Good and bad buys from Aldi and Lidl

teddysmum

I've just realised what Aldi's 'Fresh Linen' reed diffuser smells like....cheapy Izal toilet paper, which my gran used to buy about 45 years ago; and certainly not linen.

recovering_spendaholic

I bought the Aldi version of Soren malt loaf last week and it was sooooo delicious - much nicer than Soren I thought!! I also bought the multivitamin juice with carrot and that was lovely.

teddysmum

The scented Christmas tea lights ,sold by Aldi , don't let out scent once lit, though they do retain the sparkly cover to the end.

sniffles

I won't buy lean steak mince from Lidl now. It used to be very nice, but the last lot I bought I had to throw away. One member of my family had to bin hamburgers they had made because something just didn't taste right, so now we all avoid the mince.
I like their food generally though.

madkoi

Aldi -
Cheese, Milk, Yogurts & Ham all very good.
Batch Wholewheat Bread, bargain compared to main Supermarkets.
Fresh Fruit & Veg.
Mini Chicken Roasts are my fave!
Cereal Bars.
Fish Fingers, Chicken Nuggets & Pizza.
In fact I do most my shopping here apart from a few other branded items I cant get from Aldi.

paulineb_2

Aldi are doing limited edition chinese stews, £1.49 for a large can, theres 3 different types. I didnt buy these but I bought some packets of black bean sauce for 39p each, there are also limited edition thai green curry crackers for 59p. 500g of wholewheat pasta is 59p.

Quite a lot of limited edition food stuffs in my local aldi just now.

teddysmum

Duncan's chicken broth, in Aldi's Scottish foods promotion, is lovely. It could pass as home made, as the carrots are sliced ( not the usual diced) and ingredients like peas, onions etc are clearly visible.

VfM4meplse

BHF_Eat_Healthy_for_Less wrote: »

Hi everyone!

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Best Wishes,
Aimee

This post deserves an independent thread on the OS board. Mods?

bylromarha

Bilash Microwavable Egg Fried Rice.

Just don't...

Dotmatic

Hi eveyrone,
I've been away from these forums for a while but happened upon this thread whilst looking for opinions on Aldi meat. I will be following this thread with interest as I have just switched to shopping at Aldi. I still shop at a certain large supermarket for some items but am gradually switching as I find what works.

So far we have had success with:

• Orange juice with bits, only a bit cheaper but just as tasty
• Tortilla wraps, a lot cheaper and tastier than other supermarket own brand
• Premium ham, much cheaper and just as good.
• I love the Super 6 veg, in fact all the veg works out a lot cheaper and better quality in my opinion.
• Cheddar - Much cheaper and just as tasty.
• Brie - ditto.

We are easily saving £10-£15 a week just by making small changes and I thought before that we were being pretty good! :cool:

Right, I'm off to Aldi! :T