• A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    Yeah, I’ve been in 3 Aldi’s and I never find these magically low prices everyone seems to keep talking about.

    at the absolute best theres been a couple items the same price as walmart, and yes we can rail against the evils of walmart for weeks without rehashing a single topic, but at the end of the day… if you are on a very restricted/limited budget, you are going to shop where you can afford, and in my experience… Walmarts cheaper than Aldi, for roughly the same portion sizes on items that i looked at.

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      10 days ago

      It was my thought that the produce, meat, and staples seemed to be the bargains people were talking about, not the processed stuff. But yeah, the produce section disgusted me so much I just wouldn’t go back. Bags and bags of rotting garlic, soft onions, bruised and spoiling fruit and veg — I just was like “nope,” went to the only employee I could find in the store at checkout and let them know their produce section had a lot of spoiled product, put my cart back, and left