Re: Aldi

From	felix_unger <me@nothere.biz>
Newsgroups	aus.tv, aus.computers
Subject	Re: Aldi
Date	2015-09-27 13:51 +1000
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On 27-September-2015 1:24 PM, Rod Speed wrote:
>
>
> "felix_unger" <me@nothere.biz> wrote in message 
> news:d6p3t0Fl8otU5@mid.individual.net...
>> On 25-September-2015 8:53 AM, dechucka wrote:
>>>
>>> "Clocky" <notgonna@happen.com> wrote in message 
>>> news:56047d76$0$1619$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com...
>>>> On 25/09/2015 4:01 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:
>>>>> Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> wrote:
>>>>>> On 24/09/2015 7:01 AM, SG1 wrote:
>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>> Coles have just announced more checkout chicks (term used on 
>>>>>>> morning tv)
>>>>>>> and less self service. If Coles have gone that way, Woolies will 
>>>>>>> soon
>>>>>>> follow.
>>>>>>> My objection to self service is that it costs the consumer the 
>>>>>>> same.
>>>>>>> If there was a 5% discount for using the self service then it would
>>>>>>> have caught on.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I prefer to keep people employed.
>>>>>
>>>>>    Exactly!
>>>>>
>>>>>    When we're in Oz it's always a blessing to have the cheackout 
>>>>> people
>>>>> pack your bags for you. In The Netherlands (and elsewhere) we have 
>>>>> to do
>>>>> it ourselves and it's often a messy, pushing and shoving, situation.
>>>>> We'd gladly pay more to have the Aussie system in our country.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I fear we are going to end up the same as in Europe.
>>>>
>>>> As an aside but sort of related, Queue-ing is quite different in 
>>>> Europe and I think we do it quite well in terms of having patience 
>>>> by comparison.
>>>>
>>>> Our experience with German tourists in that regard was 
>>>> exceptionally poor, they seem to push in as they see fit with no 
>>>> consideration to anyone else at all. We experienced that on several 
>>>> occasions as well as a couple of other incidents that were pretty 
>>>> unsociable.
>>>
>>> Interesting because having travel extensively in Germany and spent 
>>> time visiting relatives in non-tourist areas I have found the 
>>> Germans very good at queuing, of course this doesn't diminish from 
>>> your experience
>>
>> they probably learnt by watching jews in line at the gas chambers..
>
> They didn’t watch them queue at the gas chambers,
> they MADE them queue at the gas chambers.

good point!


