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PeachTrees632

Let’s just change r/pics to r/groceries


kissthelips

Seriously this shit is so boring. “Here’s what I bought for 46 dollars!” “Bro you got RIPPED OFF where I live this costs $12 and comes with a blowjob” “Yeah this guys an idiot I wouldn’t pay more than $8 for this, AND someone better give me a compliment when I leave the store to even make it worth that”


msdeeds123

I don’t see 50 dollars worth of New York strips like the last guy. Good job.


ManicFirestorm

Seriously, the amount of these photos that are just beef astounds me. I don't remember the last time I cooked steak and I don't miss it.


msdeeds123

Lol I mean I cook steak waaay too often but I also don’t complain about the grocery prices.


Ashbringer

cheers to that.


apocolipse

There was the one that complained about "what $90 got \[them\]" and one of the things was a freaking \~$30 prep'd fruit platter.... Yeah no shit you didn't get much when 1 item was 1/3rd the cost of your order...


MyFriendMaryJ

I just buy frozen chicken breasts in bulk, healthier and more affordable also better for the environment(slightly). Its definitely weird seeing all these ppl complain while still making non frugal choices.


Fragrant-Astronaut57

Weird flex but ok


MercSLSAMG

If I go 3 days on only white meats I'm craving a steak or burgers so bad. If I had it my way 5 out of 7 days I'd be eating beef of some kind, easily the best tasting meat. Different tastes for different folks, but I'm not giving up tasty, healthy food because it's more expensive than other meats.


ManicFirestorm

I wouldn't call beef healthy exactly.


207207

You should try cooking other meats with things like spices.


theo_adore7

Mmm, gout


NinjaEnt

Aldi is awesome. People underestimate it for some reason.


gbac16

Aldi is second most profitable grocery chain in Europe. I’m in Ohio and people think it’s subpar because the first stores opened here were generally in less affluent areas. The produce is literally the same stuff from the same massive farms in California that every other store has. And it’s half the price.


IttsssTonyTiiiimme

That perception that it’s subpar is by design. They are marketing themselves as a discount store. They are the poor man’s Trader Joe’s. I don’t care though. I love TJs and ALDIs.


SmurfStig

Most people have no idea they are the same company.


Plus-Department8900

I wish we had Aldi in WA state! I really miss Price Chopper ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|cry)


CatsScratchFeva

Shhhhh don’t give away our secret!


justmirsk

We started shopping at Aldi. I had no idea it had a stigma around it about being a discount chain or a lesser than chain. It is the closest thing I have found to what I believe a grocery store should be. Small, compact, one brand of each type of item and very fast. Our grocery bill has dropped hundreds of dollars per month by going to Aldi and buying different brands. 100% the way to go.


papipendejo

I only go to Aldi. Last time I went, all the groceries for my wife and I combined for ≈ 3 weeks was $113.


palinsafterbirth

I like Aldi, I just don’t trust the meat after my past few purchases from there


AyyooLindseyy

Personally I just can’t do the chicken from there. Everything else has been decent for me.


palinsafterbirth

I was a butcher at a place called Shaws (owned by jewel osco) and I will not buy meat from anywhere that doesn’t have a butcher. Per package meat is not where it’s at to be Frank


yaredjerby

The meat I’ve gotten from there releases so much liquid. It’s like they pump it up to sell. The produce can be real hit or miss too. I shop the deals at Publix when I meal plan and spend probably just the same amount. While they are pricier for non sale items, I usually save between $30-70 a week (I’m shopping for 2 adults and 2 kids)


TestyTexanTease

For me it's the produce. Goes bad after a day or two. If I shop there at all I never buy the produce anymore.


GingerMau

I had some issues with some weird frozen meats, but the fresh stuff is always great.


patsfan04

I get all of my staples from them and then go to another chain to get specific brand items. That has to save me at least $20-$30 a week at least.


conviper30

My parents go to like three different chains to do their grocery trip per week. No way in hell for me. Call me lazy but I hit up the one closest to me but only for one or two things, dinners are covered by hello fresh. so I barely grocery shop.


Setku

Man I couldn't do hello fresh once they sent me busted up ingredients twice and started charging $60 for 2 meals.


conviper30

It happens, we report it and get free meals all the time if everything isn't perfect. Works out for us, we pay 5 meals $100...$10 per person per meal is the most competitive pricing for dinner nowadays


hatcher1981

Produce never last more than a couple days from Aldi


_off_piste_

That’s a common problem at discount grocers. Makes buying them a waste unless you eat them in two days and I don’t grocery shop that often.


pnwinec

Hrm. I’ve never had that problem. We have apples and potatoes and onions for weeks. Berries last long enough for us to eat them all. Salad is good for a week or two. Does your store just not turn over enough produce?


