New to ALDI

[nagrom13]

Hi everyone,

I recently found an Aldi's not too far from me. I have never shopped there before. Can someone please give me the scoop about Aldi's .......are their products good/just as good as others........any info would be appreciated:wavehi:

[Lurkergirl]

I have shopped there ,some items I think are basically the same anywhere .Milk ,butter, eggs .I like their potato chips and some of other things .
Can't use coupons and its 25 cents to get a cart of course when you return it you get your 25 cents back

[loveebella]

I have tried some stuff at Aldi's. I liked the fresh fruit, thier Ranch and ...hhmm..I cant remember anything else but I like those 2 items:).

[MoneySavinDiva]

I don't shop too terribly much at Aldi's anymore simply because they don't accept coupons...and I can beat their everyday prices on most things with coupons during a sale at another store. But for things that I don't typically get coupons for like produce and meat I do find that Aldi's has the better deals and the value of the product is just as great as at any other store. It's definetely worth looking into if you want to save on items you don't have coupons for!

[ritaillinois]

Aldi's fudge swirl icecream is yummy!

[Ggbwg]

Don't forget $.05-$.10 a bag if you don't bring your own. Sometimes they have boxes around as well for free use.

[tmandre]

Things I buy at Aldis below. I find I usually can't get any lower with Q's (this may just mean I'm not so great with the couponing lol):
eggs, milk, sour cream, 'oreos', peanut butter, potato/corn chips, flour, sugar, spices, cocoa, cheerios, rice, canned beans/vegs/tomato sauce, TP, tater tots, frozen fruits, fresh produce of all kinds.

[mrwatson]

Here is information that I would have found helpful before my first visit to Aldi's:

1. Bring a quarter to use a shopping cart. (As mentioned previously, you do get it back when the cart is returned. Also, in a pinch, I have seen cashiers loan out shopping carts to those without cash, so it doesn't hurt to ask if you need one).

2. It is helpful to bring your own bags or boxes to avoid buying them at the store. They sell plastic and reusable bags at my store if you don't bring in your own. Also, you may take any of their empty boxes for free. It is usually pretty easy for me to pick up a box or two in the store and I prefer them over the bags anyway.

As far as food, I usually pick up my non-coupon staples there. I tried their canned ravioli once and it was terrible. I also found that some of their frozen skillet type meals are too salty. I over come that by only adding a little seasoning at a time. They do have a double your money back guarantee. I have not tried returning anything so I don't know how well they back that guarantee.

[netters1980]

Forget taking boxes or bags...I take 1-2 laundry baskets and a cooler. Works alot better and easy to carry the stuff in the house. My nearest Aldis is a 35 minute drive, so all my cold stuff goes into the cooler.

[littlelilith]

We buy from Aldi's just about everything that we can't get with coupons/sale combos cheaper elsewhere.. which is most every day food. There are only a couple items that we've tried that we didn't like, but it wasn't due to poor quality, just didn't like the flavor of that brand. For instance, there are 3 different kinds of American cheese at my Aldi's, I haven't tried the most expensive one, but of the other two, there is one we really like, and one we don't. I like taking a few of those reusable cloth grocery bags.

"I tried their canned ravioli once and it was terrible. I also found that some of their frozen skillet type meals are too salty."

I didn't like these either, but then again, I have the same issues with these types of products no matter what brand they are. The canned ravioli was as good as Chef Boyardee (which is to say, great if you're starving, not so great otherwise, lol).

[pokerpansy]

I started shopping at Aldis this past year when they built a few in my area. There is one that is pretty close so I occasionally stop in there to see what they have. Sometimes the produce is good and other times it is, well, rotted. Price is great when the items look good. My husband and I love their potato chips. They are 1.29 a bag which can't be beat! The reg. and the barbecue are good and their tortiilla chips are good at .99 cents a bag. Great price on honey whole wheat bread and hamburger/hot dog buns. I recently made their boxed cinnamon cake and it was very good. I was really surprised because I normally bake from scratch and for a boxed cake it tasted quite good. I like that they change items from week to week so you never know what they have until you go check it out. Hope this helps!

[nosoy]

I love their cottage cheese.
I read on another thread that they are BGH free in their milk so I assume it goes for the cottage cheese too.
I believe they are the same company as Trader Joes and are German owned.

[alexismom]

I've only been shopping at Aldi for about 2 months, but I've already made it part of my weekly shopping. I typically buy eggs, milk, cheese, produce, and fresh meats. Occasionally, I get the chicken broth; DD loves the animal crackers and fruit rolls.

[suezqpon]

There are a few staples that I always get at Aldi. We like all of the chips, they just started carrying Salt and Vinegar ones which I LOVE. My boys like the barbecue and we all like the tortilla chips. I almost always buy my milk, eggs and 1/2 & 1/2 there. Their turkey bacon is awesome, I don't buy regular bacon at all any more. My kids eat the cereal and claim it tastes the same as name brand. I love the lime flavored sparkling water, the other flavors are good as well. I recently tried the waffle cones and they are wonderful. Really big and we've been eating them with all the free ice cream we've been getting these days.

We also went through a lot of the frozen caramel core ice cream cones before we started making our own. Their Light and Fit ice cream sandwiches are good too. I don't buy a lot of meat there but will occasionally buy some deli sliced ham or turkey. My best recent find was blueberries for .99 a pint. I've never seen them this cheap, I bought 2 cases of them and froze a lot but my boys for the first time ever in their young lives finally got their fill. We also get a lot of our other produce at Aldi too.

[Nurse Tanya]

I almost bought that turkey bacon the other day. I will get it next time.

I bought I honey dew yesterday for 99 cents. It was good. Good have been a little riper but that is common for any grocery store.

While I was there the Flav-O-Rich truck was there delivering milk. So you know where the milk comes from. They just dropped the price of eggs to 39 cents/dozen!!

[nosoy]

Anybody know anything about where they get their eggs?

[reflect23]

I don't know where they get their eggs from Nosoy

We shop at Aldi frequently and we like most of their products. Ketchup-tastes similar to hunts, syrup, Trash bags-which work as good as any name brand, spaghetti sauce, tuna (it's actually a lot less fishy than say bumblebee), frozen fish-tilapia, salmon, mahi mahi, etc, corn dogs, fish sticks, animal crackers, chips, salsa, muffin mixes, fresh produce (as previous posters have said you have to check them over carefully to make sure they aren't rotten or whatever) I usually buy peppers there every week and have not had a rotten pepper yet. We also love the turkey meatballs. We use them for hawaiian meatballs & pineapple over rice. We also love love love their fresh salsa.
We also like their ranch and bacon pasta salad, refried beans, taco seasoning, canned veggies & soups. I guess we like pretty much everything. They also have a Double Guarantee- If you have a problem with their food-you return it and get your money back and get another item.
I love Aldi ...what can I say?! :)