CHAOS in Aldi this morning--Winter Clothing

paddy147

Winter clothing,winter boots,ski gear and thermal underwear on sale in Aldi this morning.

http://aldi.ie/ie/html/offers/offers_week49Sunday12.htm


We went up at 9 30am and there was a que of about 60 people outside Aldi at that stage.

By 10am (opening time) there was at least double that amount standing outside.:eek:

It was absolute chaos inside with everyone barging in and battling each other to get all the winter boots and ski gear.

It was like a real life version of the gameshow..."Supermarket Sweep".:D

Mens and ladies winter boots and ski-wear seemed to be on everyones shopping list.


Glad I got in with the first group of 20 so.:)

Cantona's Collars

Lol,the country is broke & people are fighting over ski wear.:pac:

Maybe it was the thermal underwear they wanted as they can't afford to heat their homes.

paddy147

zerks wrote: »

Lol,the country is broke & people are fighting over ski wear.:pac:

Maybe it was the thermal underwear they wanted as they can't afford to heat their homes.

A few people buying the ski wear for the kids for the school trip abroad to go ski-ing.;)


Lots of older people up there too buying gloves and hats and snow grips.

paddy147

Malaysia Stocky Jelly wrote: »

Oh did ya see what the super 6 was in the fruit & veg for this week ?

Dont know...was too busy wrestling an auld man out of it for my pair of winter boots.:pac::D


These auld folk dont give 2 sh1ts about barging in there and using their walking sticks to poke you.


Yet,Im allways told to respect my elders...:pac:

Berty

Drive to queue up with people in the cold to buy something to queue up in the cold for future offers, no thanks. :rolleyes:

Those folk are behind the times. I sit at home and buy it online from better retailers and some chump in a green van brings it to my house.

GerardKeating

zerks wrote: »

Lol,the country is broke & people are fighting over ski wear.:pac:

Or it shows what people expect for Winter here in Ireland

zerks wrote: »

Maybe it was the thermal underwear they wanted as they can't afford to heat their homes.

and a lot of this as well.

dodzy

paddy147 wrote: »

Winter clothing,winter boots,ski gear and thermal underwear on sale in Aldi this morning.


We went up at 9 30am and there was a que of about 60 people outside Aldi at that stage.

By 10am (opening time) there was at least double that amount standing outside.:eek:

Pics, Paddy.....or GTFO

Cantona's Collars

paddy147 wrote: »

Lots of older people up there too buying gloves and hats and snow grips.

Have they not heard of Penneys? I would in my hole stand in the cold for gloves & hats.

Lidl were selling the same stuff the other day.

xabi

Sure it wasn't the 20 pack of Karlskrone they were after, only 13.99 :-)

http://www.aldi.ie/ie/html/offers/special_buys3_24718.htm

shar01

xabi wrote: »

Sure it wasn't the 20 pack of Karlskrone they were after, only 13.99 :-)

http://www.aldi.ie/ie/html/offers/special_buys3_24718.htm

Except in this fine land of ours, adults can't buy drink on the Lord's Day before 12.30pm...:rolleyes:

Bigcheeze

dodzy wrote: »

Pics, Paddy.....or GTFO

If anyone has pics it'll be Paddy

Bigcheeze

are you sure they're queueing for the ski gear? http://aldi.ie/ie/html/offers/special_buys3_24720.htm

bmaxi

zerks wrote: »

Maybe it was the thermal underwear they wanted as they can't afford to heat their homes.

While a baldy little gnome from Limerick is probably sitting in his jocks, in 100deg heat that they pay for, dreaming up ways to make it less affordable.
Fáilte in Eirinn 2012.

Cantona's Collars

Bigcheeze wrote: »

are you sure they're queueing for the ski gear? http://aldi.ie/ie/html/offers/special_buys3_24720.htm

They have 20 bottles of beer for €13.99,the packaging looks very similar to Carlsberg's.



BTW,no alchohol can be served 'til 12.30 on a Sunday;)

paddy147

dodzy wrote: »

Pics, Paddy.....or GTFO

The winter boots are very comfy indeed....fully lined aswell.

Cantona's Collars

paddy147 wrote: »

The winter boots are very comfy indeed....fully lined aswell.

To the Weather forum!!

Park Royal

Is it just me , but during the colder months my thoughts turn to

steaming bowls of SOUP,

not slabs of Ice Cold Piss.....

as they say in Germany , "Piss in.... Piss out....." thats wrong "Pills in Piss out..."

Bigcheeze

zerks wrote: »

They have 20 bottles of beer for €13.99,the packaging looks very similar to Carlsberg's.



