Aldi

Oh my gosh! Aldi! I’m sold! This place is amazing. Seriously, I’ve always been a Dierbergs shopper, but I’ve recently switched to buying the majority
groceries at Aldi and what a difference it has made! The first time I shopped here I had a cart about ¾ full. I went up to the checkout dreading the bill and was shocked when the checker told me it would be $ 46. What?! The prices are so low. I’m a single mother, so my budget is very tight. Shopping here makes a big difference in the quality of food we can get.
The checkers are SUPER fast and I’ve heard the company treats it’s employees well, which is important to me. The only think I don’t buy here is meat… I just think you shouldn’t buy discounted meat. It seems a bit sketchy. But I do know people who regularly buy meat from them and I have heard it’s fine. Anyway, this place is tops.

Very impressed with the bathroom at Aldi’s. It was very clean and had all modern solar powered facilities. I shop at this Aldi’s as often as I can and they’ve always been very pleasant. One time I bought a wifi power outlet and j was a little hesitant to buy it from Aldi’s but the cashier assured me they had a great return policy. I did return it about a month later and it was a piece of cake, just went to the cashier and she gave me a refund. Much easier than returning something to Walmart. I think I’m a fan of Aldi’s :)

Aldi can do no wrong in my life… it’s my go-​to for all fresh produce and they usually have the cheapest eggs in town.
Aldi is the brother of Trader Joe’s; most people don’t know this so keep it a secret lol. Therefore, you can find a lot of the same products (in different wrappings) here that you will find at TJ’s.
Anywho, the hummus is the best and cheapest also. Why go pay $ 5 at other larger grocers when you have an equal if not better selection for your hard earned dollars? (rhetorical) Specialty cheeses, sauces, baking goods, household products, patio furniture, fresh flowers, seasonings.
You name it, Aldi likely has it. Now keep in mind Aldi is a small store so there will be some items the simply do not carry but if they do I guarantee you won’t find it cheaper.
Oh, and if you forget to BYOB, grab an empty box along your shopping route. No credit cards sorry

One cashier, no self checkout, couldn’t wait behind 2 people with loaded carts just to buy a pre-​workout bag of baby carrots. Weird off-​brands. Good for saving money which makes it seem out of place in opulent Chesterfield Valley.

Super good prices for normally expensive things like almonds, european chocolate, rainier cherries, etc. Love this place, wish there was one in Northern California. If I lived next to this place, I’d probably be coming every week.

Very clean, budget-​friendly supermarket with consistently helpful staff members. I’ve done a few price comparisons between Aldi and Walmart. Aldi wins, hands-​down, with frozen fruit, cereals, cracker variety packs and many more items. While I’ve hesitated to purchase fresh produce here, I know people that have and say that it is just fine. My weekly grocery trip consists of a stop at Aldi for few money-​saving items.

I was amazed at the offerings and the prices. It was neat. It was clean. The aisles were unobstructed.
The only brand names I recognized were Colgate and Oscar Meyer. But many, many products had familiar packaging. .. like cake and muffin mixes that looked like Duncan Hines.
Just makes you think about what you’re paying extra for. .. like, advertising.
There’s cookies, trail mix, beer, wine, canned and fresh vegetables, canned and fresh fruit, toothpaste and mouthwash, cereal, fresh baked goods, canned tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, frozen dinner mixes and all kinds of frozen things (like pizza), flour, sugar, ice cream and novelties, milk, fresh meat (I saw chicken and ground beef.), and electric fireplaces. Much, much more.
I saw three kinds of ground beef: 80/​20, ⁸⁵⁄₁₅ and ⁹⁰⁄₁₀.
I could have stocked up for the week, but I just wanted to see what was in this place. It opened in early November 2011.
Upon checkout (and I asked), the checkout guy said it’s the «new model» of the Aldi store.
I didn’t buy enough to need a shopping cart, but I didn’t see anybody depositing quarters anywhere.
And you do have to bag your purchases. .. what the heck! I always have bags with me. And at Schnuck’s and Dierberg’s on self-​checkout, I bag my own groceries anyway.
I’m impressed.
I got a quart of beautiful strawberries for $ 1.69, a pound of butter for $ 2.29 (unsalted was the same price), a bag of six bagels from the bakery (reminded me of the Thomas packaging) for $ 1.49 and a huge bundle of celery for $.99.
Total spent: $ 6.79.