Good and bad buys from Aldi and Lidl

maman

jemb wrote: »

The wine annoyed me, although it was only £3.09 wasnt it? It's an annoyance that they snuck it up

I get annoyed with price rises because most of the time it's not to do with harvests or shortages or fuel prices or wages but just because they can!!

Ken68

A short baguette in Lidl is 19p...Sainsbury 60p.

DCFC79

Happygreen wrote: »

just a note to say that my favourite wine (Aldi) has gone up to £ 3.15. Still, it's nice , cheap and cheerful.

Which wine is that then ?

Nada666

Ken68 wrote: »

A short baguette in Lidl is 19p...Sainsbury 60p.

Outrageous! A 27% price rise. Call out the National Guard.

Feral_Moon

maman wrote: »

I get annoyed with price rises because most of the time it's not to do with harvests or shortages or fuel prices or wages but just because they can!!

It's called inflation and luxury products such as alcohol help to subsidise the basic food lines. I hardly call a rise of 6p per bottle as particularly inflammatory!!

Happygreen

DCFC79 wrote: »

Which wine is that then ?

oops, Italian White (Bianco Italiano - that's the name) - the only one I think for £ 3.15 for the time being

System

Regarding Aldi's tinned fruit.

I don't want to waste a trip to there, but could someone on here could help me here. Is their tinned fruit in syrup or juice?

On Weight Watchers as tinned fruit with juice drained is 0pp but syrup, its pointed.

Cornucopia

I don't find their tinned fruit particularly competitive, but I believe they have mainly fruit in syrup, with a few lines in juice (like all supermarkets).

I get 3x Dole Tinned fruit (in syrup) from Poundshops.

Stompa

Cornucopia wrote: »

I don't find their tinned fruit particularly competitive, but I believe they have mainly fruit in syrup, with a few lines in juice (like all supermarkets).

I get 3x Dole Tinned fruit (in syrup) from Poundshops.

I find B&M to be good for tinned fruit, typically 69p for large 820g tins. The types available do tend to vary from week to week though.

maman

Feral_Moon wrote: »

It's called inflation and luxury products such as alcohol help to subsidise the basic food lines. I hardly call a rise of 6p per bottle as particularly inflammatory!!

Oh inflation, of course, why ever didn't I think of that.:o