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All about Aldi. The Café's best tips and tricks for shopping at Aldi, as well as our favorite things to buy!
We have a little different type of post for you today, all about shopping at Aldi and some of the wonderful products we find there every week. We think Aldi is a little diamond-in-the-rough secret when it comes to finding great buys on groceries and we wanted to share some of our great finds with you.
Who am I talking about when I say “we”? Well, that’s one other thing I wanted to share with you today. I’m excited to introduce you to an integral member of The Café team, my daughter-in-law, Lindsay. Lindsay has been working behind the scenes for us for quite a while now with social media and some of the nuts and bolts tasks that go with running a website.
Recently she’s been contributing more as she’s the one who’s been putting together our special Sunday “What to Cook Now” posts. We’ve gotten lots of great feedback from you on her posts and I thought it was past due time for you to get to know this valuable member of our team. Meet Lindsay!
In addition to being a wonderful wife to our son Nick and mom to Emmy and Hayes, (two of our six grandchildren), Lindsay has an undergraduate degree in education and was a beloved 2nd-grade teacher before the two children were born. She’s smart, creative, super positive and we love having her as part of The Café!
Lindsay and I have collaborated on this post as we both love shopping at Aldi and have found that it stretches our grocery budget while also allowing us to eat very well. By the way, this is not a sponsored post, we just really like Aldi!
Before we share a few tips on how to shop Aldi and some of our favorite products there are a few interesting facts about Aldi that you might not be aware of.
Aldi - did you know?
- Aldi was started by Karl Albrecht as a small family-owned grocery store in Essen, Germany in the early 1900s. The original store in Essen is still in operation!
- In 1946 the Aldi chain was founded by the two sons of Karl Albrecht, Karl and Theo. This new chain of stores was called Albrecht Discount and eventually, that was shortened to Aldi.
- Aldi now has over 10,000 stores in 20 countries!
- Aldi is growing like crazy all over the world. In England, a new store opens every week!
- In 1979, Theo Albrecht bought a small chain of stores in California called... Trader Joes! Trader Joes remains to this day under the same parent company as Aldi, Aldi Nord.
- Aldi has removed synthetic colors, partially hydrogenated oils and added monosodium glutamate (MSG) from their private label goods.
- Aldi's Simply Nature line of products are all organic or non-GMO Project verified. You also won’t find any added artificial ingredients and preservatives, including artificial flavors, artificial colors, high fructose corn syrup as well as hydrogenated oils & partially hydrogenated oils. They also offer a gluten-free line called LifeGfree. The wonderful thing is that they offer these products at very reasonable prices.
- Aldi is spending $1.6 billion (yes, with a B!) on remodeling or rebuilding its U.S. stores. We just got a brand new Aldi in Asheville on the site of the older store. It's big, bright, beautiful and offers lots of new items.
- Aldi has been steadily rolling out “fancier” foods despite its reputation as a "no-frills grocery with rock-bottom prices", according to Business Insider. Look for artisanal cheeses, charcuterie, smoked salmon, quinoa and organic coconut oil, to name a few items.
How to Shop at Aldi
Aldi is one of our favorite places to shop for groceries and we're always amazed at the total bill when checking out. We're able to eat healthy, fresh, gourmet food on a budget! Aldi can take a little getting used to, but once you figure it out, we think you'll be hooked!
Bring a quarter with you when you shop at Aldi for your cart. The carts are attached together in front of the building. You place a quarter in the slot and it releases the chain connecting it to the next cart. When you are finished shopping, you return your cart and your quarter is returned to you. We always keep a few "Aldi quarters" in our cars. Returning your own cart means that an employee doesn't have to collect it, which is just one of the ways Aldi cuts costs and therefore saves you money!
When you walk in, you'll notice that all the groceries are in boxes on shelves. There are also fewer products than large chain groceries carry because Aldi sells a lot of their own brands. We like many of the Aldi brand products and it makes shopping simple and quick since you're not comparing prices between competing brands.
We bring our own shopping bags to Aldi. You can also purchase bags for a small fee, or you can grab empty boxes from the shelves to put your groceries in. After you check out, you bag your own groceries. One more way that Aldi is able to cut costs. And they definitely pass the savings on!
Our Favorite Products at Aldi
First things first! In many Aldi stores, the first thing you'll see is a large display of big European chocolate bars for about the same price you pay for a Snicker's or Milky Way bar at your local grocery. Some sources say that Aldi actually owns a German chocolate factory! Where ever they get their chocolate it's good and definitely a step up from every day chocolate!
