#5 Aldi does have the cheapest produce!
The best-known secret that people don’t actually pay much attention to is the fact that Aldi has the best prices when it comes to fresh produce out there! And according to all the biggest saving brands online and experts that keep an eye on prices, it’s not just a ruse to get you to go shopping at Aldi more often.
When compared to other stores, and when you look at something like an avocado, you will pay about 39 cents at Aldi, while most other stores will charge you up to a full dollar for the same fruit! And when you look at fruits you buy by the pound, Aldi offers them for quite a big margin when it comes to cheaper prices: a pound of bananas can be around 24 cents at Aldi, while Kroger has them at 55 cents. It may not seem much, but when you add them up, and you have a big family, it starts to show on the receipt!
#6 Gluten-free? Aldi has an amazing selection!
We all know that Walmart has a big gluten-free section, and while most of us are fortunate to be able to eat virtually anything on any supermarket rack (unless you have an allergy), it’s no secret that people with a gluten intolerance aren’t as happy. This is why you should let the people in your life that need to shop gluten-free know that they should check out Aldi! Or if you need to, you have to give this store a visit as soon as possible, as their range rivals Walmart’s!
Not to mention, it’s really affordable and has a ton of products that are gluten-free that you may not find in other shops. To add another gold star to Aldi’s rooster, the store was awarded the Gluten-Free Buyers Buyers Guide Award in 2018 for its whole range of gluten-free products, giving them an edge over its competitors.
So if you’re looking for a way to cater to your diet and not break the bank, Aldi may just be your savior!
93 thoughts on “7 Secrets Aldi Managers Don’t Want You to Know”
I love their microwave popcorn
My daughter loves the store. My favorite is their chicken salad, delicious with a little crunch.
I consider that much of their fruits are not fresh. If i am going to buy grapes for example i will buy them on wednesday. By the weekend they have to be discarded if not eaten.
Their cheese selection is very good n great prices, as we already know.
Great markdown on the middle isle after 2 wks n not sold at my aldis.
Great store but not everyrhing is less expensive, i compare on Flipp n decide what to buy each week
Thank you for the info given
I feel the same way about the produce.
It doesn’t last long the quality has gone down. I buy produce in other stores & they last a lot longer. Prices are not good if u have to throw the produce out.
I love the lower prizes.
I buy gluten free milk it’s cheaper by 50 cents then other stores.
I have bought cherries,peaches and nectarines were are delicious.
The store is clean and organized. Employee always ask if I found everything or coined help.
Thanks and Gods blessings.
Gluten free milk? There is no gluten in milk! Gluten is found in products made with wheat! What is gluten free milk?
They may mean lactose free milk,
Milk without wheat
Love our local Aldi’s. Cheaper prices on milk & almond milk & 1/2 & 1/2. Good 7 grain bread, desserts, cheese. Their double chocolate cake is yummy. Love their baby wipes
Not impressed w/bananas
No need to be nasty: All types of plain cow’s milk are naturally free of gluten. However, some dairy products are not gluten-free. Once flavorings or other ingredients have been added to milk it may no longer be gluten-free, so it’s important to read the label to see if the product contains gluten or not.
I always am concerned on the operations of the place where things are grown or raised.
Praying for there care for rendering things to sustain life.
The ethics of turning out clean consumption products.
Aldi Wldi Dippy Doo
I love this place
And so will you
Lots of stuff for you and I
Especially the fruits and homemade pie
Howdy Doody yippy doo
Aldi is the place for you
It would depend on what the cows are feed. If they are feed grain from wheat then gluten can possibly get into the milk. So, I am assuming that they are saying that the cows are not being feed wheat products.
Let’s not get nasty about it maybe the lady just forgot to put a comma in and she meant gluten-free products, milk, and whatever
CLEAN! Don’t you want Your food from a clean source? Yes, some produce is ready to eat….Now. Selection ain’t Wally-World. Prices are the attraction. I like Aldi’s
Yes, I would also like to know. Gluten free milk??
Did you mean LACTOSE free milk? Because all milk it gluten free. Gluten is found in wheat, rye and barley.
I think Oatmeal Milk, Almon Milk products made like that come in/as Gluten-free.
I have been buying from Aldi’s over 38 years and my mother used to take me there and be shop and she loved it she ain’t no wings last year so I still shop it all these it’s a fantastic store I go to about three different ones in Fayetteville Georgia Jonesboro Georgia Stockbridge Georgia so they’re all wonderful some managers are better than others but yes it’s a great store
Its astonishing Aldi does not sell Potato Salad year round, the product sells ?
