This post contains affiliate links. Aldi sells a number of outdoor products during the summer. Many of those products are designed for use at campgrounds, but Aldi also rotates out beach accessories. You could argue that the Crane Pop-Up Sun Shelter is designed to do a little bit of both.…
This post contains affiliate links. Aldi has quite the selection of outdoor gear as part of its rotating ALDI Finds during the summer, especially where camping is involved. While some of it falls under the Crane label, most of it is under the Adventuridge house brand. We’ve tried out Adventuridge…
If you’re a wine aficionado, there’s a good chance you’ve heard about Aldi wines, which are pretty inexpensive compared to other outlets. But which Aldi wines are the best? To answer that question, we reached out to Jon Thorsen of the wine review site Reverse Wine Snob. In addition to…
Because Aldi products are often less expensive than their name-brand counterparts, people often wonder about their quality. Durability in Aldi products can vary, but overall I’ve had positive experiences. Here are a few of my family’s favorite Aldi items that have stood the test of time. We’ve owned these items…
This post contains affiliate links. In most of the United States, the end of May is the beginning of the hot season. Swimming pools across America open on Memorial Day weekend, and in much of the South, East, and Midwest, daytime temperatures in the 80s and 90s become increasingly common.…
One of the newer additions to Aldi’s rotating selection of limited-time Special Buys is mochi ice cream. Mochi ice cream, according to Wikipedia, is a dessert made from Japanese mochi (pounded sticky rice) formed into a dumpling shape with an ice cream filling. The outside of the mochi ice cream…
In 2016, our family had the opportunity to visit Polyface Farm, just outside of Swoope, Virginia, on the western edge of the state. Polyface is run by Joel Salatin, a legendary advocate for grass-fed beef and other humane farming practices. (Joel is also my father-in-law’s first cousin.) So Aldi caught…
In late spring, Aldi sells a number of swimming-related items, including swimming pools. Among them is a mid-sized name-brand pool at a decent price that caught my family’s attention. The Summer Waves 10′ by 30″ Quick Set Pool would fit in our smaller back yard, and at 10 feet wide…
For many people, late spring means it’s time to bring the grill back out of hibernation. (My grill never really goes into hibernation, but that’s another story.) As Memorial Day approaches to herald the unofficial start to summer, it’s natural for people to start thinking pork chops, chicken wings, hot…
Special thanks to Kelly for helping us out with this review. I bought a pineapple slicer from Aldi several years ago. It was sold under the now-discontinued Kitchen Living brand name, which used to be one of Aldi’s house brands that included a variety of kitchen gadgets, cookware, and serving…
