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ALDI Christmas pudding beats fortnum & mason

Carcluster
Carcluster Posts: 162 Forumite
edited 1 November 2012 at 9:28AM in Food shopping & groceries
Good housekeeping rates ALDI pud 2nd. Fortnum and mason 29th. Waitrose best. Source: Metro free newspaper
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  • Middy
    Middy Posts: 5,394 Forumite
    Generally, Aldi's Christmas lines are very good - esp the German ones like Stollen, Gluhwein (similar to mulled wine) etc
  • VfM4meplse
    VfM4meplse Posts: 34,269 Forumite
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    Middy wrote: »
    Generally, Aldi's Christmas lines are very good - esp the German ones like Stollen, Gluhwein (similar to mulled wine) etc
    Lidl's too.

    I can't imagine wandering into a big 4 and filling my basket these days when the value stores do it so much better, for so much less.
    Value-for-money-for-me-puhleeze!

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  • prettyflamingo
    prettyflamingo Posts: 249 Forumite
    Carcluster wrote: »
    Good housekeeping rates ALDI pud 2nd. Fortnum and mason 29th. Waitrose best. Source: Metro free newspaper
    do you know which Aldi one it is? i popped in today and there were 3 different ones so wasnt sure which i was supposed to get! thanks :)
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  • LondonDreamer
    LondonDreamer Posts: 725 Forumite
    Can't say I'm surprised to see F&M so low on the list. While there are some things there that I love (like the rose petal jelly) it seems mainly targeted at tourists and not foodies.

    I am moving house soon and will finally be living near to an Aldi, can't wait! I get some things from my nearest Lidl now but even that isn't convenient enough for fresh food.
  • Chris25
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    prettyflamingo wrote: »
    do you know which Aldi one it is? i popped in today and there were 3 different ones so wasnt sure which i was supposed to get! thanks :)

    It's the £7.99 one http://www.metroradio.co.uk/news/business/20121031-aldi-beats-fortnum-and-mason-in-taste-test/

    I've had the £2.99 one before (assuming it's the same price this year) & it's lovely - very moist & tasty.
  • TravellingAbuela
    TravellingAbuela Posts: 7,516 Forumite
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    I've also had the individual puds from Aldi, quite handy if you don't need to heat up a whole pudding. They were nice too.
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  • prettyflamingo
    prettyflamingo Posts: 249 Forumite
    Chris25 wrote: »
    It's the £7.99 one http://www.metroradio.co.uk/news/business/20121031-aldi-beats-fortnum-and-mason-in-taste-test/

    I've had the £2.99 one before (assuming it's the same price this year) & it's lovely - very moist & tasty.
    thats great, thanks- i think i will go for this rather than making one myself- since i dont even like the stuff myself!! :)
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  • meritaten
    meritaten Posts: 24,158 Forumite
    I bought the £7.99 one last year and the year before bought the cheapy one - the only difference was the orange slice on top! I swear the cheapy one tasted just as good! Well, I shouldnt really swear to it as by the time we got to the pud I was a bit er tiddly?
  • prettyflamingo
    prettyflamingo Posts: 249 Forumite
    meritaten wrote: »
    I bought the £7.99 one last year and the year before bought the cheapy one - the only difference was the orange slice on top! I swear the cheapy one tasted just as good! Well, I shouldnt really swear to it as by the time we got to the pud I was a bit er tiddly?
    i think i may just go for that one then instead! i expect they probably get the same company to make them all anyway!
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  • sarahj1986
    sarahj1986 Posts: 1,634 Forumite
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    I am gutted I dont have an Aldi near me. We have Lidl, tried it once and wasnt to impressed but Aldi is much better so Im told.
    :money::rotfl::T
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