I love the almond milk!!!! The butter no salt!
All the special items. An alot of good meat.
Thank you!
Fairlife milk
I have a bad knee. They have a scooter I would use but no one EVER plugs it up. I’ve written to the company to no avail. I love their breads and just about everything else. I go at 9 so I can get there before the crowds. It’s a very popular place here in Palm Beach !
I have a very hard time walking for more then 10 min so I miss a lot I wish my store had a scooter we do have a wheelchair but I don’t have the strength to make it move
Aldi‘s has the best produce except bananas, Chiquita bananas are far superior and I will make a special trip to another store and avoid the dole bananas at Aldis.
All bananas come from the same tree from the same country. When they arrive to America companies put their names on the bananas. Just letting you know.
Aldi’s bananas are not as good as other stores. I agree with Brian.
This may not necessarily be true. We have traveled in Central America and we’ve seen fields that are known for being a Dole field or whatever. The company owns the property and the whole business enterprise from field to store.
I’ve been to a banana plant in Costa Rica and watched the employees switch from one brand sticker to another using the same group of bananas. They are all from the same crop!
I like Dole bananas better. Thank you Brian for the information. I have been trying to find Dole. Almost every store sell Chiquita. I will buy some bananas today at Aldi and check out everything else. Thanks Agai
I agree. I’ve tried the bananas two different times and had to throw them out
We frequent the Aldi’s store on Maiden lane , J oplin, Mo, two three times a week.our go to”s are produce, diary products , & tuna for the cats . note ( it use to be cheaper than Walmart).. I always enjoy the aisles bargains with anything & everything.
My Aldis is in Seneca SC
The ass’t manager, Cain, is the best. He will put himself out to help anyone, either customer or employee. I always go Wednesday mornings so I can shop the fun shelves. I buy dog everything, it’s the best price anywhere for Crofton. The temporary shelves of things are my favorites. I won’t go anywhere else for fruit and vegetables as they have the freshest with trucks coming in daily. The store is always clean, and the employees nice. I LOVE ALDIS.
Ever since Aldi was discovered in our family, I have been a faithful shopper. Until recently….. I visited my family’s other favorite store, WinCo, and the pricing there is much lower, especially on produce items. I was actually shocked by the lower pricing, for produce, and the quality, variety and flavor of these produce items are much greater. Realizing that summer fruit is seasonal, the other items (avocados, yams, red potatoes, mangos, etc.) are of better quality and pricing. I have now taken the bulk of my shopping to WinCo for the lower cost.
I will, however, check out the website for the meat deals and the Wednesday specials. I was not aware of this feature for Aldi. Thank you.
TY for the helpful tipsc
I love Aldis and our manager Greg, Woodhaven, MI 48183
I due most of my shopping at this store. Love the produce, cereal, crackers, dairy, some personal items etc.
Been my store since they opened.
I go there alot because of the variety of gluten free items
Anything that’s gluten free dont taste good to me
Speaking of Aldi brand products, my family loves the Happy Farms cheese, and I think the Winking Owl wine is SO good + the price is really nice at under $3!
Is the winking owl a sweet wine or dry? I buy the O’Donnel’s Irish Cream. Cheaper and as good as name brands!
They have different varieties of winking owl, like any other brand of wine. The Moscato is sweet, but they have other varieties, both red & white
Winking Owl is just the BRAND name…. you select wine by the varietal, like Rose or Moscato, for instance, ….. I personally think the brand is very nice, especially for the price….. great deal for sure…. nancy watson…… Aldi lover……..
Not a fan. Lots of processed junk, no organic. Cheddar is a weird neon orange. The only things I sometimes like are in the seasonal aisle, but mostly I shop elsewhere
Not true in New Hampshire. Plenty of organic milk, cheese and veggies. Just love the german week. Wonderful pastries. I do wish that they would carry potato dumpling mix. It is the perfect mate to Sauerbraten.
Aldi is well known for there award winning cheese
True cheddar is white
you must not shop at aldi, the cheddar is food color, if you dont like processed chedder buy white cheese, that is not color changed, dummy!
Cheddar is spelled with an “ar” at the end. Check your grammar and spelling before you call someone else a “dummy”.
It’s mean, childish, and unnecessary to call someone “dummy” (especially a total stranger), when there are 6 typos in what you wrote.
