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

wyebird

The other week at work was looking at demographic profiling, apparently some of the profiling comes down to your shop of choice..you know Waitrose posh....Liddl not. Then went shopping to Liddl and bough very nice goose breast, lobster and Chablis! (was special occasion!). Liddl alaways reminds me of holidays...always the same all over Europe. Nice for unusual stuff as well as basics..tapas, cheese, olive oils, roasted peppers..yum

Schamansky

ALDI: The frozen lamb shanks, unavailable since December, are back on sale.
Strong buy for £3.99.

jswaminathanuk

This has become a big thread may be someone can spend some time and make a spreadsheet / table to summarise. rather going through 100s of comments.
It will be easy to go through a chart.
I know people will differ in opinion but again there will be some sure shot things that buy and what not to buy

charlies_mum

Schamansky wrote:

ALDI: The frozen lamb shanks, unavailable since December, are back on sale.
Strong buy for £3.99.

I love the lamb shanks, but sometimes they are not as good - stringy meat and not much sauce

sexymouse

Circusmouse, I agree with the vitamin friends, but for some reason, our Lidl has stopped selling them!

Elise1

Just discovered Lidl & can't believe the prices compared to my usual supermarket (Sainsburys) . Think that I will be visiting more regularly in future ...
Can anyone let me know if the W5 non-bio washing powder is any good ? Especially interested if anyone with eczema/very sensitive skin has used it . currently use Ecover & this is costing us a fortune with 2 very young children in the house (one in washable nappies!) .
Thanks

AndyR_3

What amazed me about Aldi is the non-food range they stock. In my local store I've seen everything from computers and DVD players to pneumatic pavement drills and cement mixers. Wonder how many people just popped in for a loaf of bread and then had to explain to their partner why they needed to dig the pavement up!

circusmouse

sexymouse wrote:

Circusmouse, I agree with the vitamin friends, but for some reason, our Lidl has stopped selling them!

- OH MY GOSH!! Really? I haven't checked recently and actually now you mention it, my sister said she couldn't find any the other day and bought me some weird 'Wild Mouse' jelly sweets instead which were, I have to say, a pitiful substitute.

If anyone has any further news or any sitings of Lidl's Vitamin Friends http://i18.ebayimg.com/05/i/06/fa/e5/c1_1_b.JPG I'd be most grateful!!!!!!!!! I feel a petition coming on...!

p.s. I just found someone selling them on eBay...how bizarre! It's a Lidl conspiracy!!!

Schamansky

AndyR wrote:

What amazed me about Aldi is the non-food range they stock. In my local store I've seen everything from computers and DVD players to pneumatic pavement drills and cement mixers. Wonder how many people just popped in for a loaf of bread and then had to explain to their partner why they needed to dig the pavement up!

You also get 3 years manufacturer's warranty with most power tools and electricals. Most of the tools made in Germany.

skintstudentbabe

Elise1 wrote:

Just discovered Lidl & can't believe the prices compared to my usual supermarket (Sainsburys) . Think that I will be visiting more regularly in future ...
Can anyone let me know if the W5 non-bio washing powder is any good ? Especially interested if anyone with eczema/very sensitive skin has used it . currently use Ecover & this is costing us a fortune with 2 very young children in the house (one in washable nappies!) .
Thanks

dont no bout the W5 non-bio but i hav sensitive skin and iv found tht aldi's almat washing tablets are excellent!!!!!!i used their unperfumed fabric softener too and iv had great results!!!!try tesco/asda/sainsburys economy fabric softener too!!only 33p for a massive bottle (use 1.5-2 capfuls)