The quarter isn’t diabolical, it’s brilliant. My wife used to work for Aldi. She explained that by doing that, they don’t have to pay a dedicated employee to go round up the carts to bring them back. That in turn helps keep prices low!
You know, that really IS brilliant. Once you know you need a quarter for Aldi, you’ll bring one. And next, how about a $1.00 fee for a cashier instead of self check out? I’d pay it.
@@lawman5511They just added self checkout lines at all three Aldi stores in town. I hate them. Aldi cashiers were always freakishly fast, but now I’m always waiting forever behind someone with just a few items who can’t figure out how a scanner works.
@@CantankerousDave I get it. Hate that self check out. I’m paying the same price, why should I do the cashiers job? My local Frys usually has one or two cashiers working. Some of them are amazing. What’s the most important thing shoppers want? FAST check out. Once I get what I want in the cart, get me outa here! Maybe a clue to Costco success. Checking out at Costco is like a Star Wars chase scene.
One of the things I like best about Aldi. I don’t have to mess around with an app for five minutes before I shop. The specials are always right up front. Easy to find clearly labeled buy their stuff or don’t buy their stuff. It’s just that simple.
Take those skins. Lightly salt them and lay them out on a sheet pan to bale at 350*F for around 15-20 minutes and you are left with the most incredible crispy treat you've ever tasted. Even better then pork rinds. We use them as toppings on things.
That sounds worth trying. Do you bake them skin or fat side up? Are they raw when you bake them, or do you use the leftovers from a meal? Did you ever try baking duck skin that same way? I have some duck breasts and thighs with the skin in my freezer and debate between rendering the duck fat out of the skin, to use it for cooking. Or bake it you way. I cook my duck sous vide style, so the meat is tender and juicy, but even with a finishing sear the skin doesn't get super crispy. Maybe baking is another way to serve crispy skin on a juicy sous vide cooked duck breast/thigh. May be a perfect partnership. If you haven't tried baking your bacon, I highly recommend cooking it that way. I rotate my sheet pans every 6 minutes so each pan comes out perfectly. When I've removed the bacon, I scrape down the bits left on the foil, pour the bacon fat with scrapings into a lined bowl to refrigerate. When set, I remove from the liner and pop into a labeled ziplock and freeze. To make scrambled eggs, instead of butter, I use the bottom side of the bacon where the scrapings had settled to. Omg the yummy smell from those eggs!
The quarter cart scheme isn't diabolical! Plus, if I'm running my cart back up after unloading into my truck, it often enables the charitable act of giving your cart to someone else and saving them a quarter! Pay it forward!
If you don’t have a cart, just grab a box to carry your stuff in. There’s always plenty. Aldi is my go-to for staple items like milk, eggs, butter, flour, and sugar. I don’t buy a lot of meat there.
@@flashwashington2735 Every living animal dies at some point. Besides, I grew up working on a farm, the animals experience no pain or stress. Just think how unhealthy it must have been for our ancestors, pre-agriculture era, when they had to find their own food to survive starvation and illness ?
@@sidsnyder8043 Easily triggered? That was a joke. Here's another. You must die someday, but if your harvested you can be part of a healthy diet. God bless
@@flashwashington2735 You people act as if not eating animals prevents them from dying. They die, either way. You can either let the meat go to waste, or you can use it to sustain a human life. Besides, a good steak tastes way better than some nasty tofu burger.
You assume far too much my dim friends. If it is so HEALTHY, which is what you are arguing, then go feed a bear or lion. Did you try working a slaughterhouse, farm boy? I am for eating and regularly eat flesh. But as noted in the Bible by God, it cost God and that animal something which we are to observe and respect. And like the sacrificial lamb points to the sacrifice of His son, the beloved unblemished Son of God, Now risen in power at God's right hand. Christ Jesus. I have generations of ranchers in my blood. Even ranchers and a stockyard owner, today. I worked them as a youth. So what is it that you will school me on, punks? Now go away yo' momma's calling.
The shopping cart experience has been an european thing since the mid 1980's. Not having it in the US is weird. Bone-in-Skin-on chicken thigh is the best meat on the chicken hands down.
Aldi became one of my favorite places to shop during my Appalachian Trail hike. Their meat sticks are pretty inexpensive but really tasty and their version of Clif bars are way better than the originals. For some reason they're not in Colorado so I just have to wait until they make it here.
Thank you for the vid! Next time you are at Aldi and you're ready to pick up the Prosciutto try the Speck right next to it (Hails from South Tyrol region in the Italian Alps). It is like Prosciutto on the next level, cured almost the same way however traditionally German/Austrian smoked with Alps/Mediterranean seasonings.
