Good and bad buys from Aldi and Lidl

Norma_Desmond

And if you value your waistlines DON'T buy Aldi's German chocolate Lebkuchen........they are totally gorgeous and I'm glad I live a 40 mile round trip from their nearest store.

VfM4meplse

^^^^ Not a fan of these but love, love, love the 1kg stollen and mince pies from Lidl!

Have just had the Aldi mailshot from this week, these look like an interesting treat - anyone tried them?

mrs_lds

TravellingAbuela wrote: »

I tried one of Aldi's gammon joints with maple syrup glaze last week (chilled not frozen) and it was delicious - very lean and so, so tasty. In fact I am very impressed with all the new chiller cabinet meals they are now stocking - well the ones I have tried at least!

My only complaint with Aldi now is that is too busy! We have been shopping there ever since it opened a good few years ago and could get in and out with a trolly load in no time at all. Now it is taking 3 times as long with all the new customers blocking the aisles and causing long queues at the checkouts and packing stations!!!

Try going first thing if you can lots of stock and no queues

SUESMITH_2

lidls mini stollen bites are delicious - very moreish

Charlton_King

Anyone know if Lidl are going to have their wonderful frozen whole duck offer back on for this Christmas?

ic

Has anybody noticed how Aldi seem to be sneaking in more branded goods? I noticed a while back they stopped stocking their own shredded wheat stocking only the nestle version instead. Now they seem to have stopped stocking their 12 pack cat pouches (the ones at £2.29 per box) and replaced them with Whiskas at £2.99 a box. Annoyingly I know I can get Whiskas at the big supermarkets frequently for £5 for two boxes, so hardly a bargain.

Daisygirl

My nearest Aldi is lovely, but extremely busy, and the time I can only really get there is in the afternoon because I combine it with a trip to town and if I go there before my town shopping then I cannot get chilled/frozen food, plus I live around a 40 minute trip away. Sometimes I just cannot park there and I have to come out again empty handed The car park is ridiculous at the best of times - awkwardly positioned and tiny. I really wish they could make it like the Lidl one 200 yards down the road from them - huge and always loads of space!

An Aldi store has long been rumoured to be opening near me, which would only be a 20 minute drive away I long for that day lol

Sorry onto the question! Aldi's poppodoms - hmm ok, but not nearly as nice as Sharwoods ones unfortunately. Their own Olive spread - can't taste the difference between this and supermarket equivalents (Waitrose one is gross though!), I have to agree with you suesmith - Lidl's individual Stollen bites are my favourite - lovely with coffee - or something stronger - lol, Aldi's chilled Nasi goreng (spelling sorry!), absolutely yuk! I will add other things later as I remember them

Alisha2008

Does anyone know what's this?
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/special_buys3_27804.htm?WT.mc_id=2012-11-19-16-59

Daisygirl

Alisha2008 wrote: »

Does anyone know what's this?
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/special_buys3_27804.htm?WT.mc_id=2012-11-19-16-59

Isn't that a gift of some of Aldi's Bailey's equivalent and some glasses? Looks nice!

lancashiregirl

SUESMITH wrote: »

lidls mini stollen bites are delicious - very moreish

My mum insisted on buying me some of those from Aldi yesterday, they are also gorgeous, in fact I think I put a stone on just walking down the seasonal food aisle in Aldi!

Tried Lidls own version of Pepparmi today, they are 69p for a 2 pack or 2 packs for 98p. Slightly thicker than Pepperami though not quite as long, taste the same!