Aldi's ~ Question : So what do you get at Aldi's???

[zoesmom37214]

I, too, used to buy the Tyson Chicken there in the refrigerated section for $3.99. I miss them! I called Tyson and was told that the plants that made these products were shut down so they discontinued this product.

[jeweltea]

I got a terrible watermelon there the other day. First I was overcharged $1.00 (the smaller ones were supposed to be $3.49 which is what I bought but I was charged for the larger one - unfortunately, I did not catch it until I got home). Then it wasn't even very red inside - I did manage to get some out of it but threw most of it away. :sad:

[becalive]

Main reason to go:

Grape tomatoes - when we can't grow our own
Potatoes - 99% cheaper than everywhere else

Hit and miss (depending on other store sales):
Yukon potatoes
red onions
yellow onions
Mushrooms
Cucumbers
celery

Any other veg/fruit that is on sale.
They usually have the cheapest:

pumpkins
watermelons
strawberries
blueberries


I used to buy bell peppers, but they have recently changed the packaging and its just as cheap to get them elsewhere now

I also buy the foreign dark chocolate in the candy section. Melt it down and add some coconut oil to it and dip strawberries in it. It is way better than any other chocolate out there and very smooth.

[albgardis]

I am a german immigrant, so of course my main interest is in anything from my country. Luckily, they often have items imported from germany, Belgium, Austria etc.

Chocolate: Choceur is pretty good, and Moser Roth is very VERY good! Cheaper than Lindt, but absolutely comparable to the swiss!!

The frozen Strudel: we tried them all, and yes, the Apple Strudel and Cheese Cake are just original and the way they are supposed to be. I am German, I know that. The other varieties were not bad either, they were just not derived from traditional recipes, but instead newly invented to please an american audience. Which makes sense in America.

Sugar: brown sugar for 99 cents (previously) or 1.19 (lately) arethe best price I could find. We use only brown sugar and never white, so I don't know how that would compare.

New Orleans Rice Dish: 3 varieties, 99 cents each, compares to Zatarains

Cereals: used to be 1.39, 1,49, 1,69 - now all raised by 20 or 30 cents each. But still, compare that to the name brands, they ask 3,79 $ for the same amount of cereal, and theirs is not better at all!!

Oatmeal: I would not eat that,but I am married to an American, and he is used to that. So we buy a can (cardboard) every 2-3 weeks for 1,79 $. I guess Quaker's would be twice that much?

We used to get their cream cheese for 79 cents each week, but now they raised it to 99 cents, and I can get that elsewhere also.

They used to have frozen vegetables for 79 ents the pound, then 89 cents, now 99 cents or even 1.19 $. I can get that now cheaper from Wegman's, and that is absolutely not a cheap store!

In the winter they have Stollen and Spekulatius (first is a cake from Dresden, second is a spiced dutch cookie), these are specific west european (dutch/german/austrian) specialties for the winter holidays, and I am glad I can get that here. I still have to import Lebkuchen from Nuernberg (because no store will have that here in the same quality), but the Stollen and Spekulatius were pretty good from Aldi. Recommended!!

Lately they had good (small!!) zucchini, like 1.5 pounds for 1,79$. While other stores have slightly cheaper offers, these were really fresh and not damaged, so the price is worth it.

Their onions are great! I used to get 10 pounds from Wegmans for a seemingly better price, but ended up throwing away the last 10 ones. They had gone bad and soft during the time. Now I tried buying a bag with only 5-8 onions in it (from Aldi), and they are great. Crisp, firm, juicy! No loss! I will buy them again!

Paprika in a tray: at the moment it is in season, so I splurge myself with it. (For religious and health reasons I would not buy anything out of season!) 2 peppers together on a tray in cellophan cost 1.99 $. They had red+yellow and last week even red+orange. Orange ones are a special breeding and cost usually more. And they are SOOOOO FRESH!!

[nosoy]

Thanks for the great advice about the German pastries, etc.
What do you mean about paprika in a tray? or do you mean peppers?

[cdarrow26]

I just went to Aldi's today. I spent under $20 and got cat litter, canola oil, sliced swiss cheese, sharp chese brick, a whole pineapple, strawberries, english muffins, a head of lettuce, a bagged salad and frozen tilapia.

[to1drland]

they now have "take and bake" bread, the partially cooked stuff you finish baking at home- 1.69 a pk. it was pretty tasty! will def buy again. they had twinloaf french or four pc. ciabatta

[nmeadows0101]

I spent $45 Friday at Aldi's on milk, bread, hot dog buns, burger buns, brownies and salt, etc.

I noticed that their sugar is $1.65 for a 5 LB bag ( pretty good) I bought a bag, then across the street at Sams club a 25 LB of sugar is $12.63( roughlty).
If I bought 5 bags at aldi's for 1.65 each for a little over $8.00 is better than the 25 LB bag at sams.

even with the price difference I can't get it until I find a way to store it. what is the best way to store sugar and keep out any bugs and keep it from getting wet?

[snafu4me]

i put mine in large ziploc bags ~ others may have better ideas

Originally Posted by nmeadows0101 what is the best way to store sugar and keep out any bugs and keep it from getting wet?

[chumuklasmom]

I keep sugar I get deals on in the freezer. I know that might sound weird, but I haven't had any problems. It doesn't really "freeze" because there's no water content, but the freezer is the best "bug-proof" long-term storage I have! We just don't use that much sugar, so I tried this out when I had SEVERAL bags and it worked fine.