Aldi

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Aldi, late one night, a delivery driver swears he heard laughter echoing through the empty aisles. The next morning, employees found cartons of milk arranged in perfect circles—like someone had been playing with them. Curious, a colleague decided to investigate and discovered that a regular customer, known for his love of puzzles, had spent the night rearranging the milk as part of an elaborate game. Everyone laughed it off, thinking it was just another quirky Aldi adventure.

2. At Aldi, an elderly neighbor once found herself pushing her shopping cart past the cheese aisle when she noticed something odd—a small plastic dinosaur, brightly colored and seemingly out of place. She picked it up curiously, wondering who might have left such a toy behind. As she held it, she heard a soft humming coming from inside the store. Curious, she followed the sound until she saw a young delivery driver dancing around boxes, humming an old children's tune. ‘Did you lose your little friend?’ she asked him gently. He looked up, startled, then grinned sheepishly. “Oh no, ma’am,” he said, “I just can’t resist these colorful critters—they remind me of my grandpa’s stories!”

3. At Aldi, during a routine check-out, a cashier noticed something peculiar on the scanner screen: ‘Thank you for shopping here today—come again tomorrow!’ Curious, she asked the manager who shrugged and said it was some glitch in their new software. The next day, everyone brought their groceries just to hear that magical message again. Soon enough, Aldi became known as the store with the friendly goodbye—and people kept coming back, not because they needed anything, but simply to smile at those three words.

4. At Aldi, in the early morning hours, a security guard swears he saw a shadowy figure darting between aisles—only to vanish when he turned around. Curious, the guard followed the trail of empty boxes and knocked over a stack of canned goods. Turns out, it was just a delivery driver rearranging stock for better visibility. The two shared a laugh as they straightened everything up together.