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RE: Inspired by Awe... - 8/28/2008 6:36:08 PM
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Few of the stores here will pack bags for you automatically. Some will ask if you need any help and sometimes the scouts and such raise money for something so will bag pack. I prefer to do my own though.
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RE: Inspired by Awe... - 8/28/2008 7:11:35 PM
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RE: Inspired by Awe... - 8/28/2008 7:26:12 PM
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My mom gets paper bags still at the commisary on base.
I just hate it when my bread gets squished.
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RE: Inspired by Awe... - 8/28/2008 9:57:01 PM
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I've never been to a grocery store that expected the customer to bag the groceries.
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RE: Inspired by Awe... - 8/29/2008 6:04:48 AM
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There is a grocery store several miles from us that is more of a warehouse than a store and they have really deep discounted prices. You need to bag your own groceries there. They don't even have shelves. Items are brought in on pallets which sit on the floor.
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RE: Inspired by Awe... - 8/29/2008 8:01:05 AM
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I've never been to a grocery store that expected the customer to bag the groceries.
I've never been to one that didn't. The only time the markets around here will bag for you is if it's crazy busy.
Kath, do you pump your own gas? Or do you guys have full service lanes there? Here it's illegal to pump your own gas. You're not even supposed to get out of your car in the gas station.
ETA: What Denny said sounds like a chain called Aldi's. We have one of them but I've never been there. I'm very leary of non-brand name foods; they tend to be of poorer quality.
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RE: Inspired by Awe... - 8/29/2008 8:35:33 AM
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Bill - give aldi's a try. I know what you are saying about off brands, I will say that their brand of green beans beats Walmart - we did a side by side comparison this week. The canned fruit salad is good and the chocolate is WONDERFUL.
They have a nice selection of fresh veggies and meats and often have name brands as well. I don't like their bread but the kids & Poppa do. I think it is too dry, but then again, I make toast by letting it sit in the sun for a minute...
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RE: Inspired by Awe... - 8/29/2008 8:43:17 AM
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We like Aldi's. Some of their stuff is great, other things miss. I usually just try one can of something and see if we like it. Hubby likes their precooked sausages better than anybody elses. I like their cashews more than I like Planters. They have great frozen fruit and we love their frozen green beans.
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RE: Inspired by Awe... - 8/29/2008 9:06:08 AM
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Their bratwurst is very good on the grill...
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RE: Inspired by Awe... - 8/29/2008 9:58:17 AM
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My sister's boss, a confirmed penny-pincher, says the same things about Aldi's. Guess I should break down and check them out.
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RE: Inspired by Awe... - 8/29/2008 10:18:11 AM
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FoodMax is like that. And they take cash only, and any bags you use you have to bring or purchase. They don't have name brands. I went one time, in an attempt to save money, and I got a few things. Just to check them out. The syrup I bought was so watered down it might as well have been coke without carbonation.
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RE: Inspired by Awe... - 8/29/2008 11:40:19 AM
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.... I used to shop at Aldi's way back when I lived in IN.
It was always a good workout.... 
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RE: Inspired by Awe... - 8/29/2008 11:48:21 AM
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Bill, you can't pump your own gas?!?!?!?! Oh, for the days!!! I haven't seen a full service gas station in years.
As for bagging my own groceries...that's what I have children for.
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RE: Inspired by Awe... - 8/29/2008 11:51:23 AM
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We pump our own gas here.
I wouldn't mind having full service stations, but they would have to have LATE hour stations too.
Especially in Colorado in the winter, or if I'm dressed up for whatever reason. BLECH!!!!
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RE: Inspired by Awe... - 8/29/2008 12:01:46 PM
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Bill, you can't pump your own gas?!?!?!? Nope. First time I pulled into a station outside of NJ I sat for like 10 minutes before I realized I had to get out and do it myself. To me that's the height of inconvenience, so I'm wondering if Kath has to get out to pump gas, and if she finds it more inconvenient than bagging her groceries.
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RE: Inspired by Awe... - 8/29/2008 12:07:24 PM
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It's all about what we're used to, right? I'm used to pumping my own gas. I am not used to bagging my own groceries.
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RE: Inspired by Awe... - 8/29/2008 1:00:55 PM
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All of our stations around here are self-serve. On icy, cold days, it would be nice to have someone else do it.
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RE: Inspired by Awe... - 8/29/2008 1:05:29 PM
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Oh, for the days!!! I haven't seen a full service gas station in years
I agree! I miss having my gas pumped, especially when I'm dressed nicely and have to get gas. Luckily, WHN keeps a good eye on my car and will make a special trip with it to get gas when he sees I am low.
That's interesting, Bill. I didn't know some states had that law.
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