Aldi

I shop weekly here, true no brand names but the helps people who are on a limited income. The fruits and vegetables are very good and reasonably prices. The milk is very good and has a super long date.

I am a fan of Aldi. What I don’t like about this location is that it looks dirty and dingy. What I don’t like about Aldi in general is that they don’t accept credit cards.
Here is what I do like: The low prices. I don’t mind the quarter for a cart because I get the quarter back when I return the cart. I also don’t mind bagging my own groceries. This is why the prices remain low.
If I had my choice of Aldi locations, I prefer the one in Hiram. It’s cleaner.

I need a little more experience with Aldi, I admit it. I’ve shopped here not even a handful of times. Each time, the store was very clean with happy-​go-​lucky employees. I would look over the selection of produce, meat, freezer goods, etc. and not be very impressed. The meat, specifically ground beef, would have a grayish tint to it. Blech. The prices on boxed/​dry food, I noticed, are lower than your average grocery store, depending on the brand you buy. Obviously, the Aldi brands are cheapest.
I wasn’t crazy about the groceries but I did like the large boxes of merchandise up front, that held items such as body pillows, sheet sets, and other home goods. I may come back, but I’m quicker to head to Kroger just because I’m more comfortable with their products.

I drove pass this place all the time. My coworkers talk about this place like it is the next best thing since slice bread… However I beg to differ.
The place is decent if you know what you are looking for. Wait that’s not it !!!
Got to the check out line and after I paid I just stood there waiting for the clerk to bag my items. I was inform that I must either buy my own bags there or bring my own. Ummmm yea I was like WTF yall need to put a sign saying that. lol Lucky I only had 3 items so it wasn’t a problem.

If you know me, I’m an Aldi fan. I love their simplistic, cost-​cutting shopping model. Aldi warms the hearts of many frugal shoppers. However, I’m not a fan of this Aldi location compared to the other ones.
Sure, everything is the same here: they choose the brand and products you’re gonna buy. You can’t pay by credit card. They don’t bag your groceries for you. They force you to bring the cart back to the store. And so on. I don’t doing any of that if it means a cheaper grocery shopping experience.
The only problem with this store is they don’t sell alcohol. They have some weird rule of not being able to sell alcohol if it’s near a school. I guess you have to pay a fee or something because the Publix and Kroger across the street has alcohol. Oh well. If I want to buy wine for cheap at Aldi, I would have to go to the one in Smyrna.

For years I wondered what this store was all about. I was told that you need a quarter to get a shopping cart and like the old Cub Food stores here in Atlanta when I was a child. you need to bring your own bags or box or spend about 10 cents for a bag. Well gas prices started cutting into my grocery money so one day I decided to give this store a try. They have a fresh produce guarantee were you are allowed to bring your produce back if it is not fresh, so I figured what the heck!
I was amazed at the savings at Aldi. Y’all know I love me some Publix and Whole Foods. Love! Love! Love! But there was such a huge difference over the high priced supermarkets and Aldi that I could no longer justify spending twice as much on produce. Now I still say that you can get really good prices from the State Farmers Market that mimic the prices at Aldi.
Just take your old Kroger or Publix shopping bags with you. I invested a whole dollar for a RECYCLED bag and I take that with me when I go. But you still need that quarter for the cart.