I was in Germany last week and they have enough big supermarkets and hypermarkets. I was in a large hypermarket called Globus, which sells nearly everything from clothes to some electrical goods (except computers and TVs and other big appliances) to toys to food. I would say it's similar to Sainsburys. There's also real, which is the German equivalent of Asda I guess. I was also in Lidl over there and some smaller supermarkets. A lot of the supermarkets have bakeries in them (which also double as coffee shops) and the bigger ones had a butchers in it. The hypermarket even had a fishmonger and cheesemonger! What they don't have as much of in Germany are convenience stores or corner shops.
Globus is considered more of a department store than a supermarket though, and you may be surprised they have less than 50 branches across the whole of Germany! So not a widespread store by any means.
Real supermarkets however can be found all over Germany
Globus is considered more of a department store than a supermarket though, and you may be surprised they have less than 50 branches across the whole of Germany! So not a widespread store by any means.
Real supermarkets however can be found all over Germany
Yeah but they sell food as well as other stuff, so in a way they're more like Dunnes Stores here in Ireland (who sell household goods and clothes as well as food). I was in the Moselle (where they make the wine) and they had a couple of branches there, but maybe it's more common in the Moselle/Rhineland area. I've been in loads of Real stores all over the country. They used to be good but I thought they had gone to pot recently.
Yeah but they sell food as well as other stuff, so in a way they're more like Dunnes Stores here in Ireland (who sell household goods and clothes as well as food). I was in the Moselle (where they make the wine) and they had a couple of branches there, but maybe it's more common in the Moselle/Rhineland area. I've been in loads of Real stores all over the country. They used to be good but I thought they had gone to pot recently.
Ah yes, Globus could well be compared to Dunnes Stores
They have their head office in the Saarland so are quite common in the area you were in. I think they have a DIY store chain and a few stores in Russia too!
If you're not fond of Real, try a Kaufland. They have fresh food counters too but are a little bit cheaper!
Ah yes, Globus could well be compared to Dunnes Stores
They have their head office in the Saarland so are quite common in the area you were in. I think they have a DIY store chain and a few stores in Russia too!
If you're not fond of Real, try a Kaufland. They have fresh food counters too but are a little bit cheaper!
True They have a DIY store chain but I wasn't in that last time. Maybe next time I go there I'll go in and have a look. I was in it once a few years ago. There weren't any Kaufland stores in the area I was in but I've been in them in the past. They're not bad. I do a lot of clothes (and some food!) shopping in Germany and I go on average twice or three times a year if I can.
I don't understand store snobbery, whether it's people thinking it's daft NOT to shop at Aldi or people looking down on those out for a bargain. It's just food, there's a place for all the shops as far as I'm concerned, they provide jobs so that's a good thing.
I shop around for my monthly groceries. Iceland, ASDA, and Aldi mainly. I have nothing against Tesco and M&S but they're not close to me and as I don't drive, I hardly ever go there. I have been in M&S but it's a bit pricey for me. If I lived in a neighborhood where Morrison's was the closest store, I'd likely get most of my groceries there.
Things I love about Aldi: wholemeal bread for 55p that tastes great, Greek yogurt, sardines, nuts and seeds, frozen berries/mango/pineapple for smoothies, multi-packs of crisps (30 for £2.59) which are great for school lunches. There are other things I buy there too, their fruit and veg is good value for money. Last week I bought a 4-pack of giant spring rolls for 89p, bargain.
I'm a snob who shops at Aldi. I can't understand the knobheads who shop at M&S, Waitrose or even Tesco.
They think they are superior because they are chucking their money away? Silly sods.
I get 'some' shopping at Aldi and find them excellent for lower prices - However for prepared main meals its Waitrose and M&S for me, both having the far wider choice of good quality meals, especially if Vegi like me. .
What I find interesting is, Iceland fulled the lower classes for decades & most people turned there noses up at them and still do, yet aldi & lidil pop up & the upper classes love it?
I think the continental meat and cheese selection was Aldi/Lidl's way into the more middle class market. That and upmarket wines at bargin prices.
I find Aldi's continental meat & cheese much superior to anything you find in the other supermarkets and M&S and at fraction of the cost.The wine selection is good quality too.
