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Good and Bad Buys from Aldi & Lidl *Do NOT Expire Please*

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  • A._Badger
    A._Badger Posts: 5,881 Forumite
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    PLRFD wrote: »
    I've had problems with Lidl veg from day one.

    Just to put this in perspepective (and I'm the first to grumble about Aldi's fruit and veg) the other day I was in a large branch of Waitrose (Ashford, Kent) and the baking potatoes weren't just green, they were actually sprouting!

    It's not just the German discounters who get it wrong with fresh produce, it seems.
  • robin58
    robin58 Posts: 2,802 Forumite
    A._Badger wrote: »
    Just to put this in perspepective (and I'm the first to grumble about Aldi's fruit and veg) the other day I was in a large branch of Waitrose (Ashford, Kent) and the baking potatoes weren't just green, they were actually sprouting!

    It's not just the German discounters who get it wrong with fresh produce, it seems.

    That's true. I was in a Sainsburys local near Christmas and they were selling a split bag of spuds reduced to clear. They were green as hell.
    Told the guy that he shouldn't sell them like that because of the toxins in the green areas. He looked at like I was off my rocker. I had to tell him if you don't believe me, Google it.

    I do see other stuff in all supermarkets being sold where if I was on that section they wouldn't be sold.
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  • VeGGie-STyLe
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    A._Badger wrote: »
    Just to put this in perspepective (and I'm the first to grumble about Aldi's fruit and veg) the other day I was in a large branch of Waitrose (Ashford, Kent) and the baking potatoes weren't just green, they were actually sprouting!

    It's not just the German discounters who get it wrong with fresh produce, it seems.

    I picked up a pack of mushrooms in Waitrose yesterday, and they came with a free live slug inside! Not even a small one... a big fat slimey slug.
  • [Deleted User]
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    VeGGie-STyLe wrote: »
    I picked up a pack of mushrooms in Waitrose yesterday, and they came with a free live slug inside! Not even a small one... a big fat slimey slug.

    Was it tasty?
  • System
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    robin58 wrote: »

    I do see other stuff in all supermarkets being sold where if I was on that section they wouldn't be sold.

    Earlier on today, bought a few bits from Morrisons and noticed dead plants that weren't watered at all reduced to 25p-50p.

    I have seen dead plants in Aldi too.

    Why do supermarkets sell plants and never bother to water them?
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  • VfM4meplse
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    ScarletMarble wrote: »
    Why do supermarkets sell plants and never bother to water them?
    No idea, but my experience with B&Q plants are that even those on their last legs can be revived, so for 25p I'd be inclined to nurture.
    Value-for-money-for-me-puhleeze!

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  • VeGGie-STyLe
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    Deleted_User wrote: »
    Was it tasty?

    I don't know. Shitake mushrooms... Slugs... Who could tell the difference?! :lipsrseal
  • Feral_Moon
    Feral_Moon Posts: 2,943 Forumite
    Does Lidl do a decent version of Pimms?
  • PLRFD
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    They do one but never tried it.
  • Doc_N
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    Feral_Moon wrote: »
    Does Lidl do a decent version of Pimms?

    This is a little dated, but it might help:

    http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/deals/deals-hunter/2014/07/02/pimms-v-jeeves/
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