Aldi snobbery

minxie

I am sitting here eating my chilli dorito's and drinking my Orchard cider,this morning I had pork chipolatas 95% meat content at around £1.86, for my usual full english breakie as our sunday treat.
All from Aldi, and its all really good. I found some sausages in tesco as a bogoff, with only 47% meat content, which means the rest is god knows what else.( which i left on the shelf)

So I am an aldi fan as i go there more and more, and I was sooooo happy when Asda opened here last oct, which is three times further away from aldi. But now I am an aldi convert

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1KG of pre-packed Bananas £1.19 in Aldi.

Loose Bananas are only 68p per KG in the main supermarkets.

Aldi don't sell loose Bananas so no choice.

VfM4meplse

I always find Sainsbury's the least expensive for bananas, my local branch always has loads of unblemished and green bananas so with a bit of considered picking they don't all ripen at the same time. Aldi and Lidl have some great fruit and veg, but it's not universal.

totallybored

Deleted_User wrote: »

1KG of pre-packed Bananas £1.19 in Aldi.

Loose Bananas are only 68p per KG in the main supermarkets.

Aldi don't sell loose Bananas so no choice.

There were two types in my Aldi yesterday, some at £1.19 but some kg packs at 60 something or 70 something pence. Can't remember which but I bought them and they went through at the correct price. I'll try to find the receipt. They were 1kg in a bag with 8 bananas in.

JAG

totallybored wrote: »

There were two types in my Aldi yesterday, some at £1.19 but some kg packs at 60 something or 70 something pence. Can't remember which but I bought them and they went through at the correct price. I'll try to find the receipt. They were 1kg in a bag with 8 bananas in.

68p for 1kg.

joannaspanner

Apart from the shoving everything in your trolley just to take it out and repack it again, I love Aldi, in a lot of cases some of their products are better than stuff I've had from Tesco or anywhere else.

Aldi rules :-)

sugarcube84

another aldi fan here, i love how peaceful it is, i hate going to asda now, there are a few smartprice items that still work out better/cheaper than aldi like the scourers but if it wasn't for that i would happily buy everything from aldi.

I will be using my £5 off voucher this week and treating myself to some ice cream with the 30% off voucher as well!!

Edwardia

I've been to Aldi a couple of times but I don't really like it.

I DO like Lidl but I'm selective at how I use it. I go for the fresh veg, the smoked salmon, the cheeses and sliced meats and the quirky non-food bargains. Shopping in Lidl is less predictable than Sainsbury's. My local one is full of Eastern Europeans, care home owners - and I once spotted a film crew. The car park and customers don't seem to mesh because it's full of high end cars and the customers are really scruffy. (My mother would say I am too but she doesn't like tshirts and jeans)

My mother moved and her new neighbour was German. They went to Lidl together, then my mother took me and then I took my MIL. We were in the queue once and this woman's mobile rang. She told the caller that she was in Sainsbury's and everyone in the queue sniggered.

Re: plastic bags at M&S I think you'll find they are being sold in aid of a sustainable fish campaign. I have zillions of jute, hemp and canvas bags now and I just pick a few out before going shopping.

RustyBadge

Looking forward to 2pm today when I'm going shopping at Aldi with my £5 off £30 spend voucher plus 30% off various items including icecream.

I normally shop in Morrisons or the Co-op but going to try Aldi :j for a change!! Got my bags ready in the boot of my car :j

dickydonkin

meritaten wrote: »

my SIL wont set foot in Aldi, Lidl, Asda, Tesco or Morrisons - she will condescend to a Sainsbury shop - but mostly shops in M&S. sadly, she thinks that Aldi and Lidl must have substandard food - and when I tell her that its equal or better in quality than most supermarkets, she doesnt believe me! but then I do call her Princess Ann! (behind her back that is).

btw - did an Aldi shop today - and the car park was full of very nice, fairly new cars!

Mrs Dickydonkin alway attempted to get me to take her to our local Aldi and I always tried to dissuade her as I thought the same as above - that the products would be inferior to the so called big four brands.

That changed when I wanted something for the garden which was advertised at Aldi. While we were in there, we bought some food items as well and I have to concede that they were fine - in fact some of the ready meals we bought were actually very good - and the fresh fruit and veg were much cheaper that Tesco.

We don't do a 'full shop' in Aldi, however as we are very fortunate here as our Tesco Extra, Home Bargains and Aldi are all located on the same retail park - so if we make the effort to use HB for toiletries, Aldi for fresh veg and other items and Tesco for 'special offers', then we can make quite a saving.

If you are fortunate like us and have all of the above outlets on one retail park - go to Tesco or Home Bargains first and get enough carrier bags for your visit to Aldi!