Aldi is not for me for the most part. I never have a coin for the trolley and find that whole thing a total pain so I go in and only get what i can carry. I refuse to stand in long lines outside the doors before they open and battle to get what I want. No thanks.

I have a aldi where I work and always see the really long queues especially during lockdown this put me of trying for special buys

We dont have an Aldi, I’ve been to one in Victoria tho. I found it to be too rushed at the check out, too stressful for me

Im not really a fan of Aldi but its very obvious that Coles is one of MOMs sponsors. So many pro-coles and pro-kmart articles. Now it looks like its time to bag the competition.

My most hated place to shop, it’s an anxiety riddled place and I just can’t love Aldi.

We do shopping Aldi at time to time because of their prices. But i do agree with some points above.

I have two Aldi’s near me and have NEVER seen anything like what is mentioned above. Sure you don’t always get everything but I’ve never seen people tussle over things. And at both Aldi’s if you have a sizeable shop and the person in line behind you only has a few items they ask if you mind them serving the other person. I don’t think many people would complain about that!

i just don’t like that you can’t do a complete shop there. You can get many things but not all, so you end up having to go to another supermarket. Most of the time it’s just not worth the effort for me.

I’ve never been to Aldi’s and after reading this I’m never going to. I’d rather pay a bit more and get through stress free.

I wish they did express! I never buy a full trolley

They do need some signs at the register

I love their Special Buys but have heard such horror stories I don’t queue up for them. We chose to visit the day after a Special Buys day and managed to pick up 2x water tanks left. That’s how I prefer to shop there.

There are multiple reasons why I don’t buy at Aldi.

I shop at Aldis on a Friday evening and somehow there aren’t long queues so the counter experience is stress free. I keep my shopping bags ready and money to pay so that I don’t waste time looking for them. I avoid the Special Buys as there have been complaints about some electrical items. People who shop in Aldis know the procedure they have to go through so if they don’t like it, they should avoid going there.

I can see how it could be stressfull.. especially if you’re trying to get those bargains as they come out. But for me it’s usually a relaxing experience.. touchwood! Shop in the morning just after they open, mainly looking for everyday essential groceries, sometimes pick up those special buys bargains (the ones that didn’t sell) for even less than they were originally (always a good feeling), usually let people with bigger trolleys than mine go first (and actually they seem to do the same for me when I’m just grabbing one thing… which I never find in those stores with express lanes… so maybe just being polite is the thing to help it all work out.

Shopping at Aldi is alqays nerve wracking. Thank fully our lcal store doesnt seem as bad as some of the others!

I refuse to shop at at Aldi. Can not understand why people here in Australia would shop there when every profit they make goes back to the owners in Germany and Australians Supers Fund which they must pay into cannot get any benefit. Why don’t you shop at Coles or Woolworths or IGA – it is reasonably comparable price wise and they are shops that your super funds can benefit from.

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  • • Ellen replied
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  I am with you mum101628 !

I’ve never had a problem until this week. The checkout operator was new and scanned my items at lightning speed. I’d only packed about three items when she asked for payment. It was stressful and embarrassing. (◉︵◉)

I really don’t see this behaviour at our local Aldi. If I did, I’d never go there.

The only part I hate is the checkoutas I don’t seem to grab my things fast enough to get them in the trolley and they ask for the money I’m still putting things in the trolley. Then to get my card out of my bag I’m slow and people giv me dirty looks I can’t hold my card and load the things back in my trolley as likely damage or loose my card. I know they run on just enough staff but if they had someone young loading your trolley up would help to get people away from the checkout. I’ve never got a special buy as usually gone by the time I get there and usually they only have a few of what ever it was or left with a small size if it is clothes my neighbour was at the store as it opened to get her tv and she has had nothing but problems so that’s what you get buying cheap it keeps needing to be tuned into a station as it loosing a couple which is stupid I told her take it back it’s junk. So I would never buy electrical items from them. The shops are always neat and tidy so don’t know why some saying they untidy.