Come Shopping With Me! My grocery haul...

[@Lucky_Forages_88]

Northern California here the same size Chia seeds and Flax go for 7.99 easy if not more ! Wow very affordable food there !

[@tiedyedsouthernfried3137]

I am amazed at how inexpensive the food is there compared to the U.S. It's stunning!

[@LeeJahn-ih9xu]

Same for us here in Australia, our prices have gone through the roof

[@kimgregory2781]

Yes prices for groceries in the US continue to go up. When is it going to stop?

[@dragonfly9209]

What state do you live in? I didn't notice much of a difference---her prices are very similar to our prices here in Texas. Also, the second store is Aldi's---we also have an Aldi's in my town (lower prices)

[@MimiYouyu]

Ireland is one of the most expensive places in the world. Those german supermarkets aldi and lidl are cheap and unhealthy. You can get a few things like org blueberries and a couple of bits but largely its full of really unhealthy addictive foods designed to ruin your health.

[@afolsom685]

You said it!

[@earlenaferrell3393]

Thank you for taking us shopping❤️ So enjoy your viedos❤️❤️❤️from America with love❤️

[@carolgregg5714]

Thanks for taking us shopping with you…just loved it❣️

[@christinestockdale5768]

Lovely variety of stuff there

[@brendawood6712]

What a beautiful market

[@nzmoneykarma]

Wow, the honey price is fantastic- el cheapo honey in NZ is $6.29/500g. I recently did a shopping video too, always a challenge to keep the grocery budget under control in NZ! Wow, I didn't know that there was no military in Ireland, good on you guys!

[@lisabradley7292]

Really enjoyed seeing what Ireland has to offer! Wonderful variety and reasonable prices. I'm so inspired. Bring back the small local grocer, bakery, hardware and markets! I'm in USA and would love this..Beautiful video, 🌱🍋🍐🍎 Thanks Colette!

[@herbalrebel]

A fascinating trip to the shops with you Colette: thank you. And you showed a lot of discipline not to buy all the naughty but nice treats. It all looked so tempting and your wonderful commentary made everything seem even more delicious. Prices seemed cheaper than here in England. I can't wait for the next shopping trip with you ❤

[@dclaet1135]

I enjoyed your shopping trip, Colette. The food prices here in central California are crazy. What's saving me are my dwarf fruit trees that I planted when I bought my home in the nineties. I have all the organic tangerines, lemons, nectarines, apricots, black mulberries, figs, plums and pomegranates that I could ever want. The trees can be purchased from big box stores for around twenty dollars each and provide you with hundreds of dollars worth of fruit, which I freeze in snack bags. I grow my tomatoes in tubs. I also save money by making most of my meals from scratch, like you, Colette. Anyhow, just some money saving ideas for people who are able to grow their own.

[@BConsciousBYou]

Thank you so much for this video ..... I live on Vancouver Island BC Canada. I am in awe not only of the options of your lovely groceries but....THE PRICES!!!! You pay 50% less than we do for Canadian Maple syrup and we live here!! I am so happy to see your country having reasonable food for their people. It is how it should be everywhere for everyone. Blessengs xx

[@bealtainecottage]

You are so welcome! 🙏

[@kimmiemamatomany6226]

It was my first time here. Loved our tour of your grocery shops. Prices are much better in Ireland. Fun to see all the different items! Also, appreciate your going slow and showing us prices. I live in Connecticut, and our Aldi's have raised their prices, and 80% of their product are now bioengineered. No longer my favorite grocery store. Very sad about it. Nice meeting you.❤ God bless you!

[@bealtainecottage]

Welcome!

[@ibislife]

It is so lovely when the sun returns. I live in Norway on 60degrees North. We have had horrible cold weather lately, but the sun reaches the top of the trees behind my house, in a couple of weeks I will get sun throught my windows again! 🙂 Very good prices for food. Looks like we like the same foods in Norway as in Ireland, Potatoes and bread! 😅

[@broomhag]

I visit my local farmers market weekly. I try to get as much as I can there. Unfortunately, not as many greens and salad veggies, but I can get eggs, microgreens and some breads along with teas and meats (I do eat some meats). I then have to go to the health food store and supermarket for other stuff. I must say all the produce in your market looks fantastic!

[@AnnYoung-h5h]

Packaging smaller and prices high in USA!!

[@JR-kz2xn]

Thank you for the shopping trip Colette. It was delightful and fun to comparison shop a little bit. The groceries in the US are thru the roof. Also, quite interesting that Ireland is neutral and keeps their tax dollars at home to help those "at home" and doesn't fund other's wars. Wish the US did the same. Have a wonderful evening!!

