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[โ€“] gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm also EU, I'm going from what I've heard from an American friend that works there

[โ€“] HotChickenFeet@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Rural-ish American who's moved a bit -

Currently my only significant options are national chains like Walmart & Dollar stores which are well known for being bad for their employees AND their communitees. Many of the employees of the former are paid poorly enough they require government assistance to afford groceries from the store they work at.

I've lived places with Wincos/Costcos & Market Baskets and those are much mote reasonable places that I'd compare with Aldi. The chairs thing is real when looking at piece of shit places like Walmart & Dollar stores - but I dont remember if MB &| Winco offers chairs to their employees.

There are often larger local chains that can be marginally better (food lion, tops, etc) but often their prices & selection won't beat out walmart.

Aldi is a nice breath of fresh air for the customers.

I don't know any employees personally, so I can't vouch if they are treated significantly better than other stores like Market Basket/Winco.

[โ€“] HotChickenFeet@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I try to buy from local farmers where possible, but thats not always easy nor possible for some things.

[โ€“] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago

Nor reasonably priced. Helpful to the farmer, yes, but pricy.