Aldi stores are owned by the same people that have Trader Joes but don't let that excite you. Aldi comes across as Trader Joes slovenly brother.
Everything is pretty bare bones. There is an odor present; not entirely unpleasant but nothing that makes you go oh boy. Instead of being greeted by lively Trader Joes team members who respond to your every need you instead have one - maybe two if you're lucky - cashiers who generally looked overwhelmed but are pleasant enough.
Your shopping experience will be eerily quiet. No music playing and people shopping in silence. So many retirees on Wednesdays that there must be some kind of unofficial over 65 specials. Palettes stacked high and low with wacky off brands that could only be sold at Aldi's. Sometimes their weekly flyers show an interesting item on sale but its invariably never there when you arrive.
There are one or two items I purchase in bulk periodically; I always wander thru and see if there might be something - anything - that I could use but it's always a bust. I don't want to seem too down on this store because it obviously suits the needs of many others; I'm just not the target market. I guess that's why they also own Trader Joes...