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This is a copy of the letter that I sent to Aldi's Corporate HQ:
Aldi
www.aldi.com
2080 Main Street
Batavia, IL [protected]

November 27, 2009

To Whom It May Concern:

My husband and I purchased some of your shrimp at the closest location to my home… 351 Logan Lane Baden, PA 15005. We made the first batch and I got so sick that I spent November 11th through November 15th in my local hospital. I had severe stomach cramping, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting. The attending ER doctor felt that I needed to be admitted. After all of the testing that was done, the doctors were baffled as to what was wrong with me…. Stomach cramping, diarrhea, vomiting, and just a complete sense of nausea. It was no wonder why one of the Head Gastroenterologists said that since all of the tests came back inconclusive, he said that it was a virus. Commonly misdiagnosed with food poisoning.

Gee, I wonder who is going to be picking up the “tab” of that stay at my local “Club Med”. Lord knows, I needed a vacation, but I was hoping I would be sitting back at the beach in FL, not hitting my nurse call button on my adjustable bed in a shared room. And having my family in an uproar about my inconclusive “condition”. I am highly upset about this and I am wondering what steps to take next.

Being released from the hospital AND not correlating my symptoms with food poisoning we had another package of your shrimp in the freezer. On November 24th my husband and I decided to make it…low and behold, guess who was back in the bathroom up all night vomiting into a trash bin beside her bed…Yup, it was me…. Needless to say, now I know what all the common symptoms of food poisoning are.

I have a package of Flounder that I was going to make, but I am going to return that package and I really hope that the manager does not give me any problems…. I would hate to have to draw the media into this mishap.

I hope that this problem gets rectified. I have seen some of the same complaints about ALDI’s food on some websites and I have decided to stop shopping at ALDI completely. As well as staging a complete boycott. I hope to hear from you soon, or once the medical bills start to roll in, you will be hearing from my lawyers.

I had a horrible experience and I literally went through my cupboards and fridge and got rid of everything from ALDI and I checked and double checked dates for all of my other foods.

I hope that no one else has an experience like I did. It sucked.

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goodjump
Cedar Rapids, US
Nov 29, 2009 1:16 am EST

You can't send letters like this unless you have evidence to back it up. Should have gotten the shrimp tested. Did you think you had an allergic reaction? Hundreds of people eat that shrimp and don't get sick. I hope you do get lawyers. They will just laugh in your face. Poorly written letter by the way.

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hhhfvhgf
Tweed Heads South, AU
Dec 14, 2009 5:17 am EST

Hi,
I am in Tweed Heads South and have got chicken from the Aldi Store here 3 times that have a bad smell. When I took the first one back I was given a really horrible woman who told me it was my fault "I must have left it out of the fridge." She is a blond woman mid 30 and a real ### altitude. After the second one I just they it away. The third one I also chucked and will never buy chicken from Aldi again.
It would be nice if they had a email address where I could speak to them. Ah well there loss.
Cheers, Dennis.

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Katja Brown
Summerfield, US
Jan 31, 2010 5:55 am EST

My dog got sick with diarrhea and vomiting after eating Shep's dog food with beef chunks and sauce.

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Tammy Weyler
Brooklawn, US
Aug 06, 2010 7:51 am EDT
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Hello S tacey,

I am not discounting the fact that you got sick from eating the shtimp, I am merely just asking you if it had been food poisoning wouldn't your husband have gotten sick also, I mean at least 1 of the 2 times you both consumed the shrimp he should have gotten sick also. I am with goodjump on the fact that it is more likely that you were allergic. I have had the fresh meat from Aldi quite a few times and it was delightfull each time.
P.S. Sorry that you got sick and I am glad you feel better.

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Labrador07
Ofallon, US
Oct 08, 2010 9:01 pm EDT

I have had to return two food items to Aldi's in the last couple weeks. One was the Fit & Active mini cupcakes, two times we found what looked like spider webs around one of them, and today we had to take back some blue corn tortilla chips, they smelled like drywall, which I know sounds funny but it did. We took it back and got another bag, which at first my husband did not want to do. The manager, both times was very nice, I could not say that for the other people working there, they did not make us feel comfortable at all, kind of like there was something wrong with us for bringing something back. The manager said that the seal on the chips had been compromised, really saying that it was not a food quality issue, it must have happened during shipping. If we find one more thing, we are going to stop shopping at Aldi's, and I really hate to do that because there are many things that I do like and their prices are the best.

