Aldi

Great prices, clean store. I love the selection and the savings are visible on all comparisons.

Aldi’s is great if they have what you want. They don’t have a huge selection but what they do have is priced great. The store is big but not big so it tends to get crowded during the busiest times. They have a lot of frozen foods, a refrigerated foods section, not to mention produce. There’s only a hand full of registers so don’t be in a rush.

This Aldi is located on the Northeast Corner of University and McNab. If you have never been to an Aldi before YOU ARE MISSING OUT! They have all types of organic products, gluten free products, fresh meat, dairy, etc, yet they have no ads but put the value into their costs. You will shave at least ¹⁄₃^rd off of your grocery bill. Now mind you it is smaller so they tend to limit to their audience and the size of the location. Some of the products are generic brand and guess what?! $ 2 wine — all types! Now you will need to be able to bypass frills and seafood counters and friendly people who will walk you down the aisles and point to where things are… and no coupons but hey you save at least a third! Happy Alid Grocery shopping!

I grew up with this brand & loving that it’s here! We have them in France, Germany and Illinois and Iowa. A lot of their foods are grown and packed for distribution in Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa.
Simply, No Coupons. Cash, Debit, EBT only. You can buy gift certificates. I’m not sure if they take checks. Definitely no credit cards.
Bring a quarter for the cart. You get it back when you bring the cart back. Save $$ by not having to hire buggy busters. No carts in the parking lot to bang up cars.
Bring your own bags. This day and age, that just makes sense. Oftentimes, they have packing boxes available.
They have their own line of Gluten Free foods and it’s huge. They also have a line of Vegan foods that’s also huge. Many of their «shelf» foods are in glass jars, not cans. They follow EU standards as far as preservatives and NO GMO’s.
I like the Almond Windmill cookies we used to eat as kids. A gallon of milk $ 2.89 and a doz egg $ 1.69 is perfect.
They close at 9pm, but that adds to keeping overhead down. Also, you wont get any of these slower than slow cashiers. When they are logged into the system, they are required to scan the equivalent of 1000 items per hour. Their pay isnt based on it, but their employment is based on being productive and not lollygagging about. If you see a long line, dont fret, it’ll be thru in short order. That’s how the shopping experience should be. In and out!

Here’s the scoop. Aldi is a European owned brand. Mr Nord, the owner also owns Trader Joes. Many of their practices are from European grocery stores. Not being able to use credit/​debit cards is one, using a coin to obtain a cart is a second and I do believe the bring your own bags is also European.
No, this isn’t Target, Walmart or Trader Joes. They have a house brand just like other big grocery stores, sometimes even produced along side name brand items. If you look at the candy and chocolate selections, some are from Belgium and Germany. Imported, with higher cocoa butter percentages than our American brands. Last year, I got some beautiful chocolate Santa’s, from Aldi. It was gifts for teachers at school after I attached gift cards to other places on them.
Their store layout is like Sam’s. Items on pal​lets​.etc​.No fancy smancy, that equals lower prices. Just like the advertising. So it keeps costs down.
I’m not saying make your holiday dinner with everything from this store, use good judgement. Baking supplies here are a-​mazing. Nuts, spices, sugars, sprinkles, flours, eggs, butter… Good prices.
Check out this website. Milk is expensive. Especially for families. Aldi does not have weirdo stuff. you can see where the milk comes from. Try it on a Aldi milk…

I only shop here for my fresh fruit and veggies. But they do sell other things such as household products, dairy items, frozen food and packaged meat. I’ve heard some rumors that they sell horse meat. I really hope that’s not true, but you never know. I’ve seen people load up there shopping cart, for the one stop shopping. Everything is super cheap, so it’s easy to stock up. They offer their sales ad on their website — so, check it out. There’s other locations of Aldi’s besides Tamarac. They sell items in their own name as well as name brand items. The store is usually spotless but the lines can be long since they don’t have many employees.
And on the weekends, be aware there’s usually a wait to get inside.
Some other things to consider:
— You have to bring $ 0.25 if you want a shopping cart, but you’ll get it back when you return the shopping cart.
— You have to bring your own shopping bag, unless you want to purchase their paper or plastic bags.
— You have to bag your own groceries.

Oh man I’m just loving this store! My friend that lives in Germany told me about this place sometime ago, then waddayaknow… there’s one literally around the corner from my apartment!
Everything is dirt cheap in every category. I thought I needed a stronger prescription for my glasses when I saw the prices on the items and wanted to faint out of disbelief.
They even have non food items like rain boots, wall décor and other lifeline accessories for great prices. Geesh, talk about a one stop shop. This place is the cat’s meow for heavens sake!
Other Notes:
— Beer and Wine available.
— Bring a quarter to rent a shopping cart.
— I suggest bringing a reusable tote or bag because they only provide boxes, I think at $.10-$.25.
— Debit cards are accepted.
— I always end up paying on average $ 30 and my groceries last for about 2 weeks… and I eat a lot!