Lidl: still a 'deep discounter'?

iwannastopworrying

I can also vouch for Lidl bread flour, a bargain at 55p especially as Tesco have just put theirs up to 90p. I find that you just need to know what is a bargain and what isn't with Lidl. My shopping process involves making my list on mysupermarket and printing off all the Tesco prices. I then go to Lidl and buy whatever is cheaper, before going to Tesco to buy the rest. I used to find that I got loads in Lidl, but now I have got even savvier (is that a word?!) I am buying mainly Tesco value stuff, so am finding that actually the value stuff comes in cheaper than many Lidl products.

Its definitely worth checking the Lidl offers (there's a thread on this site) and making your weekly menu/shopping list to include these as often there are big bargains to be had.

Ken68

Yes I can vouch for that Iwanna, Tesco low fat natural yogurt down to 49p, Lidl still at 55p and Sains at 63p. Definately need to shop around. But Bans (new word) at Lidl are 68pkg and Tesco is 79p. Sains fruit and veg prices are daft. (here anyway).

blackbelle_2

Adding a few items onto my growing list of recent Lidl prices...

Must take today's Lidl receipt and key the nearest equivalent products into mysupermarket.com, see what the price difference is :-)

FRESH FRUIT
Strawberries Punnet 250g £0.99
Bramley Apples 4-pack £1.79
Clementines 1KG £1.19
Plums 500g £1.49
Blueberries (weight unknown) £0.99
Golden Delicious Apples 1KG £1.89
Red Giant Grapes per KG £2.79
Bananas per KG £0.68
Braeburn Apples 1KG £1.64

FRESH VEG
Potatoes 2.5KG £1.89
Organic Carrots 1KG £0.82
Ramiro Peppers x 2 £1.64!(when on offer is circa £0.99)
Mixed Peppers x 3 £1.64 (when on offer is circa!£0.79)
Sweet Potatoes per KG £1.28!
Closed Cap Mushrooms Punnet £0.79
Cauliflower £0.99
Brocolli 500g £0.99
Brussel Sprouts 750g £1.29
Parsnips 500g £0.74
Sock of 3 Large Onions £0.99
Chestnut Mushrooms (weight tbc) £0.74-ish

SALAD VEG/FRUIT
Spring Onions Bunch £0.79!(when on offer is circa £0.39)
Cucumber £0.79
Iceberg Lettuce £0.99
Punnet Loose Cherry Tomatoes 250g £0.74

DELI !MEATS
Dulano Beech Smoked Rindless Bacon Lardons 250g £1.69
Espano Chorizo 200g £2.09
Schwartzwaldrauch Smoked Black forest ham £2.29
Smoked Back Bacon Joint 700g £3.59
Dry Cure Back Bacon 250g £1.99

MEAT
Beef Lean Diced Steak 400g £3.49
2 x Gammon Steaks 340g £1.69

FISH!
Queen Scallops 150g £3.99
2 x Scottish Salmon Fillets £2.69
2 x Yellowfin Sole £1.79

CHEESE
Lovilio Grana padano cheese 200g £2.49!
Lighter cheddar cheese 350g £2.39
Linessa Light soft cheese 200g £0.79
Mozarella Classic 125g £0.65

DAIRY
Morning Fresh whipping cream 500ml £1.49
Morning Fresh Semi skim milk 2L £0.99
Morning Fresh Skim milk 1L £0.75
Fresh Double Cream 250ml £0.89
Butter 500g £1.89
Box 6 Large Free Range Eggs £1.65

YOGHURT
Organic Low Fat Strawberry Yoghurt 460ml £0.99

CEREALS
'Simply Sumptuous' Luxury fruit n nut muesli 750g £1.99
Strawberry Crisp Cereal 500g £1.49

CHOCOLATE & SWEETS
Bellarom chocolate 200g £0.99

CANS & JARS
Freshona Grilled Red Peppers Jar 400g net £1.99
Tomato Ketchup 500ml £0.79
Pineapple Slices 340g net £0.79
Tomatoe Puree 200g £0.39

BISCUITS
Neo cookies 225g £1.19
Cherry jaffa cakes £0.99
Tower Gate Fig Rolls 200g £0.49

HOUSEHOLD
Floralys White Toilet tissue 4pk £1.59
Liquid Soap £0.39
Moist Toilet Paper (pack of two) £1.79!

