Grocery shopping, to me, means sprinting through a store as quickly as possible whilst dragging anywhere from one to three children behind me, grabbing whatever is within eye sight yet still managing to forget half the things we need but spend double the budget. Alas, I'm not one to grocery shop. My husband usually takes care of the in-store shopping and I order our food from Milk Run or Green Bean Delivery. But when the boss requires it, I’ll comply. So, on Tuesday evening, I headed over to both Aldi and Fresh Thyme to check them out.
Aldi was my first stop of the night. Here are a few helpful tips to “manage” Aldi (as it was certainly a different experience than I was expecting):
ALDI Newport, Ky. FTM file. |
ALDI Newport, Ky. FTM file. |
ALDI Newport, Ky. FTM file. |
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Fresh Thyme:
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For the area, though, it is a good, new, fresh, and organic food option on a much smaller scale than the Whole Foods in Rookwood. They have an amazing bakery, organic salad bar and lots of organic cosmetics. Shopping there felt more like shopping at a Farmer’s Market but with a larger and easier to navigate footprint.
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Savvy shopper Shelly Bean (not related to the aforementioned Green Bean), mother of two, says she “love(s) the competition (the two new stores) have created. I’m able to price compare and save.”
Elizabeth Delp, mother of two (notice a pattern), is an avid Aldi shopper: “I have shopped at Aldi for nearly 18 years and love it. I love it even more now that I have kids and can get their organic options. They have also removed all artificial dyes, msg and hydrogenated oils from ALL their products.”
Erika Peter agrees with Delp’s love of Aldi, “it is CRAZY cheap and unless you go on the weekends, it's usually not crowded. The new store in Newport is definitely one of the most spacious ones I've been to. So glad it's there.” Peter goes on to warn that price-shopping is still sometimes necessary as Aldi is not always cheaper then Kroger, just usually.
Marcela Raskova, originally from the Czech Republic, likes “Aldi for it reminds (her) of (her) home.” She goes on to say, “In fact, going there is a quick sample of the shopping experience in central Europe. Most if not all supermarkets there have carts for coins and bringing your own bags is a must.”
So, there you have it. A first-time shopper’s guide to Fresh Thyme and Aldi and some insight from frequent shoppers far more experienced than me. How about you? What have your experiences been like thus far? Leave a comment below or on Facebook.
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Not sure that was what Aldi is going for: Eastern European grocer
ReplyDeleteYou Ft. Thomas people have Krogers all to yourself now....Biggs used to do the same thing with there carts....get your maid to carry your stuff....
ReplyDeleteI am from Ft Thomas and do my own shopping ha no maid here. I Prefer fresh thyme they don't except w I c or foodstamps.
DeleteAldi itself is based in Germany so that's one reason it has that feel, no problem with that.
ReplyDeleteI'm not surprised by the carts. After all, Aldi is a German grocery store. My parents prefer it because Kroger/Walmart is just too huge and confusing for them while Fresh Thyme is too niche.
ReplyDeleteIf you prefer to pay for a giant building, carts, bags, baggers, advertising, loyalty programs, self-scan machines, electronic traffic counters, chocolate fountains, etc.,etc., etc. then Kroger is for you. Aldi is about as close as you'll get to just paying for groceries. that said, we still hit Kroger for certain things and will price shop all three (Kroger, Aldi, Fresh Thyme) as long as they want to do battle.
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