Rip-Off Lidl

not-so-civil

Before I start a rant, let me say that in general I think that Lidl are good value for money, but is this changing. Are Lidl now joining in the normal rip off applied to us in Norn Ireland?

A few weeks ago I noticed in the Grab It Board that Lidl had a universal remote control (8 Items?) at £4.99. Receiving the Lidl Newsletter I noticed that this was on sale in Northern Ireland for £5.99 - a 20% increase.

I have just noticed, again on the Grab It Board that Lidl have a Targa 160 Mb DVD Recorder for the impressive price of £149.99 and guess what the price is in Northern Ireland - £199.99 - over 33% more expensive.

This makes me want to avoid Lidl.

Any other comments from Moneysavers?

dan2002

you are right they must think we are are thick over here ,look at the dvd players they sold a few weeks back £19.99 in england but £39.99 here ,then the sewing machine £19.99 in england £39.99 here :mad: :mad: :mad:

bokkie7975

They are trying their luck here in Scotland too........ they had a Hifi for £49.99 a few months ago, now they have it for £69.99 !!!! :mad:

arkonite_babe

In their case it will probably be the age old argument...."We have to ship the stock over to Northern Ireland/drive it to Scotland so therefore to compensate our transport costs, you the customer get to pay more."

That's my opinion anyways

meadowcat

dan2002 wrote:

you are right they must think we are are thick over here ,look at the dvd players they sold a few weeks back £19.99 in england but £39.99 here ,then the sewing machine £19.99 in england £39.99 here :mad: :mad: :mad:

The sewing machine in Downpatrick Lidl was £49.99 on Monday.

When Lidl first opened here there prices were great. I remember flour for 9p. But I noticed a while back that their prices were going up. At first you could get a trolley load for £20, now you are looking more at £40.

What's that saying, if you get a name as being an early riser then you can stay in bed until lunchtime. :rudolf: