Aldi

Just wanted to make sure I let everyone know that the management and district manager from this location are great!
I had an issue which Ashley and Kimberly helped and solved everything.
They need to be acknowledged for their hard work and how much they go above and beyond for their customers.
Great job ladies !!

Aldi’s is awesome! If you can break free from the mentality that name brands are better than off brands, you will love this place too! I wish I would have known and been open to try this place years ago. I could have saved thousands of dollars that I wasted by going to Kroger every week for over a decade.
Less money spent on groceries = more money for fun stuff!!!

the bag of onions i bought last week were 2/​3rds rotten. won’t trust your produce any
more! know these were grown in MI.
most of your food won’t state country of origin.
that’s scarey too!

I was really happy when I saw this store, very great prices. Very small store but they have every thing you need. They charge 26cents for cart rental, lol classic, also 10 cents for a paper bag. This place is soooo cool I miss this place more then I would of thought!

I’m obsessed with aldi. This place has saved my family SO MUCH money. The food is great tasting. I can stock up with a cart full of food for $ 60. I love that you can even find name brand stuff there sometimes too. Especially snacks for the kids, they’ve grown to love the aldi brand better than the name brand.
Ps. Their frozen burger patties are awesome!

Aldi is an excellent place for food basics. I honestly only have a few items that I cannot purchase at Aldi and they tend to come from specialty stores anyway. The dairy products are very well priced and have long expiration dates because they sell so much. The frozen food section offers good quality and nice variety as well. The canned goods are about the best priced I can consistently find anywhere and I don’t have to worry about coupons. The produce can sometimes be hit-​or-​miss, however. Their produce seems to be delivered on a weekly basis and by the end of that week’s rotation, some of the items are less than fresh. I am willing to overlook the occasional produce faux pas because this is an excellent store with great prices on quality food.

I used to be an avid Meijer shopper, but I find I’m doing more and more shopping here. I am a penny pincher for sure — rarely purchase brand names and only do if they are on sale AND I have a coupon AND they are then cheaper than the store brand. Therefore, I’m glad that I have found Aldi. You can’t find milk for less money anywhere else, and as a household that goes through about 4 — 5 gallons a week, we save at least $ 4/​week just with that. All of the basic pantry items are available, but I’ve noticed that there a few things that you can only purchase as «special buys» — canned green chilis, butter spray (e.g. Parkay or I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter) so for those items I make a trip back to Meijer. The fruits and veggies are often priced better than other grocery stores, especially if it’s a weekly ‘fresh produce pick’ but you do have to look closely at the quality sometimes.
There are a few things that Aldi does really well:
1. Ice cream — standard ice cream is great, and they also have low fat ice cream sandwiches that mimic Skinny Cow brand which taste just as good but are ½ the price
2. Salsa — they have a brand called Little Salad Bar that I swear to you is Garden Fresh salsa with a different label on it — same flavors and all.
3. Bread — my boys eat 100% whole wheat and I can get it there for under $ 1 loaf. I eat the «slimwiches», and again excellent quality but not nearly expensive as Pepperidge Farm or Aunt Millies.
4. Cheese — whether it’s block, shredded or feta, all are delicious.
There are a couple of items I wouldn’t recommend:
1. Potato chips — the pretzels and tortilla chips are fine, but the potato chips just seem to heavy and greasy.
2. Their version of Kashi’s Good Friends cereal. It just doesn’t live up.
3. Coffee — I can’t speak for the instant as I don’t drink it, but the typical drip brew is so-​so. If you like coffee I’d say it’s worth an extra dollar or so to get it elsewhere.
If you’ve never been, here are some tips to make your visit go more smoothly.
— bring a quarter for a cart. You’ll get it back, but it’s their way of encouraging patrons to return their own cart as opposed to having employees do it
— They don’t accept credit. This threw me for a loop at my first visit, but I’ve now adjusted. I think it’s only debit or cash — unsure about personal checks.
— Bring your own bags and expect to do your own bagging. Again, a way for them to streamline checkouts and eliminate cost on their end.

