ALDI — Local services in Jacksonville

Aldi’s on Phillips Highway vs. Walmart on Phillips Highway - Well, just finished my first shopping outing at Aldi’s on Phillips Highway, and all I can say is OMFrigging Gosh!!! I can honestly say that I've been a pretty loyal shopper of Walmart for, well, decades now (easily). However, lately at the Phillips Highway Walmart I've noticed that they have an unfortunate pattern of (ahem) “Errors” Where they charge me things on my receipt that I never put in my cart or walked out the store with. And my experience has found this occurring to me not once or twice, but on multiple occasions. Due to this continual pattern of (ahem) “Mistakes” I figured it might be time to give Aldi’s a look being as a good number of my friends have been raving about it, as of late. I can honestly say, I have nothing bad to report. The store wasn’t crowded. It was very clean and orderly. The lines weren’t long. The selection was better than I expected; and the prices??? Oh man the Prices!!! When I shop at Walmart, I easily spend between 85 and 100 dollars a visit on groceries. Today at Aldi’s they had everything I usually get at Walmart except one item (which I later picked up at Publix). I had my groceries rung up rather quickly, and the cashier said $48.80. I thought she had to be kidding, but she wasn’t. If it wouldn’t have been taken as inappropriate, id have given her a hug right there and then on the spot. If you’re like me and name brands aren’t a huge deal to you, and you’re trying to save money…Hey at least give the place a look, I think both your bank account, and your purse/wallet...

I've been looking forward to this Aldi since I first heard it was being built, and it is certainly a welcomed addition to this area, especially after the closing of Sav-a-Lot. Of course it's clean and organized, after all it's less than a week old, and the selection was about what I expected. The one and only problem I have is the location of the bike racks, which are entirely out of site on the back corner of the store. Given this town's terrible record of bike theft, I would like to see the rack moved to a location visible from inside the store. I noticed a number of locations they could be placed in site along the building, or a single parking spot could be refitted to accomodate a bike rack instead. Otherwise, nice store, and I'm glad to...

Great prices and great staff! Everyone is always kind and helpful. Cashiers are fast which is really nice that you don't have to spend much time in the line like every other grocery store. The fruits and veggies are super fresh and well priced. Not to mention a huge variety. Number of choices can be tight with the dry goods, but I cook from scratch mostly so I'm ok with the Aldi brands. If you need everything to be a specific brand you may have a problem with some items, but they do have a lot of name brand items. You just may end up with an item or two that you need to grab elsewhere. They also have some great options for home good types items. I prefer to bring my own bags and pack my own groceries so it's...