Aldi price comarison

For those of you shopping for food on a budget, have you considered shopping at Aldi? Aldi is a no-frills chain of stores that carries a smaller selection off grocery items (most are packaged under their brands) at a significantly reduced price. Each store has a different square footage, so what they carry will vary from store to store. When you go, be sure to bring your own bags, otherwise you will be hunting for a box (or buying a bag) to haul your purchases home. They accept cash, food stamps and debt cards (no checks or credit cards). This is a great place to grab up dairy and produce items that do not normally have coupons!

Here are some items I have tried and would reccomend to buy here if you don't have/use coupons for them -

• Milk
• Margarine
• Cheese
• Produce
• Canned rolls
• Cottage cheese
• Eggs
• Canned soup for cooking
• Canned fruit & veggies
• Brownie and cake mixes
• Frosting
• Tuna packages
• Sugar/Flour
• Potato and tortilla chips
• Jar cheese (like cheese whiz)

Here are some items that I have personally tried and do not care for, of course others may not agree -

• Hamburger (too much fat)
• Pizza
• Bread/buns (flavor is okay but has a short shelf life)
• Fabric softener (low quality)
• Powdered drink mixes (similar to crystal light)
• Peanut butter (lacks flavor)
• Hot dogs (too much fat)
• Instant oatmeal (clumps too much)

To give you and idea of how their prices compare, The Aldi Connection has a graph for you to look at, here is the link - http://www.aldispot.com/2011/01/grocery-price-comparison-list-between.html#more

Here is the main store website that includes a store locator - http://www.aldifoods.com/index_ENU_HTML.htm

Thanks to The Aldi Spot for your great price comparison grid!