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

iris

I think you must be from my 'neck of the woods' mrsthrifty. I am also waiting for the new Lidl to open opposite Tesco. Hope the road works are finished in time:eek:

Schamansky

felinexxxx wrote: »

I disagree , you have obviously never had a German breakfast with fresh bread rolls, home made jam, local sausage and cheese, and freshly brewed coffee, yum!

Wanna bet? I've had them for 34 years, and then I moved to England. :D

berniesmaster

Schamansky wrote: »

Wanna bet? I've had them for 34 years, and then I moved to England. :D

lol:rotfl:

felinexxxx

Fair dos. I only had them for 17 years before I moved to England. Still prefere them to black pudding, soggy mushrooms and sausage thats got unmentionable bits of pig in.....:(
However, must admit English chips from propper chippy are far nicer than any I've ever had in Germany......

Schamansky

Justice be done, it hasn't been established yet what stuff goes into German Wurst, either.

When the shrooms get soggy, that's your own fault.

On chips I better tread carefully here*, in order not to offend the locals ... but I prefer crisp and thin continental fries over English chips, since the latter are often just bland, squidgy and soggy. The fish is great, though.

*Nice pic.

mrsthrifty_2

iris wrote: »

I think you must be from my 'neck of the woods' mrsthrifty. I am also waiting for the new Lidl to open opposite Tesco. Hope the road works are finished in time:eek:

apparently it is not this weekend but the 8th

I live in the next County to you by your avatar info so is it the same one we are waiting for a clue ....... an old Market town and close to the existing large boot sale and Sunday market

iris

Wisbech is the nearest town to the new Lidl that I believe opens, as you say, on the 8th December. I live just on the borders of Lincolnshire/Cambridgeshire and shop mostly at Tesco. There is also a Farmfoods/Halfords/Brantano etc nearby.

Hope to see you in the new Lidls soon:j

mrsthrifty_2

iris wrote: »

Wisbech is the nearest town to the new Lidl that I believe opens, as you say, on the 8th December. I live just on the borders of Lincolnshire/Cambridgeshire and shop mostly at Tesco. There is also a Farmfoods/Halfords/Brantano etc nearby.

Hope to see you in the new Lidls soon:j

I live on the other border Cambs/Norfolk will be having a look next week but ... not expecting to be very :j

lovely weather this morning round our parts isnt it :eek:

mrsthrifty_2

had a flip round Aldi today which I must say I havnt done in ages

bought a few basics to try and a couple of bits for OH's Whisky and Continental hamper and stocked up on the current veggie deal

1 ltr Whiskey for just over £10 was a good buy, Tesco and Asda own brands are £13 ish :j

very impressed, the veg looked so fresh ... will last ages and very inexpensive for a change :j

turkeys 4.00k - 4.8kg for £8 I think seemed quite a good buy as well compared to other prices I have seen around

recovering_spendaholic

The Frostys ice cream is lovely - £1.99 a litre and really creamy and nice (OK it's not Haagen Daz or Ben and Jerry's but it's about a third of the price and much nicer than supermarket equivilant or Carte D'Or), and I think that the current 39p fruit and veg promotion is unbeatable. I got the Maris Piper potatoes and they are lovely - the cheapest I can get MP's elsewhere in a supermarket is £1.79 for 2.5kg. The Aldi jaffa cakes are much nicer (IMO) than McVities and the peanut cereal bars are yummy too. I am unsure about buying the 3 bird roast (currently advertised on TV) because it is produced in the far east and I am a bit funny about buying poultry from there. I also looked at the stuffed turkey crowns but couldn't see a country of origin on there so didn't get one. I also love the Aldi "The Pantry" range - the prices for these baking staples (sugar, dried fruits, nuts, chocolate etc) and also herbs and spices are brilliant - much cheaper than the big supermarkets.