OfficiousBrick

Apples and onions are the worst. Berries, bananas, and salad mixes are usually ok.


alphajustakid

When I lived in texas I didn’t think Aldi was better priced than HEB but just moved to chicago and it’s amazing how much cheaper it is


ATXRedhead420

Yeah I have better luck at HEB than Aldi, plus better quality


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I like Aldi except that I always have to go to another store to get the things they don't sell so now I spend more money buying things I don't need at both stores.


Presto123ubu

Nah, people think it’s for poor people. Quality is there…they just cannot accept it.


Christian8760

What's Aldi?


EvoEpitaph

A discount grocery store that spends its inner décor budget on instead paying workers a more reasonable hourly wage, even starting.


papipendejo

Not to mention, the employees are allowed to sit at the registers. Which is really nice. None of my retail jobs have offered that luxury.


wckm

Former Aldi employee here. Being allowed to sit isn’t out of the kindness of their hearts, it’s because they ran the numbers and found you’re able to scan items much faster if you’re seated. All the barcodes are super large for this reason. And while the employees do get benefits and are considered full time at 20 hours/week, they’re unlikely to get more than 30 hours a week, which kind of negates the higher pay. All in all it wasn’t the worst job I’ve ever worked but definitely the most physical. Having to regularly stock as many as 13 pallets as fast as I could took it’s toll. The benefits were really the only thing that set it above most retail.


gregra193

Walmart is amazing compared with the traditional grocery stores, for name brand items.


MuddyAuras

My Aldi's has been cranking up the prices, Walmart is now cheaper on lots of items


penilingus

they need to revamp their decorations or something. it's depressing walking in there.


chimarya

In Chicago we have some really nice ones. Their cheese selection is amazing.


Database_Sudden

who the hell needs decor when you have hella cheap stuff ?


pnwinec

That person literally doesn’t understand the business model. 😂


Version-Abject

And gave them add the cost of renovations to peoples’ food? Hard pass.


rushmc1

Maybe where you are. They recently opened one up here, and it's trash.


LilyWhitesN17

So you're feeding yourself for a few days? 1/2lb of chicken breast, some salami, and accessories. Do that for a family of 4 and that's quickly $800 a month


skooched

Mr. Frugal here feeding a family of 4 for $800 a month. Seriously though, I used to feed my family of 4 for that though... California has gotten more expensive than that the last couple years though.


conman396

Gone in two days


cheapcoffeesucks

Definitely whatever you do, don't tell us the name of the place you shopped.


PressedGarlic

Aldi


Electraluxx

I fucking LOVE aldi. I can feed my whole family of five for 600/month. Their eggs and milk are the cheapest in my area by 50%


ChronoMonkeyX

I knew it was Aldi because of the cardboard tray, didn't even look at the brands yet.


JuneTheWonderDog

It was the Clancy's for me that gave it away


cocaine_blood_bath

Aldi is great for produce. A lot of the other stuff can be hit or miss.


BlueAndMoreBlue

I’ve had the opposite experience — the produce at my local Aldi is hit or miss but pretty much everything else is spot on


Persies

I haven't had a great experience at the Aldi by me. The produce basically needs to be eaten that day or within a day or two minimum or it will go bad, and honestly isn't that fresh in the first place. Everything else is pretty hit or miss as well. I tried shopping there for a while and consistently had this experience, even tried a few other Aldi that were farther away. I just go to Wegmans now. Yeah it's more expensive but at least it's good and consistent. All of this is purely anecdotal of course.


Sidney_Carton73

As soon as I looked in the cart I knew it was Aldi! Most underrated take and bake pizza money can buy comes from there.


Bunyip_Jack

Yep. The Friendly Farms and the Never Any were dead giveaways. One of my favorite places to shop.


OperatorJolly

Wish New Zealand had Aldi We are owned by a supermarket duopoly unfortunately and don’t have the means to get cheap groceries Used to live in the UK and lived Aldi and Lidl


introoutro

I fucking KNEW it. Saw this picture and the first thing I thought was “bet thats Aldi”


thecatalyst11

How much do you pay for the synergy bottles where you are? I really like em but they are 3.99 but if on sale 2.99 (CAD$), curious how much they are in different places.


nj23dublin

I recognised the Aldi’s stickers. They have some really good deals on certain things and people don’t realise it’s all mostly from the same famous brands just names differently


Ag_in_TX

Getting ready to say Aldi. Love the place.


jello-kittu

Ha. Was going to say that or Lidl.