No organic?? That’s one of the reasons I DO shop there! Aldi is KNOWN for their organic product selection and quality ingredients.
Thats so true about organic at Aldi’s , some are saying they won’t shop there because they don’t carry any. LOL Just have to look silly people. Buy the dark chocolate bars with almonds !!!!! You can’t just buy one, you need 3-4 because they are so good and price here is $1.39 for 5.29oz. You can’t find any thing like it else where. “Choceur” is brand.
Truly surprised by the no organic comment. Our local stores in the Chattanooga, TN area are full of organic items and at much cheaper prices than anywhere else!
ALDI is known for their organic products and is highly rated for them! Plus they are much cheaper than anywhere else on them!
I buy their organic half & half its so good. In the store in Florida they do carry some organic items, you just have to look for them.
You are very wrong no offense, but Aldi has the freshest Fruit and Vegetables and Organic. No sure where you located but here in Florida Aldi makes the Sun shine just a bit brighter.
LOVE ME SOME ALDI 😍
I like the fact that you are finally carrying v8 energy drinks in the Schererville Indiana store! It is also cheaper than Stracks and Wal Mart!
Aldi is & has by the best grocery shopping store in & around Atlanta. I buy mostly everything there except my wild coughs Alaskan salmon. I get that elsewhere but fruits & fresh vegetables & wines & German beers drinking water chocolate (dark) No complaints,! & most all the branches That I have visited have well trained helpful employees including managers who will go the extra mile to assist.👍🏼
I avoid shopping anywhere on the weekend because of crowds and traffic. My Aldi’s in Chicago, and probably everywhere else too, does not have self check-out lanes so the wait can be long and time consuming when only 1 or 2 cashiers are working.
I agree I quit shopping there for a while cause of long lines and if you are lucky maybe 2 registers open! They also dont carry alot of products I normally buy so still have to go to another store for that…and some things are more than the other stores!
Products I buy on a regular basis and are great quality: low fat cottage cheese, low fat ricotta, thin wheat crackers, chocolate morsels, brown sugar, graham cracker pie shells, LOVE the assortment of cheeses and love their imported chocolate selections.
Not a fan at all. They throw the groceries into the cart. Tell them to be careful, they say, “If I damage anything, just bring it back and we’ll get you another. No thanks.
My wife and I started shopping at Aldi’s back in 1986 while stationed in West Germany. We pleasantly surprised to find that they had expanded into the Tampa area when we retired here! It’s always my “go to” store.
Where I live our ALDI is smaller been there since 80s I have shop for years. I might not like everything but much cheaper. Walmart does not have food I want, it out of the product. Kroger’s is super high unless on sale. Small town we do have Sam’s it ok but for me to big of bags. I live alone.
ALDIs used to have a great selection of gluten free products. Today they only have maybe half what they used to have. They used to have GF frozen pancakes, regular and blueberry. It was the only place I could buy them, gone. Some GF items are only available during their GF month and you better get there early. Their GF cornbread is amazing, very light and fluffy.
They have complete roast kits (beef or pork) that are great. The meat is usually on the smaller size, but it was the perfect size for just me & hubby.
All their chocolate is made in Germany. And it is delicious!
Most of the wine is European. And much cheaper than other places.
natural cheddar cheese is a light yellow and that varies based on the animals the milk came from, color is added during the cheese making process.
Vegan egg nog is great!
There products are a lot cheaper than the big stores
I use their Hazelnut coffee creamer.
Love aldis in palm coast , Fl. Always but the ahi tuna ( frozen ) and prices on eggs , chips, crackers, can food ,, can not be beat anywhere.
Not a fan of the sour cream. It has a grainy texture.
I love going to Aldi but I’m so disappointed that I can’t get sugar free coffee creamer anymore. Why did Aldi stop offering it? Generally I like the fruits and vegetables but occasionally they can be getting rotten. You have to check carefully. Overall, I go there at least twice a week.
HERE IN MACON GA. THE PRICES HAVE GOTTEN MIGHTY HIGH AT ALDI’S THAT I MIGHT AS WELL SHOP AT WALMART OR KROGER’S! ALDI’S HAS REALLY GOTTEN RIDICULOUS ON PRICING! I USED TO GO EVERY WEEK, BUT NOT ANYMORE.
went to our local aldi,went first to the meat area, the chop meat was ”white” none of the other meats look like those at Costco or Walmart or food lion.tomatoes had soft spots etc, etc
I have to shop at Aldi about 70 miles away when I have a Doctors appointment. I sure wish we had a store in Batesville Arkansas!!
