Aldi
 

Up north I had an Aldi's and I shopped there for years buying about 40% of my food stuff from them. What I learned from the store manager up there was that Aldi's don't get deliveries as frequently as a regular supermarket. So when they get produce, milk, bread, it's a big delivery. So check perishable items carefully.

Having gone into Aldi on 466A (by the way my first and last visit to an Aldi), I tend to agree. I tried to like it, after reading all the rave reviews. I truly did not find any bargains, despite buying veggies and fruit. The stack of brown bananas were unappealing. The chicken I purchased appears ok, but I didn’t notice any great bargain.

Personally, I will not return, but I know others swear by Aldi.

I'll tell ya what's annoying, anybody see those new Diet Coke commercials? Holy Macaroni. I want to gouge my eyeballs out.

Most of my produce comes from my garden. Saving a few cents at Aldi is not worth buying something I have to return. Fresh Market is high on my list, and have never had to return, same with TJs

Strange. our deed restrictions don't allow vegetable gardens. We can have a tomato or pepper plant in a pot but no gardens.

I beg to differ. A customer of mine just received ARC approval to have an 8’ side by 3’ deep herb garden (with wooden sides) built directly behind her house.

Under the eaves. Repeat after me. Under the eaves.

This is why I don't shop there. I prefer to support local stores and preferably not box stores if I can help it.

Three feet is well beyond the eaves. ARC approved.

Go to the local farmer's markets. Better prices and products plus you are supporting a local business

Hey, come to think of it, in our 55 1/2 yrs of marriage and living in many place, I never had to return a grocery item. There were a few times when I thought the item was inedible, but I just did not want to bother to drive back to the store just to get a few dollars or cents back. I always thought being miserly was a sign of being mean.

I witnessed an elderly man demanding at a restaurant that he was shortchanged ten cents. The line behind him was getting log and long, so I gave him a dime and asked him to leave. He drove away in a brand new Cadillac. Ever since then I swore to myself that I would never be one of those miserly mean grouches.

Gracie, You really do have to read and understand the Deed Restrictions for your specific district and lot, and not just rely on rumor. This not the same as crosses.

Specifically, for District 12 Section 2.18 (Fenney) this section specifies the rules. Furthermore the ARC approval lists no restriction or mention of eaves.

What was that story about Pandora and a box.

Hopefully Hesiod got ARC approval

One would be surprised by what you can grow in a container garden. Beans, peas, peppers, tomatoes, lettuce, carrots are easy to grow in containers. Because they are potted plants, I don’t think you are running afoul of any ARC requirements.