Aldi Grand Opening in New Lenox
Construction
on the new Aldi store on Rt. 30 on the east side of New Lenox has
finished and the store is open for business today. Regular hours are 9
a.m. to 8 p.m. today and the store is packed with customers, but all of
the checkout stations are manned and shoppers can get through quickly.
There are quite a few Aldi employees in the aisles to help customers
locate items.
If you haven't shopped at an Aldi store before, you may like to know:
1. Shopping carts are chained together, insert a quarter into the coin slot on the cart to rent one for your visit. When you return your cart to the corral, insert the end of the chain into the appropriate opening on your cart, and you will get your quarter back. (Today you won't need a quarter as staff are providing carts to customers.)
2. Bring your own bags, or you may purchase them at the checkout. Bags are in bins below conveyor belts.
3. Aldi doesn't take coupons, but they keep prices consistently lower than conventional supermarkets by providing their own store brands. Quality of these brands is overall quite good--if you ever have a problem, return it and you will receive replacement product and your money back.
Aldi at New Lenox is laid out in the company's new design, said
the helpful young man wearing an Aldi I.D. badge this morning. Staff
were all over the store, assisting customers in finding things, since
the new store is much larger than other area Aldis. Aisles are longer,
and it takes a little looking around to locate products, if you are
familiar with placement in the older stores. The soaring ceiling with
exposed metalwork is similar to many warehouse designed stores. There
are more windows at this store, too, creating a feeling that the
building is flooded in natural light.
And, of course, the fundamental of the store is the same: low prices. Here are a few samples:
• Skim milk gallon $1.99
• Celery .49
• Carrots 2# .99
• Taco seasoning mix envelope .39
• Mild Salsa 24 oz. $1.79
• Split top wheat bread 20 oz. loaf .99
• Eggs dozen .99
Seasonal
items are displayed, including holiday baking products AND toys. I'm
long past childhood, but I was tempted to get the Discovery Kids 49-key
electronic keyboard for just $14.99!
Links and more for Aldi:
Aldi official website
Meal planner and recipes using Aldi products. This is very
handy. I have used some of the recipes in the past, and now that I have
seen it again, will use them in the future!
If you have a smartphone, there's an Aldi app for that! Mine
shows special buys, seasonal items, new low prices, has a shopping list,
store locator, even job listings.
Check your phone's App Store.
