Reason #52,491 that I love Aldi: Seasonal special buys.
With the winter holidays upon us, Aldi is stocked to the brim with speciality food items, baking goodies and a whole aisle of toys!
Today when I went to Aldi to do my weekly produce stock-up, I took some time to check out their special holiday items.
Although kosher-keepers can’t partake in Aldi’s holiday meat and speciality cheese selection, I was very impressed with the number of items I found that did have a hechsher on them (looks like I’m going to need to update my Kosher Aldi Database!).
Many of the Special Buy baking items are kosher, including my absolute favorite: Andes Creme de Menthe Baking Chips. (These make the best minty chocolate chip cookies.)
And of course, Aldi carries plenty of items that don’t require a hechsher — from paper goods to fresh produce to toys.
Aldi’s Seasonal Special Buys are priced extremely competitively, but you can save even more when you shop the Lower Price Red Tags.
Nearly all of Aldi’s Seasonal Buys get marked down even more following the “season”. The section below, for example, features post-Thanksgiving goodies for as inexpensive as $.25 (sadly none were hechshered).
I plan on visiting Aldi again in the days after Christmas to scope out the markdowns. In my experience, discounts range from 25-75% and the longer something sits on the shelves, the deeper the savings go.
Even if you’re not looking for a Seasonal Buy, I absolutely adore the everyday savings in Aldi’s produce section. Sales vary regionally, but at my store today, I was able to snag pineapples for $1.29 and a 3-lb bag of navel oranges for $.99.
I’m especially excited to see Aldi carrying more and more organic selections. My store had organic cherry tomatoes, apples, carrots and bananas — and with the exception of the bananas, those items are all on the Dirty Dozen list.
As we’ve talked about before, while I can’t necessarily afford to buy all my family’s produce organic, I do try whenever I can to avoid conventionally grown produce for those Dirty Dozen items.
Do you love Aldi, too? Perhaps you’d like to try out Aldi for the first time? You can find an Aldi near you on the store locator.
Two lucky KOAB readers will each win a $50 gift card to Aldi to splurge on some special seasonal supplies or to help cover their weekly stock-up. (We shop weekly at Aldi for produce, milk, yogurts and eggs and never spend more than $40, so if you win, your $50 should go a long way!)
Here’s how to enter the $50 Aldi Giftcard giveaway:
#1. Leave a comment on this post telling me what you love about Aldi. If you’re new to Aldi, just let me know that. This comment is required to be entered to win this giveaway.
For up to three additional entries, you may do any of the following:
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This giveaway is open only to residents of the United States who are 18 or older. Entries will be accepted until Wednesday, December 25th at 11:59 p.m. CST. The winners will be selected randomly and notified by email immediately. They will have 48 hours to respond. Good luck!
Disclosure: Aldi will provide the winner of this contest with his or her prize package. I was not compensated in any way for hosting this giveaway nor for sharing my (positive) opinions of Aldi.
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I just discovered an Aldi nearby and shopped there with my sister. We had a really fun time there as the prices were good and there were a lot of kosher items. Hope I win!
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i love aldis because the fruits and vegetables are much cheaper than my local supermarket!
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After reading your post about how great Aldi is, I checked for the nearest store, and was surprised to see that it’s just a short drive away! Hope to win so I can get to check it out!
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My dad loves aldi in CT but there are no convenient ones in NJ
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I have been going to aldi for a few years now and I am absolutely hooked and addicted. I but everything from lactaid milk to parve peanut butter pretzels and peanut butter chocolate spread in regular chocolate and white. Also, usually ask of their seasonal items go on sale a short while after they get it in. I don’t know what I would do without Aldi. Rove crackers ate good too.
Like you, I love the unbeatable prices!
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I like the produce and canned goods selection at Aldi’s.
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I’m new to Aldi. One just opened up across the street from my regular grocery store a few weeks ago.
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I love KOAB and Aldi. Two great ways to save and stay on budget.
I have never been to Aldi’s, but I have heard some friends speak about it. I wouldn’t mind checking it out with a gift card 🙂
You’ve always spoken so highly of Aldi’s and really peaked my interest. An Aldi’s is opening up soon near where I live and I would love to win $50 when I go try it.
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I like the fact that you have to pay for a cart. I know that’s silly, but I hate going to our local grocery store and having to get a cart that’s been sitting in the rain or snow for hours and is all wet.
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I love how they save money not giving shopping bags out…keeps the cost of everything down. Thanks
I didn’t visit Aldi stores for a number of years after an unfortunate canned food incident. I have recently been impressed with their organic selection and find myself visiting the store more often. It’s becoming a weekly stop for us. There are only two other stores in my community where I can purchase produce. One is generally quite expensive and the other (Walmart) tends to have mold issues and moldy-smelling displays. Aldi is clean and has excellent pricing.
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Rarely go but love the cheap prices.
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I have been shopping at Aldi for years. My mother is the one who introduced me to the amazing savings you can get at Aldi which means I have been shopping there for over 10 years more like 15!
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Aldi is great! Especially for produce.
I LOVE ALDI!!!!! I love that I can do my weekly staples shop for about $50. I love that it’s quick and reduces the chances of impulse buying. I also love that u can see the special buys the week before so u can decide if u really want/need to purchase them.
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I love Aldi!!! Their products are so fresh the produce is excellent quality. So happy because produce is so high everywhere else shop at Aldi in Chicago and West Palm Beach
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