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  • [–] 24 points 1 year ago (18 children)

    It would be nice to just have a list of places that are good to shop at... You can only get so much from Costco

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    we have a store called winco that has a bulk section. they're pretty decent. it's regional. I also like HEB, but i don't live where they are.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (13 children)

    At least Aldi let's it's cashiers sit, which is something, but not sure anything beyond that

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (12 children)

    I'm pretty sure aldi and trader Joe's are the same company

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago* (10 children)

    Actually a fun fact there, they're both owned by different Aldis.

    [Aldi] was split into two separate groups in 1960 that later became Aldi Nord (initially Northern West Germany), headquartered in Essen, and Aldi Süd (initially Southern West Germany), headquartered in neighbouring Mülheim

    The brothers split the company in 1960, reportedly over a dispute about whether they should sell cigarettes. Karl believed they would attract shoplifters, while his brother, Theo, did not. This led to Theo running Aldi Nord and Karl running Aldi Süd.[22]

    in 1976, Aldi Süd opened its first store in the United States in Iowa,[a][29][30] and, in 1979, Aldi Nord acquired Trader Joe's.[19]

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldi

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago (9 children)

    How is Aldi owned by a different Aldi? To me that would only make sense if the comment in the thread above had specified which Aldi they were referring to.

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  • [+] 3 points 1 year ago (5 children)
  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    The broader context was worldwide as far as I can tell though.

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  • [+] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)
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    Aldi US stores are owned by Aldi Süd, which is different from the Aldi Nord that owns trader Joe's. You can see it in the logo that Aldi US stores use.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    When was the US specified? Did I miss something or is this just us defaultism?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    The commenter above was comparing working environments in Trader Joe's (a US only store), Costco (majority US), and "Aldi". The logical assumption is that this comparison is with Aldi US.

    It would be strange if the commenter was comparing working environments in specific store franchises across countries with completely different labor markets. Furthermore, why would they specifically compare Trader Joe's to German Aldi in North Germany?

    I am certain that the above commenter was comparing Trader Joe's to Aldi Süd and specifically their US subsidiary. These two brands are not the same company, despite Aldi's naming quirk.

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