ALDI — Local services in Savannah

ALDI is owned by the billionaire German-based Albrecht family that also owns Trader Joe's and other retail chains. So, any money you spend in Savannah goes to them, not the local economy. Their simple layout and limited inventory is deceptive, since everything is trucked in, none of it locally sourced. Its no-frills approach is a cost-cutting measure designed to eliminate labor and food storage costs, both which traditional grocery stores rely on heavily. Since shelves are stocked directly from shipping boxes, labor and stocking is reduced, and profits maximized, all to go Germany. Making customers bag their own groceries and rent shopping carts with a quarter again reduces labor. Ever notice how few employees work there? It's for profit baby!

They also throw away tons of food every week, put it in our local landfill, and donate nothing to local foodbanks. Contrast that to Germany, where they are based in which many German supermarkets and restaurants voluntarily donate unsold, edible food to organizations like "Die Tafel" (food banks) and other social institutions. Here in Savannah, entire cases of perfectly good food are literally tossed in the trash. ALDI is not some caring company, it is a bare bones operation that puts cheap prices and profits first. It puts very little into our local economy, yet extracts enormous profits. This is not cheap food, its extractive greed. Don't shop at ALDI, shop local and support our...

Good deals in good products. More like a neighborhood grocery store than a " big box" grocery. Bring a box or bring your quarter(to rent a buggy! Lol! Update: I've been drawn into the AOS (I call it the bargain aisle though! 😂) I've found some non grocery deals that are as good as their grocery deals! Keep up the good work ALDI!

Update: If you're in a hurry for a reasonable dinner idea with minimal fuss and bother(ie. prep time) look no further than Aldi's refrigerated family dinner selections. (Good variety) Just heat & eat! Plenty of fresh veggies to go with the meal as well. Budget...

I've been twice so far and the lack of employees both times was surprising and frustrating. Also it looks like this store will be good for the absolute bare minimum basics. You can't even check to see what is in stock before hand as the website only shows what is in stock at the location 30 minutes away across town. I wound up putting most of what I had in my cart back because I had to go to another store to get some very basic ingredients that were not available...