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What you will see during your two day tour of St. Petersburg:
Catherines Palace - typical of Baroque style, was built for the wife of Peter The Great in the village of Tsarskoe Selo, or today's Pushkin, and it became known as the Catherines Palace. Catherine became the Empress, Tsarina, after her husbands death, and she was called Catherine I. It must be noted that Catherine I was not Catherine the Great, who was officially Catherine II. Tsarskoe Selo (in English: "The Tsar's Village") is located about 27 kilometers (17 miles) south of the city. Catherines Palace exceeds all the other palaces with its gigantic size and unique decorations. The stunning façade of the palace extends for almost 300 meters (1000 feet), and gives the first impression what to expect inside.
We shall have a full tour of the entire palace, however, the most stunning rooms of the Palace are the lost Amber Room, which has walls complete covered by different shades of amber mosaic, and the Great Hall with gilded walls, chandeliers and mirrors. We shall also view parts of the surrounding park's and gardens consisting of almost 600 hectares (1.500 acres). An inside visit is included.
Peterhof Fountains & Grounds You will be exceptionally lucky since our tour enters the palace compound through the unbelievable Upper Park, which is very seldom visited by hurried tourists. Built to rival Versailles in France, the palace sits atop of a high hill overlooking the Gulf of Finland. Peter the Great drafted the layout for the 300-hundred acre park and supervised the design of the palace fountains. The Grand Cascade, the most famous fountain group, features gilded Samson prying open lion's jaws as water cascades down the terraced steps, and small spouting fountains anoint smaller sculptures. We shall stroll through the lower parks and gardens, and view and experience (be careful!) some of the Peters surprise creations among the many decorative fountains. No inside visit, only the parks and gardens.Your Lunch reservations will be in is the elegant Summer Palace Restaurant on the day you visit Peterhof and the Fountain Parks.
Peter and Paul Fortress The location where the first brick was laid in 1703, and from where the entire city started. To protect his new Russian capital Peter the Great decided to build first a fortress to protect the city against the Swedish attacks. However, the fortress soon became Russia's Tower of London, a place for imprisoning politically harmful people - including, among the others, Peter the Great's own son. Inside the territory we shall visit the Peter and Paul Cathedral - the city's tallest structure in the days of Peter the Great. The traditional, ornate church interior boasts gilded iconostasis, 18th century paintings and icons - and the tombs of many Romanov Dynasty Tsars and Tsarinas, including Peter the Great, Catherine the Great, and her family members, and the last Tsar, Nikolai II. Inside visit is included.
Hermitage - The former residential palace of the Romanov rulers, called the Winter Palace, and four other buildings together house today one of the world's most prestigious museums, called The Hermitage and one of the premier art collections. Your guided tour includes both the Winter Palace and the Hermitage display rooms, which contain over three million art works, including paintings by DaVinci, Rafael, Monet, Rembrandt, Renoir, Picasso, Van Gogh - to name a few. The Baroque style Winter Palace was designed by Italian architect Rastrelli, and boasts huge ceremonial reception rooms, throne rooms, private theatre, gold and marble, irreplaceable state gifts and collections, patterned parquet floors, ornate staircases, molded and decorated ceilings, and gilded appointments. If nothing else, this is the must place in St. Petersburg. An inside visit.
Church of the Savior on the Spilled Blood - This recently restored church sports a fantastic ornate "Russian-style" exterior with the traditional colorful onion domes. The church was built on the exact site of the March 1, 1881 assassination of Tsar Alexander II, while riding in his carriage along the canal embankment. That is also the reason why the church is called spilled blood. The church is distinguished by its picturesque silhouette and rich colorful decoration. The facade is lined with ceramic tiles and colored glazed bricks. Inside you shall view large size works of colorful mosaic of different religious themes. During the Soviet Union the church served as a warehouse and a storage space, and it took more than a decade to restore it to its current condition. This is unquestionably one of the most popular photo spots in St. Petersburg. Inside visit and a photo stop.
Canal Cruise - St. Petersburg is also called the Venice of the North, and that is why our tour also includes a cruise on the River Neva and along the picturesque downtown canals. A 60-minute journey by small open-air boats travels the Fontanka River, the Kryukov Canal, the Moika River and the Neva River. Peter the Great conceived the Neva as the main thoroughfare of the city, and from the beginning the river was considered a vital part of the whole architectural ensemble. During the journey you pass under numerous picturesque bridges, and admire the exteriors of the many old beautiful buildings in St Petersburg. Also to view the low silhouette of the city from the wide Neva offers many unique photo opportunities. Your guide will provide a map so you can follow your route as you motor along. 1-hour cruise included.
Metro (the citys underground subway system) - Visit the magnificent "palaces of the People" as the St. Petersburg Metro used to be called during the Soviet Union years. The construction was started after the II World War, and its expansion continues endlessly, new stations opening periodically A ride is arranged between the Technological Institute and the Moscow Arch of Triumph stations. Since the entire St. Petersburg was built on the marsh land, the tunnels had to be dug deep, deep until solid soil was found, and you shall descend endlessly deep on extremely fast moving escalators. All the stations are totally different and individually designed. Some are luxurious with art work, statues, sculptures, mosaic walls, and chandeliers, some are simpler looking. The trains run like clockwork, normally at 2 minutes apart, and they are always crowded, as if there was a constant rush hour. A ride is included.
St. Isaac's Square - St. Isaac's Square - In the center of St. Isaac's Square there is a monument to Nikolai I. Opposite the Cathedral, on the bank of the Moika River, stands the Mariinski Palace, the former residential palace, which was built for Princess Maria, the daughter of Nicholas I. Today, the palace is the seat of the St. Petersburg Council of City's Deputies. To the right of the Cathedral stand the historical Hotel Astoria, where Hitler had scheduled a party with printed invitations to celebrate his victory after conquering the city, but out it turned out that his invitations were printed in vain. The most prominent site on the square is naturally the St. Isaacs Cathedral, commissioned by Alexander I in 1818, and it took forty years to complete. The cathedral is surrounded on each side by huge red granite pillars, supporting the massive central dome, which is covered with 220 pounds of pure gold, and dominates the entire city skyline.. A photo stop.
The Palace Square This historical square was once the site of the Russian imperial power, having on one side the Winter Palace, and on the opposite side the huge curved building of General Headquarters, and across the street the Admiralty, Russian military navy headquarters. In the center of the square there stands a high granite obelisk, called the Alexander Column, depicting an angel leaning against a cross. During this centuries the square has witnessed many Russian historical events. In 1905 the Bloody Sunday, in the 1917 bolshevik revolution the storming of the Winter Palace, and most recently in 1992 the mass celebration for changing the citys name from Leningrad back to the original St. Petersburg, and many, many others. Also during the Soviet Union years it was the site for the annual May Day military parades. A photo stop.
The Cruiser Aurora Currently a museum ship on the west bank of the Neva River, this armored cruiser Aurora fired her gun to signal the beginning of the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, which brought Vladimir Lenin to power, and later changed the entire country from Russia to Soviet Union. Before the Aurora became a tool for the Bolsheviks, she had served the last Russian Tsar loyally for a long time. She participated in the Russo-Japanese war and took part in the famous Tsushima sea battle, where Japan defeated Russia and almost totally destroyed the Russian fleet. The Aurora was one of the few Russian war ships which survived. A photo opportunity during the cruise
The Monument for Peter the Great Empress Catherine the Great ordered this magnificent equestrian statue for the honor of the founder of the city. The artist was Etienne Falconet and the monument was dedicated in 1782. It took a total of twelve years to design and sculpt and cast. Falconet wanted to have a natural stone pedestal for his work, and a suitable red granite bolder was found in Finland, just about 6-7 miles from the city. Because of its size and weight it took a full year with the primitive equipment of those days to transport the huge rock to its current location. Later the Russian national poet, Alexander Pushkin, wrote a poem about the monument calling it a Bronze Horseman, and that is now the name as all the Russians know and refer to it. A photo opportunity pending on the traffic.
Rostral Columns - These two attractive city monuments are detailed parts in one of the most elegant architectural ensembles in St. Petersburg, called the strelka, or in English the tip of an arrow. The tip refers the sharp end location of the Vasili Island, where the columns stand. With the pillared former Stock Market building in the background they create a classical architectural combination, which has become one of the most photographed locations in St. Petersburg. The columns were built in 1805-1810, and they also served as lighthouses. These days they are still lit on special national festivals or celebrations, and gas flames of almost ten feet high can be seen far away. The columns imitate the ancient Roman practice of displaying the prows of captured enemy ships on a victory column. Also a most unforgettable and beautiful, panoramic view of the Neva River embankment, and the Winter Palace opens in front of our eyes from this location. A photo stop.
Browse for Russian souvenirs and gifts and bargain with local vendors at the various stops during your excursion. Your tour includes a stop at one of St. Petersburg's souvenir shops where you can barter for such traditional Russian goods as lacquered boxes, jewelry, pins, hand painted nesting dolls, usually called Matryoshka dolls, handicrafts, china and porcelain, Russian delicacies like Caviar, military memorabilia of the Soviet Union, beautiful coffee table books about Russian topics, and many others.
During the two days of touring in St. Petersburg your motor coach will pass through the city's residential and suburban districts en route to Peterhof on the Gulf of Finland. Among other things you shall pass the St. Nicholas Cathedral, and the nearby Theater Square with the world famous Mariinski Theatre (of such world famous ballet dancers like Vaslav Nijinski, Rudolf Nurejev, Mikhail Barishnikov) the St. Petersburg Conservatoire, and the monuments to the distinguished composers Rimsky-Korsakov and Glinka. You will pass by theYusupov Palace (once the wealthiest person in Russia), and the symbol of St. Petersburg - the Bronze Horseman in the Decembrists' Square. Across the Neva River are the oldest buildings of St. Petersburg, including the Menshikov Palace (the mansion of the first governor of St. Petersburg), the St. Petersburg University, which are lined up one after another, and they never fail to impress a visitor every time you drive around this "museum in the open air." On the opposite side of the Neva there stands the Admiralty with its sharp and high golden spire, which is a compositional center of the entire city, and will never allow you to get lost.
Photo Stops: St. Isaac Cathedral, Rostral Columns on the Spit of Vasilevsky Island, Cruiser "Aurora", Log Cabin of Peter the Great, Square of Arts, Narva Gate
Please Note: Minimum age to participate in this tour is 12 years of age. This tour has intensive, extended distances to walk and many steps.
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Tour Cost: $302.00
Tax/Other Fees: $74.00
Total Cost: $376.00
Remember to bring your camera. Minimum age to participate in this tour is 12 years old. This tour has intensive, extended distances to walk and many steps. You do not need a Russian visa to take this tour from your ship. Our tour operator is authorized by the city government to arrange services for cruise passengers who do not have Russian visas. In order to guarantee visa-free participation in this tour, we need to receive a Tour Authorization Certificate for you and each person in your traveling party. We must request this Tour Authorization Certificate from our operator no later than two (2) weeks prior to your sail date. After we receive your excursion order, you will receive an email from Shore Excursions by PortPromotions.com asking for your passport and other information. You must provide us with your passport and other information at least two (2) weeks prior to your sail date or we may not have time to receive your Tour Authorization Certificate. Please respond promptly to this request. We will email you your excursion tour voucher for your traveling party, and one tour authorization certificate for each member of your traveling party. It will be your responsibility to print and carry with you 1) the tour voucher, 2) the Tour Authorization Certificate, one for each person traveling with you, and 3) a valid passport for each person in your party. These documents will be required to participate in your St. Petersburg excursion. Failure to have these documents to present to Russian immigration officials and your excursion leader may result in you not being allowed off the ship in St. Petersburg, and may not entitle you to a refund. Please refer to the full terms and conditions listed on our website. On the first day the tours return time back to the ship is at 5:30 PM (17:30). Thus is sufficient time to have a dinner and to prepare for the later Russian Folkloric Show or classical ballet performance. On the day of your departure the tour returns to the port one hour prior to your ships scheduled departure time.
