Good and bad buys from Aldi and Lidl

~Chameleon~

glitterpuss wrote: »

We bought the deep fat fryer.Bearing in mind we've never used one before, we wanted to use it for japanese style dishes.

Only used it once, but seemed to work really well. However it is very small, so you could do prawns or fish goujons. But it's far too small for a large fillet of fish. For us it what we wanted, and was well worth the money. It doesnt have a alarm on anything so I guess you do have to be cautious. It has a 3 year guarantee too

Thanks, that's great news. I'd use it for similar stuff like tempura battered prawns and veggies etc so sounds ideal

skitler

sillyme673 wrote: »

Used vouchers yesterday. And who ever said you have to be quite quick was right. Got last box of the choc icecream things 9.30am yestersday. They now have been eaten and got chicken kiev and even youngest d liked it.
Plenty flour left but I got some as make own bread at least once a week.
Sham lidl £5 off is next day as cant fit £80 of food in house. Defo making note and calendar for next time.

hi


where are the lidl vouchers from.?


I think the aldi vouchers are valied for some time, so you don't need to use them immediately. lidl may be the same.


I had the kievs fot tea last night and thought they where ok, not very garlicky, but nice crumb, 7/10.:)

skitler

Lisa_shopaholic_Jones wrote: »

I've swapped from Tesco to Aldi in the past two weeks and can't believe how good it is...

im giving it a trial few weeks, but think I will have to get coffee and dog food still from Tesco.;)


the 2 bags of coffee I got have gone in the bin.:(


I had a £1 pizza with a few other home toppings on and it was as good as the Tesco one I used to get:)

VfM4meplse

skitler wrote: »

the 2 bags of coffee I got have gone in the bin.:(

I think that's a great shame. When something is not to my taste, I'd rather give it away than bin it.

meer53

skitler wrote: »

hi


where are the lidl vouchers from.?


I think the aldi vouchers are valied for some time, so you don't need to use them immediately. lidl may be the same.


I had the kievs fot tea last night and thought they where ok, not very garlicky, but nice crumb, 7/10.:)

The £5 Aldi vouchers are valid for a week.

I've been this morning, no problems getting the stuff with the vouchers. Total shop, £39 !

One thing i love are the mini brushcetta, the garlic and parsley ones are fabulous ! 99p per pack.

sillyme673

Lidl voucher was in fridays Daily Express and Daily Star. Going to make note and run down cupboards next month.
Hope that helps.:j

maman

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

I've just discovered there's an Aldi in the town where my new weightlifting club is. Popped in there last night to check it out and came out with a full trolley load costing just £70. Well impressed :T :j

Wow! £70 in Aldi!:eek:


Seriously though, do you have a large family or did you stock up on storecupboard stuff?


I shop for two of us weekly and find it hard to spend £30.

~Chameleon~

maman wrote: »

Wow! £70 in Aldi!:eek:


Seriously though, do you have a large family or did you stock up on storecupboard stuff?


I shop for two of us weekly and find it hard to spend £30.

No, just me but various members of the family frequently pop in for lunch or dinner. I got some storecupbaoard stuff but around £25-£30 was spent on fruit & veg alone, then there's the dairy and cold meats section, fresh fish and smoked salmon, a bottle of wine, a few household & toiletry bits. It soon adds up!

Fruit & Veg list:

Maris Piper spuds
Sweet potatoes
Carrots
Swede
Leeks
Onions
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Aubergine
Courgettes
Beetroot
Tomatoes
Cherry tomatoes
Spring onions
Cucumber
Pak Choi
Cucumber
Peppers
Salad leaves
Chestnut mushrooms
Flat mushrooms
Avocados
Limes
Lemons
Oranges
Bananas
Mangoes
Melon
Strawberries
Blueberries
Raspberries
Grapes
Pineapple

skitler

VfM4meplse wrote: »

I think that's a great shame. When something is not to my taste, I'd rather give it away than bin it.

I would have normally but I don't know anyone else with this type of coffee machine, and it doesn't keep.:)

skitler

sillyme673 wrote: »

Lidl voucher was in fridays Daily Express and Daily Star. Going to make note and run down cupboards next month.
Hope that helps.:j

thanks ill look out for them next month, and ill be doing both. (well end of this one.)