Ambiano 5-Inch Rechargeable Fan Blowing into Aldi Stores
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Aldi has been selling portable fans for years now. We’ve personally used them for tent camping, as the little breeze from the fans help with sleeping at night. The fans typically operate both through a socket or through battery power, making them versatile whether we were at a site with electric hookups or a basic site with none.
We’ve bought, reviewed, and used both the Easy Home USB or Battery Powered 5-Inch Fan and the Ambiano 3.5-Inch Portable Fan. We liked both of them, save for one flaw: they both used standard AA batteries. As you can imagine, a night off the grid can drain those batteries pretty quickly, and it’s not the most fun having to bring a stack of AAs just to get through a few nights.
Fortunately, products with built-in rechargeable batteries have become much more common. Aldi has even taken to selling a rechargeable 5-inch fan.
What We Know:
The Ambiano 5-Inch Rechargeable Fan is an Aldi Find. Each store gets a shipment, and once that shipment is gone, it’s gone. If you can’t find one of these fans in your local Aldi store, you’re out of luck for now.
In 2026, this fan cost $7.99. That’s the same price we paid for both the 3.5-inch and 5-inch battery-powered fans in back 2021, and is considerably less than portable fans we can find on Amazon.
This fan looks much like to the 5-inch fan we bought back in 2021, with a similar button layout and just a couple of small tweaks to the light layout. One other small distinction is that Aldi uses a different private label for the newer fan.
What We Don’t Know:
While we have extensive experience with the older AA-powered portable fan — and our experience was a good one — we haven’t yet tested out this rechargeable one. We can’t speak, then, to how well it runs, how long the battery lasts between charges, or how durable the fan is. That’s why we’ve created this open thread for users to share experiences.
Have you tried out this Ambiano portable fan? Let us know about it in the comments.
Fan is decent! It shuts off automatically after a while though-but for the price I really have no issues
One of the best purchases I have ever made. Very light and quiet but the power is great for its size. Took this camping in 90 degree (F) heat and it kept my boyfriend and I comfortable all night. Lasts for about 10 hours but recharges quickly and you can use it while it’s plugged in and charging. Can tilt it up or down to direct the air wherever needed. Very easy to throw in a bag and take wherever you need. I don’t know how I lived without it before this!
When do you know if your fan is charged I bought mine today and it didn’t come with the charger so I found one that I had in the drawer and now it’s just got like four little buttons blue but it still won’t come on
5″ fan is perfect…I bought 2 and wish I could buy another one for my granddaughter who is going to college and her dorm has no AC.
Any ideas how I can get another one
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If they’re out of stock at your local Aldi, you can either look for different brands at other retailers, or wait until Aldi brings them back next year.