You can get 2x as many groceries as walmart. Do I have to say more? I will anyway.
For one thing, they have all you could need. Really can't think of any category of food they don't have. Meat, veg, fruit, snacks, teas, cheese, and peas.
The quality of the generics is usually pretty much the same as name brand, quite often better, but even if it was mid, you get SO many groceries. There also are quite a few name brand items anyway if you want to be picky.
I live with 1 other person, and my teen son on the weekends, and $150 does us for like 2 weeks or more. I swear that's the price of entry for meijer. This isn't sponsored, but it's not false.
The selection is also pretty great for such a small building. They have basic stuff, but also really interesting stuff you'd never see at Walmart or Meijer, like fancy dips, cheeses, interesting desserts, stuff like that.
I'm not taking off a star for this, because Aldi is too goated for this to matter, but their produce can be a little iffy. I'd recommend not doing pickup for produce. You have to be very picky with it or you'll get burned. They do have a great selection in a small space though, so I can't hate it. All the basics, plus some less common items.
Yes, you do have to pay for bags, but that's environmentally conscious, and I won't hear it from you. They're what, like a buck? Huge and durable. Buy one or bring your own. I use them for other stuff. They're basically just branded totes. Very thick, and they fit a lot. The equivalent of maybe 2 or 3 regular grocery bags. Buy them once, and just bring them back. They don't break.
The real strategy is to use their empty boxes. You ever bring in a full grocery trip in 2 passes? I do. Boxes, baby. They're all over the place, and you're saving them the trouble of throwing them out by taking them. ...
Read moreHaven't been to Aldi in years. I went in today because I didn't have much money to make dinner and get basic needs, milk, cereal, etc. I first walked in and was stunned! It looked like I just walked into any higher priced grocery store! Absolutely everything I was looking for was in stock and looked very fresh and good. I of course was keeping tabs on my spending throughout, and I actually added every single thing my husband and I wanted after getting what we needed, and it all came to under $20! And the cashier, wish I got her name, was the cherry on top! So friendly, so careful with the items I was purchasing. Plus she watched the total so I didn't go over. From start to finish, excellent. So clean, so fresh, so friendly. If you're buying at those other places, give Aldi a try! You'll...
Read moreVery clean and kept store. Prices are cheap and there is a good enough variety and quality to get most of your grocery shopping done.
Staff is very efficient and polite. Bring a quarter to use a cart and a few plastic bags to bag your food. There is a nice long counter to bag them.
During the first of the month it is very busy. Might want to shop around that time. Picture below shows how crazy the lines get.
I have a large family and cereal is so much cheaper here for kids. They don't care about name brand. This is a great alternative to spending big dollars at the big...
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