Coupla things...if you don't need a whole bunch of stuff at Aldi's, just bring in your own shopping bag or basket, fill it up, and dump it out on the register conveyor. Secondly, relevant to the chicken thighs? Don't waste any part, including the skin. Salt them up and air fry them into cracklins. OMG are those good. ;-)
The $10 3 pound roll of frozen beef patties is the best deal around. 85/15 or 75/25 (or something like that) for a little cheaper. $3.33 a pound. Even sams can’t beat that. Easy carnivore lunch.
Not getting the Chicken thighs in a family pack at the other 2 stores makes a big difference. Meat prices vary a lot by region but 1.59 for bone-in chicken thighs isn't great. I manage a meat department in the northeast, chicken thighs are 1.29 regular and often go on sale for .99c
I was thinking the same thing. My local Raley's (California local supermarket chain) had the bulk packages of leg quarters, thighs and drumsticks on sale for $1.19/lb. Normally they are $2, but I wait for the sales, buy in bulk, and seal and freeze what I don't use. This week they had whole chickens for $0.97/lb! I have chicken adobo marinating in the fridge right now.
Jeez. That’s cheap. I just paid $2.59 a pound for bone in chicken thighs. I live in Tucson. That’s in southern Arizona. Round here decent beef can only be had at Costco, as long as you can handle the butchering at home, or pay the price at one of TWO butcher shops left. I used to get cut steaks at Costco until this guy told me they needle tenderize their steaks.
@@DearMe247 Wow! Those are really good prices! I watch the flyers, it seems like the markets here put certain things on sale on a schedule. I'm waiting for them to put whole pork shoulders on sale again. I'll smoke 2 of them, then cut them into 1.5-2lb. chunks and freeze them. Great for mid week tacos, or, when it cools off, chile verde.
A good friend turned me on to Aldi's 5+ years ago here in N. Florida. I really love their meat dept. as you are pointing out in your video. I also love the large number of gluten free foods they carry and the - - - German foods. My wife discovered Aldi's recently and now she wants for both of us to go at the same time~! Yikes~~~!!! She takes forever on shopping trips. I'm in and out with what I want before she has gone down 1/2 isle. Shalom
You guys don’t have a quarter? 😂🤣 Gotta ask the cashier for a free cart??? What 🤣😂 Let me guess you get the groceries for free with your food stamps welfare card
I love Aldi’s. They have a 100% guarantee or your money back. No questions asked. I’ve been satisfied with 99% of their products fruits and vegetables are a great quality and the best price I’ve seen so far.
The quarter for the cart here in Italy exist since the beghinning of time. You MUST bring back the cart in order to collect the quarter. So no disputes, no carts aroud damaging cars and no employees running around collecting them. Plus we have collective chart' station all around the parking area, so you don't need to go back to the store if you parked far away from the entrance. It' so logical. America... at last, welcome to the civilized grocery shopping' era😂😂
They do sell bags there including brown paper bags. I do take my own but will use the brown paper ones occasionally because I use them to start my charcoal.
Most *every* supermarket in the UK has shopping carts like that, except it's a pound. Think $1.30. Since Aldi is German, and they have many stores over the UK and Europe, not hard to know where the idea came from. While it's initially annoying, it stops jerks leaving their carts in the middle of the parking lot.
The Aldi quarter is the only cash in my wallet. I feel actual cash is dirty, and I always ended up with a bunch of change. Then people stare at you in discuss when you pull out $5.00 in change.
When I go to Aldi I buy the same Irish butter and ground beef and I would add the ribeyes they have the best bang for buck at $12.99 a lb which is $2 a lb cheaper than Costco
Thanks for that comparison! I just checked the prices on my local grocery store's app (HEB in Texas), it was around $5 higher than your Aldi haul. However I usually buy those items when they are on sale at HEB. The Aldi closest to me is about 3 miles further than HEB, but I do go in there occasionally. Thanks also for the chicken thigh deboning, great idea, I'll be trying that out soon.
Looks like you missed the grass fed ribeye for 11.49/lb. The grass fed ground beef is also available in a family pack (3 of those smaller packs) at 4.50/lb.
Thanks for your comparison I am staying on the East Coast for the winter and ran into Publix and all of their pricey groceries. I cannot find decent organic foods and I’m so frustrated, so I’m planning on going to Aldi tomorrow and your comparison was great information. Thanks so much.😊
Aldi is now our meat place, since all the specialty markets closed during Covid And prices went up so far. I also love their Italian sausage, ground buffalo And ground lamb ( sometimes). I break down pkgs to get sized for two & mix ground pork & ground beef for meatloaf mix before freezing. Plus small breakfast steaks.
I miss the Cart Quarter system our local Shoprite had carts got returned... aldi has been in the state for yrs i though everyone has there cart quarter in the ashtray by now
Might be a good video idea, I can get gold leaf chicken quarters at .79 cents a pound. If you cut and grind it yourself there's big savings cause ground chicken is about 3.60 a lb. Big savings and chicken stock bones. Just a idea for you. Love the videos
Lots of people in the UK will have a 'trolley token' which is a little metal circle that you use in the cart instead of a coin. Just keep it in your car or on your keys as a keyring and you never need change.
