Assuming the quality is comparable to that in normal department stores, do you shop at discount stores (such as Walmart or Lidl)?
Of course.
Wait, Wal-Mart is a discount store?
What's non discount store then?
Of course, hell my GF gets most of her clothes at trift stores. (Women don't wear the clothe they buy, it's insane!)
I go to factory outlets, yes.
Depends on the chain. There's decent discount stores (Lidl, most Spar) and horrible ones (Penny, Zielpunkt/Plus). I try to stick to the ones that have good quality and don't make you cringe when you go in. Incidentally, my nearest grocery store is in the upper price segment, but it's still reasonably priced if you pay attention to what you buy or what's on offer.
Well, there is a debate in Poland over the recent statistics about Poles shopping more at discount stores (Lidl, Aldi, Jeronimo Martins' "Biedronka") etc. The opposition right wingers argue this is yet another proof of Poles getting poorer, while the main stream/pro-PO media argue this just means Poles are getting smarter.
Sure.
Assuming the quality is the same?
Not to do so would be retarded snobbery.
Even with slightly lower quality the savings are often good enough.
I have a Polish grocery across the street, but it's horribly overpriced.
Quote from: Grey Fox on August 21, 2012, 09:18:53 AM
Wait, Wal-Mart is a discount store?
Well, the "discount store" entry in wikipedia has a picture of Wal-Mart next to it. :P
QuoteWhat's non discount store then?
Don't know about Americas, but in Europe Carrefour or Auchan would definitely qualify as non-discount not-upscale store. Possibly Tesco too.
I go to Target. Sometimes Wal-Mart, though the one closest to me is very much a "People of Wal-Mart" store. And when I'm too lazy to drive to Home Depot, I may go to K-Mart for something lawn/garden-related.
Home Depot is expensive, atleast around here.
I buy candy at Dollar stores. I buy my polack cookies (https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.biglots.com%2Fimages%2Fthumbnail%2F110155984.jpg&hash=4de773b5b02e056948705d60057549a08ae5776f) at Big Lots. And dollar office supplies and coloring shit for the kids? Score!
Hell, I even shop at Goodwill. One day I'll catch those elusive wargames there. Plus if I want to look like a 70's slob, I'll go there.
I won't buy general groceries at a Dollar Store. or clothes. Or batteries. Worst batteries ever. And Tools at those places? Made in China crap.
Quote from: Grey Fox on August 21, 2012, 09:34:01 AM
Home Depot is expensive, atleast around here.
That's weird. They and Lowe's tend to be cheaper than other hardware places here.
Quote from: derspiess on August 21, 2012, 09:37:51 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on August 21, 2012, 09:34:01 AM
Home Depot is expensive, atleast around here.
That's weird. They and Lowe's tend to be cheaper than other hardware places here.
I'm starting to like that Menard's chain.
Quote from: derspiess on August 21, 2012, 09:37:51 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on August 21, 2012, 09:34:01 AM
Home Depot is expensive, atleast around here.
That's weird. They and Lowe's tend to be cheaper than other hardware places here.
Same around here. Plus, I'll go to Home Depot before I'll hit any of the craft stores.
$4.99 for a 6-ounce bottle of mineral spirits??? WTF?? :ultra:
Quote from: Ed Anger on August 21, 2012, 09:34:49 AM
I won't buy general groceries at a Dollar Store. or clothes. Or batteries. Worst batteries ever. And Tools at those places? Made in China crap.
I know people who buy groceries there & should definitely know better. Plus they have way more disposable income than I do-- I don't get it. And the batteries-- should tell you something when they weigh less than half what a normal battery weighs.
But the Dollar Tree is my go-to place for padded shipping envelopes, and cheap throw-away toys for the kids.
Quote from: derspiess on August 21, 2012, 09:37:51 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on August 21, 2012, 09:34:01 AM
Home Depot is expensive, atleast around here.
That's weird. They and Lowe's tend to be cheaper than other hardware places here.
In Canada though Home Depot has really done a number on "other hardware places". There's Canadian Tire, which sells tools, but not lumber and other building supplies, and Rona (which is fairly crap), but that's about it. Home Hardware seems to only exist in smaller towns (though I like using them).
I tend to avoid Wal-Mart, Zellers, Canadian Tire and others like that. But I am shopping there sometimes. For outside of office work clothes, I don't want to pay a fortune, so whatever Zellers or the future Wal-Mart here is selling, it's good for me.
