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

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  • Has anyone else wondered why Aldi never have more than four joints of meat on the shelves? Turns out is is policy not to put more than four joints of each meat out presumably for security reasons.

    Problem is it leaves you with little choice over joint sizes which is frustrating. I'm sure this policy has only happened in recent years. Sure they won't have just four joints out for Xmas though!
  • harz99
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    robrymond said:
    Has anyone else wondered why Aldi never have more than four joints of meat on the shelves? Turns out is is policy not to put more than four joints of each meat out presumably for security reasons.

    Problem is it leaves you with little choice over joint sizes which is frustrating. I'm sure this policy has only happened in recent years. Sure they won't have just four joints out for Xmas though!
    Well, maybe that explains why despite multiple visits i can never find any of the much vaunted giant yorkshires stuffed with a 2 foot pig in a blanket then!!
  • Terrible shop in Aldi tonight, loads of stuff missing so ended up in Sainsbury's.

    Turkey prices were only 50p less than them and beef prices were same. 

    None of the cheap veg bad a few spuds. Weird as supply is normally plentiful, I can't see them giving away much Xmas Eve or even having anything left.

    Try getting edible crackers, both Sainsburys and Aldi out and no eggs still anywhere. 
  • maman
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    It must be a regional thing @robrymond and @harz99. I did my shop in Aldi today (South Coast) and got everything I needed, fully stocked with all the cheap veg and the filled Yorkshires.

    I only needed to go elsewhere for loose sprouts as only needed a handful of the disgusting things for DH. ☹️
  • Possibly, never known it this bad even during Covid. I'll try again tomorrow. Another thing missing from stores is Vanilla Cheesecake, unless you want a £7.50 one from Sainsburys!
  • robrymond said:
    Terrible shop in Aldi tonight, loads of stuff missing so ended up in Sainsbury's.

    Turkey prices were only 50p less than them and beef prices were same. 

    None of the cheap veg bad a few spuds. Weird as supply is normally plentiful, I can't see them giving away much Xmas Eve or even having anything left.

    Try getting edible crackers, both Sainsburys and Aldi out and no eggs still anywhere. 
    Perishables shift fast towards Christmas, no good getting there in the evenings.

    I drove past Aldi at 7.30am yesterday, and the car park was full. (It doesn't open until 8am). 20 years ago there would be long queues of cars outside the Tesco Extra. The rise of the so-called discounters has put a stop to that.
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    maman said:
    It must be a regional thing @robrymond and @harz99. I did my shop in Aldi today (South Coast) and got everything I needed, fully stocked with all the cheap veg and the filled Yorkshires.

    I only needed to go elsewhere for loose sprouts as only needed a handful of the disgusting things for DH. ☹️
    Although great for reduced waste, I'd have balanced throwing a few sprouts away by buying a 19p pack from Aldi together with everything else against travelling to another store to buy the exact amount I needed. The 19p Aldi bag would have won for me.
  • harz99
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    Pollycat said:
    maman said:
    It must be a regional thing @robrymond and @harz99. I did my shop in Aldi today (South Coast) and got everything I needed, fully stocked with all the cheap veg and the filled Yorkshires.

    I only needed to go elsewhere for loose sprouts as only needed a handful of the disgusting things for DH. ☹️
    Although great for reduced waste, I'd have balanced throwing a few sprouts away by buying a 19p pack from Aldi together with everything else against travelling to another store to buy the exact amount I needed. The 19p Aldi bag would have won for me.
    Yep, after all this is a money-saving website!

    And there still weren't any of the giant pig filled yorkies in my (Co. Durham) Aldi this morning - i reckon the staff are having first dibs and they're not getting onto the shelves...
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