Has anyone ever been to an Aldi?
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I like aldi. I buy my eggs, sprouted grain low sodium bread, some vegetables and some staple packaged goods there. It is awesome. I was hoping to get one closer to me but it's worth the 15 mile drive.
I am also am waiting for and Aldi to open in my area. I shop at the Aldi in Menifee CA (not that far from Temecula CA). One of my favorite things from Aldi is Tandil Laundry Detergent. Tandil Liquid Laundry Detergent that is in the green jug is the same thing as Gain, and is identical to Gain Liquid Laundry Detergent! Tandil Lanundry Detergent that is in the red jug is Tide, and is identical to Tide. They also have Tandil Fabric Softener that is the same as Downey Fabric Softener, and is identical to Downey Fanric Softener!
sudsmaster
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Like Ralph (I live about 30 miles away) there's no Aldi here. However a mention was made of the house brands being good. I've noticed the same thing with various supermarket house brands. For example, I prefer the Safeway house brand frozen pizza (Safeway Select) to most "brand" names. Consumer Reports has also noted that a number of house brands are just as good as name brands. There may be some house brands to avoid, however. I found the cheapest house brand mayo from Smart and Final to be lacking in taste and quality.
Never heard of them....
tell us more!...
(here's your sign)
tell us more!...
(here's your sign)
Yogi, you scamp you!
Well, Fred's has their version of "Gain" as does Walmart...they are all made by Sun...who also makes Aldi's Tandil. Sun also makes CVS's Basic brand and Target's Up and Up.
They also have some god awful dishwasher detergent. Bought it as I was out and did not want to go tho another store, bad move. Used it a couple of time and tossed it, not worth returning. Back to Cascade Complete....
get your tomatoes in hand...
....to throw at me! LOL
I've been to Aldi several times, and really didn't like the things I bought.
Yes, they're cheap. But they also tasted cheap to me as well. And I thought many of the stuff was just too "processed" to want to eat on a regular basis.
The produce kinda tasted terrible.
Their mayo was weird.
Just my experience.
(ducks and runs)
....to throw at me! LOL
I've been to Aldi several times, and really didn't like the things I bought.
Yes, they're cheap. But they also tasted cheap to me as well. And I thought many of the stuff was just too "processed" to want to eat on a regular basis.
The produce kinda tasted terrible.
Their mayo was weird.
Just my experience.
(ducks and runs)
They've broken ground for an ALDI in my hometown
Marking the days and planning to show up at the grand opening in my Fresh & Easy REFUGEE t-shirt.
Marking the days and planning to show up at the grand opening in my Fresh & Easy REFUGEE t-shirt.
Hello from Sunny Cape May New Jersey
We have ALDI in Rio Grande, about 4 miles from Cape May. I first encountered ALDI visiting Glassboro, NJ. I am very pleased with their products and produce. ALDI is a great place to stock up on pantry staples. Compared to the other grocery stores in the area, their produce lasts MUCH longer. I find their meats quite good and the prices the same. You won't find everything at ALDI but what you do find will help cut your grocery bill.
I have a neighbor that has a Bed and Breakfast. She gets much of what uses for breakfast at ALDI and is saving abou $40/shopping trip over what she spent at the other stores in the area.
HARRY
We have ALDI in Rio Grande, about 4 miles from Cape May. I first encountered ALDI visiting Glassboro, NJ. I am very pleased with their products and produce. ALDI is a great place to stock up on pantry staples. Compared to the other grocery stores in the area, their produce lasts MUCH longer. I find their meats quite good and the prices the same. You won't find everything at ALDI but what you do find will help cut your grocery bill.
I have a neighbor that has a Bed and Breakfast. She gets much of what uses for breakfast at ALDI and is saving abou $40/shopping trip over what she spent at the other stores in the area.
HARRY
Maybe I should give Aldi another chance...?
I had heard about Aldi from both coworkers and here on AW. There's one about 5 miles away, so a couple months ago I decided to go check it out since I had some shopping to do. We walk in and it looked clean, but spartan, almost as if it were a temporary store like those that open in the malls only for the Christmas season.
My shopping list had 9 or 10 things on it and we walked around the store looking for them. I was disappointed I could only find 2 of the items on my list, so we looked around the rest of the store. Many unknown brands and other products I'd probably never buy. Honestly I didn't look too closely at the prices as I didn't have any in my head for comparison.
The produce did look pretty nice and the prices seemed OK, but again, limited selection. Any other grocery store has a much larger variety to choose from. We did buy a couple things to try, but at that point I decided they didn't offer enough selection of anything, to make me want to go back. I would always have to go to another grocery store to get the items Aldi doesn't carry.