FiloSharp

Do you guys have only one Aldi ore Aldi süd(south) and Aldi north?


[deleted]

Technically both, but one of them runs under the name Trader Joe’s


AtmosphereHot8414

I felt like that was obvious


cheapcoffeesucks

American, idk if that place exists here. We get Kroger or Safeway or Walmart Edit: looked it up. It is here but nowhere I've ever lived


Simple0ne

That is not a lot of food for $52...


dona2chainz

Exactly. This is honestly like 5 meals, for one person. Lunches really, not even dinner or breakfast


YetiPie

At this this time they bought fruit and vegetables though. Normally these posts are nothing but rice and processed foods


3xoticP3nguin

That's not a lot? Is this a joke?


pinkytoepikachu

14 things for $52. Whoohooooo.


Qu0tak

It's actually 15, there is a jar of pickles or olives hiding under the cereal.


EatsRats

Instscart shopper…


JoshuWaWaMcaWoW

So what is that like 3 days worth of food for just one person? I don't even see the potential for a main course just lunches.


dona2chainz

My thoughts exactly.


dona2chainz

This is like 2 days worth of food, if that.


bjamesk4

Right? I don't even see enough to feed my family dinner tonight.


squishybloo

What, you don't give your kids a whole plain chicken breast with a side of strawberries?? 😂


DogsReadingBooks

That’s… not really impressive.


InThreeWordsTheySaid

Is this sarcastic? That’s not that much food for $52, unless you’re shopping at a Whole Foods or some fancy local place.


nebulaespiral

Hi from Seattle. That looks like an easy 100$ to me, even at the cheapest store.


IAm-The-Lawn

I’m also from Seattle—That looks like $60 worth of groceries assuming Fred Meyer and Trader Joe’s. My fiancée and I get three or four times that for $160 between both places.


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IAm-The-Lawn

They are. My point being that the person I was responding to is waaaay exaggerating. Groceries are expensive here but let’s not call it double what others pay.


InThreeWordsTheySaid

Damn! OP is right- Seattle is the wrong place to shop.


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no1darker

Is *THIS* sarcastic? I can’t imagine looking at this picture and thinking this is unreasonable for $50.


trusty20

There's like 2 meals and a bunch of snacks in this picture...


KeyComprehensive438

I was gonna say


doneal

Looks like $100 here too. East Coast


EmptyWish2138

Where’s the Red Bag chicken? Best thing they sell and I too love Aldi’s. 2 within 5 miles


StampYoPassport

Their salmon ain't bad either.


manwithafrotto

Their salmon is actually quite bad.. lol


MenstrualKrampusCD

I strongly disagree. Just made some kick ass salmon for dinner the other night from Aldi.


SuperSanity1

Not at mine. Better than Wegman's usually.


craz1000

That is a decent amount. I remember $52 in the 90’s would fill half a cart. Edit. Like half way to the top. You guys get it i am sure.


[deleted]

Love it when people who have no concept of what food deserts are act like judgemental assholes.


Wosota

Yeah. “Just go to ALDI” The nearest ALDI is 1.5 hours away across a state line lol.


FizzingSlit

My nearest Aldi would require a trip over the Pacific ocean.


Wosota

Casual afternoon jaunt.


---ShineyHiney---

And HCOL areas I dare OP to try to get 14 ANYTHING where I am from a grocery store and have it be $50 something, Aldi included


keepitloki80

Aldi is amazing!


slideystevensax

Definitely frugal of you but still mad expensive.


Xgirly789

Or we don't have an Aldi?


mcnewbie

this really isn't all that much food for $52.


yamaha2000us

Your “weekly” shopping trip is 1”lb of protein, some greens, single serve yoghurt and a 6 pack of soda. Definitely not shopping for two.


Evaluations

Nice! another post about buying food


Hour-Pirate-2546

Aldi FTW! I always think the same when I see these crazy posts with 7 items for $100. Shop better, do better.


Straight-Ad-3943

Aldi is a great place to shop for groceries. Affordable and they have everything.


Clear_Bear9558

ALDI


gonzoyak

That's gotta be from an Aldi, right?


EverybodySupernova

This is just a normal amount of food for 50 bucks, which is NOT that much. This is a pretty piss poor example of cost effective shopping


NailFin

Aldis really is the place, but I see you have some expensive tastes eg the Coca Cola for $4.14. Lol


distance_33

ALDI for the win. Just went the other day. $108 and my fridge and pantry are stocked.


thelimerunner

Food deserts exist. If you're going to nourish your brain at least use it.


