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Apple Pay Coming to Nearly 1,700 ALDI Grocery Stores Across United States

I used it at an Aldi that I don't normally go to last Saturday. I was surprised to see the NFC symbol on the screen. Now all grocery stores that I shop at in the Minneapolis area (Lunds & Byerlys, Cub, and Aldi) take ApplePay.

I have an American Express Everyday card that I only use at Grocery Stores since it's 3% back. I can now take it out of my wallet completely. Can't wait till I can dump some of my other cards. I have noticed a definite uptick in NFC payment acceptance recently.
 
Seems like Aldi would be ready here in Germany as well, if only Apple Pay would be introduced finally :mad:
 
Been waiting on Kroger to add this for a while. We actually have two really nice Aldi stores here that I’ve never tried. Sounds like it’s time to give them a shot!
 
Been using Apple pay at ALDI in the UK for a year now. Most contactless transactions are limited to £30 in the UK, but there is NO LIMIT at ALDI. So I get simplicity with cheap prices and great quality. Happy days!!!
 
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spazzcat said:
What about Trader Joe? They are same company.
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Trader Joe's and Aldi USA are not the same company.

Trader Joe's is owned by Theo Albrecht, and Aldi USA is owned by Karl Albrecht.

The two brothers are very secretive. Aldi USA and Trader Joe's are direct competitors from the same mother. :)
 
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djeeyore25 said:
The Aldi by me already has Apple Pay. So convenient. I can leave my wallet at home.
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Yea until the contactless payment portion of the terminal is broken....in which you don’t find out about until you go to pay. Embarrassing. I had to hold up the line and have a manager come over to assist.

I keep my wallet on me at all times because of this incident. As they say, “don’t leave home without it!”
 
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Taipan said:
To be honest, I thought they only existed here in Germany.
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No, they've been in the US for a long time and recently their major competitor, German supermarket chain Lidl, opened their first stores in the Southern US with plans to expand to the Northeast US and beyond (stores under construction/being planned in NJ).
 
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bumpylumpy said:
Trader Joe's and Aldi USA are not the same company.

Trader Joe's is owned by Theo Albrecht, and Aldi USA is owned by Karl Albrecht.

The two brothers are very secretive. Aldi USA and Trader Joe's are direct competitors from the same mother. :)
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I not 100% sure that is true. I think there is some cross over of ownership.

Owned by a German company called Albrecht Discounts, ALDI is a discount grocery chain that started in Germany in 1948. Decidedly no frills, the company stocks virtually all house-brand products, all offered at very low prices thanks to exclusive deals with their suppliers, many of which are big-name producers. ALDI has approximately 5,000 stores worldwide and the two Albrecht brothers, who own the company, are some of the riches men in the world.
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http://www.umsl.edu/~chewl/3700a/ALDI_AND_TRADER_JOES_01.html
 
bboucher790 said:
Yea until the contactless payment portion of the terminal is broken....in which you don’t find out about until you go to pay. Embarrassing. I had to hold up the line and have a manager come over to assist.

I keep my wallet on me at all times because of this incident. As they say, “don’t leave home without it!”
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Good point. I had that happen at BJ’s once. Taking a backup card is a good idea, as well as a quarter for the cart.
 
roland.g said:
Never heard of ALDI.

How bout some City Market, Kroger, King Soopers, Safeway, Albertsons.
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Never heard of City Market, Kroger, King Soopers, Albertsons. Heard of Safeway, but wouldn't know where their nearest store is.
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PG(Austin) said:
I thought iPhones were only for the rich?
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In the UK, people shopping at Aldi and Lidl are: All Germans, poor people who want better quality than ASDA (owned by Walmart), average people who want good quality but pay less than at Sainsbury or Tesco, and rich people who want decent quality but pay less than at Waitrose.

In addition, the UK isn't a third world country where only rich people can afford an iPhone. Maybe it's different where you live?
 
Jimmy James said:
Isn't Apple Pay availability at the retail level just a matter of the store having a tap to pay point of sale terminal?

Tap to pay was widely implemented here before Apple Pay, which just benefited from the existing infrastructure.
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I believe this is more than just tap to pay being enabled (as it already is). This maybe implementing a product dB selectable and available for scanning and add for Apple Pay to further benefit the consumer.
 
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