Kevin
I had heard about Aldi from both coworkers and here on AW. There's one about 5 miles away, so a couple months ago I decided to go check it out since I had some shopping to do. We walk in and it looked clean, but spartan, almost as if it were a temporary store like those that open in the malls only for the Christmas season.
My shopping list had 9 or 10 things on it and we walked around the store looking for them. I was disappointed I could only find 2 of the items on my list, so we looked around the rest of the store. Many unknown brands and other products I'd probably never buy. Honestly I didn't look too closely at the prices as I didn't have any in my head for comparison.
The produce did look pretty nice and the prices seemed OK, but again, limited selection. Any other grocery store has a much larger variety to choose from. We did buy a couple things to try, but at that point I decided they didn't offer enough selection of anything, to make me want to go back. I would always have to go to another grocery store to get the items Aldi doesn't carry.
Kevin
Aldi does not have everything, but they have a lot of good things that are just as great as the name brands. Tandil Laundry Detergent thet have at Aldi is basically Tide and Gain liquid, and it works just as good as Tide and Gain!
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Aldi here has really good produce. It is always nice and fresh and tasty. Everything else I have tried of their brand has been good too. They are inexpensive compared to most other places. They do have a very limited selection and many things they simply do not carry. But what they do have is quite good. Their meats are good too. Just much more bang for the buck.
twintubdexter
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">I think there are three Aldi stores here in the desert, a very new one near me. I keeping seeing these good reports on here so one day when my back is behaving I'm going to pay them a visit. As long as I can hold on to a cart I'm OK. I really should not put off the recent green light I received from the doctor for surgery, but friends thoughtfully say "once you have a spinal operation you may never walk again"...how kind of them. </span>
<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">I think there are three Aldi stores here in the desert, a very new one near me. I keeping seeing these good reports on here so one day when my back is behaving I'm going to pay them a visit. As long as I can hold on to a cart I'm OK. I really should not put off the recent green light I received from the doctor for surgery, but friends thoughtfully say "once you have a spinal operation you may never walk again"...how kind of them. </span>
And if you don't live near an ALDI . . .
. . . there are fine folks on Amazon who will happily do the shopping for you! I mean, who WOULDN'T want to pay over $20.00 for a $1.69 pack of cookies?!
(Benton's is an exclusive ALDI brand.)
http://https//smile.amazon.com/Bent...8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0&ref_=cm_cr-mr-title
. . . there are fine folks on Amazon who will happily do the shopping for you! I mean, who WOULDN'T want to pay over $20.00 for a $1.69 pack of cookies?!
(Benton's is an exclusive ALDI brand.)
http://https//smile.amazon.com/Bent...8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0&ref_=cm_cr-mr-title
Closest Aldi is 40 miles, haven't been there. 24hr WM is 1.9 miles and a fantastic regional grocery is 3.3 miles.
pumper
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Lots of them in SE WI, two in my city alone. I do all my shopping there now, after giving up on Pick N Save.
http://https//www.aldi.com/
http://https//www.aldi.com/
gusherb
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We have Aldi all over the area. Never been in one and am not really in a hurry to go to one but with some of you guys talking them up lately I'm at least somewhat curious to see what it's all about.
I know my mother hates them but I don't think she's been in one in years.
I know my mother hates them but I don't think she's been in one in years.
it may not be for everyone.....but for every store I have visited, there seems to be a lot of foot traffic for something that some may find not appealing!
for one thing, they seem to hire some of the friendliest employees.....not to mention they are QUICK on those registers....and that's compared to most any other store you go into...like Walmart
yeah, you got to get past the .25 for the cart rental....you have to buy paper/plastic and bag yourself, big whoop!....or you could bring your own....still a big plus over those flimsy plastic bags you get anywhere else...
they change up a bunch of stuff on occasion, just for a bit of variety.....but for staples like bread, milk, and eggs.....they are cheaper than most any other store around, and were not talking nickels and dimes, but serious dollar stretching....
you could take the label off of Hellman's mayo....and place it on their jar....no one would know the difference.....
and yeah, the Tandil detergent is TIDE.....we compared samples at several wash-ins, no one could tell which was which!
for one thing, they seem to hire some of the friendliest employees.....not to mention they are QUICK on those registers....and that's compared to most any other store you go into...like Walmart
yeah, you got to get past the .25 for the cart rental....you have to buy paper/plastic and bag yourself, big whoop!....or you could bring your own....still a big plus over those flimsy plastic bags you get anywhere else...
they change up a bunch of stuff on occasion, just for a bit of variety.....but for staples like bread, milk, and eggs.....they are cheaper than most any other store around, and were not talking nickels and dimes, but serious dollar stretching....
you could take the label off of Hellman's mayo....and place it on their jar....no one would know the difference.....
and yeah, the Tandil detergent is TIDE.....we compared samples at several wash-ins, no one could tell which was which!
