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Good and Bad Buys at Lidl and Aldi stores (***Please don't expire***)
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Our new Aldi has just opened. It's much larger than the old one in the area, and has the upright chiller units that I've seen elsewhere in newer stores.
The car park seems a little small, although I guess it may be less crowded when the novelty of the new store wears off.
I noticed several products that I've not seen in the old store, which will be interesting to try.
It's got "new" features from the outset including self-service tills, plastic recycling and electric vehicle charging.4 -
New products sounds good
I've not seen anything 'new' in either of my Aldis for a while. I mean things that are actually new, not the things with a label that says "I'm new".
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Cornucopia said:Our new Aldi has just opened. It's much larger than the old one in the area, and has the upright chiller units that I've seen elsewhere in newer stores.
The car park seems a little small, although I guess it may be less crowded when the novelty of the new store wears off.
I noticed several products that I've not seen in the old store, which will be interesting to try.
It's got "new" features from the outset including self-service tills, plastic recycling and electric vehicle charging.No man is worth crawling on this earth.
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Rosa_Damascena said:Cornucopia said:Our new Aldi has just opened. It's much larger than the old one in the area, and has the upright chiller units that I've seen elsewhere in newer stores.
The car park seems a little small, although I guess it may be less crowded when the novelty of the new store wears off.
I noticed several products that I've not seen in the old store, which will be interesting to try.
It's got "new" features from the outset including self-service tills, plastic recycling and electric vehicle charging.
It is a delight, though. The outside is sleek and shiny, and the inside is well laid out and spacious. The only thing really is that it's next door to an existing Morrisons, so I hope there's plenty of business for them both.
People queuing on the opening day...
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YoungBlueEyes said:New products sounds good
I've not seen anything 'new' in either of my Aldis for a while. I mean things that are actually new, not the things with a label that says "I'm new".
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A new Lidl opened near us and 3 months later I still find the lay out strange. When you enter you are confronted by the end of the veg display which is at an odd angle to the rest of the display units. It's as if they are trying to force you to go down the first aisle even if you want fruit which you know is in the second aisle.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Debt Free Wannabe, Old Style Money Saving and Pensions boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
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Cornucopia said:The only thing really is that it's next door to an existing Morrisons, so I hope there's plenty of business for them both.
I suspect that a sign outside Morrisons saying "ALDI Price Match, this way >>>>" may be more than enough to divert people from Morrisons to ALDI. If they are that close, it's Morrisons that should be worried, not ALDI3 -
mikb said:Cornucopia said:The only thing really is that it's next door to an existing Morrisons, so I hope there's plenty of business for them both.
I suspect that a sign outside Morrisons saying "ALDI Price Match, this way >>>>" may be more than enough to divert people from Morrisons to ALDI. If they are that close, it's Morrisons that should be worried, not ALDI
I agree. What Aldi and Lidl have succeeded in doing is forcing the big supermarkets to price match on a range of goods. Of course, they hope that people will be lured by the price matched items and do their full shop there. I can't imagine any mse shopper doing that! 🤣
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Aldi 41p 410g
Haricot Beans (50%), Tomato (35%), Water, Sugar, Modified Maize Starch, Salt, Onion Powder, Ground Paprika, Flavourings, Paprika Extract.
Tesco 42p 420g
INGREDIENTS: Haricot Beans (49%), Water, Tomato Purée (20%), Sugar, Modified Maize Starch, Salt, Onion Powder, Paprika, Maltodextrin, Colour (Paprika Extract), Paprika Extract, Clove Extract, Capsicum Extract, Flavouring.
Tesco call that a price match. I’d call it misleading consumers, given the noticeably inferior quality. Many, if not most, of their so-called price matches show the same reduction in quality.3
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