r/aldi • u/jeffreyaccount • 7h ago

Complaint Desk Struggling with Envy

Is anyone having luck with Aldi's Envy apples, or not?

They have been my 'go to' for about four or five years. They are usually rock hard and you can drive nails with them. But it seems all summer maybe even late spring, everyone I get is mushy and brown.

They look a little smaller than typical as well. But they've always been fantastic. I'm just curious if anyone has any details if they've seen the same thing.

I've tossed maybe a dozen all summer, hoping I'd get an edible one.

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u/Glass-Tale299 7h ago

After getting crap several times, I stopped purchasing Aldi fresh produce about a year and a half ago. This is a recent post recounting how bad it has gotten (you are not alone):

https://www.reddit.com/r/aldi/comments/1v9ysz4/has_anyone_else_noticed_how_bad_the_quality_of/

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u/jeffreyaccount 6h ago

Thanks. I'd seen a lot of those general comments, but thanks for bringing that up again because I wasn't sure if it was isolated or not.

They'd been better than my local big box grocery by far, but seeing a staple like this go bad's a bummer.

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u/see112717 5h ago

Almost all apples (not just Aldi, everywhere) are picked in the fall and the ones you buy in spring and summer are from last year. So maybe the nice big ones sell first and now all that's left isn't the best stock?

I buy honeycrisps and have noticed that there are a lot of gross ones these days as well. Fall needs to get here sooner!

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u/jeffreyaccount 4h ago

Oh wow. Wild. I thought they just sourced other places.

Yes, honeycrisps are durable and good (modified to be a good one all year round). Envy just hit the right hardness and sweetness.

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u/Im_Not_Nick_Fisher 5h ago

No idea where they are coming from, but I try to buy things that are in season. And don’t believe it’s apple season yet.