Aldi has some of the best prices on vegetables in the area. They beat out the Super Walmart on vegie pricing 9 out of 10 times; however, they cannot compete with Walmarts selection.
Their pricing on other items like beer & wine, chips, cookies, snacks, canned, and, other misc pickled items are usually cheaper than what Walmart has to offer, but the taste is not my favorite. For example their lunch meat, cheese, and jarred caltamata olives are terrible compared to the brands Walmart offers. Alternatively Aldi's jarred pesto is top notch, so you just have to experiment with buying and trying things out.
Aldi also supplies other essentials such as toiletries, cleaning supplies, kitchen stock like aluminum foil & serran wrap, and a variety of off-brand laundry detergent. You can find better pricing on most of these items at Walmart or the Dollar tree in the same plaza. It pays the shop around.
Service is pretty good here, but not the best. Staff are always friendly, but there are only like two to three people out on the floor and one of them goes between assisting customers and working the register.
When checking out at the register, staff just rings up your items and dumps them in a cart next to them and you basically trade your empty cart for the one they tossed all of your groceries in. Nothing will be carefully placed when checking out. Be sure to bring your own bags otherwise you will either have to purchase some in the store or unload all of your items from your cart directly into your car. They do not have plastic bags here. You can always grab an empty box off a shelf and use that if needed. The check out experience is fast and they only accept credit or debit, no cash. There is a large table that spans the front of the store where customers can organize their groceries into bags before leaving.
This store usually stays pretty clean however when we were here the other day someone had dropped grapes all over the floor and mashed them up. Staff takes care of messes like this relatively quick.
You will also need a quarter available if you intend on using a shopping cart. The carts are locked together at the front entrance. I wish Walmart would implement this as well. It would cut down on their labor costs and help keep idiots from leaving carts in open parking spaces and near other people's vehicles when they leave.
All n all, Aldi has a great thing going and they have always been good to us, so I recommend them. read more