Supermarkets

Aldi

Open by scheduleMonday · 9 AM – 8 PM

Providence, RI

ⓘ Hours as published by the business

539 Smith Street, Providence, RI
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Opening hours

Monday · Today
9 AM – 8 PM
Tuesday
9 AM – 8 PM
Wednesday
9 AM – 8 PM
Thursday
9 AM – 8 PM
Friday
9 AM – 8 PM
Saturday
9 AM – 8 PM
Sunday
9 AM – 8 PM

Holidays and short days are the usual exceptions — call before a long drive.

▤ Contact & details

☎ Phone
+1 833-473-7041
⌖ Address
539 Smith Street, Providence, RI 02908-4362
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◆ Category
Supermarkets
◎ Country
US
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About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

As the story goes, a regular once claimed that every Wednesday evening, Aldi’s fluorescent lights dimmed slightly and the shelves rearranged themselves just enough for customers to notice—but only if they looked closely. Nobody ever proved it, but people kept coming back on Wednesdays anyway. One Wednesday night, a delivery driver noticed that all the cans of soup were facing the wrong way. He joked that maybe the store was practicing for when they’d finally switch to self-checkout. The next week, everyone brought their own shopping baskets—and some even started rearranging items as they left.

As the story goes, one day an elderly gentleman entered Aldi and asked the cashier if he could please pay with his pet turtle's shell. Regulars still talk about the time the cashier calmly accepted it as payment. The next day, a delivery driver arrived with a box full of groceries marked ‘cash only.’ The manager shook their head, knowing exactly what was coming. Sure enough, out popped the same turtle from its shell, wobbling towards the counter. Everyone in line burst into laughter, but the cashier just smiled and said, ‘Welcome back, old friend!’

As the story goes, one night a delivery driver was unloading boxes in the dimly lit aisle when he heard a soft humming sound. Regulars still talk about the time he turned around to see a shadowy figure singing along with the store's background music, seemingly lost in its melody. The delivery driver blinked a few times, thinking maybe it was just his imagination playing tricks on him. But no—there it went again, that same eerie yet charming tune. Finally, another regular passing by asked if everything was okay. With a straight face, the driver replied, ‘I think our stockboy’s got an amazing voice!’

As the story goes, one night a delivery driver was unloading boxes in the parking lot when he noticed something peculiar—all the shopping bags left behind by customers seemed to be whispering his name. Curious, he approached and heard them say, ‘Aldi, Aldi, come back for us!’ Turns out, they were just empty bags of chips calling him by his name. The delivery driver laughed it off, realizing it was just another late-night urban legend from Aldi’s parking lot.

As the story goes, one night a delivery driver was unloading boxes in the loading bay when he noticed something strange—all the cans of beans were arranged alphabetically by country of origin. Curious, he checked the next aisle and found that every can of soup was sorted by first letter of its brand name. By morning, the whole store resembled an elaborate game of organizational Tetris. Aldi’s manager shook his head and said, ‘Must be some kinda genius prankster.’

As the story goes, one night a delivery driver was unloading boxes in the loading bay when he noticed something peculiar: every box seemed to contain exactly three cans of beans—no more, no less. Curious, he opened one can and found it filled with tiny notes reading ‘Buy us again soon!’ Turns out, Aldi had hired a prankster employee who thought it would be fun to fill some cans with messages instead of beans. As for our delivery driver? He became a neighborhood hero for his patience and good humor.

Source details

Business attributes

Address

City
Providence
County
Providence, RI
Housenumber
539
Postcode
02908-4362
State
RI
Street
Smith Street

Contacts

Phone
+1 833-473-7041

Hours & freshness

Opening hours
Mo-Su 09:00-20:00

Payment

American express
Yes
Apple pay
Yes
Cheque
No
Coins
Yes
Debit cards
Yes
Discover card
Yes
Ebt
Yes
Google pay
Yes
Mastercard
Yes
Notes
Yes
Snap
Yes
Visa
Yes
Wic
No

Brand & operator

Brand
Aldi
Wikidata
Q41171672

What it offers

Delivery
Yes
Shop
supermarket

Source: OpenStreetMap, 27 recorded details for this place.

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