On 2/15/2019 at 7:30 PM, ChocoMom said:There are two Aldi stores we go to, whenever we're nearby. They're both 3 hours away. They both had 1 pound packages of butter for $1.99. Apparently, they don't let you buy more than 5 in one trip. (I tried to get 6 one time- right before Christmas. ) I don't get there too often.
The comparable sale in my neck of the woods is when it goes on for $2.99 (dairy products in general cost more in Canada), occasionally at Sobey's but more usually at Shopper's Drug Mart or Superstore as a weekend door-crasher or as a week-long sale at No Frills (all part of Loblaw's). No Frills usually has a limit of 4 or 6, and the others draw the line at 4. My ideal scenario is when they run out and give a rain check, because often they'll have it back in before the sale expires. Then I can get my limit under the sale (typically more than once, since they're all with in easy driving distance) and then go back with my rain check when the sale is over.
ETA: For non-Canadians, I should explain that No Frills is the low-price arm of one of our major chains, and is a sort of quasi-Aldi in ways. They stock a pared-down selection that's heavy on Loblaw's store brands (the generic yellow label products and higher-end President's Choice items), and customers box or bag their own. There's also a coin-based cart-return system there, though other retailers have used that system off and on as well.