The Aldi grocery store, do they sell gas at any of their locations that you know of?

In Illinois there are called box stores, cut rate cheap groceries, no bags, no gas, no anything else.

They are not a qwik-e-mart type store at all. Aldi is actually a German company, which owns Trader Joe’s stores as well. They’re stores more European style in layout, process, etc. For example: paying for bags, carts, and the like. Ikea does this now too.

The stores are almost identical, all the ones i’ve been to (in several various cities). Only recently did they start taking debit cards (i’d say, 2006–07). Prior to that, it was cash only.

I like the whole concept of being “green” with the recycled bags and cartons and how they don’t have to hire baggers to round up carts, etc….but I still think I would prefer going to my usual supermarket. It says they opened a bunch of stores in the Orlando and Tampa area, but I don’t think they would be able to compete with supermarkets like Publix IMO.

@KrystaElyse do the locations near you sell anything other than food…like gas, are they in any way over priced convenient stores, or just a discount super market?

@KrystaElyse yeah, i live in that area, and i don’t think they’re meant to be competing with Publix. It’s mostly generic, non-brand items.

@randomMrdan i’ve never seen an Aldi sell gas. it’s a discount super market chain.

@RandomMrdan – I’m not exactly sure! I live in the Ft. Lauderdale area and they haven’t opened any in this area yet.

@eponymoushipster – Is Aldi equivalent to Save-A-Lot?

I didn’t think they sold gas. I have a friend who is under the impression there was an Aldi near him that was a convenient store that sold high priced items and gas. I told him he was mistaken and was confusing it with something else. And that Aldi has never sold gas, and never will sell gas.

He thinks I’m being stubborn… maybe I am, maybe he is, but I’m nearly 100% sure I’m right. But he wants to keep arguing that it is an Aldi, when I know it isn’t. Immature right?

Whenever I’m this sure on something I usually like to find out who is right.

@KrystaElyse in theory, yeah i think so. It’s one step above the dented can supermarkets, though. I think you have these in Ft. Lauderdale, but the store “Bravo”. It’s like that (thought Bravo seems to be focused at the Latino marketshare).

I’ve lived in several major cities and Aldi seems to have quite a following among immigrants (Russian, Polish, etc.) I think the no credit card thing drew them, plus the simplicity compared to a “big time” supermarket.

@RandomMrdan well, i’ve lived in 5 cities that have Aldi, and never seen a gas pump at one. Tell your friend he owes you a beer.

haha thanks eponymoushipster

does anyone know who I can email from Aldi to inform my friend they don’t sell gas, nor sell anything at convenient stores?

@RandomMrdan well, the website definitely doesn’t look convenience store-ish.

and the first paragraph of their Wikipedia entry states they are a “discount supermarket chain”.

Interesting fact: If you buy condoms at an Aldi, and they fail, the store will adopt the child. not true. stupid wikipedia.

Hahahahaha :P

haha I don’t need to prove it now, the store he was thinking of was an Ameristop. I won.

This sounds like a European-owned version of the gross-out.