Aldi Super Market

A friend has been telling me for weeks about her great Aldi shopping experiences.
For weeks, I’ve been ignoring her.
She told me they carry a brand of chocolate that is 70% coca.
Today, I happened to be shopping in the strip center where this store is located, so I said to myself ‘what the heck’, and checked it out.
My first impression was that it was small.
My second was there is not much of a variety, selection or general stock on the shelves.
I didn’t realize it was BYOB, Bring Your Own Bag.
She was right about the chocolate.

This is my favorite Aldi store. Why go to Wal-​Mart when you can get stuff here cheaper and sometimes way better than Wal-​Mart? Don’t expect things to be fancy schmancy: Aldi is very basic at what items they sell. That is how they keep their prices low. They sell most of their generic brands but they do carry name brands every now and then. This store has been my gateway to many German foodstuffs. For the holiday season they sell German baked goods such as stollen (Yummy!) and chocolate eggs for Easter. Their chocolate eggs are hallow and inside they contain smaller chocolates (Chocolateception!)The most surprising thing about Aldi is that they have delicious chocolates for cheap. My only complaint is that their produce and meat could be better but at what you are paying for everything else, I would not complain much (There is a Global Foods not to far for better meat and produce).

My only complaint is every time I come in here there is a line at the register. So either go off peak, or prepare to wait it out.

The new Aldi opened in Manassas. This store is located near the Global Market and Denny’s on Sudley Rd.
It’s a pretty store, no doubt. For all the Aldi fans this is a winner. For a limited time they are giving away a free reusable Aldi shopping bag with a few goodies inside.
For all who don’t know how this chain does things, check out the reviews from the other Manassas location or log on.