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Good and Bad Buys at Lidl and Aldi stores (***Please don't expire***)
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Got some easy peelers from Lidl a few days back and 3 have turned black overnight. Think I'll go back to buying Tescos which were very good, albeit a bit more expensive.
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That is no good! I must have been lucky, mine lasted ages in the fridge. I buy several bags at a time, take a quantity out and leave them at RTP for a few days and they are generally fine. You must complain (nicely).
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The bakery spin is back at Lidl = incentive to shop but not exactly healthy! I used my free bakery treat after spending £10 to buy the limited edition Dubai pistachio chocolate muffin. It's priced at £1.99 and at that price I feel like framing it not eating it.
The bottled ketchups (chilli tomato, mango and one other I can't remember) have flown off the shelves and not been restocked.No man is worth crawling on this earth.
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Went to Lidl for the first time in a while (mainly for their Chinese week / roast duck), and found I had a whole load of Lidl Plus free-item coupons on the app. Are those seasonal offers?
Found some Galbani Burrata for £1.99. Which will go nicely with the free sourdough loaf (coupon), and the Greek tapenade in Lidl this week (quite a bit cheaper than Tesco / Sainsburys, where tapenade costs twice as much).
Also some recent Aldi buys:
Haggis - bought a few to freeze as I love haggis. Actually quite decent, compared to the brand name ones. Shame they weren't around for long.
Spotted a price tag for 2kg of chicken thighs on half price offer - was £12 down to £6 - but there were none left :(
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looking out for the cheap auto vacuum mentioned on this thread - available at Lidl on Thursday for about £75.
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The Dubai pistachio chocolate muffin is not all that. I shared this with family and my dad complained it was "bitter"! The 39p jam doughnut is far superior.
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Pistachio = 2025’s answer to sea salted caramel. I wonder what the flavour of 2026 will be…
And Rosa, I agree on the doughnut. I also much prefer a supermarket (or bakery) jam doughnut to the more ‘fancy’ varieties in Krispy Kreme and the like.
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Best donut I've had in ages (short of the Tim Horton's in Canada last May) are the marvelous ones available from Polish shops. About £1.50 each but well worth it. A beautifully cooked donut with a filling of strawberry or plum jam or custard (actually good what do they call it creme pat? or something, excellent) or as suggested by the lady in the shop I was in the traditional variety which she claimed was fill with roses (which I took to mean a rose jelly). I bought the custard ones. Incredibly yum.
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Which is your favourite Lidl "croissant" (or similar )?
I include Danish Pastries in this question….
Almond croissants for me - although they have shrunk recently and contain much less Almond paste.
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I love a good almond and raspberry croissant, I haven't seen them in Lidl though. I'd happily suck up any sweet pastry like a hoover.
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