I love finding new trends and sharing them with others.  But I am a single mom on a budget.  One of my favorite places is Aldi.  We used to have an Aldi and the store was poorly lit and always appeared dirty.  It was in a less than desirable part of town.  Flash forward a few year and we have a new Aldi across from a Super Walmart.  Every week, Aldi has the best prices on Milk, bread, eggs and produce. I will admit I barely buy meat there only because we live near a Giant that always has markdown and Wegmans which always has hamburger and chicken for $1.99/lb and I split the club pack with my dad.  Aldi also sells things other than groceries.  My most recent buy was a Crofton rotating buffet, aka dip holder.  I also bought a toaster oven there a while ago.  At Christmas they had kids toys-Fur real pets, Littliest Pet Shop and Mermaid Barbie.

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Every week I buy diced tomatoes with jalepenos, refried beans, black beans, pre cooked bacon, pasta.  The kids like the cereals even though I buy name brand cereal for them.  I buy cream cheese and bagels as an occasional treat.  We love most Clancy’s snack and I live off their apple cinnamon cereal bars.

We entertain a lot and I like their potato and macaroni salad.  They have great prices on hamburger and hot dog rolls.  This week they have a hummus quartet which I plan on buying.  Everyone has a story of how Aldi was years ago but I really think people need to give it another try.  In the current state of economy, saving a few dollars on staples goes a long way.