Good and bad buys from Aldi and Lidl

mcculloch29

I mentioned the Aldi big pot berries yogurt a few days ago. I've now tried the Aldi big pot low-fat Greek yogurt with honey.
This is truly one of the nicest yogurts I've ever eaten, very thick, very creamy and not too sweet or too tart.
I am afraid I ate the whole 450g pot in one sitting, it was impossible to stop.

VfM4meplse

mcculloch29 wrote: »

I mentioned the Aldi big pot berries yogurt a few days ago. I've now tried the Aldi big pot low-fat Greek yogurt with honey.
This is truly one of the nicest yogurts I've ever eaten, very thick, very creamy and not too sweet or too tart.
I am afraid I ate the whole 450g pot in one sitting, it was impossible to stop.

Thanks for the warning, I'll know not to buy now.

For I too can be a greedy b*tch

Cornucopia

Two excellent buys from Aldi...

4 x Large Brown Baps - 52p (the sort of thing you get in an independent sandwich shop)

200g Specially Selected Gorgonzola - £1.49. This is the proper stuff, absolutely delicious and supplied in an elaborate resealable container. I tried the Dolce variety, which is soft and creamy, with a slight nuttiness to the blue flavour.

VfM4meplse

I see that Aldi are doing a coffee liqueur from Thursday (clearly a Tia Maria me-too). It says "new" but I would be interested in any reviews.



Wth, I shall buy it anyway!

Cornucopia

The Aldi spirits and liqueurs I have tried have been excellent.

I had a £5 off £40 spend voucher today, so I picked up a free bottle of Ameretto. :beer:

littlemissbossy

My hubby has had the Aldi Amaretto and Baileys, he said he couldn't tell the difference at all.

maman

Cornucopia wrote: »

200g Specially Selected Gorgonzola - £1.49. This is the proper stuff, absolutely delicious and supplied in an elaborate resealable container. I tried the Dolce variety, which is soft and creamy, with a slight nuttiness to the blue flavour.

Thanks for the heads up. I try to keep cheese eating to a minimum during the year but that'll be one on my list for Christmas.;)

teddysmum

A few weeks ago, I bought a (child's) plastic mat, to prevent slipping in the bath, from Aldi.

When I opened the pack, last week, it was rather strong smelling, so I spread it out to air and forgot about it. However, later that day, I was convinced that I could smell burning, so had to go round sniffing at all electrical appliances/sockets to check..until I came to the mat.


Yesterday, I used it and aren't convinced that it's of any use as it is shiny although dimpled, but on emptying the bath, the smell was much worse.


My husband and I had the same idea , ie leave it soaking in a few inches of water heavily scented with Lynx, but that just made it go from transparent to translucent , smelling just as bad and after a night in the bathroom, its aroma can be detected downstairs in the hallway.

I hate wasting money, but think Ill have to bin it , unless someone has a solution to the smell.

davethetaller

teddysmum wrote: »

A few weeks ago, I bought a (child's) plastic mat, to prevent slipping in the bath, from Aldi.

When I opened the pack, last week, it was rather strong smelling, so I spread it out to air and forgot about it. However, later that day, I was convinced that I could smell burning, so had to go round sniffing at all electrical appliances/sockets to check..until I came to the mat.


Yesterday, I used it and aren't convinced that it's of any use as it is shiny although dimpled, but on emptying the bath, the smell was much worse.


My husband and I had the same idea , ie leave it soaking in a few inches of water heavily scented with Lynx, but that just made it go from transparent to translucent , smelling just as bad and after a night in the bathroom, its aroma can be detected downstairs in the hallway.

I hate wasting money, but think Ill have to bin it , unless someone has a solution to the smell.

Just take it back. They won't argue the toss, and give you a full refund.

I believe that they will refund even if you do not have the receipt.

teddysmum

davethetaller wrote: »

Just take it back. They won't argue the toss, and give you a full refund.

I believe that they will refund even if you do not have the receipt.

They are very good about product refunds, normally, but the mat has no maker's mark and I don't have the wrapper or label, though I may take it back just to illustrate the problem.