Good and bad buys from Aldi and Lidl

~Chameleon~

Bublin1 wrote: »

Mmmmm I think I'm going to switch to Aldi.

I seriously don't think you'll regret it. I'm a former Waitrose/M&S shopper that got introduced accidentally to Aldi when I realised there was a store in the town I'd started training in. Since then I've switched almost all my shopping over to them, in incremental measures, and so far all bar one product (microwaveable egg fried rice which I don't use but my son wanted to try - yuk!) has so far been successful.

I reckon 95% of my shopping now comes from Aldi and the other 5% isn't from lack of availability, but access to a store as my regular is 20 miles away, although I believe they're opening one in a nearby town just 6 miles away soon :j

Bublin1

Cham - I'm a Lidl shopper but there is some stuff that I have bought for dd that tastes horrid ie the crisps. Judging by the comments here, it seems like Aldi's taste nicer.
Also the fruit is going off waaay too quickly and I'm wasting money because I have to throw it out.

~Chameleon~

Bublin1 wrote: »

Cham - I'm a Lidl shopper but there is some stuff that I have bought for dd that tastes horrid ie the crisps. Judging by the comments here, it seems like Aldi's taste nicer.
Also the fruit is going off waaay too quickly and I'm wasting money because I have to throw it out.

I don't often eat crisps but bought a pack of 6 on last month's offer and they seriously rivalled Walkers in taste!

VfM4meplse

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

I don't often eat crisps but bought a pack of 6 on last month's offer and they seriously rivalled Walkers in taste!

The Lidl bags of hand cooked crisis are nice but huge (150g) so need to be shared unless you are comfortable eating 5 bags of crisps alone . Excellent value when included on the weekend 1/2 price offer list, usually at 49p!

zenmaster

Happygreen wrote: »

Now as you lot brought the topic of chocolates up again - I've now tried Lidl's Hazelnut Ganduja (sold as flavoured chololate Fin Carre I think) and it's utter heaven , daughter had the Almond Brittle and she said it's better than Milka Daim. I think they are 69 p but even if it's more I don't care!

I read this post with great anticipation and searched Aldi high and low for this product but couldn't find it, so I went to the 99p shop and bought a pack of 4 Daim bars.

I read the post again and discovered it was Lidl so I went there and bought a bar.

I've just done a head to head and have this to report -

Lidl bar (69p/100gm): chocolate tastes vile, caramel crunch sparse and tasteless.

Daim bar (99p/112gm): chocolate smooth and creamy, caramel crunch solid, right through the centre, and tasty.

Winner: Daim bar, easily worth the extra 2p/gm.

PLRFD

Lidl's Choco Hoppers are nice a bit like the old Peanut Treats.

Happygreen

Could not get the Bamboo washing up liquid and got pomegranate instead. Not so nice on the hands and smell. Should anyone else come across the large green Bamboo and Lotus bottles of Magnum washing up liquid at Aldis, please let me know then I'll drive over and get a box

PenguinOfDeath

I've always found aldi and lidls crisps too greasy or salty, the only ones in the ranges I can get on with are the large bag of aldi prawn crackers

System

PenguinOfDeath wrote: »

I've always found aldi and lidls crisps too greasy or salty, the only ones in the ranges I can get on with are the large bag of aldi prawn crackers

I don't like most supermarkets' own label crisps for the greasiness. I wait until branded crisps are on offer - talking £1 per 6 pack of Walkers or when the 12-20 packs are on BOGOF/half price.

PenguinOfDeath

ScarletMarble wrote: »

I don't like most supermarkets' own label crisps for the greasiness. I wait until branded crisps are on offer - talking £1 per 6 pack of Walkers or when the 12-20 packs are on BOGOF/half price.

Yeah same here, never pay more than £1 for 6 whatever the type...I'm a bit of a crisps tart