Dierbergs Is Out of their Mind
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (92462)
United States
June 13, 2024 8:44am CST
Dierbergs is a grocery store around here that I never, ever, as a RULE shop at. I went in there once when we first moved into the area, took a look at a couple of items and told the wife to return the cart and we left without a purchase.
Everything is egregiously overpriced in a Dierbergs store. I'm just not paying their prices.
This seemed to be inadvertently confirmed when we had our grill out with the fam this past weekend and my brother-in-law stopped at Dierbergs to pick up a couple of salads to bring.
I happened to look at the potato salad container that was left behind and saw that the price per pound on it was $8.44. The whole container that was just around 2 lbs was almost $18.
Are they NUTS?
Granted, it doesn't take much to floor me these days, especially considering inflation. But seeing almost $9 a pound for potato salad managed to send me to the floor. I couldn't believe it.
P.S. Both of the salads that came from Dierbergs weren't even all that good, and it wasn't just me that said it. All of us were disappointed. They were bland, and with the cucumber salad we had to add some ingredients to it just to make it halfway worth eating.
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@moffittjc (121659)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 Jun
If you think their prices are outrageous, wait until you shop at a Publix grocery store. They are king in Florida and parts of the south, but I can't believe that people actually love shopping there.
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@moffittjc (121659)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Jun
@porwest We have Fresh Market, Winn-Dixie (which Aldi just bought out), Whole Foods, Aldi, and Walmart as alternatives, of which there are just one each of those stores in the city, while Publix has 13 stores and is now building a 14th store in the city.
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@porwest (92462)
• United States
20 Jun
@moffittjc Aldi bought Winn-Dixie? That seems weird. For whatever reason. It just does.
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@porwest (92462)
• United States
17 Jun
I always thought Publix was considered, "reasonable." But of course, I never shop there since we don't have those here, although I am quite aware of how ubiquitous they are down there. Do you at least have some alternatives in the larger store category outside of Aldi and places like that?
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@porwest (92462)
• United States
18 Jun
@LadyDuck It's a common misconception that the rich are big spenders. They're not, typically. In fact, many are VERY tight. But of course, the rich also value money on a higher level and appreciate it more. The last thing they want to do is part with it foolishly.
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@porwest (92462)
• United States
14 Jun
There is always a market for people who want to look like they can afford to spend money in high priced places. The real rich don't shop there, of course. But if you want to look the part, that's the place you go. And there are a lot of poor people who want to look and feel rich and spend money they don't have, and thus, a place like Dierbergs will always have a market.
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@much2say (55912)
• Los Angeles, California
13 Jun
We don't have Dierbergs out here, but there are some crazy pricey markets that I just can't bother with. If the deli type stuff was so amazing, I might think about splurging . . . but you know, in most cases the deli stuff is often typical and meh.
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@much2say (55912)
• Los Angeles, California
17 Jun
@porwest Vons IS still around. It used to be my go-to market since we could walk to it when we lived at the apartments. But now I rarely go. Although they look nicer and cleaner now, I just don't see the best deals there. They're not the priciest - in fact they're pretty much like any other market - but they don't have my kind of sales or markdowns.
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@MarieCoyle (38591)
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14 Jun
@porwest
I have to agree that Schnuck’s is more reasonable that Dierburg’s, which I have heard has gone down in quality and up in price.
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@porwest (92462)
• United States
14 Jun
@MarieCoyle Dierbergs is one of those stores that simply relies on a certain customer base in my opinion. People want to say they shop there for status reasons. "Oh, you shop at Dierbergs? You must be rich." To me it's simply a highly overrated store that offers no value to the customer whatsoever. Just my two cents worth.
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@LindaOHio (181348)
• United States
14 Jun
I'm surprised they can stay in business. Have a good weekend.
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@LindaOHio (181348)
• United States
15 Jun
@porwest I love Walmart....except for today. I was filling up my cart and 90% of the items were out of stock. WTH? Very weird.
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@porwest (92462)
• United States
17 Jun
@LindaOHio That is weird. I wonder why that happened?
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@porwest (92462)
• United States
14 Jun
People who shop at stores like this don't shop for value. They shop for status. It's the same people who drives cars they can't afford and have big houses they go into hock for just to keep up with the Jones'. As I like to sometimes say, whether it makes sense or not, there is always a market for idiots who want to sjop at places to make others think they are richer than they are.
The real rich people are at Walmart. Trust me. lol But in the meantime, a place like Dierbergs can still make money just because people want to say they can afford to shop there, even if they really can't.
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@zhangxueying (3339)
• China
14 Jun
In order to save some costs, most of the time I cook for myself at home now.
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@zhangxueying (3339)
• China
14 Jun
@porwest I think this kind of supermarket will definitely lose customers like me, haha.
I will go to cheaper places to buy
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@JESSY3236 (20046)
• United States
18 Jun
We have a Ingles grocery store here and they are pricy.
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@BearArtistLady (6036)
• United States
17 Jun
Your discussion reminds me of both the Von's and Albertson's grocery stores here in California. They are at least a good 10% higher than the other grocery stores in the area, and that's even when their stuff is on sale!!! I really watch prices in the stores because to me it isn't worth the extra money for "convivence" or anything like that. I might go into the local Von's because they have a Starbucks in the store, but that's unlikely too because there is a stand alone store just about 6 stores north of the one in the Von's.
I will, on special occasions, go in and check their sea food. I love sea food and might buy a lobster tail for a celebration but that is about the amount of the purchase. Since the stores have stopped sending out their sales fliers I am extra careful about shopping at the various stores.
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@MarieCoyle (38591)
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15 Jun
One of my neighbors works at the deli at our local grocery, which is a chain that is basically overpriced on everything they sell. Their deli is popular because they do make wonderful fried chicken, so a lot of people go there for it. She says customers scream at her for the prices all the time--$6 a pound for macaroni salad and I think it's $7 for the potato salad. I've never purchased it and I rarely go there for anything at all, unless it's milk, which for some reason is not marked up in price. They never hardly have any cars there, either--gee, I wonder why?
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@porwest (92462)
• United States
22 Sep
I mean, ONLY if the stuff they had was 10 notches above everyone else, I MIGHT pay a premium. I suspect that is not the case, though. It rarely is.
A place like that, it seems, is destined to price itself right out of business. The people who shop at Dierbergs do it for two reasons only. Status, "Oh, you shop at Dierberg's? You must be doing well." Or stupidity. In some cases, a little of both I suspect.
