Australian Politics Forum - Aldi getting rid of phosphates

buzzanddidj Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 14000 Eganstown, via Daylesford, VIC Gender:	Re: Aldi getting rid of phosphates Reply #30 - Apr 4^th, 2011 at 12:16am Andrei.Hicks wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2011 at 10:45pm: Thanks for that Buzz - I am sure the description on what a gated community is will be appreciated by someone. You make a god-damned fine American
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Re: Aldi getting rid of phosphates
Reply #31 - Apr 4^th, 2011 at 12:54am

Now if Aldi would start treating their staff as well as they are supposedly treating the environment I will shop there again. I will not spend a cent in these Dickensian sweatshops until they lift their game.http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/04/17/1082140112750.html?from=storyrhs

http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/ALDI-Company-Reviews-E7337_P2.htm

I know someone who used to work there. After hearing his story I encouraged him to join a union, however he was so fed up he left instead.

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Re: Aldi getting rid of phosphates
Reply #32 - Apr 4^th, 2011 at 1:02am

buzzanddidj wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2011 at 6:40pm:

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2011 at 6:09pm:

buzzanddidj wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2011 at 6:02pm:

bogarde73 wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2011 at 1:29pm:

REAL greens shop at Aldi . . .eh buzz?

Not really an issue, for us

Hepburn Shire Council has a "silent policy" of keeping out foreign owned multi-nationals
Hence - we have

NO McDonalds, KFC's or ALDI's in Daylesford

And MY outlet goes to the septic tank

Coles stock a reasonable range of phosphate free product - "Green Choice" being the most well known

A handy guide ...

http://www.earthandwater.com.au/pdfs/81detergents.pdf

A bit of trivia ...

Grey water containing phosphates is GOOD for most exotic flora
But equally BAD for indigenous species

I really must tell you what a huge benefit to my life it is to know all that.

Geez, I am so impressed.

Believe it, or not, there ARE

responsable, environmentally conscious

people in this world

Not that you would find them in YOUR family, workplace, golf club or behind the walls of America's largest gated community - La Jolla

I once spent a very pleasant afternoon and evening in a bar overlooking the ocean at La Jolla. Not a gate did I see.

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Re: Aldi getting rid of phosphates
Reply #33 - Apr 4^th, 2011 at 7:11am

mavisdavis wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2011 at 6:41pm:

buzzanddidj wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2011 at 6:02pm:

bogarde73 wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2011 at 1:29pm:

REAL greens shop at Aldi . . .eh buzz?

Not really an issue, for us

Hepburn Shire Council has a "silent policy" of keeping out foreign owned multi-nationals
Hence - we have

NO McDonalds, KFC's or Aldi's

Highly discriminatory, monopolistic, parochial, inbred, immoral, and illegal.

And a policy WHOLE-HEARTEDLY supported by ALL of us

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Re: Aldi getting rid of phosphates
Reply #34 - Apr 4^th, 2011 at 9:25am

buzzanddidj wrote on Apr 4^th, 2011 at 7:11am:

mavisdavis wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2011 at 6:41pm:

buzzanddidj wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2011 at 6:02pm:

bogarde73 wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2011 at 1:29pm:

REAL greens shop at Aldi . . .eh buzz?

Not really an issue, for us

Hepburn Shire Council has a "silent policy" of keeping out foreign owned multi-nationals
Hence - we have

NO McDonalds, KFC's or Aldi's

Highly discriminatory, monopolistic, parochial, inbred, immoral, and illegal.

And a policy WHOLE-HEARTEDLY supported by ALL of us

How did you rid the community of the non bigoted residents? Did you shun them, or just persecute them?

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Re: Aldi getting rid of phosphates
Reply #35 - Apr 4^th, 2011 at 9:26am

Sir lastnail wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2011 at 11:00pm:

mavisdavis wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2011 at 7:13pm:

Sir lastnail wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2011 at 6:48pm:

mavisdavis wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2011 at 6:41pm:

buzzanddidj wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2011 at 6:02pm:

bogarde73 wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2011 at 1:29pm:

REAL greens shop at Aldi . . .eh buzz?

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Not really an issue, for us

Hepburn Shire Council has a "silent policy" of keeping out foreign owned multi-nationals
Hence - we have [color=#ff0000]NO McDonalds, KFC's or Aldi,

Highly discriminatory, monopolistic, parochial, inbred, immoral, and illegal.

You won't be saying that in 10 years time when everything as been sold off to foreigners Sad

How many standards have you got?

what do you mean ??

I mean that anyone who isn`t open, and fair minded towards everyone, is a prejudiced bigot.

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Sir lastnail Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 29705 Gender:	Re: Aldi getting rid of phosphates Reply #36 - Apr 4^th, 2011 at 11:37am mavisdavis wrote on Apr 4^th, 2011 at 9:26am: I mean that anyone who isn`t open, and fair minded towards everyone, is a prejudiced bigot. I am fair minded to the majority most of which are battlers. Just not to the minority that constitute greed incorporated
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Re: Aldi getting rid of phosphates
Reply #37 - Apr 4^th, 2011 at 11:45am

mavisdavis wrote on Apr 4^th, 2011 at 9:25am:

buzzanddidj wrote on Apr 4^th, 2011 at 7:11am:

mavisdavis wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2011 at 6:41pm:

buzzanddidj wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2011 at 6:02pm:

bogarde73 wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2011 at 1:29pm:

REAL greens shop at Aldi . . .eh buzz?

