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

Doc_N

Brie said:

Doc_N said:

Having just checked the overrun on this (basically the amount of air pumped in to increase the volume) it’s pretty good at 25%. Far better than many. Even better value!

how do you check the over run?  or is it something listed on the label??

You just need to compare the weight with the volume.  I don't think I can improve on this AI summary:

To calculate ice cream overrun, you'll need to know the weight and volume of the mix before and after freezing. Here's the formula:

Overrun (%) = ((Weight of mix - Weight of ice cream) / Weight of ice cream) x 100

Alternatively, you can use the volume:

Overrun (%) = ((Volume of ice cream - Volume of mix) / Volume of mix) x 100

Let's use an example with weights:

Weight of mix (before freezing): 1000 grams

Weight of ice cream (after freezing): 800 grams

Overrun (%) = ((1000 - 800) / 800) x 100 = (200 / 800) x 100 = 25%

This means the ice cream has a 25% overrun, indicating that 25% of the final volume is air incorporated during the freezing process.

I use AI sometimes to compare the different overruns, some of which are an eye opener!  You do need some air, but I do object to the 100% or so found in Mackie's. It may seem relatively cheap, but factor in the air, and it's anything but!

KxMx

My local Lidl has a comprehensive bakery, agree a brown baguette would be good, I usually get the ancient grain rolls which are delicious. 

harz99

KxMx said:

My local Lidl has a comprehensive bakery, agree a brown baguette would be good, I usually get the ancient grain rolls which are delicious. 

Eek, no. A wholegrain baguette would be very good, a mulitigrain wholemeal baguette would be good, a plain wholemeal baguette can be good but can also contain a percentage of white flour, but anything described as just brown can be white flour with brown colouring added so not good...

KxMx

Some people use the word brown as a catch all term to include wholemeal/wholegrain etc, I'm one of them 🙂

Cornucopia

Lidl have a new bakery giveaway starting today, I think.

* Runs from 31 July - 20 August

Brie

For  those of you with the Lidl app - have you had any problems getting your coupons?  There was a scratch card thing on my app the other day, I scratched, I won, I was told I was to get a coupon for X% off mexican dips.  I haven't got it.  I thought it might be 24 hours to see it but it's been a couple of days now.  I don't think this is the first time something has happened but after a previous incident (when I thought I must have been wrong) I've been very careful checking that the coupons come through.  In some ways I'm not bothered - a lot of these coupons are not for enough to make me buy something I don't need and not going to save me much money if i was to buy something and save just 12p or whatever.  Just a bit annoying that's all. 

Cornucopia

Brie said:

For  those of you with the Lidl app - have you had any problems getting your coupons?  There was a scratch card thing on my app the other day, I scratched, I won, I was told I was to get a coupon for X% off mexican dips.  I haven't got it.  I thought it might be 24 hours to see it but it's been a couple of days now.  I don't think this is the first time something has happened but after a previous incident (when I thought I must have been wrong) I've been very careful checking that the coupons come through.  In some ways I'm not bothered - a lot of these coupons are not for enough to make me buy something I don't need and not going to save me much money if i was to buy something and save just 12p or whatever.  Just a bit annoying that's all. 

The only problem I've ever had (I think) with the Lidl App was a complicated error involving having a set price offer voucher at the same time that the product in question had risen (a lot) in price.  

Otherwise, it seems pretty reliable to me.

Cornucopia

Our local Aldi bakery is now open.   It's smaller than some of the Lidl bakeries I've seen, and a lot of empty shelves by lunchtime, but perhaps they'll fix that.    Similar prices to Lidl.

Rosa_Damascena

Cornucopia said:

Brie said:

For  those of you with the Lidl app - have you had any problems getting your coupons?  There was a scratch card thing on my app the other day, I scratched, I won, I was told I was to get a coupon for X% off mexican dips.  I haven't got it.  I thought it might be 24 hours to see it but it's been a couple of days now.  I don't think this is the first time something has happened but after a previous incident (when I thought I must have been wrong) I've been very careful checking that the coupons come through.  In some ways I'm not bothered - a lot of these coupons are not for enough to make me buy something I don't need and not going to save me much money if i was to buy something and save just 12p or whatever.  Just a bit annoying that's all. 

The only problem I've ever had (I think) with the Lidl App was a complicated error involving having a set price offer voucher at the same time that the product in question had risen (a lot) in price.  

Otherwise, it seems pretty reliable to me.

I've not had problem with accessing the individual vouchers on the app but the Lidl card itself. Thankfully this glitch seems to have been recognised with a workaround, as there is the option of tying the transaction to the Lidl Plus account keying in your phone number instead.

harz99

Aldi's own brand gold roast instant coffee appears to have changed brand name and possibly blend...Alcafe to Barissimo