Aldi Investigation

Frazz Full Member Posts: 19,804	Aldi Investigation Nov 4, 2015 22:14:12 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Frazz on Nov 4, 2015 22:14:12 GMT I wonder what Dispatches C4 Monday 8pm has to inform us of?

Berry McPaper-cuts Full Member Posts: 26,615 Mood: FP Swim	Aldi Investigation Nov 4, 2015 22:44:14 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Berry McPaper-cuts on Nov 4, 2015 22:44:14 GMT It won't be good- little children working 18/24 per day for slave wages. Poor health and safety. Something to do them down.
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Liv Full Member TRAVIS FIMMEL- Australian Actor and Former Model Posts: 14,426	Aldi Investigation Nov 10, 2015 13:09:14 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Liv on Nov 10, 2015 13:09:14 GMT I watched this last night. Yes, there were breaches in Health & Safety & out of date foods on the shelves, issues with the speed of getting people through checkouts, but nothing ground breaking. Everyday life in any supermarket I would say.

Berry McPaper-cuts Full Member Posts: 26,615 Mood: FP Swim	Aldi Investigation Nov 10, 2015 13:10:12 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Berry McPaper-cuts on Nov 10, 2015 13:10:12 GMT An attempt to besmirch them.
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Aldi Investigation Nov 10, 2015 13:16:25 GMT Berry McPaper-cuts and Nellie like this

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Post by Liv on Nov 10, 2015 13:16:25 GMT

Could be Berry McPaper-cuts. I'm not saying that some of the issues they highlighted were not important, but there was nothing I haven't seen before. At least they weren't disguising iffy lamb joints with a coating of mint which one top supermarket was filmed doing.

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Aldi Investigation Nov 10, 2015 18:34:02 GMT

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Post by Frazz on Nov 10, 2015 18:34:02 GMT

Yes, I agree.

The problems seem to be down to lack of staff, as it is with my local Lidl. Then minimum staff are how they keep prices low?
I think both have been caught out by sudden popularity, but they do need to have a rethink on how they operate. The long queues in Lidl are due to the same reason of staff being made to multi-task, basket and trolley management is virtually non-existent so it's frustrating when entering the place.

The "Best Before" coding was interesting, something I use common sense over but it would put a lot of people off buying.

Berry McPaper-cuts Full Member Posts: 26,615 Mood: FP Swim	Aldi Investigation Nov 10, 2015 19:11:26 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Berry McPaper-cuts on Nov 10, 2015 19:11:26 GMT All the trolleys are chained up at my Aldi and I have never ever ever seen an abandoned trolley. They are pretty good at getting staff away from shelf filling to the checkouts when things get busy at the tills.
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Aldi Investigation Nov 10, 2015 19:16:36 GMT Frazz likes this

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Post by Yorko on Nov 10, 2015 19:16:36 GMT

Having worked for one of the German retailers i would say that unless they have drastically changed their working practices their rapid growth will be the end of them

Changes will of course make them pretty much the same as all the others so the prices will have to go up if they want to keep up.

Victims of their own success really

Berry McPaper-cuts Full Member Posts: 26,615 Mood: FP Swim	Aldi Investigation Nov 10, 2015 20:19:09 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Berry McPaper-cuts on Nov 10, 2015 20:19:09 GMT I'll keep getting bargains whilst I can then.
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