Not really an issue, for us

Hepburn Shire Council has a "silent policy" of keeping out foreign owned multi-nationals
Hence - we have

NO McDonalds, KFC's or Aldi's

Highly discriminatory, monopolistic, parochial, inbred, immoral, and illegal.

And a policy WHOLE-HEARTEDLY supported by ALL of us

How did you rid the community of the non bigoted residents? Did you shun them, or just persecute them?

Buying Australian - and supporting Australian businesses - is now "bigoted" ?

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Re: Aldi getting rid of phosphates
Reply #38 - Apr 4^th, 2011 at 12:02pm

buzzanddidj wrote on Apr 4^th, 2011 at 11:45am:

mavisdavis wrote on Apr 4^th, 2011 at 9:25am:

buzzanddidj wrote on Apr 4^th, 2011 at 7:11am:

mavisdavis wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2011 at 6:41pm:

buzzanddidj wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2011 at 6:02pm:

bogarde73 wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2011 at 1:29pm:

REAL greens shop at Aldi . . .eh buzz?

Not really an issue, for us

Hepburn Shire Council has a "silent policy" of keeping out foreign owned multi-nationals
Hence - we have

NO McDonalds, KFC's or Aldi's

Highly discriminatory, monopolistic, parochial, inbred, immoral, and illegal.

And a policy WHOLE-HEARTEDLY supported by ALL of us

How did you rid the community of the non bigoted residents? Did you shun them, or just persecute them?

Buying Australian - and supporting Australian businesses - is now "bigoted" ?

Yep it always has been for the liberals Wink

They believe that it's the responsibility of other countries to manufacture the goods that we need Sad

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Reply #39 - Apr 4^th, 2011 at 12:48pm

I shop at Aldi for the following reasons:
- I find their product quality to be superior to the others. Previously I have shopped at Coles and/or WW and the number of times I had to throw out bad product was astonishing.
- Why pay more?
- As someone with an accounting background I greatly admire their business model.
- They have a policy of sourcing as much product as possible locally.
- As someone said, the standard of cleanliness is A1.

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Re: Aldi getting rid of phosphates
Reply #40 - Apr 4^th, 2011 at 12:56pm

buzzanddidj wrote on Apr 4^th, 2011 at 7:11am:

mavisdavis wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2011 at 6:41pm:

buzzanddidj wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2011 at 6:02pm:

bogarde73 wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2011 at 1:29pm:

REAL greens shop at Aldi . . .eh buzz?

Not really an issue, for us

Hepburn Shire Council has a "silent policy" of keeping out foreign owned multi-nationals
Hence - we have

NO McDonalds, KFC's or Aldi's

Highly discriminatory, monopolistic, parochial, inbred, immoral, and illegal.

And a policy WHOLE-HEARTEDLY supported by ALL of us

So you are speaking for everyone dam LIAR Grin

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Re: Aldi getting rid of phosphates
Reply #41 - Apr 4^th, 2011 at 1:14pm

FRED. wrote on Apr 4^th, 2011 at 12:56pm:

buzzanddidj wrote on Apr 4^th, 2011 at 7:11am:

mavisdavis wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2011 at 6:41pm:

buzzanddidj wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2011 at 6:02pm:

bogarde73 wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2011 at 1:29pm:

REAL greens shop at Aldi . . .eh buzz?

Not really an issue, for us

Hepburn Shire Council has a "silent policy" of keeping out foreign owned multi-nationals
Hence - we have

NO McDonalds, KFC's or Aldi's

Highly discriminatory, monopolistic, parochial, inbred, immoral, and illegal.

And a policy WHOLE-HEARTEDLY supported by ALL of us

So you are speaking for everyone dam LIAR Grin

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buzzanddidj Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 14000 Eganstown, via Daylesford, VIC Gender:	Re: Aldi getting rid of phosphates Reply #42 - Apr 4^th, 2011 at 2:33pm What an IGNORAMUS Coles are a 100% Australian owned, publicly listed company ALDI are German owned
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Re: Aldi getting rid of phosphates
Reply #43 - Apr 4^th, 2011 at 2:46pm

bogarde73 wrote on Apr 4^th, 2011 at 12:48pm:

I shop at Aldi for the following reasons:
- I find their product quality to be superior to the others. Previously I have shopped at Coles and/or WW and the number of times I had to throw out bad product was astonishing.
- Why pay more?
- As someone with an accounting background I greatly admire their business model.
- They have a policy of sourcing as much product as possible locally.
- As someone said, the standard of cleanliness is A1.

I paid a visit ONCE - on the suggestion of Yahoo posters - to the Ballarat store

I left empty handed

Everything looked like it had come out of some "food factory" in eastern europe (possibly somewhere near Chernobyl)

I ALWAYS avoid "home brands" for this very reason
I like to be ASSURED of the SOURCE

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Reply #44 - Apr 4^th, 2011 at 3:48pm

I thought you Greens were supposed to be adventurous buzz. Try looking beyond the brand names, open the cans & packets and see the quality. Look at the labelling and find the source of product.
eg tinned salmon from the USA, chocolates from Germany.

Now as to Coles being 100% Australian owned, we have been round this before. I think you don't read what I write except when it suits you.
I listed who the top shareholders were, from which you can see that vast quantities of the stock are owned overseas.

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