We love all of their chocolate, but the Aldi regular and mini peanut butter cups are so... good - and to us, even better than the "famous brand". They're perfect for making a batch of these One-Bowl Reese's Peanut Butter Cookies (oops, we might have to change the name though since we're using Aldi peanut butter cups!)
Aldi's specialty cheese section is like an exciting treasure hunt! You never know what little gems you'll discover, and the prices are fantastic. We find that they're always adding new selections too. The smoked Gouda, Cheddar and Gruyere are some of our favorites, perfect for serving with our 30-Minute Clementine Pepper Jelly or our Cranberry Clementine Conserves.
You'll also enjoy their fresh and regular Mozzarella, Havarti, Brie, Parmesan, Swiss, Feta together with a plethora of other international artisan cheeses and delicious charcuterie items at a fraction of the price of other grocers.
We really enjoy goat cheese, but it can be so expensive. Aldi goat cheese is delicious and, you guessed it, is also an unbelievable deal! We love to make these Rosemary Pecan Goat Cheese Truffles with it.
Aldi brioche buns are our favorite for burgers! They're soft, buttery and delicious. They also carry brioche in sliders, hot dog buns and there's a brioche loaf (plain and chocolate chip) that is perfect for french toast and bread pudding!
This grass-fed organic beef is wonderful! It makes delicious burgers that we love to serve with the brioche buns.
Add a fresh salad like this Clementine Avocado Spinach Salad and you've got a fabulous and easy dinner that everyone will love!
This thick-cut bacon is another favorite. We love it for weekend breakfasts. It comes in several other options, hickory-smoked, applewood-smoked and pepper-coated. They're all wonderful!
We're nuts about nuts! And Aldi is our favorite place to buy them for a really reasonable price. We love using the pecans to make these delicious Easy Candied Pecans.
The cashews are great for snacking, topping salads or dishes like this Coconut Curry Chicken Ramen.
Aldi's sliced and slivered almonds and are great for baking - we keep a stock of them for one of our favorite breakfasts, this Best Ever Granola!
We also love the pistachios, pepitas and walnuts at Aldi.
Stocking up on baking supplies at Aldi is easy and saves lots of money. Coconut, oatmeal, chocolate chips, baking powder and soda, sweetened condensed milk, marshmallows, marshmallow creme, cocoa, pie filling, yeast, cornmeal and graham cracker crumbs are all among the great buys we find at Aldi. Coconut oil, hemp seeds, chia seeds, and flaxseed are also good quality and much cheaper than you can find anywhere else.
The Aldi seeds are what we use in these Easy Pine Nut Seeded Crackers.
Aldi spices are wonderful, and they're around a dollar a bottle. You just can't beat that!
As much as we love all these other products, the produce section alone is worth the trip (including lots of organic produce)! And to show how healthy and reasonably you can shop at Aldi we decided to see just how much produce we could buy at Aldi for $25. Yep, $25 was our absolute limit.
Check out the picture above of what we filled our cart up with! Crazy, right? Asparagus was $1.19 per pound, oranges $1.99 for a BIG bag, 99 cents a pound for beautiful, sweet green grapes and mangos for 29 cents each. We also got Pink Lady apples, cilantro, zucchini, garlic, a fresh pineapple, bananas, a bag of onions, Meyer lemons, cauliflower and avocados. Lots of avocados!
At 39 cents each, I bought 10 of them. Definitely an inspiration to make this delicious Guasacaca (Venezuelan Guacamole)!
A little tip about Aldi avocados: their avocados are almost always pretty hard and green but they do ripen up nicely in 3-4 days. So plan ahead when purchasing Aldi avocados!
Another thing we always stock up on is spinach for smoothies like this Pineapple and Banana Green Smoothie. Apples, berries, peppers, broccoli and lots of other Aldi fresh produce are weekly staples for us.
There are really too many Aldi items that we enjoy to list them all! A few of the others are kids snacks, especially the applesauce pouches, big pretzel rods and White Cheddar Puffs (they're just like Pirate's Booty). We also buy our plastic storage bags at Aldi. Again, a great price and good quality. Canned beans, organic chicken and beef broth, milk, pure maple syrup, hummus, tortilla chips and canned tomatoes are also among our favorites.
Speaking of canned tomatoes, we buy Aldi's fire-roasted tomatoes by the case. We love using them in this Super Easy Pizza Sauce (and so many other things!).
Do we buy everything at Aldi?
