Tesco now as cheap as Aldi?

VfM4meplse

newbinvestor wrote: »

I bought 9 toilet rolls for £2.79 in Lidl today. Not luxury line, just 2 ply super soft or something.

Aldi has similar at same price: https://www.aldi.co.uk/luxury-toilet-tissue-9-pack/p/063017006479600

Tesco own brand "Spring Force" £2.10 for 9 rolls
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/285971905



Also got 3 cartons of Apple Juice for 40p at Tesco which is clearly matching this
https://www.aldi.co.uk/apple-juice-3-pack/p/057493005468400

220 sheets at Lidl vs 200 (Tesco). Your 69p buys you another 180 sheets, the equivalent of nearly another toilet roll. Lidl's bog standard TP is just 2.09 for 9 rolls (again, 220 per sheet), so 1p less for another 180 sheets.

candygirl

VfM4meplse wrote: »

You know full well the answer to this minor inconvenience is automation, but that would cause a load of new problems

I like Aldi just the way it is :T

Me too, plus an occasional Morrison's online shop for heavy stuff

dlusman

maman wrote: »

But if you compared a basket of shopping for the week (as Aldi often do in their adverts) then I think Aldi would be better value for money and cheaper.

I agree Aldi is normally cheaper for a full basket - but Aldi price comparison adverting is a bit sneaky . They compare branded goods in Tesco ,against non-branded in Aldi . Any store could do that and get the same result
For example this -

maman

Yes you're right it is sneaky as a direct price comparison but I think they're also making the point that branded isn't necessarily any better. I still think I'm right though that even switching to some Tesco own brands wouldn't present such good value for overall.

Cornucopia

I went shopping with a canny pensioner shopper in Lidl today, and two boxes of shopping came to £16 & something. I was actually surprised when the bill total came up.

I just don't see that being possible at the Big 4.

A._Badger

dlusman wrote: »

I agree Aldi is normally cheaper for a full basket - but Aldi price comparison adverting is a bit sneaky . They compare branded goods in Tesco ,against non-branded in Aldi . Any store could do that and get the same result
For example this -

While I agree it's not a direct comparison, the thing I quickly learned when I started shopping in Aldi was that its own brands really were acceptable alternatives to main brand products.

Aldi's plan is to replicate a main brand product and make it obvious from the packaging that it's a copy. Tesco et al just offer a cheap, and often inferior, alternative. Sainsbury's vile digestive biscuits spring to mind!

Aldi doesn't always get it right (warning - avoid Aldi's peanut M&M knock-off!) but usually it does. On that basis the comparison isn't quite as unreasonable as it may seem.

Nick_C

I regularly get 20% of vouchers for Waitrose, which can make Waitrose cheque than Aldi. Eg Aldi butter £1.50. Waitrose butter, £1.60, less 20%, =£1.28.

I self scan and get the bill as close as close as possible to the voucher amount, mainly buying things that are on special offer.

VfM4meplse

Nick_C wrote: »

I regularly get 20% of vouchers for Waitrose, which can make Waitrose cheque than Aldi. Eg Aldi butter £1.50. Waitrose butter, £1.60, less 20%, =£1.28.

I self scan and get the bill as close as close as possible to the voucher amount, mainly buying things that are on special offer.

Shopping at Waitrose like this takes up too much valuable bandwidth. My brain has better things to memorise.

Makeandsave

I used to do 90% of my shopping in Tesco, Now its about 80% in Lidl and 10 in Tesco and 10% in others. I love Lidl weekend events, They have stuff i use a lot of so i tend to buy 3/6 of them which ever max i can then it saves me money in long run. Tesco is cheap on some stuff and some of tesco branded stuff i like so i will pay for it.


The fresh stuff is hit and miss at Lidl and Aldi so you have to have a good look at it and check towards the back.


The bakery at Lidl is my favorite of all bakeries! Well priced and freshly baked a few times a day.

womble65

Do most of our shopping at Aldi now, Tesco probably has the edge when it comes to fruit and veg but most other things I get at Aldi come out a fair bit cheaper. Shop around it's amazing how much you can save (if you've got the time)