There is a $20 difference from Aldi to Publix and almost $10 less than Walmart. that $10 pays the gas in your tank and to work for a few days, and if you look at the cost to shop at Publix, saving $20 would help you feed a larger family another day. Shop Aldi's, just remember your $.25 (You get it back) and bring your own bags (Aldi does not provide them to you ...)'But, hey, better prices and a minimum savings of $40/month on these ($460 a year!) is a savings!
I live to shop values between Aldi n Sams Club- THOSE are my meals 4 the week/month. Roll with whats movin! Save tons being flexible! Yes. EASY work dealing with bone in....BUT bone in? seasoned n baked 350 for 52mb- Solid.
I like to shop where the store trusts me with a cart. Now that Aldi's is buying Winn Dixie, I wonder if They will lock up the carts ? America is great with so many shopping options.
In their cold cut section, you can buy a 16oz pack of black forest ham for under $4 all day long. I stay away from grass fed. Their "not grass fed entirely" rib-eye steaks are wonderful. I salt them and set them, uncovered, on a 1/8 rack for a day or so then wrap them in plastic and let them age a week or two in the fridge. Amazing. I shop four stores in a rotation. Aldi, Walmart, Cub Foods (my regional chain), and a local grocer that specializes in meat. That local store regularly has 80/20 ground beef for $3.49/lb in 5lb plus bags. A lot of people buy only that as it is a damn good price for damn good protein. Check the ads online on Sunday and plan your shopping week.
❤️ I love Aldis is great I went from 260 every week to 165 with Aldi's is like cereals with different name but are considered basically the same ingredients and at it is best to go shopping at Aldi's than a local Walmart or Publix I guarantee you will love it your wallet will thank you for it. 😁
Here in Minnesota, people practice "paying it forward" at Aldi's. It's not unusual to see single carts parked off to the side, so those without a quarter can use them for free and hopefully park them off to the side again, foregoing the return of the quarter, so that someone else can also use them for free and set it aside for the next shopper. It might get a bit messy, but it's called being "Minnesota Nice."
I found a split lamb breast at Aldi, from a local farm no less. This is not an easy cut to find. If you never had lamb ribs or lamb belly your missing out.
love it! I always buy the prosciutto packs there. Excellent for wrapping veggies in it and, of course, the cheese tray. Their speck is fab also! Hard to find those, though. They also have fab cheese selections, some imported are excellent! Their goat for those who have the A2 thing going on, theirs has cranberry and blueberry and boy are they good on a bagel. I will be watching more well marbled advice. Best regards,
Here in my hometown in germany is a big parking lot with an aldi store and 2 other supermarkets. One of them is really fancy and more expensive than aldi. We have "to pay" 50 Cent for every cart. A few people don´t bring the cart back with the 50 Cent in it. So there are a few poor people that get this cart and bring them back and get the 50Cent so they can make some extra money. I did this a few times and gave may cart to an handicap man who can´t speak properly.
I feel like a spaceman when I hear Americans talk about the quarter for a trolley. It's crazy how you're just seeing it now. Have always had them in the UK.
Definitely love chicken thighs with bone and skin. I save the skin and fry it up for my dog who just loves it. Bones for stock and really moist chicken. What's not to love 😊
Should try this...., take the skin, wrap it around your favorite bulk sausage, pin it with a toothpick, and either air or deep fat fry it till crisped. Damn fine eating there.
Aldi! Good meat too. I’m watching the animal vax story w interest. Thanks for the comparison. I’ve found Aldi can beat Costco as well. Aldi bought uninspiring grocery chain Winn Dixie. We will see what’s coming….
So how does Aldi keep prices low? The carts are part of it. Also, there are only three employees in the store and they do EVERYTHING. Some stores are adding self-checkout and those are stocked better because the employees are stocking shelves and cases instead of operating a scanner. And of course there are the off-brands, some of which are made by the brand name companies. Trial and error will tell you which Aldi products do and don't measure up. In my experience, the canned beans and tomatoes are fine, but the canned BAKED beans are horrific. The deli meats are comparable to the cheap supermarket pre-packaged deli meats, but of course not as good as, say, Boars Head. That grass-fed ground beef is a steal. Produce prices are ridiculously cheap, but be careful; some of their produce (like potatoes) tends to go bad quickly and you can't buy just a few. If you like pasture-raised eggs, Aldi has them for $4.69 (and they didn't go up much when the shortage was on) vs. Vital Farms eggs which are STILL $7.99. I do about 70% of my shopping at Aldi.
been to aldis. and price smart. overall quality of protein is iffy. watch the flyers! regional chains usually offer pork and chicken for 0.99. beef is a crapshoot. it's all about smart shopping and buyer beware. unfourtently price and reasonably quality don't run hand and hand. eating better these days requires eating less. sucks.