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positive minds
Salisbury, US
Oct 14, 2010 3:14 pm EDT

ok.. to all of the "NEGATIVE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD, THAT IS CONSTANTLY LOOKING TO BLAME SOMEONE"...
I have shopping at Aldi in North Carolina, and for the most part have had NO problems...the prices are GREAT, most of the staff are nice, the lay-out of the store is easy to work with, the food is great quality, (most of the time, better than American brands)...and I really enjoy the whole concept of the staff working harder than Wal-mart or Food-Lion, and saving the consumer money at the same time...Alot of people do not see half of what the staff actually does..most do not realize that the company pushes them to do a good job, and do it fast...They just see that the cashiers "SIT DOWN", and so therefore; they assume that this is an "easy job"... But it's not...So I applaude the staff for their hard work, when it's saving me alot of money! Alot of people also forget, that they are not paying the "HIGH PRICES" of Harris Teeter, Food-Lion, Lowe's Foods, and other markets! So again I applaude them for what they do !

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alieo!!!
mpls, US
Oct 14, 2010 10:26 pm EDT

Hmm.. i came to this page just surfing the net because tonight
oct, 14th, 2010 i open a new carton of Nature Nectar orange juice
from ALDI and there was a bug in it. I have tried to give this store
a chance but " thats it ", plus i get an after taste in some of the
box foods and bread. It's a great idea to charge less for food but i wonder where the food comes from to give off such a great price.:)

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angelzblue
Acworth, US
May 10, 2011 5:28 pm EDT
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i bought a jar of Tuscan Garden Spanish Olives and bit into a pit, they are pitted olives and i chipped my tooth, what am i to do?

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johncumberland
Melbourne Metro Area, AU
Oct 03, 2011 9:37 am EDT

I just went to Aldi for the first time in my life. I had heard great things about Aldi and I was really looking forward to the experience.

Unfortunately, my experience was one that I would rather forget.

I bought 2L of Milk and 4 x Irish Ciders.

Seems simple enough - well these are my complaints:
1. They didnt give me a bag. How was I to hold all these items?
2. I laid the milk on the back seat of my car. The bottle was not sealed properly, milk spilled on my backseat (had they have given me a bag to put my milk in then the milk would not have spilled on my back seat!)
3. Their website does not have anywhere that customers can complain via email (hence I am complaining here).

Not Happy Aldi!

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jllybean143
Saranac Lake, US
Oct 10, 2011 3:11 am EDT

First of all: You have to BUY or BRING your own bag. If you need to BUY of their bags its only 6 cents! Thats how ALL ALDIS WORKS.
Second: If the milk was leaking, the cashier would not have let you buy it. Your fault.
Third: They do have a contact phone number on their website [protected].
Fourth: You're a [censored] for being ignorant.

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CathyV
marg, US
Mar 14, 2013 3:34 pm EDT

I have been shopping at Aldi's for a couple of months now. I admit, our shopping has been limited to mostly dry pasta, canned fruit, spices, flavored water, cheeses, bread and fresh produce. I have never had a problem with any of the items purchased there. I haven't tried any of Aldi's dressings or condiments yet, which is how I stumbled upon this page hoping to see what other consumers thought of those products. I like Aldi's! They've been a HUGE help in these tough economic times!

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Robyn317
Topton, US
Apr 10, 2013 10:10 pm EDT

I have shopped at Aldi for 20 years. My husband found spider webby things in the package of one of the granola bars. I thought it must have been opened. But today my daughter opened up a bag of fit 'n active rice cakes and found something that looked liked a maggot. As much as it hurts me, I will have a very hard time buying anything packaged at Aldi again.

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edward1
Brisbane, AU
Apr 10, 2013 10:15 pm EDT
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it is not ALDI it is every shop and food outlet
so be careful what you put within your system,
in Europe horse meet and pigs meat, we can t trust anybody or any food source anymore, is it time to go back to olden days of live on your land and harvest your own ?!

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pissed off 83!!!!
Deptford, US
Jul 02, 2013 7:33 pm EDT

I recently shopped in the Woodbury NJ, Aldis store, i bought about $50 worth of food and was very happy with how much i came home with until i went to cook the next day and realized the green peppers i bought were disgustingly rotted and smelled on the inside! now i never had an issue with the produce nor any product from there but i was very upset because i already began cooking and was unable to leave and go back to the store which in the end had to throw out what i was cooking and start a new meal which didn't require green peppers i did call the store and spoke to a manger who told me that how do they know i didn't purchase it at another store or had them for a while ! i said WOW really i have a receipt and the package and the rotted product resulting in there is nothing they can do
!...now yes i saved money in the beginning but in the end i threw it in the trash.. i wont be returning to that store unfortunately

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CECIL GILREATH
Howe, US
Feb 07, 2014 3:29 pm EST
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I WAS USING MAXWELL HOUSE COFFEE. I BOUGHT BEAUMONT COFFEE IN TIN. 33.9 OZ CLASSIC ROAST MEDIUM I HAVE NEVER TASTED COFFEE THAT BAD. I ENJOY COFFEE AT IHOP AND SONIC. THEY ONLY HAD 1 BRAND OF COFFEE. I DONT THINK ANYONE THAT BOUGHT IT WOULD EVER BUY IT AGAIN.

