Aldi / Lidi versus 11% off Morrisons.

Kayalana99

Hiya guys,

I wondered what you savvy shoppers thought, right now I have a Santander credit card that gives me 1% of my shopping bill.

My partner keeps mentioning going to Aldi / Lidi but we can't use our credit card their and I prefer to keep all food purchases on the card.

On top of this we have a morrisons 10% discount card.

We really need to start cutting the shopping bill as we are spending £80-90 a week with a family of 2 adults + 16month + baby (nappies brought by my Nan and breast feeding so he doesn't count ££ wise lol)

If I was to start shopping at Aldi / Lidi I would have to pay my credit card off - don't get me wrong I pay it off every month but I pay it at the end of the month so I would potentially be four weeks behind from square one - but if people think the savings would be worth it?

Or is the fact we get 11% off at Morrisons not make it worth it anyway?

Seakay

best way to get a locally accurate comparison is to take your last shopping bill, take it around an alternative shop and then write down their prices for each thing that you bought. Then you can work out the difference (if any) at your leisure

JulieGeorgiana

With 11% off I'd be surprised if you saved more at ALDI or lidl.

£80-90 is high for two adults I suggest joining the monthly challange and getting that down. Look at the recipies, cook from scratch and see what savings you can make.

For example we are 2 adults, a teenager and a 2 year old. Due to health issues I need expensive bread (which I make) and we are meat/veg heavy as we can't bulk out with pasta/rice/potatoes. Yet we're successfully on £60 a week (nappies and formula for baby are seperate). It's possible to cut back and eat healthy filling meals.

I wish you luck x

Ladyluck1

I weigh this up on a daily basis...
DH works for morrisons.
I find that with lidl offers I get fruit and veg and sometimes meat on their weekend offers very cheap. Cheaper than 10% off morrisons prices 80% of the time.
But I also like the quality of morrisons. I usually shop both but that's not so hard as DH gets a list and I pop 2 mins down the road to lidl.
I also like getting reduced bargains from morrisons as the extra 10% is great!

Kayalana99

Thanks, I might stick with Morrisons then and focus on what we can cut down on. Just seems like every week is a 'top up' buying things we wouldn't need normally like bin bags as a small example.

My partner puts loads of little bits in the trolley, not to mention he usually tops up the bill with £5-6 worth of beer but I find it hard to really say much as he does work full time and they are usually 'work snacks'. I will have alook at the challenge thanks.

If your health issues are related to not being able to have wheat products I would be interested in the recipe you use for your bread for my MIL, no worries if not sorry if I'm being abit cheeky!

I see what you did their! My spelling is horrible.

I might go for a wander round them this week and have a look at prices anyway - I have a tesco express, co-op, Aldi, Lidl < all within 10min walking, plus sainsburys not to far away to walk, so I have no excuse for not shopping around abit...I suppose Asda is in walking distance but pretty far to go with two little ones.

JulieGeorgiana

I can eat wheat, I can't eat processed food and can only eat small amounts of complex carbohydrates. It means bulking meals is harder... Adds £20 a month to our food bill.

If your MIL has a bread machine I do have a gluten free recipe.

hollieinbloom

If you know where your nearest homebargains is (if you dont already use it), I suggest going there and looking at the beers and snacks for your partner. Cheaper than the supermarkets and they sell cheaper tinned/dried foods. You can get bin bags, toilet roll and cleaning products much cheaper than morrisons. I use morrisons but I always go to home bargains first. I constantly rave about that shop, people will start to think I'm addicted to it! lol xx

mags50_2

I love home bargains too!!

I can't believe sometimes how much cheaper the food is, it's saved me loads of money. I'd tell anyone to go and have a look round and try a few of their items.

Their loo rolls are the best! And the cheapest !