Open Thread: WORKZONE Foldable Workbench
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated for 2024.
You may not think of Aldi when you think of retailers that sell tools or home improvement products. However, the grocer does sometimes stock a limited number of tools and accessories. Over the years, we’ve seen Aldi sell items such as drills, wet/dry vacuums, screwdriver sets, ladders, sawhorses, clamps, tool cabinets, and more.
Recently, Aldi is selling a WORKZONE Foldable Workbench that offers a workspace for various projects in and around the house. It’s also conveniently portable and can easily be stored when not in use.
WORKZONE is not a separate company. Instead it’s the Aldi private label for various tools and home improvement-related products. Other products we’ve seen at Aldi under the WORKZONE brand include a rechargeable LED work light, a garage tool holder, and a torque wrench.
What We Know:

The WORKZONE Foldable Workbench (Product Code: 814893 in 2022; Product Code: 822800 in 2023; Product Code: 837122 in 2024) cost $19.99 in October of 2024. That’s the same price it cost in October of 2023. That’s also $5 less than the $24.99 it cost in 2022.
That’s also on the lower range of prices for folding or portable workbenches on Amazon, with various models starting in the $30s and going up into the $150s. The Aldi workbench looks somewhat similar to a Black+Decker portable workbench that went for about $45 and up on Amazon in October of 2024. That makes the Aldi workbench appear to be the better deal.
This workbench is an Aldi Find, so it’s only in stores for a short time. Each store gets one shipment, and after that sells out, they’re gone unless Aldi decides to bring them back at some point. Aldi does not have online ordering for products you can’t find at your local store.

Here’s more information on the workbench, according to Aldi:
- Compact, lightweight design folds flat for easy storage
- Includes 4 detachable plastic clamps
- 330-lb. capacity
- Assembled dimensions (without clamps): 24 x 10 x 30 in. (Assembled dimensions in 2022 were 24.8″ x 23.8″ x 29.9″)
This workbench came with a three-year warranty in 2021, but Aldi has not yet published information about a warranty for the 2024 model. We’re assuming the workbench probably does come with some kind of warranty or after-sales service.
What We Don’t Know:
We haven’t tried this workbench, so we don’t know how well it works or how durable it is. We write open threads so readers can have a space to talk about Aldi products.
Did you purchase the WORKZONE Foldable Workbench? Tell us what you think of it in the comments below.
This is returning to Aldi the week of October 2nd, 2024, while supplies last.
Just purchased the Workzone foldable workbench #5473….No manual or instructions. Can’t find anything online except a YouTube video but none of the parts are labeled, making it extremely hard to construct. HELP!
Nice little foldable work station with the ability to hold workpiece.The right price,reasonably easy to assemble.Can’t go wrong on this one.
Thanks for the info!
Bought one earlier today. Couldn’t be assembled because the factory had attached one of the folding braces upside down. They used fasteners that can’t be replaced, or I would have just fixed it. Exchanged it for another one that had the same problem. Bummed!
That’s disappointing. Thank you for the information.
Yep! Same problem! Someone at the factory put the bendable arm in the wrong side. They should be opposite of each other so it can fold. I put it together and it will work great, but it will not fold! If I can get the rivet out, I could switch it up and put bolts in place. Or I should just return it. And that’s why it was $20!
I sent an email to the “after sales support” service.us@varo.com asking for replacement parts. We shall see if I hear back from them.
Please let us know if you hear back from them. Hope they’re able to get things sorted out for you.
Just assembled this WORKZONE Foldable Workbench Product Code: 837122 in 2024) cost $19.99 in October of 2024. Thanks to a video I found on You Tube, I was able to get it fully assembled oin less than 24 hours. The assembly instructions that came in the box was hard to understand. I was so happy to finally get the last part on. NOTE: I spent the best part of 15 years of my career assembling drafting furniture and chairs during the 1980’s-mid 1990’s and instructions were easy to follow. One habit I have is to spread all the pieces out and verify all parts are there before I start the assembly. Everything went good with the assembly with 4 extra washers left over. I went to go demostrate the workbench to my wife with a scrap piece of 2×4. As I was doing my demo, I could not get the left crank to hold the wood snug. After painstackingly inspecting my assembly I descovered that the left crank screw, (long screw attached to crank handle was stripped. Looks like the threads were not milled correctly to secure the follow bolt. Very dissapointed. I am now going to reach out to Aldi for a replacement part. Not going to return the rest of the assembly after all the hours I spent for assembly. Bottom line is, no matter how careful you are at assembling a product, you don’t know if it works until you try a fully assembled product.
Just got around to assembling this today and after reading the comments here, I’m extremely grateful that a) all the parts and instructions were included and b) everything that was pre-built like the hinge arms being attached and the pre-drilled holes were actually done properly and lined up perfectly. The hardest part I had was staring at the directions for about 20 minutes trying to figure out exactly how the legs went together; I finally figured it out after looking hard at the pictures on the box and noticing the short and long sides of the hinge arm. After that, everything fell into place and it was built within an hour. Now to see if it’s useful with a few not so heavy duty tasks like cutting polystyrene baseboard to size and trimming vinyl tile. Probably get my money’s worth out of it for laying an old piece of plywood on top and using it as a potting table come spring, if nothing else.