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Locations:
Lakewood South/Toms River - 70 and Massachusetts
Lakewood North/Howell - On the 9 right before Walmart in Howell
Manchester - On the 37 in Toms River.
Flatbush - Next to Flatbush Junction Target on Flatbush Ave (and Ave I)
Flatbush (larger store) - Nostrand Ave and Ave Y (plenty of parking at Party City lot as well as on roof)
Flatbush/ 5 Towns- Gateway Junction (Belt Pkwy near Starret city)
5 Towns- near green acres mall- 750 sunrise hwy
Passaic/Clifton- 56 Lakeview Ave near Clifton Ave

Kosher Items (Pareve/DE, Pas Palter) - All Aldi Store Brand [Always recheck Hechsher!!!]
Almond milk
Baby Food Poches
Bagels
Baguttes
BBQ Sauce
Bread
Cereal - Cheerios, Fruit Loops, Peanut Butter Puffs, Cookie Crisp, Cinnamon Life.
Coconut Oil
Couscous - Garlic and Herb
Flatbread
Flour Tortillas
Four Pepper Salsa
Fresh Cut Salsa
Granola
Hard Tacos
Hummus
Iceberg Lettuce Garden Salad  - Has a OK
Instant Oatmeal
Italian Bread (may be PY)
K Cups
Mayonaise
Nuts - Roasted Almonds, Cashews, Peanuts.
Oat Milk
Oreos
Pasta
Peeled Garlic
Pickled Jalepenos
Pickles
Pita Chips - Garlic and Chive
Potato Chips - Plain, Wavy, BBQ
Pretzel buns (PY)
Pretzel Slims
Pretzels
Raisins
Salmon (with skin on)
Smoked Salmon/lox
Snackers
Sorbet
Super Food Granola
Tortilla Chips - Just became DE
Wild Rice - Garlic and Herb



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Re: Aldi Master Thread
« Reply #20 on: March 10, 2024, 08:31:51 PM »
was just in Aldi on Friday
Didnt remember what to check but checked a few items bolded above

Mayo 3.29
eggs 12pk 2.64
veg oil 48 oz 3.39
Macaroni .98

So everything at least slightly cheaper, and some things significantly cheaper.
The macaroni at Aldi's comes in 12 oz packages. I have found Target and Trader Joe's to be consistently 99 cents for a 16 oz package

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Re: Aldi Master Thread
« Reply #21 on: March 10, 2024, 10:32:31 PM »
was just in Aldi on Friday
Didnt remember what to check but checked a few items bolded above

Mayo 3.29
eggs 12pk 2.64
veg oil 48 oz 3.39
Macaroni .98

So everything at least slightly cheaper, and some things significantly cheaper.

Mayo:  If it's not Hellman's it's not mayo.  Does that still apply to your price comparison?
Eggs: large not extra large so that's not really a great price
Oil: Canola oil is often on sale in the frum stores.  This week it's on sale in GG in Lakewood for 5.69 for 96 oz.
Macaroni: Already mentioned above

For the record, I like to shop at Aldi.  I often buy french fries and tater puffs there (disclaimer that you need to check for a hechsher EVERY time you buy them because I've seen them with and without a hechsher).  I also buy loads of cereal (I specifically like their imitation rice krispies and rice chex), vegetables, canola oil spray (I like it better than Great Value brand), nuts, etc. 
 
I find that their prices vary from great to good to ok, depending on what you are buying. However, you can buy most of these items for about the same price from Walmart (and if you have Walmart+ you can have them delivered for free to your door).
« Last Edit: March 10, 2024, 11:19:24 PM by Thrifty »

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Re: Aldi Master Thread
« Reply #22 on: May 30, 2024, 07:14:30 AM »
Is anyone going to Aldi in Brooklyn in the next few days? Can you please pm me. I'm looking for a specific seasonal item.
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Re: Aldi Master Thread
« Reply #23 on: May 31, 2024, 09:54:46 AM »
Their mayo is very good

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Re: Aldi Master Thread
« Reply #24 on: August 13, 2024, 05:46:20 PM »
Not in the wiki

Aldi sells take and bake; specialty selected french baguette and specialty selected Italian bread loaf, which baking makes it PY.

