Hot dogs

So I was in the Aldi on McKnight road this morning. I'm not entirely sure how MUCH cheaper it is buying stuff there versus Giant Eagle. Things are always cheaper but given that you can't use a credit card to pay in addition to the limited (actually there aren't any) brand choices, is it worth it? At least at Target you get the name brand choices in addition to the Dharma Initiative/Market Pantry branded stuff. I went to Target after Aldi to get some vanilla extract. One ounce of McCormick's was $2.79. A two ounce bottle of Market Pantry vanilla extract was $2.99. No brainer on that one.

The Aldi branded hot dogs caught my attention. It was something like $0.59 for a pack of 8. Hmm, pretty cheap. Then I looked at the nutrition information label. 110 calories, 90 calories from fat. I know that's not really a surprise for hot dogs-- I don't blame Aldi for making a standard issue hot dog. But 90/110 calories from fat?? So there's only 20 calories per hot dog coming from carbs and protein? Think about it.

So anyway, shopping at Aldi... Bananas were $0.45 per lb; Giant Eagle-- $0.49 per lb. That's about a 9% savings, so on that basis that's pretty good. The way food prices have skyrocketed in the wake of increased transportation costs due to $4/gallon gasoline, I'll take any savings I can get.