German food is top quality, just like anything 'Made in Germany'
Here speaks someone who has obviously never had a currywurst at a Schnell Imbiss.
German food is, in the main, dire. It's like British food 4 decades ago. Every country has it's strong and weak points - we all know what the Germans do well (which is a lot), but food is not one of them.
Yes, I am a snob. I don't go in Aldi because:
a) They are not pleasant places
b) I have no desire or need to visit a separate supermarket to find the odd thing a few pence cheaper
c) My business supplies shopfitters, and their spartan shopping factories are very bad news for the industry
d) One has to rub shoulders with the lower orders.
Here speaks someone who has obviously never had a currywurst at a Schnell Imbiss.
German food is, in the main, dire. It's like British food 4 decades ago. Every country has it's strong and weak points - we all know what the Germans do well (which is a lot), but food is not one of them.
You eat at a Schnellimbiss, you get what you pay for
I've lived in Germany and loved the quality of the meats and the freshness and variety of the bread and cakes. German food is not French cuisine. It's richer, heartier and more plentiful. It's plain, yes, but not everyone likes fancy stuff all the time.
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Globus is considered more of a department store than a supermarket though, and you may be surprised they have less than 50 branches across the whole of Germany! So not a widespread store by any means.
Real supermarkets however can be found all over Germany
Yeah but they sell food as well as other stuff, so in a way they're more like Dunnes Stores here in Ireland (who sell household goods and clothes as well as food). I was in the Moselle (where they make the wine) and they had a couple of branches there, but maybe it's more common in the Moselle/Rhineland area. I've been in loads of Real stores all over the country. They used to be good but I thought they had gone to pot recently.
Ah yes, Globus could well be compared to Dunnes Stores
They have their head office in the Saarland so are quite common in the area you were in. I think they have a DIY store chain and a few stores in Russia too!
If you're not fond of Real, try a Kaufland. They have fresh food counters too but are a little bit cheaper!
Brands don't matter to me. Except Heinz ketchup and Coca Cola.
Blimey, you need to get out more
True
I shop around for my monthly groceries. Iceland, ASDA, and Aldi mainly. I have nothing against Tesco and M&S but they're not close to me and as I don't drive, I hardly ever go there. I have been in M&S but it's a bit pricey for me. If I lived in a neighborhood where Morrison's was the closest store, I'd likely get most of my groceries there.
Things I love about Aldi: wholemeal bread for 55p that tastes great, Greek yogurt, sardines, nuts and seeds, frozen berries/mango/pineapple for smoothies, multi-packs of crisps (30 for £2.59) which are great for school lunches. There are other things I buy there too, their fruit and veg is good value for money. Last week I bought a 4-pack of giant spring rolls for 89p, bargain.
I get 'some' shopping at Aldi and find them excellent for lower prices - However for prepared main meals its Waitrose and M&S for me, both having the far wider choice of good quality meals, especially if Vegi like me. .
I liked that one!
I also shop at M&S and Waitrose, they often have great offers on and do fab end of the day reductions.
I just generally shop around at a mix of supermarkets, butchers & markets to get the best prices and best quality I can on everything I need.
Massive one just opened in Fazakerley Liverpool. They knocked two houses down to accommodate the trolley bay
Aldi don't stock Heinz!!!
I find Aldi's continental meat & cheese much superior to anything you find in the other supermarkets and M&S and at fraction of the cost.The wine selection is good quality too.
Here speaks someone who has obviously never had a currywurst at a Schnell Imbiss.
German food is, in the main, dire. It's like British food 4 decades ago. Every country has it's strong and weak points - we all know what the Germans do well (which is a lot), but food is not one of them.
Yes, I am a snob. I don't go in Aldi because:
a) They are not pleasant places
b) I have no desire or need to visit a separate supermarket to find the odd thing a few pence cheaper
c) My business supplies shopfitters, and their spartan shopping factories are very bad news for the industry
d) One has to rub shoulders with the lower orders.
You eat at a Schnellimbiss, you get what you pay for
I've lived in Germany and loved the quality of the meats and the freshness and variety of the bread and cakes. German food is not French cuisine. It's richer, heartier and more plentiful. It's plain, yes, but not everyone likes fancy stuff all the time.