Good and bad buys from Aldi and Lidl

Ken68

My local Lidl staff have to drive (maybe even use their own car) so as to relieve at other stores.
I got the idea the till staff like contactless cards.

RHemmings

I've several times recommended the Aldi Vine Tomato & Lentil 'fresh' soup, it's really nice.

I found a Carrot and Coriander soup in the same range, and the ingredients list is suitable for my diet.

Big mistake! It looks really nice and is moderately thick and creamy. But, it's tasteless. I feel that I'm wasting my time eating it.

robrymond

Our Aldi staff are generally all British and work hard and the turnover is fairly low as the same staff have been there years.

I'm not sure if they still get monitored on speed as I note that most of them are now slower on scanning whereas a few years ago they were much quicker.

Also Aldi announced today they will pay living wage from next year of £8.60. I'm a little confused since I thought they were already on £8-£9 an hour a decade ago, did this change when they introduced scanners?

Had the Aldi Summer Fruits squash today and it tastes different, less flavour. Also the midget gems are horrible now, made a complaint on Twitter.

VfM4meplse

robrymond wrote: »

Had the Aldi Summer Fruits squash today and it tastes different, less flavour. Also the midget gems are horrible now, made a complaint on Twitter.

Neither of which offer any beneficial value to your health. I'd use the opportunity to give up on these products completely.

PLRFD

You could say the same for chocolate and crisps but I like both.

dlusman

PLRFD wrote: »

You could say the same for chocolate and crisps but I like both.

chocolate is definately good for you - and no-one is going to convince me otherwise

VeGGie-STyLe

The Food Police have definitely got this thread covered

Doc_N

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Neither of which offer any beneficial value to your health. I'd use the opportunity to give up on these products completely.

It would be a pretty pointless, miserable and unpleasant life if we gave up eating anything which didn't offer beneficial value to health!

robrymond

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Neither of which offer any beneficial value to your health. I'd use the opportunity to give up on these products completely.

Indeed, but then that is my decision and this is a Moneysaving forum, not a health debate. I hate how HotUKDeals and this place degenerate into discussions about health in foods etc whenever a deal is posted.

FYI, I cook fresh meals from Slimming World recipes, so yes I enjoy some crap from time to time.

mcculloch29

As I remarked to DD today, my response to the news that red /processed meat is ranked as carcinogenic, was to go into Aldi and pick up a rolled breast of lamb, a kilo of 'cooking' bacon and a packet of Polish sausage.

Normally I eat red/processed meat once or twice a week at the most. Many of my meals are vegetarian or vegan.

However it's entirely my choice what I eat. If some of those choices are less than healthy, I have the reassurance of knowing that the majority of my choices are fine.
My ancestors were Eastern Europeans who lived off salted/pickled meats and fish, I was brought up on the stuff, though I eat much less of it now.

Edit: The cooking bacon is a relatively new thing in Aldi, 1 kilo for £1.50. Looks better than Heron's and is 50p cheaper.