Good and bad buys from Aldi and Lidl

charlies_mum

Off to do battle in Aldi today as I have my £40 voucher to spend. I remember the days when I had the place to myself


Couldn't find the sandwich thins in my branch, but will check again today. Noticed last time I was in, they had chopped veg for soup mixes, probably not as moneysaving as doing my own, but might give one a go.

skitler

the ee sausage rolls are ok but have a flavour of sage and onion stuffing, pastry is good.


imo the supermarket own brand are better, but its not a deal breaker to stop me aldi shopping.:)

maman

charlies_mum wrote: »

Off to do battle in Aldi today as I have my £40 voucher to spend. I remember the days when I had the place to myself


Couldn't find the sandwich thins in my branch, but will check again today. Noticed last time I was in, they had chopped veg for soup mixes, probably not as moneysaving as doing my own, but might give one a go.

Strangely I was thinking much the same when I noticed they were doing some chilled ready meals. I suppose now they're trying to attract customers who don't have the time/aren't prepared/don't know how to cook from scratch.

David_Aston

Dishwasher salt. Sold out in our Walton Aldi. Seemed to be quite a few cases of the 2K bags in Feltham Aldi today. 99p. Good price, if it is any good. I have taken a chance on three bags!

bylromarha

charlies_mum wrote: »

Noticed last time I was in, they had chopped veg for soup mixes, probably not as moneysaving as doing my own, but might give one a go.

You may be surprised. I buy grated cheese as it's cheaper per kg than block cheese.

mcculloch29

Yes, I'd noticed that grated cheese was cheaper than block in Aldi and did a classic double take. Not what you expect!
I use block cheese in slices just as much as I do grated, though I did try it out of interest at Christmas and as expected, it was fine.
If your Aldi store has any drums of the Italian finely grated hard cheese left - they were on Specialbuy a few weeks back- do get them if it's your thing. We love this one.
Their own Parmesan in a piece is also very palatable and very reasonably priced.

Doc_N

bylromarha wrote: »

Friend is tightening the belt this month - told her to try swapping her Tesco shop for Aldi.

Response "Ooh no. I can't shop there. I know I buy value stuff, but at least they deliver it."

The Aldi/Lidl factor still have a long way to go with a lot of consumers. Granted the delivery is a bonus for some, but she's a SAHM. She has time in the day to push a trolley with a 2 year old round a shop!

Just doesn't compute with me...

Is she by any chance the sort of person who wouldn't be able to buy a Skoda?

bylromarha

Doc_N wrote: »

Is she by any chance the sort of person who wouldn't be able to buy a Skoda?

never asked!

vivatifosi

Have just started shopping at Aldi. In addition to the staples that have been mentioned, there are a couple of snacky things that I've really enjoyed.

The first is the bruschetta toasted snack breads - they do these in a couple of flavours, but the tomato and oregano one is the one that I've tried and they are lovely, very flavoursome.

The second item that I really like is their chilled coffees. I quite like the Starbucks ones but have never seen these cheaper than £1, even when on offer. The espresso machiato (sorry about spelling) is lovely at 65p.

I sound really unhealthy now don't I?

maman

I have bought the grated cheese from Aldi and it is good value but I don't think it's as tasty as grating my own. I think it must be the potato starch in it.


I find the blocks of mature cheddar are great (excuse pun:o) for everyday sandwiches and cooking purposes.