ALDI

[ronhic]

Well....

....we love it!

To shop in ALDI really requires a slightly different mind-set. You're unlikely to find EVERYTHING you need or brands you know. Once a person gets past this and accepts that most things that look like a cornflake, taste like a cornflake, you're set. To say they get at LEAST 75% of our grocery dollar is reasonably accurate.

From our perspective, their prices are 'homebrand' but the quality is not - more mid tier. The only trap is the centre aisle. With everything from washing machines to woks to tea towels from time to time, it can be a temptation.

Having said that, we have bought a rice cooker and an electric wok from them. We use them regularly and can't fault them.

 

[ironrite]

Wish they had them out west here. I shopped there a few times when I lived in Missouri and they had the best store brand cornbread mix.

 

[tolivac]

The Aldi in my area is across the street from Sams Club-don't use either.Too much of a Food Lion shopper-and occasionally Kroger.My neighbor LOVES Aldi and WalMart-I think the dreaded WalMart may be building in my neighborhood.Soil samples bering taken on the proposed site-and its being surveyed-survey stakes being put in.

 

[paulc]

I am with ronhic

I love Aldi but shopping there does take a bit of getting used to. On the plus side by grocery bill has nearly halved and Aldi always have great offers on fruit and veg. Recently tried some of their cleaning products and was quite impressed so have decided to give the Almat Bio Gel a go to see what that is like. I am lucky that our Aldi is less that two minutes walk from our house so I don't need to take the car, still shop at other stores for the odd item.

 

[MrX]

I tend to mix various supermarkets.

Aldi for some things ... they're particularly good for organic vegetables, bin bags (trash bags), cleaning materials, and some speciality items.

Tesco or Dunnes (main stream supermarkets) for branded items e.g. shampoo, conditioners, laundry products, various food items, sauces, cooking sauces etc etc.

Local bakery for bread - it's a million times better than anything you can get elsewhere.

Marks and Spencers (very high end supermarket) for some extra nice bits, and pre-prepared food.

Cork, my home town, also has a huge indoor market which has an amazing selection of pretty much everything - it's quite gourmet but, it's also realatively cost effective so I go there for : meat, fish, fresh pasta, some vegetables, charcuterie, confectionary, wine, etc etc.

That's pretty much how I shop.

Going to a single middle-of-the-road supermarket is pretty dull and it's kinda fun if you have the time to shop properly.

I would tend to shop for fresh items e.g. meat/fish and some vegetables and herbs on the day of consumption, or one day ahead a most.

 

[MrX]

Giving you a little look around

Here's my local market - Victorian supermarket basically

 

[MrX]

More pics

Another view

 

[MrX]

One more view

Here's one more

 

[whirlcool]

That Victorian market reminds me of Faneuil Hall in Boston. Rather than being a supermarket, it is filled with small food shops and botique stores.