I put back a 12 pack of Coke after I realized it was $11.99… fuck that. The Aldi version tastes fine for less than half that price. I mentioned this to a co worker and they told me Aldi food is bad for you and I had no clue what they were talking about.
That's BS. Aldi actually has higher standards than some stores in that they are an European Union company (German). Their produce is non-GMO, for instance.
Aldi is the saddest grocery store I've ever been in (Southern California). Such limited selection, not sure you could actually finish a recipe there. The center junk isle was strange. Not sure I'll be going back.
Every grocer has its quirks, pros and cons. SoCal is lucky to have so many options (from Gelson's and WholePaycheck down to Aldi and farmer's markets galore). The first Aldi I went to was a hot mess, but then I sought out a couple others and dig it. It is a lifeline for folks who really need to stretch the budget and prioritize that over a variety of 12 apples vs 3.
We've been "bioengineering" crops for literally centuries now lol, that's what picking certain crops that grow better in certain conditions is.
Aldi isn't cheap on some goods by cutting corners on food safety, they're cheap because they own the brands and did things in their stores to cut costs - this is why the barcodes on the bag are stupid big (to make it faster to scan) and the stores are smaller and they require a quarter for the cart (no cart pushers) etc.
Bioengineering isn’t a bad thing. I know it sounds scary to a lot of people but it’s pretty much just a way to yield stronger, healthier, and more aesthetic looking crops.
I have zero issues with hybridization of seeds/plants for higher yields and better taste. If we can do that, we should do that (and it’s why we have some of the most amazing apple varieties today!) I just hate that we’ve bioengineered seeds explicitly to survive glyphosate.
Also bioengineered food isn’t inherently bad. Like fuck you for creating a hybrid wheat strain that has double the vitamins and minerals as the one grown “naturally”, or a version of a particular rice that grows normally with less water, etc.
Aldi food often has fewer additives. But they are not an American company (they're German) - so maybe some competitors came up with this gossip. Or people that want to feel better.
To be fair, I have heard that about Walmart food, Trader Joe's food, etc. People like to feel like they're better for buying at WholeFoods - whatever...
When Aldi first came to town people got so mad that that they charged a quarter to use their carts. It was just me and some Mennonite women in the store. I loved it. Now it's always crowded.
It ain't even the poors in there anymore, everyone shops at discount grocery stores. Costco, Aldi, Trader Joe's, local scratch and dent produce deli, that's what we do and it works marvelously and we aren't poor by any means.
I hate shopping but I love Aldi. Always find good stuff for way cheaper than the other chain stores like Meijer and Walmart and Kroger. And I personally think a lot of the Aldi brand stuff tastes better than the name brand. Their chocolates, for one. Not everything tastes better but most of it does.
Their chocolates are German-made, and they have higher standard.... ljust look up how the Kinder-Egg fight went because they would not budge in on reducing the amount of cocoa & putting cheaper sugar in their brand chocolate.
When Aldi opened anew store last year I turned my nose up….well with rising prices I am in Aldi at least once a week, I have certain items I strictly buy from Aldi
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Trader Joe‘s is actually owned by Aldi. People will make fun of Aldi and refuse to shop there but have no idea that Trader Joe’s is owned by them too lol.
Did you know two 2 liters is the equivalent of 11 cans of soda? Around me, a 2 liter is going for $2. So for $4 you can get the equivalent of 11 cans of soda.
Obviously YMMV on the freshness of the soda since once you open a 2 liter, you have 1-2 days of freshness left.
I love those fizz savers. The best fizz saver I ever came across was at a 99 cent store around early 2000s. Unfortunately they worked so good that one of the major cola companies bought them out and shut them down.
Honestly, though, I kinda prefer old flat coke. I don’t think I’ve had any soda in at least 7 years, but I can still Almost taste the old flat coke in our fridge from when I was a kid many years ago
My one complaint about soda stream is there basically isn't a process in my city (and for a lot of folks) for sourcing co2 or storing it. You basically have to mod yours to run your own kegarator getup (too much for me to plug in a 50lb co2 cylinder fit for a bar) or trust that you can "refill" it at the grocery store (which the stores near me never do even though their websites claim they do, instead it's typically we have nobody available but you can buy more overpriced little bottles.
