"l, not -l" > wrote in message
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> On 8-Nov-2007, "cybercat" > wrote:
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>> I am thrilled to have an alternative to the usual three big chains I use.
>> Unfortunately I will not be able to go today due to a client-created
>> "emergency." But maybe this weekend!
>
> Don't wait too long, if you want one of the turkeys. I visited my local
> Aldi this morning and 89 cent/lb Butterballs were flying out of the store
> (quite an image, headless, frozen turkeys flying :-o ). For the first
> time
> since I have been buying at this particular Aldi, they had two checkouts
> open and both had a line, 2-3 deep. On other Thursday mornings, it is
> typical to have one checkout open and, maybe, one person ahead in line.
> --


Good advice! I finished dealing with my whinyclient early, and got there at
about 4 this afternoon. It is less than two miles from my house, and really
nice. The first thing I noticed is how clean and new everything is--though
the cashier told me they have been open since May. A clean, fresh smell
hit me as soon as the door opened.

I got my 12-lb Butterball for 89 cents a pound! Cheapest ones at Kroger
were $1.99. I also got a 10-lb ham. The Smithfield picnics looked good to
me, but my husband loves the "spiral sliced" honey hams, so I got one of
those.
It was $1.59 a pound. Kroger's cheapest was $2.49.

The biggest surprise was the produce--very pretty and fresh AND cheap.
The biggest, prettiest red peppers were three for $2.39. ($4 at Kroger.)
They were "packed by Lancaster Farms in Jessup Maryland."
The cucumbers were the best looking I have seen--the first all season that
have not been pocked and small and kind of shriveled looking. And they
were 49 cents a piece, instead of 75 cents ot a dollar at Kroger. Potatoes
were $1.99 for ten pounds. I paid $2.49 for five lbs of "baking potatoes"
just because they looked better and I do not need 10 lbs of potatoes.

I was not very adventurous with regard to the unknown brand things. I
picked up ketchup and mustard, some chunky salsa and a can of peas.

The other shoppers ran the gamut, families and singles, all races. (Those
of you who made comments regarding the poor who shop at your Aldi
are beneath contempt. You know who you are. Pigs.)

It was overall a really nice experience. I will go back. Thanks for the
constructive feedback.