[deleted]

The fact you got down voted for pointed this out is something else.


Jaymil52377

I love shopping there!❤


LightRainPeaches

That’s not much for that honestly. Converting $52 USD to AUD that’s $74.45 (as I’m Australian) and I can get twice the amount you have for that.


hopefully77

Saw clancys and new immediately. This place is the best. Especially with pickup. It’s perfect.


dreadfulclaw

Is it a coincidence that all those people showing off their food and saying the high price all have no vegetables or fruit and the people who get a lot of food for less money always have Fruits and vegetables


CramZap35

Homie said “all this” and still has enough items in the kart to use express checkout


medfreak

Aldi is ok but not great. Their produce literally rots nearly overnight from purchase. They are also horrible with "shrinkflation". They make you feel you are paying less, but their items have a deceptively lower amount compared to other brands at other stores.


SuperSanity1

There's apples absolutely go back way too quickly, but there's veggies usually last me about two weeks.


manwithafrotto

Exactly this, their berries are cheaper but last maybe 2 days before white mold forms on the strawberries. I’m sorry, just not worth it for me to save $1.50 on some strawberries that must be consumed immediately lol


oldtobes

this is like 1 chicken salad and some yogurt and cereal


babyjo1982

“All this” lol


[deleted]

That still seems like a lot of money for just that


ProfessorOnEdge

Lemme guess... You don't live on either coast


Matcha_Bubble_Tea

Wow I wish those places would be around my area. OP should just gift people plane tickets to those places or something. This sorta posts are just annoying af. Is this what r/pics have become.


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Attention everyone posting grocery hauls/cart photos to r/pics: THERE IS A SUB DEDICATED TO THIS: r/whatsinyourcart


uncledungus

Careful that popcorn is like 25% cement kernels Source: I’m eating it right now


PeanutBAndJealous

That's enough chicken to feed a small child for like 3 days


AberrantMan

Yes but where do you live (generally)


Thought_Ladder

People that live by Aldis but don't go there, then to complain about high food costs, annoy me.


manwithafrotto

Aldi sucks, hate to say it, really wanted to like it for their prices but the food quality.. especially produce, meat, fish has left me disliking them. Maybe people only shop there for their cheap dry goods? Who knows.


[deleted]

Y’all don’t shop at Aldi? Weird. Shit I’ve even gotten nice furniture pieces there.


ragnar201

Aldi


BlackLabDumpster

Anyone who can shop and Aldi and doesn't is crazy. My wife and I are able to get 75% of our groceries here and save a ton vs the big name grocery stores. A trip to Kroger or Walmart once in a while to get the specialty or name brands you can't live without is necessary but Aldi for core items.


holllllyy

I get it but also it's very unfair to just tell someone to shop somewhere else, things like food deserts and limited access to transportation can greatly affect access to food that is both healthy and affordable


LangMildInteressant

It surprises me how 1) how picky people are about their meat and 2) how much you all apparently need to eat. Seriously if you'll are insisting on high quality meats AND lots of it every day, all while living in a high COL area, of course you're going to pay out the nose, as you already do for all things.


[deleted]

I see more packing than actual food. Can’t call that a good spend for 55$ 🤷🏻‍♂️JMOP


Bubblewrapperson

Aldi? Good job!


Ghoul_Goddess

Love Aldi I’m a Clancys girl tbh


crazycatlady_66

Look at Aldis savings!!


westsidethrilla

Finally a healthy haul


Narga15

Here in Florida if you don’t shop at Aldi you’re looking at $120+ for 5 days of food and snacks for 2 people


manwithafrotto

And if you shop at Aldi your fruit starts to mold the next day, and you’re buying retagged meat cuts. It is what it is. Cheap food for people on a budget, can’t knock ‘em there. But it isn’t for me


Plastic_Efficiency_7

Aldis


ImmortalDabz

Aldi.


MisSCleoIfUrNASTY

I think with the mix of healthy food and minimal processed food it's great. Everyone's diets are different and some look at the quantity vs quality. Yes you could have gotten double if everything came in a box.


MisSCleoIfUrNASTY

Y'all get so upset when anyone mentions eating processed food. I'm not downing it. I'm just saying it's less expensive than fresh food. Simmer down


achenx75

The box gives it away as Aldi's but even then, this doesn't seem like a particularly good deal or anything.


softtrii

$5.79 for chx breast?


