(Steve Firth) wrote in news:1iisl1w.12lijd81jyqabwN%%
:

> Willem-Jan Markerink > wrote:
>
>> But like the similar German chain Lidl they often have surprisingly nice
>> items, like exotic food actions (which are not always a success, in
>> conservative regions, so you can buy them at a huge discount in the
>> end....)
>
> Yes, be careful though. Both stores have a suspicious history when it
> comes to "bargain" delicatessen products.
>
> http://www.oliveoilsource.com/script...o=item&p_id=51
>
> I', concerned about this particular example because I'm a farmer in
> Italy producing a few tonnes of olive oil per year. Both supermarkets
> sell "Italian" olive oil cheaper than the cost of production.

Shame they didn't do that with a cheaper variety of oil....olive oil is a
bit too decadent to use for diesel propulsion....)

> OTOH a few months ago I bought a number of air tools[1] from Aldi,
> because even if they are disposable chinese rubbish, they were cheap
> enough to use until broken then throw away/recycle.
>
> Spotblast gun
> Hammer chisel
> Drill
> Sander
> Nut driver
> Wash gun
> Stapler
> Nailer
> Helicoil framing nailer
>
> The girl on the checkpout looked bemused because all I had in the
> trolley was the "special offers".

Their calculations sure don't include customers who don't get sidetracked
one little bit....)



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Bye,

Willem-Jan Markerink

The desire to understand
is sometimes far less intelligent than
the inability to understand

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