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Aldi snobbery
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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 convert0 -
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.0 -
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.Value-for-money-for-me-puhleeze!
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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.0 -
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.0 -
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 :-)'' Ok Marge, if anyone asks, you require 24-hour nursing care; Lisa's a clergyman; Maggie is seven people and Bart was wounded in Vietnam ''0 -
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!!DFD September 2017
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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.0 -
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 :j0 -
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!0
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