Wild queues seen as Aldi shoppers hunt for latest special

The latest Aldi special buys has driven shoppers into a “frenzy” as large lines formed ahead of stores opening.

Bargain hunters across Australia began forming lines outside Aldi stores as the popular chain unveiled its latest wave of “special buys”.

The German discount supermarket, known for its cult following on social media, launched a range of kitchen essentials on Saturday, with cast aluminium pots ranging from $22.99 to $29.99, alongside new bowls, knives, air fryers and pressure cookers.

The new range will only be available until stocks run out and were advertised online and in catalogues a week in advance.

Social media showed customers queuing up outside of their respective Aldi before stores even opened on Saturday morning.

Shoppers were seen queuing up ahead of Aldi's opening hours to get their hands on the latest kitchen essentials. Picture: Facebook.

“Aldi really needs to put a limit on customers!! It was a frenzy!!,” one shopper posed from Sydney’s western suburbs.

“Lucky no one got hurt but some heated exchanges.”

In one image shared of Facebook, more than 50 people could be seen standing outside the closed supermarket leaning on empty shopping trolleys.

Aldi has been present in Australia for more than two decades now, since opening its first two store in Sydney in January 2001.

The chain quickly expanded, overtaking IGA to become the third-biggest player in Australia’s supermarket sector by the end of 2013.

Aldi’s “special buys” – discounted items not normally sold in supermarkets – have remained a biweekly draw card for shoppers at its now more than 500 stores nationwide.