ALDI

I look forward to grocery shopping at Aldi’s because of the savings! I cannot believe how cheap the vegetables are! I go there to avoid the crowd at other markets, such as WalMart or Target (overpriced). Aldi’s has all of my basic necessities and miscellaneous house items. It annoyed me how we have to provide our own bags or purchase them, but eventually I learned that this is apart of the Aldi’s experience. I now carry my Aldi reusable bags with pride knowing that I’ll leave with fresh food for a great price. I bought ingredients to make stuffed peppers for my family of six and only spent $ 6 dollars!

Crazy deals!
The highlights: European chocolates, cheap butter and dairy, La Croix sparkling water 15 can pack for $ 3.89 which is kinda insane because that’s cheaper than CostCo, canned vegetables at .33 a can, dried goods, off-​brand gluten-​free snacks, and great deals on watermelon and organic tomatoes. Inexpensive dried fruit, trail mixes, organic agave, almond milk, almond butter. This is a a great place to stock up on basic staples like rice, beans, spices, etc.
The bad: limited fresh produce. There are only 4 organic produce items. The quality is a hit or miss. Also, the shredded cheese products are their own brand and it contains all kinds of weird additives like artificial coloring and preservatives. No thanks.
I haven’t tried their meat products but seriously, I come here to stock up on La Croix.
Bring a quarter to use their shopping carts. Be prepared to bag your own groceries. Use cash or debit only.

I’ve only been to 2 different Aldi locations: the first one was in Pantego and then this location.
Both stores are pretty similar:
1. Cheaper groceries (albeit being generic brands), and you can find the best deals on meat, fruit and vegetables. Always check out their weekly ads (new sales start Wednesdays) for even lower deals on certain fruits and vegetables.
2. Have 25cents handy to borrow a shopping cart, then get your quarter back once you return the cart.
3. You bag your own items.
4. Cash and debit only.
A few differences I’ve noticed between the Pantego and Fort Worth location:
1. Fort Worth location seems to have less workers? Check-​out lines at the Fort Worth place always seem to be so much longer.
2. The prices of the milk/​eggs. The prices of everything else seem the same, but I’ve noticed that Pantego’s milk and eggs are about 50 cents higher than what I can get it for at the Fort Worth location.

I really do love how cheap aldi is. I don’t mind having to bring my own bags and such. This location opened not long ago and I was so happy. I even got some last minute Christmas dinner things here. Walmart was sold out. It does seem like the fresher stuff is often picked over. I’ll try again a few more times but it’s not worth it if I have to make another trip anyways. I also get the avocados from here because they are so cheap. For some reason they stay hard for so long. I have to buy them and then wait a long time before I can eat them. I wonder why that is. It’s not like that when I buy them other places. Oh well. I’ll be back.

I absolutely love this store I bought wild salmon for a little over $ 4 a bag, fresh veggies, rechargable sweeper for a whopping $ 19.99 and a lot of other stuff. the prices can’t be beat and even though you probably never heard of most of their brands once you try them u will be sold… I’ve made this my go to store forget «wally world».fast checkout too!!! Love it.

While I’ve been to a few different ALDI locations a handful of times in my life, I’ve never really stopped to consider why ALDI is different from any other grocery store. I popped into this brand new location today (which was pretty crowded… everyone’s finally getting out as the iciness begins to melt a bit), enjoyed a quick walk-​through (next time I’ll stay longer), and then came home and looked up their website to educate myself.
So, ALDI is all about saving money and energy, and they do this in several ways. The first thing you’ll notice is that you have to pay a quarter to get a shopping cart. Don’t worry, Mr. Frugal, you get it back once you return it. This encourages people to take care of their carts so that employees don’t have to waste anytime hunting them down. At the end of the day, it saves time that can be devoted elsewhere. In addition, employees don’t bag your groceries. That’s right, Mr. Lazy, you bag them yourself! I think this is awesome. All the bags provided are recycled and reusable (or just bring your own). This is another way to save employees time and energy, and I seriously think this makes patrons more cognizant of what they’re buying. Cash, debit, or EBT cards only… so no wasting money on credit card processing fees. Everyone pay now, not later!
Now, something else you’re sure to notice right away… ALDI is much smaller than your average supermarket. According to their website, typical grocery stores carry over 30,000 brands while ALDI sells about 1,400. I like to have options just as much as the next person, especially when I’m in need of gluten free (or some other dietary-​needed) items. But when it comes to basics; fruit, veggies, dairy, meat, regular breads, canned goods, basic baking goods, potatoes, herbs/​spices… Do we really need a billion options? ALDI sells quality brands, you’ll just have less to choose from. This means less wasted product, smaller inventory, smaller stores, and lower costs on rent/​electricity/​etc. It’ another great way that ALDI is saving money — which enables them to sell products at lower prices. THANKS!
This particular location is sparkling new. Clean and organized (like most ALDIs I know). Items aren’t displayed beautifully on shelves; they’re mostly still in boxes all stacked up. But really, what’s so wrong with that? I bought some fresh blueberries for under $ 3 and cherry tomatoes for under $ 2. Both way cheaper than you’ll find elsewhere. I’ll definitely be back to pick up produce, and I’d like to try some of their low-​priced meats as well.
PS: This ALDI is right next door to Specs. Hooray!