Aldi

Aldi is frustrating for so many reasons. The quarter in the cart concept is annoying. I don’t walk around with quarters in my pocket. Yes, you get your quarter back after you return your cart but whatever happened to the honesty policy. Dear Aldi, I promise I won’t run off with your cart after shopping. So I always have to walk in here without a basket or a cart and it makes me want to just walk right out. Another reason why Aldi frustrates me is because it’s unorganized. Dry food are in these cardboard bins and you really need to go up an aisle one way looking at only one side and then go back down looking at the other side because it’s easy to miss things and the aisles are far too wide to do the left right look at the same time. Maybe it’s me, maybe my vision is going, but I don’t think so. Now, I liked Aldi because they have a precent decent selection of gluten free snacks like rice cakes, cookies, brownies and crackers. Not the healthiest as everything I picked up was loaded with either saturated fat or sodium, but it’s nice to know they have these options. They even had gluten free baking flour, brownie mix and a pizza mix which I thought about trying, maybe if I had a cart.
The produce looked pretty fresh from what I could see and the price is right, that’s why people come here, I think. I’m just always hesitant about buying things with brand names I’ve never heard of, especially when it comes down to the frozen food. I can’t see myself shopping here regularly but it was clean and affordable.

Out of all of Aldis in Rochester, I think that this is the one that is typically the busiest every time. You can access the location by pulling around Wegmans, in front of Citizens bank, just avoid the pot holes for your precious whip.
Best times to come are during the day if you can, during the week. Fresh produce is put on on Tuesdays and Sunday mornings to comply with their weekly flyer.
Sometimes this location runs out of things because it is busier than the Mt. Read, Penfield, or Lyell locations (I can’t speak for Hudson Ave).
They carry gift certificates and now accept credit cards. Soon they will be accepting public assistance for those who direly need fresh produce on a tight budget.
They have also recently expanded their Live Gluten Free Line* Check out the bread, pastas and wraps they offer.

Ok remember your own bags and a quarter for the carts. If your brand loyal this is not the place for you. It’s a place to save money and find good stuff. Lots of diamonds in the rough here. Seriously. They have their own brands and some name brand stuff sometimes. This place has a lot of good stuff for the price but it’s not got everything. For some reason WNY State has issues w/​booze in stores a good deal of Aldi’s with no liquor issues have wine & beer. For the price it’s pretty good. Look at the produce, the prices for some stuff it’s the best price around other stuff your better off going someplace else. Not a bad location except lot of stuff is gone over and if you go to lesser known locations they will have more of what you are looking for. The Albrecht family owns this company one of the brothers started Trader Joe’s. This is the place for staples and other things. You can get fresh flowers for $ 3.99 each no it’s not from Wegmans but the prices are right. They use a local dairy for the milk, cheese and what not. A lot of catering companies use their stuff hey. If it’s good enough for them…

I really like Aldi’s as a whole. I enjoy being able to run into a store and not be overwhelmed by the amount of options for items I am in need of. Honestly, how many brands of cereal do you need? Or cake mix etc? Aldi’s offers one.
On occasion you will find a name brand item, like Special K cereal bars etc… but this is few and far between. Make sure you check out their imitation Doritos, they are $ 1.19 and extremely comparable to the real deal. I’m not joking, check them out!
As for this location, I am not a big fan. Its it a tad … «dirty» for my liking. (I love the gates location. Still seems new to me.)

Need to save money on your groceries??? Head to Aldi’s. just make sure to bring a quarter so you can use a cart to shop… you get your quarter back after you return the cart. I really like this concept, never any carts just waiting to hit your car in the parking lot! Also make sure to bring bags or reusable totes to pack your groceries in… they will charge you for bags.
This is a smaller location but they always seem to have something here for everyone. I really like their produce selection and dairy items. Can’t beat the prices! My family loves their snacks… especially their nacho flavored tortilla chips (Clancy brand).
It can be very busy in here, only a few registers so be prepared to wait at times.

Been a long time since I’ve been here. Most things are off brand but there are some name brand items too. Be careful with produce! The frozen foods can cost as much as regular stores too.
Staples like milk, eggs, bread are all reasonably priced. The store is clean and well lit. Bring a quarter for the carts and your own bags

Why not save some money? Bring a Quarter so that you can get a cart — Its a deposit you get it back when you return the cart. Also bring your own bags, so you don’t have to pay the minimal price to buy some. I like Aldi for some routine items that I don’t care what brand they are like Milk, Fat Free Half/​Half, LF Cream cheese, Eggs, Frozen Veggies. They do have some decent produce that are reasonably priced and fresh –You have to check it over good though. I don’t buy meat here — not that I’ve had a bad experience. They do have some brand name items here that can be decently priced but often the national brands they have here are at the going rate not with major discounts. Fast check out and appears the staff works really hard here, well managed. They take Debit but not Credit.

Aldi is a great little store for the person who wants to stretch their dollar a little further. They’re nowhere near as big as a Tops or Wegmans, so don’t plan on doing your weekly grocery shopping here. Aldi gets a lot of their products shipped in from international brands (especially Germany), so they have a lot of great alternatives at a cheaper price. Looking for mini muffins or Fiber One bars? Aldi has a cheaper off brand. Looking for some cheese and crackers to go with your wine? Aldi has great cheeses at fantastic prices. They even have a small bakery section where you can find all kinds of breads and bagels. If you have an Aldi near you and you’re looking to save a little money on some of your groceries, check them out. Just remember to bring a reusable bag or two. Aldi doesn’t put your purchases in plastic bags like other stores do, but they have paper and reusable bags under the check out counter that you can purchase. Depending on what type of bag you get it can cost you anywhere from $ 0.06-$ 1. They also encourage customers to take any empty boxes that they find lying around the store and use those to put your groceries in. That’s just one of the ways Aldi works to keep their prices low.

I am a fan of Aldi… I have to say that then we first moved to Roc and were living on one paycheck, it got us through, lol! I still come here a couple times a month to pick up things, and it does save money. Their prices here are quite low. Many of their items are as good or better than the «brand name» items… You just have to be open minded! My snobby husband was *shocked* that I bought the Aldi’s mayo… as he insisted he only liked the «blue ribbon» brand… and he actually preferred the Aldi! Their cereals, cheeses, dairy are usually pretty good. For produce, proteins, and coffee, I invariably go elsewhere… But for basics and snacky things, Aldi is solid. Be prepared (as I was not aware the first time I went) you have to «rent» out a store cart for a quarter which you get back when you return the cart, and bring your own bags… or else you have to purchase them. P. S.–Their employees are also very very pleasant too, whats up with that?

Fantastic grocery store with fantastic prices. Aldi’s has a no name brands, but they do have a little bit of everything, but not a lot of variety. I go to the market for the majority of my food but there are a few key things I get at Aldi’s. Peanut butter, they have an great organic peanut butter that is really affordable. Ground Turkey, 20 oz for about $ 3, awesome deal. I make 3oz sliders with a nice variety of spices. Butter, milk, eggs, and paper products round out my shopping list. They have a lot of seasonal items as well and you never know what you’ll find.