The specific meeting location at the pier will be listed in your confirmation email and voucher for this shore excursion. See the 'Redemption and Voucher Details' section below.


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Former Assistant Defense Secretary Torie Clarke on the impact on the military if defense spending cuts go too far.
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-- the president -- Mitt Romney is not selling all or how we paid for at all.
Just said he's throwing more money for example -- defends and even -- defense contractors.
If you believe that we can cut taxes.
By five trillion dollars.
And -- Two trillion dollars in additional spending.
That the military is not asking for seven trillion dollars just a -- -- -- over ten years that's.
More than our entire defense.
Like the president's re elected you'll see dramatic cuts to our military.
The secretary of defense has said these would be even devastating I will not cut our commitment to our military.
All right former assistant defence secretary Tori Clarke says that America cannot afford to take defense cuts at a time like this secretary good news.
Our -- to be with you the two trillion what the president said more than even defense contractors -- -- -- the events Stubbs and have asked for is that true.
I think it's really true the military is so they do not want increased spending.
What Mitt Romney has said several times as he thinks about 4% of GDP is of a probably a good number to be spending on defense.
I happen to good to agree and I think that be a really good thing to have and one of the future debates a long discussion debate about what is the appropriate role of the federal government.
In our national defense and how much should be spent on and I think that's a great idea.
What is very it very clear and the military and the secretary of defense has said very clearly they cannot tolerate is these devastating across the board cuts.
That will occur as a result of the fiscal cliff we're about to.
-- why that is that is already rock a -- guys because I know it's actually.
Money off -- ten years' worth of degrees you'll still have more going to events in ten years and you do.
So I know cut is as -- don't pejorative in Washington which is so -- slowing the growth -- -- -- so why is that so.
Not it's because it's the way in which they're doing that it's not sitting down a very thoughtfully saying.
Here our national security cultures we're going to do to protect the American people.
Here's what it takes to get that job done both in terms of human assets and technology.
And all of those things.
They can -- abdicated responsibility on that can't figure out how to have that conversation that debate.
So instead they say okay we're just gonna take -- a broad cut alike approach approach to take it off the top.
That's it terrible way to do it the very assets that you care about the most will be the ones that get lost -- that.
And -- how can you argue with your own secretary of defense and you joint chiefs -- -- those sorts of cuts.
Would be devastating.
That's been very clear and very consistent and I think that should come out in future debates.
In the next to date for the the presidential candidates both foreign policy will be front and -- -- -- Libya comes up our commitment to that region and how much we spend.
Global come up the administration's already talked about.
I think it's an an initial payment a 165 million to 300 million dollars.
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We throw good money after bad and -- we're we're we're evil people -- paraphrasing but why why do we do that secretary why don't we just called today.
Or at least reassess that.
We should always be reassessing.
And again we don't have a just keep what point and -- -- -- if you might have this conversation six months ago I would've said.
You know the national security debates probably are going to be that interest in -- -- probably -- -- a find much a difference between.
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Obama what has largely adopted the the bush policies that he's so reviled -- so critique when and when he was running for president is largely adopted many of those policies.
But -- the last few months have changed dramatically.
We have -- tax on our embassies throughout the Middle East we have our leading diplomats killed.
And so far no explanations no reasons given for that.
We have Iran closer every day to nuclear capabilities really serious potentially dangerous things are happy.
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And they asked me why are we spending this money in these countries like Libya and Egypt and they say these terrible things about they do these terrible things well it's not all the people in those countries.
And while sometimes you can question the amount of money -- -- -- what are we getting return.
I think sometimes we have to be there it's better to be there and be engaged and be on the playing field.
And to -- it entirely to those people who truly want to do harm to us secretary thank you very good -- thank you assert take care.
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The newest InterContinental in the city, in the heart of the city's commercial center is also close to several points of interest. Nearby attractions include the Notre Dame Cathedral, Re-Unification Palace, and Diamond Plaza. While at the same time you can easily walk to the city center from Asiana Saigon as well. Business guests staying at the hotel have a wide range of meeting rooms to choose from, and a dedicated business center staff who put in every effort to insure that you meeting is a success. Recreation facilities at the hotel include a round the clock fitness center, that houses in addition to a gym, a 20 meter outdoor pool, and regular yoga classes. With a convenient location the InterContinental Asiana Saigon Hotel is an excellent choice for both business and leisure travelers to the city.
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Latest built 5star hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. Various kind of restauants inside of this Hotel complex ever in Ho Chi Minh City..
This complex is consist of 3 buildings. Intercontinental hotel, residence & office. And the other shops
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InterContinental Asiana Saigon is the cornerstone of Kumho Asiana Plaza complex which integrates commercial and accommodations in one landmark space in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City. The newly developed Kumho Link unites more than a dozen quality bars and restaurants under one roof with easy access for hotel guests. The hotel is located in the city center, near the Notre Dame Cathedral and the well-known Saigon Post Office. Famous landmarks like the Reunification Palace, City Hall and the beautiful Opera House are reachable within a few minutes. This luxury hotel offer personalised service, awaits guests in each of our 305 elegantly-appointed rooms, which includes 18 suites and a stylish Presidential Suite. Next door is the InterContinental Asiana Saigon Residences with 260 world class residential suites. Tan Son Nhat International Airport is a 35-minute drive away.
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Service is excellent
Very close from the center of Saigon , very convenient , the excecutive is absolutely good and very professional attitude I am always spent 1 or 2 nights there , the price is high but you got what you paid
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Staff attitude were great, helpful and patient
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on 01-02-2011 04:36 PM
This is all from IGN ...
http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/114/1147019p1.html (nice video too)
When Sony Online Entertainment announced that there'd be a $15 a month subscription charge for DC Universe Online -- the company's newest MMO -- the developers said that there'd be "roughly" monthly content updates to make that investment worth the money. Now, less than a month after its release, DC Universe Online is ready to announce February's round of goodies, and the package includes a new story mission, a new duo, and tons of extra stuff.
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on 01-02-2011 04:40 PM
sounds good no update on voice chat though
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on 01-02-2011 10:58 PM
Nice to here but i second the voice chat part,it's or well brining out new content, but i think a lot of players would like the voice chat sorted out first, as this is a big part of the game biening able to talk to your friends in the group, can't see me paying at the end of my trial, if this and the laggy freezy servers are not sorted out.
And belive my self and my friends have tryed all the tip's pep's have posted with no joy.
on 01-02-2011 11:01 PM
i wrote this on the dc voice chat page
like i said and my post got deleted it seems USA and overseas comms work as off EU. were left again yet we pay MORE per month or quater than anybody else second class citezens for paying more is not on.!!!! Our comms have not worked since day 1 sort it out plz as alot of us love this game but will not be re subing.
If u delete post atleast have decentsy to tell us of your progress with sorting this issue out rather than deleting post and ignoring us. We our the paying consumer u know
go to this to view your point hopefully they will get sorted
on 05-02-2011 04:12 PM
For me voice chat has worked the last two days but it is an episode in itself to get it to work. Turn on bluetooth before you load the disc and it should be ok.
The time it takes to do the PVP is what gripes me. I have been waiting for 3 days now to get into a game in Australia so I can complete my quest. Yawn.
Infact 75% of the quests left in my journal are all the alerts/PVP episodes cos I can never get into any!
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Thursday, June 9, 2011
Nerdy Happy Spring Things on my Camera
Tiny green things poking through the dirt: I don't care what they are; if they're making their way up to the light, and I planted them from seed, I'm absurdly excited. When we're home, I must walk out onto the balcony ten times a day to look at the planters, just in case some new seedlings are up.
New growth on old plants--in this case, a geranium I've kept in a pot for almost three years, ever since my neighbor gave me a geranium cutting to stick in the ground:
New growth on old food--OK, this is kind of a weird one. But aren't you excited by the fact that if you accidentally let a potato get too old and leggy, you can plant it?
It gets weirder: this tiny housefly held still long enough for me to take a series of photos highlighting his giant orange eyes and furry muppet mouth:
What are you excited about this late spring (which, if you live in Montreal, is more like early spring)?
9 comments:
- Andrea said...
Sun, sun, sun. Warm days. The iris and poppies I planted last summer about to bloom (I almost typed "poopies"), butterflies and dragonflies...I think we've shifted from spring to summer, here just a bit south of you. I like these close-close-ups. Do you mind if I ask what kind of camera you use? I'm in the market for something nicer than my point-and-shoot. Thanks!
- June 9, 2011 at 9:48 AM
- MaryAnne said...
I'm super excited about plants coming up in our garden!
And that photo of the fly is amazing, even if I'm a little creeped out by his orange eyes =) - June 9, 2011 at 11:24 AM
- Jill said...
At first I thought you were a little cra-zay for the growth on food bit, but then realized that I get really excited when my food compost starts breaking down...you can keep the housefly, though :)
My favorite late-spring things? Sunshine!! Fresh fruit, the return of the local Farmer's Market, boat rides, and digging around in the dirt! - June 9, 2011 at 2:19 PM
- Teresa said...
Frogs singing their song at dusk in my garden. My tomato plants that are thriving despite my half-hazard first attempt at growing them from seed. lying on a comforter on the lawn in my backyard and watching my daughter play. LOVE you blog.
- June 9, 2011 at 7:22 PM
- KJ@letsgoflyakite said...
Love that new growth and I think most things look so wonderful in a mason jar. We are really excited to see our beans about a foot high. Our tomatoes are struggling.
- June 11, 2011 at 9:22 AM
- 6512 and growing said...
I'm pretty giddy over, oh, about 689 springy things right now.
Remember to keep all your potato tubers covered with soil - sun makes them turn green and toxic. - June 12, 2011 at 2:53 PM
- Kathryn Ray said...
I'm completely with you on these things. I just love spring.
The photo of the fly is amazing. - June 12, 2011 at 10:36 PM
- Jaimie said...
Andrea, for a second I thought we had finally made that shift too, but now it's cold and rainy again! Seriously, my kids are sleeping in fleece footie pajamas, and they have a pile of blankets on. As far as my camera--since about December, I've been using a Canon Digital Rebel. I'm very happy with it. Before that, all the photos on here were from an Olympus DSLR that died. You can find them cheaper than Canons or Nikons (which is why I had one, of course), but I would not recommend getting one.
- June 14, 2011 at 12:35 AM
- Jaimie said...
MaryAnne--Thanks! I know--I'm actually not much of a fly fan (even though I generally love bugs), but I was so shocked by how long he sat there letting me photograph him that I just kept taking more photos.
Jill--Sunshine would be nice! It seems to be gone again.
Teresa--thank you! That's so kind. I absolutely love hearing frogs, too.
KJ--I'm a serious jar addict. I can't tell you how many things I remove from packaging and put directly into jars. I feel like I can breathe easier when our stuff is jarred. I'm nuts.
Rachel--Thank you for the potato info!! We just have that one in a little pot and don't intend to do any eating--it's more just for the experiment factor. Still, though, that is extremely good info to have, and I think I'll put some more dirt on top anyway. I love that I have people like you to share all this knowledge with me.
Kathryn--thanks! - June 14, 2011 at 12:42 AM


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So I went to aldi to do a bit of shopping, not the supermarket I choose every week as I like to shop around. I have been here a few times and thought it was good value for some product but not others.
The tinned and packet things you can't really go wrong with, however the fresh food, well that's a big let down. I had filled my trolly with all the bits I wanted and decided I had enough, while unloading onto the conveyor I notice that some of the food was passed it sell by date, and passed it by like a week. These products consisted of: yogurts for my kids, cheese, salad, ham, quiche and chicken breasts. I mentioned this to the lady on the checkout, I was gobbed smacked by her response. 'well what do you expect for cheap food, just freeze it or eat it today, the date only mean we can't sell it but its still eatable.
I did of course show my utter disgust to her and make her get me some that had a least 3 days date on them. She on the other hand was not impressed that I had done this.
I was so shocked that I thought well if this is the attitude of the staff no wonder they don't know how to stock rotation. Not sure I will want to shop here anymore, God knows how ill this could of made my kids and me.
Maybe the staff need some extra training or the store needs to be consistent with the food standards agency
During a visit to Aldi Bedworth i purchased some strawberries and a pint of milk. When i got home and opened the strawberries i noticed that they were all moldy and rotting. When i decided to pour my son a glass of milk out came this slimy brown something from the pint of milk which looked horrible. I took the milk and strawberries back to the shop which for me is 2 buses away, obviously when i went back i had the milk, the strawberries and the receipt but when i got there they refused to give me a refund or replace the milk and strawberries despite me having a receipt they told me that it was "OUT OF THEIR HANDS" and that i should contact HEAD OFFICE, they gave me a number to call which funnily enough is the only number available for Aldi, this number is for recruitment, inquiries and apparently complaints. So i called the HEAD OFFICE and they told me they were going to open up a case assured me it would be dealt with and someone would contact me within 3-5 days, it has now been 2 months and nothing from Aldi. I had a second incident where i called HEAD OFFICE since this is the only number available to call, I called to find out if my local Aldi in Nuneaton had any heaters available, after waiting 20 minutes to get through to someone and then being cross questioned over what my query was about i finally got transferred to the store where they confirmed they had 22 heaters in stock. It was about 8pm and i was at work so I asked my wife to take a walk to buy 2 for the house, she went with our 3 year old son as our heater stopped working, it was cold but she wrapped our son warm in his buggy and off to ALDI she went. When she got there they told her that they had no heaters in stock, obviously HEAD OFFICE had transferred our call to the wrong store. I called to express my displeasure and was told they would open up a case and someone would contact me in 3-5 days, it has now been 2 weeks and nothing from Aldi. Do not waste your time launching a complaint with Aldi they will only treat you like a nuisance and probably cut off your calls as they did mine when i called to follow up on the complaints, the woman on the other end of the phone told me i was breaking up and then the phone went dead...LOL...A few of my friends advised me to contact the Office Of Fair Trading Standards, which i have and they have assured me that it will be resolved.
A terrible place to shop with kids. No customer toilets and my local store has a 1.5 hour parking limit, not enough time if the kids need the toilet and you have to leave the store to find public toilets. Not to mention any tantrums and the stress of trying to get back to the car in time - when the kids were finally strapped in the car I had to take a long walk round the car park to calm my nerves.
I got sent a parking fine for £70 a week later, thanks Aldi but I'd rather pay the extra at another supermarket and come home less stressed and without a parking fine.
Am very pleased that aldi's are now stocking more vegetarian frozen food. Would like to see more in the way of cat food though, like whiskas or felix as we have 4 cats and love both of these. We could then do all our weekly shop just at Aldi. So Aldi if you read this, push it a bit more please.
I went to Aldi shop (Luton) for the first time and I will say I WON'T go there ever again. I have a very young baby and decided to stock up on wipes and other baby products. When I got to the till, the staff said they couldn't sell me all the wipes because I had taken all their stock. What?!!!!!! The items are there to be bought and I think it's the responsibility of the seller to always have items in stock (be it on their shelves or in their warehouse) I took about 30 packs of wipes in all as that is how I always purchased items, with two very young kids and not enough time to always go to the supermarket. Unfortunately they didn't have them in boxes. The staff called another colleague of his who came and loudly exclaimed I wouldn't be allowed to take all the wipes. They took everything away rudely and left just four wipes and said I would only be allowed to buy those. I was shocked and was really mad. I honestly felt like crying. I told them I didn't want the wipes any more and just paid for the other items I bought. They told me that if I want that much quantity, I will have to place an order and pick them up in a couple of days. I agreed to do so reluctantly after being treated that way. The gentleman I was directed to asked me to wait so he speaks to someone about the processing of my order. I waited for 10mins and he wasn't coming. I had a screaming baby and a tired toddler, I couldn't wait any longet after such treatment. To be honest, it wasn't not the best experience especially on my first visit to the shop and I don't think I will ever set foot there any more. I'm very very disappointed.
went in the store sunday 22sep around 12.30 lengthy queues at checkouts went one to be told in a rude manner I am closed dumped shopping and found the duty manager he couldn't have cared less not the first time this ahs happened in this store
overall the staff in there aren't particulary pleasant
I suggest if Aldi do any courses on customer service the wednesfield store gets an invite
Been shopping this morning at Blackwater store. I now appreciate all the comments concerning lack of customer service. I don't know why they were voted best supermarket for 2012? Their is a poster promising to open another checkout if you are waiting past a certain point. Multiple queues past this point today but no additional checkout opened! I was served by the Assistant Manager who did not utter a word of apology for breaking the advertised promise. Stacked pallets in the aisles made it dangerous and impassable at times for customers. This was 9.15 a.m so clearly inadequate night shift to avoid this. Not surprising when recruiting ads in the store offer half the average national wage for doing this work. How can people live on that in this area?
I find some of the staff rather customer unfriendly and off putting. If you bring your own bags or a box, they will search them to check for stolen goods I presume. it is also difficult to find someone to help as they seem so busy rushing boxes in and out. I think one think to ask the staff at the cashiers is to look and smile at the customers.
If they don't change their ways, customers will not return despite being cheaper than some other supermarkets.
I like Aldi but you have to watch some of the prices.Also you just get used to a product and inexplicably they drop it.Also my store in Fleetwood is a bit like a jumble sale,and pallets are left all over the place,which hinders trolleys and quite dangerous for shoppers.
