Great 'What's Hot and What's not at Aldi, Lidl & Netto' Hunt revisted

bathgatebuyer

The lower fat brie at Aldi (about 85p) and the Head Strong shampoo (like Head and Shoulders) are always on my list.

kellitots

The jars of pickled gherkins, potato salad in tubs (amazingly good) and chocolate spread from Lidl are all really good. OH says the teabags in the red box are fine, especially for the price (about 40p!!). Oh and the cloudy apple juice (Vitafit Apfelsaft) is just lovely. I was knocked out when I read the ingredients:

Made directly from the fruit. Fruit content: 100%. No added sugar. Enriched with vit. C.

INGREDIENTS: Apple juice, Vitamin C

How good is THAT!!! It's so yummy, too! :D:D Two thumbs up.

greent

LIDL
Things I'd recommend:
Nappies
W5 dishwasher tablets
Fairtrade 70% dark choc (yummy!)
Bread flour
Cucumbers :-)
bags of Greek feta filled pastry parcels - just feta & feta & spinach

I'd avoid
pain au chocolate
bread


ALDI
Things I'd recommend:
Grandessa jams
Holly Lane Xmas cakes
pain au chocolate (6 for £1.04)

I'd avoid:
breads
nappies

F&V can be fine in both - just check it like anywhere else :-) Some fab offers on f&v.

Milk can be short dated and go off quickly

greent

freelancemermaid

- the stores are smaller, so i'm in and out in 20 minutes!
- the checkout people are super-fast

rye bread 81p
artichoke hearts in a jar £1.19 (£3 elsewhere!)
fruit'n'veg offers at 69p
crispy bites (muesli-like biscuits, wheat-free, totally delish) 99p
vegetable crisps (£3 elsewhere) 99p
dried fruit 55p+
nuts 99p
frozen grilled mediterranean veg £1.49
oven chips £1.10
loads of spirits & liquers £4.50+

Daddyswede

Got to be Lidl

Try their

Curry sauces ( fantastic )
Fruit Loaf
Scotch syrup pancakes
Smoked ham
Apple and Blackcurrant squash ( we get through loads coz of the kids and they love it ! )
Strong Dry Cider ( does exactly what it says on the tin )
Chocolate bars, 200g.
Cereal bars
Mixed bags of sweets


Avoid the spaghetti hoops like the plague, our kids refused them point blank !

Savings to be had at Lidl ! and they've usually got good deals on.

dodo

LIDL

The tinned peach halves in syrup are great... but I cant seem to avoid the impulse buying as the special offers are so good!
BE WARNED

remrats

ALDI

Marmalade, at least 4 varieties - all good
Belgium chocolate biscuits
Sandwiches are great
Honey roast ham
Fresh chicken breasts
Frozen fish dishes
Jelly beans - top rated by grandchildren!!
Pesto sauce
Siana moisturising creams, day and night - beat expensive ones in independent tests
Aloe vera toilet rolls
New range of bloomer bread - nearly always sold out.
Fruit and veg
Stollen christmas cakes. Took one to Lanzarote last Xmas for my son's German fiance who rated it as the tops.
Christmas chocolate biscuits

Difficult to know where to stop - I get all my basics there and they are just as good as any of the more expensive supermarkets.

lizzybeth_2

Aldi favourites:

Marmalades, jams and squeezy honey
Organic porridge sachets when in season
Chocolate raisins
Cheese straws
Cloudy lemonade
Almat washing tablets with conditioner - prefer now to Bold
Dog mixer
Tinned tomatoes
Large bags of Maris Piper potatoes
Green grapes
Butter
Feta and red leicester cheese
Apple juice
Orange juice in the chiller
Home bake ciabatta - best we've found
Frozen fruits
Frozen continental cakes. Plum one is as good you get in a German home
Crusty wholemeal loaf
Frikadellen

Don't like the icky sticky peanut butter and only choose beans if Heinz aren't three for a pound at Farmfoods

Lidl

Cleaning and household products in the W range.Haven't found a dud one yet
BBQ ribs in the chiller
Kilo tub of potato salad
Chicken and pasta soup
Orange juice in the chiller
Terrific quality and value on kitchen equipment
Steak mince
Frozen bread rolls
Ground coffee
Frozen haddock

Netto

Warburton's sliced white
J20's
Large jars crespo olives
feta cheese
But always worth keeping an eye on their fliers for wine and tuna promotions

sk1954

Always buy olive oil from Aldi it's half the price of bigger supermarkets and tinned tomatoes are good too only 19p with really thick juice Price @ well known s/market 72p what a rip off. Herbs + spices cheap and fruit + veg is reasonable although it doesn't last very long. Went in s/market opposite my home and Tuna was 3 for 2 but the single price was £1.27 per tin when last week it was 85p. They must think some people are stupid because they do this all the time with different products. You don't get owt for nowt as the saying goes and it's time people caught on.

BigMummaF

Newly-converted to Lidl in this neighbourhood so only a few recommendations so far

bread flour...makes a far better loaf than any own label I've tried
rashers of bacon...even me muvva wants to go back for these :eek:
sliced fruit loaf...full of fruit

I'm looking forward to trying some of your favourites, considering many of them are for chocolate