My grocery bill dropped $40 a week after I switched stores

I used to shop at Ralphs every Saturday and my total was always around $120 for just me. Then a friend told me to try Aldi over on Bouquet Canyon Road. After three weeks of shopping there, my weekly bill is now about $80 for pretty much the same stuff. The catch is you have to bring your own bags and some items are different brands. Has anyone else noticed a big difference switching stores in the SCV?

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jordan_anderson901mo ago

Actually Bouquet Canyon doesn't have an Aldi - you're probably thinking of the one on Soledad Canyon Road near the Staples. That one's been there for a few years and it's definitely a game changer for grocery bills around here. The brand switch is rough at first but after a while you figure out which Aldi stuff is just as good as name brand.

elizabethn561mo ago

Wait, are you telling me I've been driving to the wrong Aldi this whole time? I thought Bouquet Canyon just had some secret Aldi I kept missing. Now that you mention it, the Soledad one is solid though - their knockoff Oreos are basically the same thing, just a little less sugar.

the_xena29d ago

Wait, less sugar in a cookie? That's basically health food then!