[jnieman]

My luck has not been good the last few days at the supermarket. We decided to try Aldi lately to save some money on produce. We have always shopped at Publix for this. Bought 3 zucchini in a bag at Aldi and got them home and they smelled so bad and were rotten. Opened up the bag of mini English cucumbers, also rotten. As we are checking out at the checkout my husband's finger went through a big rotted spot on the watermelon we were buying.

Went to Sam's club tonight and bought a roasted chicken and $6.98 package of already cut up red watermelon. Got home and cut the chicken and began eating and the chicken was not thoroughly cooked. Opened the package of watermelon and the watermelon, although red was so hard I could not put a fork through it. The entire package was hard.

Yes we did get refunds but the aggravation of having to make two trips takes the pleasure out of it. Now I will do my produce shopping back at Publix from now on and will probably never buy another already roasted chicken.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by jnieman

My luck has not been good the last few days at the supermarket. We decided to try Aldi lately to save some money on produce. We have always shopped at Publix for this. Bought 3 zucchini in a bag at Aldi and got them home and they smelled so bad and were rotten. Opened up the bag of mini English cucumbers, also rotten. As we are checking out at the checkout my husband's finger went through a big rotted spot on the watermelon we were buying.

Went to Sam's club tonight and bought a roasted chicken and $6.98 package of already cut up red watermelon. Got home and cut the chicken and began eating and the chicken was not thoroughly cooked. Opened the package of watermelon and the watermelon, although red was so hard I could not put a fork through it. The entire package was hard.

Yes we did get refunds but the aggravation of having to make two trips takes the pleasure out of it. Now I will do my produce shopping back at Publix from now on and will probably never buy another already roasted chicken.

I am so sorry. You are always so positive and upbeat on here and such a help to all of us.

[tomwed]

You made the right decision.

[jnieman]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

I am so sorry. You are always so positive and upbeat on here and such a help to all of us.

Thanks Gracie. Just spoiled dinner tonight. Not that big of a deal in the scheme of things but I will double check items I buy from now on although the chicken and watermelon were beautiful from the outside.

[EPutnam1863]

Originally Posted by tomwed

You made the right decision.

Yup!

[patfla06]

That is why I shop at Publix.

[Madelaine Amee]

I have never had a problem with Aldi's produce. I did buy a French Brie cheese there which was disgusting, they took it back with no problem.

However, just this week - in fact this morning - I have to take back to PUBLIX three grapefruit which have gone rotten. I bought a bag for $7.99 a couple of days ago and already three are rotten. But, I know I will have no problem with Publix because their customer service is second to none!

[gsmchugh]

I do my shopping at Walmart and have little problem with bad produce. I do work there but even if I didn't work there, I would still do my shopping at Walmart to save LOTS of money over the competitors!

[Rango]

Originally Posted by patfla06

That is why I shop at Publix.

[dewilson58]

Produce is a difficult commodity.

Must stay on top of rotation and disposal.

[valuemkt]

Aldi's is not a supermarket .. It's closer to a third world grocery store .. Read the threads .. people talk about how they take their bad produce back all the time .. It was one and done for me .. Most of us are well past the "just as good as" posers ..

[manaboutown]

Finding a purchased perishable perished is irritating. Repeatedly finding purchased perishables perished can indeed aggravate that irritation.

[Madelaine Amee]

Originally Posted by valuemkt

Aldi's is not a supermarket .. It's closer to a third world grocery store ..

.

Better check your facts : ALDI is the common brand of two German discount supermarket chains with over 10,000 stores in 20 countries, and an estimated combined turnover of more than €50 billion..

[Chi-Town]

The produce manager can make a huge difference in a grocery store

.Produce Manager Duties | Chron.com

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[EdFNJ]

Originally Posted by Madelaine Amee

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Better check your facts : ALDI is the common brand of two German discount supermarket chains with over 10,000 stores in 20 countries, and an estimated combined turnover of more than €50 billion..

Which includes Trader Joe's as well.