ALDI has a big selection of camping goodies on sale from this Saturday!
ohhhh.... Shopping!!
pricey43 said
05:17 AM Mar 21, 2013
Got it maked on the calendar. Like the stove which works off LPG or butane canisters.
vk6tnc said
05:23 AM Mar 21, 2013
Cant wait for Aldi to open on the west coast (only two years to go )
Most of their prices appear to be 50% of what we pay here !!!!
herbie said
05:25 AM Mar 21, 2013
vk6tnc wrote:
Cant wait for Aldi to open on the west coast (only two years to go )
Most of their prices appear to be 50% of what we pay here !!!!
Do you know why it is going to take two years to open up in the west coast ?
buffy61 said
08:02 AM Mar 21, 2013
pricey43 wrote:
Got it maked on the calendar. Like the stove which works off LPG or butane canisters.
Do you mean the BBQ? I like the look of the fridge...like that it goes on gas too
vk6tnc said
08:04 AM Mar 21, 2013
herbie wrote:
vk6tnc wrote:
Cant wait for Aldi to open on the west coast (only two years to go )
Most of their prices appear to be 50% of what we pay here !!!!
Do you know why it is going to take two years to open up in the west coast ?
That was the time frame mentioned in the news reports a couple of weeks ago....
Grams said
02:33 PM Mar 21, 2013
We don't have one anywhere near us in SA. Though I think one is going to open in the city.
GaryKelly said
03:06 PM Mar 21, 2013
There's one in Taree on the NSW mid north coast. Been there for about a year or so now and I still haven't seen the inside. Got a huge Bunnings as well.
eureka said
01:44 AM Mar 22, 2013
What do you think of the heater?
I'll be lining up before saturday opening for that one and the jacket and maybe the portable BBQ too.
And bugger, I spent $65.00 for a fire proof security case at bunnings last month. This ones the same and at half the price.
Helen
pricey43 said
02:54 AM Mar 22, 2013
buffy61 wrote:
pricey43 wrote:
Got it maked on the calendar. Like the stove which works off LPG or butane canisters.
Do you mean the BBQ? I like the look of the fridge...like that it goes on gas too
Be careful with the fridge. It is only an absorption cooler. We have friends who have one. Not that wonderful.
jetj said
04:45 AM Mar 22, 2013
Line up early, the camping stuff is usually popular and they are advertising on TV.
Duh said
12:09 PM Mar 22, 2013
Rip and Rosie wrote:
I reckon you need to have a better look at China.
It is a mega industrial nation and trading nation. It, like Japan and Korea, will soon shake its "junk making" reputation.
If you buy junk, that's your choice, but don't bypass equipment just because its "made in china". Chances are its well designed, fit for its purpose and cheap.
I think a lot depends on who makes (in China) the imitations/clones, some of those are poor quality to say the least.
However some big companies are based in China and the quality has to be first class to protect their market.
-- Edited by Duh on Friday 22nd of March 2013 12:10:43 PM
Rip and Rosie said
04:27 PM Mar 22, 2013
We got the portable toilet... it leaked.
Rang them and they sent out another one ...... it leaked.
Went to Bunnings and got a washer to fit inside the lid........ it doesn't leak any more.
Gerty Dancer said
04:30 PM Mar 22, 2013
Everybody says, when talking about imported caravans.. "But are they made for Australian conditions?" This applies to imported Aldi stuff too.
Roving-Dutchy said
06:14 PM Mar 22, 2013
Just about everything that you buy for camping or caravanning is made in and imported from China. David
herbie said
06:31 PM Mar 22, 2013
As the old saying goes; one only gets for what they pay for, but gee when every thing is made in China these days it does make it hard to purchase quality stuff that is going to out live us.And then again we do live in a disposable society ,so we just make do with what they produce .
Rip and Rosie said
07:04 PM Mar 22, 2013
I reckon you need to have a better look at China.
It is a mega industrial nation and trading nation. It, like Japan and Korea, will soon shake its "junk making" reputation.
If you buy junk, that's your choice, but don't bypass equipment just because its "made in china". Chances are its well designed, fit for its purpose and cheap.
jetj said
09:05 PM Mar 22, 2013
herbie wrote:
As the old saying goes; one only gets for what they pay for, but gee when every thing is made in China these days it does make it hard to purchase quality stuff that is going to out live us.And then again we do live in a disposable society ,so we just make do with what they produce .
In my opinion there is nothing wrong with the quality of most of the stuff made in China.
herbie said
09:44 PM Mar 22, 2013
Am i right in saying that Aldi is owned by a German company ?