[@Sharon_L]

I’m so amazed at the prices there compared to here in Australia, but also the range. Our Aldi has virtually none of the items you showed, especially the plant based options.

[@NicoleB-ev9vc]

Your Aldi's is head and shoulders above any here in the states. Thank you for taking the time to show us around your market❤

[@jeannestauffer682]

That was fun!!!! Incredible prices!!!! Much higher now in USA!!!!

[@krystal6951]

I wish the Aldi stores in the USA carried some of the featured products?

[@graceinthegarden9151]

In the US, not only are the costs much higher, but less selection and so much bioengineered food. I have an Aldi, they have a slightly better selection of healthy food. However, the last 2 years the prices have gotten ridiculous. I really enjoyed this glimpse into your grocery world. Thank you for taking us along.

[@kathrynriggs2489]

The prices definitely look better than in the US. We do have Aldi's in our area, but I prefer my local Meijer. The produce is much better and sourced locally in season. Out of season, it's from California, Mexico, or other warmer areas. Meijer also puts a lot back into our area.

[@katemazus4983]

I loved watching you shop. Our prices in New Jersey are triple the price. I love seeing patsy❤ she is so cute. I'm a recent widow, and everytime I see patsy I want to rescue a dog, and have a little companion.

[@lateonaname]

I love this, seeing the regional difference 😊 wish my aldi (Illinois USA) sold spicy cous cous & beet root and carrot salad 😬 so glad you’ve got reasonable prices there! (except on that kefir-ouch!) I’d love to try those ginger nut biscuits 😅 yay for neutrality 🤍 my genealogy is mostly Irish so of course it a bucket list visit for me

[@smiles51]

Oh, what an amazing array of colours in your local shop ! I am now craving vegetables.. 😂 i was watching the afternoon sun kissing the hills in the distance earlier. It was very uplifting. Particularly because it's been very wet and dreary here for far too many weeks ! Blessings and a belated happy new year!❤.

[@maryannknox7158]

Wow 🤩 the prices are extremely lower than here in America 🇺🇸 that’s amazing 🤩

[@bealtainecottage]

Yes they are!

[@hugstreesnswims]

… and suddenly I’m very hungry 😂 Loved this video Colette, a great insight into the Irish food shop experience. I’m most impressed at the amount of Irish products available, I love the pride the Irish have in their country, it’s great to see. Sadly the UK is increasingly signed up to globalism. National pride and patriotism seem to be slipping away and annoyingly, these days, mistakenly get lumped in with something else deeply unpleasant and beginning with R 😣 I hope you and Patsy are well and fully prepared for the upcoming week of icy cold weather. Brrrrr ❄️🥶 Stay snuggly, stay safe ❤ xx

[@cathylynnpietranton]

Thank you Colette for taking us along. Prices are really reasonable. Here in the USA we would spend more money on the things you showed us. Hugs and love ❤

[@bealtainecottage]

You are so welcome!

[@dclaet1135]

Colette made a good point about how a military budget can have an effect on how a country can take care of it's own people.

[@clairetofler6151]

I live on a few acres in Australia and am fortunate to be able to grow most of my own vegetables and citrus. I try and avoid all supermarkets if I can, preferring to shop at farmers markets but agree that Aldi has a competitive advantage when it comes to efficiency and savings. I am a vegan too but just be aware that many plant-based alternatives are considered ultra-processed food because they've undergone industrial processes to make them taste like meat and dairy. Consume at your discretion!

[@susanhawthorn4379]

Beautiful fruit and veg - what a fantastic shop ❤

[@magsadams20]

This is wonderful Collette. I haven’t been to Ireland for about 30 years when I used to stay at relatives houses for the summer with my mum. We would go food shopping every week and I loved the Irish stores. I love how most things are Irish keeping the money in Ireland for the Irish people ☘️

[@wooden_branches]

What a magnificent supermarket. The fresh vegetables, fruit, herbs, jams etc look delicious and there is a lot of variety. The breads and cakes look scrumptious and how wonderful local bakers supply the supermarkets with their home baked goods. I love the patriotism too. The prices are very reasonable compared to Australia. Great interesting video, thank you!

[@marilynpease8782]

Great video. Love seeing the wonderful variety of produce.

[@sunnivabjrndal4366]

How adorable, what a fun time going shopping, so much lovely produce.

[@levinawalsh2015]

Lovely Video Colette 👍. Thanks So Much for Sharing. ☘

[@OLaura3552]

Wow!!! I live in the midwest U.S. and most of those items are TWICE that price!! And what a choice!! of plant-based, vegan, organic food! You live in a Paradise, Colette!! 💞💞

[@madjenta3079]

Oh I loooovvve this video!! ❤ thank you!!

