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4 reviews for Aldi
4 reviews in English
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Review from Adam R.
10/18/2011 1 Check-in Here
What's cubic and crowded and alternately rewarding and frustrating?
Why yes, the answer is Aldi! 20 points for the gentleman in the back.
Don't get me wrong: this is a nice Aldi, so far as Aldi goes. It seems like Buckingam Palace compared to the Monroe Aldi, for example. It does, however, come with all of Aldi's quirks:
-Everything's pretty dang cheap, although some stuff is really good and some stuff is really bad (avoid the peanut butter).
-You'll find stuff you didn't expect to find, and then be unable to find things you *did* expect
-You have to bring your own bags and put down a security deposit on the cart, but the cashiers are shockingly fast. They could get through 20 people in the time it would take a Walmart cashier to finish with one customer.
-Some of your fellow customers are extremely rude. I've been shoved and had my shopping bag stolen. It's just food, people. There's plenty to go around. Simmer down.
If your wallets pinched, Aldi is a worthwhile stop. Just make sure you shop defensively. -
Review from Peter E.
We've been down this road before. I hate grocery shopping. It's a necessary evil, however, and it must be done. So I might as well save some cash in the process.
And there we have Aldi, another feat of German engineering (the same German food company behind Trader Joe's, actually). These stores are no-frills. You "rent" your cart for a quarter (keeps them from straying in the parking lot). Most items are displayed in stadium-cut boxes. You bag and box your own groceries - and buy the bags to do it. You won't find a large selection of items; they stock the "staples." The aisles are small, there are usually a lot of customers in the store, and your odds of encountering all the rude, pushy shoppers are pretty high.
So why shop there? Because you leave with a shopping cart full of stuff for only $30 - if that. If you aren't married to having recognizable brands in your cupboards, this is the place to shop. This particular Aldi is actually very well kept and surprisingly clean; they all aren't this nice. So grab your reusable bags, a quarter, and get ready to shove your way to savings. -
Review from Chad E.
7/8/2011 10 Check-ins Here
There are times that it seems like Aldi is located in areas that are somewhat less than desirable. Just around the corner from our old house. Next to the light rail line off of South Boulevard. The list could go on and on. This is - probably - not because they target lower income neighborhoods (though it is possible), but more likely because the land is cheaper there.
In this case, however, the location is next to Matthews, of all places. When you think of Matthews, you do not really think of Aldi, yet there they sit. The store itself is just about the same as every other location - four rows of grocery staples at a very low price, no frills, which will serve to get you through the week.
Why did they choose to build here? I have no idea. But build they did, and compared to the big boys of grocery, shopping at Aldi can be a pleasant change. Sure, you have to have cash or a debit card. You need a quarter "deposit" for the cart. You are unable to use coupons. But you do not have to worry about sixty three types of a single variety of vegetable, the quality is almost always as good as, or even better than, other store product, and you can get in and out in a relatively short manner. And most importantly, for a lower price.
If you still need a few items, you can always stop in elsewhere and pick them up with the savings. That is the only downside - that you will still have to shop elsewhere from time to time for a few things.Listed in: Monroe Road Madness, Fabulous Fifty-One, 2011-07-365, The QC Grocery List
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Review from David I.
Indian Trail, NC
8/26/2011 7 Check-ins Here
Good selection of food items for very low prices, lower than walmart in many cases. They have slowly started to add more stores which seem bigger and a little nicer, but remain harder to get to than a plethora of other options.
Their groceries are often all natural and sometimes organic and the corporate side of them is connected with Traders Joes who we love dearly.