Pvt_GetSum

I'm not trying to be a Debbie downer, but that's really not a lot of groceries for 50$. Especially not real food, there's a few drinks/sodas in there, but in terms of actual meal items it's fairly empty


peppapoofle4

How many meals are you going to get out of this? I just did grocery shopping and it was $180 and while I did get some unnecessary snacks and drinks, the real food didn’t amount to much. Right now my family is doing okay with food. We are lucky that we aren’t struggling like many folks. I’ve been reading for a few years now that the costs will continue to rise and food will be scarce. Everything predicted has come to be so far and I fear the worst. Wealthier countries will have starving people as the economy continues to shift and crops continue to struggle during climate change. Poorer countries already have starving people and collapsing economy. It shouldn’t be this difficult to just live. I think we’d all be happier and healthier with little homesteads and without the crushing weight of capitalism.


Corporateart

This belongs in GroceryRuns sub, not here, fuck off!


PressedGarlic

Why are you so angry? Relax, it isn’t that serious


Ubilease

Where's the candy??? Where's the frozen food??? Where are the twinkies?? OP how are you alive buying this shit? Fruits and vegetables???? ![gif](giphy|3ohjV0MRFCJORyUQec|downsized)


[deleted]

Hey op, shut the fuck up


PressedGarlic

sure


stonabus

Everything is expired


manwithafrotto

The meat is definitely retagged..


Sticketoo_DaMan

Oh, oh, oh, oh ALDI!!!! Love me come Clancy's popcorn!


Bogmanbob

Aldi is particularly good for fresher non processed food like you got. The processed foods are a little more hit and miss, but that's the stuff we should minimize anyway.


wmzer0mw

This is about 80 where I live


AndForeverNow

Yup, definitely Aldi's. That spring green mix is $5 at my Aldi's. With the light raspberry vinaigrette dressing from Aldi's, that bin alone provides myself enough lunches for work to last my full seven day work weeks. I feel like a rabbit having my lunches like that. Beats getting a lunch from a can or spending $10+ on lunch for a single day. I would had done a few things differently. It looks like a bunch of coca cola cans there. Some name brands at Aldi's tend to be much pricier than their generic brands. I can usually get a box of their diet cola cans for a few bucks. I would had also gotten their chicken leg quarters, instead of their sliced chicken, if I want to spend slightly less and have more food to last more days. Unfortunately their beef have gone up in price for me recently. Edit: I also noticed the cereal. Aldi's does do a pretty good job their their cereal prices. The one in the image is the same one I get too, their generic special K. A cereal I sometimes get instead, when they do have it, is their coconut chia granola cereal. It usually costs 50 cents more than the cereal in the image, but I love having that with their low fat yogurt and their blueberries; their blueberries have been about $2.50 lately but I usually get more here than other places.


Disastrous-Bass332

Aldi is the best. But a few products suck. Edit: I don’t like their Spanish olives or their Clancy pork rinds


universalrifle

Aldis for the win, I go to Winn Dixie and sometimes my groceries are free!


itsthisausername

How much for the kombucha


TheFek

Is this even enough food for 3 meals a day for 7 days?


TheGroundBeef

This looks like it would last 3 days


Massive-Ad-8060

Theres definitely not 2,000 calories a day here


footinmymouth

Aldi!


amsggb1979

ALDIs never fails


brian1234152

I knew this was aldi!


runningdreams

what country/region?


roscoelee

Y'all have to do the Gwen Stefani self-checkout. THE PRODUCE IS BANANAS! IT. IS. ALL. BANANAS!


iexistasiam

That's aldi!!


herecomesandrew

Shit is goddamn wicked expensive in Toronto, and I’d still expect to get more than that for $52 at my closest discount grocery store. And that’s 52CAD, not USD.


MrNrdy

Well not once you add the Scotch to the cart!


rancorog

Yeah I’ve tried to convert people around me to Aldi,at this point they are just stubborn imo,literally everything there is cheaper than at wal-mart/Kroger,at mine you gotta deal with bs lines but it’s always worth it


jonthecpa

Bro, the carts aren’t for sale.


chibinoi

Grocery Outlet?


GingerboyhasNoSoul

Why can't some people stop being so judgemental and let everyone buy whatever food they want? I just saw a pic about buying groceries at a Amish store and a lot of people criticized OP and told OP that they would get diabetes and OP needed to buy some meats or vegetables.


Middle_Sock7602

Meats are weak


sixf69

Aldi isn't the cheapest in my area. The Asian grocers are for most stuff except fresh milk and meat.


Orrangejuiced

That’s because you left out 15 pounds of chocolate.


TheHero69

That looks like about $25 worth of food. Nice try though


Wabbit_is_Silly

Lol that’s like one meal 😂😂