Kaufland in the biggest shopping center of Stuttgart-Vaihingen Schwabengalerie is my favorite…read moresupermarket!!! There are several reasons: always fresh products, really wide choice of products (groceries, electronics, clothes, household goods and cosmetics) and every week special offers, even sometimes 1euro-discount products! Strongly recommended :)

If you live in Vaihingen then you most probably know this place and do your shopping there!…read more Good pricing, ease of access and great variety all add up to make it a certain recommendation unless you just wanna go downtown!

Being from out of town and country this Aldi was set up very similar to the one I shop in the US…read more I forgot to bring my tote and the store happened to be giving out promotional Aldi totes this evening. I got bit to eat some staples and my candy to bring back home to family and friends in the US all under 20 Euros so I felt pretty good. Did I mention I can't speak German and still managed to accomplish :)

There are good things about Aldi: Prices, the offers it's not too busy, it's got what you usually…read moreneed for ur day by day needs (other than special items!) and did I mention the prices?! The cons on the other hand would be about the variety! Same things but a lot of them and only one or max two counters working make the queues sometimes annoying! They also seem to have no decent supply of beef meat (Any Canadians around here :D)

They charge you 25€ for parking if you forget your parking disc. I understand that they want to…read moreavoid long term parking, but the company who is checking the parking spot has a prospering business with it. Even Saturday 1pm for a 10 min shopping stop they charge you. I cannot recommend such a market, since they obviously do not want to have customers.

Out of the four available, this one is the biggest commissary as far as space and selection. The…read moredeli counter is pretty decent and the guys are really friendly. You can get a freshly made sandwich super cheap too. All the meat is frozen so if looks fresh, it's not. It will tell you not to refreeze. You can get some pretty good deals. Baby back ribs for around $5 for a double rack...not bad. Make sure you watch prices...not for sale items but just the regular price. Since they sell at 10% over cost the price goes up and down with each shipment. Also, pay attention in the produce section. Some things that you are used to paying "each" for is charged by the pound. Lettuce, for example, is typically $0.75 PER HEAD but here it is PER LBS. Lettuce is pretty heavy when you aren't paying attention.

There is a lady who works in the deli (forgot to get her name) needing extra training on…read morewrap-making. She makes sloppy wraps by adding disproportionate amounts, making the wrap impossible to roll neatly. What I do every time she's making them is GUIDE her-"Not that much lettuce" or "Will you be able to tuck it and roll it with that much in the middle?" Otherwise, the rest of the commissary is pretty good. Although, they don't have a standard date format when they crank out expiration date stickers. So you have to guess if "08-09" means September 8 or August 9. Look closely at their expiration labels as one time I bought snacks that expired and began to mold. They don't seem to monitor this.

Huge Grocery store with everything. Took us a while to get around. There a Media Market right up…read morestairs from it inside the grocery store.

i used to go here all the time while studying abroad as it was a two minute walk from student…read morehousing. cheap wine, cheese, bread, fruit and meat at very high quality, although that might just be a german thing. checkout always stressed me out but it was always worth it. i miss so many products here, wish i could get them imported.

I'm told that Lidl is the "brother" of Aldi. I think it's a touch better with more selection and a…read morechoice of higher end items.

Specials on ethnic products every month and seasonal finds. If you find a product you like that you…read moreare accustomed to from the states are your home country or continent, its best to buy a few if you catch it. You'll regret it if you don't. Great store for hard and or missed finds. Great prices as well.