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Good and bad buys from Aldi and Lidl

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  • Happygreen
    Happygreen Posts: 2,949 Forumite
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    I've been paying with card in Scotland (both A & L) for as long as I can remember...
    Went into both today , Aldi for wine (price went up for my favourite from 2.99 to 3.09 but I think that's just about tolerable :D
    Lidl for their weekend sprecial offer of red peppers at 32 p !!!! each and they are HUGE, so I bought 10 and a few other staples (babywipes, real feta cheese,bananas)
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  • Lynsey
    Lynsey Posts: 9,486 Forumite
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    Aldi - chocolate Easter bunny only 69p (100g)
    Milk, white or dark chocolate.
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    Lynsey
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  • Happygreen
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    Lynsey wrote: »
    Aldi - chocolate Easter bunny only 69p (100g)
    Milk, white or dark chocolate.
    2456220638.jpg

    Lynsey

    Yes, I forgot to mention, got one of these each, too:rotfl:
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  • maman
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    Kantankrus_Mare wrote: »
    lidl will get much more of my business if they take credit cards as that is how we budget for food. Put it all on a card and pay off at end of month.

    Just do top ups with cash at the moment at lidl.
    tronator wrote: »
    Not everywhere. Even in London some do, some don't.



    I wouldn't call that "budgeting"...


    I agree, would you explain how you budget with a CC? And why top up shopping?
  • ~Chameleon~
    ~Chameleon~ Posts: 11,956 Forumite
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    maman wrote: »
    I agree, would you explain how you budget with a CC? And why top up shopping?

    I usually budget with a credit card too. Shopping at Aldi means I now have to have available cash/debit balance which has completely changed the dynamics of my finances. Quite annoying to be honest as I've already experienced a problem with their banking errors wheerby I was considerably overcharged twice which could have caused significant problems had there not been sufficient funds in that particular account. Such a situation simply wouldn't occur when using a credit card.
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  • viv0147
    viv0147 Posts: 1,713 Forumite
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    Recently there was an offer at Morrisons for shredded cheese 250g it was half price I was going to buy it but I called in Lidl first and they had Simply shredded cheese £1.99 for 450g so that seemed much better value to me so that's what I bought and it was delicious it's always worth checking Lidl and Aldi you can save some serious money and the quality is excellent.
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  • Pont
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    Aldis saver cheddar is great too! About £4.00 a big block - perfect for toasting - it bubbles nicely IYSWIM.
  • Coopdivi
    Coopdivi Posts: 3,412 Forumite
    Aldi clumping cat litter doesn't clump.
  • Happygreen
    Happygreen Posts: 2,949 Forumite
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    as you are just talking cheese I remembered the utterly lovely flavoured bries at Aldi. I've never seen them anywhere else but get one each time I'm in, especially the garlic one.
    On a different note, some months in the year they also have large bottles of their own brand of cloudy washing up liquid, one is bamboo and the other lavender. Lovely scents.
    First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win - Gandhi
  • Happygreen
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    Coopdivi wrote: »
    Aldi clumping cat litter doesn't clump.

    Lidl's does clump very much, I don't like it (hard to clear out) but the cat probably likes it ;)
    First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win - Gandhi
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