ALDI — Local services in Northfield Township

Not a regular Aldi shopper, went with a friend. So if some observations are "standard Aldi" you'll know that. Newer store, very bright and clean. Wide aisles very nice for navigating the wide carts. I realized that they basically don't carry typical American brands, it's private label or something like that. My friend needed mostly produce, and the selection & quality were good. There was no stock out for a deep-discount item she came for. The seasonal aisle was unkempt but had an interesting variety. Stealth hit: Winking Owl wine...quaffable and dirt cheap. I was happy to learn that they accept credit cards (you still need a physical quarter if you want a cart!). But there were no pack-your-own boxes when we checked out, happily my friend had a lot. Overall pricing was sharp, and tho selection was limited, I didn't feel like I was shopping in a...

Ok, here's the deal... Cashiers have a goal of accurate ringing of minimum 40 items a minute. That is why they rush and cart so quickly. On the floor staff have many tasks and are timed too. No dialog with colleagues or customers so they are focused on product placements and cleaning. Glenview is not on schedule for self checkout. Kinda good because the stores i worked at with checkout have one cashier responsible to help customers at self checkout... not great. Oh, and cashier on duty at the register has to stop and page for additional cashier help when 4 customers waiting in line or more. All of this keeps prices low and staff at...

The place is really nice, but the workers are lazy and rude. They really don't want to seem like they want to work there or deal with people. We had bags instead of a cart. At any other aldi they would let us borrow the cart to organize our bags. But the worker just threw stuff in the cart and then said she needed the cart instead of getting up walking 5 feet to get another cart...I took my time because I had delicate thing and ended having to switch fruits out because the way she threw it in there and it got smashed. Aldi needs to reconsider taking the chairs away from this store to make them apperciate...