Good and bad buys from Aldi and Lidl

highlandlady72

It does I do like their pain au chocolat (spelling)

DCFC79

alibo100 wrote: »

Normal size Amaretto 500ml is £4.99 but I noticed they were doing a bigger size for Christmas as well, think that one was about £8 but I don't know the size if anyone knows I would be interested

I will be buying some of that and the balycastle Irish cream (decent bailies rip off) £3.99 for Christmas tipples!

Thanks, will have to get a bottle.

Tried the Toro Loco bottle of red wine and its fine.

nickcc

Really looking forward to our Lidl in store bakery, what a disappointment all self service and obviously not baked on site, Just like the other local supermarkets.

sukysue

My Aldi totally sold out of the peanuts & cashews in the green pkt and the lovely xmas puds as recommended by GH. Their frozen cod in batter 4 pieces for £1.99 is very nice, hubbs prefers it to Harry Ramsdens cos the batter isn't as thick on it.

PLRFD

nickcc wrote: »

Really looking forward to our Liddell in store bakery, what a disappointment all self service and obviously not baked on site, Just like the other local supermarkets.

Are they having a buy one get one free on letters

nickcc

PLRFD wrote: »

Are they having a buy one get one free on letters

Almost missed your humour thanks to my iPad spell checker, wish I was as bright as you but can't see how this has anything to do with the posted thread.

Dozey_crow

We buy quite a bit of or shipping in Aldi, things we like and buy regularly are

Italian ground coffee £1.89
Tuna tins 61p
Tomato puree tubes 35p
Easy cook rice 99p
Large eggs £1
Corn flour 65p
Super 6 veg
Savory crackers 89p
Cuing film
Frozen peas 99p
Low fat mayo 70p
extra mature Cheese (under £5 per kg)
Chocolate mousse 60p
Vitamin pills £1.89
Ear buds 35p
Aldi Malibu £5.99
St jeans wine /£2.99

We have also eaten most bakery items at some point :rotfl: all OK some wonderful, some mediocre but all OK.

Potatoes are hit and miss at our store but I can't think of anything dreadful ATM.

VfM4meplse

Doc_N wrote: »

How Aldi won the class war - and became the fastest-growing supermarket in Britain. The supermarket is opening its 500th store and its festive fare is beating that of luxury rivals. How has the German giant conquered Middle England?

Aldi has been best known, until recently, for its ultra-low prices and pile-it-high selection of strangely branded baked beans and cornflakes. Bramwells Mayonnaise or Tamova vodka, anyone? But in the past few years, the chain has been winning over an increasing number of upmarket customers. Tomorrow its relentless march into Middle England will be confirmed when its 500th store opens in Bury St Edmunds, the affluent Suffolk market town. This follows hot on the heels of its branch in chi‑chi Knutsford, in George Osborne’s Cheshire constituency.

Verdict, a retail research company, has calculated that last year 12.9 per cent of Aldi’s regular customers were from the A B socioeconomic group – what most people would call “middle class”. That figure has leapt to 18.6 per cent this year.




http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/10412195/How-Aldi-won-the-class-war-and-became-the-fastest-growing-supermarket-in-Britain.html

Its true of Aldi that you can often see luxury cars (often belonging to pensioners) parked on site. Yet I rarely see anyone in my local Lidl that can be described as ethnically Anglo-Saxon.

clarryd

maman wrote: »

Do you just brown the mince then decant the fat?

Yes take the fat out at the end of browning. I decant it into a Chinese container.

Always_after_a_bargin

I have been going to Aldi for the last 12 months and been really happy. I however still had brand loyalty so was still spending a extra 100 month in Tesco. Last month decided to do it all at Aldi and challenge myself to stay out of Tesco and try more products at Aldi. I was happy with all the products. We have even swapped from Pepsi and Coke to Aldi diet cola which if cold it's actually really nice. my weekly shop is now around 50 quid. I am really happy with it for a family of four. The only two things we now buy that are branded is my coffee douwe egberts and tetley tea bags but I always bulk buy them when they are on offer anyway.

We tried the mint and rosemary lamb shanks from Aldi yesterday they were lovely. Frozen 2.99. The kids love their ravioli at 35p. The super six offers are brilliant and saves me loads on the kids fruit for school. I went into Tesco the other day and came out with they Ferrero rocher offer and only bought that so weren't a surprise when they give me a till spit for 9 quid of a 60 quid spend. I will be using it as have some christmas presents to buy but it won't be used on food. My grocery budget is firmly in Aldi's hands.