Anybody Buy from and Aldi's?

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rabbithutch

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(Not sure if this is the right place for this thread, but here goes.)

We are getting a new supermarket next month. I noticed a few days ago that remodeling construction has started. I know only what I remember from the announcement in our local paper some weeks back. The store is a new outlet in a German-based chain called Aldi's. From their press release propaganda they will be the lowest priced seller in the area for the items they carry. Sometimes that means a good deal for the consumer and sometimes it means they are schlepping inferior products. Time will tell I guess. The press release said that they keep overhead down by pushing many functions back on the consumer. For example, they don't provide bags (neither does Sam's Club). I'm not sure what else it might mean.

Do any of you have this chain in your area?

Do you ever shop there?

Do they have good prices and good products?
 
I don't shop there but I have been a few of them. They only carry 1 of anything. 1 type of corn, 1 type beans...... all brands I've never seen. I have some relatives that swear by them but I am too much of a brand shopper and I like a selection. Just my .02

John
 
My wife goes there for the fruit and bread. Eggs vegetables
fruit cheaper and we like the bread better then wally-world bread.
our Aldi parking lots sucks. Not big enough.
 
A little more on Aldi....
My neighbor is a shut in, and I've taken her there a few times to shop, below is what I've noticed.
I wouldn't mention the word Aldi anywhere near her anymore....LOL
She had very bad luck with Aldi stuff over the holidays. (a couple years ago)
She baked a ham from there that literally turned into a cinder because, I think, it had too much added sugar. She actually baked it 25 degrees less than what was recommended because it started to turn black early on, she's no cooking novice and I know that her oven is properly calibrated because she bakes cakes all the time for extra income and always uses an oven thermometer.
She was making something with their cottage cheese that required heating the cottage cheese, it all turned to liquid!!!
Oh, and she bought dog biscuits there that were full of little black bugs...all this between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Anyway...

Carbon Monoxide treated fresh meat!

Underweight eggs with the occasional bloody yolk!

Un-graded solution soaked frozen chickens!

Xanathan gum thickened cottage cheese!

Chinese frozen fish!

All around crappy low quality food products!!

The general merchandise they sell is ALL Chinese garbage!!!!

The sugar is inferior beet sugar, the flour is inferior as well.

The sour cream was runny,the runniest I've ever seen.

The ham is LOADED with sugar - the equivalent of of almost 1 and 2/3 tablespoons of sugar per pound.

In the produce section, the cauliflower and onions were covered with aspergillus niger (black mold).

Package sizes are often not standard - Frozen broccoli at Aldi is .99 for 12 ounces while the frozen broccoli at the predominant grocery store in this area is .99 for 16 ounces - tricking many people who don't watch package sizes closely into thinking they're getting a better deal.

Many of the frozen foods are freezer burned, or loaded with ice crystals!

Yet, there are many folks who swear by it!!! I don't get it!!!


~Martin
 
Great !! Now I won't be able to eat eggs from Aldi without thinking about bloody eggs again !! Thanks Martin :biggrin:
Of course at wally-world I have gotten bad ribs and chicken from them.
 
I've accompanied my mother to Adli's a few times and there was nothing at all wrong with her store. Everything was neat, organized and cheap. We've purchased several spiral cut honey baked hams there that have made for excellent holiday meals. She purchases other things there too....cereal, crackers, milk and seasonal fruits and vegetables that have been just fine. I'm not sure if any of their other products are inferior as what we got was all just fine.

Don't take our word for it.....check it out for yourself. We have one near where we live but it's on the other side of town so it's not cost effective to go there......They only take cash, checks or debit cards and don't supply bags.
 
I shop there and enjoy it.  Don't forget to bring a quarter to get a shopping cart and bring your own bags.   I don't buy meats and stuff, but the milk is priced good and I get a lot of boxed stuff form there.   Mac and Cheese, chips, snacks.   They also have big sizes of paprika for $1.00 and other spices.  Oh and they have bacon wrapped 5oz steaks for 2.00 or so.  
 
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The company also owns Trader Joes. No brand names and no one will tell you where the stuff comes from.

Curly
We had an Aldi's open up around here, went once to look around, didn't see anything I wanted, never went back.

I've shopped at Trader Joe's when I visited out West, love the place.

Go figure...
 
Shop at Aldi's monthly and happy w/ the results.  Many strang brands and lables but found most to be comparable to store brands elswhere.  Good produce.  As w/ any store, know your prices and compare!  Bring bags and a quarter.
 
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Aldi is good for some things. milk, snacks box goods, fresh produce in season is good at time.

I dont buy meat, fish etc, there. I have my local butchers for things like that. there are good deals there, but just like anywhere

you ahve to be an educated smart shopper.
 
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Cut our weekly food bill for a family of four from around 150 to 60 by shopping at Aldi's. Only thing we bought there that was not good was a couple steaks. They were not spoiled or anything, but they were 90% gristle. Other than that everything has been great
 
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We have shopped at Aldi’s for many years and have not experienced any of the problems Martin has had.

Bare in mind they are a low cost provider no frills store.

You most likely will have to supplement you grocery shopping with another store.

They do not provide a choice in products.

They have their own store brand and many are produced in Iowa or Illinois.

They will limit their stock to what moves well in the area.

Fresh fruit, fresh produce, cheeses, eggs and dairy products are of good quality and very reasonably priced, as well as many frozen entrees.

We do not buy much meat at Aldi’s for the most part because I don’t feel it is competitively priced, although our Aldi’s does carry bacon wrapped filets at a decent price that are really good.       

As uncle_lar said just like anywhere else you have to be an educated shopper.

Doing the bulk of our grocery shopping at Aldi’s has cut our grocery bill on average by 50%
 
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