Good and bad buys from Aldi and Lidl

Cornucopia

I had some of the Lidl Tomato Salsa half price ages ago, and sat in the cupboard for months... Still delicious.

Nada666

Cornucopia wrote: »

I had some of the Lidl Tomato Salsa half price ages ago, and sat in the cupboard for months... Still delicious.

Self contradiction or self control?

scottishgirl87

To clarify on my earlier post (too many replies to quote) my Aldi has never allowed us to take baskets past the conveyor belt so I was surprised when I was told off for not having it at the checkout. Like someone else mentioned I always put my items in the right order on the conveyor belt for packing. Funnily enough, no one at any other checkouts had their baskets with them and I didn't hear any other cashier mention it.

Cornucopia

Nada666 wrote: »

Self contradiction or self control?

Just bought it on a whim, never had it before.

Once opened it unleashed a whole new world of chips & dips.

ladybabe

tinned chilli from aldi is a good stanby and goes down to about 69p a tin the week after special deal
bought today bombay potatos reduced to 69p frozen to use as side dish for a curry
love aldis artichokes in oil too so expensive everywhere else

Doc_N

scottishgirl87 wrote: »

To clarify on my earlier post (too many replies to quote) my Aldi has never allowed us to take baskets past the conveyor belt so I was surprised when I was told off for not having it at the checkout. Like someone else mentioned I always put my items in the right order on the conveyor belt for packing. Funnily enough, no one at any other checkouts had their baskets with them and I didn't hear any other cashier mention it.

'Told off'? Just remind them who the customer is, and who pays their wages. No excuse at all for that.

Baileys_Babe

scottishgirl87 wrote: »

To clarify on my earlier post (too many replies to quote) my Aldi has never allowed us to take baskets past the conveyor belt so I was surprised when I was told off for not having it at the checkout. Like someone else mentioned I always put my items in the right order on the conveyor belt for packing. Funnily enough, no one at any other checkouts had their baskets with them and I didn't hear any other cashier mention it.

I was also surprised none of the Aldi's over 4 towns I use let you take the basket the conveyor belt either.

VfM4meplse

Doc_N wrote: »

'Told off'? Just remind them who the customer is, and who pays their wages. No excuse at all for that.

It just doesn't add up. Maybe you should have a word with the checkout operative, scottishgirl87? They need to know how they made you feel and that their message was confusing.

Normally Aldi staff are incredibly helpful. I see them go the extra mie time and again.

Stompa

Baileys_Babe wrote: »

I was also surprised none of the Aldi's over 4 towns I use let you take the basket the conveyor belt either.

Nor mine. I was told that it's to prevent customers walking off with the basket. Apparently some would just refill their basket at the checkout, take it out to their car, and disappear with it.

System

Another Aldi item disappeared from their shelves - SS Manuka 10+ honey replaced with normal Manuka. Aldi is the cheapest place to buy Manuka 10+ honey. Good job I have two spare jars.

Aldi seriously need to have more smaller trolleys. I think there are only 25 per store. Customers who are elderly and/or have back problems struggle to get things in/out of a big trolley. Mum calls them 'bad back trolleys'. Pus some people prefer to have a smaller trolley as it's a method to buying less. The other supermarkets have more smaller trolleys.

I wanted some Granny Smith apples and their bags cost £1.59. Asda charge 31p less.

All the skimmed milk in the shop had a UB date of 17/11. Always 4 days left and I did check the milk botttles behind as well. Everytime I go to Asda, their UB dates are 10-11 days after.

So Granny Smiths and milk from Asda tomorrow.