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

Lily54

PLRFD wrote: »

I’ve only just seen your post Lily. Yes I got 2 packs of them the day after I cooked them as normal and when cooked they were ok,having said that as has been said pretty much tasteless not like Jerseys of old. There were some left so when cooled I put them in a container in the fridge same as I always do to go in the dogs dinner the day after,when I came to feed him opened the container and like you said all black and horrible,wonder what the problem was with these ?

Thank you PLRFD, I wont be buying again for sure,didn't even get as far as tasting them.

Lily54

Ok not essentials but Lidl have stopped stocking their custard creams and fruit shortcake biscuits. Why does that always happen with your favourites? E.T.A. fruit shortcake back in stock today!

VfM4meplse

Lily54 wrote: »

Ok not essentials but Lidl have stopped stocking their custard creams and fruit shortcake biscuits. Why does that always happen with your favourites?

I hadn't noticed, since they dropped the price of their chocolate hobnobs to a silly 41p/300g I tend to focus on that item to the exclusion of all other biscuit offerings. What have they filled the space with?

fatbelly

VfM4meplse wrote: »

I hadn't noticed, since they dropped the price of their chocolate hobnobs to a silly 41p/300g I tend to focus on that item to the exclusion of all other biscuit offerings. What have they filled the space with?

VfM - while their French week is on, try the Palets Bretons - chunky French butter biscuits. 65p a pack

VfM4meplse

fatbelly wrote: »

VfM - while their French week is on, try the Palets Bretons - chunky French butter biscuits. 65p a pack

Thanks, but I really don't enjoy a buttery / very short biscuit. Others may rave about them but it's not for me. Viennese whirls fall under the same category.

peewhyeff

Katiehound wrote: »

Lacura Moisture/ Mighty shampoo & conditioner was £1.99 now £0.99 Appears to be a take off on Aussie products- Moisture contains 'macadamia nut oil from Australia'
Don't know if this is just a special offer or end of line.

I bought the conditioner yesterday and not impressed with the directions for use.
It simply says "work through the lengths of your hair and rinse. For best results use after Mighty Shampoo by Lacura".
Put it on dry hair, then rinse?
Put it on wet hair after shampooing and rinsing?
Leave on for a couple of minutes, then rinse?
What does everyone else do?

Flowergirl11

Veteran Tesco and Waitrose (for top up) shopper here.
2 months ago I decided to try Lidl as I needed to sort my spiralling weekly food budget out.
The things I (and 3 fussy children) are actually fine with are:
Baked beans
The quilted toilet paper
Dishwasher tablets
The fake monster munch crisps
Chocolate spread
All bread, fruit, veg, cheese products
Ready meal moussaka
Nappies
Frozen chips
Frozen fish
Quiche
Cheese coleslaw
Wine!!
Squash
Biscuits
Tinned tomatoes

The stuff which we aren’t impressed with are the meat and the shampoo / conditioner. Even tried the Fake Aussie conditioner and it was appalling.

Next we tried Aldi and I’ve only done 2 shops there so far. The meat was much better although had very quick sell by dates.
The ready meal moussaka was absolutely rank though. The coleslaw is also not so good but they do sell tuna in spring water rather than oil like Lidl. The wine is also just as good as Lidl!
Aldi seems slightly more expensive than Lidl though, although like I say, I’ve only done 2 shops there.

Still shopping at Waitrose for dairy free produce, cous cous, shampoo/ conditioner, vegetarian substitutes and about 50% of meat but I’ve cut about 25% of my shopping budget down which is great

Tofu_eater

Aldi - the 'Moser Roth' Salted Caramel Truffles in the round boxes (yellow and dark brown) ......sooooo good!!!!They're really nice!

Katiehound

peewhyeff wrote: »

I bought the conditioner yesterday and not impressed with the directions for use.
It simply says "work through the lengths of your hair and rinse. For best results use after Mighty Shampoo by Lacura".
Put it on dry hair, then rinse?
Put it on wet hair after shampooing and rinsing?
Leave on for a couple of minutes, then rinse?
What does everyone else do?

Well..... it tells you best after the shampoo!
I suspect they assume you know what to do with usual conditioner that's why they are economical with words.
I would do either of the above which I have highlighted.

Generally speaking you don't put conditioner on dry hair (nor do you leave it in, unless told otherwise)
Despite the instructions, how was it? I haven't used mine yet

Doc_N

Katiehound wrote: »

Well..... it tells you best after the shampoo!
I suspect they assume you know what to do with usual conditioner that's why they are economical with words.
I would do either of the above which I have highlighted.

Generally speaking you don't put conditioner on dry hair (nor do you leave it in, unless told otherwise)
Despite the instructions, how was it? I haven't used mine yet

Two of us here using Aldi or Lidl own brand shampoos and conditioner for years.

Hugely cheaper than brands, and in reality they’re all much the same thing - people just get conned by branding into thinking they’re somehow different.

A classic case of emperor’s clothes.