Does anyone know when it will be open? Almost missed a great sale there; had my daughter pick up items in Langley. It will be nice to have a local store in California.
Edit: Aldi
Would'nt shop there if you payed me .If you like it more power to you but I'll shop anywhere else but there ,nothing seems fresh and the ones that I have been in (Bowie and Brandywine) seem dirty.
Does anyone know when it will be open? Almost missed a great sale there; had my daughter pick up items in Langley. It will be nice to have a local store in California.
Edit: Aldi
without making a trip up the road.
I stopped in the one in Brandywine today to see what it was like. I have a friend that loves Aldi's. I walked around for a few minutes to see what it was like. Honestly, I didn't think much of it. Most of the merchandise were unknown brands to me. Perhaps I just didn't take enough time to really look.
Whelp, I bought the last 5 chisel sets they had in stock for $6.99 for a set of 4. After lapping them and sharpening, they will last they rest of a person's life and do pretty much any task a woodworker demands of them. These are a fantastic bargain. I am giving the finished sets to my kids. My grandchildren may think of me in a hundred years when using them. lol
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The cans of beets are cans of beets, what can I say. Eggs were eggs...... and so on. I agree that you have to shop carefully anywhere.
I stopped in the one in Brandywine today to see what it was like. I have a friend that loves Aldi's. I walked around for a few minutes to see what it was like. Honestly, I didn't think much of it. Most of the merchandise were unknown brands to me. Perhaps I just didn't take enough time to really look.
It is a place to buy canned food, dry food such as instant mashed potatoes etc I think most of the people here are mistaking it for a full service grocery store which it is not.
The one I frequented in college was always clean and the cheapest place around to buy milk, it is still only about $2.50 a gallon while Walmart just across the street is over $3.50.
Most of the food I have bought there has been of the same quality as any named brand food. Some of the things such as the chocolates, wine, and biscottis were real gems.
I will be more than willing to shop there. Luckily, my daughter visits fairly regularly from Tacoma Park and brings groceries to us. She is able to shop at some of the Korean markets (H-Mart) and the Spanish Markets (Bestway). Instead of a buck for a small bunch of scallions we get five for a buck. Bestway has fantastic ground beef; the price went up on the last batch to $1.49/lb. It is terrific on the grill! Limes are often five for a buck and lettuce, parsley, and cilantro are equally reasonable. How about great tasting yellow delicious apples for $.79 / lb. Great prices on squid and shrimp! What's not to like. I also watch Nick's for a good sale and stock up the freezer.
I'm a passable cook and believe in the James Beard philosophy that great food is good ingredients cooked beautifully. We eat fish and crabs from the Bay a few times each week and tend a vegetable garden. Fresh food from these stores completes our diet. Locally, BJ's is a go to for us for meat.
I for one hate to go into a Wegmans. I think I go into sensory overload and get run over by suburban shopping carts > The waste from the store must be incredible and the consumer has to be the one footing the bill for it. I do however like their selection of cheese.
Darn, now I am getting hungry.
I just hope that whatever additional chain opens in St. Mary's that it is a full-size store. Our BJ's is half the store that the Waldorf BJs is... same with Bed, Bath & Beyond, JC Penney's, Sears, etc.
I just hope that whatever additional chain opens in St. Mary's that it is a full-size store. Our BJ's is half the store that the Waldorf BJs is... same with Bed, Bath & Beyond, JC Penney's, Sears, etc.
I stopped in the one in Brandywine today to see what it was like. I have a friend that loves Aldi's. I walked around for a few minutes to see what it was like. Honestly, I didn't think much of it. Most of the merchandise were unknown brands to me. Perhaps I just didn't take enough time to really look.
I was going to say, and where do you think the people shop, "Ollies, Big Lots, Wall Mart, Dollar Major (because it's sure not up to a general).But it is what the people want. :shrug: