Munich residents are groaning under the madness of inflation and a whopping premium at Aldi: who can still afford it?
Created: 03/20/2022, 19:06
By: Andrea Stinglwagner
Stefanie Roth (25) compares prices from several supermarkets to save money.
© Markus Göltzfried
Inflation strikes – now the discounter Aldi has also raised its prices.
And that goes into the budget, as we learn from Munich customers of the supermarket.
Price hammer with announcement: After almost all products in almost all sectors have become more expensive in the past few months, inflation (currently around five percent) is now also affecting those people who have to take a close look at the price anyway.
Because: Now Aldi is also turning the price screw!
With about 400 articles, the prices rise (we reported).
Munich: Inflation madness and a whopping premium at Aldi
According to the Lebensmittelzeitung, drugstore items, baked goods, detergents, snacks and frozen products are affected.
The jump in price for coffee is particularly large – with organic coffee, it goes up “a whole euro straight away” per pack.
Aldi-Süd confirmed the report: Challenges such as the Omicron wave*, the lack of truck drivers, the increased costs for energy and raw materials and the situation in Ukraine* had an impact “on our product range across product groups in the form of rising purchase prices”.
According to the report, Lidl has already followed suit.
Our newspaper asked around the people of Munich* how they deal with the price madness and whether they have to do without now.
The employee Franz S. (62), whom we meet in front of a Munich Aldi branch, says: "I have noticed that some of the goods have become extremely expensive.
Take the oatmeal, for example: it used to cost 49 cents, now it's 59 cents.
In many things I notice an increase of 25 percent.”
Franz S. (62): "In some cases 25 percent more expensive." © Markus Götzfried
Munich: He can only afford fresh vegetables when they are on offer
After the price increase, Stefanie Roth can only afford fresh vegetables if they are on offer.
“Noodles, toilet paper and kitchen rolls have also become more expensive.
The cheap noodles, 500 grams, used to cost 39 cents - now 69 cents," says the social worker.
When the 25-year-old has time, she sometimes goes to three supermarkets to compare the offers.
"And it's not just the food!
Gasoline and public transport are also expensive.” Roth therefore has to limit himself from time to time: “Sometimes I'd rather stay at home than meet up with friends somewhere else.”
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"I've actually always done that.
I live alone and don't need much.
Of course, I've noticed that many things have become more expensive - but if you don't need much and look for offers, it's okay," says the pensioner.
The 70-year-old sometimes buys more of some things that are currently cheap and freezes some of them.
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