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on: November 11, 2023, 04:14:27 PM
About 20 years ago the first ALDI store opened near us.  I went in and was not impressed.  It was dingy and boxes of product stacked everywhere.

About 5 years ago I went back and was really impressed. Everything was clean and shiny and the prices were lower than my Kroger store.

Now I go weekly.  Whatever I can't get there, I stop at Kroger or Meijer on the way home.   M tagged along and she was amazed at the prices.  They have limited selections on some products, but they're usually good enough quality.  Dan loves Club Crackers, Aldi has Club House Crackers that you can not tell the difference.  $1.25 savings there.
Their 'Thin Wheats" are not as good as Wheat Thins, so those we get at the other stores.   Fruit is sketchy, but if you can find it in the condition you want, you're saving 25% there.
Just a few items I suggest, but a year ago, Dan and I did a comparison and on a $85 bill at ALDI's, it would have cost over $110 at our Kroger.

When we travel in the RV, we're always stopping at Aldi, then to the Walmart if we need something else, sometimes Target if they have the grocery section, which most do now.. 
Also, both at home and while traveling,  the Dollar store is where I stock up on my Good N Plenty candy.  And Milk Duds.

And if you do go, visit their "Limited Time" aisle.  Always good deals, but an occasional Great find.

Not sure why I felt the need to share my shopping habits, but if you haven't tried ALDI's give them a try.  Take your own bags.  And a quarter, which I always keep spare quarters in the doorhandles of both of our cars now.

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Reply #1 on: November 11, 2023, 05:25:00 PM
My daughter and her husband shop at Aldi's a lot... even tho' it's quite a ways from them.

Yep, you need a quarter to get a grocery cart. When you return the cart you get the quarter back.

Daughter has a key chain that holds a quarter so it's always with her.

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Reply #2 on: November 11, 2023, 05:38:37 PM
They carry no name brands. Aldi tuna is not the same as bumble bee. Aldi peanut butter vs Jif. Some things I just want and trust quality brands

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Reply #3 on: November 11, 2023, 09:05:21 PM
I just hate cheap, generic, shit. I can’t stand to shop at Walmart, Target, Costco, Sam’s, and… Aldi’s. Safeway and Albertson’s are even worse, if that is possible. I would rather eat dog kibble.

I am spoiled. Whole Foods, Central Market, and H-E-B are all headquartered within 100 miles of where I live. Fresh, quality food, presented in carefully maintained aisles. Free curbside service. And not very expensive.

My son’s first job in high school was at H-E-B. They paid him $15/hour to stock produce, health benefits, and provided a $1200 scholarship when he graduated. Quality company.

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Reply #4 on: November 16, 2023, 05:40:41 PM
I love the ALDIs near me for some of the more basic things. I don't get produce or meat from there.

Mostly backing good or frozen fruits. I bgg etc. Their eggs, oats, flour, and I buy massive amounts of pureed pumpkin in october, usually for when me and a friend make dog treats.

My dad loves their veggie crackers, and some of the cheeses they have are rather nice. Make a cheapo charcuterie board.

One thing I always get there is their Connelly's cream liqueur. I feel it is just as good as Baileys, at 1/3 the price. Can't even tell when I add it to coffee on my days off. They used to constantly have flavors during whatever holiday was coming up. Strawberry in Feb, mint chocolate in March and December. One year in December they had this multi pack with small bottle of all different flavors. I bought two, and my family loved then during christmas party. They havent had them since, and I've been clamoring for them to bring them back.

I used to think like PH. Would never go to ALDIs, and hated when a family dollar popped up near me. Cheap garbage. Well I've changed my ways on ALDI but I stay away from the dollar store like it holds plague victims.


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Reply #5 on: November 16, 2023, 05:47:52 PM
All the Dollar Store stuff is old. Cookies aren't bad tho'. Love the chocolate covered graham crackers.

Never go to Aldi. Guess I just don't like doing business with a German company. Born too close to WWII, sorry.

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Reply #6 on: November 16, 2023, 05:56:25 PM
Quote from: msslave on November 16, 2023, 05:47:52 PM
Guess I just don't like doing business with a German company. Born too close to WWII, sorry.

Ironically when I found out it was a German company, that's when I decided to give it a try... being of german heritage and all.


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Reply #7 on: November 16, 2023, 06:11:45 PM
Aldi's is a hit or miss with me, I like their prices, but it doesn't carry enough of what we need in my family for it to be a main go to for groceries. We shop there for the little stuff we don't use often, but its more like an afterthought after hitting the cost plus ten percent places, and rare visits to wally land.

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Reply #8 on: November 16, 2023, 06:16:47 PM
I'm the opposite. When I hitting the stores, I go through ALDI first now and get any canned goods and stuff like that, and then it's off to Hy-Vee where prices are quite reasonable as well. Hell.of a lot cheaper than Festival Foods. Almsot seems like things cost twice as much there as anywhere else.


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