{"id":204443,"date":"2020-02-17T20:22:51","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T17:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/crazy-aldi-causes-uproar-with-1-50-product\/"},"modified":"2020-02-17T20:22:51","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T17:22:51","slug":"crazy-aldi-causes-uproar-with-1-50-product","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/crazy-aldi-causes-uproar-with-1-50-product\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Crazy&#8217;: Aldi causes uproar with $1.50 product"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\"10\">\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Social media users are up in arms &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/au.lifestyle.yahoo.com\/aldi-australia-frozen-smoothie-packs-cultbuy-015713613.html&quot;&gt;over a $1.50 Aldi product&lt;\/a&gt; which is supposed to save people time when they\u2019re preparing food.&amp;nbsp;\" data-reactid=\"11\">Social media users are up in arms over a $1.50 Aldi product which is supposed to save people time when they\u2019re preparing food.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"The $1.49 Fresh Veggie Co. Carrot Sticks and $1.79 Carrot Shred have caused a fierce debate on the @aldiloversau Instagram page, with many people calling the bagged items \u2018lazy\u2019 and slamming the unnecessary use of plastic, while others called the items a genius idea.\" data-reactid=\"12\">The $1.49 Fresh Veggie Co. Carrot Sticks and $1.79 Carrot Shred have caused a fierce debate on the @aldiloversau Instagram page, with many people calling the bagged items \u2018lazy\u2019 and slamming the unnecessary use of plastic, while others called the items a genius idea.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"canvas-image Mx(a) canvas-atom My(24px) My(20px)--sm\" style=\"max-width:100%;\" data-type=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia image\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" data-reactid=\"13\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"486\" data-reactid=\"14\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"800\" data-reactid=\"15\"\/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:60.8%;\" class=\"Maw(100%) Pos(r) H(0) Cur(p)\" data-reactid=\"16\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"File photo dated 16\/09\/19 of an Aldi store in Marsh Lane Bootle, Liverpool. Aldi has announced plans to increase its pay for staff in stores by just over 3%, making it one of the best-paying supermarkets in the UK.. Issue date: Tuesday January 21, 2020. The discounter said minimum hourly rates will rise from ??9.10 an hour to ??9.40, with workers inside the M25 getting ??10.90 an hour instead of ??10.55.\" class=\"JsEnabled_Op(0) JsEnabled_Bg(n) Trsdu(.42s) Bgr(nr) Bgz(cv) StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" itemprop=\"url\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/40a9c460-512c-11ea-9ad7-f23a6ae3c738.jpeg);\" src=\"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/spaceball.gif\" data-reactid=\"17\"\/><noscript data-reactid=\"18\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"File photo dated 16\/09\/19 of an Aldi store in Marsh Lane Bootle, Liverpool. Aldi has announced plans to increase its pay for staff in stores by just over 3%, making it one of the best-paying supermarkets in the UK.. Issue date: Tuesday January 21, 2020. The discounter said minimum hourly rates will rise from ??9.10 an hour to ??9.40, with workers inside the M25 getting ??10.90 an hour instead of ??10.55.\" class=\"StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" src=\"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/40a9c460-512c-11ea-9ad7-f23a6ae3c738.jpeg\" itemprop=\"url\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"Ov(h) Pos(r) Ff(ss) Mah(80px)\" data-reactid=\"28\"><figcaption class=\"C($c-fuji-grey-h) Fz(13px) Py(5px) Lh(1.5)\" title=\"Aldi has come under fire for a new product. Photo: AAP\" data-reactid=\"29\">\n<p>Aldi has come under fire for a new product. Photo: AAP<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><button class=\"C($c-fuji-blue-1-b) Cur(p) W(100%) T(63px) Bgc(#fff) Ta(start) Fz(13px) P(0) Bd(0) O(0) Lh(1.5) Pos(a)\" data-reactid=\"31\"><span data-reactid=\"32\">More<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"&amp;nbsp;\u201cPlastic plastic plastic. Just chop your damn vegetables yourself peeps,\u201d one person said.