Re: Aldi tactics

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From: Jonathan Wilson
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:52

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Andy wrote:
> Today I went into Aldi to buy an 8GB USB Drive which is in their current
> catalog and on special, starting today.
> I was in the store 90 mins after opening time.
> There were no USB Drives and I was told that all had been sold out by the
> time I got there.
> Funny! If they were such a hot item then why weren't there more people in
> the store asking for them.
> I spoke with Consumer Affairs who told me that Aldi were using "bait
> advertising' which was illegal.
> They advised me to go back to the store and demand Aldi obtain the article
> for me within a reasonable time, which I did.
> This time I received an apoplogy and Aldi were going to ring around their
> other stores to search out the item and have it sent to their store.
> They will contact me tomorrow and advise when the item will be there.
Aldi are crap, there is no way I would buy their electronic junk OR their 
food products.
And its not like buying from Aldi is going to put more money in the pockets 
of Australian farmers than buying from Coles or Woolworths will.

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