My main grocery store is Aldi and I use the expensive, major grocery stores to fill in the gaps. Well yesterday I needed a half cart of items and the main roads were closed due to a parade. I decided to go to Giant Eagle instead of Aldi. I had only around 12-15 items in my cart and nearly fell over when the bill came to $58!!

When I came home, dh announced he wanted to go to Aldi to get some steaks for the grill today. So I got out my receipt for Giant Eagle and made a list of what I could have gotten at Aldi. When we got there, I added up what I paid at Giant Eagle for the exact same items. The difference on these few items was over $13! We re-bought the items at Aldi and took back the stuff to Giant Eagle. In the end we were ahead $21 because since I didn't have my Giant Eagle card, on top of what was more expensive using the card, I paid even more because I didn't have it. They were very nice and adjusted everything.

With our savings we went to a festival all afternoon It was a pain but I'm glad it happened. I really know that I am saving a ton of money. Sometimes I get used to their prices and get 'spoiled'. All the time I kept thinking, "dh makes a good living and we Still need to save this money. What about the people that don't - how on earth do They afford those prices" I've also noticed a LOT more people shopping at Aldi. With gas prices people just can't afford fancy stores anymore!!

i have never been to one, but my friend went to the closest one around here, about 25 minutes down the turnpike recently. she said they have really great deals. maybe i'll make the trip one day.

Don't forget to check out our new grocery bargains forums. We're going to be listing the best deals at many stores (including Giant Eagle and Aldi) every week with the help of Deal Detectives as well as our members. If you find a deal, let us know!

http://mommysavers.com/boards/grocery-bargains/
Giant Eagle Savings 6/12 ~ 6/18
Aldi: Deals June 8-15

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When we were in St Louis I would go with my sister in law. We don't have and Aldis down here...HEB dominates.

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Jenny, wife to Brad, mommy to two crazy little kids with one on the way!

I don't have an Aldi close by, so I do get almost all my groceries at either the supermarket or CVS.
I use coupons and match them with sales. THat's how we afford the things we buy. I don't know how other people do it-- just walking around the store and buying what they feel like buying.

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That is quite a savings!!! I don't think it ever would have occurred to me to return groceries though!!! I would have chalked it up to a lesson learned.

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I have returned groceries as well--often. I check all large bags of produce when I get home and if anything is rotten it gets returned the next day. I am really tired of people putting the worst potatoes/fruit/onions at the bottom so that we can not see them and expecting us to pay for the rotten ones--I do not--if there is bad one I return it and get a new bag/box

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"Families are like fudge... mostly sweet with a few nuts."
~Unknown~

I am incredibly lucky that I have a Giant Eagle,WalMart(Supercenter)and an Aldis all w/in a 1/2 a mile stretch of each other.(GE and Aldis are actually in the same parking lot)not to mention 3 dollar stores in between them.

I absolutely love Giant Eagle....but it's like any major grocery chain...you gotta know your stuff...if you're crafty w/coupons and rebates.......you can make an absolute KILLING on their BOGO and 10/$10 deals.(specially if your GE doubles coupons,which thankfully mine does)

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Good going! It annoys me when I have to pay for broccoli by weight but they leave loads of the stalk on it so It weighs twice as much. Why should I pay for the stalk which I can't even eat?!

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Saving for one of these fancy vacuum cleaners!

I shop at both, but most of my shopping at Giant Eagle is done with coupons and their sales!