Ever shop at a discount food store?

We shop at Aldi's. You can get a good price, get in and get out fast and you don't have to mess with using coupons. Aldi is a small discount warehouse store. It is not an outlet store and does not sell outdated or rejected products. I found out that they offer a double your money back guarantee for all of their products. If you don't like it, they will give you your money back plus a new item. Practically everything there is mostly Aldi brand foods. The Aldi brand is usually very good quality. We have never had a problem with their products. The savings are significant. On a lot of items, I can save $1 or more over the price at a regular grocery store. For example: Chocolate chips at the local supermarket cost $1.99. Aldis regular price is .99. White bread in the supermarket costs $1. Aldis bread costs .59. Whole grain bread costs $2.59 in regular grocery store, but Aldi's regular price is $1.29. There are a few rules to follow that keep their prices low: They accept only cash, debit or food stamps. They don't accept coupons. You have to pay a .25 deposit to get a shopping basket. There is a little quarter machine on the basket. When you return your basket, it gives you the quarter back. They don't have to pay someone to get baskets so that saves money. You bag your own groceries. Bring your own bags or we pick up boxes as we move about the store, you could bring your own boxes or even put all your extra plastic sacks in an empty tissue box and bring it with you. If they don't have any boxes available and you forget your bags, they charge $.10 per bag for you to buy them. To get the freshest produce, ask when their truck comes and go shopping the next morning. Be prepared. The checkers check you out very fast. It may be a little awkward the first time while getting used to a different way of shopping, but once you do it once or twice, the savings are addicting!By shopping at Aldi, I get two weeks worth of groceries for $100.00. I can be in and out of the store in 30 minutes including bagging my groceries. Plan a little longer the first time as you learn your way around the store. Really worth it for us.

There used to be a store like that not far from where I live. They closed a few years ago. I called it the salvage store, I would go in there and treasure hunt, it was so much fun. I miss that store so much, it was my favorite.

I don't shop at these stores because of the expiration date issue. I live alone and it takes days for me to use even small quantities of foods. For this reason, these kinds of stores actually cost me more to shop at. In addition the food is often stale and I like for my food to be really fresh.

Thanks for the info. I have only gone to the dollar store, and all their things are fresh. Saved a lot of money there. I tried a food bank, but didn't get the quality food for the money they charged. I mostly shop in WalMart to save money.

I shop at a few discount stores, although not many really sound like the one that you mentioned. Right in the small town that I live in their is a store called "Dollar Foods." Occassionally, they will get name brand food in, but like you said, you have to watch the expiration dates. With a few special deal exepctions from time to time, everything is always a dollar. Also classifed as discoutn stores in my area, although they just don't sell food is Dollar General and Family Dollar. I am a little more for Dollar General, probably because I used to work for them. I love getting some of my food from there, as well as my cleaning supplies and health and beauty products.

I shop at Sav A Lot but I always watch what I buy. I read the labels regardless of where I shop but I'm especially concious of expiration dates in discount food stores.

We shope at Kroger and they give discounts if you use their card, so we do that and that is how we save on our groceries.

There are several different stores around here that are discount stores. I have shopped at them and I like them. Yes, you do have to be careful about the expiration dates but I have never had a problem with them.

Yes, we have several of those kinds of stores around here and shop at them frequently. You're right. You can find some great buys at those places.

I have never heard of a discount food store up here in Canada but that doesn't mean there isn't any. I do though when I am grocery shopping look for meats that have been marked down due to its expiration date getting near. I then go home and pop it in the freezer.

no I have not. i don't think that we have a store like that around here. it sounds interesting though. good for you for getting such a good deal on everyday items that you can use.

I love a bargain places like Save-olot and Aldis can help you say money and the dollarstores too. But like you said those dollar stores can add up because you come out of there with more than you intended too.

lol

I only shop at bent and dent or discount food stores. I can only afford those types of stores. I am careful of the can goods though, making sure they are not bent to much, as to damage the can and making metal go into the food. 99% of the time, u can find a small dent and good dates on goods at these stores. One store in our area u can get hamburger helper 50 cents a box and another one u get it for 99 cents so shop around no matter where ur shopping.

no never lol