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

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  • VfM4meplse
    VfM4meplse Posts: 34,269 Forumite
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    maman wrote: »
    :rotfl:


    Thanks for the cheese comments. I suppose as I wanted a cheeseboard treat I hadn't thought of slices being convenient.:)
    I always think of cheese slices as the kind of thing you would eat casually at home, and a cheeseboard a more formal affair that involves a knife, fruit and chutney. You could I suppose roll them up in an artistic fashion on the cheeseboard.

    Speaking of which, any sign of the truckles coming down in price ahead of Christmas Eve?
    Value-for-money-for-me-puhleeze!

    "No man is worth, crawling on the earth"- adapted from Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio

    Hope is not a strategy :D...A child is for life, not just 18 years....Don't get me started on the NHS, because you won't win...I love chaz-ing!
  • andygb
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    VfM4meplse wrote: »
    I always think of cheese slices as the kind of thing you would eat casually at home, and a cheeseboard a more formal affair that involves a knife, fruit and chutney. You could I suppose roll them up in an artistic fashion on the cheeseboard.

    Speaking of which, any sign of the truckles coming down in price ahead of Christmas Eve?


    I always tend to think of cheese slices as a heavily processed version of the real thing.
    They always look a bit rubbery, and do not compare with a nice bit of "mousetrap" cheese.
    I like the Cornish Quartz cheddar from Waitrose or M&S.
  • VfM4meplse
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    andygb wrote: »
    I always tend to think of cheese slices as a heavily processed version of the real thing.
    They always look a bit rubbery, and do not compare with a nice bit of "mousetrap" cheese.
    I like the Cornish Quartz cheddar from Waitrose or M&S.
    I don’t mean the disgusting luminous squares of days of yore! I quite like the sliced cheddar, gouda etc, just not to eat in front of an audience ;)
    Value-for-money-for-me-puhleeze!

    "No man is worth, crawling on the earth"- adapted from Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio

    Hope is not a strategy :D...A child is for life, not just 18 years....Don't get me started on the NHS, because you won't win...I love chaz-ing!
  • alsa1
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    Been a long time fan of Lidl but lately our local store has seriously gone downhill, its only been open for a few months following a renovation but it seens to be worse. Lots of wilting veg in boxes, salads piled up in fridges past their best.

    The aisles have also become battle zones because they’ve been made so narrow so trolleys are bashing you as soon as you turn around. In fact sometimes I’ve seen people waiting for ages for trolleys to move along before they can get to what they want even though the store wasn’t even that busy.

    The bakery section is just by the door so leaves and dust are blowing straight on to the display when people walk in! Are they getting a bit over stretched?
  • andygb
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    alsa1 wrote: »
    Been a long time fan of Lidl but lately our local store has seriously gone downhill, its only been open for a few months following a renovation but it seens to be worse. Lots of wilting veg in boxes, salads piled up in fridges past their best.

    The aisles have also become battle zones because they’ve been made so narrow so trolleys are bashing you as soon as you turn around. In fact sometimes I’ve seen people waiting for ages for trolleys to move along before they can get to what they want even though the store wasn’t even that busy.

    The bakery section is just by the door so leaves and dust are blowing straight on to the display when people walk in! Are they getting a bit over stretched?


    I wouldn't touch anything in the bakery section of Lidl.
    Unlike in France or Germany where the products are behind glass and you have to use tongs, over here they are open for every dirty person to touch and squeeze them - Uuuuurgh!:(
  • Cornucopia
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    One thing that I do think Lidl will have to address about post-refurb stores is the removal of the small trollies. These would be much more suitable to a store with narrow aisles than the behemoth trollies that they have provided.
  • PLRFD
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    andygb wrote: »
    I wouldn't touch anything in the bakery section of Lidl.
    Unlike in France or Germany where the products are behind glass and you have to use tongs, over here they are open for every dirty person to touch and squeeze them - Uuuuurgh!:(

    Ive said on this thread I've seen people letting little kids play with the rolls etc then it's put that back and come here,I don't have anything from this section and it's a shame.
  • Doc_N
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    Cornucopia wrote: »
    One thing that I do think Lidl will have to address about post-refurb stores is the removal of the small trollies. These would be much more suitable to a store with narrow aisles than the behemoth trollies that they have provided.

    Are we talking upgraded stores, rather than new stores here? If they take away the small trolleys the wife simply won't shop there - she can't reach the bottom of the large trolleys!

    The new stores round here are fine - nice wide aisles and still the small trolley option. More like a Waitrose now.
  • Cornucopia
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    Doc_N wrote: »
    Are we talking upgraded stores, rather than new stores here? If they take away the small trolleys the wife simply won't shop there - she can't reach the bottom of the large trolleys!

    This is a refurbished store. It opened as a new store about 2 years ago, and was recently given a makeover - given new shopfittings and a new layout.

    We've only got huge trollies and small, roll-along baskets.
  • PLRFD wrote: »
    Ive said on this thread I've seen people letting little kids play with the rolls etc then it's put that back and come here,I don't have anything from this section and it's a shame.

    Even though the bogies and faecal matter come free, I am not mse enough to buy anything from the open bread/salad section of stores. Ewww.
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