Aldis - good, bad, pitfalls?

ive been to several aldi's in the Midwest and east coast, all of them were very cooperative getting you a pallet jack or forklift because most were under staffed with lumpers. No worries all the equipment was in good shape too.

 

I use to frequent Aldi's. I think the ones were in OH, IN and MI? I can visualize the buildings but forget the towns, lol. Alzheimers setting in.

I never had a problem with one of them.

 

I run produce. Been to the Aldi's in Valpo. Lumper fee was around $85 bucks. Time wait about 2 hrs. Can show up early there. Aldi's in Dwight IL not bad at all. Lumpers don't show up til 5am so if you have earlier apt; they will let you back into door and wait. Lumper fee was $65 there. Love's truckstop nearby to wait if you arrive way early too. Also 2 other little hole in wall ts's there too. Would rather deal with Aldi's any day over Wallyworld.

 

+1

Just about to leave this one now. They are disorganized and not in the world of time. 4 hours to pull off 11 skids and check in a simple order (<600 cases of about 10 items). I'd rather deliver to a Walmart DC than ever come here again.

 

Ah you rang my bell. Now I remember that one on 49 off of 30. Now if I can just remember the other ones. I'm thinking Webberville, MI or northern OH. I'd come from the house and get a Shelbyville or Goodlettsville, TN Tyson load to an Aldi. I use to do that run and then DH to Toledo for a Smucker's load to outside Monee. Then an Ottawa or Waterloo Tyson load or even E. Dubuque Farmland load to TX, LA or FL. Then I was back in the groove of north/south running.

 

Well Red, you were close to my companies shop and 15 minutes from my house...

 

LOL.. Hadn't noticed that. I passed thru your town on the way to Saxonburg via US-422. Took my 10 at the Natrona Heights Walmart before my o-dark-thirty visit to Aldi. Still not far.. camping at the Portersville Peelot at the moment. Bath day whether I needed it or not.

 

It's not Saturday!

 

Thank you all, the buyer says its a flat $85 lumper fee also. But many times the buyers are in a fantasy world. I am going to budget $100 for unloading, I think that will work. We do lots of smart and Kroger but Aldi is new and I need it to go well

 

That peelot is tight and packs up early but they keep their showers pretty clean.

I see lots of trucks parked @ that Walmart...

Good luck finding a reload out of there, if you find yourself with a lot of time, that state park back the road has miles of very nice paved walking trails and a nice lake.