Start small, try a few things you might like and give them a go. Personally I don’t buy fruit or veg as I can get fresher elsewhere. They have some great non-supermarket type items and most of the food is made in the same factories as the big name stuff, just branded differently. Give it a go, you just might surprise yourself

when i first started shopping at aldi it was a real shock. but slowly week to week after trying more products our family found we loved it. i recommend to start with a small basics shop and go from there e.g loo paper,wash powder,cheese,meat ect.
best thing of all we were saving a huge ammount week to week at aldi yet had more. i would never do a full shop at woolworths ever again its just so expensive. i like the fact that aldi has a good small selection of all product you could need rather than being like woolies and coles with whole isles of the same basic item.

Take your own bags and you have to pack your own. I didn’t know about self packing when I first went so I kinda held everyone up lol

Everything is a bargain at Aldi. They sell all the usual meat, fruit and veg as well as other groceries. Best bit is most products are sourced from Australia, which I love

I’m also a big fan of ALDI’s cleaning products – sponges, scourers,paper towel and rubbish bags. Their dog food is such a great price and the kids snack foods and lunchbox items are also great value and a winner with kids. Their eye fillet beef can be a bit hit and miss sometimes but their pork belly and lamb shoulder when on Best buys are fantastic. Be prepared to stick to your budget as its easy to overspend at Aldi when they have also sorts of goodies on offer apart from the food and grocery items!

ok so far so good, love the dairy, butter, eggs are cheap! cleaning stuff good, plus chips are yummy!!

We purchase most of our meat, dairy and cleaning products from Aldi.
Plus dog food. Things like pine nuts and vanilla extract also seem to be priced alot better at Aldi. We still go to coles for items that we can’t get at Aldi. But I think Aldi is much better value in comparison

Just be aware that it’s not an all in one supermarket. Often you will need to purchase other things in Coles/Woolies/IGA etc as they don’t stock everything. We buy staples there like bread, milk, eggs and fruit and veg. You have to pack your own bag at the checkout.

cool, not happy about the surcharge and I always forget my bags!

Being preprepared for a trip to Aldi is always easier. I find if you purchase some of the reusable bags on the initial trip and keep them in the boot for next time, then the whole experience is a lot less chaotic than getting to the queue and finding you need to juggle getting the groceries up on the belt to be scanned and purchasing bags at the same time. Alternatively if you take some sturdy cardboard boxes that can be reused next time that is also easy to stack in the boot of your car.

Make sure you take a gold coin for the trolleys, if you have enviro bags take them (be ready to grab everything as scanned) and know your prices so you get a good bargain!

stick to your budget, make sure you have a gold coin in purse to be able to use trolley ( or purchase a disc you can keep and use everytime. take your own bags. be prepared to pack your own bags. pay by cash or savings eftpos. ( do not use credit as charged a small fee for using credit cards ) dont take the kids they will want everything. Try each product at least once to make up your own mind. some I will use again and again, but some I wont ( like I wont use aldi shampoo/conditioner or sanitary products )

Don’t just take your own shopping bags, try these SHOP SMART TROLLEY BAGS from Kogan. I bought 3 of them and they make shopping at Aldi so much easier because you can just put the shopping straight into the bags that are already in your trolley at the checkout, then just lift out the bags when you get to the car. No more time wasted packing your groceries in store or at the car. Note however you will need at least 3 of these for a full trolley (maybe 4 if you do a really big shop) because they are not quite as strong as some of the usual shopping bags. They are easy to use because they just clip over your trolley. But believe me they will be worth it because if you get a really fast checkout person at Aldi, you definitely won’t have time to do anything else but just put your groceries straight into these bags! Save me heaps of time every week. Aldi did sell their own version (I bought one bag when they opened a store near me about 2 years ago), but I haven’t seen them stocked since, don’t know why because they are great.

https://www.kogan.com/au/buy/shop-smart-bag-2pcs/

We are getting an Aldi next year. I can’t wait!

thanks guys looking forward to it, esp the specials!

Get a trolley and take your own bags to pack the goods into… Biscuits are at a good price so are many of the staples in the cupboard… And cold goods.., veggies and household cleaners, Some times they have some good gifts for the kids on special… When you go make sure you have time to spend looking at the shelves. Things are not in the order you would always expect them to be…. If you rush through you will miss all the low prices..

I was wondering that too since some are opening close by. I had heard that it was necessary to buy membership before you could shop and that they were ideal if you wanted to stock up on bulk items of highly processed, long shelf life items with the sugar, salt and bad fats added to help them stay on the shelf that long. And the Facebook page shows that they also do other items – like sleeping bags, tents and bigger items like that which are sometimes on special, but I’ve no idea if every store will have similar stock.

aldi does not have a loyalty card not even the staff has one too. (I did ask) there are things that you can not get there, you do have to go to other supermarkets to get them.
I have tried comparing the price to low price at coles. Woolworth price is higher than coles price.
aldi has great stuff to buy and better quality I have seen.
you can take back products that you are unhappy with, please read your product label to see if they have a logo saying unhappy with product refund allowed.
sometimes there are some faulty in meat quality and smell. I have taken 2 bags of chicken back before. mince meat- a lot of water pumped in.
I now shop at coles because its closer to home and has flybuys clocking up. I do know the quality in cans, packets are better than coles.
I missed out on the aldi cookbook. it would have been a lifesaver on savings. sometimes pinterest helps.
if you have time, doing research comparing prices from different shops and aldi can save you, coles and woolies have specials, aldi doesn’t.
once you go through some food at aldi, you will know or have an idea what your children likes.
happy shopping at aldi and don’t forget to bring your shopping list and bags!

Aldi’s great and is just like any other grocery store except you won’t find all the brands/products found in the mainstream grocery stores. You need to take your own bags or purchase theirs and you need to pack your own groceries. They don’t have a loyalty program as their pricing is more competitive. You can buy most staple items there and twice a week they have what they call their best buys. So they may have ski gear, gardening tools, baking items etc.

They have all the basics and I find it is good to try what you like and a lot of their items such as biscuits . chocolates , cereals are good quality . I would go early as the Aldi’s in Sydney are crazy here and is always busy , and don’t forget to bring your own bags .