I think Aldi is sort of a ‘cousin’ to TJ’s, and they also don’t have some things consistently. But they have some very unusual items - and some things we can’t find anywhere else in our area.
FYI...Aldi and Trader Joe's are owed by two German brothers of the Albrecht family. In Europe the stores are known as Aldi North, Aldi South. Each store is known by their select unusual products. But the items, when they're gone...they're gone (until the next time).
A big European competitor Lidl groceries is coming to the states. A few hundred stores by the end of 2018. Starting in Virginia/ North Carolina/South Carolina. Lidl is considered an upscale Aldi. I have a Trader Joe's and two Aldi within a few miles drive. A Lidl is being constructed across from one of the Aldi.