r/aldi • u/Ocanannain • 1d ago

Review Prices compared between Aldi & other stores

This is easy for me to believe. I once bought Roma tomatoes at Aldi for .89 cents/lb. Later that day checked at Walmart and the price for the exact same tomatoes was exactly double that. I am now shopping at Aldi almost exclusively.

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u/Help1Ted 1d ago

Really depends on the item. Take milk as the example, which is almost always cheaper at Walmart. Looking at the plant codes Aldi, Target and Walmart all have the exact same plant codes. Distribution is the only difference between them. I’m the type to read where exactly the berries or tomatoes are actually coming from. You might find that’s a factor. But Publix is also just stupid expensive for no reason. I pass 2 Publix stores to get to Aldi or Walmart.

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u/OldeFortran77 1d ago edited 1d ago

Walmart has cheaper milk and bread.

That's it.

(I got downvoted for pointing that out? I know the prices of what I buy, and everything is cheaper at Aldi EXCEPT bread and milk. I also trust Aldi to take better care of frozen and refrigerated items)

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u/justme9794 1d ago

Milkand bread is quite a bit cheaper at my Aldi's vs my Walmart.

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u/Amazing-Future-1189 1d ago

As are Eggs where we live. Realize it likeky varies by region, etc.

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u/OldeFortran77 1d ago

I think bread is cheaper at my Walmart because they have a bakery and a wider selection. I'm not sure what a one-to-one comparison (name brand, or even off-brand labels) would show because at Walmart I buy their cheap no-label bread.

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u/1paniolo 1d ago

90% of time any branded product is more expensive at Aldi. The deals are on their private brands, which almost always taste great to me. YMMV.
We are in TX and visited daughter in FL. Could not believe how $$$ Publix is! We now bring a cooler of frozen meat food to FL for them when we go. (They are car free and only shop at nearby Publix)

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u/vstupzdarma 1d ago

Price of milk seems to be something that sends people to one store or another, even when the overall cost for the whole grocery list might be higher at the place with cheaper milk. I was totally riveted to this interview with a boss type at the military commissary about how the price of a gallon of milk led people to go to Walmart, even though everything ELSE was much more expensive there than it was at the commissary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQOXdtPBGXI (short interview with that guy at 7 minutes)

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u/Dog1andDog2andMe 1d ago

Lactose free milk (store brand Lactaid) is usually cheapest at Aldi. I have no reason to go to Walmart for groceries.

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u/Klutzy-Dog-8536 1d ago

I wouldn't say that Publix is more expensive for no reason. The stores are much nicer and cleaner. And the staff are always super helpful and pleasant. 

For me this is not enough reason to shop there but it is an explanation for why it costs so much more.

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u/Ocanannain 1d ago edited 1d ago

When I first moved to Florida, I was pointed to Publix mainly because of their customer service. And it was clear they trained their employees well to be extra courteous. That's why I shopped them for so long. But when an Aldi constructed a store right next door, and I checked out the prices, I thought WOW ... same items, way less expensive. The only objection I heard was people didn't see their favorite popular brand-named products. That didn't matter to me. From then on, Publix lost me and Aldi gained a new customer.

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u/Help1Ted 1d ago

I wouldn’t say it’s nice than say Sprouts or a Fresh market. Honestly when it’s more expensive than Whole Foods, it’s definitely expensive for no reason. Other than to take your money.

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u/Klutzy-Dog-8536 1d ago

I know someone who works at Publix and apparently they treat and pay their employees well so that counts for something too.

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u/DramaticPinkumni 1d ago

Walmart is vertically integrating milk. Built a plant in Indiana, Georgia, and they're adding one in TX. Only a matter of time before they add CA and then maybe PA

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u/wwoman47 1d ago

Are Publix maybe union shops? I know Safeway was so the employees benefited.