Good and bad buys from Aldi and Lidl

bylromarha

Ellidee wrote: »

Just tried the Moser Roth orange and almond dark chocolate - VERY nice - mmm

***Puts hands over ears***

La la la not listening

:rotfl:

meritaten

buglawton wrote: »

There's a rumour that Aldi will start organic milk soon. Their marketing people must have realised how many Waitrose exiles have been visiting.

yes, they have organic milk in store today - tbh - I never even looked at the price and just bought a litre of the usual semi-skilled.

OH normally NEVER wants a repeat of last nights meal (leftovers to you and me) - tonight he REQUESTED more of the boiled gammon from last night. bluddy good thing I had kept some back to go in freezer, I usually just give the leftovers to sons wife.
I buy the Gammon joint from Aldi and cook it my way - twice as long as pack says. and its seriously good!

daveyjp

DCFC79 wrote: »

Apart from Toro Loco red wine from Aldi (the £3.59 one if im right), any other wines I should try from Aldi and Lidl that are worth trying ?

Aldi Old Vines Garnacha. For £5 it is fantastic value.

pianoman

I've shopped at Aldi now for about 18 months and have have kept a record of the price changes of about 300 items I've bought, (I've left out the fruit & veg as these can change week to week) these aren't, of course, all their price changes, just the ones I buy, just thought some of you might find it of interest. The first price is what it cost when I first bought the item followed by the price now. Only 5 of the items have gone up in price.

Coconut Milk £0.89 £0.79
Cottage Cheese £0.65 £0.64
Cream Crackers £0.39 £0.28
Double Cream 300ml £0.85 £0.79
Extra Mature Cheddar £1.89 £1.95
Fabric Conditioner 1ltr £1.15 £0.99
Fusilli 500g £0.49 £0.45
Ginger Nuts £0.25 £0.21
Granulated Sugar £0.85 £0.75
Large Free Range Eggs £1.00 £0.99
Mayonnaise Glass Jar £0.79 £0.75
Milk Choc Digestives £0.59 £0.44
Mixer Drinks 1l £0.39 £0.37
NFC Orange Juice £1.29 £0.99
Oaties £0.52 £0.49
Parmigiano Reggiano £2.85 £2.99
Passata £0.29 £0.32
Quilted Toilet Tissue (9) £3.99 £3.49
Reduced Fat Creme Fraiche £0.89 £0.79
Salted/Unsalted Butter £0.98 £0.95
Semi Skimmed Milk 4pts £1.00 £0.95
Semi Skimmed Milk 6pts £1.48 £1.42
Thick Bleach 750ml £0.55 £0.49
Tomato Puree £0.35 £0.37
Tuna Chunks in Brine £0.61 £0.75
Vegetable Oil £1.09 £0.99
Yeast £0.63 £0.59

shoperholicnot

buglawton wrote: »

There's a rumour that Aldi will start organic milk soon. Their marketing people must have realised how many Waitrose exiles have been visiting.

I bought some organic milk from Aldi Romford on Monday 2 pints 89p

VfM4meplse

shoperholicnot wrote: »

I bought some organic milk from Aldi Romford on Monday 2 pints 89p

Any bargains to be had in the Romford branch? Am passing by on the way to Essex proper tomorrow.

shoperholicnot

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Any bargains to be had in the Romford branch? Am passing by on the way to Essex proper tomorrow.

I was surprised they had quite a few items marked up as 30% off, its the first time i've seen discounts..the ones I normally go to never seem to have any... I went to the market place branch

JIL

Lidl for me this morning and I spent a record £63. For that I got loads. Stocked up on their bin liners, got some of the weekend chicken offer and some of their Asian offers including battered pineapple. They even had paneer for £1.39. Never seen it that cheap.
Loads of good quality fruit, veg and salad.
They also had some really nice crisps 6 bags for 89p. They were some of the best I have tasted.
There was only one thing on my list I couldn't get. I am sure they now stock a much better range than they used to.
I had gone through a stage of using Tesco. I was courted by the petrol offer and club card points. The saving in Lidl far outweighs any offers tesco have.

zenmaster

VfM4meplse wrote: »

I don"t know - there always seems to be a bruised one in the bags. I like their oranges though, come on super 6!

I've now found a local grocer that does the most beautiful Golden Delicious apples, and I am happy to stick with him for my apple requirements.

Buy a tree from Lidl!

We bought a peach tree which, in truth, is little more than a stick yet it's already got 6 baby peaches on it.

tightwadess

pianoman wrote: »

I've shopped at Aldi now for about 18 months and have have kept a record of the price changes of about 300 items I've bought, (I've left out the fruit & veg as these can change week to week) these aren't, of course, all their price changes, just the ones I buy, just thought some of you might find it of interest. The first price is what it cost when I first bought the item followed by the price now. Only 5 of the items have gone up in price.

Coconut Milk £0.89 £0.79
Cottage Cheese £0.65 £0.64
Cream Crackers £0.39 £0.28
Double Cream 300ml £0.85 £0.79
Extra Mature Cheddar £1.89 £1.95
Fabric Conditioner 1ltr £1.15 £0.99
Fusilli 500g £0.49 £0.45
Ginger Nuts £0.25 £0.21
Granulated Sugar £0.85 £0.75
Large Free Range Eggs £1.00 £0.99
Mayonnaise Glass Jar £0.79 £0.75
Milk Choc Digestives £0.59 £0.44
Mixer Drinks 1l £0.39 £0.37
NFC Orange Juice £1.29 £0.99
Oaties £0.52 £0.49
Parmigiano Reggiano £2.85 £2.99
Passata £0.29 £0.32
Quilted Toilet Tissue (9) £3.99 £3.49
Reduced Fat Creme Fraiche £0.89 £0.79
Salted/Unsalted Butter £0.98 £0.95
Semi Skimmed Milk 4pts £1.00 £0.95
Semi Skimmed Milk 6pts £1.48 £1.42
Thick Bleach 750ml £0.55 £0.49
Tomato Puree £0.35 £0.37
Tuna Chunks in Brine £0.61 £0.75
Vegetable Oil £1.09 £0.99
Yeast £0.63 £0.59

Wow seems everything is cheaper I noticed the bread I have is cheaper now than when I first started shopping there about 18 months ago too. Its all a win win situation