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Good and Bad Buying at Lidl and Aldi (***Please don't expire***)
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Thanks to everyone who contributes to this wonderful forum. I'm very grateful for the guidance and friendliness that I always receive from you.
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Please and Thank You are the magic words;)
I wouldn't dilute it, though - not my habit with anything.
So much to read, so little time.
Thanks to everyone who contributes to this wonderful forum. I'm very grateful for the guidance and friendliness that I always receive from you.
:A:beer:
Please and Thank You are the magic words;)
- Chilli Beans and Taco Beans (Red Kidney Beans and Mixed Beans respectively) in sauce. (Standard Tins, 49p) Saves going to Sainsburys especially since they never have any.
- Vegan Thai Yellow Curry ready meal (this has been around for a while, but I've only just go round to trying it). It's a superior ready meal (one that makes a reasonably diligent attempt to be what it claims to be). It's a mildly spiced Thai Curry with Aubergines and Peppers as the main ingredients, accompanied by a generous serving of mixed brown and black rice. Very nice.
- "Choco-lo" No Added Sugar Chocolate. Another one that's been around for a few months. I tried the plain version which is okay, although the texture is slightly powdery. I will try another variety next time. Aldi have made the mistake of trying to be consistent in their nutritional info by sticking to a 2-square portion. That doesn't really work here because the squares are massive, and the otherwise excellent stats are distorted by this.
Straight in and out in Aldi this afternoon. I've reverted to my usual time (around 2. 45/ 3 p.m.) which is too early for people leaving work and some will be picking up their children. Definitely a longer queue when I left. They've now replaced the helpful man at the door with a red/green light system which operates the entrance door. I think it was letting people in far more frequently then the man used to so shop was a bit busier but not much.
I think they need to study the layout a bit more too. I've noticed that when you do start your shop, the first aisle (fruit and veg followed by meat and fish) gets the most congested as almost everyone wants to buy something there, then it evens out. It's not helped by them moving the locations of things around either (cabbage and kale now above the carrots and aubergines rather than opposite nearer the broccoli??).
The Taco Beans are equivalent to Heinz Five Beans, which I've seen selling for £1. I had been buying Sainsbury's own brand at 45p, but they seem to have disappeared (perhaps they are all in Aldi?)