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Originally Posted by Mleeja
I am not discouraging your shopping at Walmart or Aldo, but you would be surprised how small the cost difference between the stores. I don't think you can provide examples of where based of equal products, Aldi or Walmart is 1/2 the price of Publix.
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I have a former business associate who is in Pittsburgh and is a big Aldis fan. We happened to be driving past the one on 441 so stopped by. They sell mostly if not all their private label merchandise> I do not know if they always have the same items so you could decide what you like and what you don't.
We bought several bags of salted snacks-they were featured on the way in. A one pound bag of pretzels was .89 that is far less than you would pay at Publix, Winn Dixie or Walmart. We also bought corn chips. They were all fine. We also bought shredded SHARP cheddar. It was about 1/3 less than the publix or the winn dixie private label stuff but it was far from sharp cheddar-more like shredded American cheese.
Would I go back? Probably if I was in the area. Some have said not worth my time to shop around. Based on my previous business, I figure it costs roughly .65 a mile to drive your car. True before we get into all kinds of debates, a lot of that is fixed costs-insurance, depreciation etc. But is it worth ......... driving expense to save .........sometimes it is and sometimes it is not.