I love, love comparing how much money you can save on similar products when you have spent a long time shopping at other supermarkets. Also the mix of food choice if generally good for a cheaper store (as long as you are prepared to try a few new things) However, there are always a few things you need to go back to your normal supermarket for - which is a hassle. For me it is gluten free food... admittedly, my nutritional needs are awkward - but once you have to shop elsewhere - even if you are saving money, that is a major hassle. They have 'copied' many traditional cereals and so on. This is a hit and miss experiment, but you can cope, if you want to save money. Sometimes the salt content is raised to cover for lack of other flavour? Also on 2 recent trips at 2 different stores the card machines were not working... apparently the managers do not bother to get them fixed unless the staff complain repeatedly. Then the staff don't bother complaining as they know the managers will not get it fixed - vicious circle - with a bored irate customer standing in the middle! Will I continue to go? Yes, when I want to save money, but have PLENTY of time to stand at the till. Still I give them 4 stars for helping me out in a financial crisis and for the food being palatable enough, even for me and my fussy eaters. If I could give 1 advice to Aldi - please sort out the ability to pay.
New Aldi in Westbury Wiltshire, good value for money, difficult to find items, my pet hate is children with goodness knows what on their shoes allowed to stand in trolleys, only been open a week and the empty trolleys full of empty packaging. My main complaint is that the shopping was hurled down at us at the checkout, some of it fell on the floor, no offer of a replacement. Despite complaining the operator continued to ignore our request to slow down. Economically we have to shop there at least for a while. I think it may be desirable to stop the checkout and request to see the manager.
You spend 15 minutes shopping and then 40 minutes queueing. Checkouts are not fully staffed and those that are, are really slow. And if you ask for a particular product you can't find, you'll be told, "It's over there somewhere - I think."
If something is out of stock, don't bother asking when it'll be back. You get, "Sometime next week - maybe 2 weeks." They don't seem to have delivery schedules.
I now regard all this as the non-financial "costs" of shopping at Aldi.
I recently visited the Scarborough Store where I had the most horrible shopping experience. Firstly someone (shop assistants or manager) decided it would be a great idea to start moving the specials cages about whilst the shop was very busy, this is a very small shop and not comfortable to walk around at the best of times.
After our game of Dodgems with other customers and staff with specials cages we began the next hideous game of hell at the checkout. We emptied our trolley onto the belt in a sensible order, frozen and heavy first, lighter easily ruined items last. The girl at the till very abruptly nagged at us to turn our trolley round at the other end of the till. I then committed the ultimate crime and packed my frozen food into my ready and waiting bag (never, ever do this) - the response from the extremely rude till operator "just put your stuff straight into the trolley and pack it after" and then the worst game began everything was shoved through at break-neck speed and so it was a case of catch your shopping and throw it in the trolley before it ends up on the floor. My shopping ended up in a total mess and it took ages to sort and pack it all after. I will never use a trolley in there ever again, if I do attempt to shop in Aldi it will only ever be for a few items at a time that I can catch quickly enough at the till to bag.
I did manage to contact head office and the area manager phoned to apologise for the rude staff, but said that the checkout system is their policy to try and help keep down queues at the checkout and make it quicker for you to leave the shop.
It certainly does not help you leave the shop quicker - unpack your trolley, repack your trolley, unpack your trolley, pack your bags !! How come a helpful shop like Iceland can scan your shopping and place it straight into a bag and you are out within minutes ?
So Aldi - Swap & Save. More like Swap & Waste - unless you are skilled in the game of catch your shopping before it lands in a heap on the floor you may very well waste the money you have saved on crumpled, damaged products.
Cheaper Prices seems to be at the expense of poor, rude service.
Juliet Debra-Frimpong found this review useful
I have used Aldi on and off over the years.Reason i dident use it as often before was simple,distance.
We now have a local one and I saved half of my usual cost of £50.
I love the fact its my choice if I buy non branded.I usually buy value packs,and economical priced products anyway.I used to use Tesco.
Purchase 2 Delta Induction Hotplates around April 2011 from local Aldi, which came with 3 years warranty. Both broke down a year later. When reported it to their after sales support, I was told the product is no longer in production, and a pro-rata refund will be given, this was around middle of 2012. Waited a month or two, phoned them for the progress,was told a cheque is on the way. On 7/12/2012, rang them again, a person by the name of Bob answer the call, and assured me a cheque is being prepared, should get it within a week or so. Cheque did not materialise, rang again on 28/1/2013, David answered the call, same story repeated. on 14/3/2013, rang them again, this time I was given a job. no. 862243, still no sign of the cheque. By this time, I have spent quite a bit on phone calls to contact them, is this how Aldi trade? Perhaps an Aldi rep. can explain?
Also visit local store after doing the above, I am still waiting for the phone call.
I do wish those shoppers who expect John Lewis service at Aldi prices would shut up! I'm perfectly prepared to put my shopping straight into the trolley and put it into bags at my leisure once beyond the till - what's so difficult about that? I would have thought that would be more sensible than struggling to keep up with the checkout at Tesco, etc, Perhaps Aldi should think about putting up notices explaining what to expect once you reach the till, so that shoppers know what to expect.
As for surly, disinterested staff, there are staff like this in all supermarkets if you look for them! I have to say that the checkout staff at the Aldi branch at Ely are usually very pleasant.
Having visited Aldi at Long Eaton as a customer, I should draw attention to Rules to be observed by the customer. You should be very honoured to step inside this shop, after all this chain of shops been voted the tops by Which magazine so they can afford to be rude and quite dismissive of the pest that shops in there.
