tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229782282812067745.post2413900099591185201..comments2023-02-20T02:15:52.545-06:00Comments on Carrie Elle: Adventure at AldiCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17369403354976855749noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229782282812067745.post-1407285038263193012012-07-16T17:16:15.439-05:002012-07-16T17:16:15.439-05:00It would have been nice if the cashier had thought...It would have been nice if the cashier had thought to tell me that as I was wrangling two kids and pushing my cart out the door...LOL! I actually ended up going back a few days later to buy food for a family function and I was prepared and we saved a ton of money. $.79 hot dog buns for the WIN!Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369403354976855749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229782282812067745.post-3734851881329557052012-07-16T08:34:36.019-05:002012-07-16T08:34:36.019-05:00I have to confess I was laughing while reading you...I have to confess I was laughing while reading your post. My mum shopped at Aldi and now I do about 2/3 of our shopping there. Yes, definitely bring a quarter and reusable bags. They sell paper bags for 5 cents.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16056071028372845761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229782282812067745.post-32858250698763754952012-07-06T14:48:42.548-05:002012-07-06T14:48:42.548-05:00We usually take reusable bags with us too, but I d...We usually take reusable bags with us too, but I didn't think to grab them on our way out the door (that's a great idea though, to put them in the trunk right after unloading groceries from them...then I'd never be without).<br /><br />I guess the quarter thing works, there weren't any loose carts in the parking lot!!Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369403354976855749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229782282812067745.post-28642106008243065152012-07-06T13:48:49.346-05:002012-07-06T13:48:49.346-05:00I've never even heard of Aldi. But, that sound...I've never even heard of Aldi. But, that sounded like an experience! We always have reusable bags in the trunk of our Prius and our bags are the HUGE totes that can carry the same amount as three Target plastic bags. Since I don't carry groceries anyway (the hubs always does), I'm all for stuffing the heavy crap into one bag. Lol. <br /><br />They used to do the quarter thing here in California several years back, but they scrapped those. I haven't been to another grocery store with a quarter slot for carts since I was a kid.Leilanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00105761711250999982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229782282812067745.post-6726478783490832422012-07-06T08:40:37.257-05:002012-07-06T08:40:37.257-05:00Kasee, you could probably save some serious change...Kasee, you could probably save some serious change! he carts are actually bigger than normal carts - they're a bit wider (they have room for two kids to sit in the front, kind of like Costco carts). <br /><br />Oh, and if your car is clean you would pretty much die when you saw my trunk...the fact that I had loose groceries in there is kind of horrifying.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369403354976855749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229782282812067745.post-74733780307606065412012-07-05T23:45:45.617-05:002012-07-05T23:45:45.617-05:00I want an Aldi's! I would be in trouble with t...I want an Aldi's! I would be in trouble with the carts, though, because it takes 2 to get my shopping done each week, and I rarely have quarters on me. I'm totally laughing at your trunk, too, because my truck (Excursion) is pristine on the inside and I would FREAK if I had to load groceries in like that! The outside of my truck, though, is a whole different story ... living on a dirt road and all ...Kaseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10185367643856149911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229782282812067745.post-81347874034941764062012-07-05T21:30:52.245-05:002012-07-05T21:30:52.245-05:00Yes, the $70 grocery bill was amazing! And I will...Yes, the $70 grocery bill was amazing! And I will probably go back now that I know about the whole "BYObag" thing...ha! The lady in the parking lot told me about the boxes too, but I didn't notice any...but then again, I apparently wasn't noticing much of anything today.<br /><br />You are a brave woman! Every time I make it out of the house and back successfully with both kids I feel like I deserve a prize of some sort (that would be awesome). It's not that I don't want them with me, it's just that I clearly have a hard enough time as it is on my own, LOL!Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369403354976855749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8229782282812067745.post-56608896450011962432012-07-05T21:20:49.351-05:002012-07-05T21:20:49.351-05:00This is a funny story for me because I have shoppe...This is a funny story for me because I have shopped with my mother as a child at Aldi's and knew all these things. LOL I think what they do is great because it keeps the costs down. They usually have boxes on the floor under that long shelf so you can fill them yourself for free. <br /><br />I shop with four children and feel lonely without them there. I must be an oddball!NeKishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17302085112685764444noreply@blogger.com