ALDI in Lakewood is a store for everyday low prices on quality groceries and home goods. It offers fresh meat and seafood, produce, deli items, baked goods, and frozen treats. The store also provides home goods and limited-time items. Shopping can be done in person, with curbside pickup, or delivery. The store is often very busy. Some find it a good store with nice people, while others feel it has changed from an outlet to a general market for the lower middle class. There are criticisms about fruit sometimes going bad quickly and inflation making prices high. The self-checkout system receives complaints for not accepting store gift cards and having a one-minute counter that cancels instead of suspends. The quarter system for carts is seen as outdated, and there are issues with individuals outside the store interfering with the cart return process. The store has reduced cashiers, primarily using self-checkout.
