# Companies you've frequently heard of, yet you have little idea of what they do **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 23, 2011, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/companies-youve-frequently-heard-of-yet-you-have-little-idea-of-what-they-do/597313 "2011-09-23T09:01:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![rivulus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@rivulus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rivulus)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/companies-youve-frequently-heard-of-yet-you-have-little-idea-of-what-they-do/597313/101 "2012-10-24T02:22:15Z")
> [@Diceman](#): > > Around here, Aldis are always located in poor neighborhoods. Once, the wife and I stopped at one not far from us. The carts are all chained together outside the store. There are special padlocks that require you to insert a quarter to unlock your cart, and you get your quarter back when you lock the cart up again. Inside, there is little variety and no brand names that you would recognize. You are expected to bag your own groceries. > > To be brutally honest, Aldi’s target demographic is one step above ghetto. The only thing missing was bullet-proof glass for the cashiers. Nope, our neighborhood isn’t poor and our Aldi is a nice place to shop. Sure, stuff is “displayed” in boxes, but they have a great selection, good value, and the produce at our store is excellent. Not sure where they get their avocados, but they are so cheap and absolutely delicious. Since we bring our own bags anyway – and the baggers at the other grocery stores haven’t a clue how to properly load stuff anyway – bagging our own stuff is a perk, not a downside. I heart Aldi! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/companies-youve-frequently-heard-of-yet-you-have-little-idea-of-what-they-do/597313.md?page=5)