BTW,no alchohol can be served 'til 12.30 on a Sunday;)

Carlsberg and Kronenbourg together at last!!

imitation

zerks wrote: »

Lol,the country is broke & people are fighting over ski wear.:pac:

Maybe it was the thermal underwear they wanted as they can't afford to heat their homes.

I'm picturing a car park full of '12 BMW's and frantic shoppers bowling over each other "I simply MUST get these half price ski boots for Fintan"

Dr Nic

I dont get it!
Aldi ski gear is fine and all, but 18euro more will get you 8k breathable & waterproof trousers in Tk Maxx...
Thats crazy that theres such a queue for questionable gear...

paddy147

imitation wrote: »

I'm picturing a car park full of '12 BMW's and frantic shoppers bowling over each other "I simply MUST get these half price ski boots for Fintan"

OAPs in Toyots Yaris and Ford Fiesta cars that dont have a bleeding clue as to how to use a clutch propperly and drive in 1st or 2nd gear,and who dont have a clue how to reverse a car into a parking space.:pac:


They were all out in force this morning up in my local Aldi.:eek::D

Cantona's Collars

Dr Nic wrote: »

I dont get it!
Aldi ski gear is fine and all, but 18euro more will get you 8k breathable & waterproof trousers in Tk Maxx...
Thats crazy that theres such a queue for questionable gear...

99.9% of the people queuing would break their hips walking out the front door,nevermind tearing down a mountain.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

Malaysia Stocky Jelly wrote: »

Oh did ya see what the super 6 was in the fruit & veg for this week ?

in carlow it's some smallish potatos, broccoli, large onions, scallions (i think..) and something else

all around 69c, I only really looked at the broccoli

--edit

nevermind, they were last weeks

--edit

nevermind the nevermind, they were this weeks. hooray broccoli

Del2005

dodzy wrote: »

Pics, Paddy.....or GTFO

Was this it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5qRs2dBoK0

paddy147

Del2005 wrote: »

Was this it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5qRs2dBoK0

The baby jesus wouldnt like that very much.:(:D

MarkR

Loads left in Limerick this afternoon. Guess skiing isn't as popular around here.

Super-Rush

MarkR wrote: »

Loads left in Limerick this afternoon. Guess skiing isn't as popular around here.

Bet the ski masks are sold out though.

The_Conductor

The anti-slip shoe grip thingys seem to have been the 'must have' item in all our local stores- thought the wife did pick up some interesting coloured thermal underwear..........

Do-more

paddy147 wrote: »

:)The winter boots are very comfy indeed....fully lined aswell.

They are nice and cosy alright, -11C with me this morning, still using the pair I bought in Aldi 3 years ago.

Just be sure to keep your receipt, some of the top hooks for the laces pulled away on mine the 2nd. or 3rd. time I used them hopefully thy have sorted that out by now but just in case! The laces on mine are good and long so I just wrapped them around the ankle instead still loads of wear in them.

casio4

did any of you ever see the clip of Tommy Tiernan talking about Aldi skiing gear it's very funny?

juneg

GerardKeating wrote: »

Or it shows what people expect for Winter here in Ireland



and a lot of this as well.

And never forget that is what fianna fail has reduced the people to.
pensioners scrapping over cheap thermal underwear in advance of this weeks budget.

Had intended getting some for the kids for sports but no point now obviously

MarkR

Super-Rush wrote: »

Bet the ski masks are sold out though.

dodzy

juneg wrote: »

Had intended getting some for the kids for sports but no point now obviously

Why ?

jacool

paddy147 wrote: »

Winter clothing,winter boots,ski gear and thermal underwear on sale in Aldi this morning.
It was absolute chaos, with everyone barging in and battling each other

A scene, coming to you soon, on mountains all across Europe.

Thargor

The best bit of winter gear I got in Aldi was about a month ago and they didnt even advertise them. It was the 3-in-1 jacket, a waterproof outer layer with a detachable fleece inside, 2 huge inside pockets for gloves/hats etc, wateproof outside pocket on your chest for phones, super warm and looks great, best jacket I ever had and for 30 quid.

Aldi Bray yesterday was swamped, couldnt get near the displays all day.

another native

Aldi Super 6

Broccoli - 500g
Salad Potatoes - 1kg
Carrot/Parsnip tray - 500g
Large Onions 3-pack
Kiwi 6-pack
Tomatoes 6-pack

All 69c each from Sunday December 2 for two weeks.

paddy147

Thargor wrote: »

The best bit of winter gear I got in Aldi was about a month ago and they didnt even advertise them. It was the 3-in-1 jacket, a waterproof outer layer with a detachable fleece inside, 2 huge inside pockets for gloves/hats etc, wateproof outside pocket on your chest for phones, super warm and looks great, best jacket I ever had and for 30 quid.

