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[statelady01]

We have an Aldi Food Market being built here and I am curious if any of you guys have one- and what your thoughts are. I looked a little at the website but would love some opinions.

I hope it's a good place because I am so sick of limited options here. We are 45 minutes from Wal Mart World Headquarters so you can imagine what those options are.

Thanks!

[DVC_Increda_Man]

Aldi Food Market is a no thrills, bulk, low price, brands most people never heard of, save a lot of money, kind of store.

[graygables]

The Aldi's in Germany are regular supermarkets, so I was disappointed when I went to one here. Had to have a quarter to be able to get a cart [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img] (which you got back when you hooked your cart back up to the chains). Had to pay for shopping bags. Food is bulk, no-name type stuff. It would be fine for canned goods, that sort of thing, but I was under-impressed. I was keeping a grocery price book at the time and my regular store or Sam's was always comparable, so I opted not to make the extra trip.

[RobinKay6573]

Our Aldi is kind of gross. They don't have alot of stuff either. I went in there looking for oatmeal and I could not find any! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]

[wheatenwalker]

I only looked around in Aldis once- I didnt love it but.. I know people who love shopping there and I am a Wegmans addict-I actually drive right by another store to get to Wegmans when I shop!

[Jennifer2003]

I also am a Wegmans addict but we have several Aldis near by. It's been a while since I've been in one.

Everything is in their shipping boxes on metal skids right on the sales floor. They do have a small frozen section and a produce section, but I wouldn't trust the produce.

Aldi is fine for canned goods, especially if you buy store brand as it is. I actually enjoy the Aldi brand of graham crackers.

You do have to pay to rent a cart and you have to pay for bags, but they give boxes out for free. If you buy the bags, keep them safe and use them next time you go.

I wouldn't go to Aldi for all my shopping needs, but it's a nice addition to what's there.

We just got a Save A Lot nearby and it reminded me of Aldi, but a step up. They had a little more to choose from and some name brands as well.

Give it a try when they open! Good luck!
Jennifer

[lauren-roxy]

The Aldi's around here are pretty small and not the cleanest place in the world. I went once and never went back.

[EeyoreNeedsLoveToo]

I'm not a big Aldi fan -- the cart quarter doesn't bother me at all, as long as I have one! Once I had to wait by the carts for someone to return one so I could give them my 2 dimes and a nickel! (they didn't get it [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img])
We used to go once or twice a year to stock up on canned goods and "lunch stuff" (chips, snack cake type things), and baking stuff like flour and sugar - I've since decided the miniscule savings is not worth the hassle - mostly because I shop alone, and having a bagger is way worth it to me.
I now do most of our shopping at Fareway - it's cheap, has an excellent meat counter, good service, and the bag boys/girls take the stuff out and load it in your car.

[luvnwdwgal]

We have an Aldi's about 5 minutes away. It's seems to get a lot of business, but it's not my choice. If you're just out to save money and don't care about the brands, then it's OK but it's definitely a no thrills type of store. Make sure you have a quarter for a cart and some bags for your groceries, which you'll have to bag yourself. There are plastic bags available in the store for .10 or something. It's the only grocery store I've ever seen where the cashiers actually sit on stools. I guess that's because they don't have to do anything else but rake the groceries over the scanner and take your money.

[MAria R]

I've never been to the one here although from what I have heard everyone's description here seems to be right on target.

[mom2my4dwarfs]

I hardly ever go to our Aldi. I am a name brand person. The generics always taste off to me.

[DopeyGirl]

There are Aldi's all over St. Louis. The first time I saw one when we went to visit DH's family, I had never heard of it . . . the way most people described it to me was "the ghetto grocery store". Mike said his mom went to Aldi's once and was grossed out! None of the ones I ever saw were in the nicest part of town either though!

[chezp]

We have an Aldi's in our town, but we very rarely shop there. I understand Tesco are going to build a few small stores in California, so if those are a success, they could become as popular as they are over here. Now there's a thought! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[Jennifer2003]

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I guess that's because they don't have to do anything else but rake the groceries over the scanner and take your money.


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Funny...I thought that too, but if you're a cashier at Aldi, you're also the stock person. When you're not ringing someone out, you're expected to be on the sales floor opening boxes and setting them up. I think the stool is a nice perk! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Aldi pays pretty well for the position too.

I didn't mention this earlier, but my grandma is proud of her Aldi purchases. One holiday we were eating ham, and we were all commenting on how much we liked it, and she proudly exclaimed..."It's from Aldi!" She gets almost everything there!

Jennifer

[rescuesk]

We have one here in town, but I think I've shopped there only once. Not very impressed, and I am not a name-brand-only kind of person. It was cheap, but I didn't think it was clean, and I also didn't like the way everything was just sort of piled up on the shelves. Some stuff was in boxes on the floor. Uh, no thanks, I'll stick to my regular grocery stores! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img]