People That Complain About Food Prices

[jim]

I am not familiar with Aldi's. What makes it different from a standard grocery store?

[JL21]

I am not familiar with Aldi's. What makes it different from a standard grocery store?

If I remember from the one time I went there in 1995 with my grandfather, you bag your own groceries. And, at least at the one I went to, they didn't have bags. They just had leftover cardboard boxes that they'd used to bring their produce in. That's what you'd put your groceries in, and then take that home. I don't know if they're all that way.

[cardinalkarp]

I do always remember them as being the "cheap" grocery store. They may be trying to do an image change. I may go give the one by my house a look since its brand new.

The also just sent me a coupon in the mail for $10 off a purchase of $35 or more.

[Popeye_Card]

I had some kind of Aldi's beer last summer at a BBQ. It was sort of their knock-off Corona, except it was MUCH better.

Since they're a German company, this should not come as a surprise.

[AJ]

I am not familiar with Aldi's. What makes it different from a standard grocery store?

You pay a quarter to use the cart, they are chained together, the idea is then they aren't paying someone to fetch carts. You bag your own groceries, and they encourage you to bring your own bags (you can buy them for 10 cents). They don't take credit cards but now take Debit cards. They don't offer brand name stuff unless they are able to buy at a discount.

I've been going there for a couple years and it cut my grocery bill almost in half. I didn't buy meat and veggies there until recently, the quality has really improved. I actually went to one about 10 years ago and they have really done a 180 with store cleanliness and quality.

[lukethedrifter]

Don't know if this has been mentioned but Aldi's is a corporate cousin to Trader Joe's.

[cardinalkarp]

Don't know if this has been mentioned but Aldi's is a corporate cousin to Trader Joe's.

Really? Do they carry any of the same foods?

[lukethedrifter]

Per wiki technicall not cousins

Aldi is the largest wine retailer in Germany. Progressive Group International. Retrieved on 2007-14-12. Aldi mainly sells exclusively produced, custom-branded products (often identical to and produced by major brands) with brand names including "Grandessa" and "Be Active". American Aldi stores also feature bargain-priced, gourmet foods imported from Germany. This is also the case in Australia.In the USA, Aldi Nord CEO Theo Albrecht started a family trust that owns the Trader Joe's chain of specialty grocery stores, which is separate from both Aldi corporations. It is not Theo but his brother Karl Albrecht's Aldi South that conducts Aldi's operations in the USA.

[Tambourine Man]

So we just got back from Aldi's, and I was pleasantly surprised. I figured we wouldn't find much and didn't bother getting a cart. Well, we needed a cart. Tons of frozen food, cereal and some random things. This spaghetti sauce had better be good. I'm cooking tonight.

[Richie Allen]

So we just got back from Aldi's, and I was pleasantly surprised. I figured we wouldn't find much and didn't bother getting a cart. Well, we needed a cart. Tons of frozen food, cereal and some random things. This spaghetti sauce had better be good. I'm cooking tonight.

Did you get the cheaper of the two spaghetti sauces. We like the .99 cent one better than the $1.79 Grandessa. It didn't seem to have much flavor. The cheap one has a slightly sweet taste, which I know not all people like, but we do.