One of my neighbors LOVES Aldi-I haven't been there-its just to inconvenient for me to go there-Same with Lydals and the new Publix.I don't want to try to have to go on a BUSY road to get to and from those places.Food Lion is MUCH MORE convenient to me.You don't have to fight traffic to use them!
our aldi
was just remodeled and enlarged to accommodate a new selection of wine as our citizens recently voted to allow wine sales in grocery stores. We don't drink it so I could care less, but it made the store nicer. I like some of their cookies, cakes, and pastries that come from Europe. I've bought real bratwurst and sauerkraut that were made in Germany. Their salsa is quite good. It's the same when I go to a Save-A-Lot...there are things I have tried that I like and will buy again, but then there are others that I would never buy again. I love the smell of Aldi's mountain fresh Tandil fabric softener.
was just remodeled and enlarged to accommodate a new selection of wine as our citizens recently voted to allow wine sales in grocery stores. We don't drink it so I could care less, but it made the store nicer. I like some of their cookies, cakes, and pastries that come from Europe. I've bought real bratwurst and sauerkraut that were made in Germany. Their salsa is quite good. It's the same when I go to a Save-A-Lot...there are things I have tried that I like and will buy again, but then there are others that I would never buy again. I love the smell of Aldi's mountain fresh Tandil fabric softener.
There is one in the city I live and go by it on a daily basis. Have not stopped in as of yet. Parking lot never seems like it has that many cars in it. I mainly shop at Hannafords and Market Basket. I have so many errands to run that I don't have time to shop in 2 stores for items that I can get in 1.
Jon
Jon
passatdoc
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Ja wohl...aber nur in Deutschland
No Aldis yet in my area---possibly because Aldi Nord-owned Trader Joe's has reached saturation in my area. I wonder if Aldi Süd---which operates Aldi-branded stores in USA---has a non-compete agreement with Aldi Nord??
No Aldis yet in my area---possibly because Aldi Nord-owned Trader Joe's has reached saturation in my area. I wonder if Aldi Süd---which operates Aldi-branded stores in USA---has a non-compete agreement with Aldi Nord??
vacerator
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Exactly,
they don't open self competitors within close distance to each other.
Has Aldi began accepting credit cards yet? I don't usually carry cash, so have not been in a while.
they don't open self competitors within close distance to each other.
Has Aldi began accepting credit cards yet? I don't usually carry cash, so have not been in a while.
fan-of-fans
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Our Aldi opened around 2009? It's being expanded now. I have been inside a time or two but never bought anything. Their flyers sometimes have interesting hard goods as well in them, small appliances, shelving, garden stuff.
I heard their produce is good, we have purchased a few hams from there which were quite good.
I heard their produce is good, we have purchased a few hams from there which were quite good.
Credit Cards
Yes, Aldi began accepting the March, 2016. I only go when my partner is here. Just too difficult for me to bag with the cane. He has them back home and loves to go to them for certain things. When he moves here, I'm sure we'll go more often. My regular store (HEB) and Aldi are about a mile within each other. I can see us going to Aldi and getting there what we can and then going to HEB for the rest. Have gotten a couple of pies and cakes at Aldi.
Yes, Aldi began accepting the March, 2016. I only go when my partner is here. Just too difficult for me to bag with the cane. He has them back home and loves to go to them for certain things. When he moves here, I'm sure we'll go more often. My regular store (HEB) and Aldi are about a mile within each other. I can see us going to Aldi and getting there what we can and then going to HEB for the rest. Have gotten a couple of pies and cakes at Aldi.
twintubdexter
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Bob...
<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">...bagging with a cane, oh do I hear you! My crunching, painful left rotator cuff along with my screwed-up back makes simple things like grocery shopping difficult too...especially being left-handed. I will have to re-think my Aldi shopping trip. I worry about falling too..."old man down on aisle three, bring a mop"... </span>
<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">...bagging with a cane, oh do I hear you! My crunching, painful left rotator cuff along with my screwed-up back makes simple things like grocery shopping difficult too...especially being left-handed. I will have to re-think my Aldi shopping trip. I worry about falling too..."old man down on aisle three, bring a mop"... </span>
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