Quote from: Barrister on August 21, 2012, 09:43:39 AM
Quote from: derspiess on August 21, 2012, 09:37:51 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on August 21, 2012, 09:34:01 AM
Home Depot is expensive, atleast around here.
That's weird. They and Lowe's tend to be cheaper than other hardware places here.
In Canada though Home Depot has really done a number on "other hardware places". There's Canadian Tire, which sells tools, but not lumber and other building supplies, and Rona (which is fairly crap), but that's about it. Home Hardware seems to only exist in smaller towns (though I like using them).
Canada is very different from Quebec. Rona doesn't really sell crap. No more, no less than any other hardware stores. In Eastern Quebec, BMR is the franchise to go to for hardware supplies. We got ACE, Home Hardware and BMR here, but only BMR really makes money and carries everything. HH is always empty.
Rona is more expensive then Home Depot. Reno Depot is cheaper then both.
Patrick Morin is CT like with less chinese crap & more wood.
Not really any HH in the Montreal region, so I don't know how it is there.
My neighborhood store is an ACE but I haven't been there since it changed from Pro. Never been at BMR.
I don't shop at Wal-Mart because South Edmonton Common is a fucking disaster. It is bad city planning to the Nth degree. I buy most of my clothes at Sears, the Bay or Old Navy, and I can jusg go to a mall for other things I need. Groceries are from Safeway.
Quote from: Neil on August 21, 2012, 10:32:09 AM
I don't shop at Wal-Mart because South Edmonton Common is a fucking disaster. It is bad city planning to the Nth degree. I buy most of my clothes at Sears, the Bay or Old Navy, and I can jusg go to a mall for other things I need. Groceries are from Safeway.
Meh - it's not too bad now, after the city had to spend a half-billion dollars on traffic renovations. :bleeding:
SEC is literally five minutes from my house, so I go there all the time. Well - it's five minutes to get there. Getting out... is a different story.
Quote from: Barrister on August 21, 2012, 10:59:06 AM
Quote from: Neil on August 21, 2012, 10:32:09 AM
I don't shop at Wal-Mart because South Edmonton Common is a fucking disaster. It is bad city planning to the Nth degree. I buy most of my clothes at Sears, the Bay or Old Navy, and I can jusg go to a mall for other things I need. Groceries are from Safeway.
Meh - it's not too bad now, after the city had to spend a half-billion dollars on traffic renovations. :bleeding:
SEC is literally five minutes from my house, so I go there all the time. Well - it's five minutes to get there. Getting out... is a different story.
Yeah, I'm just up Calgary trail, so it's a pretty short trip for me. You're fine to get to South Edmonton Common, but navigating inside it is the problem. God help the man who tries a left-hand turn in that place, and the poor souls in the cars behind him.
No. Not because of the quality or so, it's just that there is a slightly more expensive super market right next to my building and I am too lazy to go the Lidl which is five minutes away. Not sure where the next Aldi is.
Quote from: Zanza on August 21, 2012, 11:05:11 AM
No. Not because of the quality or so, it's just that there is a slightly more expensive super market right next to my building and I am too lazy to go the Lidl which is five minutes away. Not sure where the next Aldi is.
Is there any quality difference between Aldi and Lidl, which rightly or wrongly are seen as budget German supermakets over here ?
My own perception the few times I've use them is Aldi has better quality non-food items.
I don't know. I can't think of ever buying non-food items there. All of the stuff looks cheap. As far as food items go, I prefer Lidl.
At least in Austria, Lidl seems a bit better than Hofer (the local Aldi subsidiary) - only that our "Aldi" is neither as cheap, nor offers similar quality as German Aldi.
When I was in Germany I did most of my shopping at Aldi, because their quality was pretty good (usually top shelf products under new branding), and the prices very low.
Non-food items were hit and miss. I wouldn't buy a TV or PC there, but a computer mouse, for example.
Quote from: Grey Fox on August 21, 2012, 10:08:21 AM
Rona is more expensive then Home Depot. Reno Depot is cheaper then both.
Reno Depot and Rona belongs to the same company. I am a bit surprised they kept both banners seperate.
Quote from: viper37 on August 21, 2012, 12:47:01 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on August 21, 2012, 10:08:21 AM
Rona is more expensive then Home Depot. Reno Depot is cheaper then both.
Reno Depot and Rona belongs to the same company. I am a bit surprised they kept both banners seperate.
It's because they cater to different market segment. Reno is a contractor store, Rona is a women into renovation store.
