Say what to buy
List what you want from Craig O'Loch Road and say how fussy to be about the fruit. It takes a minute or so.
Forfar, Angus
No, the Craig O'Loch Road Aldi doesn't deliver. Click and collect closed in August 2024 too. The way round it is someone local: put the job in the form, and people in the DD8 area can offer a price.
About 12,000 people live within a mile of the Aldi on Craig O'Loch Road, and 16,000 within three, so plenty of people live close by. Outside Forfar itself, the biggest place nearby is Dundee, home to around 130,000 people, 12.1 miles to the south south west. Someone local in Angus could do the shop for you.
Four steps from posting to bags in Forfar. Taskerama says offers usually arrive within a few hours.
List what you want from Craig O'Loch Road and say how fussy to be about the fruit. It takes a minute or so.
Offers come from people nearby, perhaps in Forfar or Angus. You can see their ratings and ask them anything first.
They walk round the Aldi on Craig O'Loch Road with your list and message you if the Forfar shelf is empty.
Bags handed over in Forfar, and only once you say they have come is your payment released.
Each circle marks a place near Forfar, with Craig O'Loch Road in the middle, in the direction it really lies. The bigger the circle the more people live there, so Dundee, with about 130,000, is the largest. Blairgowrie and Rattray is 17.2 miles out, past where the map is to scale, so it is pinned to the edge.
| Area | Council area | People | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee | Scotland | 128,569 | 12.1 miles | south south west |
| Arbroath | Scotland | 23,016 | 12.9 miles | east south east |
| Broughty Ferry | Scotland | 17,649 | 11.9 miles | south |
| Forfar | Scotland | 13,781 | 0.4 miles | south east |
| Montrose | Scotland | 12,941 | 16.9 miles | east north east |
| Carnoustie | Scotland | 12,157 | 12.0 miles | south east |
| Blairgowrie and Rattray | Scotland | 9,853 | 17.2 miles | west south west |
| Monifieth | Scotland | 8,931 | 11.5 miles | south south east |
The numbers of people come from National Records of Scotland's 2021 estimates. Each distance is a straight line from the Craig O'Loch Road Aldi, so allow a bit more by road to Monifieth.
You post the shop you want doing at the Craig O'Loch Road Aldi, and people around Forfar can offer to go. Every fee is shown before you agree to anything.
Other ways
Both list errand running among their jobs. Their fees are their own, so read them on each site before you book for DD8.
If you live in the DD8 area or Angus, the cheapest answer may be next door. A post in a local Facebook or Nextdoor group can help.
For older people in Forfar, volunteer help with shopping may be on offer; ask early about DD8.
Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Iceland all deliver; put in your Forfar postcode to see which come out to the DD8 area. You pay their prices, not Aldi's.
Name the things you want and the trip round the Aldi on Craig O'Loch Road goes quicker. These links go to Aldi's own site.
On Aldi's page for Craig O'Loch Road you get the Craig O'Loch Road opening times from the source; set it as your Forfar shop and the range shown is what is on its shelves.
Worth a browse before you write your list, so you can name what you want rather than leave the Craig O'Loch Road shop to guesswork. In Forfar, as everywhere, the middle aisle changes twice a week.
If Craig O'Loch Road is short of something, the Aldi on Herod Hill Brae in Dundee is 11.5 miles away. The shops on Arbroath Road in Dundee (12 miles) and Dundee Road in Arbroath (12.5 miles) are next.
| Shop | Town | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Herod Hill Brae | Dundee | 11.5 miles |
| Arbroath Road | Dundee | 12.0 miles |
| Dundee Road | Arbroath | 12.5 miles |
Opening times for the Craig O'Loch Road Aldi are on Aldi's own page; check them before you settle on a time. Your postcode in the form tells people in the DD8 area and Angus the job is near them.