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greggerypeccary Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 137554 Gender:	Re: Woolworths getting nasty with Aldi Reply #60 - Dec 11^th, 2013 at 10:03am Gnads wrote on Dec 11^th, 2013 at 10:03am: *F@K WOOLWORTHS!** And Coles. Don't forget Coles.
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athos Gold Member Offline Re-educate barbarians Posts: 6401 Hong Kong Gender:	Re: Woolworths getting nasty with Aldi Reply #61 - Dec 11^th, 2013 at 10:32am Quote: Thank you Aldi for the good fair prices. Please open more Aldi supermarkets. THANK YOU ALDI FOR TREATING PEOPLE WITH RESPECT. LONG LIVE ALDI. PISS OFF WOOLWORTHS AND COLES.
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Reply #62 - Dec 11^th, 2013 at 10:45am

greggerypeccary wrote on Dec 11^th, 2013 at 10:03am:

Gnads wrote on Dec 11^th, 2013 at 10:03am:

F*@K WOOLWORTHS!

And Coles. Don't forget Coles.

200 GRAMS OF SMOKED WILD SALMON FROM PRISTINE SEA WATERS OF SCANDINAVIA COSTS IN ALDI
$6.99
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200 GRAMS OF SMOKED SALMON, ARTIFICIALLY GROWN, FULL OF ANTIBIOTICS AND HORMONES COSTS
$10.00
IN WOOLWORTHS AND COLES.

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Reply #63 - Dec 11^th, 2013 at 11:21am

cods wrote on Dec 11^th, 2013 at 8:12am:

aquascoot wrote on Dec 11^th, 2013 at 7:16am:

no, i wont shop at woolworths. i know 2 dairy farmers who have suicided over impending bankruptcy. they are an evil corporation.
my daughter managed an ALDI for 12 months. awesome company, extra good to their staff. she was on $26 an hour compared to $18 at woolies.
i will not set foot in a woolies or coles again. i will not buy fuel off them, play their pokies or drink their alcohol.
i urge all australians to think hard about $2 milk. bad karma

well we cant all do that but dont forget Aldi is still an overseas company??.. so what do Australians really want??.. we talk on the one hand buy aussie made...and then we have someone saying dont support aussie business

Well, it's not like Asian market, where they buy, employ and benefit purely Asians.
Aldi is not biased, and they employ aussies, and they buy from Aussies.
And woollies aren't exactly playing the game in anyone's benefit, just profit making, monopolizing.
I still buy from Woollies, but it seems as though they try to rid of all the good products I used to buy, lately the fill the shelves with the worst at the most ridiculous cost. For example "Ansell" gloves Silk Touch isn't available anymore, and the available stock is just not that great, so what's the point buying from Woollies? May as well buy the same crap, only cheaper, elsewhere... Undecided

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Reply #64 - Dec 11^th, 2013 at 12:41pm

bogarde73 wrote on Dec 11^th, 2013 at 9:23am:

Regardless of the likelihood of success, as someone has mentioned, I can see Woolworths pressuring one or two of its suppliers to launch cases against Aldi on the basis of similarity of packaging.
For instance, Sanatorium"s Weetbix looks almost the same as Aldi's Wheat Biscuits.
Of course, Woollies won't fund the cases or in any way get involved. It will all be a nod & a wink and an understanding that shelf space might be difficult to find if they don't play along.
These people are ruthless.

steve jobs should sue woolies for stealing his logo

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Reply #65 - Dec 11^th, 2013 at 2:58pm

Torpedo wrote on Dec 11^th, 2013 at 11:21am:

cods wrote on Dec 11^th, 2013 at 8:12am:

aquascoot wrote on Dec 11^th, 2013 at 7:16am:

no, i wont shop at woolworths. i know 2 dairy farmers who have suicided over impending bankruptcy. they are an evil corporation.
my daughter managed an ALDI for 12 months. awesome company, extra good to their staff. she was on $26 an hour compared to $18 at woolies.
i will not set foot in a woolies or coles again. i will not buy fuel off them, play their pokies or drink their alcohol.
i urge all australians to think hard about $2 milk. bad karma

well we cant all do that but dont forget Aldi is still an overseas company??.. so what do Australians really want??.. we talk on the one hand buy aussie made...and then we have someone saying dont support aussie business

Well, it's not like Asian market, where they buy, employ and benefit purely Asians.
Aldi is not biased, and they employ aussies, and they buy from Aussies.
And woollies aren't exactly playing the game in anyone's benefit, just profit making, monopolizing.
I still buy from Woollies, but it seems as though they try to rid of all the good products I used to buy, lately the fill the shelves with the worst at the most ridiculous cost. For example "Ansell" gloves Silk Touch isn't available anymore, and the available stock is just not that great, so what's the point buying from Woollies? May as well buy the same crap, only cheaper, elsewhere... Undecided

Yes, I'd noticed the same thing.

But at this stage, WW is still better than Coles, who carry very few brand-name lines (at least in my town).

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Reply #66 - Dec 11^th, 2013 at 6:15pm

Aldi are going from strength to strength, their range is increasing, literally by the week.

I spoke with a cashier who said as long as you're not afraid of hard work, they are great to work for.

Incidentally Aldi pays its cashiers well, 35K to start with, not bad for a walk up start.

Their chocolates genuine German fare, exquisite and cheap.

Did my Christmas stuff today, ham, chocolates, chicken, all the fancy stuff. Full trolley, cost, $262.

