When you think of pie — as in apple, cherry, pumpkin — you might think of one of two things. You might think about an actual round pie, like the ones you have around the holidays. Those pies could be…
Rachael also contributed to this post. This morning, we paid a visit to our local Aldi store to see how it looked in the midst of the coronavirus shopping frenzy. We arrived shortly after the store opened. Here’s what we…
This post contains affiliate links. Aldi’s distant cousin Trader Joe’s is, first and foremost, known for its food, but the store also carries a small line of toiletries, almost all of them under its own private label. One such toiletry…
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus in the fall of 2019, companies have been scrambling to respond. This week both Aldi and Trader Joe’s have reached out to customers. Here’s what they had to say. Aldi NOTE: This email…
Coronavirus — more technically known as COVID-19 — has been a major news story for much of early 2020. On March 11th, the World Health Organization officially declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, meaning it is now considered a worldwide…
This post contains affiliate links. Hand washing is a proven way to help reduce the transmission of many diseases. A person’s hands potentially touch their mouth, nose, and eyes (and food), transferring whatever is on the hands into places where…
This post contains affiliate links. For most people, pain relievers and fever reducers are must-haves in the medicine cabinet. While fevers in adults are not generally considered dangerous (children can be a different story), and mild pain isn’t, either, there…
Joe Coulombe, the man who founded the trendy small-inventory grocery store Trader Joe’s, passed away on Friday after a long illness. He was 89 years old. Coulombe first got into the store business in the 1950s, when he bought out…
In December 2019, the city of Wuhan in China — a city with a population of 11 million, but one that is otherwise not well known to most Americans — suddenly became a worldwide story, as reports emerged of a…
From time to time, we’ll get comments or emails from people asking when Aldi is going to come to their area. In many cases, it’s clear the people think we’re Aldi (we’re not), but it highlights a common problem for…