DRINKS
Italy Chianti 2011 £4.49
Chevalier de Fauvert Chardonnay 2011 £3.99
Pinot Grigio Rose £4.49
Cimarosa Australia Chardonnay £--.-- !(when on offer is circa £3.29)
Double Concentrate NAS Orange Squash 1L £0.99

blackbelle_2

Okay ... today's Lidl receipt total was £30.50.

This included:
red giant grapes, bananas, potatoes, organic carrots, parsnips, broccoli, sock onions, 2 bags of braeburn apples, milk, 2 x large organic yoghurt, butter, granola, muesli, ketchup, 2 boxes large free range eggs, pineapple slices, tomato puree, orange squash, 2 x 200g luxury choc bars, 2 x cream soap, 2 x moist loo roll ...

For anyone wondering why meat/protein/fish isn't included ... no, I'm not a veggie - I buy these separately as whoopsies from M&S :-)

Picking similar products (including relevant weight/quantity etc) from mysupermarket.com, here are the comparison costs for the other big supermarkets:

Asda £42.17
Sainsburys £48.24 (until recently, here's where I did most shopping)
Tesco £48.54
Ocado £52.20
Waitrose £53.20

I have only bought one thing from Lidl to date, that I haven't liked, and that was the Linessa light soft cheese - a bit sour/acrid for my taste, but everything else has been great.

Very happy with the savings! :j

snugglepet20

Ok here's mine - Lidl 34.03 Asda - 48.58 Sainsburys 51.48 Tesco 50.95 Ocado 67.60 Waitrose 81.15!!

I've never done that before - I can't believe the difference in prices! Even if I accounted for special offers etc I am definitely saving money.

Edwardia

blackbelle.you mention organic strawberry yogurt at Lidl. Was that a brand on offer please or a Lidl own brand ? Have noticed organic Meadow Fresh Cheddar in my local Lidl so wondering if they are expanding the range. TIA x

blackbelle_2

Edwardia wrote: »

blackbelle.you mention organic strawberry yogurt at Lidl. Was that a brand on offer please or a Lidl own brand ? Have noticed organic Meadow Fresh Cheddar in my local Lidl so wondering if they are expanding the range. TIA x

Hi Edwardia, just checked and the brand is 'Fresh Meadow'. Bought it last week too, it is delicious. £0.99 per 460g tub and that is the regular price, not on offer. Hth x :-)

blackbelle_2

snugglepet20 wrote: »

Ok here's mine - Lidl 34.03 Asda - 48.58 Sainsburys 51.48 Tesco 50.95 Ocado 67.60 Waitrose 81.15!!

WOW the difference between Lidl and Waitrose especially
It is a VERY interesting exercise.

Edwardia

Thanks blackbelle will look out for that as I'm paying 1.39 for 500g ATM :eek:

cannyscot_2

Blackbelle- I totally agree with you. We decided to down to sainsburys basics in January. Slowly I have moved more and more to lidl .

Big differences I have found are

Mozzarella -44p lidl/ 69p S basic
Lentils 95p lidl/ cheapest possible equivalent is buying 6x bag at waitrose and is still another 60p.

Individually next cheapest is morrissons but for a small bag another 40p?

I tried to make soup for 120 people last week and researched the costs from every poss supermarket -lidl was 13.70 and the nearest I could have got was over £4 more from morrisons.

Things like proscuitto ham are about 50p more.

I do same now.

B&M to see what is on offer-Lidl main shop after that/sainsburys one a month for some basics -about £28.

I was v happy with B&M today as 3 bagsx 6 disco for £1 and 2l coke zero 69p / allisons bread flour 39p and quite a lot of cheap close dated food.
It is actually amazing how much you can save with a bit of multi shop shopping.