* I received promotional consideration for this post, opinions and comments about ALDI are my own.
Have you heard of ALDI?
I hadn’t until I was invited recently to the ALDI store preview in Richmond, VA on Parham Road. I was immediately intrigued to find out more about their products, and I wondered if a store so small would have the essentials that we frequently buy in other grocery stores.
A walk through the aisles was interesting, informative, and yum! I was able to sample liveGfree Gluten Free Sea Salt Crackers, liveGfree Gluten Free Cookies, Specially Selected Brie Cheese, and Moser Roth Chocolates.
Moser Roth Chocolates and liveGfree Gluten Free Crackers
The food I tasted was delicious, high quality, and even better than my favorite brands. It was obvious; the store does not skimp on their ingredients and take pride in their products.
I wanted to find out if ALDI had all the essentials I usually buy for my household such as Coffee, Milk, Eggs, Meat and Poultry, Cheese, Fruits and Vegetables. I checked off each item on my mental list and I found them all in the store plus more.
The prices were astoundingly low:
12 oz bag of Barrisimo Ground Coffee for $3.99
1 gallon Friendly Farms milk for $2.49*
Goldenhen Grade A Large Eggs for $1.39*
Kirkwood Fresh Whole Chicken for $0.95 cents per pound
Specially Selected Cheeses from $1.79 to $1.99
If I could only list the whole store for you I would!
Friendly Farms Milk and Goldenhen Grade A Large Eggs
Barrisimo Ground Coffee
Carlini Olive Oil, Carlini Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Specialty Select Gouda Cheese
ALDI is known for high-quality grocery items at incredibly low prices, even organic food, gluten free products and diet foods that ALDI sells through their exclusive line of products: SimplyNature, liveGfree, and Fit & Active.
They also back up the quality of our purchases with the ALDI Double Guarantee: If for any reason we, their customers, are not 100 percent satisfied with a food product, ALDI will gladly replace the product and refund our money!
Exciting isn’t it? Now, Here’s your chance to save more money!
(Contest is closed) I am giving away a $25.00 ALDI gift certificate! Now that’s a lot of groceries at ALDI!
All you have to do to enter this giveaway leave a comment below and let me know:
3 things you plan to buy at ALDI when you visit the store to spend the gift certificate you’re going to win.
Winner will be chosen on May 10.
Thank you to all who entered the contest!
Congratulations to Jess P. (comment #5) for winning the gift certificate!
ALDI STORE PREVIEW: CHECK OUT AND BAGGING AREA
All set? Be in the know: Don’t forget to bring your shopping bags and a quarter.
ALDI keeps their prices low through eliminating overhead costs through smart practices like their shopping cart system: insert a quarter to release a cart and receive the quarter back when you return the cart, also customers are encouraged to bring their own shopping bags. Grocery bags are also available for purchase.
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*Retails based on 4/22/2015. Prices subject to change.
I would like to buy packaged steaks, bottled water, and cereal.
I plan to buy milk, bread, and coffee.
I will look for fresh fruit, coffee, and whole milk yogurt – things we seem to spend the most $ for each week.
I’ll buy Barissimo coffee, canned green beans and chocolate!
I am so excited one is finally in town! I used to shop here when I was at college.
I am going to buy produce, bread and eggs. It’s the best place for staple groceries!
Jess P. wins! congratulations!
I did not know they has GF foods. Their Winchester store is small. I should take another look.
I am sooo excited they are now in Richmond! I will be buying the $1.89/lb chicken breast, cinnamon toast crunch equivalent, and their whole milk.
Thanks for the chance to win!
wildorchid985 AT gmail DOT com
I plan on buying: milk, cheese sticks, and cashews or almonds!