-- 
rgds,

Pete
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Aldi "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2015-09-23 11:18 +0800
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    Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-23 15:22 +1000
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      Re: Aldi Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-09-24 17:09 +1000
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          Re: Aldi Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-09-26 11:26 +1000
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                Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-01 07:49 +1000
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      Re: Aldi F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-02 19:38 +1000
  Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-23 16:48 +1000
    Re: Aldi Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-09-23 22:09 +1000
      Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-24 07:55 +1000
        Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-24 08:20 +1000
          Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-24 15:18 +1000
            Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-24 15:40 +1000
        Re: Aldi "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2015-09-24 09:01 +1000
          Re: Aldi Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-09-24 07:11 +0800
            Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-24 15:32 +1000
              Re: Aldi Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-09-24 18:14 +0800
                Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-24 20:47 +1000
                Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-25 08:44 +1000
                Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-25 14:07 +1000
                Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-25 14:44 +1000
                Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-25 16:37 +1000
                Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-25 17:30 +1000
                Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-25 19:22 +1000
                Re: Aldi not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-09-25 23:58 +0000
                Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-26 10:30 +1000
            Re: Aldi Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2015-09-24 19:15 +1000
              Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-24 19:36 +1000
                Re: Aldi Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-09-24 18:17 +0800
                Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-25 07:58 +1000
                Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-24 20:47 +1000
              Re: Aldi Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-09-26 11:31 +1000
                Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-26 13:40 +1000
                Re: Aldi keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2015-09-29 17:52 +1000
                Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-29 18:32 +1000
                Re: Aldi keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2015-09-30 21:10 +1000
                Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-01 07:53 +1000
                Re: Aldi keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2015-10-01 22:03 +1000
                Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-02 05:46 +1000
                Re: Aldi keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2015-10-02 21:57 +1000
                Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-03 05:41 +1000
            Re: Aldi Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-09-24 20:01 +0000
              Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-25 06:48 +1000
                Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-25 08:45 +1000
                Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-25 14:08 +1000
                Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-25 14:45 +1000
                Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-25 16:38 +1000
                Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-25 17:52 +1000
                Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-25 19:21 +1000
              Re: Aldi Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-09-25 06:47 +0800
                Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-25 08:53 +1000
                Re: Aldi Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-09-25 14:19 +0000
                Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-26 07:24 +1000
                Re: Aldi "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2015-09-26 08:12 +1000
                Re: Aldi felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-09-27 12:52 +1000
                Re: Aldi Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-09-27 15:11 +0800
                Re: Aldi felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-09-27 12:51 +1000
                Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-27 13:24 +1000
                Re: Aldi felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-09-27 13:51 +1000
                Re: Aldi Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-09-27 17:02 +1000
                Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-27 17:39 +1000
                Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-27 19:24 +1000
                Re: Aldi Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-09-27 21:20 +1000
                Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-28 06:02 +1000
                Re: Aldi Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-09-28 07:46 +1000
                Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-28 08:33 +1000
                Re: Aldi "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2015-09-28 10:07 +1000
                Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-28 10:45 +1000
                Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-25 14:09 +1000
                Re: Aldi Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-09-25 14:17 +0000
                Re: Aldi Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-09-26 11:36 +1000
                Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-26 12:05 +1000
                Re: Aldi Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-09-26 12:40 +1000
                Re: Aldi Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-09-27 15:16 +0800
                Re: Aldi Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-09-27 15:19 +0800
                Re: Aldi Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-09-28 18:56 +0000
                Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-29 06:54 +1000
                Re: Aldi "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2015-09-29 08:08 +1000
                Re: Aldi Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-09-29 06:43 +0800
                Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-29 09:05 +1000
                Re: Aldi Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-09-29 07:49 +0800
                Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-29 09:59 +1000
                Re: Aldi Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-09-29 10:18 +0000
                Re: Aldi Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-09-30 12:45 +1000
          Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-24 15:32 +1000
          Re: Aldi F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-02 19:43 +1000
            Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-03 05:41 +1000
              Re: Aldi F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-03 13:57 +1000
                Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-03 15:24 +1000
                Re: Aldi F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-03 15:41 +1000
                Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-04 06:06 +1100
            Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-03 07:29 +1000
              Re: Aldi F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-03 11:39 +1000
      Re: Aldi felix_unger <me@nothere.biz> - 2015-09-27 12:45 +1000
      Re: Aldi F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-02 19:39 +1000
        Re: Aldi Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-10-03 09:11 +1000
          Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-03 10:51 +1000
  Re: Aldi Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-09-24 18:10 +0800
    Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-24 20:45 +1000
      Re: Aldi Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-09-29 07:54 +0800
        Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-29 18:29 +1000
          Re: Aldi Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-09-29 17:29 +0800
            Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-09-30 17:49 +1000
              Re: Aldi Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-10-01 06:09 +0800
                Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-01 10:05 +1000
                Re: Aldi Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-10-01 12:38 +0800
                Re: Aldi Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-10-01 18:39 +1000
                Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-01 19:38 +1000
                Re: Aldi keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2015-10-01 22:05 +1000
                Re: Aldi Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-10-03 06:55 +0800
              Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-01 09:23 +1000
                Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-01 10:09 +1000
                Re: Aldi "dechucka" <dechucka1@hotmail.com> - 2015-10-01 12:41 +1000
                Re: Aldi "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-10-01 14:57 +1000
                Re: Aldi Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-10-01 18:40 +1000

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