Good and bad buys from Aldi and Lidl

fionajbanana

maman wrote: »

Strangely I did notice someone with a can of cannellini beans in their basket last week!

I know they don't do mixed pulses tins. Sainsburys do these at 4 or 5 for £2 in the winter time so I stock up on these. These are £1 a tin.

MysteryMe

I haven't noticed the ham cuttings in my Aldi down Essex way, that's a shame. I'll have to look closer in case I've missed the packs.

Scritti

tessie_bear wrote: »

aldi have the kg of chicken portions back for £1.69 but where have the bourban biscuits gone ?? havent had them in our aldi for weeks ?

Yeah, I've been to 3 different Aldi's in the past month or so and the Bourbon biscuits seem to have disappeared.

Had to get some from Lidl. They're nice and still a bargain but I prefer the Aldi ones. Hope they come back in stock soon.

Scritti

Daisygirl wrote: »

I buy their 'standard' frozen chips for £1 a bag, and my son said how nice the chips were that evening! Very impressed with those, so no more McCains for me!

Totally agree!

Can't believe I wasted so much money on McCain's chips for so long. Finally took a chance on Aldi's standard £1 chips and their french fries and loved them both. Both are a bargain and totally yummy.

The £1 standard chips were the best frozen chips I've ever had and it's a huge bag (1.5k I think) for just a quid. I absolutely love 'em!

buyhighselllow

Well, our 1st visit to Aldi last night.

I was sure my wife was going to have a negative reaction, but I was oddly looking forward all day to see what it was like !

Anyway, first impressions. being used to the long wide ailes and slick design of our local Sainsbury, I felt like I was stepping back into the mid 70's...Fine Fare, anyone remember them ? My nan used to drag me round there once a week when she looked after me in school holidays. Not an unpleasant memory jolt, quite comforting in a way...Anyway

Immediately we were impressed by some prices jumping out at us, and the wife was VERY impressed with the Choccy range( and later more so by the taste ).
Runny Honey, FR Chicken, Tom Puree etc. Good prices on Smoke cheese and hams. I nabbed a heated car seat pad which I have used this morning, very pleased !

Brasserie beers tested..pass :beer:
We have no need to go to JS now this weekend,and will basically be fine til the following weekend, having spent a fraction of what we spend at JS.

Negatives
I wouldn't want to go when it was busy, not a lot of room and the somewhat rushed check out system lacks finess and 1 item got scanned twice in the rush I noticed later :mad:. I think it would be hard on your own to manage a big shop, definitely easier with 2 to pack afterwards.

Looking forward to trying some of the frozen stuff ( Chips, sweet corn ) and think Aldi will be an integral part of our future shopping..:T

patchwork_cat

The checkout is awful IMO. Always check your receipt before you leave, it isn't unheard of for 2 bar codes to run together and you to be charged for a lawnmower when all you bought was a bar of chocolate and litre of apple juice!

Grouchy

Wondering if anyone has tried the fresh fish (e.g. salmon) at Aldo/Lido and what it is like? Taste-wise and quality?
Also not sure what the usual price is for say 2 salmon fillets? Compares to other SM?
Normally go to A or L for specific things I've tested and liked but not tried the fish stuffs yet.

Opinions appreciated.
G

candygirl

patchwork_cat wrote: »

The checkout is awful IMO. Always check your receipt before you leave, it isn't unheard of for 2 bar codes to run together and you to be charged for a lawnmower when all you bought was a bar of chocolate and litre of apple juice!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: :T:T

tessie_bear

we like the ham trimmings....you get loads in a box
i have tried the frozen fish and thought it was nice if a bit wet when i cooked it but i just drained the water away

we started going on a regular basis to aldi about a year ago and are really keen now...think we must have saved a bit and enjoyed the products

mcculloch29

Welcome, Aldi /Lidl converts!

Do check your Aldi receipt, yes, but in my experience the staff are very quick to put things right.
What has happened with me is that a reduced article went through at full price. So keep an eye on those, put them at the front of your shopping perhaps.
Latest buys:
Christmassy:
Some gorgeous all-chocolate biscuits in a blue box - very similar to Victoria - I think I paid £2.99. With the Christmas 'stuff'.

The Belgian biccys are back again for £3.99 for 380g.

The Amaretto is available all year round in my Aldi and is lovely.
Everyday:

It's British Sausage Week, so the more expensive Ashfield Farm sausages are down to 99p for a 500g pack. (from £1.49) I usually get these at full price, as they are good.

The German sliced salami and peppered salami - 99p a pack - is wonderful quality. Kabanos 5 pack a great lower priced alternative to Pepperami. I tried the salted butter for the first time the other week - five stars.

I've never seen ham trim either. Must be regional, sadly.