Quote from: Martinus on August 21, 2012, 09:22:06 AM
Well, there is a debate in Poland over the recent statistics about Poles shopping more at discount stores (Lidl, Aldi, Jeronimo Martins' "Biedronka") etc. The opposition right wingers argue this is yet another proof of Poles getting poorer, while the main stream/pro-PO media argue this just means Poles are getting smarter.
:hmm: I wonder which explanation is true?
Quote from: Martinus on August 21, 2012, 09:14:08 AM
Assuming the quality is comparable to that in normal department stores, do you shop at discount stores (such as Walmart or Lidl)?
We shop at the Vast Jewish Conspiracy Discount Warehouse.
Quote from: Siege on August 21, 2012, 03:56:44 PM
Quote from: Martinus on August 21, 2012, 09:14:08 AM
Assuming the quality is comparable to that in normal department stores, do you shop at discount stores (such as Walmart or Lidl)?
We shop at the Vast Jewish Conspiracy Discount Warehouse.
:hug:
We don't really shop at discount stores, no. Most of our food shopping is done at the smaller grocery stores within walking distance of our house. They're usually cheaper than the nearby mid-market grocery store (IGA), though we do go there as well. The serious discount groceries are out of reach, since we don't drive anywhere - I reckon we save more on not having a car than on buying Walmart vegetables and 48 packs of TP or whatever.
For clothes, on the low end my wife mail orders stuff from China online (very cheap) all the way up to clothes at LV et. al. (though a lot less now that we're paying a mortgage on a Vancouver house vs. when we had the condo). The Bay in downtown Vancouver has been renovating and going upscale while still having reasonable prices on most everyday stuff, so that's captured my wife's loyalty. For me, if I'm indulging in clothes purchases (again, something that's cut back right now because of the house), it's usually from the nearby smaller stores as well.
So the short answer: no, not really. It's not practical for us.
Walking? Commie.
For some reason the ground beef at the standard grocery store is shyte so I get it instead at Fairway, the trailer park grocery.
No. I would, especially at Lidl, but in the UK they're really for people who buy in bulk in a weekly shop with their car. So it's not an option for me. I often use local markets for home stuff though.
Yeah, sometimes I guess. I picked up a fishing license from Walmart a couple months ago. Target is a good place fo sho.
Quote from: Ed Anger on August 21, 2012, 05:39:47 PMWalking? Commie.
It's good for you.
But don't worry, I'll get a car soon enough.
Then I'll be everybody's favourite - a bourgeois socialist.
I can get you a good deal on a wrecked '09 Mercury Milan.
I go to Wal-Mart for nearly everything. Even picked up my monitor there.
I go to WalMart when the fat ugly girls I look at on a daily basis are just not enough and I need that extra boost.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on August 21, 2012, 06:51:10 PM
I go to Wal-Mart for nearly everything. Even picked up my monitor there.
I like the deals on TP there.
Quote from: Ed Anger on August 21, 2012, 06:38:01 PM
I can get you a good deal on a wrecked '09 Mercury Milan.
Do you deliver? Because I'm not walking to Ohio.
Quote from: Jacob on August 21, 2012, 07:00:44 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on August 21, 2012, 06:38:01 PM
I can get you a good deal on a wrecked '09 Mercury Milan.
Do you deliver? Because I'm not walking to Ohio.
:lol:
I can mail you the smashed child car seats.
Quote from: Martinus on August 21, 2012, 09:22:06 AM
this just means Poles are getting smarter.
We can't allow that to happen. Just think of all the great jokes that'll have to be thrown out. :(
Quote from: Jacob on August 21, 2012, 06:17:46 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on August 21, 2012, 05:39:47 PMWalking? Commie.
It's good for you.
But don't worry, I'll get a car soon enough.
Then I'll be everybody's favourite - a bourgeois socialist.
Yeah, that bridge hasn't been been blown up yet at all. :P
I shop at Wal-Mart largely because of their store brand sodas. Lately, since there's a Kroger's right next to work, I've been occasionally getting boxes of name brand sodas instead because their store brand burns my tongue if I drink any more than ten of them in a day.
When I didn't eat out every day, I shopped at Wal-Mart for groceries. I still buy sundries there.
Quote from: Ideologue on August 21, 2012, 11:47:56 PMYeah, that bridge hasn't been been blown up yet at all. :P
I actually never held to Communism, except as fighting words. Various flavours of Socialism and Anarchism yes, Communism no.