Aldi Bray yesterday was swamped, couldnt get near the displays all day.

Reduced to 18 euro in my local Aldi today.........Ha Ha.:P:D

Thargor

Bet its S or XXL, L sizes that actually fit are gone in a day in Aldi and Lidl these days, also the amount of time Ive spent standing on train platforms in the freezing cold while nice and snug is worth a lot more than €12 to me so Ha Ha all you like

Cantona's Collars

My local Aldi has a good bit of stuff left but it looks like a tornado hit the place,Lidl has loads of ski wear in stock since their promotion last week & even have some reduced in price.

Only

Thargor wrote: »

The best bit of winter gear I got in Aldi was about a month ago and they didnt even advertise them. It was the 3-in-1 jacket, a waterproof outer layer with a detachable fleece inside, 2 huge inside pockets for gloves/hats etc, wateproof outside pocket on your chest for phones, super warm and looks great, best jacket I ever had and for 30 quid.

Aldi Bray yesterday was swamped, couldnt get near the displays all day.

I have one of those I got about 6 years ago ans its still as good as day1 ... best jacket I ever bought!

Access

Does anyone else find this a small bit weird or even disturbing?

The country is in the toilet bowl and some peeps are out killing each other to get ski and winter gear that they could get for around the same price in the likes of TK Maxx or even online?

Someone said it right earlier... i can just see a rake of yummy mummies saying "this would look great on Aoibheann and Fearghus"

People can be mad sometimes!

paddy147

Access wrote: »

Does anyone else find this a small bit weird or even disturbing?

The country is in the toilet bowl and some peeps are out killing each other to get ski and winter gear that they could get for around the same price in the likes of TK Maxx or even online?

Someone said it right earlier... i can just see a rake of yummy mummies saying "this would look great on Aoibheann and Fearghus"

People can be mad sometimes!

Cheapset winter boots I saw in TK Max in Blachardstown today was 30 euro.

20 euro in Aldi will do me nicely indeed.:D


Plus Aldi is only 2 minutes up the road from my house and dont have the hassle of going out to Blanch and trying to get parking either.;)

Precious flower

What are people at? Jesus, you hear people struggling to pay bills and then you hear this? Thread reminded me of Tommy Tiernan's joke:pac::

casio4

Cheers for putting that up, it makes me laugh every time

dodzy

Access wrote: »

Does anyone else find this a small bit weird or even disturbing?

The country is in the toilet bowl and some peeps are out killing each other to get ski and winter gear that they could get for around the same price in the likes of TK Maxx or even online?

Someone said it right earlier... i can just see a rake of yummy mummies saying "this would look great on Aoibheann and Fearghus"

People can be mad sometimes!

The vast majority of the adult population have, and continue to work. True that some have fallen on hard times, but for the bulk of the population, it's business as usual. And I say fair f**ks to them. Plenty of bargains to be had. Too many begrudgers out there with the same old "country is in the shìtter" babble.
This is a BA forum.
There are more suitable areas to post gloom & doom shíte.

Cantona's Collars

Kind of on topic,Aldi in Enniscorthy had winter jackets reduced from €24.99 to €9 & dayglo long sleeve running tops for €4.99 (handy for Winter walkers)

I picked up a nice pair of hiking shoes for €8.49,they were marked as reduced to €11.49.Lots of other boots there that were suitable as Winter boots reduced also.

I assume the reductions are nationwide depending on stock.

BTW. Mr.Price has snow/ice grips that are almost identical to the Aldi ones for €1.49 a pair.

paddy147

zerks wrote: »

Kind of on topic,Aldi in Enniscorthy had winter jackets reduced from €24.99 to €9 & dayglo long sleeve running tops for €4.99 (handy for Winter walkers)

I picked up a nice pair of hiking shoes for €8.49,they were marked as reduced to €11.49.Lots of other boots there that were suitable as Winter boots reduced also.

I assume the reductions are nationwide depending on stock.

BTW. Mr.Price has snow/ice grips that are almost identical to the Aldi ones for €1.49 a pair.

Mr Price in Blanchardstown Shopping Centre??


That Mr Price fella has a very pervy voice on the radio,when hes advertizing all those deals.

jmorrisey

paddy147 wrote: »

Mr Price in Blanchardstown Shopping Centre??


That Mr Price fella has a very pervy voice on the radio,when hes advertizing all those deals.

Bit off topic but anyone notice that the Harvey Norman lad must be hitting the xanax in a big way judging by the latest media ads

paddy147

jmorrisey wrote: »

Bit off topic but anyone notice that the Harvey Norman lad must be hitting the xanax in a big way judging by the latest media ads

Id say he has lost his voice from all the years of shouting out loud..."go harvey go"....:pac: