Aldi

If you didn’t already know, Aldi has a fantastic business model, but that business model may frustrate you if you’re accustomed to the bells and whistles of more conventional grocers.
It is not highly staffed. It is not brightly lit. It’s wise to bring your own bags. It’s wise to bring a quarter to rent out a cart. It’s wise to remember they close at 8pm.
But employees deserve a decent wage (and Aldi gives them that, rather than overstaffing at minimum wage.) You should use reusable bags; if not for the environment, because they hold so much more! You should return your cart to the proper stall because you’re an adult!
Mostly I go there for cheap booze and produce. You can’t beat their prices. One week avocados were 59 cents, whereas they were $ 1 each at Hyvee and Baker’s. Limes were a mere 19 cents, opposed to 2/​$ 1.
I tend to describe Aldi as a more basic Trader Joe’s. Quality items privately labeled to give you deep, deep discounts.
Might have something to do with their connection. Google it. There’s even a part about a founder getting kidnapped.

I just recently found Aldi while searching for cheap places to shop for food. I’m in college and I have a strict grocery budget. After I figured out the cart for a quarter situation, I walked into Aldi and found VERY cheap chips and salsa and a bunch of boxes of pasta and sauce. The milk was a whole gallon for only $ 1.99! That’s the lowest I’ve ever come across. However, the chicken and beef are still about the same as Walmart. I just wish they would have more frozen fruit for smoothies. They only had one mixture with about 2 cups in it for $ 2.69. Overall I’m addicted to Aldi! I came out with a huge VS tote along with 2 other grocery bags full of food for $ 39.00.

You can beat the prices and that German-​inspired efficiency.
The great: Nice cheap wine (Winking Owl, $ 2.99), their cheeses, special buys, and Specially Selected brand items (quality pastas, fancier dressings and condiments, olives, and more). You’ll learn the layout of the store and be able to get in and out very quickly. Aldi has significantly cut down our grocery bill and time spent shopping.
The good: All your normal frozen, dairy, and pantry items for good quality and great prices!
The meh: the produce is hit-​or-​miss but that’s really my only complaint.
For the uninitiated: Bring a quarter for the cart (it’s returned to you when you return the cart, which cuts down on rogue shopping carts in the parking lot and keeps prices lower), bring your own bags since you’ll be bagging on your own after your check out, and bring cash or a debit card because credit cards have an additional cost (also keeps prices down). They are so efficient… and the savings they get from their private labeling and other efficiency practices get passed on to the customer.
I assumed Aldi would be full of cheap, generic, and expired foods. I was so wrong. Aldi, you’re life changing!

This is a fantastic grocery store! I love the affordable food and products. This store is always clean and well stocked! Super happy to save money because of shopping here! The employees are always very friendly! I like that there are name brand and non name brand foods.

I have been shopping at Aldi since I was in college, their first Omaha store was on 132^nd and Center. Back then it was mostly pantry items, in recent years they have expanded to produce, meat, dairy and frozen foods. No deli, but there is so much more they do have, you don’t miss it.
Everything is private label, so you can’t use coupons. I know for a fact (aka: ConAgra employee) that it is all quality, and the exact same product you would pay TWICE as much for if it was «Cinnamon Toast Crunch» compared to Aldi’s «Cinnamon Crunch Squares» IS the same as General Mills, whereas other stores generic are not so great…
I buy all my groceries here, even diapers! Their diapers are the cheapest and best quality…$ 4.99 for 32 diapers! (think Pampers in different label) Laundry detergent, dish soap, paper towels even shampoo is all good. They have tons of seasonal items, you will notice many things are organic or made without high fructose corn syrup. It is a European company so their standards are higher, think Trader Joe’s but a fraction of the price! If you don’t like something, bring it back for 100% refund. No joke. No exceptions.
This place has saved my family and I hundreds of dollars, and I can’t praise it enough!
Yes, it is a little strange: quarter for a cart, bring your own bags, sack your own stuff, but you won’t be disappointed. Give it a try, and you will be amazed at how much you will save compared to ANY other supermarket in Omaha… even Walmart, yes… you heard me correct! Way more options too, you just have to look a little harder.
Please take my word for it, and fall in love with Aldi, like I have!

They are clean the price is even better. Don’t forget the quarter for the cart you do get it back but if you don’t have one you have to carry your things. You can buy your bags or bring your own. But I love the prices with a growing family it helps save the budget. The only thing they can do to improve is have more people to help ring out.

Aldi is the best place to get most of your daily food items. Very cheap, even compare to the cheapest supermarket. They don’t accept credit cards but do accept debit. Also bring a quarter as you will need it for the cart. Aldi stores have proven a hit in their home country of Germany and they are doing the same here in the states. Give them a try sometime, you will not be disappointed.