ALDI — Local services in Altadena

While at first I was totally unfamiliar with Aldi, its become my "go to" store. I love the fact that you need a quarter to get a shopping cart because this eliminates the ugly cart abandonment problem in the lot and surrounding neighborhoods. Not to mention car dings from runaway carts, which was a big problem at the former store occupying this site due to it being on an 8% grade. While Aldi does not have shelf after shelf of extremely similar competing products like other stores--I actually find this very helpful--I don't want to have to look through 30 types of cereal to find the one I want, what they have is excellent in taste and value, it often being their own store brand. Found some peanut butter and chocolate cookies at $1.38 a package, and they taste totally awesome, and would easily cost $3.00 or more anywhere else. Wine selection, while small, has a good range of prices, and the store brand, "Winking Owl" is an excellent value at $2.39 a bottle, and very suitable for everyday consumption. Likewise with the produce department not having a huge selection, but they have what you need and always have something great on special (like blueberries 2 for $3.00). Three is a large baked goods section, and the 12-grain bread at $1.69 a loaf would cost far more at Whole Foods or Sprouts, and tastes GREAT, toasted or not. I feel the meat department is the weakest department --its "Costco style"--where one must buy large packages to experience a cost savings, and since its just myself and my husband, its a hassle to buy a large package and have to divvy it up for the freezer. I buy my meat somewhere else, but that's about it. Dairy is one of the best values in the store, and I like the cage free eggs at at least $1.00 a dozen less than anywhere else. Don't mind bagging my own stuff, and the staff is always friendly and...

I have shopped at Aldi while living in four states over the years. It is the best grocery store for your staple items and occasional incredible finds! There are amazing health foods hidden throughout the store at mind boggling prices. If you do not like an item... that's fine... return it for their double back guarantee! Literally! You get a replacement product and your money! I drive 30minutes from Hollywood and fill up my cart for less than half what I would spend elsewhere! I can buy groceries for my family and not have to step foot in some nasty place like food for less... 🤢😝

P.S. their household items are good quality as well. I buy their scissors when they have them. $4 for 4 pair of top quality scissors of different sizes! They make a great little gift for no reason for people in my life. I have bought a garden swing, cool humidifier, electric floor sweeper and many other things that have been worth WAY more than I paid. The one thing that wasn't quality was a silicone bread pan. I took it back after it split in half in my dishwasher. They replaced have me my money and called a different location to hold the product for me as a replacement. I told them it was fine and I was glad to have my money back.

Aldi regulars across the country are like a community of its own, and will give you a quarter for the cart, or help you find the best boxes to use if you forgot your bags.

The cashiers in other states have been a lot nicer, but I imagine that since the stores here are new the employees have not gotten used to how things work. The cashiers in most of the aldi locations I have shopped at were the most positive and uplifting people... and all of that while being the fastest in...

Over the past year, ALDI has become my favorite "western" grocery store to shop at.

I'm always excited to see their weekly ads and sneak peeks for ALDI finds for the following week. Always something budget friendly and unique !

I got to say that this is my favorite ALDI location thus far. Everything is usually well stocked, big, clean store, plenty of parking in this plaza, and the times that I have gone (weekdays in the morning or at night), there were little to no lines. This location also has a wider freezer selection I feel like and I was able to find things here that I was not able to find at the La Puente location (seasonal yogurt drink flavors etc).

Yeah, sometimes the produce and fruit are kinda not great, but you just gotta sift through what's there (I mean if you're used to 1v1-ing people at an Asian market, this should be nothing).

Customer service here is A+. Always helpful when I cannot find something in the ad, when eggs were smashed in the front rack, they kindly replaced the rack with new eggs, and we were able to easily return items here!

What I love the most about ALDI are their "limited/seasonal" items. SO many different kinds of hummus, cheeses, snacks, drinks, etc. Always something interesting in the ALDI finds section as well. AND because it's so affordable, I don't feel guilty trying all the new stuff! If it's good, I come back for more, if it's not my thing, it's alright!

Also very random, but I like how well stocked they are with their informational brochures at the front of the store. They're pretty sturdy and great as...