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| - Well there's been alot of hype about this chain opening in Pittsburgh. We received some coupons in the mail for $10 off a $20 purchase. Its a pretty rad coupon. I'm apparently not the only one who thought so because both times we checked this place out, there were lines out the door. The first time we were busy and didn't have the time to sit and wait. The second time, we waited in an even longer line. It was obvious the staff was only letting so many shoppers in at a time. Even though this was obvious, every other yinzer trying to push a cart into the store demanded to know what was the matter. Still, the wait was maybe 10 minutes tops. No big deal.
You will see me comparing this store to both Walmart and to Aldi's. And unfortunately, it doesn't really measure up to either. Its prices are generally higher than Aldi's on most items. Prices are about even with Walmart, with a greater selection at Walmart. Basically, Bottom Dollar is a cross between an Aldi's and a normal grocery store. Actually its more like a regular grocery store that's just smaller and uses cartons and crates to display the items instead of traditional shelving. In all honestly, its not really like Aldi's at all.
Well the first thing we noticed was the produce section. We were assuming it would be like Aldi's, where you can only by prepackaged bundles of produce at super low prices. Here, the prices are generally very low but you get to bag your own stuff. Most of the produce is in a cold room. Reading online this is because it saves on labor from having to push the produce into and out of the cooler each night. Most of the prices were about what they'd be at Walmart. Some were actually more expensive but most were probably a dime cheaper per pound.
Other than that, its pretty much a normal grocery store. The prices are cheap, but they're not THAT cheap. Most of the prices are right in line with Walmart. Some are slightly more expensive and some are less so. There's no deli or bakery or anything. The only real steal I found was a 5 pound package of drumsticks for like 2 bucks. Its whats for supper tonight. Other than that, I could have gotten everything else at Walmart for the same price. Plus I could have bought some socks, condoms and a vacuum cleaner. And if you'd have stopped at Aldi's first, you'd have saved yourself probably $10-$20 on a cart of groceries. Its mostly name brand stuff, whereas Aldi's is mostly generics. The prices on the name brand stuff might be noticeably cheaper than Walmart, but I didn't notice.
I really was not that impressed with Bottom Dollar. Other than the 25 drumsticks I got for $2.00 and the bunch of cilantro I got for $0.58, everything was about what I'd pay in Walmart. Plus I'd multiply my selection by 20. However, I do have three more $10 off $20 coupons. So I will at least be going three more times.
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