Aldi

Oh Aldi, you always make me spend more money than I intend to. Why must you insist on having such delectable goodies poking their noses over the edges of the shelves which somehow always find their way into my trolley?
But in all seriousness Aldi really has managed to shake off the stigma it once had by continuing to stock good quality items at slightly lower prices than the big supermarkets. Especially with the ‘super 6′ offers and weekly offers on meat that often beat the big supermarkets measly 20p off by a country mile.
Aldi is great for the vast majority of things but it’s quite rare that we can do an entire weekly shop there, unfortunately some items we can only get at our local supermarket that shall remain nameless. That being said their selection of beers is great (and lets face it, it’s what we’re all here for!), with several ales, weissbier, pilsner and a few other bits and pieces as well all coming in at £1.25 or less per bottle — bargain!
Just make sure you take some carrier bags to reuse, they will charge you!

As you may have seen from previous reviews, I am a bit of a bargain hunter. I like to eat well (by having a very mixed diet) and save as much money as possible on the boring stuff (like the food shop). This makes me a really big fan of Aldi.
I remember the stigma that was attached to discount supermarkets when I was younger and the shame of having «non branded» crisps in your lunchbox at school, well, I certainly feel that a lot has changed and these stores are now a viable option to get great quality, cheaper food (and drink) options.
This branch is actually my favourite. I know, it’s weird having a favourite branch of Aldi, but when we can’t get to market on a weekend we have a plethora of Aldi’s and Lidl’s around us to choose from. This one (just by Cannon Hill park) is always tidy, clean and tends to have the items we need in stock (rather than other branches which seem to run out of things).
I always find it really funny to see how many Mercedes, Jag’s and high end cars are parked in the car park of this branch. Clearly the discount supermarket is no longer a taboo!
As well as the usual choice of fruit, veg and meat you will find lots of speciality items here. With everything from award winning wines and champagnes to a great selection of baking paraphernalia and season items in stock, if you’re anything like me you’ll usually spend more than you bargained for!
Again, this is my favourite branch of Aldi in Birmingham. If you are looking for a way to cut down the cost of the weekly shop or just get a picnic in before visiting Cannon Hill, you could do much worse than popping in and seeing what these guys have in stock.