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

Cornucopia

It seems to be aimed at customers who do a good proportion of their shopping there.

I can't see what would be wrong with the offers, since each one covers possibly dozens of products and there are 4 different ones each week.

Doc_N

Anybody been able to try the Aldi Click and Collect service being trialled in Loughborough?  Apparently successful and being rolled out to another 15 stores.

maman

Cornucopia said:

It seems to be aimed at customers who do a good proportion of their shopping there. 

Or to encourage people to do just that. I know, from personal experience, that it's now possible to do 90% + of your shopping in Aldi, maybe Lidl weren't finding that.

In my area, Lidl do seem to have far more stores. Despite this, I tend only to use them for certain items and haven't tried to do a full shop there but maybe I'm not typical. 🤔

calleyw

where I am three local towns have both an Aldi and Lidi.  One other only has an Lidl but been announced that  Aldi want to build in that town if they can get a site. I have to use both as being a lazy cook I like the lidl brownie and triple chcoclate cookie mixes and their perfume.  Aldi where I do my main shop have nothing to compare.

Yours

Calley x

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Cornucopia said:

It seems to be aimed at customers who do a good proportion of their shopping there.

I can't see what would be wrong with the offers, since each one covers possibly dozens of products and there are 4 different ones each week.

I do most of my shopping in Lidl but I am damned if I will buy a smartphone and get a contract just so that I can download the app.
Discrimination at its worst

S_uk

ZeroSum said:

Mind the scratch cards are quite good, so far this month I've had 2 x 25p, 1 x 50p & 2 x £1. These are possibly open to abuse, as my local lidl has self service so can just put each item through individually & get multiple scratch cards

Not possible. You can only gain one scratchcard in any 60 minute period, as per the T + Cs.

Rosa_Damascena

duncanthedog said:

Cornucopia said:

It seems to be aimed at customers who do a good proportion of their shopping there.

I can't see what would be wrong with the offers, since each one covers possibly dozens of products and there are 4 different ones each week.

I do most of my shopping in Lidl but I am damned if I will buy a smartphone and get a contract just so that I can download the app.
Discrimination at its worst

You could also use it to dip into the MSE forum, can't put a price on that

od244051

duncanthedog said:

Cornucopia said:

It seems to be aimed at customers who do a good proportion of their shopping there.

I can't see what would be wrong with the offers, since each one covers possibly dozens of products and there are 4 different ones each week.

I do most of my shopping in Lidl but I am damned if I will buy a smartphone and get a contract just so that I can download the app.
Discrimination at its worst

Some shops only accepted QR codes on smartphones during the early days of reopening through click n collect. Last year, Sainsbury’s did a Nectar double up which needed a smartphone. My friends said who work for Sainsbury’s said it was the worst thing as those who didn’t have a smartphone had to ring Nectar and spend 15 mins sorting it out.

ZeroSum

od244051 said:

duncanthedog said:

Cornucopia said:

It seems to be aimed at customers who do a good proportion of their shopping there.

I can't see what would be wrong with the offers, since each one covers possibly dozens of products and there are 4 different ones each week.

I do most of my shopping in Lidl but I am damned if I will buy a smartphone and get a contract just so that I can download the app.
Discrimination at its worst

Some shops only accepted QR codes on smartphones during the early days of reopening through click n collect. Last year, Sainsbury’s did a Nectar double up which needed a smartphone. My friends said who work for Sainsbury’s said it was the worst thing as those who didn’t have a smartphone had to ring Nectar and spend 15 mins sorting it out.

Removing the option to do the double up in store was just stupid. Before the did that, I was after a new TV but had none in stock, year after OH wanted a fit it, again none in stock. The fact you have to specify what type of product you want (electrics, seasonal etc) is pointless when you have to pre order vouchers & what you want isn't in stock

ZeroSum

duncanthedog said:

Cornucopia said:

It seems to be aimed at customers who do a good proportion of their shopping there.

I can't see what would be wrong with the offers, since each one covers possibly dozens of products and there are 4 different ones each week.

I do most of my shopping in Lidl but I am damned if I will buy a smartphone and get a contract just so that I can download the app.
Discrimination at its worst

You don't need a contract. Do you have a standard mobile phone & WiFi in your house? If so, could just get a new budget smartphone for about £50 on PAYG

And with all the various other money making apps, you can get it to practically pay for itself after a few months