Aldi coming to North TX--Could Trader Joe's be next??!!

[ready2fly]

Two things:

#1. Aldi and TJ's. Somehow, Oklahoma got Aldi before Texas. And it's a very foreign concept to most Okies. Very few people shop there so far...and yep, I agree it's because there are no name-brands and it's very non-traditional. But TJ's is the same way. Most of their food is independently made for them. Once you shake your "brand loyalty" (as us marketing folks call it), then it's fun to explore new foods, ideas & GREAT PRICES! The Aldi website explains their concept very well. Unfortunately, the staff at the stores (or the OKC store I shopped) don't. So you walk in for the first time, pay a quarter for your cart, don't see brands you know, don't get grocery bags...you find yourself thinking, "What the H?"

I think their stores would take off faster if they had a brochure/greeter who explained things at your first visit.

Aldi carries a great line of healthy stuff called "Fit & Active." Their frozen paninis beat the socks off Lean Cuisine - in taste & price. And they have the BEST refrigerated salsa!

However, I should also mention there are no TJ's in OK, and I haven't heard of them coming. And there's NO competition standing in their way - no CM or WF there, either. I'm thinking this could mean: A) incoming Aldi does not equal incoming TJs, or B) incoming TJs has something to do with liquor laws (OK's are very strict, no beer/wine in grocery stores). And that, as discussed, may indeed mean no TJ's in White Rock.

Which leads me to #2...I'm so glad the "White Rock is dry" conversation came up because I just experienced this last week and was mystified. When we first moved, I saw wine at the Skillman Target, so last weekend I go to Kroger Signature, logically thinking I could get wine for a dinner party.....no wine. Go to Albertsons...none there, either. Finally go to liquor store on Lawther. Quirky law, indeed.

Of course me, the Oklahoman, saying the liquor law is quirky is like the pot calling the kettle black. In college, it was such a big deal to get beer from out-of-state that wasn't "3.2!"

[tharpmommy]

Hate to be the one to break the news.....but Aldi has NOTHING to do with Trader Joes. They do NOT operate out of the same warehouse at all. Two bothers out of Germany started the company and now only one of them runs it! I am not sure where ppl got the idea that Aldi and Trader Joes share a warehouse. Its just a quink a dink that Trader Joes opens around Aldi....but I currently live in Indiana and there is an Aldi every other corner and there is only 1 Trader Joes in oh about 200 miles!! So anyway I also hope you all get a Trader Joes becasue I am moving to the area after the first of the year!! Best of luck with your new stores!!

[kkirkland78]

Originally Posted by ayamore

Most people are used to buying name brands -advertised on TV -that BUY SHELF SPACE within a grocery store chain.
Aldi, Sack and Save, carry name brands that are not so familiar but just as good for less money.

Name Brands have shelf space tied up tight in most grocery stores...New companies must sell to companies like Aldi or Sack and SAVE.

Just because a product has a familiar name brand on the package does not automatically make it better than any other name brand....One must read the ingredients! Then compare prices!

If the dollar store or Aldi were to sell a dozen EGGs for 50 cents-
A gallon of Milk for 50 cents...Bread for 50 cents....Where would you buy?

As a smart shopper I know where I would buy!

Aldi is a great store, they have changed over the years for the better. Yeah you might have to bag your own groceries and deposit a quarter for your shopping cart (wich you get back). But look at it this way the company would not be able to keep their prices lower. They would have to pay someone to get the carts and then pay another person to bag the groceries. Also keep in mind that can of corn you buy where ever, is the same corn of corn as delmonte. All they do is put different labels on the cans, so keep that in mind when your buying groceries.

[tycobb2522]

As I have posted in other threads, Aldi is a hole, plain and simple. It makes Food Lion look like an upscale grocer. If Aldi is foolish enough to try this market, they will fail miserably.

[Macintosh Sauce]

Originally Posted by aussie_rachel

I think TJ's is the only store I'll miss when I move this month. I hope TJ's comes to Dallas!

Keep requesting a location in Dallas on TJ's website. I made my request today... When my wife and I move to Dallas next year, I am going to miss TJ's if they don't have one by the time we arrive there.

[zix]

Even if you never set a foot in Aldi's their entrance into the DFW market does wonders for keeping prices down. Aldi 1 gallon of milk $1.29 in DFW. WMT milk $1.69.

Houston market, where Aldi has not yet arrived, milk at most grocery stores is $2.48-2.58.

[rantanamo]

Aldi = Save-a-lot