Aldi

Shopping at Aldi is as no frills as it gets. Because of that, you can save a ton of money by coming here. It’s not all peaches and roses for everyone though, there are some things you’ll do here (almost ritualistically after a few visits), that you would typically never deal with at other grocery stores. You can expect to pay a deposit on your shopping cart (a quarter, also there are no baskets), buy your own bags, bag your own groceries, oh and the cashiers are there to get you in and out, I wouldn’t expect much of a conversation.
The store is set up for efficiency, too. Products are not loaded on to a shelf – a box is cut open with the product label facing out or an entire pallet of merchandise is placed on the floor. This saves Aldi manpower, and you guessed it, money for you and I. It’s not uncommon to see a pallet jack on the floor or an associate collecting empty boxes of product.
Now that I made Aldi sound like an inconvenient and messy place to shop. Let me tell you why it’s awesome. First off, I find myself saving 40% on my grocery expenses. I can deal with the inconvenience on that alone. Second, they sell a crazy weird variety of foods from around the world (most commonly from Germany, but I’ve seen tikka masala simmer sauce too).
Oh and I’ve found people concerned about the quality. To this date, I’ve yet to have a problem with my groceries from Aldi. You aren’t paying for the name, the tedious stocking of shelves, someone to collect your cart, and someone to bag your groceries. Think about it.
One thing that is new is they are taking credit cards (as far as I’ve been told, its only a test in the Minneapolis-​St. Paul market). So bring your plastic too and rack up those rewards points while your grocery bill diminishes.
Worth checking out, and if you’re like me and LOVE to save money, you might find your cupboards littered with Aldi labels.

Great service, but please don’t throw the food into the cart when ringing up the purchases, especially the produce, meats etc. The fruit can be hit or miss, the grapes looked bad. Tomatoes didn’t like good either. Plus there wasn’t any bagged salad mix in the coolers. Please open more registers when several people are standing line lines. Store is clean, friendly staff. I can find many items at this location, that I can’t find at the St. Paul, Suburban Ave store.

Good for your budget and lots of fresh veggies and fruits. I need to shop here more often. They have a selection of fancy cheeses too.