Monday, July 11, 2016

Aldi vs. Schnucks - some data

My husband and I work full-time. We have two kids and a very busy life. And expenses. Our goal is to find easy ways to save money every month - without feeling like we have a whole new penny pinching job!

I have forever been trying to save money on our grocery bill.  Sometimes our food be can be about $1,000 per month! I have tried couponing (worked for about a month...then I gave up). I have tried shopping at Costco/Sam's. I have even tried only going to the grocery store once a week.  But honestly, with two children in the house I often ended up making quick runs to the market and spending $20-$30 for one thing! Ha!

Today, I finally decided to try something new.  Friends and Facebookers have forever been talking about Aldi's.  Tonight, I decided to try it to see if it really is worth all the hype.  

I bought most of my groceries at Aldi's and then went to Schnuks to write down the price of the closest product on my receipt. Line item by line item. LOL it took some time.

I saved about $30.  I didn't have to clip any coupons.

Here are my actual groceries! And the price today at Schnucks for the same products. 

I can totally shop at Aldi's and make a dent in my grocery budget but not waste a ton of time. 

I am so excited to share this with you!!  Just remember to bring a quarter for the grocery cart and bags to bag your groceries. :) 


Item
Aldi's
Schnucks
Difference
yellow tomato
$1.49
$4.00
$2.51
Asparagus Fresh
$1.79
$4.00
$2.21
grape tomatoes
$1.89
$4.00
$2.11
organic ff milk
$2.95
$5.00
$2.05
bluberries
$0.99
$3.00
$2.01
chocolate milk
$1.29
$3.19
$1.90
Baby carrot
$1.19
$3.00
$1.81
cheese stick
$2.69
$4.49
$1.80
tropical juice
$1.29
$3.00
$1.71
strawberries
$1.29
$3.00
$1.71
string cheese
$2.79
$4.49
$1.70
Bananas
$0.96
$2.19
$1.23
Blackberries
$1.79
$3.00
$1.21
Red onion 2 lbs
$1.79
$3.00
$1.21
Moo tube (gogurt
$1.79
$3.00
$1.21
yellow onion
$1.79
$3.00
$1.21
Mayo light
$1.89
$3.00
$1.11
Orange Juice
$1.99
$3.00
$1.01
pure olive oil
$3.19
$4.00
$0.81
mini sweet peppers
$2.79
$3.00
$0.21
pringles
$1.45
$1.50
$0.05
Gold potato
$3.50
$3.50
$0.00
rainier cherrier
$4.00
$4.00
$0.00
peas
$1.00
$1.00
$0.00
sqaush
$1.69
$1.40
($0.29)
Flavored kernels
$1.99
$1.59
($0.40)
Total
$51.26
$81.35
$30.09

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