Aldi

I love Aldi. I seriously don’t even understand how anyone grocery shops elsewhere.
Aldi has super friendly workers (probably because they are getting paid a living wage) and low prices. Aldi is great because it is a small grocery store that still have tons of selection choices on all types of groceries.
Over the past couple of years, they have really continued to get better and better choices. They carry a lot of gluten free and organic products. The produce is usually pretty good. They always have a nice selection of the basics (for me) such as potatoes, broccoli, carrots, bell peppers, cabbage, mixed greens, apples. They also have a nice meat selection ranging from lunch meat slices to pork tenderloin to ground beef.
I always leave here super happy about the huge amount of groceries that I am taking home for the price that I paid. For the same price at Ingles, I would take home at least half as much food.
The groceries are left in their shipping boxes at the store instead of having people spend time unpacking them. I really appreciate that because it allows Aldi to pay better and because people use the boxes to take home groceries in rather than wasting more grocery bags.
This is my number one grocery store.

Bring a quarter to checkout a shopping cart – you get it back when you return your cart. Bring your own bags and be ready to bag your own groceries. Save around 25−40% on staples and produce. If you’re making something with ingredients like cilantro, you’ll need to drop by a regular store too, but the amount you save is definitely worth it.