After months of renovations and a confusing opening start date, this was the first weekend of the "official" opening of Lidl on Jonestown Rd in the old Circuit City/H H Greg building next to Target. I've been to the one in York so I was curious how similllar this one would be. We stopped by Sunday Afternoon to check it out and picked up a few groceries. There were some games and free drinks out front which was fun to try before you went in.
Very clean and bright layout, almost identical to when Aldi first opened. Hope they can keep this level of cleanliness up. When you first walk in you are greeted by fresh baked goods, most BOGO, deals of the week, and produce. We picked up some mushrooms, lemon, green beans etc. All looked fresh and in good shape. Like Aldi there aren't a lot of name brands, mostly smaller Lidl branded items. There's also a row of misc items, bed sheets, house hold items, kitchen items, like Aldi has.
Price wise they really push the app, with some prices even only being honored if you downloaded the app. With an app for everything these days it was a bit much but what can you do? Cashier and staff were all very helpful and pleasant. Note they do charge 12 Cents per bag unless you bring your own. Overall a nice place to shop if you need something in the Target area but with Giant, Costco, Target and Aldi all within a 5 min drive you'd do best to price compare before stopping in. read more