Aldi

Went to Aldi for the first time and I’M HOOKED!!! They have very fresh produce, healthy lean meats and all of the groceries you can think of at a fraction of the cost! I bought SO MUCH stuff and literally spent less than HALF of what I would spend on a regular grocery haul! I can’t wait til my next grocery run! Frugality and quality at its finest! :-D

I find this store a very awesome surprise. Cheap prices, merchandise sells fast. Fresh fruits and vegetables. Friendly staff and clean store. All merchandise is very visible. The reason you pay and get back for the cart is so that people are obligated to return the carts, besides you get exercise in returning it. If they lost carts they would have to increase prices on goods. Stop complaining about a quarter that you get back.

This was my first time in an Aldi location. I find it interesting that merchandising and aesthetics is not a priority which is probably how they are able to save money and offer good prices for their product. You won’t be able to donall your shopping needs in their location but you will find some good items at a good value. If you’re looking to do all your groceries in one place this is not the place in my opinion but you can definitely find a lot for a low price. Overall, a good experience.

Store is clean that’s good. The quality in produce is ATROCIOUS. Things that should be refrigerated sit out all day, pretty gross. You get what you pay for I guess. I will not shop here.

This place has the best offers Ive seen (cheaper than walmart) without affecting the product quality. All Ive tried from here has been good and incredibly cheap. I normally spend $ 70 a week in publix, and here it was only $ 45 and I got almost the same things.
The reasons why its cheap;
1. They dont spend in staff to collect shopping carts. You do it yourself because in order to get one you have to put a quarter in and to get it back you have to put the cart back! This isnt a problem for me at all since I always put my carts back anyways.
2. No plastic bags! You have to bring your own or pay for them. This is awesome because its all about being eco friendly! This is part of the companys concept and is the way they do it in all supermarkets in Europe too. Just bring your own reusable bags!
3. They have other brands that are not as popular but taste the same!
4. They have all the basic products you would need but not much variety. You will find max 2 kinds of the same product and thats it.
5.Some things are close to be expired. This not true for all the items but I realized that for example almost all baked goods were 5 days away from expiration date.
The place is still clean and the staff is not particulary friendly or rude so its okay.
What I really like is that that they have a lot of european and/​or organic products that are of really good quality!
Personally, I love the concept and will go to Aldi instead of publix from now on. If you need an specific product you can do a quick stop to other shop to get it (I do that in wholefoods to shop for meat alternatives)

I have passed by the store several times on my way to BJ’s wholesale and even though I was intrigued I never made it in. Although, I knew of this grocery store because I am in the chain store industry and we have sold to them some our fruits.
Last weekend I decided to see what the store was all about.
First off, trying to get the shopping cart out of the cart area was a surprise as we are not accustomed to placing a coin in order to get a cart. After we figured out how the shopping cart worked we went inside. The entrance is lined with their special brand merchandise. Generic cereals, genetic candy, generic everything. Because it was my first time I felt like a little kid.
I have to say that the store is small in size, not a big selection of products.
There was an isle that looked out of place as you can see in my picture.
I did find the pecked very good, a gallon of milk for $ 2.73 and the generic cereals at $ 1.79.
When we headed for the checkout, either you take your own bags or purchase theirs for a few cents. You also have to bag your items in the bagging area.
Interesting to say the least.

I like this don’t buy much though as I just buy what I need. The stores concept is pretty cool. When you get they to get a shopping cart you have to pull out a quarter to use it, but it’s free because you get it back after returning it. Beats the heck out of having shopping carts sitting all over their parking lot as to get the quarter back you have to return it to the cart storage.
Walking around you see a variety of stuff at a somewhat discounted price. Some of the stuff they carry are brands from other states or smaller areas up north and don’t see much here in these parts. Some brands maybe from smaller companies up north. Other things look to be imported.
The stores is quite small compares to what most stores are like today. I’m assuming they are going back to basics which is kind of nice.
Bags aren’t free which make customer sometime a little more frugal about grabbing bags for no reason at all. Helps save a tree sometimes.
Yeah its sometime shocking to see someone having to return a cart to the cart storage and people recycling boxes for at least one more use.
Nice job aldi