Nope, as much as enjoy shopping at Aldi, it's not a store where we can do 100% of our shopping. While they are getting more and more specialty items, they don't have all the ingredients we regularly like to cook with. Asian and specialty international ingredients, certain herbs, unusual produce and brand name products we really like are things we buy at our local traditional grocery stores.
We're not crazy about Aldi Greek yogurt, flour, brown and powdered sugar (it tends to get lumpy quickly), paper products (napkins and paper towels) and a few other items. In the past, we didn't buy meat at Aldi, but their selection is getting better and better all the time. Last time I shopped at Aldi, I was in the checkout line and noticed the shopper ahead of me had lots of fresh salmon in her cart. I asked her how she liked it and she raved about it saying, "I love this salmon. It's better than anything I can buy around here." Guess what I'll be trying out at my next Aldi visit?
So that's our take on Aldi, in a nutshell! If you're an Aldi shopper we'd love to hear what your favorite products are. It's always great to learn from each other!
Happy Aldi shopping!
Dana says
Great thread. Weighing in here in favor of Aldi's plain Greek yogurt, which I eat on fresh (Aldi) fruit every morning. Tastes great to me! We are fortunate in the Baltimore area to have a lot of Aldi's -- there are four in my usual shopping range, and two are the superstores. I also have noted the locations of others I pass on my long trips to visit family, and often will pick up items on the way instead of having to pack an ice chest. I love their multigrain bread and sourdough bread, and I cook and bake with all their store brands including eggs. I previously lived in a town with a huge farm market, and thought I'd never eat well again on my retirement income here, but Aldi has filled the basket with about 80% of what I need and love, including lots of types of cheeses, excellent Italy-made pastas, pepperoni and antipasto meats and jarred artichokes, also jellies and jams, honey, frozen dishes, green teas and the fresh produce -- however, you have to pick carefully, especially with the produce and not expect a discount store to provide every single thing at top quality. The overall savings on staples and various specialties is well worth the self-packing and occasional checkout lines.
Chris Scheuer says
Thanks for joining in, Dana and for sharing your little treasures! I have to try those artichokes. Somehow I've missed them! Yes, you're right, you can't expect to find everything there but there's so much good stuff!
Michelle says
I agree with you about the Greek Yogurt. BUT! The Aldi near me has introduced a Specially Selected Honey yogurt that is fabulous. Beautiful, creamy texture, it perfect for parfaits, which I make with the fresh blueberries and raspberries that are half the price at Aldi!
Chris Scheuer says
Thanks, Michelle! That's so good to know. I will look for that yogurt next time I'm at Aldi!
Sarah says
Dittos on the Greek yogurt. I've tried it twice, several months apart, and still don't like it. It has a slight chalky texture which takes away from the flavor. But . . . those avocados!!! $.39 cents???? I bought a whole bunch as they were almost perfectly ripe! I will have to try their peanut butter cups. Mmmmm.
Sandy says
Although I have several Aldi stores (at least five) within 30 minutes of my home and two in my town, I don't have a Trader Joe's closer than 21/2 hrs away and like you love Aldi, I long for Trader Joe's. Would you have any idea how I could plead to the company to build in the growing Myrtle Beach area.
Chris Scheuer says
I bet it won't be that long, Sandy! Myrtle Beach is such a thriving area, I can't imagine that a store there won't be in the plans soon! I did find this FB group. https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Food---Beverage-Company/Bring-Trader-Joes-to-Myrtle-BeachSC-361049643910311/
You could chime in there requesting they come!
Alison says
With two children that love raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries (all the expensive fruits!) Aldi makes it much more affordable. So many things we love at Aldi...their organic mixed green salad paired with their boxed organic linguine (tossed with a little lemon juice) is a favorite quick dinner. Some of their seasonal raviolis in the refrigerated section are good, like tomato and goat cheese ravioli. For dessert, their premium vanilla ice cream beats any name brand in our opinion! I could go on and on!
Chris Scheuer says
Thanks so much, Alison, I love all of these new ideas for our next Aldi trip!
Patti O'Reilly says
I love Aldi! I just went yesterday. I thought I had gotten carried away since I went in hungry! Always a bad idea! So wonderful to hear $55.00 and 4 huge bags! I've started buying some meat and have yet to be disappointed. Irish butter and incredible cheese. I'm w/you on the yogurt. That's not for me. I guess I hadn't considered the chicken's life. The eggs work for me.
I especially like giving my cart to someone in the parking lot and saying, "keep your quarter." Have a Blessed day!
Hello Lindsay! I miss you all but esp. your sweet babies!
