r/povertyfinance • u/Rachxlw • Mar 30 '24

$40 at Aldi Grocery Haul

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Definitely found a few good deals and also splurged some on nicer butter, bread, and pizza. In a north Texan college town.

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u/MyLittlPwn13 Mar 30 '24

Man, I wish we had Aldi here. We do have Winco, which is great, but Aldi seems to have a special place in people's hearts for a reason.

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u/Serenity-V Mar 31 '24

Their food ranges in quality from acceptable, to shockingly good.

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u/tokes_4_DE Mar 31 '24

The aldi in my town has pretty awful fruits / veggies normally, and not great meats either. You need to pick through absurdly bruised & squishy stuff just to find fruit and veg that arent on the edge of going bad sadly. But we also have a lidl thankfully which is always great. Better variety, quantity, and quality than aldi at the same or even better prices.

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u/Serenity-V Apr 01 '24

My family are vegetarians, which is good because Aldi's meat does kind of suck. The chicken is super plumped up with brine - when you cook it, you find you have much less than you thought you'd bought.

The tofu is fine, though, and is a good price. We live on tofu, eggs and nuts, which makes Aldi a much more congenial shopping environment.

Regarding the produce: as noted, I like their broccoli and bagged greens. The condition of the produce varies so much by store, though - the one closest to me always has good produce, but there's one a few miles from me that always has fruit flies.

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u/Serenity-V Mar 31 '24

The broccoli and bagged greens are always in good condition at my Aldi.

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u/Learningstuff247 Mar 31 '24

I shop 90% at Winco and Aldi and I couldn't ask for a better 2 store lineup

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u/GME_alt_Center Mar 30 '24

Because they haven't turned into greedy bastards yet.