No one rule do not disturb the sales assistant that is standing in front of you talking to his friend, who has kindly come to visit him, you just have to wait to until he moves out of the way so you can get to the product you want,
No two rule Do not under any circumstance ask if a product can be reduced because it is damaged, they would rather throw it away
No three Rule whilst at till if the cashier decides she wants a break whilst putting your things through the check out and she wanders of without any word of explanation just wait patiently, bring your knitting if you wish,do not expect an apology when she returns
No four Rule do not under any circumstance, even if you are new to this try and pack your bags at the check out, you will have the goods passed to you at break neck speed, it will become a game of who can throw the quickest
No 5 Rule contradicts no four Rule if you have a basket you will have that removed and the food is still thrown at you, but this time you have nowhere to throw it
No 6 Rule You are invisible to the cashier as they have other things on their mind and they love talking to their colleagues on the other tills, I still do not know how they can put thing through the check out when their heads are turned the other way, quite clever really, after all you are just nuisance to them.
and finally
Great food shame about the service
Juliet Debra-Frimpong found this review useful
this morning i was requested to assist my 79 year old mother to do the weekly shop in Aldi in Clonmel,Co.Tipperary.The reason i state her age is that she has,within the last fortnight just left hospital for the second time and underwent serious surgery for cancer.We arrived at the check out,and waited while two extra till staff were summoned to deal with a large queue.This was a Friday morning at 10.30,and only one till being operated! Anyway after a patient wait the nightmare kicked in.The conveyer belt full of our purchases was canon balled by the cashier through the till where i was waiting to pack our own bags.I was told to place the trolley in its allocated place and throw the food into it instead.At this point i asked the cashier to slow down and wait,wondering to myself how even an able bodied person just could not tolerate or cope with this dismissive behavior.The reply from the cashier to my request was that I had to put up with this service as it was the "PRICE I HAD TO PAY FOR CHEAP FOOD".Well to say I was gobsmacked would be an understatement.Needless to say I shall not let my Mother run the gauntlet of rude,under trained,and totally ignorant staff again in a hurry.It seems that this is a well reported and complained about scenario,and unfortunately there seems to be no place on the Aldi website to lodge my complaint.Am I surprised.Ha!!
Ok Aldi is good value, but after a week working, you do not go shopping on Friday evening to be spoken to like a naughty schoolboy by some jumped up checkout operator. My first offence was placing (actually securely wedging ) my wine bottle in an upright position , followed closely by the travesty of leaving my basket at the other end of the belt, as I wasn't allowed to bag my 7 items straight into a carrier bag! For both I was spoken to in a rude, nasty and contemptuous tone. When I pointed out I wasn't used to being so rudely spoken to there was no apology, just "the store manager is over there if you want to complain!" I am now going back to m and s, it costs only slightly more and as a paying customer with a choice I'm always afforded the respect and appreciation for my custom.
I work for them so heres the low down on them, and i have worked in several aldi stores and its the same in all of them.
They leave frozen and chilled delivery out in the open for hours while they work it, and when they have finished the delivery they put the defrosted or warm products back into the freezer or chiller.
You don't get all of your breaks, alot of the times you dont get a break, and if you do get a break and the store gets busy they make you sit on the till.
The management talk to you like your a piece of shit, they act friendly to your face but they slag you off behind your back, they have slagged off other staff members to my face and i am just a store assistant so what does that tell you about the people who work there and the company itself.
They dont pay you correctly, when they ask you to stay behind when your shift has finished, call you in early or ask you to come in on your day off, they dont put your extra hours down on the computer, they "forget" to do it so their "prod" looks better, if you ask to see the hours you have done they will try to put it off or they will show you, put your hours on, then when you have gone out of the office they will take the hours off.
When your on the tills you have to work out the change for the customer in your head even though the till can work it out for you, yet they expect your till to be spot on when they cash you up.
They make you work 11 to 15 hour shifts then expect you to start work at 6am the next morning.
The area managers turn a blind eye to all these things, they are not stupid they choose not to do anything about it. and if you go to them with a problem about someone especially if they are management, they wont believe you, they will always take the side of the management.
They are not big on health and safety, and the safety of the staff dont cross the managements minds.
If your injured and you cant work they wont believe you and will slag you off, they dont care for your wellbeing.
They expect you to be in the store 15 mins before your shift starts and to work straight away yet they wont pay you for it, then when you finish your shift at 8PM or 9 pm when the store closes they expect you to clean the store, the tills and staffroom and to be out by 9.15 pm the latest, but if you get out of the store by 9.30 pm they will only pay you till 9pm, the only way they will pay you when you work past 9pm is when you get out of the store by 9.45 or later.
The management expect you to do nothing on your day off, not to have a life and to sit by the phone waiting for them to call you for extra hours, once you get your hours for the week, you like millions of other workers may actually make plans on your days off or when you finish work, and when the management ask you to do extra hours and you say no as you have made plans to do something they will be pissed off with you, they wont see your side of it, so when it comes to working bank holidays which is double pay, they wont put you down to work it and they will make you work all your shifts for the week until the store closes. so if you have a wife, girlfriend or you have someone who relies on you, expect your relationship to suffer,
They put everyone who works in the store apart from the assistant manager and store manager, on a basic hours on their contracts, some are contracted to a minimum of 6 hours, some are on a minimum of 18 hours, so anything you do above this you will be thankful for, so say for example you are contracted to 18 hours and one week they make you work 25 hours, the next week they will give you 11 hours or less and will say as you did 25 hours that week it works out the same, yet the extra hours you do is overtime so how they work out that they can give you less hours thats on your contract i dont know.
when you are on the till you have to scan the products really fast as they monitor your speed and you have to hit speed targets which have been set, i once was serving a customer who only has the use of one arm, she didnt buy too much for herself so i thought i would pack the shopping for her, but when i did this and she walked off a member of management told me off, this person said i should't have done that, even when i explained that the customer only had the use of one arm this didnt make a difference, so if your disabled or old and you struggle to put the shopping into your trolly fast enough or struggle to put your shopping into your shopping bag, bottom line is aldi dont care
I shop weekly at this branch doing about half my weekly shop,generally spending around fifty quid.
I tend to buy the items on special offer and I certainly do not go for the sunny disposition of its female staff. (hatchet faced streaks of misery would not be exaggeration.)
