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Aldi
- Hours:
Mon-Sat 9 am - 8 pm
Sun 10 am - 6 pm
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- No
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
6 reviews for Aldi
6 reviews in English
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Review from L D.
Norwalk, CT
3/17/2012
The one in Milford is wonderful. A friend of mine went there and raved about it. Now I go there all the time. You can fill up your cart with $60. If your picky with name brands you wont like it. If you dont care and I have tried alot of stuff you wont even notice the difference. Now my neighbor is going and his mother and they love it...
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Review from Adrian W.
My review at the other "local" (Vernon, CT) Aldi location is completely appropriate for here as well. I am not going to repeat myself, so feel free to read my comments there.
My main tip for this location is be very careful in the parking lot. It is usually empty and people drive insanely through it to get to the nearby Kohls parking lot. I have been nearly clipped on several occassions, and have watched other drivers nearly bump into parked cars several times. -
Review from Missy S.
Boston, MA
1/1/2009
For those that do not know... ALDI also owns TRADER JOE'S!
ALDI is a tremendously popular and hugely growing worldwide store (started in Germany by two brothers who still own, altho only one of them is active in the business)....They are billionaires who grew the business from a little grocery store in Germany and now are in a huge amount of countries. I am trying to find the url links to some amazing news stories my friend shared with me.....I will post an update when i can locate them.
I am so thankful to a yelp friend of mine who turned me onto this place, the one time before I had decided to try it (after never having heard of it, and knowing they had this new location in Rocky hill). I walked in, took one look and said, "ewwww, this is all 'off name' scummy stuff, and its all open stock" (kind of like a 'Mini' Sams club but with no membership fees, other than the 25 cents for the carts, which you do receive back. and we prompty turned around and walked out. I thought, this is NOT what we were expecting!........Big Mistake!
The whole beauty of this place is that is can be run with only a couple of employees in the store if need be...they try to run on very limited operating costs, which allows them to keep product costs low!
The thing to do is to get on the mailing list, and each Saturday they send out the next weeks super deals (which run everything from electronics to toys, to foods, could be anything that they have a deal on).....and the trick is to get there Sun at 10am when they open, cuz they go FAST!
For example....Hubby was there last Sunday for some Anchor Hocking glassware deals $8.88 for a 6 piece glass set of baking containers that also had snap on lids, that could go into freezer/dishwasher/oven. 5 mins after they opened, there was only a couple of them left.....Also got an awesome digital kitchen scale, that elsewhere sells for like 49 bucks and it was 14.99.
Anyway, their trick is that they have major companies (like pillsbury, and big names like that) produce the same goods as they do, but under one of Aldi's own private label names. They also sell some things that u will recognize (Lean Cuisine for example, was 1.88 last week....each) Which is hugely cheaper than other stores.
Anyway, if you love Trader Joes, you will love Aldi. and Aldi is blowing up all over this country, I think i read they will have a thousand US stores this yr. I know in Hartford, 3 or 4 have opened in just the past few months.
Here is their International website, just to show you how many stores they have, in how many countries!
http://www.aldi.com/
btw, one thing I really like, is their ''double guarantee''...if u don't like something, bring it back (even if only the empty package, and they will not only replace it, they will refund your money! That's unheard of!
ALDI is ranked 25th in U.S. grocery chains in terms of gross sales--(per "Progressive Grocer").
They only carry about 1,400 or so of the most popular/ frequently purchased items, nearly all under their private labels. So, you probably can't do your WHOLE grocery list there, but you can do most of it, and the savings are worth the extra stop! Some stores even have fresh meats, and some locations sell beer and wine.
Anyway, do not be a grocery store snob like I was...I am so glad my friend turned me onto this place!
If you can ever find the news stories about the brothers, they make for fascinating reading (one of them was kidnapped in the 70s for like 5 million deutchmarks or something, and was released after the ransom was paid.....) They say he is a recluse now, ala Howard Hughes.....
Anyway, that's just some interesting reading...the important thing is that this place can save u some serious coin, which is UBER important these days! LOL -
Review from Hillary B.
Manchester, CT
1/1/2010
My first visit to Aldi was in Watertown NY in the 90's. Then lately Aldis have been popping up all over CT, including this one.
Ive popped in a few times to see if there were any good deals--and my best find to date is the seafood! $6.99 for a pound of ocean scallops!! Shrimp, lobster, crab legs--very impressive.
They do have a few name brand things, but most of their products are a generic label which Im told come from the same factory as the name brands but Im still wary...I bought a generic version of Lipton's butter noodles and they weren't the same--but it didnt scare me away from trying. I dont plan on doing my weekly shopping here, but I like to go every few weeks to see whats going on.
Last time I visited was 12/30 in the evening and there was only one cashier and the line was 6 people long...there was a hiring sign outside though, hopefully that will fix the problem...
Dont forget to bring your reusable bags! Although I bought a cloth bag at Aldis that was the best quality grocery bag I've got. Also they do not accept credit cards. -
Review from Matt R.
Washington, DC
1/4/2009
OMG it's true. Stuff here is cheap. Everything here feels cheap. They even let their cashiers sit while they check you because they can't afford the energy to stand up, they are that cheap.
But you can get good stuff. I like the snacks, potato skins, beef jerky, I think they have pork rinds, milk is cheap. I'd steer clear of whatever that is over in the meat department but otherwise if you're looking for some cheap and tasty garbage to fill up your snack drawer and pantry (canned stuff!) this place is the bomb. -
Review from Katarzyna A.
Rocky Hill, CT
2/21/2011
Terrible selection of bad for you, generic crap.
