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[homedecor1]

just wondering as I was food shopping today  and the price of produce is outrageous in there ($4.99/lb for honey crisp apples, $2.89 head of iceberg lettuce, $2.99/lb for green peppers & more!) and meats $5.99/$6.99/for ground 80/20 beef as example!

I was chatting with a employee friend and he said many buy meats & produce at SaveALot and do the staples at their store.

We have one near us but I've never gone in and today's flyer had some good produce buys.

Just would like some feedback of the quality of their produce/meats if you've shopped there. Thank you as 1/2 my food bill today was taken up by these items.

[Helen852]

Probably have to weigh the good with the bad.  $4.99 for honeycrisps is pretty good around here.  I've seen them $6.99/lb and they're so big 2 apples would be a lb.  Bananas are $.39/lb there and $.49 everywhere else.  

I like the meats at SAL, they have actual butchers in addition to some packaged meats. I buy Sabra Hummus there for less than regular grocery stores as well.  

I always check the sales flyers for the deals.  I have a friend who does all their shopping at Aldi's -- everything from meat to veggies.  Personally, I'm not a fan of Aldi's.  I'd rather go to Sav A Lot.  The closest Trader Joe's is too far to travel too.  

[denisemb]

I'm sure the stores vary by area, but I was not impressed with my local Save A-Lot.

Do you have an Aldi's near you?  I buy a lot of fresh produce (and occasionally meats) there and have never been disappointed.

Good luck!

ETA:  Looks like Helen852 and I posted at the same time - I say try it out and see what you think!

[homedecor1]

Thank you for the info. I think I'm going to take a ride to both stores tomorrow. I saw here is a Aldi not far from here.

We have WM super centers with complete food market but I've never had good experience with the produce there.

[Winifred]

I have one of these stores about a block from my house. Am very disappointed in them as they carry very little brands I am familiar with. Weird stuff quite frankly. Will say, however, when they put their boneless/skinless chicken breasts on sale - I go and buy a bunch for me and my brother who lives up in the mountains. They are HUGE and delicious. Most boneless, skinless chicken breasts are absolutely tasteless. Theirs are good. I rarely buy anything else there unless I need a gallon of milk.

Do not know where you all are located but most of the strange brands in the store near me obviously cater to the Spanish speaking people. I did try some of their pasta and a couple other things - absolutely horrible!!

[Toppers]

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@homedecor1 wrote:

just wondering as I was food shopping today  and the price of produce is outrageous in there ($4.99/lb for honey crisp apples, $2.89 head of iceberg lettuce, $2.99/lb for green peppers & more!) and meats $5.99/$6.99/for ground 80/20 beef as example!

I was chatting with a employee friend and he said many buy meats & produce at SaveALot and do the staples at their store.

We have one near us but I've never gone in and today's flyer had some good produce buys.

Just would like some feedback of the quality of their produce/meats if you've shopped there. Thank you as 1/2 my food bill today was taken up by these items.

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I would tell you to just go and see if you like it. Aldi's is our go-to store as they seem to have the best prices in our area, but the Save-A-Lot stores in our region are nice stores, too. They don't seem to be as inexpensive as they used to be, though. 

They do have nice produce, and we have bought produce from there, and their dairy products are good, too. We've also bought their lunch meats and cereals and soups, too. I've liked everything that we bought there.

[gardenman]

I like Save-A-Lot for produce and frozen vegetables. Most of their dry goods are generics and not necessarily good in my opinion. I do love their generic oyster crackers though. Produce is produce and as long as you're careful picking the produce, you should be fine. I highly recommend the Biggins potatoes.

In the frozen food section all of the veggies I've tried have been good. Their Frisbie fries are very, very good French fries as long as you don't mind small (in length) French fries. Restaurants only want premium fries of good length, so fry manufacturers have to do something with the short pieces. They'll either sell them for cattle food or sell them to a company like Frisbie who bags them and sells them through chains like Save-A-Lot. The best frying potatoes go to restaurant suppliers while the lesser stuff goes to retail suppliers like McCain or Ore-Ida. When you buy fries from McCain or Ore-Ida, you get whatever comes out of the plant, long, short and everything in between. Restaurants don't want the short pieces, so they pay a premium to get all long fries from the best potatoes. Companies like Frisbie snatch up the leftovers and sell them. You get a premium quality product (only short, all less then two inches in length) at a discount price.

[eurolady]

Our Save-A-Lot here is NO Aldi's.  Aldi's off brands are far superior.  Sav-A-Lot produce is hit or miss.....to be fair the same could be said for our local Aldi's.....but as far as the other products Save-A-Lot brands here are really "off" brands.

[151949]

We have an Aldis and a Sav a lot and I prefer Aldis.

[homedecor1]

ventured into Save A lot today honestly, the produce looked very fresh and I purchased a few peppers (2/$1) and red/green grapes (1.69/lb). 

I took a look at the meat case I got a couple of ham steaks. All looked fresh

Funny thing got up to checkout and cashier asked me if I had my "own" bags if not I could buy them. I think I'll go back for the 4 day sale this weekend.

didnt get to Aldis too nice decided to lounge at the pool!  Thanks again everyone for your replies.