No name merchandise. I personally don’t like it. I have friends who do.
Much of it is store-brand merchandise. Trader Joe's has a lot of store-brand stuff too, and it's top-rate. So does Costco, BJ's and many other stores. They contract with many of the same companies who produce the brand-name stuff.
Just shop carefully.They import a lot of chocolate from Germany and Austria-very reasonably priced and very tasty.It’s hard to beat some of their chicken nd beef specials too.!.69 a pound for boneless skinless chicken breasts is hart to beat.
Instead of food shopping at one store in the old daze, it’s now ~10 different stores to get various items. Pantry inventory required. It’s crazy....
“No name merchandise. I personally don’t like it.”
Yes. They have brands I never heard of. Like Costco.
The product is high quality. Prices low.
I wholeheartedly recommend Aldi.
They have decent food. Too bad the one nearest me is destroyed by the customers everyday.
Better than most of the brand crap.
No-Name Groceries. No thanks. Sometimes, though, “house brands” are terrific. I don’t shop at Safeway much, but when I do, I go straight for their “Safeway Organics” products, which are reliably very high quality—even better than boutiquey health food markets. Quality is very important to me.
Aldi’s does not have ‘no name’ merchandise, it is clearly a superior brand to most grocery stores; even if you don’t recognize name, only specialty markets have brand names only wealthier people buy. More expensive/popular is not necessarily more healthy...Simply Nature is an Aldi brand, it is usually great quality.
There are chemicals in products in American brands not allowed in Aldi brands, it meets overseas standards. A lot of organic foods/produce at Aldi’s. Yes, it is German based, as is Lidl which is now building stores in America. Specialty items, seasonal, or great buys are quality for the most part. A majority of items are packaged/made in USA, but to their standards...at least from what I read on labels.
I am a comparison shopper, and I still shop 2/3 stores. Limited processed foods are healthier.
I buy at Aldi’s and love my product choices, however I am not quantity buyer, more quality picks. Instead of 100,000 items, there are 1/4 of choices, but quality is better.
I like to pay a quarter for a cart & get it back when I return it. It bothers me that most people leave carts in lot, never return them, or never put them in cart holders properly! I like organization in my grocery store.
To each his own!
It’s often the same food made on the same line, only on a different day with different labels. Without the packaging, I cannot tell the difference.
They also have wonderful baby back ribs, often on sale; well trimmed chuck roasts with enough fat for flavor and (my favorite) 1#+ restaurant quality NY strips, all at well below any local prices. Usually, the meats are the same price or a tiny bit less than Sam’s Club.
Good quality paper products for less. The dairy is excellent in quality and price. There is a changing variety of name brand and import items at a discount. The produce is phenomenal. I’ve reversed the amount I spend there with what I still buy from my favorite supermarket and I now visit Aldi’s first. I love them.