Last week the remodeled Aldi's opened, right across the intersection from the Walmart at which we shop in the larger town northeast of us. My husband sighed, when I told him that I wanted to stop there on our "hit all the stores (Walmart, Walgreens, and Kroger) while we are in town trip. He initially sat in the car while I went in. After looking around, I went back, deposited my quarter, and got a basket.

I was impressed. They had the best prices on peanuts and cashews that I've seen out here, and if the taste is good, they will be a good bargain. I was also able to find a good price on fresh lemons and broccoli, sweet potatoes were 39 cents a pound, and butter was $2.89. After I'd been in a while, investigating, my husband came in to hurry me along. I placated him with an Austrian dark chocolate (49%) bar that I'd bought. We had some for lunch, and we agreed that it is wonderful--and I'm not usually a dark chocolate fan. The chocolate has convinced him that Aldi's should be one of our regular stops on our grocery runs.