Good and bad buys from Aldi and Lidl

skitler

vpb23 wrote: »

All the fruit and veg have PLU code, its so we can enter it into the till as they don't have barcodes. We have to learn them all off by heart.

thanks for the answer vpb23.
can I just ask;


if the price changes on the various items ie like carrots being on the super 6 does that alter the plu code or do you need to re-learn them every week.


im just curious is all.

meer53

I love Aldi and do most of my shopping there. Was there yesterday and as always, i check my receipt before starting to pack my stuff. Overcharged again, my beer went through twice. I never have an issue getting it refunded but just a tip for others, check your receipt before leaving the store. This about the 5th time it's happened. I go to 3 different Aldi's and it's happened in all of them, i think it's down to the speed the checkout operators scan the stuff.

Last time, the operator had entered a code for my veg and it scanned as a set of car mats at £14.99 !

skitler

Specially Selected Toffee & Pecan Roulade

now doesn't that look delicious.

it will go down a treat after the quails.



all Wednesdays specials look great.

minimad1970

skitler wrote: »

Specially Selected Toffee & Pecan Roulade

now doesn't that look delicious.

it will go down a treat after the quails.



all Wednesdays specials look great.

We had one of these at christmas, it was lovely but extremely sweet

mohdwadea

skitler wrote: »

thanks for the answer vpb23.
can I just ask;


if the price changes on the various items ie like carrots being on the super 6 does that alter the plu code or do you need to re-learn them every week.


im just curious is all.

You just need to remember the plu code. the price of each item gets changed overnight in till updates the manager puts up all the new price changes in the morning. Tickets come with the delivery...all the cashier has to remember is the code for the fruit and veg which all the stay the same.

mohdwadea

on the price tickets next time you go in you will see the code on the bottom left of the ticket in lidl it's a five digit code starting 8...it will be the same code next time you go in, and the next time you go...etc etc

~Chameleon~

dlusman wrote: »

Then it isnt a "true" PLU. Stores can obviously identify product in any way they want - but a PLU is an official designation for fruit & vegetable varieties. See the website I quoted previously

So why do the Co-op use PLU codes for bakery products?

dlusman

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

So why do the Co-op use PLU codes for bakery products?

They can call them PLU codes if they want - but they arent true official PLU codes.
As I said in a previous post a store can obviously use any codes they want to identify product , but PLU is an officially designated internationally recognised product identification. - see www.plucodes.com

~Chameleon~

dlusman wrote: »

They can call them PLU codes if they want - but they arent true official PLU codes.
As I said in a previous post a store can obviously use any codes they want to identify product , but PLU is an officially designated internationally recognised product identification. - see www.plucodes.com

Your link doesn't exist.

dlusman

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

Your link doesn't exist.

www.plucodes.com

Specificially :- see the following from the FAQ page :

[FONT=&quot]What is a Price Look-Up (PLU) code?[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]PLU codes are 4 or 5 digit numbers which have been used by supermarkets since 1990 to make check-out and inventory control easier, faster, and more accurate. They ensure that the correct price is paid by consumers by removing the need for cashiers to identify the product; e.g., whether or not it is conventionally or organically grown. They are primarily assigned to identify individual bulk fresh produce (and related items such as nuts and herbs) and will appear on a small sticker applied to the individual piece of fresh produce. The PLU number identifies produce items based upon various attributes which can include the commodity, the variety, the growing methodology (e.g. organic) and the size group. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The 4-digit PLU codes for produce are assigned randomly within a series of numbers within the 3000 and 4000 series. There is no intelligence built into the 4-digit code. For example, no one number within the 4-digit number represents anything in particular. The 4-digit codes are for conventionally grown produce. 5-digit codes are used to identify organic or genetically modified produce. The prefix of ‘8’ would be placed in front of the 4-digit code for genetically modified produce and the prefix of ‘9’ would be placed in front of the 4-digit conventionally grown code for organic produce. You will not see the 5 digit codes in the PLU codes database since they are simply prefixes added to the conventionally grown produce PLU codes. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]PLU codes are assigned by the IFPS (International Federation for Produce Standards) after rigorous review at both the national and international levels.[/FONT]