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UK supermarkets are far better in terms of fruit and veg selection than anything we have here in Germany. It can be much worse trust me. UK is also way cheaper
by bowsamic 4y ago
UK supermarkets are far better in terms of fruit and veg selection than anything we have here in Germany. It can be much worse trust me. UK is also way cheaper
- kube-system 4y agoThat explains the fruit and vegetables we have in the US in Aldi. I buy produce elsewhere.
- sdfhdhjdw3 4y agoWeird, I just moved to the US and Aldi is one of my favorite places. Where do you go for produce? I'm in Chicago if that matters.
- kube-system 4y agoI like Aldi, just not for produce. For produce I usually go somewhere more premium like a Whole Foods, Fresh Market, or a local specialty grocery store. Or Costco, if I want a lot.
- zargon 4y agoNot the grandparent, but I buy produce at Costco, local grocery chain, Whole Foods, and local natural foods co-op. Aldi is basically the worst produce available, second to Walmart/Target/convenience-store. I used to go there for bananas because they were a lot cheaper and acceptable (but lower) quality, but recently their banana prices haven't been lower.
- assttoasstmgr 4y agoCostco and specific midrange grocery stores like Kroger/Safeway/Publix etc. In Chicago there are many great independent grocery stores especially in the suburbs. Check out Village Market Place in Skokie. I say specific because I found the quality varies greatly from store to store, and likely who the produce manager is. As much as I hate to say it, the stores in the more affluent neighborhoods carry higher quality produce. Some of the highest quality produce I've found was at Costco, with a "picked/packed on" date of just 2-3 days prior to purchase. The downside is you have to buy in bulk, so be prepared to freeze or plan accordingly.
- bluedino 4y agoAlso has great produce. The section just varies from week to week. I got a great deal on small cucumbers and mangos but next week they didn't have either.
- prennert 4y agoHonestly? Where are you shopping, what are you comparing to each other? I think the segmentation of stores in the UK and Germany are very different. UK has Waitrose and (for some things) M&S for high quality fruit and veg. But they are also highly priced. Germany does not have a posh equivalent. However the common non-discounters (Rewe, Kaufland, Edeka, Globus), are really not bad. I am not sure about the exact number of fruit and veg SKUs in Tescos and Sainsburys (UK) but I often find them of less quality than I remember them in Germany. I never had issues shopping fruit or veg in Germany nor the UK though. I also noticed that the UK imports very aggressively non-seasonal products from afar. Like beans from Peru or blueberries from Morocco. I am not sure of that happens in Germany, too. So potentially you are noticing exotic fruit and veg having a different availability, which might be due to different customer awareness towards the impact on the climate of imported goods from afar.
- zarzavat 4y agoEverything other than Waitrose in the UK is a “budget” brand. That’s why the selection is poor, and why the presence of a Waitrose makes house prices go up around it.
- bpye 4y agoWaitrose also has their own essentials range which isn't particularly expensive.
- MonaroVXR 4y agoIsn't discount supermarket a perception. I mean they are all supermarkets.
- OJFord 4y agoOnly in the sense that low-end anything is 'a perception', since they are all after all 'that thing'?
- bowsamic 4y agoRewe and EDEKA aren’t bad but are far more expensive than UK supermarkets and still have less selection. The quality is higher though. Lidl is about the same but far more expensive. Aldi Nord is far worse than Aldi Süd which is in the UK Btw I would definitely say that most Germans consider Rewe to be the posh equivalent
- MonaroVXR 4y agoHow is thos possible? When the Lidl and Aldi are both in the UK and Germany and what about the Netherlands? From my understanding the Netherlands is the same as Germany.
- bowsamic 4y agoLidl is about the same but far more expensive. Aldi Nord is far worse than Aldi Süd which is in the UK
- Sytten 4y agoLived in Denmark for a while, it was worst than anything I experienced in Germany and much more expensive. Though I found smaller shops, asian and middle eastern run with great vegetables and tofu (hard to find for some reason). And this was in Copenhagen mind you.
- bowsamic 4y agoI have also heard this. It’s just so variable depending on local expectation and country
- dgellow 4y agoWhat German supermarket are you comparing too? Rewe, Edeka, and Real have a very wide offering of fruits and vegetables. Are you comparing to discounters? In my experience Germany has the best supermarkets I’ve ever encountered, with ridiculously aggressive prices.
- bowsamic 4y agoRewe and EDEKA are extremely expensive compared to UK supermarkets