Aldi Salad and Vegetable Goods

williacg

Hi all,

I don't use Aldi very often, but I was interested to know what people think of their salad and vegetable products. I usually spend about 80p for an iceberg lettuce and 49p for half a cucumber at Tesco, do you think that Aldi can top that? and if so, is the quality any good?

Thanks for any tips.

midnightraven3

i find it very hard to get salad veggies at aldi, they never seem to have them
lydl are much better, here at least
their cucumbers are like homegrown ones, much nicer that you get from the supermarkets, and around 60p

BusyGirl

Every week I usually buy mini gem lettuce (2 in pack), a cucumber, mini corn on cob and tomatoes in Aldi and they are usually much cheaper than in Asda ot Tescos. Today I paid 39p for a whole cucmber. I have been buying most of our food in Aldi for the past 5 years and have never had a problem with quality or value for money.:D

williacg

midnightraven3 wrote: »

i find it very hard to get salad veggies at aldi, they never seem to have them
lydl are much better, here at least
their cucumbers are like homegrown ones, much nicer that you get from the supermarkets, and around 60p

I've noticed that the vegetables in my local Aldi are not of the same standard as at Tesco, but I think I'll check out Lidl and see what they have to offer,

Thanks for the tip.

williacg

BusyGirl wrote: »

Every week I usually buy mini gem lettuce (2 in pack), a cucumber, mini corn on cob and tomatoes in Aldi and they are usually much cheaper than in Asda ot Tescos. Today I paid 39p for a whole cucmber. I have been buying most of our food in Aldi for the past 5 years and have never had a problem with quality or value for money.:D

That sounds like a real bargain, I usually end up spending about £1.00 on the little gems. I think it's worth me calling in on a regular basis, say once a week to see what's on offer.

Thanks

thatguy1

williacg wrote: »

Hi all,

49p for half a cucumber at Tesco

If you have a lidl, they currently have whole cucumbers for 49p!

TravellingAbuela

I buy all my fruit, veg and salad stuff from Aldi, with three exceptions! I won't compromise on taste to save a little bit of money and always buy my potatoes, tomatoes and satsumas (or clementines) from Sainsbury's Taste the Difference range. Otherwise nearly everything else comes from Aldi - lettuce, cucumber, onions, peppers, mushrooms, apples, bananas, grapes (keep in fridge), pineapple, swede, carrot, sugarsnaps, mini corn, leeks, courgettes, cauli and broccoli. And it's all cheaper than it is at Sainsbury's, unless they happen to have one of the items on special offer!

williacg

Thanks for all of the great tips and advice everyone. I've just called into my local Aldi, and was pleasantly surprised at all of the bargains I came away with; cucumber, lettuce, leeks, sirloin steak (which wasn't on my list, but at £2.99, I couldn't walk away).

I'll still do my weekly shop at Tesco for my 'can't do without' branded items, but Aldi is a store I will be using on a regular basis.

PS - There was only one item that I was disappointed with, and that was the avocados, they were as hard as stones, you could have used them with a sling-shot as a lethal weapon.

Thanks again.

williacg

thatguy1 wrote: »

If you have a lidl, they currently have whole cucumbers for 49p!

Thanks for the tip, but the closest one is quite a trek away for me, and the whole cucumbers were only 39p at Aldi.

andy40

I find both Aldi and Lidl fruit and veg to be quite good and usually cheaper than the big 4.

Enterprise_1701C

I always make sure I buy the avocados (Aldi or Lidl) about a week in advance. A week sitting in the veg rack turns them into lovely smooth avocados that taste really quite nice.