So, a new Aldi store opened up around the corner and I had to check it out. This particular location is pretty nice with clean, wide aisles, lots of basics and some special purchase items mixed in. I like the veggie section where you can choose from regular fresh produce or organic options. 3 large, fresh bell peppers for 99 cents a pack? You can't beat these prices! Milk is $2.40 a gallon...eggs are 69 cents a dozen...and there are other great prices too on basic staples that you would shop for regularly. I appreciate the Aldi cart system where you "rent" your cart for a quarter and when you bring your cart back, you get your quarter back. Genius! I literally have witnessed someone going up to the cart corral and seeing that you have to pay 25 cents, scoff noisily and shake his head and storm off. Really dude? Like...you get it back. And as a bonus, you don't get an ugly door ding in your car from those lazy people who don't bother walking 10 yards to return their cart. Seeing a number of carts sail through the parking lot during a windy day and slam into cars at Target still makes me shudder. I wish every grocery store followed this model. Common sense isn't so common I guess! My only gripe would be that there is always a line (sometimes 1 cart deep, sometimes 8) due to the fact that there are usually only 1-3 checkers. Again, this is the Aldi business model in order to keep pricing low, so if you are okay with this, you won't mind saving the cash in exchange for a few minutes of your time. read more