ALDI has announced a major change in its stores starting Tuesday, 12 April.

ALDI shoppers will now be able to carry their items using baskets thanks to the company’s latest decision to roll out baskets in all of its stores nationwide.

It was said that the German retailer differentiated itself from its competitors, Woolworths and Coles, by encouraging its shoppers to bring their own bags and spare cardboard boxes to carry their groceries instead of offering them baskets.

Customers who failed to bring their own bags were forced to either make use of the supplied coin-operated trolleys or to carry their groceries by hand, popularising the term "octopus arms" amongst its shoppers.

ALDI announced the roll out of baskets in its stores nationwide. Credit: Facebook/ALDI.​

Announcing the big change on its official Facebook page, an ALDI spokesperson said: "Customers that come into an ALDI store wanting 'just one thing', will know the feeling of wishing they had more hands. We recognise that these customers are looking for greater convenience when they visit our stores, as it's almost impossible not to pick up the excellent value products on offer."

"That's why we're introducing shopping baskets across all our locations, so our customers can more efficiently load up on goodies (on and off their intended lists) while doing smaller grocery shops."

The announcement captured the attention of shoppers, with many urging the company to also include smaller trolleys and express checkouts in the stores' aisles.

One person wrote: "Sounds great, now could we please have some smaller trolleys, short people have to fall into the trolley to get the stuff out at the checkout, I have spoken to head office about this ages ago but didn't get a reply."

"I always see seniors struggling with the big (sic) trollies as well," another added.

A third chimed in: "And about f****** time! I'm sick of pinching boxes to carry my stuff in."

ALDI’s unique positioning has seen shoppers popularising the term “octopus arms” as many of them opt to hand-carry their groceries while shopping in the retailer’s stores. Credit: Louise Kennerly.​

For those of you who are curious whether ALDI took some of the recommendations into consideration, it was confirmed that the retailer is currently in the middle of a limited trial of self-serve checkouts in some stores in NSW.

ALDI is also trialling the "ALDI Corner Store" — a small-store format catering for commuters and riders — and "Pizzabot", a self-serving pizza vending machine.

What are your thoughts on this? Do you think it's high time for ALDI to introduce this major change?

 

[Sen10r10]

ALDI announces major change in all of its stores nationwide — “Goodbye octopus arms!”​

ALDI has announced a major change in its stores starting Tuesday, 12 April.

ALDI shoppers will now be able to carry their items using baskets thanks to the company’s latest decision to roll out baskets in all of its stores nationwide.

It was said that the German retailer differentiated itself from its competitors, Woolworths and Coles, by encouraging its shoppers to bring their own bags and spare cardboard boxes to carry their groceries instead of offering them baskets.

Customers who failed to bring their own bags were forced to either make use of the supplied coin-operated trolleys or to carry their groceries by hand, popularising the term "octopus arms" amongst its shoppers.

ALDI announced the roll out of baskets in its stores nationwide. Credit: Facebook/ALDI.​

Announcing the big change on its official Facebook page, an ALDI spokesperson said: "Customers that come into an ALDI store wanting 'just one thing', will know the feeling of wishing they had more hands. We recognise that these customers are looking for greater convenience when they visit our stores, as it's almost impossible not to pick up the excellent value products on offer."

"That's why we're introducing shopping baskets across all our locations, so our customers can more efficiently load up on goodies (on and off their intended lists) while doing smaller grocery shops."

The announcement captured the attention of shoppers, with many urging the company to also include smaller trolleys and express checkouts in the stores' aisles.

One person wrote: "Sounds great, now could we please have some smaller trolleys, short people have to fall into the trolley to get the stuff out at the checkout, I have spoken to head office about this ages ago but didn't get a reply."

"I always see seniors struggling with the big (sic) trollies as well," another added.

A third chimed in: "And about f****** time! I'm sick of pinching boxes to carry my stuff in."

ALDI’s unique positioning has seen shoppers popularising the term “octopus arms” as many of them opt to hand-carry their groceries while shopping in the retailer’s stores. Credit: Louise Kennerly.​

For those of you who are curious whether ALDI took some of the recommendations into consideration, it was confirmed that the retailer is currently in the middle of a limited trial of self-serve checkouts in some stores in NSW.

ALDI is also trialling the "ALDI Corner Store" — a small-store format catering for commuters and riders — and "Pizzabot", a self-serving pizza vending machine.