I cannot tell you how many times I have visited an Aldi store in my life. I grew up in the Netherlands. and have spent many a weekend/​summer in Germany. What does this matter you think? Well, Aldi is a German discount supermarket and thus a large part of Europe is covered in these great stores which bestill my cheapo heart. Shopping carts for a quarter, and 10c for a shopping bag? I guess that is just how ‘we’ roll on the other side of the pond!
Aldi started out with the Albrecht brothers (Aldi = Albrecht Discount), whom after a while became each-​others less favorite person and were then forced to split the succesful company up as evenly as possible. One brother got to occupy the ‘North’ (Aldi Markt) and the other the ‘South’ (Aldi Sud). In the US we are graced with Aldi Sud stores, which is unfortunate as I have always found the overall experience and variety of products carried at Aldi Mart to be more favorable. But beggars cant be choosers, and I am very happy to have a slice of home right here on Ford Rd!
In the world of Aldi, there is no such thing as no-​name brand. There is Aldi brand, however! I love the fact that I can come to Aldi, and pick up many basics at a much lower price than even Walmart or Meijer. Every time I come here, I will find at least a couple of things that excite me, as I was not expecting to find them.
Tyson chicken, as well as milk is a great deal. Erin likes the faux Cheerios, and at about 2 bucks a box you cant really go wrong. Fun fact, Erin is a huge ‘you just dont buy offbrand products, they are NOT equal’ kinda person; but is slowly finding that in most cases these items at half the price are not as Godawful as he once thought. We now happily pass the cereal isle at Kroger, to come to Aldi.
I happen to drink *alot of* wine, and the winking owl brand has got my seal of approval. Veggie chips are yummy, so are the chocolate covered biscuits. On occassion as a lunchbag treat, I like to pick up a dollar iced coffee drink for my stepdaughter.
Garlic, onions, avocados and other miscellaneous produce/​fruit is a great value as well. In the ‘Mothercountry’ I was a big fan of their frozen lasagna and pizzas, but I am not sure if they will be the same at ‘Aldi Sud’ as opposed to ‘Aldi Mart’ and if ‘Aldi Sud’ will be the same in the US as it is in EU. Sigh! Mindboggling. I guess I will just have to buy and try!
Also, if anyone within Aldi is reading this. Can we please start carrying ‘Golden Power’ brand fake-​o Red Bull? At $.19 I practically lived on this liquid diet during my run at highschool. Good stuff!
*Fun fact: Trader Joes is/​was related to Aldi somehow!* I guess that explains why I adore that place as much as I do! I forgot the story behind this, I believe the bro that ended up with Aldi Sud (The version we have in the US) started TJs simultaneously and then sold it. Or maybe he didnt sell it? Either way– these two stores are related. Aldi being the more quiet and down-​to-​Earth sibling of the spunky and funky TJs.

Not bad at all for anyone watching their budget! It has a bit of a cold sort of atmosphere. Or business– like and a «no frills» approach!!! I guess you could call it a sort of «warehouse» type of feeling that you get inside. But heck that’s how they can lower their prices! You have to pay a quarter to get a cart (you get it back when you return it!).Also you must bring your own bags to load up with the groceries! The prices are much lower yet they don’t have quite as many choices. But if you’re OK with that then by all means, check out Aldi in Canton, MI!
I must add that the people who work there were pleasant and kind enough. The food that they displayed and carried at Aldi was not outdated or anything like that. It wasn’t «bad» food either. The things that you most likely will want to get there are the things that are not «specialty» items in your pantry. We found out that we can get tissues, paper products, crackers, Milk, cereals and things like this that really don’t matter so much if they are a «name brand» item or not.
Aldi is very close to our home, almost so that we can walk there! It’s close and convenient and if it’s not super close for you, it’s still worth a short trip for the money you’ll be saving in grocery shopping! I really support this shopping store! **As long as you don’t mind if it’s not pretty! LOL

Next time you go to Aldi pick up some ribs that already has been cooked and has BBQ sauce on them. Cut the plastic on the end (slanted) and squeeze out the extra barbeque sauce. Place them on the grill for 5 minutes each side and then put the extra barbeque sauce on them. If you do this before anyone arrives they will think you barbequed them thoroughly. These ribs are to die for! Very very scrumptuous! Love Aldies compared to bigger grocery stores. First timers remember to take your own bags or buy one big one from Aldi. They do have boxes that you can use to put your groceries in. I don’t go here for everything, because basically the foods are all off brands, but once you get the bill for whatever you are purchasing you also will love Aldi. Remember to take a quarter so you can rent a cart — you get your quarter back once you return the cart. Also, I don’t think they take credit cards, but they do take debit cards.

I agree with every1 i live Aldi! Its great for shopping on budget. Its clean well organized. And hardly understocked! U can buy everyday grocery at ½ the cost, compare to krogers or meijers. And staff is just as great!

I LOVE Aldi! The store is just the right size, it’s always clean and well stocked. The people who work there recognize and acknowledge me, unlike at Kroger where I’ve shopped for 15 years.
The brands they carry are as good if not better than the name brands I’m used to. Only thing I don’t care for so far are the breakfast sausage links and pizza rolls. The ice cream is awesome. The spaghetti sauce is yummie. Milk is usually less than $ 1.65/gallon. The often have Hershey brands and Kraft Mac and Cheese.
I save at least 50% over the same items (different brands) than I’d pay at Kroger, and I’m just as satisfied. I don’t mind the quarter deposit for the cart. I love the incentive to reuse my bags.
Aldi is awesome! Shop there. Period.

Cheap as chips. Of course I like that.
The selection here is not consistent but you can buy off brand and sometimes even brand names at low prices. My husband likes a couple of their off brand cereals. I also get basic staples like rice, pastas (including whole wheat), eggs, string cheese, even some meats and I am satisfied.
For instance, I got everything I needed for Jambalaya in here the other night and for a lot less than I was expecting. I walked out happy.
You can even find jars of artichokes, reduced sugar jams, dried fruit, nuts, frozen fruit bars and the like. Stroll along and you can find a lot of hidden gems you probably aren’t looking for specifically but will like at any rate.
Veggies and fruit are only limited selection but the peppers and onions I bought there did fine. Oranges too.
You have to pay for a cart but you will get it back. Bring your own bags for your grocery items or you will have to buy their plastic ones which are actually pretty strong and reusable. I bring my own at any rate but if something doesn’t fit I have gotten one of theirs.
It’s not glam but its solid and inexpensive. Worth a whirl.