ALDI — Local services in Beckley

Ok, so yesterday was my first trip ever to ALDI. A little heads up, have a quarter in your pocket because there's a 25 cent deposit required to use their buggies. You get it back when you put the buggy back and lock it up. I had never seen that before. Once we got inside I was shocked at the amount of open space in the store. You don't usually see that in a grocery store. They also have quite a large selection of groceries. I liked that there were a lot of healthy items to choose from and they weren't marked up an arm and a leg like most places. On the other side of that, if you have a sweet tooth, they do not have a very big selection of junk food. The beverages are a plenty along with a wide variety of wine. When you get around to checking out you may be surprised to learn that ALDI doesn't supply the customer with bags. Leaving, I saw a lady with paper ALDI bags in her cart, but I am not sure how she acquired them. I enjoyed my first ALDI outing. The open space combined with a surprising amount of varied groceries was a welcomed sight. I will definitely return and recommend ALDI to anyone...

Heads up, it's a quarter to "rent" a shopping cart but you get it back once its returned back in place. Most prices are below other stores (Wlrt, Kg*'s) on almost everything - fresh fruits, meats, poultry, snacks, canned goods. Their generic label foods like bread, soups, prepackaged lunch meats, mashed potatoes, canned vegetables, etc. taste as good as the expensive name brands but without the cost. Bought chicken (discounted), fruit, fries, bread and it was under $16 - great buy. Prices on milk can fluctuate, bought a gallon at $2.19 last week, $1.85 as of posting today. Other stores want $2.69 and up for gallon of milk. Will be shopping there every time I'm in the area (2-3 times a month).

1 con - still may need to shop other grocery stores since...

Nice place glad to see they brought on a new hire that's willing to give the customer service of the older days when the clerks were friendly and willing to go the extra mile to help! Before hand it was just hurrying you out the door and no customer relations at all " unfriendly and moody", glad this guy is onboard as I'm looking forward in coming to the store knowing I'm going to receive a respected and curiosity which keeps customers coming back! Prices aren't bad either and fresh produce could use more selection of soda and lunch snacks for those who pack their lunches still, as I was told more items comes daily so in time we might see more to choose from. Great place give it a try and see for...