Me and my wife go there weekly from their eggs to a lot of their canned goods as a lot of people have mentioned their veggie fruit and veggie section is usually a lot cheaper, but my wife told my aunt about it to try to help them save money, and my cousin won’t go there because they think it is cheaper as in cheaper quality food. Well, we have been given my aunt some of that food because they flat out broke And she has even pointed out and asked us where did this stuff come from? We like it all came from Aldi and she’s like well. It’s just as good as the namebrand and we’re like yeah why do you think we shop there it’s a lot cheaper, especially like canned stuff and it’s just as good. It just has a different name on the front of it, green beans people are green beans. The only thing that might make them majorly different is if they season them
And bring your own groceries bags!! They do not have grocery bags except reusable ones you must purchase at the check out, so bring your own reusable bags! I love Aldi❤
I saw that you can use the round back of a key, house key, instead of a quarter, if you dont have one. Just keep the buggy, so you can get the house key, back when you are finished. 😅
I just take a spare box of something solid and use that as a cart so I don't have to bother with a quarter and they appreciate not having to throw away another box
i used to get a quarter every other time I went to Aldi from people leaving the quarters in the carts LOL the best deals at Aldi was on their dairy products like butter and cheese and such.
As for Aldis so called grass. fed ground beef, there are all. sorts of games that can be played with the term grass fed. I have tried aldis and i truly do not believe it is 100 percent grass fed at all. The taste is the first giveaway. The price is the other. I have had true grass fed meat from some different Amish farm farmers out near here and i have a decent idea what real grass fed is. I do shop at aldis for some meats though. They have cheap steak that can be rescued witn sous vide cooking and they have some frozen patties s that i keep around for conveniece.
The quarter isn’t diabolical, it’s brilliant. My wife used to work for Aldi. She explained that by doing that, they don’t have to pay a dedicated employee to go round up the carts to bring them back. That in turn helps keep prices low!
You know, that really IS brilliant. Once you know you need a quarter for Aldi, you’ll bring one. And next, how about a $1.00 fee for a cashier instead of self check out? I’d pay it.
@@lawman5511They just added self checkout lines at all three Aldi stores in town. I hate them. Aldi cashiers were always freakishly fast, but now I’m always waiting forever behind someone with just a few items who can’t figure out how a scanner works.
@@CantankerousDave I get it. Hate that self check out. I’m paying the same price, why should I do the cashiers job? My local Frys usually has one or two cashiers working. Some of them are amazing.
What’s the most important thing shoppers want? FAST check out. Once I get what I want in the cart, get me outa here! Maybe a clue to Costco success. Checking out at Costco is like a Star Wars chase scene.
Where's the robots to retrieve carts?
I don’t understand why people don’t get that about the carts 🤦♂️🤣
Ive been a butcher for 36 yrs and it's nice to see someone who has the knowledge and skills, doing videos. Thanks
The “coin to unlock the cart” is very common in European supermarkets, which is most likely why Aldi does it here too.
It could be because so many Americans like to steal shit ? Some people even fell entitled to steal.
I hear the carts cost over $100 each.
More like $300@@rgruenhaus
Aldi is a german supermarket chain
Aldis IS a European supermarket....it is German owned
I love Aldi. I always get my grass fed 85/15 hamburger at Aldi which is higher quality, better price then Costco.
Plus it tastes like hamburger.
One of the things I like best about Aldi. I don’t have to mess around with an app for five minutes before I shop. The specials are always right up front. Easy to find clearly labeled buy their stuff or don’t buy their stuff. It’s just that simple.
Take those skins. Lightly salt them and lay them out on a sheet pan to bale at 350*F for around 15-20 minutes and you are left with the most incredible crispy treat you've ever tasted. Even better then pork rinds. We use them as toppings on things.
That sounds worth trying. Do you bake them skin or fat side up? Are they raw when you bake them, or do you use the leftovers from a meal?
Did you ever try baking duck skin that same way? I have some duck breasts and thighs with the skin in my freezer and debate between rendering the duck fat out of the skin, to use it for cooking. Or bake it you way. I cook my duck sous vide style, so the meat is tender and juicy, but even with a finishing sear the skin doesn't get super crispy. Maybe baking is another way to serve crispy skin on a juicy sous vide cooked duck breast/thigh. May be a perfect partnership.
If you haven't tried baking your bacon, I highly recommend cooking it that way. I rotate my sheet pans every 6 minutes so each pan comes out perfectly. When I've removed the bacon, I scrape down the bits left on the foil, pour the bacon fat with scrapings into a lined bowl to refrigerate. When set, I remove from the liner and pop into a labeled ziplock and freeze. To make scrambled eggs, instead of butter, I use the bottom side of the bacon where the scrapings had settled to. Omg the yummy smell from those eggs!
@@user-jy1md7vk1w They are raw when we bake them. I usually flip them a couple times and soak up some of the fat with a paper towel.
also works in the airfryer. 350 , lightly salted for 7 - 8 minutes. until crispy. either side up works.
