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

Brie

And Aldi seem to pay more which is likely to help.

S_uk

Brie said:

And Aldi seem to pay more which is likely to help.

I'm not sure that's the case anymore, at least as it stands right now according to the official Aldi/Lidl careers websites:

Aldi: You’ll get £11.40 per hour, rising to £12.30 per hour. If you're in London, you'll get £12.85 rising to £13.15 per hour.
Lidl: Our hourly rates range from £12.85 to £13.15 inside the M25 and £11.40 to £12.30 outside the M25.

Whilst each company offers different additional benefits, Lidl gives their staff a staff discount of 10%, whereas Aldi offers none at all. To me that's quite a good perk I know I would use if I worked there. That said I understand Aldi gives paid breaks whereas Lidl doesn't, so it might all balance out.

Brie

S_uk said:

Whilst each company offers different additional benefits, Lidl gives their staff a staff discount of 10%, whereas Aldi offers none at all. To me that's quite a good perk I know I would use if I worked there. That said I understand Aldi gives paid breaks whereas Lidl doesn't, so it might all balance out.

Good point about the discount.  I knew someone that worked for Waitrose for exactly that reason.  

And breaks.....I was in Lidl a few months back and the woman at the till looked particularly miserable.  I asked if she was ok and she said she was tired and needed a break but her manager didn't think any were required in a 7 hour shift, even if one needed the loo.  I suggested that she google a gov.uk site for employment when she got home so she would know what her rights were.  Don't think I've seen her in there since so she's either quit or was dismissed for insisting the management play fair.  

HillStreetBlues

PLRFD said:

I was in Lidl on Saturday the till operator scanned everything then his till roll bunched up and jammed the machine he said quite loudly for f*ck sake.

That would be my response, thankfully for everyone's sake I've not worked on a shop floor more than a day.

elsien

I find the opposite. Lidl does have fewer staff because they tend to be less busy (at least at the times I am in there) and I find their staff far more helpful than in my local Aldi where it's impossible to a)find anyone b) get much acknowledgement of my presence as a customer. 

HillStreetBlues

elsien said:

I find the opposite. Lidl does have fewer staff because they tend to be less busy (at least at the times I am in there) and I find their staff far more helpful than in my local Aldi where it's impossible to a)find anyone b) get much acknowledgement of my presence as a customer. 

When there are two near each other I have found Lidl is the quieter so tend to shop mostly at Lidl.

olgadapolga

My Lidl Plus app's "Secret Box" has revealed a coupon for buy one get one free on Terry's Chocolate Oranges and bars. Valid for two days. 

Thought I'd post as I wasn't sure if everyone gets the same coupons.

Rosa_Damascena

olgadapolga said:

My Lidl Plus app's "Secret Box" has revealed a coupon for buy one get one free on Terry's Chocolate Oranges and bars. Valid for two days. 

Thought I'd post as I wasn't sure if everyone gets the same coupons.

Just checked - I have the same.

MACKEM99

Any sign of the cheap veg deals yet 19p or so?

Thanks.

M99

olgadapolga

MACKEM99 said:

Any sign of the cheap veg deals yet 19p or so?

Thanks.

M99

Next week, I believe:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6492772/cheap-christmas-veg#latest