What are your thoughts on this? Do you think it's high time for ALDI to introduce this major change?

Faaaantastic

 

[riskydave]

ALDI announces major change in all of its stores nationwide — “Goodbye octopus arms!”​

ALDI has announced a major change in its stores starting Tuesday, 12 April.

ALDI shoppers will now be able to carry their items using baskets thanks to the company’s latest decision to roll out baskets in all of its stores nationwide.

It was said that the German retailer differentiated itself from its competitors, Woolworths and Coles, by encouraging its shoppers to bring their own bags and spare cardboard boxes to carry their groceries instead of offering them baskets.

Customers who failed to bring their own bags were forced to either make use of the supplied coin-operated trolleys or to carry their groceries by hand, popularising the term "octopus arms" amongst its shoppers.

ALDI announced the roll out of baskets in its stores nationwide. Credit: Facebook/ALDI.​

Announcing the big change on its official Facebook page, an ALDI spokesperson said: "Customers that come into an ALDI store wanting 'just one thing', will know the feeling of wishing they had more hands. We recognise that these customers are looking for greater convenience when they visit our stores, as it's almost impossible not to pick up the excellent value products on offer."

"That's why we're introducing shopping baskets across all our locations, so our customers can more efficiently load up on goodies (on and off their intended lists) while doing smaller grocery shops."

The announcement captured the attention of shoppers, with many urging the company to also include smaller trolleys and express checkouts in the stores' aisles.

One person wrote: "Sounds great, now could we please have some smaller trolleys, short people have to fall into the trolley to get the stuff out at the checkout, I have spoken to head office about this ages ago but didn't get a reply."

"I always see seniors struggling with the big (sic) trollies as well," another added.

A third chimed in: "And about f****** time! I'm sick of pinching boxes to carry my stuff in."

ALDI’s unique positioning has seen shoppers popularising the term “octopus arms” as many of them opt to hand-carry their groceries while shopping in the retailer’s stores. Credit: Louise Kennerly.​

For those of you who are curious whether ALDI took some of the recommendations into consideration, it was confirmed that the retailer is currently in the middle of a limited trial of self-serve checkouts in some stores in NSW.

ALDI is also trialling the "ALDI Corner Store" — a small-store format catering for commuters and riders — and "Pizzabot", a self-serving pizza vending machine.

What are your thoughts on this? Do you think it's high time for ALDI to introduce this major change?

A lot of whingers in the world isn't there, how do you think they keep the price down, by not putting all of this junk out there, smaller trolleys, baskets, soon you will want them to pack your bags as well and run it out to the car for you and still expect the prices to be lower than the rest.
Wake up!

 

[Chrisalis]

Why is pushing a trolley so difficult? If you dont bring your own bags, you have topay for them and add to the environmental hazard. No need for baskets. Not something that this forum should be supporting.

 

[Sunshine45]

Would really love to see the smaller trolleys I shop with a short elderly friend and it;s hard getting to the bottom of the trolley. Dont care about the baskets always use a trolley and have a token clipped inside my handbag. Love Aldi can get almost everything I want there is 1/2 the time of the others.

 

[Sloopy]

Smaller trolleys

A lot of whingers in the world isn't there, how do you think they keep the price down, by not putting all of this junk out there, smaller trolleys, baskets, soon you will want them to pack your bags as well and run it out to the car for you and still expect the prices to be lower than the rest.
Wake up!

Smaller trolleys may seem like "junk" to someone who is fit/young, but for someone who is older, disabled or short of stature they would be a game changer.

 

[Capsam]

Great idea about the smaller trolleys. As a senior, I do struggle to reach into the bigger ones at the checkout. Happy to keep paying for them.

 

[Janbee]

Don't see the need for baskets, shoppers should, by now, be in the habit of bringing their own supermarket bags. However, smaller trolleys would be a good addition.

 

[mark godwin]

my aldi has just bought its 3rd batch of baskets . apparentlly they are constantly stolen !!! i suggested they should get floro colors so people would know they were stolen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Pat T]

Why is pushing a trolley so difficult? If you dont bring your own bags, you have topay for them and add to the environmental hazard. No need for baskets. Not something that this forum should be supporting.

Forgot the bag? Put items back in trolley, push to car where naturally there is a bag or box in the boot.

 

[Pat T]

my aldi has just bought its 3rd batch of baskets . apparentlly they are constantly stolen !!! i suggested they should get floro colors so people would know they were stolen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you told these people that they were thieves, they would deny it.

