PleaseBmoreCharming t1_iwqe2c9 wrote
Reply to comment by guest0112 in Amid historic inflation, which area grocery store has the lowest prices? by Skontradiction
I'm always disappointed with Aldi's packaging of products. Yes, it's cheap, but there's soooo much plastic used for their produce or refrigerated items. Like, why do my bell peppers have to be wrapped in a sealed plastic bag!? It's so wasteful it almost makes the cheap prices not worth it.
(Full disclosure: my resolution for this past year ways to be more sustainable/environmentally conscious, so I've been a bit more observant about how much plastic grocery store products use for no reason.)
dopkick t1_iwqnb6h wrote
While I agree with you, you're buying into an effort by corporate America to shift the onus of saving the world onto the consumer. Which they happily find ways to profit off of - lots of people happily buy garbage because it's plastic free. This conveniently gets people focused on tiny contributors of greenhouse gasses while flagrant polluters fly under the radar. I bet a single week-long cruise generates more CO2 than all of the excess plastic in all Aldis worldwide in a year.
PleaseBmoreCharming t1_iwqor5t wrote
I'm aware of this, but I can personally make the decision to avoid it if I want. I'm not saying I'm saving the world here, and I do understand the need for larger industries/corporations to do their direct part in changing their business processes, but that doesn't mean I want to stop be conscious of it on account that it won't make a dent. It's more a psychological thing, really.
dopkick t1_iwqrnsl wrote
What if you take the money you would save on food and instead purchase a more fuel efficient (or EV) car? Or donate to a cause that's trying to go after the big polluters? Saving a substantial amount of money can definitely open up other avenues to make a larger impact.
sit_down_man t1_iwrq5jl wrote
IMO the only true consumer-based individual action that would matter is ditching a car or becoming car-light. Both of which is way better for the environment than purchasing an electric car, which has significant environmental cost to make.
TaterTotz8 t1_iwqefro wrote
And why can’t I buy single peppers/onions/potatoes?! The produce selection is one of my gripes with aldi but the low prices make it worth doing a double grocery store trip to pick up stuff that’s not available at aldi
HazelNightengale t1_iwr6f27 wrote
Aldi's big strategy is efficiency. Limited selection, limited square footage, you go in, get your stuff, the checker rushes you down the line, you pay and get the hell out, see ya next week.
A bag of onions/peppers/etc. can be scanned and swept down the conveyor, rather than count and enter how many (like Trader Joe's) or find the tiny sticker on the pepper with the code and weigh them out.
It's easier to stock, easier to track for inventory purposes, easier to scan and move down the line.
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