Aldi madness

[Pat "5mph"]

Ach, I'm going tomorrow, maybe.
There's always plenty left reduced in a few weeks, not many cyclists in my area.

 

[RussellZero]

i was at washington 1,30ish only smal &medium in shirts &jackets,loads of ppl pushing &shoving eachother ect,bein 6f4 & having long arms had no probs getting some new gloves.

Is this a test? I got through it, just wondering what the prize was :-)

 

[Chris Norton]

No shorts, arm warmers, leg warmers, fold up jacket, underwear. Was pretty bare and I was there at opening time at Boston. Maybe get a delivery in the week. Going back tomorrow cos there's the bow saw set at 8 quid that looks promising.

 

[Hover Fly]

Tip from an Aldi manager I know, they put the specials out the night before, starting 20-15 minutes before closing time, no-one is paid enough to smack your hands and say "Not 'til tomorrow."

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

My local branch frequently have the specials out a day before, and not just near the end of the day - I have been in on a Saturday morning/lunchtime and the "Sunday Specials" have been on display.

 

[Crankarm]

Buy cheap buy twice in my experience. I wouldn't be seen dead buying cheap Aldi cycling gear. Certainly wouldn't fight over it! Do they stock Sidi shoes, Assos or Rapha?

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I wouldn't been seen dead buying cheap Aldi cycling gear.

I'm gonna hire an assassin and get him to dress you head to toe in Aldi kit. Just for a laugh. OK, you wouldn't have bought it but, still, it would be worth it

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

People never seem to stop amazing me.

I know, I mean, SHOPPING AT ALDI??!!

 

[Pat "5mph"]

I know, I mean, SHOPPING AT ALDI??!!

German chocolate?
None of this milked down Cadburry's stuff

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

It is quite a posh looking Aldi.

'Aldi' and 'Posh' in the same sentence?? Have we just witnessed a world first??

Is there a bloke in a top hat stood on the door?

As has already been said, that'll be @Marmion

Ach, I'm going tomorrow, maybe.
There's always plenty left reduced in a few weeks, not many cyclists in my area.

The Alexandria (The Vale Of Leven) store usually has a modest amount left over, although its usually tops, gloves, overshoes (I know 'this friend' who has been in it before you see ).

That said, it isn't a big store, so they have probably sold hee haw anyway.

If anyone is still looking for things then I suppose I could go take a look.

German chocolate?
None of this milked down Cadburry's stuff

True, but it still isn't somewhere I'd instinctively go in to.

 

[Tyke]

Buy cheap buy twice in my experience. I wouldn't be seen dead buying cheap Aldi cycling gear. Certainly wouldn't fight over it! Do they stock Sidi shoes, Assos or Rapha?

I wouldn't fight over it but many of us don`t need or can`t afford Sidi shoes, Assos or Rapha so Aldi cycling gear does have a part to play,

I started shopping at Aldi many years ago when everyone said they only sold crap and they did not want it, you could go in and see a hand full of customers. Then you had the people shop there but put things in Tesco/ASDA bags so they could say they don`t shop there. Now when I go in I see all the checkouts have long ques but still nobody likes to admit to shopping there.

They must do something right the top supermarkets have openly accepted them and started to discount but not enough to save me having to que in Aldi/Lidle the only difference is now sensible people don`t mind being seen with the bags.

 

[Pikey]

Lots of these people are NOT cyclists but EBay sellers.

Buy the gear from Aldi, then sell at a profit.

This is the problem.
Most of the shoppers at our local one were just grabbing handfuls of gear and loading the trolley full, irrespective of size, gender etc...

One woman started pulling boxes off of a pallet at the back and tearing them open before the staff had chance to get to them.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

This is the problem.
Most of the shoppers at our local one were just grabbing handfuls of gear and loading the trolley full, irrespective of size, gender etc...

One woman started pulling boxes off of a pallet at the back and tearing them open before the staff had chance to get to them.

My my, how the other half live!

 

[fossyant]

Plenty of Aldi tops in my Winter Commute kit. Worth the money.

 

[Pikey]

My my, how the other half live!

It's just a bit sad really tho, people which will use the aldi kit and might not be able to afford much else were missing out as people were blatantly filling their boots so as to sell it on for a profit on eBay.

I did feel for the poor aldi girl who got shoved out of the way by the afore mentioned woman who couldn't wait to get to the pallet.