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

Cornucopia

I heard about the Middle of Lidl 50% sale on the radio (perks of listening to channels with ads).  

It covers all the non-food items in the middle aisle areas - so not Christmas food, and not non-food items elsewhere in the store.

I bought several items today, and I think they are quite good value - DIY Hand Tools for £1.50 each, a Christmassy LED Lantern for £2.49, and a Digital Radiator Thermostat for £6.50.   

There were no issues at the till, and the discount was automatically applied after scanning my Lidl App QR code.

Murphybear

I bought some green garden rubbish sacks from Lidl and was very disappointed.  They are so thin they are almost translucent.  I had to use 2 doubled up to put ordinary rubbish in.  I’ve always found their black bin liners to be very good

elsien

Just got some ski trousers for £8, which will be great for dog walking. 

And a Christmas top that wasn’t on the list but for £2.50 I couldn’t really say no.

A._Badger

Aldi's problems with fresh fruit and veg don't seem to have been resolved yet. Tomatoes and clementines both sprouting an interesting crop of green mould within a few days of purchase. I'm a fan of Aldi generally speaking but they do need to get a grip on this.. 

Brie

Rosa_Damascena said:

Anyhow I got a king size electric blanket for 15 quid (£30 in without the 50% off).

I thought "bargain" and felt kinda smug I got something I wanted before they sold out, as I usually miss out on good deals.

That was a bargain, I bought it full price last week! None in the large Lidl this afternoon but then I thought it was a BF deal. Good on you for snapping it up!

If they still had any you could buy one at half price and then return that with your receipt from last week.

@MrsStepford
Cabbagetown!!   And being very close to the Don Valley and Riverdale park and farm in particular we had raccoons everywhere!!  One of my brothers luckily lives on Wards Island so doesn't have to deal with the raccoons. 

Cornucopia

Just found out that Aldi coffee pods can now be recycled using the "Podback" scheme.   I've been using this for a while to recycle Dolce Gusto pods.

rhcp

Aldi Christmas veg is 15p this year, from 18th December.

harz99

rhcp said:

Aldi Christmas veg is 15p this year, from 18th December.

Unfortunately we go away on 17th, so unless they keep it going until 30th, we'll not benefit😢

HillStreetBlues

Brie said:

Rosa_Damascena said:

Anyhow I got a king size electric blanket for 15 quid (£30 in without the 50% off).

I thought "bargain" and felt kinda smug I got something I wanted before they sold out, as I usually miss out on good deals.

That was a bargain, I bought it full price last week! None in the large Lidl this afternoon but then I thought it was a BF deal. Good on you for snapping it up!

If they still had any you could buy one at half price and then return that with your receipt from last week.

The issue with that it's technically fraud. Although it's same item it's not the one bought with that receipt. 

Rosa_Damascena

HillStreetBlues said:

Brie said:

Rosa_Damascena said:

Anyhow I got a king size electric blanket for 15 quid (£30 in without the 50% off).

I thought "bargain" and felt kinda smug I got something I wanted before they sold out, as I usually miss out on good deals.

That was a bargain, I bought it full price last week! None in the large Lidl this afternoon but then I thought it was a BF deal. Good on you for snapping it up!

If they still had any you could buy one at half price and then return that with your receipt from last week.

The issue with that it's technically fraud. Although it's same item it's not the one bought with that receipt. 

I wouldn't. I have been testing it this evening and it has not disappointed!