Chris Scheuer says
Thanks, Patti! Miss you! Wish we could shop Aldi together! I love your sweet pass-it-on habit, that's so... you!
Doris says
Hi Chris, I've enjoyed reading all the Aldi comments. Would have added mine sooner, but we were away for a long weekend. I agree that Aldi has some great bargains. I've been shopping at one for years when there was a lone store about 4 or 5 miles from us Now we have our choice of 3 stores, all closer to home. We live in Northern VA and I have a feeling our produce prices may be somewhat higher than yours in NC, but they are still lower than the chain grocery stores.
Anyway, here are a couple of my favorite products:
Priano pasta sauce, $1.89 for a 24 oz. jar and the jar is reusable, like the canning jars. I've seen 3 different flavors, but there may be more. Really thick and rich.
Roger Wood "Lumber Jack" smoked sausage,$2.99 for 1 1/2 pounds, made in Savannah, GA, recipes at http://www.rogerwoodfoods.com. Not too spicy, but juicier than Eckrich, etc. I use 2 links in a recipe found in a full page ad in many magazines, Easy Smoked Sausage Skillet. It's an ad for Hillshire Farm smoked sausage and has red bell pepper, onion, broccoli, chix broth, etc., in it. Delicious! The sausage is kept in the same section as the bacon, etc.
We also like their large cans of baked beans, much cheaper than B&M, but just as good. And I always use their Half & Half in my morning coffee, whether fat free or full fat, whatever is in stock. It disappears from the store very fast.
Last, but not least, I enjoy reading your recipes and printing them. I want to try them all, but at 90 years of age, my days of standing at a kitchen counter chopping veggies, etc., are long gone. LOL
Chris Scheuer says
You are amazing, Doris! Such a great, thoughtful and detailed review, it's hard to believe you're 90! I hope I can be like you when I grow up 🙂 Thanks so much!
Amy says
I love Aldi. The only things I dont buy are meat (including salmon) and salad dressing. Aldi has come a long way from what it was as I remember it in the 80s. It's part of my childhood. My mom worked there 30+ years starting in 1978 in Villa Park, IL. This was a store Karl Sr and Karl Jr would visit regularly. I remember most of the store was just pallets of canned foods and pop. I started shopping there as a broke college student. Now I shop there because I love it.
Chris Scheuer says
Wow, you do have quite a history with Aldi, Amy! Thanks for leaving your interesting review!
Joseph says
I love to purchase my avocados at aldi,'s,I also like to check their dry seasoning rack and their frozen section as I always find gems there.
As a person who not only loves cooking and being experimental with foods,Aldi is my grocery store.
Joseph.
Chris Scheuer says
Amen! Thanks, Joseph!
Jim says
We love shopping at Aldi. So we we are on a limited income we try to avoid the big chain supermarkets. We have found Aldi's meats and produce much better than WalMart. Our only problem is finding some sugar free items in stock, such as coffee creamer. They only put two bottles in a case of 12 and they are always gone before the other regular creamer. I don't think they realize the demand is higher than the supply.
Chris Scheuer says
Thanks for your review, Jim. I find the same thing true with sugar-free items everywhere. That is frustrating indeed, for those who need to watch their sugar intake.
Barb says
I have been shopping at Aldi for a few years in East Texas. It didn’t take me long to get used to it. I love the savings and their products. Their organic almond milk is good and a great price, as well as their brand of organic peanut butter. Just peanuts and salt. You do have to stir it, but it doesn’t have to be refrigerated. I love their cheese. And the produce is almost always good. I haven’t had good luck with their Brussels sprouts and onions, as they have always been brown on the inside. Across the board, it’s a great place to shop. Lots of quality items at great prices. One more thing. The single packs (box of 6) of guacamole are really good. They have Classic, Homestyle, and Spicy.
Chris Scheuer says
Thanks, Barb! I will try the peanut butter!
Mary Rollheiser says
Love Aldi get the best produce and fruits. I would highly recommend Aldi's to everyone. The sampler cheesecake for 8.99 services 12 and so great for a party. My husband and I go there at least twice a week it's very close very convenient and the prices are fantastic. Thanks Aldi's for coming to our town.
Chris Scheuer says
Thanks, Mary. That's great to know about the cheesecake! I had no idea.
William Huften says
I have to completely disagree with this article. My wife shops at Aldi all the time, and although she saves a few dollars, what we lose is not worth the savings. Adli meats are truly the WORST you can buy. The Pork Chops with the 12% disgusting sulution added are uneatable, they cook up gross don't taste good, and that solution is throughly horrible for you. You cut into thier onions and half the bag has rotted from the inside out. Your soups have no flavor. yes Aldi can save you money, but to not expect quality products, Aldi does not have them.
