In today's Email.....Paul  Sellers was doing a review of a new drill from Aldi's.....18v Lithium ion.    Seemed very pleased with it.    Cost him about 24 pounds ( English money).   Seems to think it will do the same as his DeWalt 18v.    Seem to be about the same size. 

 

I guess I will have to keep a eye out  around this side of the "pond" and see what they look like.

 

Just a heads up...

The WorkZone 18V and their chisels have garnered some good reviews. Both are currently available at stateside Aldi's. 

According to their store locator, none in AZ, though. 

Aldi's... like in grocery store?

Maybe I should go grocery shopping with SWMBO?  Say it ain't so!

Cal

Aldi's is where I got my VERY good set of 4 chisels.  

 

I get Sellers' blogs in my email all the time....some I keep, some I don't.   

Since moving, I'm liking Aldi's more and more.  Our local Kroger is a "marketplace" meaning they have small appliances, clothing, patio furniture, and who knows what else.   I hate having to walk a quarter mile to pick up a bag of apples, a gallon milk, and a prescription, all in opposite corners of the store.  In and out of Aldi's in 5 minutes -- and I can find stuff there instead of looking bewildered wondering if that tomato sauce is in canned foods, Hispanic foods, or canned vegetable aisles.  Then having to decide among the 30 choices.

Just checked at my local Aldi's store...nothing ...yet....might be one of those Fathers' Day Specials...

I've only been there once.  I shop at our locally owned food store.

I like Aldi's. I'm told they pay well and treat their employees with respect. Can't honestly say I've ever purchased a tool from them. I have purchased shelf units before, several of them in fact. A month or so back wife brought home two filet's from Aldi's. They were excellent.

 

Steve

Never heard of them, too far West and too far North.

 

https://storelocator.aldi.us/Presentation/AldiSued/en-us/Start

 

Herb

Local stores don't have the drill.   I stopped by one in Dayton when I was up that way.   Manager said they'd had a few the week before but looks like they sold out.  That store was about 3x the size of the ones in my area.

 

Still a little on the fence -- Ridgid generally runs a $99 special on drill/driver and impact driver, 2 batteries and charger.  12V, but lifetime replacements on batteries.   And it's compatible with my my EDC drill (every day carry).

 

Point of note, I needed to buy some milk this week.  I stopped at one store but it wasn't open yet.   Menards right next door.  They had milk for $1.06 per gallon plus an 11% rebate.

 

You all must have a lot bigger Aldi's than we do.

Ijust checked the Aldi's sale ads for this coming weekend......Bellefontaine, OH store.....$29.99    Will be on sale Sunday.   Show up when the store opens, to make sure you get one. 

https://www.aldi.us/en/weekly-specials/aldi-finds-for-june-7/

That settles it, I am just going to have to go to Aldi's and look around!

Cal

Aldi's -- the new Harbor Freight, but with milk and cereal?

2 hours ago, clhyer said:

That settles it, I am just going to have to go to Aldi's and look around!

Cal

Just make sure you take your wife with ya' Cal...she'll keep you straight and make sure you don't buy silly stuff like bread, milk and eggs

And Boooze!

On 6/1/2017 at 7:23 AM, kmealy said:

Aldi's -- the new Harbor Freight, but with milk and cereal?

Yeah, gotta luv Tool Shop at Menards also, NOT !

I have not bought any house-brand tools at Menards.   But they do carry some of the major brands that I'd buy.   If you are lucky, you can find them when they switch brands and get the old brand at the clearance rack.  Bought a few good router bits that way.

 

 

Is this the same one?

Google Aldi Workzone tools catch fire, you get a few hits.