Aldi

When shopping at Aldi in Glen Burnie, and waiting in line to have my items rung up the cashier became extremely annoyed with his customer who could not understand how to use the terminal to pay for her items. He told her twice to press the green button, but she evidently did not understand how to use the terminal or was stressed by his demeanor and negative attitude while giving her instructions. Instead of him helping her the second time around he just became more irritated and raised his voice and said, «to push the green button.» After the third attempt, he harshly leaned forward and assisted and then turned to the people (including me) behind her and rolled his eyes. Finally she was able to complete her transaction after the third try. Once she exited, he engage the customers in conversation that were waiting behind her indicating that if you are in the United State that you should speak English. I am so sad that this poor woman had to experience this man’s ignorance. He had no right in expressing his hateful views while employed in public position. Shame on you Aldi, for hiring such an ignorant person. Although, I like your store, I rather pay a little bit more now and shop at a store that provides good customer service to all regardless of who you are.

This is a Great store for anyone with Celiac or Gluten Sensitivity, but doesn’t want to pay $ 5 a bag for GF Cereal. They have cereal, granola bars, brownie mix, cookie mix, pasta etc. at great prices. There other foods are also very well priced.

From my one experience in this store, I quickly imagined what Communism must have looked like in the Soviet Union. It’s really no wonder this place is so popular in a state like Maryland, where redistribution is all the rage. I see one reviewer said the shopping experience was «German-​like». Uhh, yeah I guess he means East German before the wall fell? Aldi is great if you like generic products, food made in China, paying for a shopping cart, no bags, no seafood counter, no bakery and essentially anything else that makes a grocery store… a pleasant experience. ENJOY!

I never even heard of Aldi before I moved to Maryland but it has to be the best kept secret! For starters, bring a quarter if you want to use a shopping cart and bring your own shopping bags or else you will be paying for them or attempting to carry your groceries out by yourself.
They do carry generic products so if you aren’t big into generics then this isn’t the place for you. But I mostly come here for the cheap and fresh produce and the weekly sales. Their prices on fruits and veggies can’t be beat and I really like when they carry hanging flower pots in the springtime.
You will find that your dollar buys more here but bring cash or use your debit because credit cards are not accepted. And because there are only two people working there at one time, expect the lines to be long especially during rush hours.

I’ve heard of Aldi before, but never been to one… finding myself both in need of some bananas and on the same side of Ritchie Highway as this store, I figured I would give it a shot. They are actually a German supermarket chain, and the parent company of my beloved Trader Joe’s. So they can’t be all bad, right?
The vast majority of the products here are «private label» (generic). Since I bought one thing, I can’t really say how much quality goes into their stuff. Of course, who knows how quality name brand food is too? DiGiornio is just frozen pizza with a good marketing campaign, right? The produce all looked pretty good. It’s not like there are special Aldi discount banana trees in Central America — it’s all the same stuff you get at Giant, etc. I did find the «general merchandise» selection a little odd for such a small store… I wouldn’t think to come here for a fondue pot.
The shopping experience here is *very* German, i.e. spartan and efficient, and will likely be unfamiliar to most people. You need to pay for shopping bags (or bring your own), and you need to leave a quarter deposit to get a cart. The cashiers do not bag your groceries — you do it yourself, away from the registers. Basically, you load all your stuff on the belt, bring your cart to the end of the register, and the cashier scans your stuff and refills your cart. There’s no area at the of the register to put stuff, hence the reloading of the cart. Finally, they do not take credit cards — cash or debit only.
Overall, I don’t think I would make a trip to visit an Aldi, but if I were near one and needed an item or two, yeah, I would stop in again. There were quite a few people in there for a late Friday morning, so clearly they have some market appeal and are doing something right.