Anonymous
Post 09/09/2025 20:55     Subject: Aldi - produce gets spoiled in 2 days
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is why I don’t shop at Aldi and I don’t understand folks that do.


+1


Let me give you one explanation: not everyone can afford pricey groceries and there are many things that suffice at far cheaper prices at Aldi. We can't all afford the highest quality lifestyle.


I do not have a highest quality lifestyle. Which is why I don’t buy food that spoils easily from Aldi.

I can’t eat bread or milk products. Their gluten free products are poor quality. I’d be wasting my few pennies there.

You can shop smartly at a regular grocery store and save $$.


Aldi’s GF bread is my favorite and the only GF bread I’ve had that doesn’t upset my stomach. Full size slices! It’s the best.
Anonymous
Post 09/09/2025 20:54     Subject: Aldi - produce gets spoiled in 2 days
Anonymous wrote:I’ve been impressed with Harris Teeter’s fruit lately. TJs and Amazon Fresh have been busts. Same with our Safeway. Stuff does seem overall to go bad way faster, not sure why.


Hmm. I’m not sure why either. It couldn’t possibly be because a large population of farm workers have been arrested, deported, or are afraid to go to work, resulting in labor shortages that mean crops are sitting in the fields longer and have a resulting shorter shelf life when they get to the grocery store. Or, I don’t know. Could it?
Anonymous
Post 09/09/2025 20:52     Subject: Aldi - produce gets spoiled in 2 days
Aldi is consistently the cheapest price. Groceries are expensive, so it’s quite a popular store. The sole reason anyone goes is to cut costs. It’s a needed store and there is a reason lidl and Aldi are expanding so much in the US.
Anonymous
Post 09/09/2025 20:46     Subject: Aldi - produce gets spoiled in 2 days
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is why I don’t shop at Aldi and I don’t understand folks that do.


+1


Let me give you one explanation: not everyone can afford pricey groceries and there are many things that suffice at far cheaper prices at Aldi. We can't all afford the highest quality lifestyle.


I do not have a highest quality lifestyle. Which is why I don’t buy food that spoils easily from Aldi.

I can’t eat bread or milk products. Their gluten free products are poor quality. I’d be wasting my few pennies there.

You can shop smartly at a regular grocery store and save $$.
Anonymous
Post 09/09/2025 20:41     Subject: Aldi - produce gets spoiled in 2 days
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Aldi is cheap for a reason. Their supply chain is based on discounts and near expiration, not quality. I've spent enough times in Aldi and WF to know the difference. People who claim they left WF for Aldi produce are being disingenuous or in denial. Doesn't mean you dont sometimes find good produce in Aldi, but it is never the rule.

Not all produce is equal. Carrots will last a long time regardless of where you get it. If you want to buy Aldi produce, you need to shop and cook within days, not once weekly shopping expecting produce to last till thr following shop.


I’ve found dead adult maggots (yes, maggots, like you’d see in a medieval movie) burrowed inside fruit from Whole Foods. This was the Navy Yard location specifically.


Every supermarket will have its share of spoiled produce or unpleasant discoveries. It goes with the territory. As someone who shops widely, WF has by far the best and most reliable supply chain and at a consistent quality and freshness, even if you get the occasional spoiled apple. Aldi is bottom of the list. Probably only places like Dollar General are worse.
Anonymous
Post 09/09/2025 19:50     Subject: Aldi - produce gets spoiled in 2 days
Anonymous wrote:Aldi is cheap for a reason. Their supply chain is based on discounts and near expiration, not quality. I've spent enough times in Aldi and WF to know the difference. People who claim they left WF for Aldi produce are being disingenuous or in denial. Doesn't mean you dont sometimes find good produce in Aldi, but it is never the rule.

Not all produce is equal. Carrots will last a long time regardless of where you get it. If you want to buy Aldi produce, you need to shop and cook within days, not once weekly shopping expecting produce to last till thr following shop.


I’ve found dead adult maggots (yes, maggots, like you’d see in a medieval movie) burrowed inside fruit from Whole Foods. This was the Navy Yard location specifically.
Anonymous
Post 09/09/2025 18:50     Subject: Aldi - produce gets spoiled in 2 days
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I don’t know what the hype about Aldi is. It’s a trashy store with a terrible, inconsistent selection of products.


The “hype” is that it costs a lot less. How do you need this explained to you?


Go f*ck yourself, Karen.
Anonymous
Post 09/09/2025 18:45     Subject: Aldi - produce gets spoiled in 2 days
Anonymous wrote:I don’t know what the hype about Aldi is. It’s a trashy store with a terrible, inconsistent selection of products.


The “hype” is that it costs a lot less. How do you need this explained to you?
Anonymous
Post 09/09/2025 18:44     Subject: Aldi - produce gets spoiled in 2 days
This is why I don’t buy produce at Trader Joe’s. Haven’t bought produce at Aldi, but have had excellent produce from the Lidl near me, much better than Giant. Hmart has the longest lasting produce by far.
Anonymous
Post 09/09/2025 18:41     Subject: Aldi - produce gets spoiled in 2 days
I don’t know what the hype about Aldi is. It’s a trashy store with a terrible, inconsistent selection of products.
Anonymous
Post 09/09/2025 18:39     Subject: Aldi - produce gets spoiled in 2 days
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is why I don’t shop at Aldi and I don’t understand folks that do.


+1


Let me give you one explanation: not everyone can afford pricey groceries and there are many things that suffice at far cheaper prices at Aldi. We can't all afford the highest quality lifestyle.
Anonymous
Post 09/09/2025 15:27     Subject: Aldi - produce gets spoiled in 2 days
Anonymous wrote:This is why I don’t shop at Aldi and I don’t understand folks that do.


+1
Anonymous
Post 09/09/2025 13:37     Subject: Aldi - produce gets spoiled in 2 days
Anonymous wrote:Do NOT buy any fresh produce from Aldi! Everyone knows it's about to go bad!

Also, do NOT buy any cheese from Aldi - they all taste weird.

Breads & Canned goods (middle aisles) are fine from Aldi.


I don’t think the cheese is any worse than other low end store brand cheese.
Anonymous
Post 09/09/2025 13:31     Subject: Aldi - produce gets spoiled in 2 days
Do NOT buy any fresh produce from Aldi! Everyone knows it's about to go bad!

Also, do NOT buy any cheese from Aldi - they all taste weird.

Breads & Canned goods (middle aisles) are fine from Aldi.
Anonymous
Post 09/09/2025 13:30     Subject: Aldi - produce gets spoiled in 2 days
Anonymous wrote:This is why I don’t shop at Aldi and I don’t understand folks that do.


I don't mind Aldi for shelf stable stuff, but their produce that I have purchased has been atrocious. Forget being spoiled, i bought a packet of baby carrots that were entirely fresh but so poor tasting that no one would eat them. "Not recognizable as carrot," in the words of my kids.