“Re my last review I'd left the wrong rating button checked but to be fair to Aldi, from a value perspective I feel they have been good until now. What worries me is the two examples I quoted could be an indication of that value starting to erode.”
“The previous review gave five stars for a bad review. That is very odd indeed. However, you learn by visiting this company and buying their stock. Then you know how wise it is to buy elsewhere.”
““Belmont Oaties” used to have a perfect combination of flavour and a crunchy texture but now the replacement “Crumbly Oaties” have neither of these qualities, and frankly taste bland.
The “Village Bakery Fruit Loaf” has had its fruit and fresh peel content reduced to the point where what was once something especially enjoyable is now boring, just like ordinary bread with a few currants thrown in.
Starting with these two products will this be an Aldi trend, reducing quality and charging the same price?”
“No communication when my delivery got cancelled and still no reply to my email they still have my money and now they are getting my item returned to them complete joke will never use Aldi again after this word of wise do not order online with these jokers you will not get your money back”
“Ordered garden planters from Aldi ...did not wish to shop in store as I usually would do due to situation at present....my planters were delivered free & in good time ....will definitely use this way of buying from Aldi again”
“I spoke to a lovely girl called Andrea. I queried the price of a planter. I had it wrong but she was do pleasant and did not make me feel like an idiot. Very professional and personable.”
“Received my rattan garden furniture today.. was a bit fiddly to put together definitely needs two people.. Looks lovely, comfortable and worth the money..”
“We purchased the national geographic telescope before the lockdown. We have had time now during the lockdown to star gaze. A really fantastic telescope. Unbelievable price!! We saw the moon craters and venus tonight. Thank You”
“I simply do not understand why people go to Aldi. The previous two reviews speak volumes about this horrible company. Cheap and nasty produce and obviously not giving two hoots about the current crises we all find ourselves in. That's ok. Those of us who care and have compassionate feelings will remember won't we. As Winnie the Pooh said to Piglet " you cannpr cure nasty". Stay away. Bless your dear wife who puts her life on the line for us all.”
“I always shop at your store in Sutton Coldfield town centre. I went last Friday and we queued which l expected, one customer comes out, one goes in. Great l thought. When l got inside l was horrified at how many customers were inside. Its put me off going to your store until the pandemic is over. I didnt feel safe as there wasnt room to keep the distance weve been advised to keep. Im very sad about this, its heen the only supermarket lve used for years but dont feel l want to go at the moment. Mrs Linda Dance, Sutton Coldfield”
“The Coronavirus management in your Sittingbourne store yesterday was appalling, the store was packed with customers & there were queues from the front to the back of every aisle. My wife works for the NHS & thought she would use the allocated time slot for key workers. When she arrived at the store there was no management of this scheme & it was in fact a free for all. There was no restriction of people entering the store or social distancing by the management & even your staff were complaining there were to many people in store. When my wife asked a manager why there was no social distancing rules in place, he simply said it was the customers responsibility to stand the necessary distance apart, which is fine apart from the hoards interrupting the queues to get to the produce. She also asked why so many customers were allowed into the store at one time & was duly told “it was because of the NHS workers!!” He obviously saw this scheme as an inconvenience & made my wife feel guilty for shopping at this time. We had visited another supermarket the previous day to get provisions for our elderly parents & found an orderly, controlled procedure in place for entry, paying & exit, they even sanitised the trolley handles before use. We felt safe & cared for & although Aldi has been our supermarket of choice for many years now we feel that a return to the larger more customer considerate outlets are the way forward for us now. The few extra pounds we may have to pay is well worth it for our health & safety
Steve Payne”
“It is not at all surprising that this company use Hermes, the shoddiest courier company there ever has been. Cheapness being the main reason. Their drivers are self employed and answerable to nobody but themselves. BE WARNED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
“My review is not aimed at the quality of the products that I ordered online but more so the ineptness of Aldi's chosen carrier, Hermes and the farcical approach to resolving what is blatantly a shoddy service.
I ordered tools, to the value of just over £30.00, dispatched by Aldi March 24, delivered by Hermes March 27 to wrong address. I did not need to leave any special delivery instructions as for the past 3 weeks I have remained at home due to family health issues, but we are Covid free. It is claimed by the carrier Hermes through their online portal that my goods had been delivered to a neighbor and the term Covid 19 and the name and address of a lady at a dwelling more than a quarter of a mile away had received the goods.
I contacted Aldi by email, still no response, subsequently by phone, spoken to 3 difference people on 3 different days, they are all saying that I must wait until Aldi has had a response from Hermes before they can give a refund or replace the goods. Aldi have done checks, they can see that Hermes are Totally at fault, but farcically I must wait for Hermes to contact Aldi.
I have now lost all respect for Aldi, I might add, I do respect the individuals that I have spoken to, they are doing their job in difficult times and only following orders. Hermes, I'll make a separate post about them, needless to say it will be far from complimentary.”