Every time i’m in the store located in Providence Village Tx. I see cashiers with long lines, customer frustration and there is never any back up or assistance form a Manager, asst. manager, supervisor.
This in it’s self is poor management, center isle is always a mess, and produce is not what you would expect from a store trying to resemble a Trader Joes.
When oh when are you going to open an Aldis in Utah??? Specifically in Utah County
I have been asking for years for Aldis to come here. You have no idea how well you would do. Large families trying to stretch a dollar.
Help.
In a world that moves @ warp speed, is it really necessary to check out at that pace?
I get super anxious when I have to approach the checkout register. My mind just doesn’t work that fast.
I do appreciate the organic butter and organic mini cukes. Also organic blueberries
I’m in Connecticut & grocery prices are skyrocketing
Great store. Decent priced merchandise. Need more stock.
I am a true Aldis fan I have nt ever gotvanything bad from Aldis I buy a lot of my produce from there. I wish we had one closer to where I live.
i now go to lidl. which is better?
What are the 7 secrets?
Aldi’s Greek Yogurt Is The Best On The Planet !!!!
I love their produce! Always fresh and lowest prices in my area (Chattanooga, TN) except for the bananas. Trader Joe’s still has bananas for 19 cents per lb. Many of their specials are really good buys as well. I have learned that their own brand of products, food and otherwise, are top notch. Their toilet paper is also cheaper especially when you buy the larger packs. Especially love their selection of cheese items during the holidays. My all time favorite would have to be their chocolate products! They just can’t be beat! Sooo good!
All bananas are good and taste almost the same except Chiquita. It has a unique taste of its own. I don’t like them. They are not from the same tree
Always shop at ALDIs first.
Have to go to next town to find one here in Texas. Love the stores.
When I lived in Ohio, there were 2 stores close by. Sure do miss them.
i started shopping at aldis when i was in my teens, in the 1970’s. ive always like their food and have alway bee shopping there, and wont stop.
There meats are good just to small of packaging for a family you have to buy a few packages for one meal so it ends up costing you more.
Iam from Adrian MI. I love our Aldis store. I can save bundles of money by shopping there. I can walk out of Aldis and only spend Maby 60-65 dollar’s but if I go across the street, I can spend $120.oo or more, no kidding you!! Their product from fresh produce to meats, Darie products to baked goods cereals and don’t forget frozen products and many other items oh yes and their wine selection are the best, I love Aldi’s. I tell the cashier that all the time. And if you don’t feel like going into store( some times I don’t) They will deliver to your car 🚙
I love Aldi, shopped there with my Mother way back in Germany. Same style just as it is here now hat to bring your own bag and pack your own stuff. 🤩😉
I just wish they would build them like in Germany with the Bakery and all the goodies, they should carry more unique Items things original German stuff.
I could name so many my post would be very long.
People would buy it just to try it and then they love it and want more. The Fruit Tart cakes sold out in 1 Day ??
Why are they not a standard Item THEY SELL !!
Tortenboden THEY WOULD SELL !! Dickmans Schaumküsse THEY WOULD SELL !!! OK I stop now but I hope that Aldi Management reads over the comments
and bring in some German Goodies. 😍
“OKLAHOMA”
I go to Aldi’s often! I hate Walmart and try to stay out of them at all cost. I get Aldi’s fruits, meat is great, cheese, ice cream, etc. The store is always clean and stocked.
Checking out could be better, long lines with (1) lane open. I don’t like them being ruff with my items, I have to always say something!
My go to stores are Aldi’s, Winco BEST PRICES
FOOD HAS GOTTEN WAY TO HIGH AND IF IT KEEPS GOING UP WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD ANYTHING AND GO BACK TO THE OLDER DAYS OF GROWING OUR OWN!
Debbie Landers
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My kids I have three they all love Aldi fruit blast drinks and also chocolate bred rolls if I don’t have them all the time then they give me hard time I have to stock them up all the time!!!
Love Aldi we stop at any store we come by even when we go to Germany. Aldi store are amazing.
We love to shop there during holidays for all the goodie’s that co e from Germany
For those who complained about not finding what they used to love, perhaps the company making that item stopped making it.
And to those who thought their prices are so high, try going to other stores and shop for a week. It’s terrible.