular shop brands, especially their cheese.
Omg it's all so accurate! And yet I adore Aldi!
In the US you only need a quarter for the carts. They have actually improved their stores and there is more fresh vegetables and fruits. Still it’s a store I would only use occasionally, not weekly to save on certain items or try something new. I think it’s a good option to have though if you don’t buy random stuff.
I once bought a unicycle from Aldi. It only cost $69
ALDI ski gear is the absolute best and no one can change my mind
SO on point!!! Hilarious 😆
I’d love to see you describe Costco 🤣
I live in Rhode Island, USA and this is me. I never understood the thing with Aldi. We don't sell alcohol in supermarkets or gas stations in Rhode Island.
Thanks Jimmy. You tell it like it really is but in a very funny way.We really need that these days 🤣
Just so you know, if you come to Spain you're gonna have to pack your own bags in every single super market you go to😆
3:02 lmao haha that reaction!
Someone actually did a comparison of Aldi and Coles/Woolies and it was like $5 cheaper per shop AND Aldi didn’t have all the stuff in each shop anyway. But with the big name supermarkets you can order online and drive up and have them fill your car with groceries which is definitely worth the minuscule amount you save by going to Aldi. Time is money and you’d have to earn like $3 an hour to make it worth your time.
Must of had a weird shopping list then. Also saved us over $100 per week when we switched over.
@@Gnrnrvids www.choice.com.au/shopping/everyday-shopping/supermarkets/articles/cheapest-groceries-australia
Let’s face it, he’s right, Aldi really is weird. You go there to grab 3 or 4 regular things that they do really well and cheaply (baby wipes, coconut oil, dunny roll 🧻) and then a special buy, and then you’re outa there
This is freaking hilarious!! So true.
In Germany you have the checkout bag-packing panic in all the supermarkets. :D :D It's so stressful
When I was young I used to love Aldi but then I didn’t go for about 5 years and when I went back I hated it, the food was terrible and also you can find better deals at other shops
You had Aldi 5 years ago?
Yours sincerely,
A. South-Australian
@@IntenseVLT 20 yrs in the uk
I shop at Aldi good when your on tight budget I can get weeks worth groceries 1/2 the cost of Woolworths or coles and all I got to do is pack my own bags. 😁😁😁😁😁😁
I remember once I got salted caramel els from Aldi but they just had caramels and they had way to much salt on top that turned me off Aldi. Aldi is really something that you love or hate
Yeah I went about a month after it first opened in Australia ... bought a can of tuna and the flavour was what I imagine ferret to taste like. Never been back.
Aldi ski gear is surprisingly good. The only downfall is that the socks shrink... they are really good tho
Honestly people, Aldi (Lidl Sweden) is just this generations Jack the Slasher which was an Awesome store. I remember bulk buying with mum after we broke up from school for holiday, four full trollies of non-perishables plus few bags UHT milk/sunflower powdered Milk. Bagfulls of icey-poles to be frozen and lollies. 🙂 We'd time the drive home that mum could pick up fresh vege&dairy in town before last 110kms. Get home dusk unpack all before tea & bed. Three kids, suitcases, basically a grocers shop and 7-8hr drive from school to farm. 🙂 That happened 6 times a year. My mum's a Legend 👏
Every time I watch this I love Aldi even more 😂.
The Only Time I've been to Aldi was earlier this year because they were the only Place in the Shopping Centre with Toilet Paper...
They have a neat trick at my local Aldi Store. There will be a long queue of customers at the only register open, then when an old man appears, they will suddenly open another register, serve him ahead of everyone else, then close it again.
You forgot, never make much noise in Aldi, it’s always really quiet there for some reason there’s no music or anything
We do most of our shopping at Aldi, carrots are only like 1.20/kg vs woolies or coles sre around $2?... Kale is always fresh and crunchy... My local woolies is often soft and limp, mince is great value too
These are all the reasons I don't go to ALDI 😂
Indeed!
damn, it's so true, which makes me question my shopping allegiance
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Nevermind, Aldi+1
I bought a sunhat for 5.99. I haven't worn it yet but it is ready to go when I need one. Lol.
I do 80% of my weekly shopping at Aldi's and i can confirm i save 40% of my grocery shopping every week.