Good and bad buys from Aldi and Lidl

robrymond

More price increases this week in-store, only 5p or so increases such as the 4 pack of Sparkling Water is now £1.09 and frozen ready meals are up in price.

Still a chip shortage in our store, the only Aldi brand of chips are the French Fries which are 65p for 1KG.

NinjaLemur

We have started doing maybe 3 out of 4 weekly shops at Aldi rather than Tesco
Used to get it delivered from Tesco but they upped the minimum order to 40 pounds.
Most of our meat products we buy from our local butchers including raw meat for the dog I found that it is always much better quality than the supermarkets and by going in every week getting to know the staff they offer you deals and discounts that keep the fridge and freezer stocked
From Aldi
>Fruit and veg - cheap and good quality
>nappies - so cheap compared to branded and even compared to other supermarket brands although we are now done with these for our 2 year old
>Partner will not eat the non-branded cereals but our son loves the fake 'cheerios' (Hoops), 'Weetabix and shredded wheat parcels with blueberry in them
>Always have a good look at the weekly deals and recently picked up a hand held dyson for 100 pound
>Books and puzzles for children are great for presents
>All snacks chocolates crisps mini cheddar type biscuits
>Bits and pieces for baking


The only thing we found isn't as good is the actimel/yoghurt drinks still pick these up in Tesco and cat litter our cat is nearly 16 stuck in her ways and if we change what we use does her business anywhere but the litter tray

VfM4meplse

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Steady on, still another 14 days until December.

PS. My rule is no such goodies may be eaten after Boxing Day as Christmas is then over. Unless its RTC, in which case filling your face is perfectly acceptable!

I've added to my rule this year - it would be impolite to refuse one when offered.

I just didn't expect to be offered in November . My goodness they were delicious, though. All 2 and 1/2 of them :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Doc_N

NinjaLemur wrote: »

We have started doing maybe 3 out of 4 weekly shops at Aldi rather than Tesco

......Partner will not eat the non-branded cereals but our son loves the fake 'cheerios' (Hoops), 'Weetabix and shredded wheat parcels with blueberry in them......

Congratulations - you'll save at least 25% if you avoid branded goods, and it's the same suppliers anyway.

As for your partner, try a few blind tastings to convince him/her that brands really aren't worth nearly twice the price.

robin58

Doc_N wrote: »

Congratulations - you'll save at least 25% if you avoid branded goods, and it's the same suppliers anyway.

As for your partner, try a few blind tastings to convince him/her that brands really aren't worth nearly twice the price.

I would just put the inner package from an Aldi packet into the branded box and see what happens, hopefully not divorce.:o

The 'only will eat branded' is usually due to people thinking supermarket versions are poor in comparison.

Only reason people really buy branded is the way the manufactures of branded spend a lot of their money on advertising. Kellogg is one that comes to mind.

Stompa

robrymond wrote: »

Still a chip shortage in our store, the only Aldi brand of chips are the French Fries which are 65p for 1KG.

The chip shortage seems to have been resolved at our store as of a few days ago.

Dustykitten

robrymond wrote: »

Still a chip shortage in our store, the only Aldi brand of chips are the French Fries which are 65p for 1KG.

They are the only ones still OOS in mine, the others are back.

Doc_N

Interesting little taste test in today's Guardian (Heinz scored 7/10):

WINNER! Aldi Bramwells tomato ketchup, 59p, 560g

More wet, glistening tomatoes on the label, that message of freshness and health somewhat undermined by, below it, the nutritional info showing salt and sugar levels that are IN THE RED! Dietary concerns aside, this is an interesting sauce. It tastes, quite startlingly at first, of cloves (the standard ketchup spice) and garlic, before something hot and peppery chimes in, cayenne perhaps, to leave your tongue tingling gently. Less outwardly sweet than some (ironically), well-judged in its acidity and with the accent firmly on those seasonings, this is a distinctive ketchup. It is also very cheap. 7.5/10


Lidl Kania tomato ketchup, 55p, 565g

Full marks for having a pull-tab on the interior seal (rather than requiring you to stab it with a knife or pick at it with your fingernails), but that is where the innovation ends. This is 72% concentrated tomato puree and it tastes like it: thickly mushy in texture and rather stolidly tomatoey in its flavour. Yes, it is sweet and, yes, it has a certain vinegary, slightly spicy edge, but there is no compelling variegated depth in its seasoning. Is it terrible? No. Would it bring vivid colour to a meal? No. 5/10

wyatte

Lidl's fruit and veg are my favorite ,wondering if there are special deal on Black Friday.

Feral_Moon

I was a die hard Heinz tomato ketchup fan. Don't have it often, only on chip shop fish 'n' chips, but since trying Bramwell's from Aldi I'll never buy Heinz again. So a big thumbs up from me!