Bravehearts said
03:55 AM Mar 23, 2013
Yes Aldi is PRIVATLEY owned by a very weathly German family. We have no problem with the ownership so long as they continue to offer great products at competitive prices.
pauline said
04:03 AM Mar 23, 2013
When I was a kid growing up (yeah I know a long time ago ) when I thought of China I thought of rice paddy fields, women in the fields giving birth and going back to working in the fields, probably watched too many old movies on TV...........now I think when you get off the plane in China, these really HUGE factory doors must open and just keep going and going and going, they seem to make every thing that is used and consumed on this Earth nowadays, really does my head in.
jules47 said
04:06 AM Mar 23, 2013
Aldi here in Seymour have what they call a "Caravan Annexe" - it is a curved structure that attaches, somehow, to the caravan and goes down to the ground - $79 - might be good for small motor homes and the like, or even a rear entry caravan. Has a privacy panel as well from the look of it - didn't have one set up, so just going on what is on the box.
neilnruth said
04:12 AM Mar 23, 2013
There are apparently two (Albrecht) Aldi brothers - they own two different store chains - one each. Aldi Nord has Europe's stores and we are part of the other lot - Aldi Sud. We have never had any problem with their products and they always give a warranty.
jetj said
04:49 AM Mar 23, 2013
Nord and Sud means north and south.
Aldi is a German Company.
jules47 said
05:14 PM Mar 23, 2013
Yes Aldi is a German company - but how many of our well known and trusted companies are owned completely or partially by overseas interests. A lot of the Aldi stuff is sourced from Australian companies - fruit and veg, meat, bread etc.
Anyway back to topic - the Seymour Aldi was pretty busy at 8.30 this morning - people walking out with generators ($299), BBQ's, 3 way fridges ($299) - got the water bags I was after, as well as a heavy duty plastic mallet for pegs - $2.99 each!
The have blow up mattresses, tents, picnic blankets, thermo cookers (like Dreampot - $99), tableware, cookware and a heap more stuff - worth a look if you can get into one.
neilnruth said
02:52 AM Mar 24, 2013
Yes... we went to Cooma Aldi and got ourselves a portable heater at half the price we saw them last year in camping stores - and those stores were sold out or the manufacturer/supplier couldn't get enough of them. Haven't used it yet. ($49.99). We're happy.
herbie said
07:01 AM Mar 24, 2013
Hope every one got in to Aldi and got what you wanted before it all sold out. ..We have no Aldi here in Gladi or Rocky QLD. Does anyone know where the nearest store to these two towns be .Have not been up here all that long so still finding our way around.
jules47 said
07:14 PM Mar 24, 2013
Probably Gympie herbie.
herbie said
12:40 AM Mar 25, 2013
Thankx for that will have a look tomorrow going through, as have to go to Brissy
ALDI has a big selection of camping goodies on sale from this Saturday!
ohhhh.... Shopping!!
Got it maked on the calendar. Like the stove which works off LPG or butane canisters.
Most of their prices appear to be 50% of what we pay here !!!!
Do you know why it is going to take two years to open up in the west coast ?
Do you mean the BBQ? I like the look of the fridge...like that it goes on gas too
That was the time frame mentioned in the news reports a couple of weeks ago....
I'll be lining up before saturday opening for that one and the jacket and maybe the portable BBQ too.
And bugger, I spent $65.00 for a fire proof security case at bunnings last month. This ones the same and at half the price.
Helen
Be careful with the fridge. It is only an absorption cooler. We have friends who have one. Not that wonderful.
Line up early, the camping stuff is usually popular and they are advertising on TV.
I think a lot depends on who makes (in China) the imitations/clones, some of those are poor quality to say the least.
However some big companies are based in China and the quality has to be first class to protect their market.
-- Edited by Duh on Friday 22nd of March 2013 12:10:43 PM
Rang them and they sent out another one ...... it leaked.
Went to Bunnings and got a washer to fit inside the lid........ it doesn't leak any more.
David
As the old saying goes; one only gets for what they pay for, but gee when every thing is made in China these days it does make it hard to purchase quality stuff that is going to out live us.And then again we do live in a disposable society ,so we just make do with what they produce .
It is a mega industrial nation and trading nation. It, like Japan and Korea, will soon shake its "junk making" reputation.
If you buy junk, that's your choice, but don't bypass equipment just because its "made in china". Chances are its well designed, fit for its purpose and cheap.
In my opinion there is nothing wrong with the quality of most of the stuff made in China.
Am i right in saying that Aldi is owned by a German company ?
Yes Aldi is PRIVATLEY owned by a very weathly German family. We have no problem with the ownership so long as they continue to offer great products at competitive prices.
Nord and Sud means north and south.
Aldi is a German Company.
Anyway back to topic - the Seymour Aldi was pretty busy at 8.30 this morning - people walking out with generators ($299), BBQ's, 3 way fridges ($299) - got the water bags I was after, as well as a heavy duty plastic mallet for pegs - $2.99 each!
The have blow up mattresses, tents, picnic blankets, thermo cookers (like Dreampot - $99), tableware, cookware and a heap more stuff - worth a look if you can get into one.
Hope every one got in to Aldi and got what you wanted before it all sold out. ..We have no Aldi here in Gladi or Rocky QLD. Does anyone know where the nearest store to these two towns be .Have not been up here all that long so still finding our way around.
Thankx for that will have a look tomorrow going through, as have to go to Brissy