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["Gloria Morris" <gloriamorris59 AT gmail.com>]

I have heard people compare Trader Joe's to Aldi's, but I think TJ's is a
bit more upscale. They are owned by the same company, or at least they were
- companies change hands so often it makes one's head spin. There is an
Aldi's in Springfield. You have to take your own shopping bag (which is not
a big deal), but I was annoyed to discover that you have to pay a quarter if
you want a cart (but I think it is refunded when you return the cart to its
cart corral) - I decided to just to a walk through first, rather than pay
for a cart. I have never been to a TJ's so I have no way to compare the two
stores, but I was completely underwhelmed by Aldi's. Turns out, I did not
need a cart.

On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 9:19 PM, Marie McHarry <mmcharry AT gmail.com> wrote:

>  On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 8:45 PM, VAN DELL JORDAN <vdjor AT yahoo.com> wrote:
>  > AJ's has maybe the largest selection of beer I have ever seen.
>
> We have a liquor store in Springfield (Illinois) that has a
> magnificent selection of both beers and wines. Alas, it's on the south
> end of town, and I work on the north end (and live even further
> north), a distance of more than 10 miles. From time to time I make a
> pilgrimmage.
>
> We have no TJ's (though we have nearly every other upscale and middle
> scale chain); the nearest one to me is in St Louis, an hour and a half
> from here. The next nearest is Chicago, 3 hours away if you are
> willing to push the speed limit some.
>
> Marie
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