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buffy61 · Senior Member

ALDI camping gear

pricey43 · Guru

Got it maked on the calendar. Like the stove which works off LPG or butane canisters.

vk6tnc · Guru

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 · Guru

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 · Senior Member

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 · Guru

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 · Guru

We don't have one anywhere near us in SA. Though I think one is going to open in the city.

GaryKelly · Guru

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 · Senior Member

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 · Guru

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 · Guru

Line up early, the camping stuff is usually popular and they are advertising on TV.

Duh · Guru

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 · Guru

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 · Guru

Everybody says, when talking about imported caravans.. "But are they made for Australian conditions?" This applies to imported Aldi stuff too.

Roving-Dutchy · Guru

Just about everything that you buy for camping or caravanning is made in and imported from China.
David

herbie · Guru

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 · Guru

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 · Guru

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 · Guru

Am i right in saying that Aldi is owned by a German company ?

Bravehearts · Veteran Member

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 · Guru

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 · The Happy Helper

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 · Guru

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 · Guru

Nord and Sud means north and south.

Aldi is a German Company.

jules47 · The Happy Helper

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 · Guru

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 · Guru

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 · The Happy Helper

Probably Gympie herbie.

herbie · Guru

Thankx for that will have a look tomorrow going through, as have to go to Brissy