8 Aldi Items That Aren’t Worth Buying, According to Superfans
Aldi keeps its prices low by mostly selling its own store-brand products; but, while Aldi superfans rave about most of the store's exclusive items, not all of them are hits.
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Frequent Aldi shoppers shared their insights into the items to avoid in a Reddit thread titled, "What would you NOT buy at Aldi?" Here are a few of the items mentioned.
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Clancy's Nacho Tortilla Chips
Price: Varies by store
Multiple Aldi fans on Reddit said to stay away from the store's take on Doritos.
"As an avid Aldi shopper, I dislike their nacho-flavored generic Doritos," said user DentistTennis. "But the Ranch chips are good."
Coffee
Price: Varies by product and store
Another item that multiple superfans dislike is Aldi's store-brand coffee.
"I like everything at Aldi ... except for their coffee," said SierraHotel058.
Happy Farms Cream Cheese
Price: Varies by store
"Aldi cream cheese has no flavor whatsoever, so I don't buy it there," said notstephanie.
Mama Cozzi's Frozen Pizzas
Price: Varies by store
Reddit users bman_152 and bugboots both said they are not fans of the Aldi brand frozen pizzas.
"Yes, they're cheap, but the regular grocery stores generally sell frozen pizzas that are much larger and much better quality for merely $0.50 to $1 more," bman_152 said.
However, multiple users noted that the refrigerated pizzas are tastier and worth buying.
Earth Grown Veggie Burger
Price: Varies by store
Aldi shopper markrichtsspraytan is not a fan of the veggie burgers.
"While they don't taste bad, the texture is extremely mushy," markrichtsspraytan said. "They don't stay firm like Morningstar or other brands do. It will squish right out of a bun."
Millville Honey Nut Crispy Oats
Price: Varies by store
"I don't like their cereals or granola bars," said rhinovodka. "Real Honey Nut Cheerios cannot be beat."
Benton's Vanilla Wafers
Price: Varies by store
Reddit user heatherlavender does not recommend the store-brand vanilla wafer cookies.
"[They had a] stale-ish taste right out of the box," heatherlavender said, "even though they weren't actually stale."
Priano Alfredo Sauce
Price: Varies by store
Aldi's Priano Alfredo sauce comes in several varieties -- creamy, roasted garlic and four cheese -- but heatherlavender is not a fan of any of them.
"We really did try each one -- no luck on any of them," they said.
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