Anyone here shop at Aldi??

[Carolina Slim]

Word... This thread got me wanting to go back outside; got an Aldi's like 5 minutes from the office. Need to stock up on keto stuff for the week.

 

[chabvongaBlackus]

Cheap organic food

 

[FrostBite]

How are the prices so low?

Aldi's secrets for selling cheaper groceries than Wal-Mart or Trader Joe's | Business Insider

Aldi has been called the world's best grocery chain.

The German company has more than 8,000 stores around the world and is rapidly expanding.

One reason people love Aldi?

The brand's famously low prices.

Groceries at Aldi are "shockingly cheaper" than those at Wal-Mart, according to a study by Cheapism. They're also cheaper than those at industry darling Trader Joe's.

Aldi employs a few smart strategies to sell groceries for so cheap.

1. Private labels
You won't find many brand names at Aldi.

About 90% of the products at the grocer are private label. By eliminating the middleman, Aldi can pass the savings on to consumers.

Aldi sticks to private labels and offers fewer items than the typical grocery store, a strategy also used by Costco. While the typical store offers 40,000 items, Aldi offers just 1,400.

Selling fewer items increases sales volume and helps drive discounts.

2. No-frills design
Aldi uses boxes instead of shelves when possible, according to frugalbites.com. This frees up workers from having to stock shelves constantly. Once a product runs out, the workers simply replace it with a box.

Stores utilize natural and energy efficient lighting to cut down on utility costs.

3. Insane efficiency
Aldi has designed a business that is so efficient that it needs fewer workers than the average grocery store.

The company arranges for milk to arrive on racks so it can be restocked in seconds, according to frugalbites. Produce is packaged together and sold so cashiers don't have to weigh items at checkout.

Even Aldi's private-label packaging is designed for easy scanning with its checkout systems.

4. Puts customers to work
Aldi asks customers to bring bags from home for their groceries. If they want bags, they have to pay a small fee for them.

Customers also pay a quarter deposit to use a shopping cart at Aldi.

"The shopping cart rental system is one of many ALDI efficiencies that enable us to keep our prices so low," the company writes on its website. "By not having to hire someone to police the shopping carts, we are able to pass the savings on to our customers."
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[Slaimon Khan Shah]

I don't remember ever knowing about this place.

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

God damn the carts thing is brilliant

I thought it was to stop theft

I feel like a god damn lab rat

 

[Weaver31]

Damn they just opened one in a city next to the one I reside in. Ima have to go to check it out .

 

[PortCityProphet]

i went in one once but i didnt trust it. might have to go back since it has the breh seal of approval

 

[He Who Posts Well]

I went to Aldi's for the first time this weekend and I had a good experience. A lady gave me her cart as I was walking in so she basically paid me a quarter to take her cart. The cashier was super friendly. I saw a lot of organic foods at good prices.

I scrutinized every package ingredient list like

just to make sure they were legit. And they were. Other stores sell the same organic product for twice the price. Aldi's is going to be my go to spot for organic snacks.

The price in meat selection was unbelievably low. They had almost a month's worth of chicken cutlets So much in fact that I didn't buy any because I felt something had to be wrong with it for it to be priced so low.

 

[Motife43]

I ain't find love for Aldis until the last few weeks , I was like some of yall thinkin it was low quality, but I went with my girl a couple times and they do have a lot of good prices and quality food. Them organic scrawberry fruit bars

 

[50CentStan]

Aldi's got bootleg everything, oreos, cherrios, etc.. lol

 

[desjardins]

Use to go there over a decade ago when I lived in NJ. They just built one around my way not too long ago, I might have to peep.
.35 avocados?

 

[detroitwalt]

I'm going to have to shopping there. One opened less than 5 minutes from my crib.

 

[patscorpio]

i used to go aldis because it was close to my old residence..used to pick up my meats there..but now theres a trader joes down the road so no need

 

[606onit]

Been going there since the 80s

 

[FrostBite]

They had almost a month's worth of chicken cutlets So much in fact that I didn't buy any because I felt something had to be wrong with it for it to be priced so low.

I was skeptical about that at first too, but I've had chicken breasts from there and I didn't die.