ALDI — Local services in Macomb

It's been over a year since I gave my review, so let me update it. If there were any other alternatives to shopping here, besides Walmart, we would shop elsewhere. It's not bad, but there are some things in which I feel they fall short, and they are deal-breakers.

Pros: It was pretty dark when we first started shopping here, but it seems they've improved the lighting. So it's brighter than our previous visits. I think they sell fresher fruits and vegetables than Walmart, so that's always a plus.

Cons: We only shop here for groceries, and they have a "here today, gone tomorrow" section, which I despise. First, I am very sensitive to certain foods, and it's EXTREMELY frustrating to find food I can actually eat only to realize it's only there that day. Seasonal and holiday items are fine, but when it comes to things like a tortilla brand or crackers or bread that doesn't have anything that will make you sick, that's ridiculous. Second, I've never understood the reasoning behind companies utilizing the FOMO mentality of their consumers. To me, it just seems like all they see and care about are your bottom dollar at the end of the day when they do that. Their fruits and veggies are very limiting. It's a small store, but the fruits and veggies section only encompasses not even a quarter of the entire store. The breads section is even worse, only having a tiny section in between the fruits/veggies isle and the dairy section at the back of the store. Everything else is either canned, boxed, and/or limited edition. It shows where they want you to spend your precious coins. Speaking of coinage, it costs you a quarter to use the cart, apparently, to prevent people from stealing them. You get it back IF you remember to pull it out when you put the cart away. The company can do whatever they choose to do with their merchandise, fine. What happens when you don't have a quarter in the 2020s era? You have to carry everything in your arms because they don't provide hand baskets. Please, if you guys really care about this issue, find a better solution to solve the problem.

Overall, as I said before, were it not for lack of other competitors, we wouldn't be shopping here. But at least their produce seems to be slightly better than Walmart. Once something else comes along, I'm gone and not...

Bought items to make dinner, after drowning my dinner in cheese, half way through the bag I realized there was mold at the bottom of the bag. The expiration was for another month. I took it back to the store and I understand it’s not their fault because you couldn’t see it through the bag, the manager replaced all my dinner items and gave me a refund. And took that product off the shelf. Things happen, and they helped as soon as we had an issue, great...

They've not done good at keeping the place clean at all. I remember when the check out conveyer belts were wiped down, and very clean, today, they looked like that hasn't been done for a couple of days. They may have been very busy. But I hope things can get back to being at least a little sanitary.. Just my thoughts. Can't blame it on anyone in particular. I'd have wiped it down if there were...