Chris Scheuer says
Thanks for sharing your opinion, William. It's nice that we live in a country where we don't have to all agree.
Carol G says
We LOVE Aldi here...I just wish it wasn't so out of the way for us. We make a trip once a month and stock up on things.
I won't use any other mayonnaise but their Burman's brand....we absolutely love it. At Christmas time they have a Salted Caramel ground coffee for $3.99 a bag that is Soooooo good. We always love looking in the cheese section to see what's new. They just redid the store here and they carry so much more.
All the produce I've bought has lasted longer than what I've bought at the regular grocery store we shop at and it's so much cheaper. We like their multigrain breads too.
I use sugar free vanilla pudding mix in overnight oatmeal (I get my old fashioned oats there too) and it's only 49 cents a box...I can get 2 boxes for what I'd pay for 1 brand name box in the regular grocery store.
I get all mu canned tomatoes there, and I like to grab a couple cartons of their Fit and Active chicken broth for when I run out of homemade stock in the freezer. We always buy one of their big 5 cheese fresh pizzas-I don't recall the name exactly..Mama something, and I doctor it up with fresh vegetables before baking. They're as good if not better than the local pizza shop-and $5.00....equivalent to an extra large pizza you buy out. Can't beat that deal.
Their frozen fruits are very good...and I love looking at their specialty items. I got a skillet there a few years ago like the granite skillets they're selling on TV now and it's still going strong...it didn't even cost $15.00. They only carried them once a year so the next year I grabbed another one as a spare should anything happen to the one I'm using now. Haven't had to replace it yet-the thing is a workhorse.
I've had good luck with their flour, sugar, cream cheese. nuts and things like baking powder and cornstarch are always cheaper....and they always seem to be lower in price on eggs too. I stock up on my baking supplies and different items there too-always great prices.
I'm sure there are more items but I can't think of them all now. I only wish they'd open a store even closer. I think I could do a good 75-80% of my grocery shopping there.
Donna says
Yes, we LOVE Aldi and shop there for at least 80% of our groceries now. We don't worry about what may seem like long lines at times, as the checkers are great, almost all of the products have scan codes on all 4 sides, so check out is a breeze and the line moves fast!
BUT I want to politely differ with your opinion on the Greek yogurt. We love plan, non-fat Greek yogurt and have purchased/consumed just about every brand that is sold in America. And we think BY FAR, that Aldi's Greek yogurt is the best, in terms of flavor and smooth texture - not to mention the great price!
Chris Scheuer says
I agree about the check-outs, Donna. I never have to really wait that long. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the yogurt too!
Sheryl Seyboth says
I love Aldi. Have shopped there specifically for the past 20 yrs or so. Save about 50 % compared to the big supermarkets, Wegmans or Tops. I do buy my meat at the meat market though. The only thing I don't like is the way they remodeled the stores. There seems to be no rhyme or reason for the way products are laid out. I have a hard time finding what I'm looking for. I had no problem before. Still will continue to shop there, just will wander around the store more.
Chris Scheuer says
Thanks, Sheryl, it is definitely a different set up than the old model. I think I have finally gotten used to it 🙂
Regina says
Glad this popped up in my feed.
I love Aldi's Belgian truffles, give them as gifts every Christmas and always hear rave reviews from the recipients. I used to make a special trip to Trader Joe's for theirs, but when I compared the two, Aldi's wins easily.
Nuts about the brioche bread toasted with butter.
On the downside:
Aldi English muffins are dreadful.
Can't buy the eggs as I figure, at that price, the hens must have a miserable life.
Chris Scheuer says
Hi Regina, I wondered about the truffles. Good to know! Thanks for taking the time to share your favorites!
Elizabeth Faircloth says
Chris,
I live in the Knoxville area, and right down the road from me is an Aldi's... But I have been shopping at Aldi's for about 5 years... as you say I can get about 75% of my shopping done with out a problem. But you may need to expand yourself at the meat counter. Lately we have had Leg of Lamb @ 6.29 a lbs. Bone in Ham @ 1.19 per pound. And my husbands favorite, their Ground Beef; the 75/25 hamburger, at 1.99 a lb.. I know that it a lot of fat; but for grilling burgers it is perfect. They come out flavorful and juicy.
I also get a lot of my seafood from the frozen section...
