https://efficiencyiseverything.com/grocer-comparison-aldi-wa...
Crazy loss leaders get people into the store, but 1$/lb more expensive meats kill any cost savings immediately.
For many things Aldi are also clearly better than both brands and other supermarkets on quality (e.g. bakery, chocolate) as well as being cheaper. So we need to buy fewer brands at all. I can't imagine going back to one of the others on a regular basis unless Aldi screw up badly or close down. :)
The minimum standard for baked goods and chocolate in Germany is far higher than in the U.K. What’s the reverse, where you just couldn’t sell it in the U.K. but in Germany you’d just occupy the low end of the market?
Aldi just has the advantage of not having the tasteless junk from what Tesco or Asda laughably calls an in store bakery, or the inedible slimy crap that Kraft now pretends is Cadbury or Green and Black chocolate. Aldi own brands just seem to retain some memory of bread needing to have taste, chocolate like chocolate etc.
That said, their 70 and 85%, chilli and single origin aren't really low end. I don't think I miss out on much taste, or quality, just some flavour options.
It's complicated to make cost comparisons - do you compare own brands or known brands, etc. But in the UK shoppers report Aldi and Lidl as being better value
https://www.which.co.uk/news/2018/02/the-best-and-worst-supe...
Speaking of random, those center aisles... I'm almost always tempted to buy some interesting item that we really don't need.
Though I can't say I've ever been disapointed with the products and their return policy is super flexible.
- A standalone olde-style jukebox machine.
- A half-sized Street Fighter arcade cabinet.
- A split system air conditioner.
- Numerous power tools.
- An inflatable water slide.
Currently fighting against buying an 8-camera home security system to upgrade our dodgy 4-camera one.