Aldi

Oh, Aldi, how I love thee. My co-​workers and family are getting sick of my Aldi evangelizing so I’ll do it here. Now, look, I love the likes of Wegman’s and I still go — but that’s a different experience entirely (I put my older kid in the child watch, grab a coffee, pursue the produce…). Aldi is a different kind of beast: it’s utilitarian (you’re not going to decide between 10 different artisan loaves with latte in hand) but Aldi has 75% of the groceries you need for the week for almost, what, 40% less? The food is GOOD: the (European) chocolate, wide range of nuts, cheap organic lettuce, Greek yogurt, berries (we stock up on them here), avocados, canned beans and staples, baking supplies, array of cheeses, and yes, even some artisan loaves (love the ciabatta rolls!). There have been a few duds: fresh salsa and some frozen seasoned chicken breasts come to mind, but they’re few and far between. The employees are always so kind, too, and hey, now they accept credit cards (reward points!). The rotating specials keep the experience interesting — for example, we always stock up on the muesli during «German Week». Just remember to bring your quarter for the carts!

YES. Favorite grocery store, hands down.
I have generalized anxiety disorder and grocery shopping is a big challenge for me. I don’t like the large size of typical stores because aside from being generally exhausting, its easy for me to get overwhelmed and forget things. The crowds and narrow aisles are no party, either.
Aldi is a small store. The aisles are wide and the other shoppers are not as numerous as in other stores. Everything is easy to find because the store is small! Although the produce section is a bit underwhelming, they have all the essentials. I love that I do not get overwhelmed by choices. Honestly, I don’t need to choose between six different brands of protein bars. I just want to get in, get my stuff, and get out. They even have a small section (very very small) of health and beauty items. The first time I went here I was honestly blown away. It’s one quarter the size of a traditional grocery store, and yet I left with everything I needed. They even sell lactose free milk. Yay.
Yes, you should bring your own bags. You will not get to bring your cart to your car but the reusable bags they sell here are ENORMOUS and there is a long counter by the door where you can bag your groceries after checking out. They don’t take credit, but I don’t have a credit card so that is not an issue for me.
As a final note, the prices here are great. Yay Aldi.

This is my favorite grocery store. Owned by the same parent company that owns Trader Joes. Very good quality. I love their organic coconut oil, organic superfood greek yogurt, produce deals, german dark chocolate, bacon wrapped fillets, tomato paste, kefir, muesli, all of their cereals are good and inexpensive, kids snack foods, cheeses, nuts, and fit and active products. Why sift though long aisles with endless brands of every product like you do at other grocery stores? This place keeps it simple, small, no frills, great quality products with low prices. You can bring your own bags, but I just grab empty boxes when I’m there (same thing they do at Costco) instead.

My BFF had mentioned Aldi numerous times over the years, but I never went it. I’m not a brand snob, but I was certainly skeptical. I finally gave it a shot and I never looked back.
For Aldi newbies here’s some information for you:
1. Bring your own bags or pay .10 per bag,
2. Bring a quarter to get a cart. You get it back when you return it to the corral.
3. They take cash and debit, so leave the credit card at home.
4. You bag your own stuff
5. Just because it was there last week, doesn’t mean it will be there the next.
The store is primarily generic, but there is some name brand items sprinkled throughout.
The quality of the food is great. The produce section is decent and quality is high. You save some good money. I typically save $ 10-​$ 20 per visit. Don’t expect to get everything on your list, because the selection is limited. But it’s worth having to go to two stores and save the money.
Aldi is a part of my weekly shopping. I usually go there first and get everything I can and then head to my 2^nd store. I highly recommend giving Aldi a shot.

This is an interesting grocery store. I had never been before, but knew it was pretty much all off-​brand items. Upon going in, I couldn’t figure out how to get a shopping cart. Nothing there to indicate you have to pay for them. Only a quarter, but I had no idea, and nothing tells you this. SO instead, I was outside trying to wrestle a cart off of the line.
Inside, the food was interesting and diverse. Lots of selection, with a few name brands thrown in here and there. We found everything we were looking for, and the produce looked really fresh. Great choices.
There are no bags at checkout, you will have to pay for those. 6 cents for a paper bag and 10 cents for a plastic bag. These are clearly marked at checkout. Upon paying, our card was having problems, until the girl notified us that they only take debit. Again… would have been nice to have been notified of this before getting all the way to the end of checkout. What is this was the only payment method I would have had with me?
Overall, a decent shopping experience, but some minor irritations that could have been avoided with clear signage.

You have to bring your own bags, otherwise pay for them. You have to put in quarter to get a cart, but you get it back when you return the cart.
Butter is 1.99 or less, eggs are .89 a carton, tortilla chips 1.19 a bag, bag of oranges for 1.99, cream cheese .89, block of cheese 1.50, pre sliced cheese 1.79, I could go on and on, the prices are unbelievable and the food is good and fresh.
Also have a great variety of German foods, pfeffernusse, seeded rye, spaetzle noodles, European chocolate, etc.
The one thing I would steer clear of though is most of the boxed food, but that’s just not my thing I guess. Also can’t get all your groceries here, just certain things for amazing prices.
This location is one of the largest I’ve seen and definitely one of the safest locations they have.

If you dint mind eating non brand food items and want to cut your food bill in half or more this is the place to shop. You have to pay a quarter for a shopping cart but when you return it you get your quarter back. Also paper bags are 6¢ and plastic bags are 10¢. Some of the non brand food items taste better than the brand named items to me.