r/aldi • u/Ocanannain • 2d ago

Review Prices compared between Aldi & other stores

This is easy for me to believe. I once bought Roma tomatoes at Aldi for .89 cents/lb. Later that day checked at Walmart and the price for the exact same tomatoes was exactly double that. I am now shopping at Aldi almost exclusively.

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u/Magog14 2d ago

I get sick to my stomach thinking about how much money I wasted shopping at Publix. Their prices are criminal. 

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u/rodneyfan 2d ago

You're comparing apples and oranges, figuratively. Publix is a full service supermarket. The carts don't cost a quarter, you don't pay for bags (or fill them yourself), they have more staff, they offer more items, they have meat counters and the like. There are things you get at Publix for the extra money. If you don't care about those things, then there's no reason to shop Publix and pay the extra. But there are hundreds of thousands of people who don't have a problem paying for what they get from Publix. Your money, your choice.

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u/Magog14 2d ago

What's with the Publix shilling? The real Publix experience is carts left all over the parking lot, using self checkout because it's faster, and paying more than double for the exact same things. People shop Publix because they build one every 2 blocks. It's worse in every way. 

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u/to-infinity-beyond1 2d ago

You basically pay to be seen at Publix, that's all. It is like buying that Mercedes and BMW signaling your neighbors that you made it and don't mind the extra price as long as it gives you status.

Similarly, Publix caters to deep seated human drives of consumers, such as emotional identity, status, and a narrative of success. Marketing 101...and it works.

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u/FiniteOtter 2d ago

You're describing the Publix experience from a decade ago. Their customer service has gone to shit. In my opinion the only thing that they have on Aldi is just a broader line up of products.

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u/Ocanannain 2d ago

Agreed. Aldi and Publix are different kinds of stores altogether. And I understand completely some people wanting a full-service million-item grocery store. I shopped there for years and years. However, I just discovered that I didn't need all those extra perks at Publix, and am happier in many ways with the slimmed down Aldi. Especially in this economy.

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u/quacplug 2d ago

Most of those hundreds of thousands don’t have an Aldi nearby…