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

lucky77

This happens with both the Belvoir and Lidl ginger cordials. I just shake the bottle each morning before making a hot ginger drink

Rosa_Damascena

lucky77 said:

This happens with both the Belvoir and Lidl ginger cordials. I just shake the bottle each morning before making a hot ginger drink

The blobby matrix seemed to have a life of its own so I wasn't going to risk it!!

Aldi's Ballycastle - equivalent of a 12% w/v own-brand Baileys - doesn't appear to have any visible BBE? Although I can see a batch number on the label.

Brie

WARNING!  Aldi have their Cremant (lovely fizz!!) on special between Christmas and New Year so £4.99 instead of £8.99.  But only 2 per customer.  So take a crowd with you when you go shopping!!!!

harz99

Anyone heading for Aldi just before closing time hoping for a bargain on fresh food may be out of luck if my local shop is anything to go by... at 0730 staff were already putting 30-50% reduced labels on anything with a use by date before 27/12 to clear stock...no 8p sprouts left either😢. 

Rosa_Damascena

harz99 said:

Anyone heading for Aldi just before closing time hoping for a bargain on fresh food may be out of luck if my local shop is anything to go by... at 0730 staff were already putting 30-50% reduced labels on anything with a use by date before 27/12 to clear stock...no 8p sprouts left either😢. 

Interestingly enough, my local Aldi is doing Christmas Eve TGTG boxes - so waste is anticipated. 

Brie

Meanwhile lots down to 50% off at the local Tascos.  Almost at Aldi prices now!!!

I'm safely home.  I went out to get last minute bargains last year and nearly got trampled a couple of times.  Poor staff members had to rope off a section so they could discount things before letting the hordes at stuff!!!  In the end it was a case of - I'm not desperate, we've got too much to eat already - and I let others get on with it.

Suspect my OH forgot that as he headed out to the shops about an hour back....hoping he makes it home in one piece and with at least a bit of his sense of humour intact.

Rosa_Damascena

I nipped into Lidl earlier for some milk - there were reductions on the Christmas goodies of 10-20%, so no great shakes there! My favourite Favourina hazelnut balls were full price.

There were no Christmas cheeses to be had, just the usual selection so I assume the seasonal truckles went on Christmas Eve?

Katiehound

In Aldi today
various short dated foods being sold off at 1/3 to 1/2 price- large pieces blue cheese, glass jarred pates. (bb 6th /10th Jan)
Chilled chicken en croute & similar, chilled pigs in blankets- bbe 31st- 1/2 price

fancy shaped truckles £1.29?

mixed peel now 49 pence- bb date Jan 26!

600g iced lebkuchen £1.49

Rosa_Damascena

I picked up a TGTG box at 5pm last night and had a quick look round the store. Christmas goodies were reduced - eg standard 6 packs of mince pies for 49p, 200g bags of lebkuchen for 49p, stollen bites for 99p, whole stollen (750g) for £1.19. Panettone were £3.99, so reduced by a couple of quid but not much. Plenty of all of the above left.

I bought a couple of 400g iced bars of Christmas cake for 59p (only 2 left on the shelf).

I was a bit disappointed at the TGTG bag as I had been hoping for a cheese bonanza, and instead ended up with a load of pointed cabbage.

Brie

Sorry the cabbage was a disappointment Rosa_Damascena.  I like a nice pointed cabbage and one would be lovely for the bed to steam a pheasant on.  Wonder if they would do for cabbage rolls?  Normally a round cabbage is needed but it should work ok.  Otherwise just shred and steam and top with some butter????

re cabbage rolls - in case you haven't made them before.  I normally go for the meaty ones as I'm a carnivore but these might suit you better.  Vegetarian Cabbage Rolls Recipe: How to Make It