is Aldi any good....

I LOVE Aldi, and can do a weekly shop for all of us (2 adults, 2 children, cat and dog!) for about £40 - £30-£35 if I'm very strict!

As others have said, you can't get everything there - I'd rather stick to one type of coffee and washing powder that I get in town or from another supermarket, but most things are great.

I'm not too sure about the toiletries, as I tend to get ours from Savers or Superdrug but the nappies are ok (although not as good as Tescos!) The washing powder is ok, but not as good as named brands, or Tescos/Asda/Sainsburys own. I found the washing up liquid and toilet cleaner to be quite watery and thin as well. The loo roll is good, as is the kitchen roll and the pet foods are good value.

The fruit & veg from there is fantastic and I'd rather buy from there than anywhere else. The grapes are amazing, and cheaper than other shops. They have an offer on a few types of fruit & veg at the minute - I got a pack of 6 conference pears and 6 kiwis the other day for 39p each. It seems to last longer than usual too (IMO)

The dairy produce is fantastic value, the yoghurts and fromage frais are very cheap (good for us as our kids never stop eating them!) the cheeses are gorgeous and the packet meats are lovely too. The frozen food is v. good quality as well - and you HAVE to try their own brand Baileys!! I think it's called Ballycastle and is about £4 per bottle?

Um...I think that's it! The *only* thing I don't like about Aldi is that it doesn't have the browsing opportunity that the other shops do...so no chance for me to buy clothes or books or housey things (except for the offers on the racks!) But that's a good thing really!!

Hope this helps a bit

ps: I did a post xmas shop there on Monday, first shop since before Xmas so needed almost everything. It came to £65, which is what I would have spent on just the bare essentials elsewhere!

ive been a few times to aldi as i have to travel a bit to get therebut ive found everything ive bought to be good be it frozen stuff,fresh meats,etc but i especially like their pesto in jars-so many different kinds,theirpizzas-even the cheapest ones.ive not bought much fruit and veg from there as when ive gone they dont seem to have much left but what is left is a bit battered and bruised

janey xxx

I love Aldi!
Their Black Bean sauce in amazing and I have tried the ones from Sainsburys, Tesco, Asda and nothing touches the Aldi one.
I find I prefer Lidl for fruit and veg but either of them are fantastic for chocolates and biccies!

I do 95% of my weekly shop there - wouldn't dream of going anywhere else. Cheaper and better quality than Tesco/Sainsburys/Asda etc.

nappies are great and have been voted best in a few countries. the wipes are good too. we use their hand cream, deo, make up, bath stuff, cream in a can, veg....could go on.