“Aldi is great if you're not a brand snob. Ok not everything is as good as, say Sainsbury's or Waitrose but I've found several items that I believe could be the same item as the big brands at a massive reduction in price. Such as their own brand Norpak, which is pretty similar to a certain Scandinavian styled spread. Also a premium brand powdered coffee has an equivalent in Aldi that is just as good but much cheaper.”
“Chris the store manager at Clifton moor york. Was very helpful when I was doing my weekly shop. Asked him if they had fizzy water.he went into the back and brought it to me, then found me a box of diet coke that wasn't on the shelf.Even to the extent of finding me in store to tell me they had just fill the shelf with what I asked him for 5 MINUTES EARLIER.(Double cream) Thankyou Chris you are a great asset to the store.”
“Horrendous customer service. Log burner did not arrive. Asked Aldi to chase on the Friday. Put money back on card less than 24hrs later. Not much chasing there Aldi said gone missing. Wanted product not money back. Yodel sent email out for deliver then sent product back to Aldi. Aldi store good not online service. Very disappointed customer. Reluctant to use service again.”
“30/04ordered a kettle and paid £3.95 for delivery 4/05. Item despatched 03/05. Never arrived contacted aldi Glasgow who apologised due to it problems and will have someone contact me. Still waiting first time I've used this and last time and would not recommend then to friends and family shame kettle was excellent.”
“I have been searching the internet regarding this company and it's atrocious checkout speeds. Instead of detailing my own horror stories I thought I would put a few here which I came across. Before I do I will say that I stopped going to aldi because of this and their attitude to older people and the less able. Here they are.....
There’s even an Aldi Checkout Challenge page where customers can share their stories about trying to slow down an over-enthusiastic till operator.
One joker suggested the supermarket should employ psychiatrists to support customers who “crumble at the pressure of packing” at the same rate as the cashier uses the scanner.
Another posted: “The fury on an Aldi cashier’s face when someone doesn’t pack fast enough.
“I worked there as a student, sacked due to slow scanning speeds.”
Others provided helpful tips on how to slow down the cashiers.
Or perhaps they get in the boss’s good books by getting through customers quickly.
Suggestions include staff incentives for being quick and some even suggest they are doing us a favour - with fast checkouts earning more points.
My main gripe with Aldi is the checkout process itself. They seem to have their people doing everything and only serving customers when enough of them turn up at the till, hence the 'queue shuffle' I suppose.
I guess the answer is to stop going there.”
“I would like to thank Aldi very much . I perchesed a product last summer ,unfortunately I had a problem with it .The product had a three year garentee ,but I did not have the recite . I phoned and explained the situation , they gave me a full refund .What an excellent firm ,can’t praise them enough.”
“I bought an egg chair for my grandma ‘s birthday. Xdp damaged it . Aldi didn’t inform me until I emailed them and phoned them. Had been on hold for half an hour . Operator was kind of rude . Very disappointed with their service . I will never shop again at Aldi again . They don’t value Their customers at all”
“Aldi hand cream, which I like, remains the same price 79p but it used to be 125ml and now the tube is only 75ml. That is a heck of a price hike.
I use Lacura night & day creams, eye gel, shampoo and hand wash so clearly I am a fan.”
“Aldi ARE expensive. Much more than the other chains. Why? Because the prices they charge for their inferior stock is way too much. In reality, comparing quality per item, all the others win hands down. Oh, but was that a staff review. Sorry.”
“Regarding the non arrival below. Aldi is indeed liable and NOT the courier company. No good trying to get them to admit this as they simply DO NOT understand the law regarding this point. Failing that they DO NOT WANT TO KNOW. Take it to your local trading standards right away. This company's record re customer liason is absolutely horrendous. They are arrogant and their call centre is sure to drive you to the point of insanity. Like their stores.”
“Your issue is indeed with Aldi for non delivery and NOT the courier company whatsoever. DO NOT let them get away with it. Aldi need to show they did in fact send the item or had the item collected from themselves by a courier. They keep records or should do. Why on earth do people still shop with this horrible company. Their staff turnover is very high. Go figure.”
“DO NOT order online from Aldi! They take your money straight away (literally within minutes of clicking "confirm order") and then you never receive what you've paid for! Getting your money back is impossible as they never answer your emails or phone calls to customer service, and they blame the delivery company. Although when researching who is liable in this situation, everywhere seems to tell me the contract of the delivery company is with Aldi, and not with the customer so no point complaining to them! Aldi sort out your customer service and online delivery services, you are severely damaging a reputation you've spent years trying to build to a fairly well respected level!”
“These idiots gave me a hernia with the way they run the place down at Aldi Warehouse Queenborough. They're very pushy, don't care about your health even when they say they do as it's just about hitting targets and telling you what you want to hear, and never paid me compensation money out. It was one of the worst decisions I've ever made joining these and after having to have months off after my hernia op it wouldn't of made me any better off financially (when they did pay me more than my previous company per month.) AVOID!!”
“The shops are good, the products are good, the prices are good. Customer Service are NONE existent. I placed an order by mistake online and immediately sent a message to customer service to cancel, no reply. I tried to call them, hung on for 20 minutes and nobody answered it just leaves you waiting. Another order i place on line 2 weeks ago, still waiting for the delivery. Aldi, your customer service and Logistics is disgusting, I wont be buying anything online again !!!”
“Ordered box of wine online 3 May it’s now 12th and nothing. Received a email saying it was despatched, checked delivery tracking just now and they say waiting to receive the order. I can’t get through to customer services because the queue is a lifetime long not a good sign. Sent them an email see if I get anywhere with that. In future I will just go to a shop not worth the hassle and stress!!”
“Oh! A staff review again? Aldi helpful to the disabled they may be, but not to the elderly in general. Five stars for a vegetarian pie? What about all the other stock etc? How a company be reviewed on the strength of a pie I do not know.”
