Aldi or Lidl which one is better for general grocery shopping

Tyler_Durden_UK

Aldi or Lidl which one is better for general grocery shopping ? Also does either one stock any vegetarian foods ?

Zeitgeist

Probably the one which is nearest.

Busybody

I live at an equal distance between an Aldi and Lidl I like them both but tend to buy more in Aldi, a lot of their goods are on a par with the better brand names.

Westywoodpecker

I tend to shop more at Lidl these days, especially whilst the fruit & veg are half price (which they are at the moment).

savenotspendsid

I tend to shop for fresh veg in LIDL, as they hold half price fruit & veg sales frequently.

but I'll still go to ALDI, if they have any good offers on like today.

Shrubs and fruit bushes @ 99p each.

mcgi6ah2

Lidl tends not to run out of fruit and veg as often as Aldi and is better for that, but the Aldi food tends to be quite a bit better in my opinion. Lidl seems to sell all the same stuff across Europe so often has some bizarre European specials. Aldi seems to have more UK type packaging and specials.

mancitychick

Aldi gets my vote. Hubby used to refuse to eat any other brand of cornflakes except kelloggs but happily eats Aldi's. I found everything great. The only downside is going on a Thursday and spening money on all there specials that are new that day!

Sam4free

I'd say aldi is much better quality, however lidl is absolutely fantastic for day to day grocery shopping. For me, lidl is nearer, just shopped there this evening and the money you can save as compared to the major supermarkets is fantastic

Robbo67

You have to be a little more careful what you get from Lidl, whereas Aldi seems to have a higher quality range of goods. Lidl also seem to have lost their way a little with an over reliance on their special offers that are now twice a week when they used to be once a week.

Rave

Personally I prefer Lidl's goods overall...you just have to try both of them really, see which one is for you.

osagefo

Aldi gets my vote. Certainly their specials, tend to be marginally cheaper (like for like) than Lidl. Also I find the Aldi's to be cleaner, queues are quicker and staff generally more pleasant. However, you cannot beat the half price fruit deals of Lidl and I love their peanuts!