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I was reading an article about companies that are not American owned and Trader Joe's info was surprising.

Some of you may already know this, but I certainly did not.  As the saying goes, learn something new everyday.!

 

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Aldi came and conquered.  I won't be surprised if Aldi will own Pulix and Wegmans in a few years.

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@Pezzie Thanks for that info because I also had no idea.  Now that I know, lots of the differences between the 2 chains makes a whole lot more sense to me.  The main difference that I note is that Aldi here dumps everything you buy right back into the cart - pack your own, but get out of the way!

Trader Joes's, on the other hand, is efficiently set up to quickly pack a full order into sturdy paper bags.  Also, no matter how busy the store is, the staff is helpful.

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@millieshops   I have never shopped at Aldi's as we don't have one close by.  Trader Joe's is where I end up if I am not shopping at my local Fry's, and  I find them  very helpful and their staff is great. 

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@songbird wrote:

Aldi came and conquered.  I won't be surprised if Aldi will own Pulix and Wegmans in a few years.


@songbird   ALDi has operated stores in the US since the 1970s

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I have Trader Joe's and later Aldi's opened in the same strip mall...Why both a quick walk away from each other...competition?

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I love Trader Joe's.

 

All nice employees and customers, too.

 

I don't have to avoid the laundry detergent section.  No strong-strong chemical odors in that aisle. 

 

They also have a beauty section (lotions, etc.) which I sometimes try 'this and that'. No complaints.

 

Anyway, I'm so happy to have a Trader Joe's nearby.  

 

Prices are good, no coupons needed.  No weekly ads to keep track, etc.

 

 

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@songbird wrote:

Aldi came and conquered.  I won't be surprised if Aldi will own Pulix and Wegmans in a few years.


I don't know anything about Publix, but I highly doubt Aldi will own Wegmans in the future.  They are two totally different types of grocery chains in many ways.  

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Interesting, I did not know this,

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Our Aldi and Trader Joe's are close to each other. I shop at both.

 

Aldi really took off when they modernized, accepted credit cards and stocked organic food.

 

I read that the brothers weren't close and one sued the other.

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