I always keep the skin on while baking to keep the meat moist, but I give the skin to the pets, they absolutely love it.
The quarter cart scheme isn't diabolical! Plus, if I'm running my cart back up after unloading into my truck, it often enables the charitable act of giving your cart to someone else and saving them a quarter! Pay it forward!
we call the quarter the aldi quarter it has its own place in our car.
Same!
Exactly, mine stays on a shelf specifically for Aldi's days
If you don’t have a cart, just grab a box to carry your stuff in. There’s always plenty.
Aldi is my go-to for staple items like milk, eggs, butter, flour, and sugar. I don’t buy a lot of meat there.
Ground beef
I have been on a Carnivore Diet for almost 4 years, for health reasons. Really enjoy your channel.
It wasn't hthy for the animals.
@@flashwashington2735 Every living animal dies at some point. Besides, I grew up working on a farm, the animals experience no pain or stress. Just think how unhealthy it must have been for our ancestors, pre-agriculture era, when they had to find their own food to survive starvation and illness ?
@@sidsnyder8043 Easily triggered? That was a joke. Here's another. You must die someday, but if your harvested you can be part of a healthy diet. God bless
@@flashwashington2735 You people act as if not eating animals prevents them from dying. They die, either way. You can either let the meat go to waste, or you can use it to sustain a human life. Besides, a good steak tastes way better than some nasty tofu burger.
You assume far too much my dim friends. If it is so HEALTHY, which is what you are arguing, then go feed a bear or lion. Did you try working a slaughterhouse, farm boy?
I am for eating and regularly eat flesh. But as noted in the Bible by God, it cost God and that animal something which we are to observe and respect. And like the sacrificial lamb points to the sacrifice of His son, the beloved unblemished Son of God, Now risen in power at God's right hand. Christ Jesus. I have generations of ranchers in my blood. Even ranchers and a stockyard owner, today. I worked them as a youth. So what is it that you will school me on, punks? Now go away yo' momma's calling.
The shopping cart experience has been an european thing since the mid 1980's. Not having it in the US is weird. Bone-in-Skin-on chicken thigh is the best meat on the chicken hands down.
The Irish Butter is my new fudge! ❤❤
Aldi became one of my favorite places to shop during my Appalachian Trail hike. Their meat sticks are pretty inexpensive but really tasty and their version of Clif bars are way better than the originals. For some reason they're not in Colorado so I just have to wait until they make it here.
Half the time I go to Aldi someone just gives me their cart so they don't have to bring it back to the corral. I try to pay it forward when I can.
Thank you for the vid! Next time you are at Aldi and you're ready to pick up the Prosciutto try the Speck right next to it (Hails from South Tyrol region in the Italian Alps). It is like Prosciutto on the next level, cured almost the same way however traditionally German/Austrian smoked with Alps/Mediterranean seasonings.
Coupla things...if you don't need a whole bunch of stuff at Aldi's, just bring in your own shopping bag or basket, fill it up, and dump it out on the register conveyor. Secondly, relevant to the chicken thighs? Don't waste any part, including the skin. Salt them up and air fry them into cracklins. OMG are those good. ;-)
The bone in skin on chicken thighs at the store I usually use frequently go on sale for $0.99/lb.
Yep. Same here, .99 on sale. Normal price is 1.19/lb
Same here in northeast Ohio
The $10 3 pound roll of frozen beef patties is the best deal around. 85/15 or 75/25 (or something like that) for a little cheaper.
$3.33 a pound. Even sams can’t beat that. Easy carnivore lunch.
Not getting the Chicken thighs in a family pack at the other 2 stores makes a big difference. Meat prices vary a lot by region but 1.59 for bone-in chicken thighs isn't great. I manage a meat department in the northeast, chicken thighs are 1.29 regular and often go on sale for .99c
I was thinking the same thing. My local Raley's (California local supermarket chain) had the bulk packages of leg quarters, thighs and drumsticks on sale for $1.19/lb. Normally they are $2, but I wait for the sales, buy in bulk, and seal and freeze what I don't use. This week they had whole chickens for $0.97/lb! I have chicken adobo marinating in the fridge right now.
I lived in NJ all my life. Shop-Rite has phenomenal prices. Now I live in Central Fl and prices here are double the price. There is a big difference.
Jeez. That’s cheap. I just paid $2.59 a pound for bone in chicken thighs. I live in Tucson. That’s in southern Arizona.
Round here decent beef can only be had at Costco, as long as you can handle the butchering at home, or pay the price at one of TWO butcher shops left. I used to get cut steaks at Costco until this guy told me they needle tenderize their steaks.
