Good and bad buys from Aldi and Lidl

irchy_mum

Just bought the Aldi 3d effect mascara for £2.99 and very impressed. Actually makes my eyes look bigger .(feel free to move this post if should be somewhere else)

Jo x

heather79

has lidl stopped doing the 2% fat greek yogurt, i went in on Saturday and they had none?. asked assistant to be told if its not out its been discontinued.

andygb

greyfox wrote: »

According to the review here http://www.wineontrial.co.uk/toro-loco-tempranillo-aldi/ it's a Tempranillo

I always think that Aldi's basic Cotes du Rhone at £3 ?? is quite good, and they do a cheap Pinot Noir which is very drinkable.

andygb

Palindr0mic wrote: »

As I only recently started living near an Aldi, is their Stollen good? I've been meaning to buy one but I don't know whether to grab it from Sainsbury or try Aldi.

I cannot fault the mini stollen from Lidl or Aldi, but unfortunately have to give it a miss this year, because I am trying to lose weight:(

andygb

I would also suggest that this is fantastic value from Aldi at £4.99 a bottle

http://www.wineontrial.co.uk/the-venturer-series-costieres-de-nimes-aldi/

When we used to travel to France regularly a few years ago, Costieres de Nimes was one of our "go to" red wines, because of its value, and also because of its baked cherry fruit flavours and soft tannins.

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heather79 wrote: »

has lidl stopped doing the 2% fat greek yogurt, i went in on Saturday and they had none?. asked assistant to be told if its not out its been discontinued.

I hope not. This is the nicest Greek yoghurt.
I bought 2 pots on Monday.

Palindr0mic

dlusman wrote: »

No idea - but I would be interested to know why people always seem to approach Aldi/Lidl with such mistrust. No-one ever asks he question the other way round -
" Is the Sainsburys stollen any good.? I 've been meaning to buy one but dont kow whether to grab one from Sainsburys or Aldi"

And as everyones tastes are different the only way you are going to find out if YOU like the Aldi stollen is to buy one !

True, though I'm suspicious about any new food with my limited budget. Whereas I have tried the Sainsbury stollen before. Only one way to find out I suppose!

Brightspark87

andygb wrote: »

I always think that Aldi's basic Cotes du Rhone at £3 ?? is quite good, and they do a cheap Pinot Noir which is very drinkable.

I adore wine and have been known to be very picky! However, their Piont Noir is better than some £20 bottles. But dont tell anyone else locally otherwise I might run out! haha!

VfM4meplse

andygb wrote: »

I cannot fault the mini stollen from Lidl or Aldi, but unfortunately have to give it a miss this year, because I am trying to lose weight:(

I'm right with you! The stollen, and also the ES mince pies. The battle against sugar is being won so far....its just that I enjoy so little in the way of food, it makes me wonder whether cutting something I enjoy eating in one month a year is actually worth it.

irchy_mum wrote: »

Just bought the Aldi 3d effect mascara for £2.99 and very impressed. Actually makes my eyes look bigger .(feel free to move this post if should be somewhere else)

Good to know but t I think I'll give it a miss - with my luck I'd end up looking like this:

andygb

VfM4meplse wrote: »

I'm right with you! The stollen, and also the ES mince pies. The battle against sugar is being won so far....its just that I enjoy so little in the way of food, it makes me wonder whether cutting something I enjoy eating in one month a year is actually worth it.

Good to know but t I think I'll give it a miss - with my luck I'd end up looking like this:

I don't really have a sweet tooth, but I reckon last year I severely dented Aldi/Lidl stollen supplies in the space of one month:o
This year I have thus far been a lot more disciplined - how long will that last I wonder?:D