Good and bad buys from Aldi and Lidl

charlie-chan

The secrets of Aldi...

I am hoping that secret is that it is full of delicious treats that we must avoid yet we still buy ?

Cornucopia

For me, the secret of Aldi is:

Ignore the whacky brand names - they are all Aldi own-brands, bar one or two. Just try them, if you don't like them, don't buy them again.

sarahj1986

Cornucopia wrote: »

For me, the secret of Aldi is:

Ignore the whacky brand names - they are all Aldi own-brands, bar one or two. Just try them, if you don't like them, don't buy them again.

I agree. I've been shopping in Aldi quite a bit recently all own brands and I'm yet to find anything I don't like.

Doc_N

Any thoughts on the Aldi Christmas ad (on the website). Seems well up there with the Waitrose one to me.

candygirl

Doc_N wrote: »

Any thoughts on the Aldi Christmas ad (on the website). Seems well up there with the Waitrose one to me.

I like it, but no doubt the JL one will be so called better !:D

Gloria_Steeth

Re: Gin & Tonic crisps

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Has anyone tried these from Aldi? Reviews?
Eta: bought some now, am waiting to share with friends before giving a verdict.

Hope you're not going to be sharing them with Jilly Goolden - she gave the G&T crisps a rating of 1/10 in this taste test article:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3307899/Prosecco-crisps-taste-worse-Irn-Bru-posh-crisp-flavours-exotic-ask-expert-test-live-claims.html

In the same article, she guessed Aldi Camembert and Caramelised Onion crisps as Pina Colada flavour! :eek: I suspect her taste buds are not quite the same as everyone else's, so enjoy your crisps, VfM4meplse!

meritaten

Found out tonight that Aldi fireworks are not as good as Morrisons! some really spectacular fireworks from morries for about the same price as Aldi.

Ken68

Men's boots (£12.99)and chunky cardigans (13.99) in Lidl from Thursday 12th.

candygirl

Got some gorg seeded batch bread, salted butter, and chilli cheese slices today! Night night :D

Die_Kopflosen

Their shredded wheat is great, probably the cheapest kind you can get too! You get 16 biscuits in a box for 0,89p. I think Asda reduced the branded stuff recently, it's 2£ for 30 biscuits at the moment? Their dry-roasted peanuts are great too, they're selling the big packs now for 2£ or something.

Can't really go wrong with this kind of stuff, there's nothing to them, there's not going to be much of a taste or texture difference compared to the branded stuff. And then they go downhill with other stuff. I tried their Alpenmark bratwurst a few month ago and they were probably the worst sausages I've ever tried, though I think they were supposed to be BBQ'd rather than fried x(. I've tried their wafer-cut ham too, the Italian stuff, pretty sure it had mucus forming in the bottom. Kind of killed my appetite for ham completely... sorry Aldi

The last thing I ever got from Lidl was a bag full of croissants. They were dry but dirt cheap (can't remember the price), couldn't argue with it I remember getting more than I paid for. I remember their jaffa cakes and muesli bars being pretty decent for the price too.

The only thing I really hate about Aldi are the counters... it's almost like they're rushing you along, they cram everything onto that tiny counter top and you've barely got the time to pack everything away before they're passing the next customer's stuff through and piling it into the same tiny space