@@darrylrichman I buy 10 lbs bulk for $7.99 @ my local Kroger's or Tom Thumb is $8.99
@@DearMe247 Wow! Those are really good prices! I watch the flyers, it seems like the markets here put certain things on sale on a schedule. I'm waiting for them to put whole pork shoulders on sale again. I'll smoke 2 of them, then cut them into 1.5-2lb. chunks and freeze them. Great for mid week tacos, or, when it cools off, chile verde.
A good friend turned me on to Aldi's 5+ years ago here in N. Florida. I really love their meat dept. as you are pointing out in your video. I also love the large number of gluten free foods they carry and the - - - German foods. My wife discovered Aldi's recently and now she wants for both of us to go at the same time~! Yikes~~~!!! She takes forever on shopping trips. I'm in and out with what I want before she has gone down 1/2 isle. Shalom
Appleton farms 1.5 lb. thick sliced bacon and their corned beefs are some of the best I have purchased anywhere
The corned beef brisket point cut & slabs are in next week’s add on sale for $2.99 & $4.99
If you ask the cashier at Aldi they’ll give you a cart. You just need to bring it back in store when done.
Thanks because I don't usually carry change with me.😊
You guys don’t have a quarter? 😂🤣
Gotta ask the cashier for a free cart??? What 🤣😂
Let me guess you get the groceries for free with your food stamps welfare card
I love Aldi’s. They have a 100% guarantee or your money back. No questions asked. I’ve been satisfied with 99% of their products fruits and vegetables are a great quality and the best price I’ve seen so far.
Ive been shopping there since i was in college in the 90's. They sure jave changed for the better over the years
I’d add the breakfast sausage (~$2 /lb) and the smoked salmon! Occasionally they have ground bison and boneless lamb leg.
The quarter for the cart here in Italy exist since the beghinning of time. You MUST bring back the cart in order to collect the quarter. So no disputes, no carts aroud damaging cars and no employees running around collecting them. Plus we have collective chart' station all around the parking area, so you don't need to go back to the store if you parked far away from the entrance. It' so logical. America... at last, welcome to the civilized grocery shopping' era😂😂
You have quarters in Italy?
Or a 10,000 lire coin...
Aldi is great. I usually go once a month and stock up on meats. Bring your own bags as well as that quarter!
They do sell bags there including brown paper bags. I do take my own but will use the brown paper ones occasionally because I use them to start my charcoal.
Fried chicken skin is pretty good too, in South Korea it is even on the menu at McDonalds!
Most *every* supermarket in the UK has shopping carts like that, except it's a pound. Think $1.30. Since Aldi is German, and they have many stores over the UK and Europe, not hard to know where the idea came from. While it's initially annoying, it stops jerks leaving their carts in the middle of the parking lot.
The Aldi quarter is the only cash in my wallet. I feel actual cash is dirty, and I always ended up with a bunch of change. Then people stare at you in discuss when you pull out $5.00 in change.
When I go to Aldi I buy the same Irish butter and ground beef and I would add the ribeyes they have the best bang for buck at $12.99 a lb which is $2 a lb cheaper than Costco
Thanks for that comparison! I just checked the prices on my local grocery store's app (HEB in Texas), it was around $5 higher than your Aldi haul. However I usually buy those items when they are on sale at HEB. The Aldi closest to me is about 3 miles further than HEB, but I do go in there occasionally. Thanks also for the chicken thigh deboning, great idea, I'll be trying that out soon.
Looks like you missed the grass fed ribeye for 11.49/lb. The grass fed ground beef is also available in a family pack (3 of those smaller packs) at 4.50/lb.
I always carry extra quarters for my Fla. neighbors if they forget one.
Thanks for your comparison I am staying on the East Coast for the winter and ran into Publix and all of their pricey groceries. I cannot find decent organic foods and I’m so frustrated, so I’m planning on going to Aldi tomorrow and your comparison was great information. Thanks so much.😊
Aldi sells the best priced grass fed beef I've seen
Aldi is now our meat place, since all the specialty markets closed during Covid And prices went up so far. I also love their Italian sausage, ground buffalo And ground lamb ( sometimes). I break down pkgs to get sized for two & mix ground pork & ground beef for meatloaf mix before freezing. Plus small breakfast steaks.
Those locking carts have been in Canada for a few decades. Very smart system actually.
Just found your channel yesterday. Great videos and information! Thanks!
Love ur show!!
No BS,u tell it like it is, good or bad!! Practical thinking!!
The proof is in the pudding!
I miss the Cart Quarter system our local Shoprite had carts got returned... aldi has been in the state for yrs i though everyone has there cart quarter in the ashtray by now
Also very common in Canada, and we always try to leave a quarter in our car.
Might be a good video idea, I can get gold leaf chicken quarters at .79 cents a pound. If you cut and grind it yourself there's big savings cause ground chicken is about 3.60 a lb. Big savings and chicken stock bones. Just a idea for you. Love the videos
Funny, a few weekends ago my husband took my Aldi's quarter and gave it to my granddaughter. I love Kerry Gold, just can't go back now.
