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

davetrousers

Schamansky wrote: »

"Campina".

Not to be confused with Campino; that's the singer of the punk band "Die Toten Hosen".

I saw them when they supported Terrorvision and I love Hier Kommt Alex on Guitar Hero 3!

rogerbur

It is interesting to observe so may middle income, middle aged people snapping up the great prices and great quality at Lidls.

For choice I always shop at Lidls and only go to Asda/Tesco for the things I can't get at Lidls.

Netto is a very unpleasant place to shop. Unfortunately there is no ALDI close.

Lidl good buys
Fruit and veg - most of the time.
Orange Juice
Unsmoked Ham
Tinned Fruit
Evaporated Milk
Cakes
Jams
Yeast Extract
Chocolate (with nuts) Spread
Biscuits
Sweets
Chocolate
Chilled Chinese & Indian meals
Chilled meats
Fresh Meats
Dishwasher tablets
Cleaning Materials
Batteries
Ibuprofen etc
Oven Chips
Bio Drinks
Cheese
Yogurts
Ice Cream
Tomato Sauce
Brown Sauce
Packets of Cheese Sauce
Packets of Custard powder
Frozen Fish

Not good
Frozen Peas
Bread
Milk - needs to be frozen to last a full week
Smoked Ham - personal taste

JoJoB

Does anyone know the prices of aldi smoked fish ie mackerel/trout/salmon? I only buy it when it's reduced at waitrose but would be interested to see what it sells for in Aldis.

Connie

Going back to the original topic of this thread:

LIDL

I like:
Any dairy products, especially bio yogurt, and olive spread.
Jars Pesto
Dried apricots
Olive oil
Frozen fish
Sardines
Fruit and vegetable juices
Porridge oats
Weetabix lookalike
Rooibos tea - several flavours
Green tea - several flavours
Christmassy cakes and biscuits

Baskets and small trolleys. (Don't like the big trolleys - if you're short, you can't reach down to the bottom when emptying them at the checkout.)
Also, my two local branches accept credit cards, though I believe many branches don't.

ALDI

I like:
Non-bio clothes washing liquid
Smoothies
Fruit & veg
Pasta sauces
Indian sauces
Chilli flavoured pasta - only available occasionally, as a special offer
Chutneys

Small trolleys
Emptiness of shops, and room to maneouvre trolleys, compared with busy Tesco

Don't like:
Lack of baskets, for small amounts of shopping.
Incredible speed of checkout operators - no time to pack your bags without feeling you're holding up the next customer.

Connie

I forgot to mention, also good at Lidl:

Strong white bread flour
Frozen tuna and salmon - often on special offer
Dentalux sensitive toothpaste - my dentist has remarked on the lack of tartar on my teeth since I started using it.

fletty

just been to aldi's - finest range irish cream liquear 70cl only £4.99 instead of £6.99, don't know what it tastes like but for that price even if you use it in your coffee or better still hot choclate it's a bargain

Diane60

Bought this at full price. Its good, just like Baileys. will get one at £4.99,its a bargain!

jenie_2

I shop at Lidl regularly and I can also say that the baked beans are as good as the famous brands. The tinned tomatoes are also very good.

We tried the petit pois/baby carrots for the first time yesterday and they are also very nice. For anyone who likes filter coffee I can recommend the Bellarom Espresso in the black tin. Its got a good strong flavour and at £1.39 its cheaper than the major supermarket brands.

I buy their fruit and veg, and as long as its stored properly it keeps fresh. HTH

horseykitty

What are the nappies like at Lidl? I usually use Pampers but I'd give them a go if anyone recommends them. Ta!

beyond_skint

horseykitty wrote: »

What are the nappies like at Lidl? I usually use Pampers but I'd give them a go if anyone recommends them. Ta!

I've used aldi's and lidl's nappies and they are great. Sometimes though asda do pampers at about the same price, when the boxes are £8 I'll buy them then.

Hope this helps