Aldi, the discount grocery chain, is opening stores all over Dallas this year. I just tried one for the first time. Luckily, I had a quarter in my car. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to unlock a grocery cart. (You get your 25 cents back when you return the cart.)
The other surprising aspect of the experience is that if you want your groceries bagged, you’re doing it yourself. (And you’ll pay for those bags, unless you bring your own, as I did.)
I wasn’t expecting the store to be nothing but off-brands, but considering the prices, I should have. I just walked out there with two gallons of milk, four cans of tomatoes, five cans of beans, a loaf of bread, a jar of peanut butter, a bottle of salad dressing, three containers of chicken broth, and two containers of hummus. Grand total? $17.75.
