Aldi

I give them the fact that they have great produce prices and their employees are nice and efficient but what I can’t get over are the «new» aisles that they created in already existing aisles. It makes for a horrible shopping experience especially after you have to back up your shopping cart to let the other person through or vice versa. I understand that they might have extra inventory but there’s a place for the garden items… the aisle with all the garden equipment. It is not in between the freezer and food items. Until they can get that mess straightened out, I won’t be heading back. Also check your receipts. One of the cashiers charged me for something that I didn’t purchase. I pointed it out and she later refunded me but if I hadn’t have caught it, I would have left paying for something that I didn’t purchase. Until they change their shopping experience then I won’t be going back. 2 stars now. Will update to 4 stars hopefully sooner rather than later.

Perhaps I’m biased having spent the summer in Germany or just used to how grocery stores are over there, but I love Aldi. They carry their brand of various foods, all of which are great. Despite its small size, there’s lots of variety to choose from, there’s just not a bunch of brands, so it’s one type of corn flakes, not five.
And yes, you have to pay to rent a shopping cart. It’s a quarter, and you get it back as long as you return the cart. Bags are not included, so bring your own or use a cart. The bonus of this is there’s not carts all over the place in the lot, they don’t have to hire people to collect carts, and they don’t have to pay for loads of bags. So more savings for you.
The savings are definitely noticeable, too. Around Christmastime, I saw cake mix on sale for something crazy like 50¢. Produce is very fresh as well. Staff is very friendly.

I LOVE ALDI’s!!! It is small but has a good variety and you won’t spend long there. Produce pricing is the best in town by a mile! Store brands they carry are often better than regular brands. If not they refund your money. They also carry a few European groceries since this chain is German owned… and HUGE chain all over Europe. A note though… take your own grocery bags to reuse or they charge you for each new one you want. AND… bring a quarter to use a grocery cart… You will get it back when you return it to the cart rack when you leave. Also they only take cash and debit cards NO CREDIT CARDS. It’s quirky but it’s worth it.