Good and Bad Buying at Lidl and Aldi (***Please don't expire***)

rhcp

I find the bramwell's lidl tinned soup quite tasteless.  Need to find some cheap tinned soup that tastes good.

Rosa_Damascena

rhcp said:

I find the bramwell's lidl tinned soup quite tasteless.  Need to find some cheap tinned soup that tastes good.

Their cup-a-soup is no better.

Lidl's is much better, despite the re-branding. Its different but still palatable which is more than can be said for Aldi's version.

Pollycat

rhcp said:

I find the bramwell's lidl tinned soup quite tasteless.  Need to find some cheap tinned soup that tastes good.

Do Lidl also sell Bramwell brand?

I buy from Aldi.

I like the Bramwell tomato and basil soup.

Not to be confused with cream of tomato.

rhcp

Probably was Aldi.  Don't shop there very often now having switched to Lidl so thought it was Lidl, but I did buy them a while ago.

maman

rhcp said:

I find the bramwell's lidl tinned soup quite tasteless.  Need to find some cheap tinned soup that tastes good.

Bramwell's is definitely an Aldi brand. I checked. Don't eat tinned soup though so can't help with a recommendation. 

203846930

rhcp said:

I find the bramwell's lidl tinned soup quite tasteless.  Need to find some cheap tinned soup that tastes good.

The Newgate soup range in Lidl is quite good, I particularly like the pea & ham, scotch broth, cream of chicken and lentil & bacon, one of which I will be having later today.

Cornucopia

Just had Newgate Cream of Tomato tinned - seemed excellent to me.   I'd probably need a head-to-head test against Heinz to be able to tell the difference.   (Apart from the price, of course).  

I prefer the new Lidl (Newgate) minestrone cuppa soup to the old one, which I thought was too thin.  

rhcp

duncanthedog said:

rhcp said:

I find the bramwell's lidl tinned soup quite tasteless.  Need to find some cheap tinned soup that tastes good.

The Newgate soup range in Lidl is quite good, I particularly like the pea & ham, scotch broth, cream of chicken and lentil & bacon, one of which I will be having later today.

I'll give them a go, nothing to lose!!  I might have a look in the pound shops as you could get heinz tins for 50p, not sure whether they are still that price.

clearancer

I was in Aldi Yarm this morning. Staff being told "fill the shelves with what we've got". So there were dozens of stacks of fresh pizza, but almost no fresh mince or burgers. Assistant said they have "loads" of missing items. I'm particularly partial to their fresh cauliflower cheese, £1.49, but not seen it in store for at least 2 weeks. Fresh food with a sell by date of today and tomorrow carried the 30% off stickers. My usual spend of £45 was £35.45 today. 

millie

The Newgate soup range in Lidl is quite good, I particularly like the pea & ham, scotch broth, cream of chicken and lentil & bacon, one of which I will be having later today.

I used to love their  Newgate pea and ham soup nice and thick. I dont go very often as its a bit far so I used to buy 4 tins. They were all awful, thin and watery so I have never bought it since. Perhaps it was just a bad batch but I have not risked it again.