[@annstubbs2256]

This is a fab video Collette please do more xx stay safe in the storm today ❤

[@paulaandrews1183]

I couldn’t help but smile - my first job in Halifax, Nova Scotia I had a pair of squeaky boots. One of my co-workers kept saying, “I wish you’d pay for those boots”……..🙃

[@suginami123]

I am so envious of all those fabulous vegan products and the innovations you have. Its very hard here in Japan. Its interesting that so many seeds that are packed with protein and minerals were looked upon as weeds. Cattle feed. Millet is a favourite. Flax too. I hope nutrition is taught in schools.

[@pamelacourtney8998]

Lovely markets. Here in Ohio, my Aldi's is nothing like yours. We do not have alot of vegan products. I saw a couple of items we both have, coffee , ours is $8.99 and maple syrup is $6.99. Your bread and cake section made me sigh. It is beautiful. Joy and blessings to all ❤

[@daggy1778]

very favourable prices for all the vegan stuff.........here in Gremany..soya milk for 1,99 Euro................oranges 2,49.......................................and you have a lot of vegans stuff there......dear Colette,thanks for showing.......................................Blessings and Greetings from Daggy,Kiel,Germany☘☘☘

[@Onecutepoodle326]

Thank you for taking us shopping. 🛒. I like the little adventures outside the cabin, seeing your local towns. You keep things real it’s refreshing to watch. Hugs to Patsy 🐶

[@anngosda7333]

This was a wonderful video thank you

[@daniellereid01]

I loved this video, Colette. It shows what lovely produce you get and also how reasonable the grocery store was. Things are so much more expensive where I am in Canada. ❤

[@priltheartist9007]

Looks like a great variety of vegan foods! I have to say I enjoyed watching this. I sort of laughed aloud at your good prices! And the shops look clean and friendly. ❤️ Where I live in the US it’s about 3-5 times as much per comparable item, (unless it’s on a very good sale) so I make a lot from scratch to keep costs down. Looking forward to expanding my veggie garden this Spring as well.

[@ajvintage9579]

Great, fun shopping trip. As a vegan, I’m always jealous of the wider array of vegan items at overseas ALDIs in comparison to the ones here in the US. Your house and gardens, as always, are so beautiful.

[@kimgregory2781]

I was eyeing their bread selection. 😮 I’d be so tempted!

[@laurahowe5214]

It is almost more of a Trader Joe’s. This isn’t like our Aldi at all.

[@diamondslashranch]

The quality and prices of all the food was amazing! Thanks for taking us along.

[@kristinaatgreenmeadowswede6714]

And that thanks to higher taxes and restrictions when it comes to what ingredients you are allowed to use, here in Europe!👍🏻🤗💖🙂

[@meadowlarc]

Same in Canada . Terribly high groceries here . I just love how everything looks so fresh and inviting .. thank you for sharing this xo

[@krazedvintagemodel]

I enjoyed this immensely Colette! I shop Aldi in the U.S. for price and quality, but our prices are 30% to 50% higher. Example, Canadian maple syrup is $6.99 U.S. dollars for the same bottle you showed and we are closer to ship it to! Our brioche is $6.00 as well. Peace and Blessings to you 🌻🌲🏡

[@deewise552]

What a lovely day to shop! Your prices are quite reasonable and your produce is lovely and fresh. Thanks for taking us along!

[@pattyatrumdycreations134]

Very interesting. I have an Aldi's here in Massachusetts but I've never gone in. I always thought it was like a warehouse where everything was oversized products or you had to buy in bulk. I'll definitely have to make a trip there now! Please do show how you make coleslaw using a potato peeler. I've been making it for years with a hand grinder and the grinder finally broke. It was abought 50 yrs old!! It was a killer to use,though, so I'm interested to see a different way to cut that old cabbage. 😂

[@bealtainecottage]

I will show you in my next video😊

[@sue7621]

Nothing can stop what’s coming it’s going to shock the world soon! The Best is yet to come! ❤️💜❤️🕊️🙏🌎

[@carolinecoffey5404]

Hi loved this thank you x ps you can feel the light Collette xx

[@georgemaxwell4984]

Id love a local fruit and veg shop.

[@MimiYouyu]

Not much use unless they sell organic.

[@lindawest8389]

..enjoyed the shopping trip...your prices are soo much cheaper than prices here in east Texas USA...

