Single-use plastic water bottles are not in style anymore because of recycling challenges, and Aldi offers no shortage of reusable water bottles so you can stay hydrated without filling up landfills. Among Aldi’s more recent water bottle options were the…
Aldi does a great job of creating a unified look in its packaging, both in its food and non-food items. With a lot of the non-food ALDI Finds (Special Buys), for example, you’re likely to see a familiar-looking blue manual,…
Each week we highlight a few of the more interesting items in the upcoming Aldi ad. Note that, in our area, the ad takes effect on Wednesday, but in some areas it may take effect as early as today, Sunday.…
Each month we try to plan a variety of multi-cultural food into our menu. Lately we have been having lots of Mexican and needed to branch out a little. When these three Asian sauces recently appeared at Aldi as Regular…
For those who prefer to cut hair at home, Aldi offers a haircut kit. It’s just in time for getting the kids in shape for the start of a new school year, or for using any time of the year.…
We’ve been writing long enough to see Aldi make all kinds of tweaks to its food products. While some of those changes have been a letdown, most of them have been for the better. We think that, overall, Aldi is…
While attending a family reunion at a relative’s sustainable farm this summer, I noticed the farm’s on-site shop sold kombucha. I was intrigued. I had never tried the fermented, probiotic-laden drink before, and where better to sample a new food…
Aldi sells pillows at various times throughout the year. For the past couple of years, in the late summer or early fall, Aldi has sold some specialty pillows of the orthopedic type as part of its healthcare-related Welby product line.…
As the summer winds down and we anticipate saying “goodbye for now” to favorite activities like long days at the pool, there is one summer tradition that has staying power as the seasons transition. S’mores are the perfect dessert for…
Figs are one of the oldest cultivated plants in the world. Archaeologists speculate that fig cultivation dates back to nearly 12,000 years ago, long before the likes of wheat or barley. Figs were commonplace in ancient Greece and Rome, and…
