re: Does anyone shop at an ALDI ?

Aldis and Trader Joes were at the absolute bottom of my shopping while in St Louis. Saturdays I would do shopping for the better part of a week, and generally went to three places. The first was a place called the Soulard market, the oldest farmers market in America. The second was a Viet Namese market for seafood which sold a wide array of things which were quite fresh or still alive. The live stuff was the biggest draw to attract customers. Any fish scooped from the tanks would be cleaned and prepped for you. The "fresh" stuff always had clear eyeballs so they were getting them on the quick to sell. The other live stuff ranged from frogs and crawfish/blue crabs or Dungeness crabs(two of which make a serious meal for two) and there was still the oriental market to shop. They had one item that was always a bit odd to believe in for its price which was dirt cheap, French Market coffee at half the price of any other place in the area. Whole foods for bread and cheese.