Meh. We had heard a lot about this store, and we were naturally curious. Having just spent a small fortune on dog food next door, we were looking to save a buck. We were in search of milk and eggs, and maybe something good on sale. Well, we got more than we bargained for…
First, on the way to get a grocery cart, we were cut off by a woman on a mission to return her own. Who takes that seriously, anyway? A woman trying to get her quarter back, that’s who. She offered to sell us her cart for $.25, which is how we learned that you need a quarter (a deposit) to use a cart. We explained the confused look on our faces, and shared that it was our first time here. Our enthusiastic new friend volunteered that Aldi was «related» to Trader’s Joe’s, and predicted that we would just love it! She told us about the «bag thing» (more on that later) and was willing to accept two dimes and a nickel for her cart. Payment made, we were back in action.
Walking into the store, our first observation is that it is small. Really small. As we started down the first isle, our next observation was that we didn’t recognize any of the brand names. We spent the next few isles trying to identify which was Aldi’s house brand. Note: we still don’t know. But we came across a handful of national brands in our travels. And wire carts full of empty boxes that we would later use for checkout (think, Costco).
The produce isle was probably our best surprise. Onions were crazy small, but still a deal at $ 1.69 for a bag of five-​ish. Tri color peppers at $ 2.99 made our hearts skip a beat. Milk in the refrigerated case at $ 2.39/gallon sealed the deal. This place obviously wouldn’t be for everything, but maybe worth a stop if we were already 15 feet away.
However, the checkout experience made us rethink our perhaps hasty decision. We skipped the bags at $.06 for paper and $.10 for plastic. But we did not think our decision to use boxes (and not purchase Aldi bags) gave our cashier license to toss our stuff into the cart like she was playing corn hole. The bagels, even at $ 1.69 for six, were something that we didn’t want squished by our milk or zucchini. She also didn’t catch on when my husband commented (loudly) that the stuff was so cheap because the cashiers didn’t have to care about how they bagged. Anyway…
Last surprise, they don’t take credit cards. Like many other shoppers, we weren’t prepared for this either. Luckily, we had a debit card to use. But still. I like the 2% back I get from my credit card. With that, we paid, and rolled out.
Overall, the trip set us back about half of what a trip to Publix would (with not a single brand name in our cart). It just was not an entirely pleasurable trip. Too many surprises. It was more of an adventure in grocery shopping. We will try the food, and see if we ever make it back…

Love aldi! Always go here for my shopping needs yayyyyy :) everything is cheap convienent and easy to find. They also have seasonal trinkets I think are cool!
Only thing that erks me is checking out sometimes only one register open at a time

Everyone kept talking about this place so I decided to give it a try. I must say I wasn’t impressed at all!!! It almost felt like a dollar store to buy groceries. The prices aren’t bad but I can’t see myself shopping here. I can easily go to either Bj’s, target, or Walmart and get all I need. The store is limited in what they carry & since I have a big family it just isn’t convenient at all. Can’t say I’ll be back.

Esta bueno al menos lo que quería lo encontré y s buen precio, siempre está limpio y l cajera es friendly

Let me begin with my initial excitement that this was a «sort of», loosely related, Trader Joe’s company. Oh, how I set myself up for a disappointing experience.
I initially visited another location. Since the sign was missing regarding the required quarter for the use of the cart, I struggled to understand why I couldn’t pull one out of the row (duh). Lucky for me, someone quickly informed me about this. Ah… no quarter in my bag, I shall enter the store and grab a basket. Again, silly me. No available baskets. Seriously? Am I not «cool» enough to understand this concept? Irritated, I left and thought I would better prepare to check this out another day.
Fast forward to this visit in West Kendall. I actually own a very nice shopping/​hand basket and brought it with me. As I walked around, I did feel it was a bit different with a mixed lot of miscellaneous groceries, in an order that I didn’t comprehend. Regardless, I did pick up a few things that I needed and were nicely priced. Not drop dead cheap, but definitely cheaper than local supermarkets. Quite a few products looked familiar although the brand name didn’t. I figure they re-​brand just like Trader Joe’s does. They also do carry name brand items.
In the produce section, I wasn’t impressed with the freshness of the berries. There wasn’t much of an organic variety, but the fruits and veggies were nicely priced. Since I juice quite a bit, I was very happy with the price of the bagged navel oranges.
My final disappointment:
The machine at the check out lane looks like a credit card processing device. Again, silly me. I was asked, would you like cash back… huh? Oh, you don’t take credit cards, just ATM. SMH This visit was too much work. Side note, even the Dollar Store accepts credit cards.
To sum it up… the positive:
Average low prices
Cheap oranges
Plenty of parking
Tidy store
…the negative:
Quarter for a shopping cart (you get it back when cart is returned)
No shopping baskets
No shopping bags (you can buy a reusable)
No credit cards accepted (only cash & ATM)
I’m sure I’ll be back for the oranges, cash in hand…

Finally got a chance to check out Aldi’s. Let me start by saying that my rating is a tad bit generous. I’m basing it on the fact that the store is clean and the folks that work there are nice.
I really don’t know what I was expecting but it does feel a bit Dollar Store-​ish. We went in just for a look-​see, so we didn’t need to grab a cart. BTW, the quarter cart thing is nothing new. Xtra had those many moons ago. You get your quarter back when you return your cart. Which is fine by me, since it helps to prevent my car from getting dinged up by the lazies that can’t walk a few steps to the cart return. Oh, and don’t forget your reusable bags. I’m good with that as well. The only thing that you must remember is to take cash or debit card. I never use either one.
I didn’t see much that would get me to go back on a regular basis. If we’re next door at Petsmart or something, I may pop in for some Greek Yogurt (same as Yoplait Greek 100) and some Sweet Potato chips. Since that’s about the only thing that we were interested in getting this time. The produce was not very appealing. Except for the giant green peppers (2 for a buck).
I can see how this store may appeal to those on a fixed income, like the elderly. But I would check prices. Not everything is a bargain.

