I Agree Ms Crue,
the frozen items are a great value and they offer gourmet as
well as staples in their frozen cases. I also love that the frozen
fruit bars
don't cost $2.50 + for 4 bars but a more reasonable $1.69.
I got a beautiful chocolate torte last week for a sick friend and
it costs me all of $3.99 and she loved it. the same type of
frozen torte cake was more than $6.00 at the local Krogers. - Why ???

Aldi's is a wonderful place for those on a limited income.
the folks who work there are friendly and the stores in my area
are sparkling clean and well stocked always. they clean with
bleach and you can smell it when you enter, unlike many majors
who clean at night when they close. if at all. rarely everyday
as in the case of Aldi's. I know what I'm talking about folks..

they offer basic staples at people friendly prices.
they even offer freshly cut and packaged flowers for $2.99 a bunch.

what's wrong with taking your own shopping bags and packing them
yourself ? I prefer it so that I know what's in what bag and that my
purchases will be safe when I put them in the car for the trip home.
no more smashed breads, broken eggs and bruised tomatos and bananas.
also consider how much you help the environment by recycling your bags.

I make them the first stop on my major grocery shopping sojourn
eachmonth.
I do this to make sure that I get the staples out of the way first; at
a price
that I can afford. I have seen them put out wonderful specials like
whole butterball turkeys for $9.99 and the turkey breasts for $9.99 as
well.

they offer fresh milk, bread, bagged salad, and spinach all fresh;
and lots of things that you'd buy anyway at a discount. all you have to
do is just get in there and shop.

so many folks find the extras of bigger supermarkets worthwhile, and
don't consider how much they add to the cost of the grocery bill.
I worked for several major grocery chains in loss prevention and have
seen what comes in and how; so I know the real deal. ask the majors
their label brand packers and I bet you'll see that they also use the
same packers as all the other discount stores, except they just charge
you more.

Aldi is A+ In My Book.
I spend on averge of $25.00 eachtime I go there during the month,
after my initial $50 - $75. for the first of the month.

I can find things like Premade Pizza Dough in the
roll out tins for .79 a tin; vs the prebaked pizza shells
for .99 each at Aldi.
honestly the same pizza crust by a major co. - Pillsbury
costs double plus that and it's the same thing. I tested them
and they are no different. I made two pizzas with the crusts
used the same pizza sauce and toppings and they were
the same. not one person knew which was which; other than me.
I also find the fact that Aldi's being small and getting their
deliveries
daily assures that most things are fresh; unlike major super-markets
which cold store perishable items for up to 3 days sometimes.

anyone ever considered the health implications of that prolonged
storage ?
it costs you more for a lesser quality product, and they don't think
you care ..

I for one would rather buy my frozen chicken breasts at Aldi for $5.99
for a 3lb bag; than pay the super markets $9.+ for the same item.
they have fresh turkey breast; fresh sausage; fresh ground beef and
of course my favorite stretcher ground turkey for .69 a pound. I freeze
it when I get it home so why on earth would I spend double that at a
major.

I guess the real answer is when you have more money, you spend more.
I for one live on a fixed income and know what I will be cooking
usually
that month and shop accordingly. I make a list and take it with me
regardless
of which store I'm going to - to prevent that urge to overspend.

I'm satisfied when I've shopped that my list is a staple list which I
can
create most anything from. why pay .99 - $1.39 a lb for whole chicken
when you can pay .69 a lb ? its frozen and all of it comes from the
same
local suppliers. don't be deluded into thinking that walmarts uses a
different supplier - I can tell you that their company policy says use
the closest and most reliable suppliier - which is what Aldi's policy
is as well apparently.

I shop at Food Basics which is another low price supermarket and they
don't come close in price on some items; but on others they offer a
substanstial discount on prices for the same items they stock in their
sister stores - farmer jacks and a&p.

take time and compare and I bet if you really cook you'll see the
virtue of less is more. $1.79 for 5lbs of sugar, vs $2.79 -$3.25 for
the
same 5lb bag at the majors is just one example of what I mean.

Happy Shopping and Saving to those who know,

~RE

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