I have since introduced my single son, and married daughter to the budget friendly shopping experience...
I know that some of you have complained about the lines in the store, and long they are.... but have you ever noticed at the speed that they get you through... I have actually ask them to slow down so I can catch up to them... LOL!!!
Chris Scheuer says
Thanks, Elizabeth, I can't wait to go back to Aldi now and try more of their meats!
Heather Lampman says
Just another plus about their cart policy - the carts are always clean and dry because everyone returns them to the weather-protected cart corral! I wish other stores had the same policy!
Chris Scheuer says
I never thought about that but you're right Heather!
Kim says
I've been shopping at Aldi for several years and have noticed the quality of many items getting better and better while still maintaining those reasonable prices. The one item I am ecstatic about is shredded vegan cheese. My Aldi has it for $2.99/8 oz. bag while it can be almost double that price at other stores. My daughter is lactose intolerant but loves pizza and grilled cheese. I'm so excited that she can have them whenever she wants without breaking the bank. She's a college student and since she's been shopping at Aldi with me, she's teaching her friends about it now.
Chris Scheuer says
That's wonderful to hear, Kim. Now I know where to get shredded vegan cheese when I have guests with dietary restrictions! I never noticed it!
Elizabeth says
I really enjoyed reading your article. Aldi's has been my favorite store since opening in Lithonia Georgia in 2005. If Aldi doesn't sell it, I don't buy it. I use all Aldi's products, specialty products, cheeses., fruits , vegetables, meats and fish. I brag about Aldi's to anyone who will listen. I am always encouraging families to shop at Aldi's for the outstanding groceries and prices. I am always pleased with the non grocery items I purchase at Aldi's. Affordable and great quality.
Chris Scheuer says
Thanks, Elizabeth! I love your Aldi loyalty! You should do PR for them 🙂
Mary McMunn says
You forgot to mention their wines, some that have won awards! 😉. And at Christmas, they offer a wine Advent Calendar....how fun is that!
Chris Scheuer says
Hi Mary, we haven't tried a lot of Aldi wine. I think we did in the early days and didn't care that much for it but we will need to revisit that. I'm sure, just like everything else at Aldi, the wine section has also been improved. Which ones do you really like a lot?
Peter says
Its interesting that traderjoes an aldi nord brand, while aldi.us is aldi sud. Aldi split into two companies when the two brothers that owned it disagreed if they should sell cigarettes at the checkouts.
Chris Scheuer says
So interesting, Peter!
Sandy says
What a great addition I am sure Lindsey is to this spot. And what fun to live near 2 of your grands! I sure enjoyed it with mine! I hadn’t been to Aldi’s in awhile since it is a trek from our house, but went there last Monday on my way home from a friend’s. I love their produce & the reasonable price they offer it for. I wasn’t buying a lot (forgot my quarter...), but they had only 2 checkout lanes open & lots of customers with lots of groceries. It will likely be my last visit. I wasn’t in a hurry, but it was so long that I met a couple of new friends! There recently has been a Leidle’s open in Wake Forest where Gretchen now does all of her shopping: it is very nice, good quality & low prices (may be owned by same company). Maybe you will get one of those soon, too!
Chris Scheuer says
How nice to hear from you! Hope all is well. Yes, we do love living near these kiddies 🙂 They’re so fun and funny!
Don’t give up on Aldi. I’ve found that, for the most part, they’re really responsive when the lines get long and they call someone up quite quickly. Plus the checkout people (again, for the most part) are faster than blazes. It might have been a bad day. When you go to WF check out the Aldi there. It’s SO nice.
I love Lidl too. It’s Aldi’s main competition although we don’t have any in this area. I used to shop at Aldi and Lidl when we were in Raleigh. They’re different but both really good. Lidl is a little more expensive but carries things that Aldi doesn’t and vice versa. The produce at Aldi is one of the main things I love. I’m always so shocked at their specials, the prices are ridiculous. Like those avocados for 39 cents. It’s always something crazy like that.
Peggy Lewis says
Love Aldi. I save @ 45% off my grocery budget by shopping there. I do have a handful of things I still buy from other stores, like dill pickles and I am not fond of Aldi's sandwich bread. Love getting milk at $1.79 a gallon. The Aldi German chocolate is fabulous - much better than Hershey's. It takes some getting used to not shopping name brands, but once you get past that pre-programmed mind set, you will love the money you save by shopping at Aldi.
Chris Scheuer says
Thanks, Peggy! We appreciate your input! You're right, it does take some time to get used to. It's not like any other store, but it's so worth it!