{"id":40015,"date":"2026-06-19T20:49:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T20:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/40015\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T20:49:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T20:49:08","slug":"hundreds-of-shoppers-line-up-in-times-square-just-to-catch-a-glimpse-of-new-aldi-supermarket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/40015\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of shoppers line up in Times Square just to catch a glimpse of new Aldi supermarket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These shoppers are bananas.<\/p>\n<p>More than 500 people lined up in Times Square just to be among the first to enter a brand new supermarket.<\/p>\n<p>The eager shoppers swarmed the 42nd Street store in the hours before its grand opening to check out the new Aldi \u2014 which customers say is a major draw for the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/18\/us-news\/gunshots-ring-out-in-times-square-sending-tourists-running\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">notoriously crowded tourist hub.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More than 500 people lined up to attend the Aldi grand opening.  Matthew McDermott for NY Post<\/p>\n<p>The store is the first Aldi in midtown.  Matthew McDermott for NY Post<\/p>\n<p>Baraba Porteus said she loved how roomy the new store is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was trapped in a burning cruise ship years ago. I have PTSD from that,\u201d said the 71 year old, who described herself as \u201cclaustrophobic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlus, the store is subterranean, so the fact that I got in, came around and didn\u2019t run out screaming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/16\/lifestyle\/500k-packages-of-aldis-macaroni-and-cheese-recalled\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Aldi is the first in Midtown<\/a>, and one of the very few throughout the Big Apple. <\/p>\n<p>The shop celebrated with a ribbon-cutting \u2014 and handed out gift bags stocked with snacks, olive oil, beef sticks and more to the first 200 customers.<\/p>\n<p>The tote bags were also separate from the \u201cblind boxes\u201d filled with mystery treats that Aldi will be handing out to shoppers throughout next week as part of a limited-time promotion. <\/p>\n<p>But the shoppers Friday said the gifts didn\u2019t influence them to line up Friday morning \u2014 the 511-person line was full of eager shoppers looking to get a glimpse of the newest grocery store, they said.<\/p>\n<p>Tyre Washington called the store \u201cthe best thing that\u2019s happened to this area.\u201d Matthew McDermott for NY Post<\/p>\n<p>The first 200 Aldi customers were given gift bags. Matthew McDermott for NY Post<\/p>\n<p>Aldi is popular for offering groceries at lower costs than other big box stores in the area, like Target.<\/p>\n<p>The chain is also famous for its \u201cAisle of Shame\u201d \u2014 as it is known to store fans on social media \u2014 which is an aisle in most stores that features a rotating line-up of limited-time and seasonal inventory other than food.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the best thing that\u2019s happened to this area,\u201d said Tyre Washington, who lives two blocks away in Hudson Yards, adding that he somehow grabbed some groceries before it officially opened to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Washington is an Aldi fanatic, saying he used the grocery chain to cater his son\u2019s wedding. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re talking about low prices, good quality food, there\u2019s no match,\u201d Washington said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"These shoppers are bananas. 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