Aldi Stores

A cheap and simple alternative to the eco-​food shops which populate most of North Street, Aldi offers all the basics to keep your fridge stocked, perfect for when you just want a jar of jam, and you aren’t worried whether or not it was made from fresh goji berries hand squeezed by Peruvian orphans. Aldi is a real no-​nonsense kind of supermarket, which doesn’t sell branded foods, and doesn’t even give out carrier bags — if you don’t have a bag with you, you have to buy one, which I think is far more eco-​friendly than Asda’s attitude of «You forgot your reusable bag? Never mind, have a load of free, wasteful plastic ones.»
The selection of food doesn’t ever change much, except for around festivals like Christmas and Easter, when you can get some wonderful continental treats like gingerbread houses and German Christmas fruit cake. However, the selection of fresh fruit and vegetables is much better than you might expect at these prices, and there is a guaranteed low price on six different fruit and veg items every month, to make getting your five a day very easy.

I found myself in the North Street Aldi this weekend, I don’t think I’ve been in an Aldi for a good few years, I had forgotten quite how European they feel! Everything from the low aisle to the way the prices are displayed reminded me of being in Italy!
I popped in to get a bottle of water — I picked up four bottles of lemon and lime flavoured still water for just 99p — that’s way cheaper than places like Tesco. There were loads of things there were really very good value, and some things that perhaps weren’t as good value but if you know what to buy you can save loads!
This particular Aldi branch has a huge carpark — it’s good to know you won’t have to carry your delights very far!

Although not quite as quirky as its Lidl counterpart, Aldi still beats the likes of Tesco in terms of shopping experience. This branch of Aldi tends to be pleasantly uncrowded most days and stocks a great range of fruit and vegetables, often at discounted prices, in addition to a mouth watering range of exotic cakes, chocolates and biscuits.
If you’re planning a picnic in Greville Smyth Park but can’t afford the extortionately priced snacks at nearby Southville Deli, Aldi will save the sting in your wallet. And after you’ve picked up your wines and cheeses, go to the biscuit aisle and pick up some Disco Biscuits. Trust me: you’ll never look back.

Aldi is always a good place for a bargain. Personally i don’t think you could do your entire weekly shop here as it isn’t a large enough store but if you have the time to shop around there are some cheap gems here. it’s quite good especially for cheap imitation booze and chocolate (super-​healthy)! Although they do have offers on the fruit and veg there isn’t a huge selection here and it’s usually wrapped in the evil unnecessary plastic. On the upside though they have been charging for carrier bags in Aldi for as long as i can remember which is a great incentive to use less.

We’ve all been feeling the pinch a bit with the credit crunch and impending recession upon us. Perhaps that is why Aldi’s on North Street, Bedminster seems to be busier than ever these days. That said, they still do have some really good deals. For example, at the moment they choose six fruit or vegetables each week to heavily discount. Its worth shopping there for these bargains alone. Cheese is also fairly reasonable, you can pick up a jar of pesto for under a pound and with the onset of Christmas, the sweets and chocolate isle have some really good bargains. The only problem is the queues at the checkout, but then again, you get what you pay for, don’t you?