Good and bad buys from Aldi and Lidl

pamsdish

Deleted_User wrote: »

I too have a greyhound. Do you cook thre chicken thigh?

Yes when I get them I bag into 3s for the dog, reserve the largest for me:D, there always seems 1 bigger than the rest, I fetch them out as I use the last one to defrost, pop in slow cooker 2-3 hrs, leave to cool skim off the fat, the juices set to jelly which I give her also, and chop into pieces to mix in,

pamsdish

Feral_Moon wrote: »

Best to feed raw

I wouldn`t feed my dog raw chicken. They can carry Salmonella
http://www.ehow.com/about_6677607_raw-chicken-dogs.html

Doc_N

I appreciate all the reasons for the checkout speeds at Aldi, having shopped there for years, but you know things are going too far when you find on your receipt that they've overcharged quite substantially.

One item - two purchased - four put through the till
Another item - one purchased - two put through the till
Vouchers taken for both, but no discounts given.


It's beyond a joke now - having to cross-check every till receipt to check there are no duplications or 'strange' items just added on. I'm a big fan of Aldi (and Lidl) but this overcharging simply doesn't happen anywhere other than Aldi, and it's likely to cause serious reputational damage if the press latch onto it.

Check your receipts carefully to see what might have been added on by an overenthusiastic checkout operator. I'm not in any way suggesting it's deliberate, but it's happening far too often for them to ignore the problem.

Feral_Moon

pamsdish wrote: »

I wouldn`t feed my dog raw chicken. They can carry Salmonella
http://www.ehow.com/about_6677607_raw-chicken-dogs.html

According to my vet, dogs have much higher level of acidity in their stomach which kills any bacteria including salmonella. Thousands of dogs eat raw chicken every day, including my own. Google BARF diet.

I had the Aldi 10oz rump steak for dinner tonight, best steak I've tasted in a long while.

VfM4meplse

Doc_N wrote: »

Check your receipts carefully to see what might have been added on by an overenthusiastic checkout operator. I'm not in any way suggesting it's deliberate, but it's happening far too often for them to ignore the problem.

I have checked my receipts for years. My experience of Aldi and Lidl is that if you pack adjacent to the till you use, the SA will often go out of their way to resolve the problem fast - no subsequent queuing at CS. I'm happy, anyway.

nickyhutch

Aldi's Oakhurst marinated mini chicken fillets - hot and spicy flavor - delicious (and very hot and spicy!). They also do a lime and coriander flavour and a red thai flavour.

Doc_N

VfM4meplse wrote: »

I have checked my receipts for years. My experience of Aldi and Lidl is that if you pack adjacent to the till you use, the SA will often go out of their way to resolve the problem fast - no subsequent queuing at CS. I'm happy, anyway.

My point is, though, that it shouldn't be necessary to check every till receipt. Aldi has a particular problem in this area, and it risks losing the trust it's worked hard to build up.

There is no excuse whatever for three errors in one smallish shop.

moments_of_sanity

I have recently been shopping more at L!dls but find the fruit and veg quality terrible. I bought a bag of carrots and some broccoli on Sunday, went to use the carrots and 3 of them were black and had to be thrown away and the broccoli had turned yellow at the tips.

This is the second bag of carrots that have had a large number of them needing to be thrown away so I won't be buying from them again! :mad:

EycplUK

Yes folks it`s true , 2 old f*rts pulled tonight !!
Well actually it was the Pulled Pork from Aldi but it made a change for us old`uns to do a bit of pulling again
Rather tasty but think the portion size would be for one person !
Will have again but will have one each so we can both say ..........
"We've Pulled again "
Enjoy

Clowance

aldi carrots yesterday - piles of them in super 6 but all had at least some going slimy. Has been like this a few weeks now but normally ok.