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Good and Bad Buys at Lidl and Aldi stores (***Please don't expire***)
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As Longwater says, it;s so they can be recycled more easily and is being introduced in many placesgreyteam1959 said:
Is it just my local Aldi or countrywide?
Asda replaces coloured milk bottle tops to recycle over 200 million pieces of plastic a year
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Aldi basic mozarella is no way near as nice a product as Lidl's equivalent, even though they appear to be the same thing.No man is worth crawling on this earth.
So much to read, so little time.1 -
Lidl frozen sardines for dinner last night. Thawed, coated in olive oil and a good dose of sea salt and on to the bbq. Lovely!! Warning for the squeamish - they are whole sardines. So head, tail, bones, innards. Easy to fillet after cooking but it can put some people off.
Afters was the frozen oranges also from Lidl. Full of citrus sorbet. Perfect at the end of a hot hot day!!
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I can second their frozen orange sorbets - very refreshing and properly orangey
I removed the shell from my racing snail, but now it's more sluggish than ever.2 -
I freeze oranges in slices - usually those that are on their way out - and add them to my G&T instead of ice. They are surprisingly juicy by the time I get to the end of the glass.YoungBlueEyes said:I can second their frozen orange sorbets - very refreshing and properly orangey No man is worth crawling on this earth.
So much to read, so little time.6 -
I love that Rosa!I removed the shell from my racing snail, but now it's more sluggish than ever.3
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This one not food or drink- but bought with the main shop!
Aldi Lunex panty liners- for 47 pence.
24 x extra long, 28 x wide & 32? x 'normal'
A good bit cheaper than Always or BodyformBeing polite and pleasant doesn't cost anything!
-Stash bust:in 2022:337
Stash bust :2023. 120duvets, 24bags,43dogcoats, 2scrunchies, 10mitts, 6 bootees, 8spec cases, 2 A6notebooks, 59cards, 6 lav bags,36 angels,9 bones,1 blanket, 1 lined bag,3 owls, 88 pyramids = total 420total spend £5.Total for 'Dogs for Good' £546.82
2024:Sewn:59Doggy ds,52pyramids,18 bags,6spec cases,6lav.bags.
Knits:6covers,4hats,10mitts,2 bootees.
Crotchet:61angels, 229cards=453 £158.55profit!!!
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How do they compare to Always in use and size?Katiehound said:This one not food or drink- but bought with the main shop!
Aldi Lunex panty liners- for 47 pence.
24 x extra long, 28 x wide & 32? x 'normal'
A good bit cheaper than Always or Bodyform1 -
I think they are about the same- certainly haven't thought 'why did I buy these??'harz99 said:
How do they compare to Always in use and size?Katiehound said:This one not food or drink- but bought with the main shop!
Aldi Lunex panty liners- for 47 pence.
24 x extra long, 28 x wide & 32? x 'normal'
A good bit cheaper than Always or Bodyform
You do have to hunt for the different sizes- as usual mixed cases and maybe piled high instore!Being polite and pleasant doesn't cost anything!
-Stash bust:in 2022:337
Stash bust :2023. 120duvets, 24bags,43dogcoats, 2scrunchies, 10mitts, 6 bootees, 8spec cases, 2 A6notebooks, 59cards, 6 lav bags,36 angels,9 bones,1 blanket, 1 lined bag,3 owls, 88 pyramids = total 420total spend £5.Total for 'Dogs for Good' £546.82
2024:Sewn:59Doggy ds,52pyramids,18 bags,6spec cases,6lav.bags.
Knits:6covers,4hats,10mitts,2 bootees.
Crotchet:61angels, 229cards=453 £158.55profit!!!
2025 3dduvets2 -
There's a fairly big Lidl on husband's route between work and home. He calls in on Thursdays if there are any suitable offers.
He vacuumed up Deluxe Parmigiano Reggiano 200g for 3.59 any time he saw it, until we discovered that the Tesco own brand is 3.40 for 200g.
Other things we have tried are the Seia cheese, Sol & Mar mixed frozen seafood, various olive oils, olives, artichokes, stuffed vine leaves, Cretan honey, Halloumi and Manouri cheeses.
We treat Lidl like a deli.2
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