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

Eenymeeny

dlusman said:

Stompa said:

What's happened to Aldi's yogurts? No plastic lids on any (and there must have been hundreds) of their 450g cartons today (across all types of yogurt). I know they often fall off, but this was ridiculous. Maybe there's a shortage?

https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2020/02/aldi-to-save-68m-tonnes-of-single-use-plastic-with-plastic-lid-ban/

Thanks for the heads up on lid removal. I use those tubs for storage for lots of things, including in the garden shed to keep things dry. I just offered some to a friend with an allotment as I have enough for my use. They're also handy for carrying berries etc back from the allotment with out getting squashed! They could become a rare item!

Rosa_Damascena

Eenymeeny said:

dlusman said:

Stompa said:

What's happened to Aldi's yogurts? No plastic lids on any (and there must have been hundreds) of their 450g cartons today (across all types of yogurt). I know they often fall off, but this was ridiculous. Maybe there's a shortage?

https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2020/02/aldi-to-save-68m-tonnes-of-single-use-plastic-with-plastic-lid-ban/

Thanks for the heads up on lid removal. I use those tubs for storage for lots of things, including in the garden shed to keep things dry. I just offered some to a friend with an allotment as I have enough for my use. They're also handy for carrying berries etc back from the allotment with out getting squashed! They could become a rare item!

IME you can get a lot more berries home in a Carte D'Or ice cream box

maman

I noticed the lids disappeared from cottage cheese in Aldi early in lockdown but they still had them on quark. I've kept all I had so OK for the time being. It's not very anti obesity friendly to eat a whole pot in one go. 🤔🤣

mikb

duncanthedog said:

'Easy peelers' from Lidl. I suppose at a push you could call them tangerines, are not particularly easy to peel nor are they very tasty, a bit bland is as much as I could say.

If they are the same as the "Easy Peelers" I get in Morrisons, they are a bit hit and miss on flavour. I think they are Sweet Clementines, rebranded

Stompa

Eenymeeny said:

dlusman said:

Stompa said:

What's happened to Aldi's yogurts? No plastic lids on any (and there must have been hundreds) of their 450g cartons today (across all types of yogurt). I know they often fall off, but this was ridiculous. Maybe there's a shortage?

https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2020/02/aldi-to-save-68m-tonnes-of-single-use-plastic-with-plastic-lid-ban/

Thanks for the heads up on lid removal. I use those tubs for storage for lots of things, including in the garden shed to keep things dry. I just offered some to a friend with an allotment as I have enough for my use. They're also handy for carrying berries etc back from the allotment with out getting squashed! They could become a rare item!

Whilst looking for reusable replacements, I was rather surprised to come across this:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/114216861209

I wonder if there are many buyers!

Doc_N

mikb said:

duncanthedog said:

'Easy peelers' from Lidl. I suppose at a push you could call them tangerines, are not particularly easy to peel nor are they very tasty, a bit bland is as much as I could say.

If they are the same as the "Easy Peelers" I get in Morrisons, they are a bit hit and miss on flavour. I think they are Sweet Clementines, rebranded

Easy peelers is a ludicrously generic way to describe a whole heap of entirely different fruits such as clementines, satsumas and tangerines.

All quite different, and Satsumas in particular have very little flavour.  We’ve stopped lumping different varieties of apple together like this - why are we putting up with this laziness?  Easy peelers without a proper description = no purchase from me.

harz99

Doc_N said:

mikb said:

duncanthedog said:

'Easy peelers' from Lidl. I suppose at a push you could call them tangerines, are not particularly easy to peel nor are they very tasty, a bit bland is as much as I could say.

If they are the same as the "Easy Peelers" I get in Morrisons, they are a bit hit and miss on flavour. I think they are Sweet Clementines, rebranded

Easy peelers is a ludicrously generic way to describe a whole heap of entirely different fruits such as clementines, satsumas and tangerines.

All quite different, and Satsumas in particular have very little flavour.  We’ve stopped lumping different varieties of apple together like this - why are we putting up with this laziness?  Easy peelers without a proper description = no purchase from me.

The Aldi ones have the variety and origin on the label in fairly small print near the use by date...

taka

Could you use a small beeswax wrap (or a vegan equivalent) for a yoghurt / cream etc lid? Ikea and Lakeland also have stretchy silicone reusable lids that are food grade and dishwasher friendly that should work too.

Eenymeeny

Rosa_Damascena said:

Eenymeeny said:

dlusman said:

Stompa said:

What's happened to Aldi's yogurts? No plastic lids on any (and there must have been hundreds) of their 450g cartons today (across all types of yogurt). I know they often fall off, but this was ridiculous. Maybe there's a shortage?

https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2020/02/aldi-to-save-68m-tonnes-of-single-use-plastic-with-plastic-lid-ban/

Thanks for the heads up on lid removal. I use those tubs for storage for lots of things, including in the garden shed to keep things dry. I just offered some to a friend with an allotment as I have enough for my use. They're also handy for carrying berries etc back from the allotment with out getting squashed! They could become a rare item!

IME you can get a lot more berries home in a Carte D'Or ice cream box

Ha ha I use those ice cream boxes too. Great for items like burgers, chicken breasts, made up meals etc. I'm a terrible hoarder with packaging that 'could come in handy later'  Looks like it might turn into an investment, looking at Stompa's post. Packaging is needed for protection and taking the lids off yogurt which is going to be transported doesn't sound like a good idea to me. (Iceland still sell a 'bucket' of bio yogurt if anyone is interested. Tastes lovely!)

mikb

Doc_N said:

mikb said:

duncanthedog said:

'Easy peelers' from Lidl. I suppose at a push you could call them tangerines, are not particularly easy to peel nor are they very tasty, a bit bland is as much as I could say.

If they are the same as the "Easy Peelers" I get in Morrisons, they are a bit hit and miss on flavour. I think they are Sweet Clementines, rebranded

Easy peelers is a ludicrously generic way to describe a whole heap of entirely different fruits such as clementines, satsumas and tangerines.

All quite different, and Satsumas in particular have very little flavour.  We’ve stopped lumping different varieties of apple together like this - why are we putting up with this laziness?  Easy peelers without a proper description = no purchase from me.

The ones I was thinking of are listed as "Sweetclem Family Pack Easy Peelers" (Celementine Clemenules), but can also turn up as "Mandarin Nadorcott"


If they are so easy to peel, why do I need a knife to start them?