If you don’t
shop at Aldi, you’re missing out! In my
experience it is, hands-down, the best store for making your grocery dollars go
the farthest.
Now if you’ve
never been to Aldi, there are a few things you should know before you go. It’s not a fancy store. There’s no deli or bakery or pharmacy
department. There are very few
name-brand items. You need to have a
quarter handy so you can access a grocery cart (but you’ll get your quarter
back when you return the cart after shopping).
You’ll need to bring your own
grocery bags (if you forget, you might be able to snag an empty box somewhere -
or bags are available for purchase). The
checkouts are very quick and efficient, but the cashier will plop all your
purchases right back into your cart, leaving you to bag them yourself after
paying (there is a large countertop available for this purpose). Oh – and speaking of paying, they don’t
accept credit cards, but you can use your debit card or good old cash.
The amazing
thing is that by scaling back on some of these little “services” that other
stores offer, Aldi is able to scale back on something far more important: their
prices. And that’s the exciting part! You don’t need to spend time and effort
couponing, you just get phenomenal prices every day. Like their soda which is $2.29 for a
12-pack. Or tortillas, which are 99
cents a package all the time.
So check
Aldi out and see what you think! And stay
tuned for a future post about my top favorite items to buy at Aldi.
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