ALDI — Local services in Geneva Township

My boyfriend and I are shopping at Aldi to pick up groceries for dinner and then breakfast for the next morning period my boyfriend just got out of an interview, I asked him to pick some stuff up and he forgot so we decided to go to Aldi.

We go through our spirit all day he decides to pick up a brochure bag so that we don't have to use the boxes. The deal between him and I was he was going to get the groceries I was going to get the wine period because we enjoy having wine with our cooked dinner. Going to the store it is extremely organized it is very well put together like most all these are. This is not the problem.

My boyfriend checks out his section of the groceries first and asks me to go pick up water which is right around the corner from where the checkout lanes are I've already put down the bottle of wine we put a separator in between the two so that the cashier knew who was getting what period I come back with the bottled water in one hand my phone in the other because sometimes I'm special and I don't put my phone down. The cashier rings up my boyfriend and everything is fine.

This is where it gets insulting for me. I did not just get out of an interview so I don't look primp and pristine. I am literally wearing my I don't care what I look like clothes. I'm wearing Spandex leggings that you go to the gym in, a skirt, a Black Sabbath t-shirt comma and a black cardigan. I threw my hair up into a ponytail exposing my once shaved back of my head but now it's all grown out period so I'm not the picture of perfect right now. The cashier precedes to tell me after talking about me to her manager that she had to stall me to wait for that she does not feel comfortable selling me the wine. She told me that I was already intoxicated period I feel extremely Disturbed and discriminated against. I did not smell like alcohol and my boyfriend was trying to defend me saying "she's not drunk"

I was not trying to make a scene so I just left the bottle there and didn't pay for anything period leaving me feeling like I am not an equal member in my own relationship. I feel extremely hurt because I was just judged really harshly for legitimately no reason. I was not stumbling back and forth through the aisles. I was not rocking back and forth while we were in line I was not half shutting my eyes.

I worked at a gas station in Bartlett for about 2 years and I worked the graveyard shift so I saw a lot of drunk people and no where was I acting like any of those drunk people. I feel really insulted. Not to mention who is going to get drunk on a Wednesday night and go to Aldi 7:30 at night.

I really want to know what the real problem was with her. I don't want to ever feel like that ever again walking into an Aldi...

I know what you’re thinking..... “aldi? 5 stars?” But ALDI ain’t the same store your mama brought you to when you were a kid... they got more to offer than sharks and dinos! YOU WANT EGGS FOR USUALLY UNDER A BUCK? It’s yours, kid! YOU WANT MILK FOR A BUCK? Deal! Plus with all this renovating, its a whole new experience! Upon walking in on the freshly remodeled ALDI, it’s like my toddler and I were on a VEGAS VACATION. Bright lights, bold colors, I SPENT OVER $100!!! I know what you’re thinking: “how is it possible for someone to spend a Benji at ALDI without back-up or some sort of rented U-haul..” I’ll tell you, they sell booze now... also, something must be different with the cashiers, they must be grass fed, because they’re happy now and not throwing your groceries like they’re mad at you. Sometimes I’ll buy a French baguette and make a gourmet sandwich, sometimes I’ll opt for the ciabatta bread, but what the hell is wrong with your deli meat, almost everything tastes like it’s been bologna-fied. Other than that, taste test me against almost everything, especially their condiments and chips and I can’t tell the diff. To be...

This used to be a 5-star review, but they rearranged the entire store like someone hit the shuffle button and I can't find anything any more. The aisle arrangement doesn't make any sense. They split the canned goods up into multiple sections, they moved the taco supplies away from the tortilla chips, and there's an entire end cap dedicated to peanut butter and jelly. I used to be able to run in and grab what I needed a couple times a week, but now it's a complete disaster. It's like psychologists designed it to intentionally confuse shoppers so they spend more time and money there. There's less visibility and I've almost run into multiple people coming around corners in the few times I've been there since the redesign.

For neurodivergent people, it's game over. It used to be comfortable and reliable shopping experience, and I knew the store like the back of my hand. I could tell you the location of literally any item in the store, down to its position on the shelf.

Now, it's an overwhelming disaster and I just get sad thinking about coming back here. I really tried to give it a fair chance, but it's back to Walmart...