ALDI

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn one morning, an ALDI delivery driver noticed something strange: a small flock of pigeons had taken up residence in the produce section. They seemed perfectly at home among the apples and oranges, cooing softly as they pecked at bananas. Curious, he watched them for a while until a regular customer approached, asking if everything was alright. With a straight face, the driver replied, 'Just waiting for the produce manager’s bird whistle.' The customer shook their head and muttered, ‘Next time, maybe bring some seed packets instead.’

2. At closing time, a little girl followed her mother into the checkout line. As they waited for their turn, she pointed excitedly and whispered, 'Mommy, look!' The mother looked down and saw nothing but an ordinary grocery cart. Smiling, she said, ‘Oh honey, that’s just our shopping cart.’ The girl giggled and replied, ‘But Mommy, it looks like it’s waving goodbye!’ And indeed, in the dim lighting of ALDI, the empty handlebars seemed to form a little wave.

3. At midnight, as the night shift worker scanned items in the empty aisles, they heard it—a soft humming coming from the frozen food section. Curious, they followed the sound and found a bag of frozen peas bobbing gently on its own. Startled, they picked up the bag, only for it to start singing ‘Happy Birthday’—complete with tinkling music. Turns out, an overzealous delivery driver had accidentally programmed the defrost timer to play happy songs instead of beeping. The night ended with everyone laughing and the store playing festive tunes until morning.

4. In the early hours of the morning, while most customers were asleep, an ALDI employee heard an unusual announcement over the store’s PA system: ‘Please return your flying saucer to aisle seven.’ Curious, the worker looked around but saw no one. Minutes later, a regular customer walked in, muttering about his late-night shopping trip and how he’d parked his ‘little green car’ near the checkout area. The employee smiled, realizing that sometimes aliens shop just like us.