 

[Yvonne C.]

The Aldi stores where I shop have had the baskets for ages - very handy for when I want just a few things. Concerning the large trolleys, when I want more things than a basket will hold I usually borrow a small trolley from Coles. I must be shrinking as I too find the large trolleys a bit daunting when getting the smaller items out of them!

 

[carolync]

I’m for the smaller trolley. Baskets get too heavy and awkward to carry.

 

[Evol P]

ALDI! Pleeeeeese come to Tasmania!!!
Pleeeeeeeese! There are sooooooo many mainlanders living here that would love to kick Woolies and Coles to the kerb!
Its not even the prices (well it is) but I can't get some of my favourite products here. One store at Oatlands (that's the middle of Tassie) and we'd all be willing to drive an hour or so.

 

[Evol P]

my aldi has just bought its 3rd batch of baskets . apparentlly they are constantly stolen !!! i suggested they should get floro colors so people would know they were stolen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well there you go! More cost for Aldi - higher prices. No baskets it is!

 

[Phyll]

The Aldi stores where I shop have had the baskets for ages - very handy for when I want just a few things. Concerning the large trolleys, when I want more things than a basket will hold I usually borrow a small trolley from Coles. I must be shrinking as I too find the large trolleys a bit daunting when getting the smaller items out of them!

This is what i do Coles trolleys are just the right size for me .

 

[MarieT]

ALDI announces major change in all of its stores nationwide — “Goodbye octopus arms!”​

ALDI has announced a major change in its stores starting Tuesday, 12 April.

ALDI shoppers will now be able to carry their items using baskets thanks to the company’s latest decision to roll out baskets in all of its stores nationwide.

It was said that the German retailer differentiated itself from its competitors, Woolworths and Coles, by encouraging its shoppers to bring their own bags and spare cardboard boxes to carry their groceries instead of offering them baskets.

Customers who failed to bring their own bags were forced to either make use of the supplied coin-operated trolleys or to carry their groceries by hand, popularising the term "octopus arms" amongst its shoppers.

ALDI announced the roll out of baskets in its stores nationwide. Credit: Facebook/ALDI.​

Announcing the big change on its official Facebook page, an ALDI spokesperson said: "Customers that come into an ALDI store wanting 'just one thing', will know the feeling of wishing they had more hands. We recognise that these customers are looking for greater convenience when they visit our stores, as it's almost impossible not to pick up the excellent value products on offer."

"That's why we're introducing shopping baskets across all our locations, so our customers can more efficiently load up on goodies (on and off their intended lists) while doing smaller grocery shops."

The announcement captured the attention of shoppers, with many urging the company to also include smaller trolleys and express checkouts in the stores' aisles.

One person wrote: "Sounds great, now could we please have some smaller trolleys, short people have to fall into the trolley to get the stuff out at the checkout, I have spoken to head office about this ages ago but didn't get a reply."

"I always see seniors struggling with the big (sic) trollies as well," another added.

A third chimed in: "And about f****** time! I'm sick of pinching boxes to carry my stuff in."

ALDI’s unique positioning has seen shoppers popularising the term “octopus arms” as many of them opt to hand-carry their groceries while shopping in the retailer’s stores. Credit: Louise Kennerly.​

For those of you who are curious whether ALDI took some of the recommendations into consideration, it was confirmed that the retailer is currently in the middle of a limited trial of self-serve checkouts in some stores in NSW.

ALDI is also trialling the "ALDI Corner Store" — a small-store format catering for commuters and riders — and "Pizzabot", a self-serving pizza vending machine.

What are your thoughts on this? Do you think it's high time for ALDI to introduce this major change?

I will let you know when I have tried it out. Sounds good !

 

[Ricci]

I always help myself to a small trolley from Woolies on my way to Aldi. It's that or nothing, I can't reach the bottom of the Aldi oversize ones. Being on my own I would never buy enough to fill a large one anyway. I always feel a bit bad about using a Woolies trolley but until Aldi get on board there is no alternative.

 

[Januvia1952]

ALDI announces major change in all of its stores nationwide — “Goodbye octopus arms!”​

ALDI has announced a major change in its stores starting Tuesday, 12 April.

ALDI shoppers will now be able to carry their items using baskets thanks to the company’s latest decision to roll out baskets in all of its stores nationwide.