Today (Easter monday morning) was especially bad
Generally I find that the checkout girls, (not lads ), are some of the most sullen, rude unhelpful people I've met and wonder if Aldi seek them out.
Whatever, I think about Tesco, I believe that the staff training in our local tesco branch is somethinjg that the Aldi management could look at and take a leaf from
Rick Archer found this review useful
We shop in this store weekly and can only say that we have always had excellent service and if what we want is not out staff will check the warehouse for us...It's great to have smiling happy workers greet you at the tills...recently Senita and today Kim were the ones to put my items through the checkout and both were very pleasant and cheerful.
I certainly hope the staff at Aldi get to hear when they are praised as they get enough grumpy customers through their tills if some of these reviews are anything to go by...Thumbs up to the Wickford staff...everyone of you are stars as far as my family are concerned :-)
Happy to continue shopping at Aldi...the Veterans have been invited back to sell poppies :-)
Called at the Bridlington Aldi twenty mins before closing time,only to be nearly mowed down by the huge floor polisher being pushed up and down the aisles (what happened to health and safety ,not a bollard in sight.Was walking down the next aisle and all the lights turned down so couldnt continue shopping,although still twenty mins before the shop was due to close.I mentioned this to the manageress .Her reply was if I didnt like it go to Morrisons and pay more.!!!!I will be contacting head office but if all their staff is this rude dont expect much response. Needless to say I will be shopping at Morrisons where I will be treated with some courtesy,and not take the risk of serious injury just because the staff cannot wait to shut up shop and go home.
So I waiting at checkout the guy then says checkout closed so I go wait at another he then says to a person just bout to join behind me to come down. If I treated customers like they do I would be straight out the door , but then the company where I work has high expectations and good managers ect. They lose a good customer and I'm sure there be many more. Tesco here I come
At the East Grinstead store I returned an obviously badly made faulty item within the 1 year warranty period, I was lied to by the cashier and told that all the warranties are only 60 days . I argued with them and when I left the store an employee followed me out to the car park, and when I tried to ignore him and tried to leave he attacked and damaged my car! He then denied it, AND banned me from the store... yet I was in the right! Spoke to the head office etc and they wouldn't even believe me that one of their staff would do such a thing, not even benefit of doubt or sympathy or good will gesture offered. I will be issuing court proceedings.
I bought a twin pack of Ballycastle Hot Toddy from my local Aldi and discovered that the ingredients are described as " a warming sweet hot toddy blended with smooth triple distilled Irish whiskey infused with lemon and spice flavours". However as there is no list of ingredients I phoned Aldi to ask whether there is added sugar or honey.(this is pretty important if you're diabetic!). The customer adviser clearly thought this was a highly amusing question and informed me between giggles that she had no idea! After putting my call on hold for a long time, she then said there was nobody available to provide the information. She took my number and promised that someone would call me on Monday. I shall await the call with interest, but I do feel that the ingredients should be listed on the product in the first place.
At the Linlithgow Branch there are only a couple of assistants/managers who seem happy to help the customer. The rest are a bunch of morose individuals that could scare the least thick skinned customers away. Luckily I am pretty thick skinned. I wish the assistant manager would stop calling me buddy though :-(
I use Aldi Weymouth at least 3 times a week, I have found the staff to be rushed/ curt in their assistance. However, there are certain items that are much cheaper than other stores & I regularly visit the store for this reason only. The tills are designed so that you pack your goods on the "till feeder", then you pack them back into the trolley, QUICKLY - as you're made to feel you're holding "them" up - then you take the goods to a packing shelf, to pack in packets. I mentioned to the cashies that this system is very stressful for their customers, to be told that they beat TESCO for speed @ the tills??? At whose expense I ask? This afternoon, I saw an elderly lady panicking, trying to pack her goods, at the till - once again I told the cashier that Aldi's "till system" should be revised,( hoping she would bring it up in a staff meeting). She told me that Aldi offer cheap prices & I should SHOP ELSEWHERE if I didn't like it! I have NEVER been treated in this manner in my life - can't believe it!!! Sad - 'cos I like shopping there :-((
Customer service may not be up to scratch, but consumers who are after a cheap price will be happy
I usually went to aldi in hatfield to buy my groceries and always had a bad time with the customer service but the last time I went there was the worst. This tall bald guy was very rude and I will never go back anymore and none of my friends will too.
bye Aldi. you suck.
aldi do the best warranties ive seen. also if an item goes faulty or you just aint happy with it you can have it replaced within 60 days. i used to buy all my medion laptops from aldi but sadly they rarely stock them now.seems only the german aldi has a choice off models .whats happening .????. i would have given 5 stars but for this .
Great value, good products, but don't forget to take your own bags.
Fresh fruit and veg are excellent value.
I know I am posting on a UK website. Still, we do have Aldi here in the US. I agree with the multitude of reviews on here. Aldi has good quality products at very reasonable prices. I only go to the major supermarkets on rare occasions for specific items. I find most everything I need at Aldi and save around 30% on my grocery bill. What a wonderful store they are!
I moved house and it was near an Aldi. It has been a total revelation to me. I used to use Morrisons all the time, but now I go once a week for the dog food my dogs like and the coffee I like, that Aldi doesn't sell. I found myself reaching for things, eg tomatoes on the vine @ £1.69 and realising they were only 89p in Aldi and if they are on special they are 69p.
I could go on and on, but Aldi has changed my food shopping and their cold meat and cheeses are wonderful.
Do yourself a favour and make your way there now.
If you think this place is full of cheap rubbish, then you haven't been in for a while. Only bad thing is the packing checkout thing a bit strange you have to unpack and then repack trolly then move over to another part to pack in bags - fine, saves money but you have to buy bags at checkout! So how you know how many you need before? Still, that's just a daft problem. Loads of good stuff in there - try it out
Every trip we see more and more products and many have been voted Best Buy by WHICH.
I use both Aldi and Lidl and find that both companys are excellent value for money and the quality of their food and non food items are excellent.
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