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

Super_Consumer

Netto

Top Things to Buy::j

• Ham trimmings two makes to chose from
• Pack of 4 pork Pies although price keeps going up
• Waggon Wheels constant 50% free on 6 pack = 9 for 99p
• Iced fruit cake and Luxury Christmas pudding - both currently (Jan 09) reduced but good best before dates
• Choc bar offers but not necessarily all of them. Know your target price. Mine is 20p max.
• Frosties offers - repeated regularly
• Clearance chiller items really cheap but get there early
• Their update e-mail is excellant - sign up now!

Top Things to Avoid

• Fruit and Fibre - worse than the box
• Neauvo (?) toilet rolls cheap but not chearful
• Queues - Netto are reknown for these in MK area
• Beware of weekend offers as often they sell out on the Thursday
• DIY Goods are very variable especially the electrical ones.

Anja

I love their rye bread, tin tomatoes with herbs and their sweets are fine.
I avoid their fruit and veg as it is not kept refrigerated and has no dates on the labels

mouseymousey99

Dont know if this helps Johnny but one of Aldi's next offers is a re-chargeable toothbrush for under £9?

scrooze247

When is soup not a soup ? When you buy it at Lidl !! In Germany,in the winter,they make - what we call stews - and what they call soups ! Dont ask me why but it's true !!
Soooo...go to their "soup" area and find "Le Chef" 800 gramme tins of soup.There is Lentil with smoked sausages,pasta etc.etc.they will always be there because not many people ever buy them ! The point is THEY ARE NOT SOUPS BUT STEWS AND ARE DELICIOUS !! FOR AROUND £1 YOU HAVE A MEAL FOR ONE !!
BEAT THAT !! I LIVE OFF THEM IN THE WINTER.

:T

(I cannot afford to buy and eat 5 fruit and veg a day even though every sign in Tesco insists that I should...I suspect that not many other people can either ! Sooo I buy Lidl "Solevita" Multi Vitamin Light Nector in 1 1/2 litre "bricks" and drink a half pint of that each morning instead.It costs less than a £1 and lasts for days...it works for me !!)

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scrooze247

mouseymousey99 wrote: »

Dont know if this helps Johnny but one of Aldi's next offers is a re-chargeable toothbrush for under £9?

If you can do without electricity in your toothbrush,and clean your teeth the old fashioned way with your hands and arms...you can buy 4 yes 4 very modern toothbrushes for £1 at the mo @ Asda !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:rotfl:

Schamansky

Years ago in Germany I used to get that lentil hotpot, cut some more Bockwurst into it, cook ample Spaetzle noodles with it (fusilli or broken spaghetti will also do fine), stir it all together and add two spoonfuls of vinegar. That was cooking sorted for two or three days. Also works with Polish sausages, Krakovska, Wiejska, Slaska, for example. Filling and substantial.

Lohengrin

Aldi

Love - fruit and veg
part baked rolls/baguettes
specially selected frozen pizza - gold award winner
dog food and mixer biscuits
cooked speciallity meats
frozen cod fillets - great for fish pie
Siana face creams etc

Hate - the way they rush you at the checkout and tell you off for not laying bottles
down or putting your trolley the wrong way. Annoying, especially when you
a boisterous 2 year old trying to help!


Netto

Love - sometimes have good offers on non-food stuff - kids stuff etc
wine

Hate - fruit and veg

karlawood

lidl's edward tea (peppermint tea) is the best peppermint tea I've tried!

Daichip

Went to Aldi this week...

5Kg washed potatoes use for bakers 49p

Chilled spare ribs are great as well 3 mins in micro and they taste fab

Daichip

Smashing

The linessa half fat crinkle cut crisps (multipacks of 6) instore at the moment in Lidl have a bizarre aftertaste and are best avoided.