[@Judy-se2pp]

So glad you monetized and got Wi-Fi. Now we get to see a lot more of Ireland. Was surprised to hear you got an aldis. And I don’t know if it’s the camera or the internet but your videos seem brighter.

[@RachelLovejoy]

When I visited Canada in 2013, I went into a few shops and couldn't believe the prices and the larger selection that we just don't have here in the US. I am thinking of going vegan, so your shopping trip was informational as well as lots of fun. Could we ever have imagined that, one day, technology would allow us all to "visit" you in your lovely country and home, even going so far as to tag along on a shopping trip? What fun!

[@lindawitherspoon446]

Oh my goodness. That store is amazing.

[@user-rx4bi1ic4z]

Thank you for that brill video! Just to say, re flaxseeds, I buy a bag of whole and use a cheap coffee grinder to grind up and either use straight away or store in the fridge for a few days. They pre-ground version in packets is less fresh and can go off a wee bit (oils go rancid).

[@claudinevandamme4809]

I love ....I love it...I did ship in Aldi often..I miss it so much ..no shop like this here in Sa !! Sad ...the veggies shop is amazing ..and cheap too ..I am jealous..I know those oats and they are amazing!!! ..we got nearly rien over here..😢

[@femalism1715]

I cannot believe the cost and the quality/freshness of the produce! WOW! 'Sale' prices in Canada are more than double or triple even after currency conversion. Canadian maple syrup is cheaper in Ireland than it is in Canada! LOL! Thanks for the tour of grocery shops!

[@bealtainecottage]

Great point!

[@elizabethwinters5361]

Lovely to see so much beautiful fresh food! I admit, I do love my Irish butter here in coastal Virginia too!😊

[@KerryPrice-x3d]

You are so lucky that aldi stock food from you own country Colette .l could go crazy with the fresh produce wish l was there. Love to you 🥑🍒🍐🍏Kerry Australia

[@amelia2656]

Thankyou, that was so interesting. That Fresh Today store was amazing. Everything looked so fresh and tasty, and so many real Irish products in Aldi. Most stuff on sale in my area of uk is sad, virtually out of date and totally non- organic. That’s when there is actually stock that hasn’t been replaced by cardboard shelf fillers showing things like happy chickens because they have run out of eggs or just a couple of products filling a whole section because there so much lack of choice, or simply empty shelves like this week when the only cows milk available was the filtered, lasts for weeks stuff.

[@guitargirl7452]

I'm watching this video as I'm eating my porridge for breakfast and you've just shown the organic Irish Oats. Serendipity 😁 Many blessings to you and Patsy. Xxx

[@allsorts4041]

Loved this Colette. Nice to see the prices and all of the fresh Irish produce and eggs.

[@lindylou3519]

Wow! That food looked amazing. We have Aldi’s here in the states but it doesn’t offer the freshness yours does. Can’t imagine being able to buy locally baked goods at the store. I love breads & cakes….I would have a problem walking away from that section, especially if it was locally made.

[@LisaHarrowing]

What a variety of foods , you could spend ages just looking at it all

[@barbaradobson9298]

My family was from. County Mayo. Here in America in solidarity I buy Irish cheese and butter. It’s of the highest quality and it’s far healthier than many other brands.

[@sunnybelisle4007]

Thank you, Colette, for taking us on your grocery-shopping trip. It's interesting to see how food is so much less expensive there than in the States. Plus, the produce looks so fresh and appetizing and the baked goods look delicious. It's also nice to hear that your government focuses on the care and comfort of it's people. Thank you again....wishing you a very HAPPY NEW YEAR, Dear One. 🥰

[@bealtainecottage]

You are so welcome!

[@KatherineMcG]

What lovely stores you have. You have such a choice of vegan product too-not like here in Canada 😒. I love to cook from scratch too but it's nice to add in a little ready made now and again.

[@denisedeleau1131]

The grapefruit looked amazing... And 1/3 the price of here. (north western Canada)

[@wendyfinney6862]

Oh my goodness wonderful shopping you should wite a plant based cook book as I do struggle please xxx

[@greenthumbedgal]

I wish our prices here in the USA were similar. Even the prices in our Aldi are expensive. The food in your shops looks so fresh and delicious!

[@francisjohnson665]

Here in Kentucky in the United States , we don't have a large range of foods too choose from. What we do have is so terrible expensive, I am 76 and have never seen anything like it . 😢😢

[@chicosmummy]

I'm so jealous of your green grocer! What I'd give to have such fresh produce and the prices are amazing.