Aldi also has specialty selected flatbread for pizza which according to some opinions adding toppings and baking makes it PY as well.
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Re: Aldi Master Thread
« Reply #25 on: August 13, 2024, 06:43:19 PM »
Not in the wiki

Aldi sells take and bake; specialty selected french baguette and specialty selected Italian bread loaf, which baking makes it PY.

Aldi also has specialty selected flatbread for pizza which according to some opinions adding toppings and baking makes it PY as well.
What's the difference?
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Re: Aldi Master Thread
« Reply #26 on: August 13, 2024, 06:46:00 PM »
What's the difference?
The breads need to be baked...

The flatbread doesn't.
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Re: Aldi Master Thread
« Reply #27 on: August 13, 2024, 06:46:47 PM »
The breads need to be baked...

The flatbread doesn't.
It comes par baked?
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Re: Aldi Master Thread
« Reply #28 on: August 13, 2024, 06:48:42 PM »
It comes par baked?
I guess so.

https://snarklesauce.com/blog/2024/01/10/aldi-italian-bread-take-n-bake-review/

From this blog.

"Anyway, if you haven’t tried this before, it’s essentially a bread that you finish baking at home. I heard about it from some Aldi fans online who were complaining because they didn’t realize the bread required additional preparation prior to serving — and so they tried to serve it right out of the bag, and…it was awful."
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Re: Aldi Master Thread
« Reply #29 on: August 13, 2024, 06:51:15 PM »
This one is scroll k py. Not sure if it is store specific.
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Re: Aldi Master Thread
« Reply #30 on: August 13, 2024, 06:52:18 PM »
Interesting. It looks pretty well baked before, even if it may not taste great.
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Re: Aldi Master Thread
« Reply #31 on: August 13, 2024, 06:58:09 PM »
Interesting. It looks pretty well baked before, even if it may not taste great.
Needs to be baked over 10 min. On the mitvtza kashrus WhatsApp chat it been discussed several times and some Rabonim say it's enough. Pm me and I can share the screenshots.
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Re: Aldi Master Thread
« Reply #32 on: August 14, 2024, 10:22:00 PM »
wiki updated with more stores
i heard that the salmon is fresh and some will buy e/t there is no certification

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Re: Aldi Master Thread
« Reply #33 on: August 14, 2024, 10:25:17 PM »
wiki updated with more stores
i heard that the salmon is fresh and some will buy e/t there is no certification
Salmon with skin on

They have smoked with ok
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Re: Aldi Master Thread
« Reply #34 on: August 14, 2024, 10:41:18 PM »
Adding another PY product. pretzel buns (with CRC).

As I don't shop often in store, I noticed that the prices are much better than instacart prices (even with the 20 percent off GCs).
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Re: Aldi Master Thread
« Reply #35 on: September 19, 2024, 05:57:00 AM »
Baby food squeeze pouches. $0.88 per pouch!

Instacart for some reason has it listed for $2+ in Brooklyn however other locations have it listed for 0.88.
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Re: Aldi Master Thread
« Reply #36 on: September 19, 2024, 07:48:58 AM »
How is the checkout process. I haven’t gone in years but it used to be an agonizing wait by the cashier which is why I never returned.

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Re: Aldi Master Thread
« Reply #37 on: September 19, 2024, 08:12:50 AM »
How is the checkout process. I haven’t gone in years but it used to be an agonizing wait by the cashier which is why I never returned.
If they added self checkout then it’s usually quick

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Re: Aldi Master Thread
« Reply #38 on: September 19, 2024, 08:58:35 AM »
If they added self checkout then it’s usually quick
Does Howell have self checkout?

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Re: Aldi Master Thread
« Reply #39 on: September 19, 2024, 09:21:21 AM »
How is the checkout process. I haven’t gone in years but it used to be an agonizing wait by the cashier which is why I never returned.
Aldi cashiers are the quickest from any store in my (limited) experience. (obviously doesn't help too much if there's only one cashier and tons of customers)

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