Aldi

Great store if you’re looking for a discount… However there are a few inconveniences that make this experience a little disappointing… First of all, expect to take in a quarter to even get a cart. After you’ve come inside, you need to first walk through an enormous isle to even get anywhere in the store. The isle spits you out at the other end, where there is a small walkway in front of the milk. This is literally where old women spend hours contemplating the best choice with the latest date, so expect to stand around a bit before they even notice you. I usually just come in for one thing, which is on the other end of the store, so I guess I’m just biased and conditioned to think this place is inconvenient. Just found out today that they don’t accept credit cards. I’ve never even heard of a business not accepting such a thing, so I was really confused. Not to mention they don’t have Apple Pay (which would be extremely simple to set up given their POS technology)… After you’ve bought everything, you’re not going to expect to find any bags throughout this store, except those you must buy. This usually isn’t a problem for me, because I just carry everything that I buy, though it could cause a problem if you’re coming in expecting to fill your cart. Again, I like this place for their deals, but there are a lot of disappointments along the way. I would give it a 4 – 5 star for the value alone, though the experience drastically brings it down. At least the people are nice though! However they usually only staff 1 – 2 of them, with 1 cashier being the norm. So expect to stand in quite a bit of a line at busy points in the day.