10 Things You Didn't Know About Aldi

[@lookedgood8466]

Thanks Bailey Dillon. I didn't know that about ALDI bread. To save trips to the store I freeze bread so being just five days left before the "Best By" date is no problem. And for anyone interested, you can re-freeze bread without any deterioration in taste or quality, as least that's what I've read. Re the bags, I never use any. Just pop everything straight into the trolley and when I get to my vehicle straight into open containers in the storage area. On arrival home I carry them straight inside and put them in pantry etc. Easy and no hassle with bags. Re refrigerated items, not just an ALDI innovation, other stores do this two. The backs of high traffic cabinets, like milk, open directly into the cool room so there's little loss of heat from the cabinets and staff re-stocking shelves aren't blocking access to customers. Re "average ALDI store has six to eight employees. The ALDI I shop at, in a town with a population of around 15K, has seven checkouts that are opening and closing as required. My average waiting time is approximately 5 minutes before being served. The staff are always friendly and courteous. The store has 15 employees normally but during peak times they call in extra staff. And staff restocking shelves are always willing to help you locate items and answer any questions about products. If a shelf is empty they will immediately get new stock from the back if their is any. They'll also let you know if a certain product category will be stocked in the future, at least if they know of course. Also, they don't just hire young people in order to to keep wage expenses down. They hire anyone of any age or ethnicity without discrimination. And of course they do a full background security check on employee candidates. Re "...feed your family for under $100 per week." That depends on the size of the family and the items you buy. But yes, ALDI prices are much better than most traditional supermarkets. I often find that I've bought an item at a traditional supermarket and then when I get to ALDI I see they have their equivalent of the product, same ingredients etc., that's half the price of the traditional supermarket special. I know I should always go to ALDI first, but sometimes it's more convenient the other way around. Re the shopping trolley shown. Our ALDI has trolleys twice as large. Maybe because it's a rural area and people stock up big time to save long trips to town. And people do stock up. I've seen families that have two or three trolleys that are filled well above the and both top of the trolley. I've also heard checkout operators say the cost of said trolley loads. The most I've heard so far is $550. And that was just grocery items, not other more expensive stuff. To do such a sop at your traditional store would probably set you back close to a grand. Anyway, thanks again for the video. Keep up the good work. Cheers.

[@jimrucker3896]

They just open a new Aldi near me, it's great, cheap prices, and great food quality.

[@yannist368]

I love Aldi great deals and ppl always friendly i do all my shopping there

[@F4TaLAventador]

No one shops at Aldis

[@Michaelasadler]

win you have got a new Aldi

[@vilmapena7181]

Loved Aldis Just always check recept.!!!!!!

[@themightychabunga2441]

Yes. Aldi has a practice of bumping up prices at the register.I catch them all the time.They will correct it but I'll wager most customers never notice.

[@lookedgood8466]

Yes, always check your receipt, no matter where you buy a product. And of course if the product is one that you expect to have longer than about three months then take an image of the receipt because the cheap ink they use on receipts nowadays fades quickly. However, unless you have an incredible memory, it's hard to remember all the prices of items you've bought that were actually shown on the shelves . One solution is making a note listing all items as you place them in the trolley, but that's tedious and so time consuming it would be impracticable. Perhaps taking a cell phone snapshot. Once through checkout comparing each snapshot to the price on the receipt. Still tedious. If it's possible, an app that could read prices from the shelves and then compare them with the prices on the receipt and highlight any discrepancies would be a better solution. Still time consuming. What would be even better would be for ALDI, and other supermarkets, to have a complete and up to date price list you could scan into your cell as you enter the store. Once thru checkout just show the receipt to the app and any price errors would been shown. I don't know much about cell phone technology so maybe this is not even possible. I doubt ALDI or any competitor would ever provide such a service.

[@traviswarner1485]

Cool

[@F4TaLAventador]

NICE!!

[@patriciagerardo2552]

I love the store but i moved to Hanford ca they dont have a store here

[@Akitokun2023]

I knew that it was design by their store

[@johanna4212]

11.Aldi is an German company 😃😂

[@F4TaLAventador]

12. Your name is April

[@shayshay5694]

6-8 employees..........interesting.

[@yxnglucci4801]

bruh the thumbnail is my aldi's in camp springs maryland.

[@F4TaLAventador]

Prove it.

[@00sunnyshine]

thats what german stores are like, always

[@themightychabunga2441]

Aldi is a German company based in Essen.

[@00sunnyshine]

TheMighty Chabunga i know, i am german and go to Aldi regulary 😅

[@birubiru3277]

where did you get these facts

[@F4TaLAventador]

All of the sources are in the descriptions of most of the videos

[@barbarakempf761]

I don't agree it's true

[@F4TaLAventador]

ME EITHER

[@idaslpdhr]

Buy a Bag for life, the reason they don't give you bags is because in Europe you are charged for bags, and we are trying to save the planet, Unlike America

[@amberlancaster290]

idaslpdhr you're charged for bags at Aldi here, too....

[@davenwin1973]

Like Amber Lancaster said, Aldi USA charges us for bags. Local to me, until 1992, Aldi USA did not even offer bags in their stores. So we always had to bring our own bags. They still encourage us to bring bags, or we have to pay for them. As for my local full service grocery store, Strack & Van Til, if a customer brings in their own bags, they give us 5¢ credit for each bag we reuse. So they also encourage us to reuse our bags. If Americans hated that idea that much, Aldi would not have worked out in the USA. We would not have other no frills grocery stores either. By me, there are 2 other no frills grocery stores: Save-A-Lot, which is strictly an American company, & operates similar to Aldi. Unlike Aldi, which to this day still does not take checks, Save-A-Lot does. Save-A-Lot has acted much faster at accepting other forms of payment, other than cash, than Aldi. Aldi USA used to only accept cash & food stamps. In the late 90's, they started accepting debit transactions, & state issued food card payments, after paper food stamps were phased out. It was only 2 years ago, that Aldi decided to accept credit cards. Aldi USA didn't get scanners until 2004, while Save-A-Lot got them in the 90's. One thing Aldi acted quickly on, that Save-A-Lot hasn't and that's requiring to deposit a quarter (US 25¢) into the slot on the cart, & getting it back when you return the cart. Save-A-Lot depends on a special locking mechanism on one of the front wheels to prevent them from leaving the parking lot, which is easily defeated. The other no frills store by me is Ruler Foods, & is just getting expanded in the US, & owned by Kroger. Ruler Foods carries almost all Kroger brand products. Like Aldi, a quarter deposit is required for the shopping cart, & get it back to when you return it, require bringing your own bags, or pay for plastic bags, & have to bag your own groceries. Unlike Aldi, Save-A-Lot & Ruler Foods are more limited in food than Aldi is.