Good and bad buys from Aldi and Lidl

Feral_Moon

viv0147 wrote: »

Soupreme Cream of Tomato Soup 39p in Aldi after reading recommendations on this forum about the above soup I bought a few tins and I just tried my first one and it was gorgeous if not better than Heinz it was equally as good at half the price so thanks to the forum.

Wow as one who has never ventured beyond Heinz tomato soup (only one I ever buy) this is a fantastic recommendation. Thank you

Cornucopia

Also, the Aldi Tomato, Basil & Crème fraîche soup is very nice. It is a bit more expensive (76p, I think) but it is approaching the quality of a chilled soup in a carton.

Unfortunately, the Chunky Lamb & Vegetable soup has been re-formulated, and is no longer low in salt.

A._Badger

As I've posted before, the Pea and Ham in that range is pretty poor (one of Aldi's few failures, IMNSHO). Waitrose's is far better and worth the extra cost. In fact, ISTR even the new Crosse & Blackwell P&H is better than Aldi's.

pineapple123

tronator wrote: »

Just came back from Lidl Clapham Junction and they put in a checkout for baskets only with 3 tills. Maybe they will roll this out nation wide...

This is going to be the case in a few stores, my local is closing next month for a refit and have been told there will be some self service tills.

Cornucopia

New price reductions in Aldi...

Granola £1.45
Low-low frozen ready meals 69p (assume this is clearance)
Standard tins of soup 39p
Most non-chilled fruit juice products (reduced by 10-20p, prices vary).

maman

Cornucopia wrote: »

New price reductions in Aldi...

Granola £1.45
Low-low frozen ready meals 69p (assume this is clearance)
Standard tins of soup 39p
Most non-chilled fruit juice products (reduced by 10-20p, prices vary).

Probably balances off the 10p a pack on the Moser Roth chocolate!:(

sharond101

Don't rate Aldi's Oaties biscuits. Not sweet enough or crumbly enough or oaty enough. Just taste rather bland like cardboard. Disappointed.

meritaten

Aldi's fig rolls - I hadn't bought fig rolls in years as the filling got meaner and the biscuit harder. But, these take me back to my childhood. lovely soft biscuit that melts in the mouth and I am sure I don't remember as much tasty filling as these have. my GS1 and GS2 tried them - and finished off the packet! after turning their noses up and saying 'Fig Rolls - oh gross'!

Happygreen

maman wrote: »

Probably balances off the 10p a pack on the Moser Roth chocolate!:(

Choc prices will be going up everywhere, a world market issue. (Except maybe the chocolates which aren't chocolates any longer, )

Does anyone know if there is still an offer on Basmati Rice in either? I might have missed the 10 kilo bags at Lidl the other week...

jewelleryangel

Don't know if these have been mentioned before, but I've had the Milbona fat free yoghurts this week from Lidl, lemon cheesecake, mint with chocolate sprinkles and orange with chocolate sprinkles and they have all been really nice, and taste no different to me than other more expensive brands