David Jaslow

Review of Lidl US

The Gamemanship between Aldi and Lidl's Grand Open...

The Gamemanship between Aldi and Lidl's Grand Openings Created A Dangerous Situation. The increasing amount of Gift Cards ( from 100 to 200) and their Values ( up to $500) Created A Unruly Crowd Bent on Grabbing the Gold Ring. Walmart with their Black Friday Promotions Did the Same Thing that Resulted in at Least One Security Gaurd's Death.
There was Insufficient planning for a crowd as large as the one that showed up for the Grand Opening. There was No Crowd Control. There was No Corral System to contain the people in an orderly way. I arrived at 7:38 am. I stood at the end of the line of 150 people.. I watched the Mayor cut the ribbon, the Lidl teams come out, etc. 27 minutes later they flung open the doors. By this time the line had branched out into another parking lot. These people started cutting into the main trunk. of the line. They though that the people on the last portion of the main trunk were trying to cut in front of them. They started violently pushing their way into the main line telling people their ahead of them that they were cutting and to go the back of the line.
Eventually I got into the store. I was unable to move because every customer had a shopping cart. The lack of oversight had created another Nightmare! Too many people in the store to move . The legal amount of customers allowed in the store doesn't seem include the shopping carts. I squeezed out of the store and left.
TOTAL NIGHTMARE!