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

andygb

Picked up a bottle of the Hortus rhubarb and ginger gin liqeur this morning priced at £8.99. We checked our receipt afterwards befor we left the shop and it had been put through at £14.99, so I got an assistant to look at the shelf and the price tag. She said that they were not the same thing and a customer must have put he bottle in the wrong place, so I asked why there were three othe bottles left, exactly the same. I also asked where the £14.99 price tag was - no answer, she called a supervisor, who maintained exactly the same thing. I left the gin and they refunded my £14.99.

I got home and Googled the product, turns out I was right.

What are they playing at?

https://www.lidl.co.uk/p/spirits/hortus-rhubarb-ginger-gin-liqueur/p15809

Rosa_Damascena

Farway said:

maman said:

I watched a programme last night ( called Tonight on ITV?). They compared a trolley of Christmas food from Aldi with M&S. The Aldi trolley was (in round figures) £40 but the M&S was £124!!!!. I know where my Christmas food will be coming from. 🤣

Never saw it, but seems a cheap shot, choose a known cheap store versus a an expensive one, why not compare with Fortnum & Mason's plus Harrod's while they were at it?

One word: accessibility. Two word answer: mass market. Three word solution: common shopping demographic. I could go on...

maman

Farway said:

maman said:

I watched a programme last night ( called Tonight on ITV?). They compared a trolley of Christmas food from Aldi with M&S. The Aldi trolley was (in round figures) £40 but the M&S was £124!!!!. I know where my Christmas food will be coming from. 🤣

Never saw it, but seems a cheap shot, choose a known cheap store versus a an expensive one, why not compare with Fortnum & Mason's plus Harrod's while they were at it?

I think they compared a range of High Street stores and these were the extremes. 

Whatever your point is, I don't think M&S food is 3+ times better than Aldi. 

Rosa_Damascena

andygb said:

Picked up a bottle of the Hortus rhubarb and ginger gin liqeur this morning priced at £8.99. We checked our receipt afterwards befor we left the shop and it had been put through at £14.99, so I got an assistant to look at the shelf and the price tag. She said that they were not the same thing and a customer must have put he bottle in the wrong place, so I asked why there were three othe bottles left, exactly the same. I also asked where the £14.99 price tag was - no answer, she called a supervisor, who maintained exactly the same thing. I left the gin and they refunded my £14.99.

I got home and Googled the product, turns out I was right.

What are they playing at?

https://www.lidl.co.uk/p/spirits/hortus-rhubarb-ginger-gin-liqueur/p15809

Am sad to say that the £10 off £40 spend excludes alcohol. I could see myself having several big spend ups until I read the small print.

Brie

@Rosa_Damascena
Iceland is out of coffee creams!  You know who I blame!!!!?!?!

briskbeats

Rosa_Damascena said:

andygb said:

Picked up a bottle of the Hortus rhubarb and ginger gin liqeur this morning priced at £8.99. We checked our receipt afterwards befor we left the shop and it had been put through at £14.99, so I got an assistant to look at the shelf and the price tag. She said that they were not the same thing and a customer must have put he bottle in the wrong place, so I asked why there were three othe bottles left, exactly the same. I also asked where the £14.99 price tag was - no answer, she called a supervisor, who maintained exactly the same thing. I left the gin and they refunded my £14.99.

I got home and Googled the product, turns out I was right.

What are they playing at?

https://www.lidl.co.uk/p/spirits/hortus-rhubarb-ginger-gin-liqueur/p15809

Am sad to say that the £10 off £40 spend excludes alcohol. I could see myself having several big spend ups until I read the small print.

I saw the small print. Normally spend around £23-27 a week there. A cheeky gin - their Hortus London Dry is probably the best supermarket own label LDG I have tasted. Such a shame.

Though if you do get Tesco vouchers through the post - it says excludes alcohol on the T&Cs but go through self scan or scan and go and the coupon works with any alcohol! As have bought wine, beer and spirits with them .I just buy one boozy item. Don't get many of them - probably two lots of 3 or 4 weeks worth. I usually buy DVDs, a history magazine, clothes and puzzle books with the coupon too.

briskbeats

andygb said:

Picked up a bottle of the Hortus rhubarb and ginger gin liqeur this morning priced at £8.99. We checked our receipt afterwards befor we left the shop and it had been put through at £14.99, so I got an assistant to look at the shelf and the price tag. She said that they were not the same thing and a customer must have put he bottle in the wrong place, so I asked why there were three othe bottles left, exactly the same. I also asked where the £14.99 price tag was - no answer, she called a supervisor, who maintained exactly the same thing. I left the gin and they refunded my £14.99.

I got home and Googled the product, turns out I was right.

What are they playing at?

https://www.lidl.co.uk/p/spirits/hortus-rhubarb-ginger-gin-liqueur/p15809

I would raise that issue on this form. https://customer-service.lidl.co.uk/SelfServiceUK/s/contactsupport?language=en_GB If you have the receipt or Lidl Plus digital receipt upload photo of it.

Rosa_Damascena

Brie said:

@Rosa_Damascena
Iceland is out of coffee creams!  You know who I blame!!!!?!?!

The retailer, it's definitely the retailer's fault

greyteam1959

Aldi frozen cod loin wrapped in bacon £7.99.
Thought we would try it as a treat.
Not a pleasant experience.
Full of large bones & the cod was nearly tough.
Yuk.

pumpkin89

maman said:

Farway said:

maman said:

I watched a programme last night ( called Tonight on ITV?). They compared a trolley of Christmas food from Aldi with M&S. The Aldi trolley was (in round figures) £40 but the M&S was £124!!!!. I know where my Christmas food will be coming from. 🤣

Never saw it, but seems a cheap shot, choose a known cheap store versus a an expensive one, why not compare with Fortnum & Mason's plus Harrod's while they were at it?

I think they compared a range of High Street stores and these were the extremes. 

Whatever your point is, I don't think M&S food is 3+ times better than Aldi. 

It doesn't need to be 3+ times better.  If it is noticeably better, to you (and this is clearly subjective) then it's a case of whether you are happy to spend the £ or not.