This Is The Best Grocery Store In America, And It's Cheaper Than Trader Joe's

[ladyVet]

103. I do the majority of my grocery shopping at Aldi.

I'm on a very limited budget for four people, and there's no way to stretch it and be able to shop at other stores. We have Harris Teeter, Super Walmart (three!), Just Save, Sav-A-Lot and one other local owned store I can't remember the name of.* It's Lowe's. Duh.* Oh, and the local equivalent of Whole Foods. There are Trader Joe's and Whole Foods about 25-35 miles away, but I can't afford to go there. We also have a BJ's, which is pretty useless for me, as the selection sucks. Unless you want a TV.

I do look at sales ads, and know basic prices at a couple of stores, but most things we buy from Aldi. I don't buy boxed/premade meals, just basic ingredients, meats, fresh veggies, canned goods. I can't justify spending $1.09 per can for veggies, when I can get some just as good -- and with less salt -- for .49 at Aldi.

Our store has fresh and frozen meats, more organic and gluten-free stuff every time I'm in there, and the best prices on cheese, milk, butter, sour cream and stuff like that, which we use a lot of. Aldi's fresh pizzas are awesome, and don't cost any more than frozen. And they're big.

We get big bags of rice and sugar, specialty oils and some spices that Aldi doesn't carry, and other odd and end things usually from Wal Mart, since my son works there and some things come under the employee discount. Frozen foods I sometimes get from Dollar Tree, but usually from Just Save, since our Aldi mostly has those steam-in bags, or stuff with mushrooms.