Good and bad buys from Aldi and Lidl

buglawton

You are not missing anything with the phone, it got panned and rightly so on HUKD:
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/aldi-smart-phone-sale-thursday-7th-august-79-99-3-year-guarantee-1965672

System

Ep007 wrote: »

Update aldi customer services called me this morning and apologised saying they have contacted the suppliers and the store to investigate.. They also gave me a ref number to take to my store on my next visit for a refund...pretty impressive response

How did you contact them?

System

Note to Aldi - women have large feet. Fed up of seeing shoes and boots that stop at 7. The same applies to Lidl. Having size 8 feet I had to buy walking boots in charcoal instead of purple. Charcoal being the men's.

patchwork_cat

ScarletMarble wrote: »

Note to Aldi - SOME women have large feet. Fed up of seeing shoes and boots that stop at 7. The same applies to Lidl. Having size 8 feet I had to buy walking boots in charcoal instead of purple. Charcoal being the men's.

Have corrected your quote although as a limited range shop I feel it is reasonable for them to not stock women's colours beyond a 7. When they stock bras they don't go beyond a c cup, and I don't have the luxury of going for a man's colour! However I accept that.
I would have thought there are more women with a D cup than wear a size 8 shoe.

VfM4meplse

patchwork_cat wrote: »

I would have thought there are more women with a D cup than wear a size 8 shoe.

If you fall into both camps you really are stuffed then, aren't you?

ScarletMarble wrote: »

Note to Aldi - women have large feet. Fed up of seeing shoes and boots that stop at 7. The same applies to Lidl. Having size 8 feet I had to buy walking boots in charcoal instead of purple. Charcoal being the men's.

This is actually a Lidl only problem. I bought some size 8 boots from Aldi last year for all of £18, although I was looking for something with a bit of a heel and these are flats I love them! They are so comfortable and have worn them countless times, they are a wardrobe staple. Am sure they will reappear as a weekly offer in the autumn.

meritaten

I have the opposite problem - my feet are a size 3! so Aldi's size four is usually way too big.
I don't find a problem with their clothing sizes though. I am a standard size 12 and their 10 -12 fits lovely!

TravellingAbuela

meritaten wrote: »

I have the opposite problem - my feet are a size 3! so Aldi's size four is usually way too big.
I don't find a problem with their clothing sizes though. I am a standard size 12 and their 10 -12 fits lovely!

Same with me, I too take a size 3 and all their shoes start at 4. I tried one of their summer shoes on last week, hopeful of a small 4 but, alas, they were like barges on me!

However, their kids shoes usually go up to a 3 and a few years ago I got some kids snow boots that fit perfectly!

BostonTel

I loves their frikadellen!

They can't be beat for pasta, rice, tinned veg etc.

Cornucopia

Aldi Salmon - I'd been buying the fresh Salmon - 2 fillets (240g) for £2.69 which was nice, but they'd run out, so I bought the frozen, instead, which is even better.

2 separate fillets, so you can use them individually, and much leaner than the fresh fillets, with no skin.

flutterby_lil

I love Aldi's mini individual quiche (called tarts in store) that come in a smoked ham or broccoli and tomato falvour. Only £1.49 for two.

I think their cooked meats have vastly improved in selection and now offer more flavours of ham, ie mustard. I got 5 slices the other day for £1.29. very nice.

I regularly buy their salad cream, about 89p for the light variety and cereals.

Their strawberry fizzy water is the strongest and best I have had from any supermarket, the volvic water is terribly weak compared to Aldi.

I am sure there are more things I love from Aldi although not a huge fan of Lidl apart from their fresh bread.