South Side Aldi's in the news again (Pittsburgh, Clark: to buy, college)

[nuwaver88]

Originally Posted by ferrarisnowday

Young people overpaying for rent to live in swanky areas are unlikely to want to shop at Aldis. If they were budget minded they likely wouldn't be overpaying for rent.

They are going to find out the hard way to be budget minded when they are house poor. If my fridge and pantry are bare and I have only fifty bucs to payday next week, I am going to Aldi's to stretch my dollar.

[mckeesport_alum]

Many times people value convenience over anything else. I think it will do well.

[Aran]

Back home in WNY the most common cars to see at Aldi were Cadillacs, BMWs, and Mercedes.

"Oh people with money don't need to shop there"... unless they like having money as opposed to spending it all, I suppose.

[ferraris]

Originally Posted by BrianTH

I know a lot of people who, in a certain stage of their life, basically were willing to pay for an apartment in a fun location and then try to handle the rest of their budget with pocket change.

Originally Posted by raubre

That depends. Just because you are living somewhere where the rent is higher doesn't mean you aren't willing to cut corners anywhere else. Maybe they just like to live in an area where there is more to do. Swank really may not have to do with it.

Originally Posted by nuwaver88

They are going to find out the hard way to be budget minded when they are house poor. If my fridge and pantry are bare and I have only fifty bucs to payday next week, I am going to Aldi's to stretch my dollar.

You all have a point. If someone is stretching their wallet and paying more than they should be for an apartment, then they might shop at Aldi's. What I meant was those who live in overpriced places (over priced for pittsburgh, not for them) might be unlikely to shop at Aldis. The only people I know who live in expensive apartments on the south side work at American Eagle, and I don't think they'd be caught dead in an Aldi's.

[BrianTH]

Yeah, I guess it depends on what the OP meant by "overpriced". Some people might think virtually all the apartments in the South Side Flats are overpriced relatively to similar apartments in many other parts of Pittsburgh, but of course that price premium is because of the location.

In any event, I strongly suspect there are quite a few people living near that location who have a tight food budget for one reason or another.

[PreservationPioneer]

I would never describe the South Side as "swank." It has charm, it has history, it has vibrance, but it is not "swank." It has a blue collar feel.

[BrianTH]

Originally Posted by alleghenyangel

I would never describe the South Side as "swank." It has charm, it has history, it has vibrance, but it is not "swank." It has a blue collar feel.

Well, there is the old South Side, and then there is the South Side Works. I'm not sure the latter is "swank", but it is certainly fairly upscale by Pittsburgh standards. This would be on the border between them.

[Aran]

Originally Posted by alleghenyangel

I would never describe the South Side as "swank." It has charm, it has history, it has vibrance, but it is not "swank." It has a blue collar feel.

Imagine that, a blue collar city feels blue collar. What's next, complaining Philadelphia has a "run down ghetto and criminal" feel?

[Aqua Teen Carl]

I always thought that South Side was one of the nicest parts of the city. It has an amazing European vibe on one side and all of the new, hip, American consumer side on the other. If Aldi's does end up opening down there, I'll give it a second chance.

[jay5835]

Originally Posted by Aqua Teen Carl

I always thought that South Side was one of the nicest parts of the city. It has an amazing European vibe on one side and all of the new, hip, American consumer side on the other. If Aldi's does end up opening down there, I'll give it a second chance.

I've never lived there, but I think of it as a place where you have to be careful not to step in beer vomit on your way to church on Sunday.

And then I have a friend who lives there, and when you're outside at his house, you have to breathe in fumes from some factory that works with paper. Printing something? In any case, it smells like warm nail polish remover.