Recommend in Aldi
Vitacat in gravy - I have two very fussy cats and they love the cat food in foil packets
Orange juice
flavoured fizzy water
Black bin bags
Instant Coffee
Lager (red and white tin)
Foil (very strong)
Men's Deodorant (blue)
Also if you buy any special offers, eg clothes very good at taking back.
Free parking
Don't like No baskets - and being told which way to put my trolley at checkout
French Cognac at £11+ a bottle - good stuff
Gruyere Cheese/Bread sticks
Neapolitan Ice Cream wafers (10 for about 99p)
Shower Spray
Dishwasher Cleaner (2 bottles for about £1.50)
Lidl: Dishwasher stuff- their W5 tablets seemed to be about 1/2 the price of Sainbury's own brand last time I bought (though as I always cut them in half, that's a while ago)
Tissues - little packs x10 or12
Sandwich bags
mini ice cream lollies - excellent value+ yum
juice cartons for packed lunches
Jam- that Stute stuff is gorgeous, so fruity
Dont' get the fish fingers, the breadcrumbs are a very strange red colour + the fish is awful
aldi the toilet roll by saxon the aloe vera one as the right ratio of strength to softness even preferred by the brand conscious younger members of my family
Netto we like:
Cola
Lemonade
Big Juicy BRITISH Strawberries (in summer obv)
Frozen lamb shanks in gravy
White swing bin liners
Don't like
black bin bags - too thin
Sometimes milk has short date (but I just don't buy when this is the case)
Pan au chocolat - Sends hubby all funny/dizzy
Fabric softener the one with a baby on it made me & bubba all ichy
The very best is sometimes what nature gives us for free.
Lidl - good stuff
70% cocoa chocolate - about half the price of the branded stuff
Dried pasta
Almost any tomato stuff- passatta, tinned plum tomatoes, puree
Dutch cinnamon (spelling?) biscuits at Christmas - loads of them for a tiny price only watch taking them home as they're fragile
Lidl - not so good
Large family size chilled lasagne - the meat is very pale and peculiar
Aldi - good stuff
Conserve - around half the price of the posh french brands and tastes great
Continental meats and salami - all excellent
Dried pasta
Salsas
Frozen snacks/starters - chinese & indian bits, stuffed jalepenos etc
Biscuits
Part-baked ciabattas
Wine (on offer)
Chocolate
Aldi - not so good
Brie/camembert - may just be my luck but they never seem to ripen
One thing I can definitely recommend from Aldi is the wonder that is
"Austin’s - grain liquor with fruit extracts", which costs about £5.99 for a 70cl bottle.
Which is their version of *cough* Pimms, but you'd hardly notice the difference once you've added the lemonade and ice etc!! Another tip is also buy a carton or two of pomegranate juice from Aldi and make yourself some cheapo versions of Pim Pom
Tiramisu desserts (for 2) in the fridge section. Great value for 79p.
Chorizo sausage (either the sliced one in the fridge section or the whole sausage).
Indian curry sauces (Korma and Rogan Josh).
70% Cocoa dark chocolate -- excellent value for eating or baking!
Big bottles of Hoegaarden when they have it in.
Specials:
The optical specials (telescopes, binoculars) are recurring and good value from a recognised make (usually Bresser).
Steel toe-capped workboots, good value.
Lervia electric floor-sweeper (in occasionally).
Supermarket: Lidl My top things to buy are: Jam (preserve, actually); Chorizo; Smoked Salmon with mustard & dill sauce; Smoked mackeral; Herring in cream sauce with apple & gherkin; Vanilla desert (pack of 4 in foil dishes with foil lids - basically creme brul!e without the sugar on top); Parmasan (excellect quality at a great price); White chocolate with strawberry; Chewy fruit sweets; Banana chips; Tortilla chips; All fresh fruit, esp when half-price; Mozerella; Fresh vacuum-packed ribs (gorgeous!) My top things to avoid are: Nothing yet!
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Vitacat in gravy - I have two very fussy cats and they love the cat food in foil packets
Orange juice
flavoured fizzy water
Black bin bags
Instant Coffee
Lager (red and white tin)
Foil (very strong)
Men's Deodorant (blue)
Also if you buy any special offers, eg clothes very good at taking back.
Free parking
Don't like
No baskets - and being told which way to put my trolley at checkout
Definitely a thumbs up
French Cognac at £11+ a bottle - good stuff
Gruyere Cheese/Bread sticks
Neapolitan Ice Cream wafers (10 for about 99p)
Shower Spray
Dishwasher Cleaner (2 bottles for about £1.50)
Tissues - little packs x10 or12
Sandwich bags
mini ice cream lollies - excellent value+ yum
juice cartons for packed lunches
Jam- that Stute stuff is gorgeous, so fruity
Dont' get the fish fingers, the breadcrumbs are a very strange red colour + the fish is awful
Mark
Black Forest Ham (four or five times the quantity for less money, compared with Tesco)
Sausages - 85-90% meat content
Cola
Lemonade
Big Juicy BRITISH Strawberries (in summer obv)
Frozen lamb shanks in gravy
White swing bin liners
Don't like
black bin bags - too thin
Sometimes milk has short date (but I just don't buy when this is the case)
Pan au chocolat - Sends hubby all funny/dizzy
Fabric softener the one with a baby on it made me & bubba all ichy
70% cocoa chocolate - about half the price of the branded stuff
Dried pasta
Almost any tomato stuff- passatta, tinned plum tomatoes, puree
Dutch cinnamon (spelling?) biscuits at Christmas - loads of them for a tiny price only watch taking them home as they're fragile
Lidl - not so good
Large family size chilled lasagne - the meat is very pale and peculiar
Aldi - good stuff
Conserve - around half the price of the posh french brands and tastes great
Continental meats and salami - all excellent
Dried pasta
Salsas
Frozen snacks/starters - chinese & indian bits, stuffed jalepenos etc
Biscuits
Part-baked ciabattas
Wine (on offer)
Chocolate
Aldi - not so good
Brie/camembert - may just be my luck but they never seem to ripen
op £57.72
"Austin’s - grain liquor with fruit extracts", which costs about £5.99 for a 70cl bottle.
Which is their version of *cough* Pimms, but you'd hardly notice the difference once you've added the lemonade and ice etc!! Another tip is also buy a carton or two of pomegranate juice from Aldi and make yourself some cheapo versions of Pim Pom
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Tiramisu desserts (for 2) in the fridge section. Great value for 79p.
Chorizo sausage (either the sliced one in the fridge section or the whole sausage).
Indian curry sauces (Korma and Rogan Josh).
70% Cocoa dark chocolate -- excellent value for eating or baking!
Big bottles of Hoegaarden when they have it in.
Specials:
The optical specials (telescopes, binoculars) are recurring and good value from a recognised make (usually Bresser).
Steel toe-capped workboots, good value.
Lervia electric floor-sweeper (in occasionally).
My top things to buy are: Jam (preserve, actually); Chorizo; Smoked Salmon with mustard & dill sauce; Smoked mackeral; Herring in cream sauce with apple & gherkin; Vanilla desert (pack of 4 in foil dishes with foil lids - basically creme brul!e without the sugar on top); Parmasan (excellect quality at a great price); White chocolate with strawberry; Chewy fruit sweets; Banana chips; Tortilla chips; All fresh fruit, esp when half-price; Mozerella; Fresh vacuum-packed ribs (gorgeous!)
My top things to avoid are: Nothing yet!