&amp;nbsp;\" data-reactid=\"33\">\u00a0\u201cPlastic plastic plastic. Just chop your damn vegetables yourself peeps,\u201d one person said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cCrazy over use of plastic again,\u201d another person said, while another simply said: \u201cSo much plastic.\u201d\" data-reactid=\"34\">\u201cCrazy over use of plastic again,\u201d another person said, while another simply said: \u201cSo much plastic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"The comments continued, with people urging Aldi to rethink how they package items in-store.&amp;nbsp;\" data-reactid=\"35\">The comments continued, with people urging Aldi to rethink how they package items in-store.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"However, others saw the practicality in the product, with Tammy, the creator of the page taking to the Stories section to&amp;nbsp;\" data-reactid=\"36\">However, others saw the practicality in the product, with Tammy, the creator of the page taking to the Stories section to\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cSo much judgement over pre-cut vegetables. It\u2019s sad really. The assumption is that people are just \u2018lazy\u2019. Of course some people will love the convenience, but think of those that are disabled or the elderly who cannot physically cut their vegetables,\u2019 she wrote.&amp;nbsp;\" data-reactid=\"37\">\u201cSo much judgement over pre-cut vegetables. It\u2019s sad really. The assumption is that people are just \u2018lazy\u2019. Of course some people will love the convenience, but think of those that are disabled or the elderly who cannot physically cut their vegetables,\u2019 she wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"canvas-image Mx(a) canvas-atom My(24px) My(20px)--sm\" style=\"max-width:100%;\" data-type=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia image\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" data-reactid=\"38\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"601\" data-reactid=\"39\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"596\" data-reactid=\"40\"\/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:100.8%;\" class=\"Maw(100%) Pos(r) H(0) Cur(p)\" data-reactid=\"41\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Aldi carrot sticks and carrot shred\" class=\"JsEnabled_Op(0) JsEnabled_Bg(n) Trsdu(.42s) Bgr(nr) Bgz(cv) StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" itemprop=\"url\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/f4f6ccc0-512b-11ea-abff-c09100e97eee.png);\" src=\"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/spaceball.gif\" data-reactid=\"42\"\/><noscript data-reactid=\"43\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Aldi carrot sticks and carrot shred\" class=\"StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" src=\"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/f4f6ccc0-512b-11ea-abff-c09100e97eee.png\" itemprop=\"url\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"Ov(h) Pos(r) Ff(ss) Mah(80px)\" data-reactid=\"53\"><figcaption class=\"C($c-fuji-grey-h) Fz(13px) Py(5px) Lh(1.5)\" title=\"People were up in arms over the plastic used for the $1.49 carrot sticks and $1.79 carrot shred. Photo: Instagram\/Aldiloversau\" data-reactid=\"54\">\n<p>People were up in arms over the plastic used for the $1.49 carrot sticks and $1.79 carrot shred. Photo: Instagram\/Aldiloversau<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><button class=\"C($c-fuji-blue-1-b) Cur(p) W(100%) T(63px) Bgc(#fff) Ta(start) Fz(13px) P(0) Bd(0) O(0) Lh(1.5) Pos(a)\" data-reactid=\"56\"><span data-reactid=\"57\">More<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"canvas-image Mx(a) canvas-atom My(24px) My(20px)--sm\" style=\"max-width:100%;\" data-type=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia image\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" data-reactid=\"58\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"597\" data-reactid=\"59\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"593\" data-reactid=\"60\"\/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:100.7%;\" class=\"Maw(100%) Pos(r) H(0) Cur(p)\" data-reactid=\"61\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Aldi pre-cut salad kit\" class=\"JsEnabled_Op(0) JsEnabled_Bg(n) Trsdu(.42s) Bgr(nr) Bgz(cv) StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" itemprop=\"url\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/f4fa2820-512b-11ea-a4bd-40231dc9f3d2.png);\" src=\"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/spaceball.gif\" data-reactid=\"62\"\/><noscript