Does anyone shop at an ALDI ?

It's a store from Europe. Everything is cheap as shite but all they have is their own brands. No name brands. Some of the stuff is good and some isn't. You also have to bring your own bags and rent a cart for a quarter. They have a bunch around Dallas.

Correct. I worded that wrong. It's a deposit.

I actually think it's the same company.

There is also like zero staff right? Like only two people working at any given time. Another way to save money and lower prices. Been a while since I been to one, but I think I remember there is not really any stocking people, they just cut open the pachaging and throw it on the shelf

Old folks in BR should recall Warehouse Foods. Local store with no private label foods, but very much dependent on self service to keep costs down.

Not sure why they went under, would probably do well in today's economy.

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.

We shop almost exclusively at Aldi for canned goods, dry goods and dairy. Actually for pretty much everything besides meat and soda/tea. We are a red diamond/Pepsi product household, and I only do meat at Publix, sometimes winndixie and our tiny local grocer Foodland that still has an I house butcher-great meat at great prices. Aldi is barebones, if you are a brand whore it's not for you, and no coupons. However, their store brand is usually better than most name brands, and it's dirt cheap. Very cheap yet great produce also. Stores tend to be small and sparsely manned but checkout is extremely quick. Debit or cash only to cut cost

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their produce is nice and cheap and all fresh

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For instance, I could easily make three times as much of the same quality salsa as I could if I shopped at Albertson's. There should be no shame when shopping at cost effective Aldi.