Here I was all set to go to Aldi's yesterday -- I turned into the drive -- and right over the curb, I was so surprised. It was closed! Really closed, as in boarded up, and trucks hauling away the fixtures! Thank goodness I didn't damage the car in that little maneuver.
So I went to Kroger instead, and spent $75 instead of the $40 I was planning to spend at Aldi. Not that Kroger is THAT much more expensive, but I do a totally different kind of shopping there because of the variety. I did save $36, according to the receipt. That doesn't count picking out store brands instead of name brands. It was a lot of money, but I am well-stocked now, and I really haven't been very well-stocked ever since my Christmas trip. The rest of the month I will only buy perishables and fill-ins.
I also went to Target and bought some Einstein blocks and receiving blankets (~$20) for a shower gift, and tomorrow I will add a book when I go to Border's. I didn't make it to Border's yesterday, because by the time I finished grocery shopping I was so tired I was like the walking dead. I decided I was running a slight fever. Took three Advil and lay on the couch all day reading "The March" by E.L. Doctorow -- a great Civil War yarn; I recommend it.
Before I pooped out, I also bought gas. I had half a tank, but the price was a tantalizing $1.95 per gallon, so I filled up for $11.10.
I'm still a little under the weather today -- and the weather is awful, cold and rainy -- so I will stay in and it will be a no-spend day. In fact, I showered this morning but put on clean jammies instead of clothes. My favorite kind of day!
Aldi closed!
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I can't believe Aldis closed. That is too bad. The keep building new ones here and remodeling the old ones.
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