Quote from: Ideologue on August 21, 2012, 11:47:56 PM
Lately, since there's a Kroger's right next to work, I've been occasionally getting boxes of name brand sodas instead because their store brand burns my tongue if I drink any more than ten of them in a day.
Damn dude, at this rate you'll be lucky to make it to 40.
Quote from: Jacob on August 21, 2012, 11:50:26 PM
Quote from: Ideologue on August 21, 2012, 11:47:56 PMYeah, that bridge hasn't been been blown up yet at all. :P
I actually never held to Communism, except as fighting words. Various flavours of Socialism and Anarchism yes, Communism no.
Now, I was just funnin' you. :hug:
Quote from: Peter WigginDamn dude, at this rate you'll be lucky to make it to 40.
Relax. They're diet.
Quote from: Ideologue on August 22, 2012, 12:20:21 AM
Relax. They're diet.
:x
Still holds, just it will be a self-inflicted gunshot wound instead of diabetes.
Quote from: Ideologue on August 22, 2012, 12:20:21 AM
Quote from: Jacob on August 21, 2012, 11:50:26 PM
Quote from: Ideologue on August 21, 2012, 11:47:56 PMYeah, that bridge hasn't been been blown up yet at all. :P
I actually never held to Communism, except as fighting words. Various flavours of Socialism and Anarchism yes, Communism no.
Now, I was just funnin' you. :hug:
Quote from: Peter WigginDamn dude, at this rate you'll be lucky to make it to 40.
Relax. They're diet.
You do realize that diet soda gives you higher chances for stroke, ffs Hunter stop being such a retard.
Bought a bunch of great shit at Family Dollar this afternoon. They have the best plastic container selection around.
I also visited the first ever Family Dollar store, still on its original site, in Charlotte. ^_^
I get my running gear from Lidl, but I've never managed to do a food shop there that would actually constitute a week's meals. Fortunately Tesco has worked out I'm a poorer and keeps sending me cash vouchers off my shop. I go round with my phone calculator out and add stuff as it goes in my basket to ensure I only just make the minimum spend.
I drop into the 99p Store ("We save you a penny!") about once a month to stock up on cleaning stuff, loo roll and basic toiletries.
Our local Lidl has been moving upmarket, it now has an instore bakery and sells fresh meat. It is by far the best place to buy cheap vegetables in this town.
I buy our food from a variety of shops and go on death marches to get the best stuff (ie the best stuff if it is important, the cheapest if quality is the same in several places). It saves money but that is not the primary objective, which is getting some exercise.
We don't really have western style discount stores. Our homes are too small and rent is too high. There is not enough space in most households or in the retailer shops to enable western style bulk purchasing. With our density, it is really easy to shop for most stuff. It isn't necessary to store a huge amount of stuff at home if you walk past 3 supermarkets everyday you go to work.
Oh and for veg I go to the local market most weekends. It's impossible to spend more that £7 and it makes up 70% of my meals.
In fact the market also sells a lot of stuff cheaper than the shops - it's the only place I buy branded batteries and get my watch batteries replaced. There's also a toiletries stall, but it's a bit hit and miss as to what they have in stock.
Quote from: Ideologue on August 22, 2012, 12:20:21 AM
Relax. They're diet.
Soda is for poor people. You've got positive cash flow now so you should stop drinking poor people stuff. :)
I love my Diet Dr. Pepper. And its many, many white brand imitations. :)
Quote from: Martinus on August 21, 2012, 09:14:08 AM
Assuming the quality is comparable to that in normal department stores, do you shop at discount stores (such as Walmart or Lidl)?
No, of course not.
Quote from: Caliga on August 22, 2012, 06:51:47 AM
Quote from: Ideologue on August 22, 2012, 12:20:21 AM
Relax. They're diet.
Soda is for poor people. You've got positive cash flow now so you should stop drinking poor people stuff. :)
What should he drink?
Quote from: Jacob on August 21, 2012, 11:50:26 PM
Quote from: Ideologue on August 21, 2012, 11:47:56 PMYeah, that bridge hasn't been been blown up yet at all. :P
I actually never held to Communism, except as fighting words. Various flavours of Socialism and Anarchism yes, Communism no.
Anarchism? That's terrible.
Quote from: Neil on August 22, 2012, 12:49:14 PMAnarchism? That's terrible.
It wasn't the most thoroughly considered political flirtation of my life.
Quote from: Razgovory on August 22, 2012, 12:45:59 PM
What should he drink?
Acceptable substitutes include water, unsweetened iced tea, coffee, (hot) tea, and alcohol.
