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| - Aldi is da BOMB. Seriously, if you are not shopping here, you are really missing out. I was buying canned beans for chili there recently, and I bought ORGANIC chickpeas, black beans and kidney beans for $.79/can. The same organic ingredients are $1.49/can at Willy St. Co-op and are probably grown on the same farm!
I've been an Aldi customer my entire life. My mom shopped there when I was a kid, so I've always understood the concept. Bring a quarter to "rent" your shopping cart and return the cart to get your quarter back when you're finished. there are no abandoned carts in their lots. That alone makes me happy to shop there. Nothing gets me irritated like a stray shopping cart in a parking lot. Seriously. Also, you have to pay by cash or debit card. No credit here.
All your basic staple items can be found at Aldi, and watch the weekly newspaper ads or get the app on your phone (from which you can even make a shopping list) to see the specialty items they have that week. You'll be amazed at the quality of the regular and organic produce, canned and dry goods they have. Their lunch meats, cheeses, ice creams, etc. are all fantastic. Oh, and I LOVE their pastas. The gourmet pastas have one ingredient: ground semolina wheat. No other crap. We eat them regularly (probably too often, but that's another story).
What are you waiting for? Go to Aldi!
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