It was said that the German retailer differentiated itself from its competitors, Woolworths and Coles, by encouraging its shoppers to bring their own bags and spare cardboard boxes to carry their groceries instead of offering them baskets.

Customers who failed to bring their own bags were forced to either make use of the supplied coin-operated trolleys or to carry their groceries by hand, popularising the term "octopus arms" amongst its shoppers.

ALDI announced the roll out of baskets in its stores nationwide. Credit: Facebook/ALDI.​

Announcing the big change on its official Facebook page, an ALDI spokesperson said: "Customers that come into an ALDI store wanting 'just one thing', will know the feeling of wishing they had more hands. We recognise that these customers are looking for greater convenience when they visit our stores, as it's almost impossible not to pick up the excellent value products on offer."

"That's why we're introducing shopping baskets across all our locations, so our customers can more efficiently load up on goodies (on and off their intended lists) while doing smaller grocery shops."

The announcement captured the attention of shoppers, with many urging the company to also include smaller trolleys and express checkouts in the stores' aisles.

One person wrote: "Sounds great, now could we please have some smaller trolleys, short people have to fall into the trolley to get the stuff out at the checkout, I have spoken to head office about this ages ago but didn't get a reply."

"I always see seniors struggling with the big (sic) trollies as well," another added.

A third chimed in: "And about f****** time! I'm sick of pinching boxes to carry my stuff in."

ALDI’s unique positioning has seen shoppers popularising the term “octopus arms” as many of them opt to hand-carry their groceries while shopping in the retailer’s stores. Credit: Louise Kennerly.​

For those of you who are curious whether ALDI took some of the recommendations into consideration, it was confirmed that the retailer is currently in the middle of a limited trial of self-serve checkouts in some stores in NSW.

ALDI is also trialling the "ALDI Corner Store" — a small-store format catering for commuters and riders — and "Pizzabot", a self-serving pizza vending machine.

What are your thoughts on this? Do you think it's high time for ALDI to introduce this major change?

Checkout for under 13 items. Would be great. Nothing worse than being stuck behind a person with a full trolley.

 

[lozat54]

ALDI announces major change in all of its stores nationwide — “Goodbye octopus arms!”​

ALDI has announced a major change in its stores starting Tuesday, 12 April.

ALDI shoppers will now be able to carry their items using baskets thanks to the company’s latest decision to roll out baskets in all of its stores nationwide.

It was said that the German retailer differentiated itself from its competitors, Woolworths and Coles, by encouraging its shoppers to bring their own bags and spare cardboard boxes to carry their groceries instead of offering them baskets.

Customers who failed to bring their own bags were forced to either make use of the supplied coin-operated trolleys or to carry their groceries by hand, popularising the term "octopus arms" amongst its shoppers.

ALDI announced the roll out of baskets in its stores nationwide. Credit: Facebook/ALDI.​

Announcing the big change on its official Facebook page, an ALDI spokesperson said: "Customers that come into an ALDI store wanting 'just one thing', will know the feeling of wishing they had more hands. We recognise that these customers are looking for greater convenience when they visit our stores, as it's almost impossible not to pick up the excellent value products on offer."

"That's why we're introducing shopping baskets across all our locations, so our customers can more efficiently load up on goodies (on and off their intended lists) while doing smaller grocery shops."

The announcement captured the attention of shoppers, with many urging the company to also include smaller trolleys and express checkouts in the stores' aisles.

One person wrote: "Sounds great, now could we please have some smaller trolleys, short people have to fall into the trolley to get the stuff out at the checkout, I have spoken to head office about this ages ago but didn't get a reply."

"I always see seniors struggling with the big (sic) trollies as well," another added.

A third chimed in: "And about f****** time! I'm sick of pinching boxes to carry my stuff in."

ALDI’s unique positioning has seen shoppers popularising the term “octopus arms” as many of them opt to hand-carry their groceries while shopping in the retailer’s stores. Credit: Louise Kennerly.​

For those of you who are curious whether ALDI took some of the recommendations into consideration, it was confirmed that the retailer is currently in the middle of a limited trial of self-serve checkouts in some stores in NSW.

ALDI is also trialling the "ALDI Corner Store" — a small-store format catering for commuters and riders — and "Pizzabot", a self-serving pizza vending machine.

What are your thoughts on this? Do you think it's high time for ALDI to introduce this major change?

But deal!!!!