[@susannautterback6815]

I shop at Aldi here in the US. They have a nice variety of food. One thing I have noticed…some of the boxed rice dinners are GMO. It states this right on the box..I just didn’t see that info before. I have heard in Europe those type of foods are banned but not so in the US so buyer beware. Your Aldi store looks so much bigger than the ones here. Thank you for sharing Colette

[@NeatGreen]

When I am in other countries I adore going to their supermarkets! The food cost is a lot more affordable than here in New Zealand!

[@smithhelen1264]

Wow Colette, I wish our Aldi was as cheap as your Aldi. I use Vergel Aldi in the province of Alicante Spain and the prices have shot up and is now on par with other super markets. The have a much smaller plant based selection than yours. Thank you for taking us shopping, please do some recipes one day with what you buy. Your garden looks beautiful and that is where I'm heading now, out to my garden. Sending you love and blessings from here.❤

[@carolgregg5714]

P S. So happy Barry’s tea is available here in Canada…it’s my absolute favourite!

[@melissamoore521]

Greetings, dear Colette. The shopping trip was charming. We look forward to perhaps see the yummies that you will make from your haul! I live North Carolina, so we have a similar climate to the west coast of Ireland during the winter and spring. Have you ever foraged nuts and wild plants in your woodland or elsewhere?

[@saralangley8797]

Loved this Colette ! I especialy loved your local shop, Fresh something. I am very fortunate to live in an area in New England US that sells some of the Irish offerings ( my heritage along with English) and British as well. Also, we are lucky to have local items , baked, grown and milled. But the prices in Ireland and Italy are far less expensive. We buy local and grow our own and the special things from Ireland and Britain that I love so much I treat myself to...often !! I just bought Flahavans oatmeal, it was 3.99 US dollars, does that compare ell to Ireland? xxoo

[@elig5709]

Guinness cake!! ❤❤❤❤Gotta love Ireland! Wonderful video! I wanted to buy everything! Thanks 😘🇮🇪

[@jillychandler]

Thank you for walking us around as you shopped. I have not been into a shop for at least 4 years now, so it was very interesting. I buy everything online, and get my shopping delivered, as I do not have a car now, and live out in the sticks, only going out to walk Madge, as you know. The colours of everything hit me, a real feast for the eyes. xxx

[@FarmhouseWorthy]

Beautiful cabbage at your local store looks green and lush . I do love me some cabbage. Enjoyed the shopping trip. Love to get me some of that butter. We can get Kerry Gold here in Ohio. Please show your lovely shopping bag with the beautiful green bow.

[@roksannastephens4375]

Hello, I'm also from Ohio and also buy Kerry Gold.

[@thebarefootgardner4687]

Wow the quality and prices!!! Your so fortunate here in the us in Pittsburgh specifically there is nothing in comparison!!!!

[@GenevieveEKelly]

Btw a brioche loaf goes for $10.99 here. You are quite lucky there.

[@itsmewende]

I wish here in the states the grocery would offer the amount of plant based foods you get to enjoy. I watch a couple in the UK, they also have a wide variety of vegan foods to choose from. And yes the prices are stunningly reasonable compared to over here. Oh that fresh market, absolutely love that place.

[@AnitaMcKeown]

I loved this video, no Aldi in the North unfortunately.

[@priscillacummings4780]

So interesting to see the differences in foods & prices!! Here in San Diego, food is very expensive, but many choices of fresh fruits & veggies. We also have so many stores to choose from. Have finally been to Aldi's & wasn't impressed, but maybe not the right shop. Thanks for sharing!

[@parry3231]

❤ Thanks Collette ❤

[@juliechambers9424]

Loved your shopping vlog . It was brilliant to see all the vegan and plant based food in Aldi x

[@bealtainecottage]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@clionamm]

There are quite a few food banks in Dublin. Unfortunately. I'd eat those croissants lathered in butter, if I bought them, which I wouldn't, for that reason 😂

[@cherihermans9118]

Thank you for taking me along in your shopping trip. My heritage is Ukrainian so I do enjoy bread and perogies ( spelt that wrong I thinK) ❤

[@mollys1584]

Wow...amazed at wonderful quality and prices! N. E.-USA here.

[@susankerr85]

Very interesting video thanks...Again seems much cheaper than here in Scotland...😮

[@traceygreenwood1970]

I’m loving the light . Took dog for a walk and deliberately walked in all the light patches . It didn’t last long but a lovely sign . (Yorkshire) Loving your shopping post !

[@bealtainecottage]

Wonderful!

[@pamelakincaid7489]

Now I need to start shopping at Aldi's . We have 2 of them in my area.

[@SusanFreeman]

I live in the States and I only buy Irish butter. It’s the best!