Good and bad buys from Aldi and Lidl

Nada666

ScarletMarble wrote: »

I am not suggesting you buy three packs of poppadoms but as I mentioned can buy 2 more items of Chinese, Thai, Mexican as well as Indian items. As I bet within 7-10 days later, you will have another cuisine. The ranges includes taco shell, soft tortillas, crackers and dipping sauces. Most of these dipping sauces are not available in Aldi.

You are still suggesting spending £3 where you could be spending £1.05. Anyway, most of the products are not £1.50 they are £1.15 - that makes the false forced multibuy even more of a swindle. Trivial gouging is even more annoying than significant gouging.

Don't worry - you are in the vast majority and supermarkets will carry on happily celebrating you happily piling false multi-buys in your trolley. They will continue to cater to you. It is nutters like me who refuse to participate on principle who will have their diet restricted. I do miss fruit juice and bacon.

System

Nada666 wrote: »

You are still suggesting spending £3 where you could be spending £1.05. Anyway, most of the products are not £1.50 they are £1.15 - that makes the false forced multibuy even more of a swindle. Trivial gouging is even more annoying than significant gouging.

Don't worry - you are in the vast majority and supermarkets will carry on happily celebrating you happily piling false multi-buys in your trolley. They will continue to cater to you. It is nutters like me who refuse to participate on principle who will have their diet restricted. I do miss fruit juice and bacon.

Most people plan their meals ahead. As they may include a Indian and a Chinese meal in the week ahead Plus you are not reading my posts fully. Many of these lines in the 3 for £3 are not available in Aldi. They just sell the boring lines like sweet n sour sauce Can you get satay dipping sauce in Aldi? Nope

My taste buds want more than sweet n sour and black bean sauce.

Plus I have had Aldi's poppadums and they were not nice.

Ken68

Seeds are now in at Lidl. 29p cheapest.

VfM4meplse

Nada666 wrote: »

You are still suggesting spending £3 where you could be spending £1.05. Anyway, most of the products are not £1.50 they are £1.15 - that makes the false forced multibuy even more of a swindle. Trivial gouging is even more annoying than significant gouging.

Don't worry - you are in the vast majority and supermarkets will carry on happily celebrating you happily piling false multi-buys in your trolley. They will continue to cater to you. It is nutters like me who refuse to participate on principle who will have their diet restricted. I do miss fruit juice and bacon.

Why are you always such a grump?

Is it because you are missing out on fruit juice and bacon, I wonder? :huh:

meer53

ScarletMarble wrote: »

Most people plan their meals ahead. As they may include a Indian and a Chinese meal in the week ahead Plus you are not reading my posts fully. Many of these lines in the 3 for £3 are not available in Aldi. They just sell the boring lines like sweet n sour sauce Can you get satay dipping sauce in Aldi? Nope

My taste buds want more than sweet n sour and black bean sauce.

Plus I have had Aldi's poppadums and they were not nice.

Satay sauce is the easiest thing in the world to make. It's a fraction of the cost of the stuff in jars. And much nicer.

robrymond

bylromarha wrote: »

Just got back and was looking for poppadoms. £1.05! for pack of 8!!! I'm sure they were 70ish pence when I bought them a couple of months ago. Anyone else find prices have shot up?

I noticed this as well. As far as I've noted, it is the one item that has gone up in price recently and by a significant amount. It is even dearer than the chutney. Bearing in mind Naans have always stayed at 49p as well, these are well pricey.

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robrymond wrote: »

I noticed this as well. As far as I've noted, it is the one item that has gone up in price recently and by a significant amount. It is even dearer than the chutney. Bearing in mind Naans have always stayed at 49p as well, these are well pricey.

They are £1.99 in Mr t

Cornucopia

This is a great thread, but at the risk of stating the proverbially obvious, not everyone will like everything they purchase from L & A, and not everything L & A sell is guaranteed to be cheaper than elsewhere.

Having said that, there are more and more reduced items at Aldi, and presumably this is to put pressure on Morrison's price matching.

Latest reduction is 20p off Greek Yogurt and Low fat Greek Yogurt 500ml. (Down to 65p).

The only product I've noticed increasing in price is Basmati Rice, which was 99p the last time I bought it several months ago, and £1.35 this time.

dandelionclock30

What pulses exactly have people bought/seen in Aldi and Lidl? I've seen baked beans in tomato sauce, kidney beans and that's it I think.
I've even asked about lentils and Aldi said they didn't stock them. They are alright but not as good as other places for vegetarians/vegans.

Cornucopia

Aldi have tinned chick peas.