ALDI — Local services in Exeter Township

It is important to understand the type of market that Aldi is. This is a discount grocer, providing a limited number of options for deeply reduced pricing. In that segment of the grocery market Aldi absolutely dominates.

The products are excellent. The choices are broad enough for virtually all of my weekly grocery needs. The produce is fresh and colorful. The meats are of high quality . Choices include organics and free range. As a low cost option Aldi is better than Walmart and by far and away better than Amelia's and Redners. In a steel cage match Aldi beats all comers on price and quality for the price.

Now this is not a high end grocery store experience. In terms of high end shopping there are much better options. Aldi has no butcher shop, no bakery, no salad bar, no deli, no flower shop, no baggers. This is a bare bones shop for my staples (produce, meat, cheese, butter, milk, eggs, bread, frozen and canned...

I quit shopping at this store at the beginning of the Corinavirus Pandemic due to over crowding, chaos and lack of sanitation.

I decided to try shopping there today (2 months into the Pandemic) and it appears that nothing has changed...

The store was over crowded with patrons acting like a wild pack of ravenous wolves.

There were 5 registers opened and the cashiers were racing the customers through the checkout as if it were last call at closing hour. This caused a back up at the bagging area-resulting in overcrowding and nowhere to stand to bag the groceries without everyone being on top of each other.

The stockers also left an electric pallet jack in one of the isles, creating a bottleneck backup and more overcrowding.

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Aldi's is the best grocery store in town. You can do your entire grocery run there and save like 25% at least, although I often get tempted to buy some of their specialty items that are not on my shopping list! They also have an aisle of special buys which are seasonal which could include anything from clothing, toys, education supplies, decorations...you name it! They have many gluten free and gourmet food items there too. I highly recommend it! They only drawback is that the checkout line can be long because they only usually have 1 or 2 open. Also, you have to bag your own groceries, but that's not a big deal. They have grocery bags you can but it...