data-reactid=\"63\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Aldi pre-cut salad kit\" class=\"StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" src=\"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/f4fa2820-512b-11ea-a4bd-40231dc9f3d2.png\" itemprop=\"url\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"Ov(h) Pos(r) Ff(ss) Mah(80px)\" data-reactid=\"73\"><figcaption class=\"C($c-fuji-grey-h) Fz(13px) Py(5px) Lh(1.5)\" title=\"Aldi also have pre-cut salad kits on sale for $2.99. Photo: Instagram\/aldiloversau\" data-reactid=\"74\">\n<p>Aldi also have pre-cut salad kits on sale for $2.99. Photo: Instagram\/aldiloversau<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><button class=\"C($c-fuji-blue-1-b) Cur(p) W(100%) T(63px) Bgc(#fff) Ta(start) Fz(13px) P(0) Bd(0) O(0) Lh(1.5) Pos(a)\" data-reactid=\"76\"><span data-reactid=\"77\">More<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"Another person agreed, calling out people for slamming Aldi over the&amp;nbsp; prepackaged products.&amp;nbsp;\" data-reactid=\"78\">Another person agreed, calling out people for slamming Aldi over the\u00a0 prepackaged products.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"\u201cThank you for defending those who use these products. Personally I am visually impaired so the use of these saves carer time and I can put that time to more important things like home help etc. it gives me independence to do it myself. While it is just opening a packet inference to a person whom has lost a lot is a win. Yes, it is more plastic but with time there will be a solution,\u201d another commenter said.&amp;nbsp;\" data-reactid=\"79\">\u201cThank you for defending those who use these products. Personally I am visually impaired so the use of these saves carer time and I can put that time to more important things like home help etc. it gives me independence to do it myself. While it is just opening a packet inference to a person whom has lost a lot is a win. Yes, it is more plastic but with time there will be a solution,\u201d another commenter said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"&lt;em&gt;Yahoo Lifestyle &lt;\/em&gt;has contacted Aldi for comment.&amp;nbsp;\" data-reactid=\"80\"><em>Yahoo Lifestyle <\/em>has contacted Aldi for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm\" type=\"text\" content=\"&lt;strong&gt;Got a story tip or just want to get in touch? Email us at&amp;nbsp;&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:lifestyle.tips@verizonmedia.com&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;lifestyle.tips@verizonmedia.com&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;.&lt;\/strong&gt;\" data-reactid=\"81\"><strong>Got a story tip or just want to get in touch? Email us at\u00a0<\/strong><strong>lifestyle.tips@verizonmedia.com<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"canvas-image Mx(a) canvas-atom My(24px) My(20px)--sm Op(.9):h Trsdu(.2s)\" style=\"max-width:100%;\" data-type=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia image\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" data-reactid=\"84\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"103\" data-reactid=\"85\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"800\" data-reactid=\"86\"\/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:12.9%;\" class=\"Maw(100%) Pos(r) H(0)\" data-reactid=\"87\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"JsEnabled_Op(0) JsEnabled_Bg(n) Trsdu(.42s) Bgr(nr) Bgz(cv) StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" itemprop=\"url\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/7574f390-2076-11ea-b77d-11e04b3a5c5c.png);\" src=\"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/spaceball.gif\" data-reactid=\"88\"\/><noscript data-reactid=\"89\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"StretchedBox W(100%) H(100%) ie-7_H(a)\" src=\"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/7574f390-2076-11ea-b77d-11e04b3a5c5c.png\" itemprop=\"url\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p><!-- react-empty: 90 --><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/au.lifestyle.yahoo.com\/aldi-carrot-sticks-outrage-instagram-040228902.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Social media users are up in arms over a $1.50 Aldi product which is supposed to save people time when they\u2019re preparing food.\u00a0 The $1.49 Fresh Veggie Co. 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