Was really looking forward to visiting this store but wasn’t that impressed after today’s visit.
Pros
–Clean store
–Friendly staff
-$ 2.89 Zinfandel wine
–Cheap chips
Cons
–Paying for cart
–Paying for bags
–Bad produce
Will be returning sporadically if in the area but definitely not going out of my way to shop here.

As basic as it can get. Not a whole lot to choose from (Walgreens has a better section of food) and little to no brand names. I just can’t bring myself to trust the produce here but I did pick up some snicker ice cream bars (haven’t eaten any yet, I hope they’re not stale). I’ll stick to Publix.

I was very excited about Aldi opening up, but as it turns out, this place is nothing like trader joes. I went in with wrong expectations.
I had visited Aldi as a young teen, I obviously forgot what this store was like.
The produce is cheaper than most stores, but non of it is organic, and to be honest, non of it looked fresh, I would have been ok with picking up a few items, had they looked appealing.
They had a few items on sale (I went during opening week, and now again). They only reason why I return, is because my husband fell in love with some garlic and herbs chips, so he has me return every so often, to restock.
The staff was nice, I will say that. However, the whole distribution and placing of products, is not really my style, when it comes to groceries. I could, however, see why it would appeal to others, as there are a few items that can be found, for lower price. The way I see it, time is money, by shopping at this store, I would still need to visit others to compete items needed for the week, so not worth it, for me.

This Aldi supermarket opened up next to Bj’s Wholesale on Kendall Drive, it used to be in Office Max but it closed down for good and I was surprised that it did. My first visit was great the staff is really nice one of the workers there helped me find what I was looking for and everything went great but my only complaint is that they need to put in more carts cause even if the place gets so packed u still need carts

Imagine that Costco and a dollar store met at a bar… after a few too many drinks and some decision they wouldn’t have made while sober… this is the child they would have.
This store is always clean. Prices are really low.

This Aldi store recently opened up a couple miles from my house so I decided to check it out.
If you want a cart, you’re going to need a quarter to unchain one in the front of the store (grocery bags are also extra so bring your own… you should be bringing your own anyway no matter where you shop).
When you walk in there are piles of boxes– some half empty, others completely and looking like they’re about to fall off the top of the pile. It was a mess.
None of the produce is organic (this is when I realized that I am most definitely not their target audience), but they did have organic soy milk for $ 0.20 more than the Target brand. So as far as prices go, I’m not sure that they are as cheap as they look.
I’m pretty sure I’ll never be back. There’s a big lack of fresh, healthy food, and quite frankly, it’s a depressing place to be.
I’ll stick to my usual grocery stores.

Truthfully, I would give this place 3.5 stars. This is like a mini-​wholesale store. You can buy things individually at the bulk/​wholesale price. To save money, they only take cash or debit and accept reusable shopping bags or you can purchase your own bags their and then re-​use those. No bags are free but they range from 6¢ for paper, 10¢ for plastic, 79¢ for insulated/​cooler bags and $ 1.79 for a tote bag.
You bag your own groceries just behind the cash registers. Its nice that they have the check out staff sitting in task chairs instead of forcing them to be in their feet.
Selection of organic items is very limited, selection of everything is limited (one brand of eggs, almond milk or cows milk only, one brand of OJ, one brand and type of canned tuna etc). It is very convenient if you are not picky about the brands or if you don’t mind that some of your items are not organic. They do have some more variety of other items like cereal, toilet paper, and other non-​produce items.
Overall, I don’t know how I feel about this place yet. I was hoping they would carry more organic items that the area of West Kendall desperately needs (the nearest Whole Foods or Fresh Market is miles away). Otherwise, its ok. The bananas were fresh, the lemons not so much.
I guess my review can be summarized it the following words:
«Meh, its aiight»

My first visit to an Aldi store (not this location) wasn’t very auspicious (short story: picked up a bag of apples, saw a swarm of tiny flies flying inside, dropped bag and ran out of the store…) but I decided to give this German chain another chance, as they opened a new location in Kendall.
This time, the visit is a lot more favorable. Aldi is owned by the same company as Trader’s Joe, but sells mostly basic pantry stuff, and doesn’t have as much trendy, funky stuff with cool names. Aldi sells really basic stuff, stacked in boxes like a Costco store. In fact, it feels very much like a miniature Costco. To keep prices low, they don’t take credit cards, and true to their European roots, they charge for bags, paper and plastic (though at opening time they seem to suspend this policy).
What I find interesting is that they have chocolates from Germany, and Belgian beers at low prices. They also have gluten free stuff, and some healthy options. Most products are private labels, and often limited in varieties. For example, I was hoping to get some canned peach halves but they only have slices, which is lower in cost. I prefer pulpy orange juice but saw none. Their produce is cheap but not very high in quality, and I bought some juice that was indeed cheap but also tasted rather awful.
If you are not picky with brand preference, and if you are easy going with your food, you’ll likely find some good deals here.