Aldi is a great concept and the company is a good company. I have no doubt that they attempt to find quality product to present to their customers. Although you wont find name branded merchandise or at least common name branded items the things they sell are safe and to many as good as the branded items. It also allows many to save money but to me it's going a bit overboard the way that they charge for buggies and bags but then that allows them to keep their overhead lower and their prices the lowest they can. Also I prefer to see stocked shelves like in most traditional markets rather than piled up on the floor, as they do in the stores I've been in.
Personally I don't mind paying a bit more for most of the items I purchase and therefore I go to the Foodlands, Foodworlds, Big Stars and Walmart but once Publix gets here, if they do come, I'll be exclusive to Publix based upon my past experience at that chain. There will be some exceptions but for my part I'm happy to see all of them prosper and I hope they all continue to do so.
Not everyone likes the same market or store and products so each store provides different things to different people and I suppose, in a capitalistic system that's the way it's suppose to work.