Great What/What Not to Buy at Lidl, Aldi and Netto Hunt

MSE_Martin

Update 14 Febuary

This thread has now been turned into an updated article. Click here to read the What's hot and what's not at Aldi/Lidl/Netto article.


These three supermarkets are massively cheaper than mainstream supermarkets, yet there's a snobbery about using them. To help others save this hunt is for both 'what' and 'what not to' buy at Lidl, Aldi and Netto.

Obviously if you're skint then you may need to buy all things there, but this is more about compiling views on what to use them for and what not to.

Format for answers

Supermarket: Detail which you're talking about
My top things to buy are:
My top things to avoid are:

comicmankev

Buy baked beans from Netto - better than heinz

Don't buy baked beans from Lidl - They are the worst thing on this earth!

Rikki

LIDL'S


Don't buy black pudding - yuk!

Do buy
scotcheggs
Chocolate milkshake
fruitand veg
orange juice
lemonade
jams
yogurt
gammon steaks

Marchocias

Lidl's meat products are generally excellent. They also have some nice fruit juices - their red grape juice is particularly good.

As stated above, don't touch their baked beans with a bargepole. They have a very odd taste to them.

newnhak

LIDL's

BUY - Parmesan cheese

This is much cheaper than anywhere else and as it keeps for ages you can buy in bulk.

Magentasue

Dunno about Netto but for Aldo/Lidl

butter
olive oil
crunchy granola type cereal
parmesan
chocolate
orange juice
jaffa cakes
gingernut biscuits
pesto


Lidl:
fruit and veg much cheaper
cherry jam

Dingdangdoforme

From Netto - a christmas favourite is the mulled wine, has been less then £2 a bottle in previous years- marvellous warmed up on a cold day. There stollen bread's not bad either.

alictait

LIDL

Buy the tiramisu's (individuals) - they are great
Also get their Museli.
Their fresh and frozen Pizzas are also great as if their Chicken kievs.


Don't get their veg - if you are planning on keeping it a few days - only really good for instant use

LayZ_3

Aldi

The Shreddies knock offs - I am sure these are the real thing.
The swiss almond chocloate - amazingly good
Meatballs
Carlos Stone Baked Pizzas - 99p and as good as £4 ones in M&S
Saint Etienne Lager - Disguised Stella, and not that muck they brew in the UK
Wholegrain yoghurts - huge and cheap
Norpak Butter - like the hard to find slightly salted clover but much cheaper

Don't buy
Again i've found the veg not much cop. Fruit is usually good in season though.
Baked Beans - too sweet

emr_2

Lidl - BUY
pasta
noodles
ice-cream
frozen potato items
minced beef
cartons of fruit juice
bottled water
paper products (tissues, toilet roll, kitchen roll, paper napkins)
"feminine hygiene" products
most varieties of tinned soup-esp mushroom (a tin for lunch - esp handy with the ringpull)

Lidl - DON'T BUY
tins of veg soup (i didn't fancy it)
definitely don't buy baked beans

But try anything once - it is so cheap that to try once is not really a waste!

emr_2

Lidl - anything CHOCOLATE!
Choc santas and choc bunnies (at Easter) are fab