Here's My Reciept from Today Aldi's Trip - How Does Your Grocer Compare?

[Red Baron]

I ran out to Aldi’s today to pick up some odds and ends in order to top off the pantry. Before I started going to Aldi’s these were the kind of trips that would wind up costing $40, $50, $60 dollars or more. And you all know the feeling once you saw the total on the cash register, how did these few random items come out to so much money? The feeling gets worse when you unpack at home, “This is all I got, for how much money?

Take a moment to compare what you are paying at other grocery stores with my receipt from today,


$2.29 – 24 pack .5 liter purified water.

$0.35 ea. -Canned cat food X 7 cans.

$3.99 – 14.4 # Scoopable cat litter in a handy pourable plastic jug.

$1.79 – Quart of Half and Half creamer.

$1.09 – Solid White Albacore Tuna 5 oz. can (not the shredded slime junk)

$1.99 – Sugar free fruit snacks, 12 individual packs, total8 oz.

$1.19 – 13 oz. box of instant mashed potatoes.

$0.89 – 1# box of Saltines

$0.59 – 15.5 oz. can of kidney beans.

$0.99 – New Orleans Rice Mix

$1.19 - Large 28 oz.can of baked beans

$1.49 – Box of 6 bags of 94% fat free popcorn, total of 16oz.

$0.69 – 8 oz. whole fresh mushrooms.

$0.89 - Large spicy beef stick ala Slim Jims for the ride home.

I believe you will easily see savings of from 30% to 100% on my list. The quality is as good or better than the Leading Name Brands. Aldi’s is the only store I can still shop at in a somewhat carefree manner. An impulse item won’t break the bank. I only go to Major Grocery Chains to cherry pick the door buster deals or coupon specials.

Oh, I almost forgot, the total for todays trip illustrated above was,


$21.53 before tax.



Squeeze that Mr. Whipple …

[blueridge]

Loved shopping at Aldi's in No. Carolina.

Can't wait til they get to New Mexico...they're close...

[TerryK]

I also like shopping at Aldi's. Same as RB, I go to large chain stores only for sale items.
Go online and read about them. I like their whole concept.

[anney]

Sigh...it's only a dream for me...I have Krogers, Wal Mart or Edwards Food Giant to shop from...,feel very, very sad for me

[Mark Armstrong]

Where I'm at the choice is between Wal-Mart and Price Cutter. Wal-Mart is slightly cheaper (often just several pennies cheaper for the same or equivalent item); Price Cutter is employee-owned and has some things Wal-Mart doesn't have.

[Marthanoir]

Love shopping at Aldi and their sister store Lidal, we do our monthly shop there, saves me an absolute fortune

[Krymsonowl]

We have Wal-Mart & Price Cutter. Price Cutter here is considerably higher than Wal-Mart on most everything. There are a few items that I stop there for but not many any longer. A couple of years ago it was better but not any longer.

Where I'm at the choice is between Wal-Mart and Price Cutter. Wal-Mart is slightly cheaper (often just several pennies cheaper for the same or equivalent item); Price Cutter is employee-owned and has some things Wal-Mart doesn't have.

[Mark Armstrong]

I have shopped at a couple of different Aldi's while on trips. My hometown is too small for Aldi's.

My favorite Aldi's item is their Chef's Cupboard Bean with Bacon soup. It has more extras in it and is tastier than Campbell's Bean with Bacon, in my opinion.

[Bones]

Our Krogers has the 10 for $10 deal. First time I've seen a regular can of corn 'on sale' for a buck!

Aldis can of corn is 55˘ every day.

[Red Baron]

I have shopped at a couple of different Aldi's while on trips. My hometown is too small for Aldi's.

My favorite Aldi's item is their Chef's Cupboard Bean with Bacon soup. It has more extras in it and is tastier than Campbell's Bean with Bacon, in my opinion.

Campbell's soup is just crazy expensive now. And it never was all that great to begin with.

It is a great example of people that are married to a "Name Brand".

The product doesn't improve and the price keeps going up because some people only shop by brand.

Food is a commodity, I don't see it as some existential lifestyle expression that will help me improve my social standing and help pick up chicks.

Thank the bombartment of commercial advertising for those notions.

[Krymsonowl]

I shop Aldi's quite often and like most of their items except the Popcorn and there was a problem with the last water I got there. Not sure what but it was undrinkable. Cat littler is best price anywhere here abouts.