Went to the grand opening weekend of a Lidl near-ish me in Ashburn, VA (so what if I drove 25 min out of the way?!).

The crowds were A LOT. I found it very Aldi-esque, but with more name brands for less and a bigger beer and wine selection.

I bought a lot of random things to try and see how they rate, so stayed tuned on that.

There was actually an Aldi in the plaza RIGHT across the street. I popped in there too and no one was in there (not surprising due to the Lidl chaos).

I likely won’t make it a habit to go out of my way for Lidl, but when I do, I like that I can hit up an Aldi as well!