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Good and bad buys from Aldi and Lidl

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  • Feral_Moon
    Feral_Moon Posts: 2,943 Forumite
    Has anyone tried the hot chocolate offered in the Aldi vouchers this week? Just wondering what the quality is like.
  • Annie021063
    Annie021063 Posts: 2,570 Forumite
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    Happygreen wrote: »
    The really cheap ones in the white packet? We thought they were horrid, maybe they changed their supplier since we tried them...Lidl's are good, for now we'll stick to those ;)

    Vitacat midrange pouches have gone up in price by 10 p (Aldi). Still good value and lots of choice.

    Yes, they are the ones
  • mcculloch29
    mcculloch29 Posts: 4,972 Forumite
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    Feral_Moon wrote: »
    Has anyone tried the hot chocolate offered in the Aldi vouchers this week? Just wondering what the quality is like.

    Yes, I have some in the kitchen from before it was on offer. You need quite a bit of powder to get a good chocolatey hit, but it does taste nice when you do get it right.
    I always leave the coupon items to the second Thursday as they sell out Thu-Sun of the first week, so I will probably get some again tomorrow, it's a real bargain at 80p.
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  • Feral_Moon
    Feral_Moon Posts: 2,943 Forumite
    Yes, I have some in the kitchen from before it was on offer. You need quite a bit of powder to get a good chocolatey hit, but it does taste nice when you do get it right.
    I always leave the coupon items to the second Thursday as they sell out Thu-Sun of the first week, so I will probably get some again tomorrow, it's a real bargain at 80p.

    Thank you! Yes, I'm going along first thing this morning as I've still got 2 x £10 vouchers to use. Will get a couple of jars then. Can't go wrong for that price :)
  • nwc389
    nwc389 Posts: 497 Forumite
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    Lidl deluxe hot chocolate - absolutely gorgeous , not particularly 'cheap' but for a treat better than any other that I have bought. I am going to buy another tin today :)
  • daveyjp
    daveyjp Posts: 13,527 Forumite
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    Feral_Moon wrote: »
    Has anyone tried the hot chocolate offered in the Aldi vouchers this week? Just wondering what the quality is like.

    We have the hot water instant and the hot chocolate made with milk. Both are excellent.
  • Scritti
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    Aaaand we're back.


    Sorted very quickly by redfox (thanks again!!).


    I will make sure that this fantastic thread never "goes off" for that long again in future.
  • PLRFD
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    Back where it should be excellent.
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    Yeah! The thread is back where it belongs!!
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  • cuteyno1
    cuteyno1 Posts: 10 Forumite
    edited 5 December 2014 at 11:48PM
    I've recently started going to Aldi and Lidl.

    From ALDI I recommend :
    * Plain / self raising flour. I usually buy Tesco value one which is the same price (45p) but Aldis packaging looks cute and doesn't feel economy
    *Dreamy chocolate bars. Tastes a lot like milkyway .
    * Dominion chocolate eclairs/toffee . Bargain at that price , 33p I think and you do get a lot.
    * chocolate digestives. Taste somewhat similar to Mcvites . At half the price of branded ones they are a good buy.
    * cheese spread triangles . Very similar to laughing cow.
    Don't reccomend:
    * Rich tea biscuits .Cardboard taste. Not good at all.
    * Oaties . supposed to be like hobnobs but they have a strange taste.
    * chocolate buttons. The chocolate has a weird taste at first.

    LIDL
    reccomend :
    * rich tea biscuits . Although a bit dry , these are a really good copy of mcvites .
    * lidls version of frosties. Pretty good and taste similar to the real thing.
    * tinned pineapple. Really sweet, taste good.
    * Harvest morn mashed potato . similar to smash although doesn't turn out as creamy but still good value .
    * Fin care hazelnut chocolate bar. Really nice

    Not a fan of either Aldi or Lidl garlic bread. Tastes too oily and salty. Prefer Tesco/ Asda or Sainsbury's.
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