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

davsidipp

nothing beats the wilkinsons facial wipes at 88p a pkt bogof at the moment.that works out at 44p a pkt . used to use simple facial wipes at 2.89 a pkt but found they stung my eyes a little so gave wilkinsons a try and have not looked back these are brill even fussy daughter loves them

Karb

Wd haven't got a Lidl or Netto nearby, but I do occasionally go to Aldi. The only thing I'd say to definitely steer clear of is their ready meals range. I never found one that I liked.

As others have mentioned, be careful with fruit. Its normally ok, but as it's pre-packed it's not always obvious when there are any flaws. I've had the occasional packet of bananas that have ended up going straight in the bin because they were so mushy inside, though they looked ok from the outside.

Anything tinned is good, especially the tins of chilli which are excellent.

beefster

pesky2 wrote:

Lidl 8 Cans Carlsberg £3.89

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World Cup Special Price 8 Cans Carlsberg for £3.89 absolute Bargain

BUT YOU CAN GET 3 CASES OF 24 FOR £22 FROM ASDA....... just over 30p a can.....! hic!

OR, if you cant drink that much....

2 cases of either stella, or carlsberg export 330ml bottles
OR
fosters 400ml cans
all for £16.00 from Tesco.

wilcock1

Hi My family are definate "converts" to Aldi now after a friend recommended shopping there. We smile now when we see everyone queueing and getting hot and bothered at Tescos and our shopping bill has about halved!

Good points are no queues in Aldi, can shop in relative peace and browse bargains.

Recommendations

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Premium brown bread - best bread ive ever tasted (about 57p)
Premuim Coleslaw
Bread Rolls (fresh from local bakery)
All meat especially italian ham, gammon
Fresh and frozen pizzas are lovely and a bargain
All Yoghurts
Chocolate bars for packups - Wacko bars, Copy penguins
Copy I cant believe its not butter
Pinot Grigio Wine (think from Hungary) (about £2.70 a bottle) - not tried beer yet
Lemonade nice.
Baked beans fussy daughter only previously liked Heinz also likes these.
Crisps again fussy daughter likes these as much as Walkers.
Tortilla Chips and dips
All cereal especially Shreddies, Corn flakes, Weetabix, Berry flakes
Icecreams especially solero copies (I was dubious about trying these but were great)
Chocolate gateaux are wonderful

Items we have been disappointed with

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Washing up liquid - very weak
Frozen meat slices (Ashdale) beef and lamb - not nice
Fruit - but you have to suss out when this is delivered to get this at its best

southwestmaid

Lidl's stuffed peppers with feta cheese mmmmmm...........

Schamansky

Health warning:

Just shaved with an ALDI disposable razor.
Left me looking like I had an argument with a John Deere harvester in a corn field.

Stick to the three blade, that one is ok.

Fleur_2

skintstudentbabe wrote:

now im livin in my own flat im having to buy stuff i didnt need before like cleaning stuff and washing up liquid. i cant beleive i didnt discover aldi before. its saving me a fortune!!! any recommendations for alcoholic drinks?? from either store?

If you like Pils I can highly recommend Bergadler at 4.99 from Lidl.
They are really quite large bottles and at the moment they are £1 off for a 6 pack (3.99 = 66.5p per bottle).
Their cider is pretty good too.
http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pages/c.o.pc.p.Bergadler

Tibbie's_mum

Recently tried Redstone Valley Shiraz-Cabernet wine box from Lidl, we thought it was going to be awful, but as we're trying to economise and it was only £8.99 for 3 litres, we gave it a go. It turned out to be really lovely, so much so, we're on our second box......not so much of a saving as it is too easy to drink!!!!!

Lord_Gardener

The spinach and ricotta pasta is really good - a nice cheese source makes it go down a treat!

newleaf

This week they have got floor-standing Tefal electric fans for £19.99. Just got one for the bedroom, in the hope that I can get some sleep at last, and it's fantastic - really quiet.