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ndeden
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Jun 08, 2014 11:44 pm EDT

Good Americans you know that the no Name Products are produce from Big Companys like Kraft, Müller Joghurt, Zott Alpenhain, Bahlsen and many more. its an Secret who really Produce for Aldi. All these Brands you can buy at Wallmarkt for a lot of money and its Gourmet because its expansive. The founder Theo and Karl Albrecht Thats why it calls Aldi = Albrecht Discount only buy best Quality Products,
If somebody don't like a taste of something it's okay i also don't like everything, but i don't believe that Aldi sell smelled Chicken.
Also i did bye rice at Wallmarkt and it was full of flys so is not the complete system of Wallmarkt gulti? Of course not.

And Robyn317 if you shop 20 yearsat Aldi and now you are disappiontet because of one maggot? I am Sure the plastic bag was broken...

I will still shop at Aldi its 20-30% Cheaper and Germany has a very strict rule about food production,

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TrashyTreasures
North Providence, US
Sep 23, 2014 12:10 pm EDT

I've never shopped at Aldi's. I found a budget friendly shopping list on Pinterest and was all excited to go, til I read some of these comments. My fiancé is currently the only one of us working, so every penny counts. That being said, I've shopped at big y, shop rite and stops shop for years. Once in a blue moon, something I've bought had been bad. I think this happens everywhere. I think I'm still gonna try Aldi's. If I have a bad experience, I just won't go back.

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Pixel Spacebag
Circle Pines, US
Jan 07, 2015 2:24 pm EST

"Being released from the hospital AND not correlating my symptoms with food poisoning we had another package of your shrimp in the freezer. "

How stupid are you?

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Pixel Spacebag
Circle Pines, US
Jan 07, 2015 2:29 pm EST

"But today my daughter opened up a bag of fit 'n active rice cakes and found something that looked liked a maggot."

You know what looks like maggots? RICE

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Pixel Spacebag
Circle Pines, US
Jan 07, 2015 2:34 pm EST

"i bought a jar of Tuscan Garden Spanish Olives and bit into a pit, they are pitted olives and i chipped my tooth, what am i to do?"

um. see a dentist?

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Michael888
US
Nov 14, 2017 5:44 pm EST

Why are you such a [censor]?

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Pixel Spacebag
Circle Pines, US
Jan 07, 2015 3:01 pm EST

"When I took the first one back I was given a really horrible woman who told me it was my fault "I must have left it out of the fridge." She is a blond woman mid 30 and a real ### altitude."

### altitude huh? So, does her attitude get worst in the mountains? I don't follow.

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aldiisgross
Eagan, US
Mar 04, 2015 10:50 am EST

I just purchased their bell peppers that come in a three pack. I had the same reaction, I also had gastroenteritis. Aldi has crap quality food. I will never shop there again. Disgusting.

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AJMO249
US
Jul 26, 2016 2:55 am EDT
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The flavored water variety pack has a sewage like STANK SMELL!
I believe that it has bacteria mechanisms and also is not good for the urinary tract system. All these mistakes that variety flavored water off the shelves it can't be good for anybody Point Blank. It stinks really bad!

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AJMO249
US
Jul 26, 2016 2:55 am EDT
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Aldi's water stinks

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eli5
Inside your computer, US
Dec 17, 2017 10:51 am EST
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I got an Aldis Pepperoni Pizza for dinner and the next day I felt sick.
I got sick at work aroind noon and passed out and was turning blue and my blood pressure was really low. Ambulance took me to hospital and they said it was probably a virus. Next day I had non stop diarrhea almost like preparing for a colonoscopy. I still have half a pizza in the refrigetator. Is there a place I can take it to see if this was the cause? Only other thing I ate after that was sausage patty and english muffin also from aldi but since package was used for a few days and I didnt feel sick those days. But I have heard that you usually get sick right away and it was about 15 hours afterwards so I am not positive if it was the pizza.

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Happy_Shopper
US
Mar 30, 2018 10:06 pm EDT
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I love Aldi's and have been shopping in their New Haven, Connecticut store for several years. Most of the products they carry are great quality at fantastic prices. Employees there are, for the most part, pleasant and very customer oriented and it's a pleasure to shop there. Just like any supermarket some of the items they carry aren't so great...so I don't buy them again.
We've used Folger's Instant coffee for years and was pleasantly surprised that Aldi's Beaumont Instant Coffee tasted just about the same as the Folgers for way less money. BUT RECENTLY SOMETHING HAS CHANGED. I opened a new jar today and made my cup of coffee as usual. I could not drink it; IT HAD A TERRIBLE CHEMICAL TASTE. So sad because it had been really good coffee. Am going to return the 4 jars I bought, including the one I've opened. Wondering if anyone else has noticed a quality difference recently.

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