Same one at Coles up the road try doubling it, Coles and Woolies are truly f....d

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Reply #67 - Dec 11^th, 2013 at 6:19pm

red baron wrote on Dec 11^th, 2013 at 6:15pm:

Aldi are going from strength to strength, their range is increasing literally by the week.

I spoke with a cashier who said as long as you're not afraid of hard work, they are great to work for.

Incidentally Aldi pays its cashiers well, 35K to start with, not bad for a walk up start.

And they're all allowed to sit down at the checkout.

Coles and Woolworths won't even allow pregnant or injured workers to sit down at the checkout.

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greggerypeccary Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 137554 Gender:	Re: Woolworths getting nasty with Aldi Reply #68 - Dec 11^th, 2013 at 6:25pm red baron wrote on Dec 11^th, 2013 at 6:15pm: Incidentally Aldi pays its cashiers well, 35K to start with, not bad for a walk up start. Actually, that's a little low. WW pays around $37,000 to start with. Coles pays even more.
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greggerypeccary Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 137554 Gender:	Re: Woolworths getting nasty with Aldi Reply #69 - Dec 11^th, 2013 at 6:33pm I just checked. Aldi pay around $45,000 to start. Well above Coles and WW. However, WW and Coles have allowances on top of the base rate. Aldi's rates are inclusive of all allowances.
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Reply #70 - Dec 11^th, 2013 at 7:08pm

No I don't work for Aldi's, just appreciative of some products that have worked that I took a punt on, when I actually wasn't sure at the time (me thinking of brand names being better like HP etc)...so that is why, I said thank you to Aldi's for that.
The most annoying thing about a touch screen computer, friends, family, come along, I show them something online, and they point to something on the screen, and touch the screen, then it all disappears and they wondered what happened...and I say..yep, just don't touch the screen, it's a touch screen.....and they give me this amazed look, and yep, believe it or not, from Aldi's...more amazed looks Grin

you see, I am up with the latest mod con there amidst my friends Grin

It was the first computer I had bought brand new, as up to that point in time, I always had 2nd hand ones, that always needed the computer tech to fix stuff up. So since buying this new one, not one cent spent on fixing or upgrading. Thank goodness!

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Reply #71 - Dec 11^th, 2013 at 7:13pm

Oh and not to exclude say, Woolworths, thanks to them, I bought their most amazing coffee machine for $69 that take them coffee pods, and I tell you, amidst all them other expensive machines, the coffee on this machine is amazing and well worth it! Now, Coles is next.....lately, they have included in their line, amidst all the roast chickens, roast beef...and it was delish! And then, IGA.....too many good things to say, but they have the best cordial we love, 90% fruit juice! Can't find it in other supermarkets, so that is why I said earlier, I shop at 3 or 4 different supermarkets over the course of a couple of weeks.

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Reply #72 - Dec 11^th, 2013 at 7:31pm

Sophia wrote on Dec 11^th, 2013 at 7:08pm:

No I don't work for Aldi's, just appreciative of some products that have worked that I took a punt on, when I actually wasn't sure at the time (me thinking of brand names being better like HP etc)...so that is why, I said thank you to Aldi's for that.
The most annoying thing about a touch screen computer, friends, family, come along, I show them something online, and they point to something on the screen, and touch the screen, then it all disappears and they wondered what happened...and I say..yep, just don't touch the screen, it's a touch screen.....and they give me this amazed look, and yep, believe it or not, from Aldi's...more amazed looks Grin

you see, I am up with the latest mod con there amidst my friends Grin

It was the first computer I had bought brand new, as up to that point in time, I always had 2nd hand ones, that always needed the computer tech to fix stuff up. So since buying this new one, not one cent spent on fixing or upgrading. Thank goodness!

Touch-screens on computers SUCK!

BIG-time.

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Reply #73 - Dec 11^th, 2013 at 7:52pm

red baron wrote on Dec 11^th, 2013 at 6:15pm:

Aldi are going from strength to strength, their range is increasing, literally by the week.

I spoke with a cashier who said as long as you're not afraid of hard work, they are great to work for.

Incidentally Aldi pays its cashiers well, 35K to start with, not bad for a walk up start.

Their chocolates genuine German fare, exquisite and cheap.

Did my Christmas stuff today, ham, chocolates, chicken, all the fancy stuff. Full trolley, cost, $262.

Same one at Coles up the road try doubling it, Coles and Woolies are truly f....d

100% agree.

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Reply #74 - Dec 11^th, 2013 at 8:17pm

aldi 24V battery drills are excellent...

I purchased one for work 4 years ago, then another one 2 years ago for another depot... I also purchased one for myself because the first one was working so well after the first two years...

out of the three of the they are all still working like rippa's... the batteries don't go flat from just sitting around like some of the big brand name ones do and they last a long time...

I think the brand is Taurus.. I think..

the newer ones even have LED lights on them if you are working in a dark corner or under a vehicle..

$40 each I think they were...

a few months back I purchased a five inch grinder for work ... it has adjustable speed and works a treat so far... it feels good and strong.. I think that was around $50 or something..

if they were to stuff up after 12 months then who cares... but they are all still going strong..

I also purchased a 45lt three way camping fridge... it also ran great but have sold it off now and got top dollar for it as there's nothing else around in that price range... about $230 I think it was...

but the quality is incredible...

wollies have the freshest fruit I have to admit... coles are ok and IGA are just terrible.. they ought to be ashamed of themselves for the garbage they put on display.. Angry

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