Good and bad buys from Aldi and Lidl

sillyme673

I struggled to spent the £40 in aldi only managed as took D with me and got more treats. Brought 2 Fr chickens. Last one only did 1tea and 1 packed lunch, we are not very mse was lovely though. But now have full larder and freezer, but did buy 6 of the mince from lidi. Need to do the eating out of cupboards challenge.

cattie

PLRFD wrote: »

If it was last night it was tea

Nah, down south we have breakfast, lunch & then dinner & perhaps some supper later if peckish. Tea is for Sundays when the family are round & usually consists of sandwiches, cakes etc. & eaten after lunch but before supper.

maman

VfM4meplse wrote: »

I agree, I really struggled to spend my £5 off £40 voucher about a month ago so ended up filling the trolley with snacks. I've put on 1/2 stone since then

Whereas this week it would have been really handy because I bought so many plants. Note to self: gotta watch out for household bargains rather than food.

I can see it would be a huge problem without transport but when I last had a voucher I bought loads of storecupboard stuff like tomatoes, passata, pasta, rice.


I meant to say that I've also got the olive tree (as well as a bay, rosemary and lavender)from Aldi. I thinks it's two or three years old. At £14.99, they make lovely gifts as well as treating yourself.;)

maman

cattie wrote: »

Nah, down south we have breakfast, lunch & then dinner & perhaps some supper later if peckish. Tea is for Sundays when the family are round & usually consists of sandwiches, cakes etc. & eaten after lunch but before supper.

We're down south and we have breakfast, lunch and supper. Dinner is special when you go out or have people round and put on extra courses!

skitler

PLRFD wrote: »

If it was last night it was tea

cattie wrote: »

Nah, down south we have breakfast, lunch & then dinner & perhaps some supper later if peckish. Tea is for Sundays when the family are round & usually consists of sandwiches, cakes etc. & eaten after lunch but before supper.

I should have put tea as that's what it was called when growing up, breakfast before school, and we had dinner time at school, home in time for tea, supper before bedtime.:)

Mee

Recommend Moments dark Chocolate biscuits (79p) a reasonable and cheap replacement for Leibniz Butter Biscuits (Bahlsen).

nickyhutch

I'd recommend the frozen galic and herb tempura battered basa fillets (either £1.79 or £2.79 for two; can't remember which).

System

Yesterday I went to Aldi and I spent £22 - including 3 bottles of wine. That is the most I spent without buying specials like mini chopper, fleece PJ top, rice cooker etc.

mcculloch29

Re transport.
We do have a family car, but I don't drive it, so if my son can't take me to Aldi, I use my three wheeler trike, it's amazing how much can go on the luggage rack with the help of a couple of karabiner clips attached to the saddle.

As a disabled person, it's a far better option for shopping than a mobility scooter - and I get some exercise! I know of two others on my little town but would love to see more.

I also have a granny trolley, the push in front type. In pre-arthritis days I used the pull-behind type.

Re flavourless mash. For any type of mash, add a spoonful of mustard. I prefer wholegrain, from Aldi, naturally. Completely changes the taste of it.

DCFC79

The dishwasher tablets from both Aldi and Lidl did well in tests conducted by Which, linky.

I buy the dishwasher salt from Lidl as cheapest Ive found so far, although Ive not looked how much it is in Aldi.