Scottish Aldi staff are sharing the weirdest-ever middle aisle products – and it's hilarious
dailyrecord.co.ukPopular supermarket chain Aldi is well known for many reasons. It’s long-standing, usually light-hearted feud with luxury retailer M&S, for example, plus its fancy, low-cost gin selection.However, it’s arguably most famous for its iconic, and often bizarre, middle aisle: also known as the “specialbuys” section.
It’s here that you’ll find a huge range of weird and wonderful household products, sporting equipment, and endless other items that often defy categorisation – and that you certainly wouldn’t normally expect to see in what is primarily a food store.The budget chain’s own social media accounts and advertising campaigns even poke fun at the strange items that are sometimes on offer.
The official Aldi website describing the middle aisle as: “A destination full of mystery, magic…and unmissable bargains. A place where mums are transformed into master DIY’ers and where dads discover a love for deep sea diving.”But just how weird does the middle aisle get?
Buckle up, as you’re about to find out. On 23 July, Reddit user u/Mystic_Zabe took to the Scotland page to post the question: “People that have worked in Aldi, what is the weirdest thing you have stocked in the middle aisle?” There have been over 130 replies so far, and many of them really boggle the mind.
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