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

YoungBlueEyes

The multipacks of little choc bars are in Lidl now. I can’t remember who asked but here you are - 

Rosa_Damascena

Rosa_Damascena said:

maman said:

When I was a child, my mother ate Cadbury's Bournville which was what was accepted as dark chocolate.

Over the years, my tastes have become less and less sweet. I now find 70% cocoa is just what I enjoy for a chocolate hit and I only have a minimal amount.

I tried a bar of Bournville a few years back and it was disgustingly sweet to my current tastes. 

So you can see why I'm disappointed that the high cocoa content bars have disappeared from Aldi. I'll be buying from Lidl while it lasts. 🤞

I can just about tolerate Bourneville. The rate I'm going I shall be 80 and gummy before I appreciate 70%

ETA: had another nibble of this and it remains unpalatable. It's only fit for dilution in some capacity!

Strangely enough, after repeated exposure to the smallest amounts over the past week or so I am getting used to it. I cannot say that I love it but I don't find it quite as objectionable now. Have persisted on your recommendation @Brie.

maman

That's interesting @Rosa_Damascena. 

It's a totally different experience to eating milk chocolate. I find just a couple of squares is enough for that chocolate hit. 

The 5x25g packs of 70% cocoa have now completely disappeared from Aldi, even the shelf labels are gone. I've bought in Lidl's 125g bars and will get more, if I can, later in the week. 

Katiehound

In Aldi yesterday:
Small choc bars -  5 x 40g for £2.15 (3 or 4 variants)

double mocha coffee sachets back again but now £1.09 per pack

Essential apple/orange juice 1 litre cartons @ 85 pence

Don't remember seeing before- strong white flour

YoungBlueEyes

In my Aldi yesterday they were trying to get rid of the square jars of xmas sauces - cranberry/cranberry+port etc. 49p  

Brie

OH wanted to go to Lidl to get some of the Belgian beers and we had a look at some of the other things in the same theme.  There's some nice looking (haven't tried it yet) young and old cheese and there were big bags of Belgian chips.  Lovely.

Last night, after having gone to Aldi and getting some of their packs of mussels in wine, OH declared dinner would be moules et frites!  Which is nice.  And then discovered that the Belgian chips were to be deep fried, not just slung in the oven.  Out of desperation he did just that, slung them in the oven and cooked them at approximate temp and time as one normally does for chips.  And they turned out just fine!  I had suggested to give them a spritz with oil but he didn't.  All they needed was a big bowl of mayo and dinner was served!!!

fdama

Has anyone noticed how British onions are getting smaller and smaller? Its been like this for many weeks in Aldi and Lidl. Not sure about other supermarkets as I don't go. Some are the size of golf balls. Is it a regional issue? I'm based in Manchester. 

maman

No @fdama, it's the same down here in the South.

Instead, I've been buying the loose onions in Sainsburys which are price matched to Aldi and a decent size. 

I do the same with broccoli and carrots. 

harz99

I rarely use Lidl, but Aldi I use at least twice a week, and in my view their fresh fruit n veg quality has gone down a long way in the last couple of years.

One of the things that really annoys me is how, because of the opaque packaging, it is almost impossible to properly visually check items like potatoes and carrots, apples and pears for freshness.

Brie

harz99 said:

I rarely use Lidl, but Aldi I use at least twice a week, and in my view their fresh fruit n veg quality has gone down a long way in the last couple of years.

One of the things that really annoys me is how, because of the opaque packaging, it is almost impossible to properly visually check items like potatoes and carrots, apples and pears for freshness.

I have been known to open packages to check.  Likewise I was in Aldi today and looking at the meat which have huge labels so you can actually see if a steak is nice and lean or riddled with gristle.  So I gently lift the label at one side to get a better look.  Strange the way much of it is arranged so the worst bit is hidden.