Aldi Favorite of the Week (volume 3)

So - Okay... before I go off camping, I thought I would share with you a product that may not be MY personal Aldi favorite, but it sure is William's! They have these fruit snack thingies there, meant to be like fruit roll-ups. Seriously, I think they taste a little better - the catch is that there is really only strawberry (that I have seen so far). Lucky for me that is William's favorite anyway, LOL. They also won't put weird tattoos on your tongue. I never got that marketing gig but then again, I'm not eight. In spite of how I act. (I heard that snide remark - you know who you are...)

William put it best "Deethze ar awthome, Muhm" with a nice big stripe of red practically dangling on the floor. Like a little red carpet he said. Oh so VERY attractive.

There are 8 in a box. 70 calories per roll. A fair amount of vitamin C for candy. Yours for the low price of $1.89. Every day.

Sweet.

Have YOU gone to Aldi yet???

Aldi Favorite of the Week (volume 2)

So this week I want to tell you all about a product I bought even though I convinced myself that I would be disappointed in it. Usually when I buy generic soaps of any kind I am left with dry hands. I hate dry hands. Or the soap just doesn't seem to rinse off - leaves a film... so I picked this soap off the shelf and thought "Okay Aldi - bring it. You are all that with the food stuffs, but you and I both know generic soaps are just no good. I am Missouri - Show Me."

HA!

That'll teach me... this soap is seriously good stuff. It is foamy so you don't need a lot. It smells good, it rinses off nicely and best of all my hands feel soft when I am finished! What, I ask you, could be better than that?? How about a price of $1.69. Puhleeze!

Have you gone to Aldi yet?? If so - tell me what you got and how you are liking it! If not - well - why the heck not?!?!?! BTW - I spent $70 there again this week and got an embarrassing amount of food! 39 items including yogurt covered raisins at $1.49 and some things comparable to hot pockets for $1.79. Oh yeah - and cat litter - the scoopable kind for $3.49 (I would be lying if I said I wasn't really nervous about that but figured it to be worth a shot - will get back to you on that one!)

The problem with coupons. For me. Maybe not so much for you...

Okay - the problem is not so much with coupons themselves but the level of expertise involved in using them. I have them - I cut them I use them but in a very basic rudimentary way. I see it. I need it. I have a coupon for it - Yippie! More than that is more than this brain can handle.

Mind you - I am not stupid. I do not struggle with organization. The problem comes when I enter the store. I hear the lights. I smell the smell of the meat department and the smell of the refrigerator units. I get WAY too cold. Sometimes I get so cold my hair tingles. Even if I wear a sweater. In summer. Sometimes there is a song playing that makes my mind wander. Sometimes someone comes up to me and talks to me. And heaven forbid there be more than like two other people in the store!

All of this makes it woefully difficult for me to shop in under an hour. Add coupons into the mix - in any way more than the most basic way mentioned previously and I come unglued. I pick the wrong size or the wrong flavor or I count wrong - don't buy enough - buy too many. I need to buy three different items - I picked only two. It is extremely nerve-wracking for someone like me to do this the way my gal Mindi does it.

Instead - I just go to Aldi for most items. Everything else - I try to use a coupon or go to BJ's. I found a decent produce stand locally... It is not that I think I am too good for coupons; I just have too many - uhm - wuhl - "issues".

Aldi Favorite of the Week

Okay - I am not obtuse to the fact that most, if not all, of you are quite sick of hearing about my infatuation with Aldi. Here is what I am going to do: Each week I will post my favorite product of the week. Something that really sticks out as excellent. This way you won't have t keep hearing about how great Aldi is - but I still get to share some very fine products with you - no coupons needed! :) Just great savings - so... save time AND save money! Win-win!

To that end, this week's product is Rodeo Bill's Peppercorn Ranch Chips. Are you KIDDING ME? These are fantastic. They are kettle-style so they are thicker than an average chip, they are robust and full of flavor. They were $1.69. That's all. You might expect to pay more than $3 for a bag of chips like this. They are seriously great - worth a trip to your local Aldi even if they are the only thing on your list... If you try them - let me know what YOU think!

Supah quick Aldi update...

Let me just update you - the chicken I bought at Aldi was good, if not a little too peppery for William. I will look for another flavor (this one was Italian Style) because it was EASY to make and I still have enough for two more servings (I can use these when everyone else is having something like ham slices).

The curly fries, I thought, were delicious. Everyone else seemed to agree with me.

The fruit cocktail was on par with the DelMonte. Had even a few more cherries I believe. Always a plus in the fruit cocktail department.

So far - We are all loving Aldi. :)

Aldi Love

Daisy! You just quit your job of 12 years! It's your first real day of freedom - for - well - ever! What are you going to do?!

I'm going to Aldi!

And that is precisely what I did. Armed with the sales flyer provided by TaiChiInstructorFriend (who is lucky enough to have an Aldi within walking distance of his house - hello!) and my quarter to release the cart (yes, you bring a quarter with you if you expect to use a cart. No. You are NOT paying to use the cart. You will get your quarter back. ) I bravely went into the German Super Store.

I saw bargains everywhere. I bought everything from little gummy fruit candy thingies at $1.69 for a box of 10 little packages to enough frozen tilapia for two meals at $4.99. (I would normally not consider this purchase - but TaiChiInstructorFriend gave a strong recommendation). I had three bags of groceries - including cherries and fruit cocktail (William loves fruit cocktail) and yogurts for $35.

It was quiet in there. Almost spooky - but reminiscent of Target. It was clean. Our Aldi is not in what could be considered a great neighborhood - but WAS clean in there and the cashier was pleasant. They were hiring that day - interviewing on the spot and the front part of the store which is usually reserved for people to pack their own groceries was PACKED with people filling out applications.

I was happy - but suspicious. Wildly suspicious. If it is to good to be true - it probably is, right? That is the cynical American mantra - right? But I have to tell you - so far - everything we have had we have really liked.

I made blueberry muffins this morning for Ron for Father's Day - the box mix with the little can of blueberries was $1.29. He ate them. And then he ate more of them. This is as close to a "hey! These are pretty good." as I am ever going to get - that's the endorsement. Ron ate them and then he ate more. What MORE do I want?? The kids (William and his BFF and her sister) loved the granola bars and the fruit snackie things. I think it is tomorrow that we will be trying the chicken. So far - we are SO loving Aldi! Going back on Wednesday!

Do you have an Aldi near you? Why not try it out and come back to give us a full report!