-- Aldi & lack of product knowledge--

seanaway

I was curious why my Aldi Ardagh cheese had a 'UK' stamp on the back (yes I know the story about last place processed etc...) but an Irish tricolour on the front along with the 'Produced in Ireland' piece on the front.

So I phoned Aldi. Guess what? They couldn't tell me where it was made except to repeat several times ' It's produced in Ireland'.

Anyway it took the Food Safety Authority about a week to come back and say it is to the best of their knowledge made in Limerick.

3 questions (aimed at Aldi)

1. Why not say 'Made in the Republic of Ireland' ?
2. Why do you not allow your customer service staff access to this information?
3. How can it be cheaper to send cheese made in The Republic to the UK (Staffs?) to be packed and then sent back to Ireland for sale?

I'd love to see Aldi respond to this on boards.

CianRyan

Have a ****, op, take a load off.

Sir Arthur Daley

You could ring lidl customer service maybe.

catallus

seanaway wrote: »

Anyway it took the Food Safety Authority about a week to come back and say it is to the best of their knowledge made in Limerick.

That's worrying.

Arthur Beesley

Another Lidl / Aldi thread in After Hours?

WTF?

Tail Docker

I'm not Aldi, but I am a bit german, cheap and all over the place - so here's my reply:

Dear Consumer, 1; it's made in Ireland, like we said, so stfu and eat it. 2:that would assume we actually care about stuff like this, 3: UK boxes are cheaper and we ship it by the tonne so it pays, if it didn't, we wouldn't.


We value your custom, even if you are a bit of a whinger and vaguely awkward, thanks and have a nice day, Al Di.

krudler

Who gives a shit?

Chinasea

Why pick on a no frills no bulls××t company.

Sky King

I was curious why my Lidl Ardagh cheese had a 'UK' stamp on the back (yes I know the story about last place processed etc...) but an Irish tricolour on the front along with the 'Produced in Ireland' piece on the front.

So I phoned Aldi. Guess what? They couldn't tell me where it was made

Why would Aldi know where Lidl cheese is made?

Sir Osis of Liver.

Why did you ring Aldi about Lidl cheese?

Sir Arthur Daley

Arthur Beesley wrote: »

Another Lidl / Aldi thread in After Hours?

WTF?

Another music thread is needed to even things out. :pac:

catallus

Sky King wrote: »

Why would Aldi know where Lidl cheese is made?

Yeah!

Hotfail.com

Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »

Another music thread is needed to even things out. :pac:

We haven't had a dole thread in ages either.

Arthur Beesley

Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »

Another music thread is needed to even things out. :pac:

Or a thread about faeces.

seanaway

My bad

Aldi Ardagh cheese etc... not Lidl.
Watching TV and typing not my strong point.

Gillo

Sir Osis of Liver. wrote: »

Why did you ring Aldi about Lidl cheese?

I always mix the two of them up so it's not just the op. I'm also waiting to hear back from McDonald's about why the sell french fries instead of Irish fries.

kneemos

seanaway wrote: »

I was curious why my Aldi Ardagh cheese had a 'UK' stamp on the back (yes I know the story about last place processed etc...) but an Irish tricolour on the front along with the 'Produced in Ireland' piece on the front.

So I phoned Aldi. Guess what? They couldn't tell me where it was made except to repeat several times ' It's produced in Ireland'.

Anyway it took the Food Safety Authority about a week to come back and say it is to the best of their knowledge made in Limerick.

3 questions (aimed at Aldi)

1. Why not say 'Made in the Republic of Ireland' ?
2. Why do you not allow your customer service staff access to this information?
3. How can it be cheaper to send cheese made in The Republic to the UK (Staffs?) to be packed and then sent back to Ireland for sale?

I'd love to see Aldi respond to this on boards.

A lot of cheese is packaged in Wales,including those with Wexford and Dublin in the pack.

Arthur Beesley

No frills supermarket in no frills product information shocker.

catallus

Arthur Beesley wrote: »

Or a thread about faeces.

How would we start?

seanaway

Tail Docker wrote: »

I'm not Aldi, but I am a bit german, cheap and all over the place - so here's my reply:

Dear Consumer, 1; it's made in Ireland, like we said, so stfu and eat it. 2:that would assume we actually care about stuff like this, 3: UK boxes are cheaper and we ship it by the tonne so it pays, if it didn't, we wouldn't.


We value your custom, even if you are a bit of a whinger and vaguely awkward, thanks and have a nice day, Al Di.

Gee you're so funny.

For Forks Sake

Arthur Beesley wrote: »

Or a thread about faeces.

That'd be sh1t.

Arthur Beesley

catallus wrote: »

How would we start?

Not sure, maybe a blow by blow account of latest bowel movements?

Arthur Beesley

For Forks Sake wrote: »

That'd be sh1t.

And this isn't?

Sir Arthur Daley

catallus wrote: »

How would we start?

From behind?

dmc17

seanaway wrote: »

1. Why not say 'Made in the Republic of Ireland' ?
2. Why do you not allow your customer service staff access to this information?
3. How can it be cheaper to send cheese made in The Republic to the UK (Staffs?) to be packed and then sent back to Ireland for sale?

I think Cracker Barrell or one of them is made in Ireland and packaged in Belgium before you buy it in Ireland

Hotfail.com

catallus wrote: »

How would we start?

We could start a "Post Your Poo Pics Here" thread like the one on the pets forum.

catallus

Arthur Beesley wrote: »

Not sure, maybe a blow by blow account of latest bowel movements?

Nah, they lock them pretty quick, I've tried.

fleet_admiral

€€€I go the same when I asked lidl why british milk was being passed off as Irish. Still waiting for a reply two years after pointing out 'uk-ec' on the veterinary stamp means that britiah milk is not Irish

Arthur Beesley

Gillo wrote: »

I always mix the two of them up so it's not just the op. I'm also waiting to hear back from McDonald's about why the sell french fries instead of Irish fries.

Freedom fries FTW.

Sir Arthur Daley

Hotfail.com wrote: »

We could start a "Post Your Poo Pics Here" thread like the one on the pets forum.

That is not a thread surely?

Arthur Beesley

catallus wrote: »

Nah, they lock them pretty quick, I've tried.

Don't worry, I'm working on a proposal for an 'All thinks Poo' forum. Can I count on your support?

Hotfail.com

Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »

That is not a thread surely?

It's pet pics on the pet forum.


They're not that wild :pac:

Arthur Beesley

Hotfail.com wrote: »

We could start a "Post Your Poo Pics Here" thread like the one on the pets forum.

That's on my proposal already, but keep the great ideas coming.

Merrion

Maybe the union flag is an indicator as to what language the ingredients/instructions are in rather than anything to do with the country of origin of the content?

catallus

Arthur Beesley wrote: »

Don't worry, I'm working on a proposal for an 'All thinks Poo' forum. Can I count on your support?

Can I be a mod?

For Forks Sake

Merrion wrote: »

Maybe the union flag is an indicator as to what language the ingredients/instructions are in rather than anything to do with the country of origin of the content?

Fleg you say? Are there people protesting about placement of said fleg?

Arthur Beesley

catallus wrote: »

Can I be a mod?

You just made the short list.

Ruu

OP, I suggest you post in Consumer Issues.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=580