Try the grass fed New Zealand butter at Costco. It’s even better
Love how you show how to cut the meats at the same time thank you!
Thanks! I’m going to Aldi’s for some grass fed beef for my Burgers dinner!! Hubby will be very happy!
I didn't go to Aldi yesterday because I didn't have a quarter.
Great video brother and thank you for the comparison as I have all three stores in Florida!
Great info. Thanks!
I love this video, great job, God bless you
Lots of people in the UK will have a 'trolley token' which is a little metal circle that you use in the cart instead of a coin. Just keep it in your car or on your keys as a keyring and you never need change.
There is a $20 difference from Aldi to Publix and almost $10 less than Walmart.
that $10 pays the gas in your tank and to work for a few days, and if you look at the cost to shop at Publix, saving $20 would help you feed a larger family another day.
Shop Aldi's, just remember your $.25 (You get it back) and bring your own bags (Aldi does not provide them to you ...)'But, hey, better prices and a minimum savings of $40/month on these ($460 a year!) is a savings!
But then I'd have to find larger family to feed.
@@flashwashington2735 Or take early retirement in stead...
I use the boxes that have been unpacked. Just ask the clerk stocking the shelves. They have no problem . Perfect shopping basket for me.
I buy quarter chicken at Aldi. 5 quarters for $4.99, $5.50. depending on what they have. Adi is a German company.
I live to shop values between Aldi n Sams Club- THOSE are my meals 4 the week/month. Roll with whats movin! Save tons being flexible! Yes. EASY work dealing with bone in....BUT bone in? seasoned n baked 350 for 52mb- Solid.
I like to shop where the store trusts me with a cart. Now that Aldi's is buying Winn Dixie, I wonder if They will lock up the carts ? America is great with so many shopping options.
I love that sharp knife. I’d struggle with mine.
In their cold cut section, you can buy a 16oz pack of black forest ham for under $4 all day long. I stay away from grass fed. Their "not grass fed entirely" rib-eye steaks are wonderful. I salt them and set them, uncovered, on a 1/8 rack for a day or so then wrap them in plastic and let them age a week or two in the fridge. Amazing. I shop four stores in a rotation. Aldi, Walmart, Cub Foods (my regional chain), and a local grocer that specializes in meat. That local store regularly has 80/20 ground beef for $3.49/lb in 5lb plus bags. A lot of people buy only that as it is a damn good price for damn good protein. Check the ads online on Sunday and plan your shopping week.
❤️ I love Aldis is great I went from 260 every week to
165 with Aldi's is like cereals with different name but are considered basically the same ingredients and at it is best to go shopping at Aldi's than a local Walmart or Publix I guarantee you will love it your wallet will thank you for it. 😁
Here in Minnesota, people practice "paying it forward" at Aldi's. It's not unusual to see single carts parked off to the side, so those without a quarter can use them for free and hopefully park them off to the side again, foregoing the return of the quarter, so that someone else can also use them for free and set it aside for the next shopper. It might get a bit messy, but it's called being "Minnesota Nice."
Believe it or not, here in the city of brotherly love, There's always someone paying it forward at Aldi, guess since we're saving all that money
I found a split lamb breast at Aldi, from a local farm no less. This is not an easy cut to find. If you never had lamb ribs or lamb belly your missing out.
I'd also like to point out the Aldi beers should be in your carts also !
The grassfeed ribeyes are pretty good also. Hust cut kinda thinner than i prefer
Thanks.
love it! I always buy the prosciutto packs there. Excellent for wrapping veggies in it and, of course, the cheese tray. Their speck is fab also! Hard to find those, though. They also have fab cheese selections, some imported are excellent! Their goat for those who have the A2 thing going on, theirs has cranberry and blueberry and boy are they good on a bagel. I will be watching more well marbled advice. Best regards,
Those cranberry and blueberry goat cheeses are so bomb! 😋
I just had the seasoned chuck roast / made it the slow cooker... just added a lil water and potatoes and it was amazing
I live in Southern California, and I'm surprised that our prices are cheaper.
I'm from the UK, all of our shopping carts have those contraptions on. Before they had them our canals were full of shopping carts.
Thank you Wizard great video
Great comparison & tips, thanks for sharing! :)
Here in my hometown in germany is a big parking lot with an aldi store and 2 other supermarkets. One of them is really fancy and more expensive than aldi.
We have "to pay" 50 Cent for every cart. A few people don´t bring the cart back with the 50 Cent in it. So there are a few poor people that get this cart and bring them back and get the 50Cent so they can make some extra money. I did this a few times and gave may cart to an handicap man who can´t speak properly.
I feel like a spaceman when I hear Americans talk about the quarter for a trolley. It's crazy how you're just seeing it now. Have always had them in the UK.
No change, just use a key....it works!
Up here in Canada all the stores have the locks. BUT our Walmart carts cost a dollar. Nice
Their lamb is amazing!
