Best of LIDL?

MandM90

Next Thursday a LIDL is opening near me. Coincidentally that is also the day we move house and we've been planning on stocking our pantry then (we will be bringing hardly any food with us!)

I was just wondering if anyone could recommend anything particular we should look out for (or avoid) in LIDL.

We don't eat any animal products though

keep_calm_and_carry_on_2

I like their cleaning stuff and toiletries. In particular the Floralays 3-ply kitchen towels, i think they are around £1.69 for 4 rolls, the plug-in air freshners at £1.99 each and all the Cien toiletries!
The shampoos and conditioners are 75p each, and i swear they beat the socks off all brand name stuff!!

Oh, their oven chips are lovely too!!

Lynsey

Milk - £1 for 4 pints
Cheese and onion quiche
Continental cheeses
Biscuits
Sweets
Fruit and veg when on offer
Crisps, especially when half-price
Herbs and spices
Flour
Olive oil spread is nice

Few to ponder over, check out the half-price weekend offers, some great deals.

Lynsey

russ331

For their Award-winnng products see http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg//lidl_uk/hs.xsl/3982.htm?offerdate=&ar2=

Edwardia

Formil washing powder
W5 washing up liquid
dried herbs in jars
fresh growing herbs
black garbage bags
kitchen matches in pretty boxes
Extra Virgin olive oil when on offer (ASDA cheaper per litre otherwise)
seeds
NOT the fresh Chinese garlic
aubergines
vine-ripened tomatoes
bell peppers
onions
salad potatoes
Fairtrade bananas
apples
pears
lemons
UHT milk
swede
celeriac
celery
part-baked ciabatta but NOT the rolls (always turned out too hard)
pittas
English muffins
Tyrrell vegetable crisps
nuts eg walnuts, pistachios
the premium coleslaw NOT the others
black, red or green grapes
organic free range eggs (but on small side)
Brie
Camembert
NOT the Greek style yogurt not as good as Total
NOT the Feta not as good as Greek
stuffed antipasto fresh and bottled
gherkins in jars
fresh romano peppers and in jars
Ouzo
Apple schnapps when it's about
potato salad with creme fraiche -1kg tubs ideal for summer BBQs
bottled beer offers and foreign bottled beers
spring onions
radishes
vacuum packed beetroot
crates of clementines at Christmas but be warned they often go mouldy
panettone at Christmas
pandoro at Christmas
pickled morello cherries
NOT the wine unless you love cheapo rubbish and usually drink Blossom Hill and Lambrini or if you'll pay over the odds for pretty bad Cotes du Rhone etc
Mozzarella (tho not the real thing)
Parmigiano reggiano
Petit Cherba goat's cheese
Sicilian lemon juice
NOT kitchen rolls cheaper in 99p Stores
Cushelle loo rolls but sometimes cheaper in ASDA

MandM90

Thanks, all.

Russ, thanks for the link. Looks like we'll have to try some of their alcoholic beverages!

Wow, Edwardia, what a list! I've heard about the washing powder before. I might just have to stock up on it!

roseanglaise

LIDL's Aromata clingfilm used to be terrible but they have re-vamped it & now it's fab & just 99p for 75m.

thriftychick

I buy:

Bread flour-the best one I have found
Cheese-cheaper than the "value" range at Tesco
Wine
Eggs
Fruit & Veg-fresher and mostly British
W5 dishwasher tablets & rinse aid
Formil laundry liquid
Bleach
Doussy fabric softener
Baked beans - cheaper than "value" and so much nicer
Jaffa cakes
and the White chocolate with strawberries

I really like Lidl, I don't feel like they are trying to rip me off and it's nice and quiet in there!

fozziebeartoo

Greek style yogurt in a 1 kilo bucket with a handle......smooth, creamy, gorgeous and £1.58!! 10% fat and luscious!!

They also do it with bits in (choccie I think) but havent tried that.

The plain stuff on their luxury fruit granola £1.99 (loads of cranberries) is delish

Lynsey

The muesli is worth a try Goody luxury fruit and nut, used to get it for 99p when on offer, but gone up quite a bit and now around £1.49 when on offer, though have seen it for £1.29.
Makes lovely muesli cakes (like crispie cakes), using Lidl chocolate when half-price at only 17p per 100g bar for milk.
300ml pots of double cream are decently priced at 85p'ish, saves looking for offers at other places!!

Lynsey

MandM90

Thanks all. It's so sad but I'm very excited for it to open!

I love muesli so will definitely be trying that and many of the other things mentioned. Yay!