Good and bad buys from Aldi and Lidl

svb91

Has anyone tried the Aldi soups? Are they any good?

System

svb91 wrote: »

Has anyone tried the Aldi soups? Are they any good?

Not keen on the cup-a-soups.

The fresh ones are lovely as good as New Covent Garden ones

Stompa

Clowance wrote: »

However it may be seasonal as last year I could buy in the winter but not in the summer.

Yes, I think that's probably the case, it happened the year before too. IIRC they also dropped the price to 49p for a few weeks before it eventually disappeared.

PenguinOfDeath

squirrelchops wrote: »

Just demolished a free range whole chicken from Aldi. We always buy them from there and the quality is excellent for under £5.

Agreed, I bought one last weekend and have made 2 curries, 4 lots of soup, 4 butties out of it and still have 1 breast and 2 legs left :beer:

tigs33

Aldi tinned soup is very nice, so far tried the cream of chicken and the tomato soup.

Also their Greek style corner yoghurts, I prefer these over the tescos and Sainsburys ones. Aldi's specially selected West Country yoghurts are VERY nice, thick and creamy.

dlusman

Probably been mentioned already but the Lidl versions of Twix , Mars & Bounty are currently only 9p each ( reduced from something like 25p ? ) and just as good as the "proper" versions. - bought some more yesterday

David_Aston

svb91, I can recommend the Tomato cup a soup, and also the Broccoli and Cauliflower.

mcculloch29

For fans of the Aldi Lacura Aqua, Restorative or Renew multi-intensive facial serums, £3.49 (voted as a Best Buy across various surveys and trials many times) they have been temporarily withdrawn as there was a problem with the pump action containers apparently. They will be back.
This is 'insider info'.

bylromarha

Just had some of the Lidl steak mince on 2 for £5.

It was very good, hardly any fat.

Aldi tuna - alright, little salty and flakes smaller than normal, but very edible for the price.

Aldi baked beans - not a fan. Sauce is a little off flavour for us. DD noticed the brand had changed by taste alone.

Doc_N

From this month's Which? magazine:

Best and worst supermarkets Supermarkets compared

For the first time ever, Aldi has been voted Britain's top supermarket, according to the annual Which? supermarket survey.
Aldi's 76% customer score means it narrowly edges out Waitrose (75%), which has been voted the best supermarket every year since our survey started in 2007.


[Lidl come in at number 4, with Tesco trailing at 9th out of 10]