Lidl or Asda own brands - what's cheapest?

chocolateleaf · 5 September 2005 at 2:39PM

Hi all, I've just come back from my very first trip to Lidl and have spent about £40 on a shop that would normally cost me £70 in Asda. I found Lidl a very unsettling place in that everything was foreign labelled and there wasn't much choice in anything.
I'm considering going back to Asda and just buying the cheapest own brands as I'm sure some things are cheaper there (and it's not so depressing shopping in Asda!

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I know Asda is always being quoted as being the cheapest supermarket around, but is that counting Lidl, Aldi, Netto etc, as they are "discount" supermarkets??
Also is it true that you can use coupons in Asda even if you haven't bought the products featured in the coupons?
thanks for your advice!!!

trace-j · 5 September 2005 at 2:46PM

Don't believe Asda or any other supermarkets lowest price claims. Asda were recently made to drop their claim They are only based on a comparison of a selection of items over a specific time period, prices always change.

The experience of shopping at Lidl does add a couple more hours onto your shop, but once you get the hang of it it gets easier. There will be a trade off between experience/customer service with the price of goods.

Personally I find Aldi easier to deal with and the labels easier to read. Don't give up just yet.

Badgergal · 5 September 2005 at 4:00PM

I know what you mean about Lidl but please persevere, I feel utterly comfortable shopping there now! The food is often good quality and the fact that it is in a foreign language doesn't change that. I would rather pay less and get used to a slightly different shopping experience (and still go elsewhere for anything I can't get, no law says you have to be loyal to one).

Plus they do random deals on things like cycle clothing/gardening equipment/etcetc which would be really expensive elsewhere!

moggins · 5 September 2005 at 4:16PM

I'm thinking of changing my supermarket habits again as our local Asda has just had a major refit putting in all sorts of 'unecessary' items, sorry but if I want clothes I will go to Primark and if I want car stuff I'll go to Halfords

Just outside of town we have an Aldi directly opposite a Tesco so I'm thinking of getting everything I can from Aldi and then popping over to Tesco for the bits I can't get.

halloweenqueen_2 · 5 September 2005 at 4:39PM

Hi!
I must admit I found Lidl a bit strange at first but we are very used to weird and wonderful writing on labels now, you may have to bend a bit on recognised brands or buy most of your stuff in lidls and the brands names in a regular supermarket.

Tim_L · 5 September 2005 at 4:44PM

Lidl is absolutely matchless for charcuterie. Tremendous black forest smoked ham at about half the cost of Tesco water filled crap, and you can buy whole salamis very cheaply. I don't do general food shopping there though as we don't eat a lot of tinned or frozen food and the fresh stuff is limited, at least where I live. I go in about once a month and stock up (in fact I cycle around supermarkets to get the best from each - also use Indian delis for spices and so on).

elsie._2 · 5 September 2005 at 6:53PM

aldi have started stocking some british brands lately at cheaper prices than the supermarkets

MATH · 5 September 2005 at 6:59PM

In my experience Lidl/Aldi are cheaper than branded products in Asda and even cheaper than many regular own brand lines too. Asda saver price range is cheaper than Lidl/Aldi but the quality is not to be compared. Hence I use Asda Saver Price for things I am not bothered about the quality of such as rice, dried pasta. kitchen towel and toilet rolls (although you should hear Mrs MATH complaining about the latter:D ) and I go to Lidl/Aldi for for the things I wish to be more refined;) You know you are really MSE OTT when you consider Aldi posh! Like wot I does!

stellagypsy · 5 September 2005 at 7:41PM

Aldis are definately the better of the two IMHO but I don't think there is too much difference in price generally. I never had anything from there I didn't like at least as well as a branded product and some stuff I like better - eg their luxury Meusli is LOVELY and only 99p a box and thier spreadable butter is £1.29 for 500g and tastes just the same as Lurpack Spreadable.

Our Aldi is next to Farm Foods and just a few hundred yards from a huge Tesco, so I've got all the angles covered!!

Stella xx

Bogof_Babe · 5 September 2005 at 7:58PM

My only complaint about these Europe based companies is they never say "suitable for vegetarians" on their labels, even though presumably some of their stuff is.

Wouldn't worry me, but Mr Fussy has to actually see it on the label before he will touch it :rolleyes: .

bunking_off · 5 September 2005 at 8:39PM

Think of it this way...not only do Lidl products tend to be better quality than supermarket own-brands (indeed better than many branded names!), as a side-effect within a few weeks you'll pick up a bit of German. My only gripe, with two diabetics in the house, is that nutritional info can be a bit sparse.

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