Quote from: Caliga on August 22, 2012, 08:03:10 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on August 22, 2012, 12:45:59 PM
What should he drink?
Acceptable substitutes include water, unsweetened iced tea, coffee, (hot) tea, and alcohol.
Wait, so soda is for poor people only, but water, which is practically free, is fine?
Anyway, all the other things on your list taste like crap.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on August 22, 2012, 08:11:14 PM
Wait, so soda is for poor people only, but water, which is practically free, is fine?
Ironic, isn't it?
I purify myself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka.
Quote from: Caliga on August 22, 2012, 08:03:10 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on August 22, 2012, 12:45:59 PM
What should he drink?
Acceptable substitutes include water, unsweetened iced tea, coffee, (hot) tea, and alcohol.
Substituting soda for alcohol seems like a good way to get poor. And tea? Talk about the drink for the poor. You seem to have confused affluent with European or Chinese.
We bought some desks and book shelfs for the boys at Ikea. That is about as discount as I get.
I drink mostly mountain spring water.
Which comes from my tap.
Quote from: Caliga on August 22, 2012, 08:03:10 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on August 22, 2012, 12:45:59 PM
What should he drink?
Acceptable substitutes include water, unsweetened iced tea, coffee, (hot) tea, and alcohol.
Boring; disgusting; best in moderation; terrible and labor-intensive; and yeah,
that's worked out great.
That said, even I have to admit I'm maybe drinking too many a day. I had about sixteen at work. That's only four bucks, so basically what I would pay for a decent coffee, but also a lot of acid and maybe too much caffeine. I think there may be some link between my insomnia and my soda drinking.
This thread reminded me that recently I saw some sort of boxed dinner in the grocery store that was Larry the Cable Guy brand. Seeing it did save me some money, because I lost my appetite and didn't want to buy anything to eat.
I'd been trying to forget seeing it, though, so this thread kinda sucks.
Quote from: Caliga on August 22, 2012, 08:28:15 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on August 22, 2012, 08:11:14 PM
Wait, so soda is for poor people only, but water, which is practically free, is fine?
Ironic, isn't it?
Ironic but not as different from the overal trend, where the more processed food something is, the more it becomes the chow of the poor in modern societies, while the rich eat (high quality) fairly unprocessed food.
Quote from: dps on August 23, 2012, 12:34:19 AM
This thread reminded me that recently I saw some sort of boxed dinner in the grocery store that was Larry the Cable Guy brand. Seeing it did save me some money, because I lost my appetite and didn't want to buy anything to eat.
I'd been trying to forget seeing it, though, so this thread kinda sucks.
Larry's Beer Batter Fish. :lol: GIT-R-DONE.
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fecx.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FI%2F51kvdDYRz-L._SL500_AA300_.jpg&hash=2ae1fb5c421c81eb85415262d11a798e56f1c4b7)
Quote from: Ideologue on August 22, 2012, 11:27:19 PM
Quote from: Caliga on August 22, 2012, 08:03:10 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on August 22, 2012, 12:45:59 PM
What should he drink?
Acceptable substitutes include water, unsweetened iced tea, coffee, (hot) tea, and alcohol.
Boring; disgusting; best in moderation; terrible and labor-intensive; and yeah, that's worked out great.
That said, even I have to admit I'm maybe drinking too many a day. I had about sixteen at work. That's only four bucks, so basically what I would pay for a decent coffee, but also a lot of acid and maybe too much caffeine. I think there may be some link between my insomnia and my soda drinking.
Of course, that's alot of sugar (even if it's Diet!).
Quote from: Ideologue on August 22, 2012, 11:27:19 PMBoring; disgusting; best in moderation; terrible and labor-intensive; and yeah, that's worked out great.
That said, even I have to admit I'm maybe drinking too many a day. I had about sixteen at work. That's only four bucks, so basically what I would pay for a decent coffee, but also a lot of acid and maybe too much caffeine. I think there may be some link between my insomnia and my soda drinking.
16 caffeine drinks a day, and you
think it might be related to your insomnia? :lol:
As for water being "boring"... it's a matter of habit. If you put a bit of effort into it, you can change that perspective, I'm pretty sure.
Quote from: Siege on August 21, 2012, 03:56:44 PM
Quote from: Martinus on August 21, 2012, 09:14:08 AM
Assuming the quality is comparable to that in normal department stores, do you shop at discount stores (such as Walmart or Lidl)?
We shop at the Vast Jewish Conspiracy Discount Warehouse.
I hear they have good deals there.