Definitely love chicken thighs with bone and skin. I save the skin and fry it up for my dog who just loves it. Bones for stock and really moist chicken. What's not to love 😊
Should try this...., take the skin, wrap it around your favorite bulk sausage, pin it with a toothpick, and either air or deep fat fry it till crisped. Damn fine eating there.
Aldis black angus ribeye steaks are awesome and at 13.99 per pound a great deal.
Shhhhh. Don't tell them that secret!
All supermarkets have that in Ireland, putting money into the cart. That's where Aldi got it
Aldi has good hot dogs made of real meat cheap. Also I love the bacon . Every now and then I find lobster tails and bison on sale
Their 1 lb chubs of frozen ground turkey are also a great deal!
Chicken skin is so good seasoned and crisped in the air fryer or oven. 😋
Aldi also has the 10 bags of Chicken quarters (bone in) for just $.59 / pound. Probably cut the legs off and still be under $1/pound.
Aldi! Good meat too. I’m watching the animal vax story w interest. Thanks for the comparison. I’ve found Aldi can beat Costco as well. Aldi bought uninspiring grocery chain Winn Dixie. We will see what’s coming….
So how does Aldi keep prices low? The carts are part of it. Also, there are only three employees in the store and they do EVERYTHING. Some stores are adding self-checkout and those are stocked better because the employees are stocking shelves and cases instead of operating a scanner. And of course there are the off-brands, some of which are made by the brand name companies. Trial and error will tell you which Aldi products do and don't measure up. In my experience, the canned beans and tomatoes are fine, but the canned BAKED beans are horrific. The deli meats are comparable to the cheap supermarket pre-packaged deli meats, but of course not as good as, say, Boars Head. That grass-fed ground beef is a steal. Produce prices are ridiculously cheap, but be careful; some of their produce (like potatoes) tends to go bad quickly and you can't buy just a few. If you like pasture-raised eggs, Aldi has them for $4.69 (and they didn't go up much when the shortage was on) vs. Vital Farms eggs which are STILL $7.99. I do about 70% of my shopping at Aldi.
been to aldis. and price smart. overall quality of protein is iffy. watch the flyers! regional chains usually offer pork and chicken for 0.99. beef is a crapshoot. it's all about smart shopping and buyer beware. unfourtently price and reasonably quality don't run hand and hand. eating better these days requires eating less. sucks.
Now maybe you canose that weight!
Me and my wife go there weekly from their eggs to a lot of their canned goods as a lot of people have mentioned their veggie fruit and veggie section is usually a lot cheaper, but my wife told my aunt about it to try to help them save money, and my cousin won’t go there because they think it is cheaper as in cheaper quality food. Well, we have been given my aunt some of that food because they flat out broke And she has even pointed out and asked us where did this stuff come from? We like it all came from Aldi and she’s like well. It’s just as good as the namebrand and we’re like yeah why do you think we shop there it’s a lot cheaper, especially like canned stuff and it’s just as good. It just has a different name on the front of it, green beans people are green beans. The only thing that might make them majorly different is if they season them
You can use a rounded key in Aldi's carts.
And bring your own groceries bags!! They do not have grocery bags except reusable ones you must purchase at the check out, so bring your own reusable bags! I love Aldi❤
Their reusable bags are very cheap, durable and long lasting.
I saw that you can use the round back of a key, house key, instead of a quarter, if you dont have one. Just keep the buggy, so you can get the house key, back when you are finished. 😅
Many times when I’m returning my cart I meet someone who needs one. I give them the cart they give me a quarter so easy
Always keep an Aldi quarter in the car
I ball so hard I don't even sweat the quarter.
I just take a spare box of something solid and use that as a cart so I don't have to bother with a quarter and they appreciate not having to throw away another box
Aldi has given me a quarter when i couldnt find one. It works, who sees carts in the parking lot!
They should do those carts everywhere it wouls slow down carts hutting cars. My favoriate store.
i used to get a quarter every other time I went to Aldi from people leaving the quarters in the carts LOL the best deals at Aldi was on their dairy products like butter and cheese and such.
When I debone my thighs I like to keep the skin on. It's my favorite part.
Please don't confuse pork "loin" with pork "tenderloin".. similar but not the same. Great episode. Good comparison. ALDI is awesome 👍🇺🇲👊
As for Aldis so called grass. fed ground beef, there are all. sorts of games that can be played with the term grass fed. I have tried aldis and i truly do not believe it is 100 percent grass fed at all. The taste is the first giveaway. The price is the other. I have had true grass fed meat from some different Amish farm farmers out near here and i have a decent idea what real grass fed is. I do shop at aldis for some meats though. They have cheap steak that can be rescued witn sous vide cooking and they have some frozen patties s that i keep around for conveniece.
The term "grass fed" is a joke and way more expensive. So is the term "free range" chicken.
For chicken, your paying for the weight of the bone also. At my local store boneless are $1.15 lb