Good and bad buys from Aldi and Lidl

robin58

ScarletMarble wrote: »

Does Aldi have a list of stores which are in the process of being done up? I know the one 10 mins walk from me is being done up at the mo. I can go to 4 within 5 miles and raher go to one which isn't a mess!

Go to https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/about-aldi/useful-information/store-locator/

This will give a list of stores in your area. If you really want to know what shops are being done up in your area, give them an email and ask.

If you are asking the general public on here, it would be a help if you told use where you live. We are all not clairvoyant.:)

robin58

Cornucopia wrote: »

Given the various complaints, I would have thought all of them.

The new Fruit & Veg sections have dark green metal racking, virtually floor to ceiling. So if your stores still have the old waist-height racks, or boxes/crates on the floor, then they have yet to be visited by the Refurb Elves.

Or you could ask the manager.

The new racks have been put in one of my Aldi's in my area.

The Elves do not take long to put them in.

Would think it's the chiller pipe extensions that take the time.

They do this late in the day. I saw this when 2 guys were taking out a upright girder and moving it so they could put the piping in the correct space.

Feral_Moon

ScarletMarble wrote: »

I bought some of Aldi's long life filled pasta. Not impressed. I find their jelly babies a bit hard.

I don't know why you even bother to go to Aldi or post in this thread as you are full of nothing but negativity about them. Beginning to wonder whether you work for the opposition! :whistle:

PS nothing whatsoever wrong with the jelly babies. Can hardly tell the difference between those and Bassett's.

Doc_N

Feral_Moon wrote: »

PS nothing whatsoever wrong with the jelly babies. Can hardly tell the difference between those and Bassett's.

They probably are Bassett's.

A._Badger

Cornucopia wrote: »

Try the Aldi "Salt-them-yourself" crisps and don't (salt them).

They are the only crisps I have ever seen that have just a "Trace" of salt.

Also Aldi healthier chilled ready meals - the Chicken Tikka variety only has 0.6g of salt, the lowest I have ever seen for a ready meal.

So what?

The purpose of this thread, as I understand it, is to act as a guide to people shopping at Aldi and Lidl and trying to work their way through the alternatives to the products they are used to.

Pointing out that a particular Alsi product is heavily salted isn't even a criticism - it's a signpost for people who either do, or don't, like a lot of salt in their food.

maman

A._Badger wrote: »

If you are either addicted to, or desperately trying to avoid, heavily salted foods, watch out for Aldis 'Passions' handcooked, seal-salted crisps.

Probably the saltiest crisps I have ever tasted.

Oh Yum!! I love salty crisps. I figure that if I'm going to eat crisps as a treat I might as well go the whole hog and have carbs, fat and salt.:drool:

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Happygreen

ScarletMarble wrote: »

I like the fresh filled pasta, but there is some for 69p ion the shelf within the dried pasta some filled pasta and it was not on par.

You can't really compare dried to any fresh pasta (fresh is heaven, dried is food ) , which other dried brand (or shop) are you comparing the 69 p with? Did you try one variety or all 3?

Cornucopia

Filled pasta for 69p is very cheap. In fact, the gnocchi is so cheap compared to elsewhere, that it is one of the highest percentage savings across L & A.

Nada666

Happygreen wrote: »

You can't really compare dried to any fresh pasta (fresh is heaven, dried is food )

That may apply to the filling or a sauce but it does not apply to the pasta.

You can't really compare any old fresh pasta to the best dried. Good dried pasta cooked to perfection can have a far more pleasant texture and feel than fresh pasta.