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

dc

Poing wrote:

Can anyone recommend any coffee from Aldi? - I like Kenco Rapport and try & get it when on offer in Netto. Definately prefer strong coffee - none of that mellow stuff that tastes like tea, yuk
Thanks

Regularly on offer at Kwiksave, (but not at mo.) usually less than £2 for 200g.

Lets hope this post is not my usual "kiss of death"

dc

barginunter

chinagirl wrote:

I agree with that. I bought their 6 man tent in the summer, and although very pleased with the quality, size, value for money, on my first trip with it, one of cords inside the corded poles snapped, and we could not repair it with the repair kit that came with the tent.
I took it back to the shop, hoping to exchange it, but was instantly given the £70 cash straight out of the till even though I had paid by card. Now, not many shops would do that without having to fill in a returns/refund sheet, have it seen by the manager, etc.

Most of the electrical items come with a 3 -year no quibble guarantee!

babu_3

my targa dvd player now dead.How i can claim warrenty because i bought from ebay.They want proof of purchase for warrently claim

Lugh_Chronain

Aldi donuts don’t by ‘em. I bought some recently thinking they would be as good as any but not so. Plus they have hardly any jam in them. Yuck!

buu

We shop at both & mainly ignore the giant Asda Walmart only 1/2 mile from our home. Most items great taste & real value.
Lidl - bigger choice than Aldi, and you can often 'pack' at the checkout.
Lidl great for fresh fruit & veg - all currently 1/2 normal price. Dont agree with previous post re shelf life - last as long or longer than even M&S.
Babies nappies/trainer pants - great value
poor at both stores- very little regional cheeses.

dinky_2

Poing wrote:

Can anyone recommend any coffee from Aldi? - I like Kenco Rapport and try & get it when on offer in Netto. Definately prefer strong coffee - none of that mellow stuff that tastes like tea, yuk
Thanks

I think the boxed filter coffee is great, it's about £1.23 for ten plastic filter cups. It's available in caff and decaff.

Tharweb

tigger13 wrote:

...apparently in Belgium they queue outside early on special days as everyone wants the computers ,etc.

They do that here too! I see them on the way to work, 8.00 am :eek:

Chris25

madfrenchgirl wrote:

LIDL

AVOID THE STEAKS! they are worse than a shoe sole!

:rotfl: :rotfl: Own up, Madfrenchgirl................... how many shoe soles have you eaten??

dirtyblonde_2

I'm buying more and more stuff at Lidl, although I do also have an Ocado and M&S habit.

Things I like:

Juices
Pickled cucumber slices
Pickled onions
Part-baked ciabatta/baguettes
Continental cheeses -- especially parmesan, comte and emmental. I used to buy pecorino but it's disappeared recently
Premium cat food (my cat prefers it to Whiskas, but unfortunatly they don't do kitten food)
Cat litter (uber-cheap)
Ibuprofen
Bottled antipasti, especially the courgettes, balsamic onions and aubergines
Prosecco and cava
Mini-magnum type things
Remoulade
Bacon bits -- they freeze well and are a great stand-by
Passata
Tinned toms/beans
Chocolate
All-butter flapjacks
Olive oil
Tonic water
Butter
Bratwurst (very high pork content)

I love all their Xmas stuff at the moment -- I got a great reusable fabric advent calendar, and a little wooden tree with wooden ornaments (very Scandi-chic!). I've also got some great kitchen gadgets -- stainless steel pepper/salt grinders, oven thermometer, wine stoppers etc. The cats have a very smart double-decker whicker basket courtesy of Lidl as well.

I don't have a problem with the baked beans, and our Lidl has a good selection of fruit and veg which looks fine. I only buy salad items occasionally, as I get an organic box delivery. Don't buy the fresh meat either.

Things I avoid:
The pickled beetroot is vile -- too much dill I think
I'm not wild about the wine selection (a bit spoilt by regular booze cruises to France, I think).


Apparently they're doing frozen geese for Xmas, as well as duck and lobster. Might be worth a look, I reckon.

onthehill

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Originally Posted by MyUserNamesTaken
ALDI:


The belgian lager is actually Stella and the highland black whiskey is Johnny Walker Black Label. I know this from a very, very reliable internal source.


Which Belgian lager. I looked and the only Belgian Lager I saw was a different strength from Stella. I compared it with the Stella Aldi was selling itself. Which makes your "information" even odder.