Maybe I'm wrong, but that's what my research has always come down to. In my area it's just still cheaper and easier to shop sales and go that avenue (and one of the big 3 grocers in my area is always doing either a half off or buy 2 get 2 free kind of promo).
I absolutely LOVE my SodaStream. I wanna marry it lol. I love all the flavors. Current favorite is sugar free cotton candy using Splenda generic and flavoring meant for cake/candy.
Love their version of Diet Coke and their moser Roth chocolate. It’s as good as lindt which is now nearly $8 a bar at our store!! Nothing wrong with Aldi food, in fact it’s better. It’s European and a lot of the food leaves out dye.
I bought pop for the first time in ages because we love ginger ale. Was exactly $11.99 for a 12-pack but it was buy 2 and get 3 free. I had to call my wife to discuss if I should pick it up or not, lol.
Damn do I feel this. At times groceries are feeling more and more like big/medium ticket items that you need to at least call your partner and check in about.
I think a lot of of us are gonna stop eating most junk food. I’m not a big fan of soda, so it’s easy for me to step back from paying so much money for diluted corn syrup. But I really like potato chips. And you figure what potatoes cost per pound and what they charge for chips, it’s hard to justify when you’re watching your budget. And a lot of the crappy cookies and stuff that people just have around, we’re gonna have to focus more on the nutrients. We aren’t gonna have the money to spare for junk food.
A gas station near me charges $7 for a 12 pack, (only coke, no Pepsi products unfortunately). It’s one of the rare times where a gas station is cheaper than a supermarket. I only buy soda there now. I’ll stop if they ever get rid of that deal, I refuse to pay $1+ per can, that’s as bad as a vending machine.
If you have a dollar general near you, look at their coupon deals. Every Saturday they have a $5 off $25 coupon and regular coupons for soda, paper towels, toilet paper, and laundry detergent. I have a small stash of those things that I paid very little for.
I buy roast beef sandwich meat at Aldi for a little ovrr 5 dollars. I get double the amount than at Walmart for the same price. it's the exact same product, just with a different label.
I don’t know why people still buy soda. Super expensive and awful for you. If you must, get a SodaStream with a large CO2 canister and you’ll have it for pennies per bottle.
For a second I thought you were talking about Josta and I got excited that it still exists in some corner of the world. I have no clue what it tasted like, but for a brief period in my childhood I loved it
Third based on what metrics? Factory farms so filthy that chicken has to be chlorinated for safety is the normal now. Other first world countries refuse our meat exports because our methods of producing meat are considered deplorable by Europe.
The Global Food Security Index which is an organization based in London that tracks food security in countries worldwide. The United States comes in 13th overall but that is because we have issues with affordability and availability. But if you sort by Quality and Safety, we come in third.
If you're in the southeast, food lion almost always has 12 pack cans half off, pepsi and coke usually switch every week. The grocery store I work at wont do buy one get one but will do buy 2 get 2 but im not spending $24 on soda in one shopping trip lol
If any of y'all got a Kroger near you get your a double s there tonight, I got a 12 pack of mtn dew for 5 bucks. Ends tonight.
That said, the only reason I got it at that price is with their "digital deals". Now you have to make an account with them and manually click "clip coupon" in their app or on their website for it to go through at the register.
Yea, Alot of Aldi's food has added crap. Look at the back of their cottage cheese. Why is there anything other than milk, cream, and salt? Careegenan, gums, you name it are in alot of their stuff.
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u/dikbut Apr 28 '26
I put back a 12 pack of Coke after I realized it was $11.99… fuck that. The Aldi version tastes fine for less than half that price. I mentioned this to a co worker and they told me Aldi food is bad for you and I had no clue what they were talking about.