ALDI — Local services in Buckeye

Many of us who have spent time or who have lived in Europe, particularly Germany, know ALDI stores. They opened their first store, in Germany, in 1913 to provide low- prices, selection, and great service. Anna Albrecht opened the first store in Essen, Germany, and eventually passed the store on to her sons, and it grew from one to four stores. In 1954 the first self-serve model opened in Essen. In 1962 they had a name; they shortened Anna Albrecht's name + Discount=ALDI. Most of us were thrilled when we heard that ALDI was coming to a location near us. I was living in Minnesota when ALDI opened in a community near me. ALDI had their U.S. debut in 1976, in Iowa. In the nineties, ALDI moved into markets, in the U.K., and Ireland, whilst opening another 300 U.S. stores, primarily in the Midwestern portion of the U.S. ALDI now operates in eleven countries; counting over 6600 stores worldwide, and growing- particularly in The U.S. In early 2000, ALDI extended internationally, to Australia and Hungary. Whilst in the U.S., ALDI inaugurated 220 stores and launched others. ALDI now operates in 36 U.S. states with plans for more store openings soon. In 2020, they opened in metro Phoenix, and the suburbs( e.g. Buckeye). The first difference in comparison to a high volume retailer, when you come to ALDI, is that ALDI does not employ an overabundance of employees. This is one, of numerous variables, which allow ALDI to keep their costs low. This means you will have to retrieve your cart and that you will have to bag your groceries. Normally, they do not have employees to bag groceries, or to walk them to your vehicle. Their cart deposit eliminates unneeded expenses of employees hauling consumer carts. If you desire a bag, you will need to bring your own or purchase a reusable ALDI bag. All items on ALDI'S walls/aisles function as displays as well. If you are not satisfied with a purchase, ALDI will refund your money AND replace your purchase. ALDI does not operate 24/7, thereby lowering labor, rent, and energy costs. These moderately sized stores only offer essential products, and distribution (which is in-house) thus simplifying operations. After you have arrived and parked your vehicle, you will notice that all of the carts are lined up outside, and are connected. If you have not been to ALDI yet, you may desire to keep a quarter in your vehicle at all times, as you will need that quarter to get a cart freed. Once you have your cart, shop to your heart's delight. ALDI offers much of the same things that your local (larger) grocers would offer, but, at a much lower cost. Granted, they do not have thirty brands of applesauce, and may only have three brands. Their options are not endless (akin to Walmart). They have a more simplistic and streamlined approach. ALDI owns its selective brand (which fills 90% of its shelves), and with Private Label products; they can offer fruit, meat, cheese, household items, and baby products, at lower costs. They also own the brand coined, "Deutsche Küche." Also, if you see something which you are considering purchasing, do not hesitate to purchase it. This is especially true of sale items. Next week it may be gone. I love ALDI and hope that others give them a chance. The one thing that I do not like, is as follows: If I purchase at Sam's or Costco, ( or ALDI ) I need to purchase my other items at a separate grocer ( Fry"s, Target, Wal-Mart). Nevertheless, ALDI can significantly lower your grocery bill! In particular, buy out of season. In late May, I purchased pop-up Mother's Day cards. Mother's Day had passed, and I purchased expensive cards for .09 cents! I purchased five ( I only have one Mother, but I have in-laws and mother figures in my life, as does my husband...

I recently moved back to Ajo after a very extended visit to California and I have to share that I'm so disappointed in this Aldi location. I had such high expectations since the last visit to this store was when they were newly opened. I began my visit by using the restroom because we drove 90 minutes from Ajo to shop here and my bladder was bursting. Both restrooms were disgusting and smelled profusely of urine! I don't have an issue with restrooms being for everyone's use. However, if restrooms are going to be shared by both men and women, they should be cleaned very regularly because no one should be subjected to stinky urine sprayed all over the floors around the urinals. My husband used to own a retail food store and his mindset is that a restroom's cleanliness is a direct reflection of how everything else in the store is run. I'd say he isn't far off target with that thinking because every aisle was very disorganized and some items didn't even have prices posted. It's a good thing I was browsing every aisle because I felt like if I wanted to find a particular item, it would've taken me ages because nothing was organized. Needless to say, I didn't buy much because nothing seemed to be where it should logically be, with other like items. It was frustrating at best and I didn't want to walk every aisle again to search for things I needed.

I think I'll drive farther the next time I want to go to Aldi, and bypass this location altogether. It'll take me an additional 20-30 minutes to get to another Aldi, but I'm not subjecting myself to that...

As someone who works with people everyday in a quick paced environment / customer service job i understand needing to keep up with timers and ive heard that cashiers need to ring up customers quickly to keep up with timers at aldis, but if it sacrifices the interaction you get and makes you feel unwelcomed to ring out your items then i’m not sure the timer is worth it, i came in 04/07 at 12:15 pm and when i went to ring out my two items a middle aged blonde woman employee was going very quickly and the lady infront of me had her items in her bags and the employee looked at her bluntly and said “you need to dump all those out” and was barely giving her a chance to take out her items and even dumped out her some of her items before the customer got the chance and when she was done said “and i’m going to need to have that cart back” i understand urgency but there is nicer ways to say things and having the manners, considering the customer was also a spanish speaker so there could have been a somewhat language barrier, when it was my turn she rant my two items and had them on the edge of her register, and started scaning the next persons items before i could even grab my stuff and get my receipt, i do like shopping here bc of the great deals but it’s unfortunate to feel rushed to leave by an employee, every other interaction i’ve had here is great but this one didn’t sit...