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

Dizzycap

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81985997#Comment_81985997

Oooooo - I forgot about the useless delightful chocolate bar reward 😕😔😒😯😮🤐.

Rosa_Damascena

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81986007#Comment_81986007

A news report this morning projected that by November, prices will have risen 50% since the cost of living crisis began. A quick consult with Google indicates that was late 2021, so the 50% is over 5 years. Hence I would expect a minimum spend of at least £40 by that point.

Doc_N

Minimum spend at Tesco £50 (increased from £40 4 or 5 years ago) - I’m assuming that’s national. When these increases come through that will almost certainly go up to £60. We’re very much dependent on deliveries for various reasons, and when Aldi ditched their Click and Collect we pretty much ditched Aldi, apart from occasional visits targeting certain items they’re notably cheaper for. They’re very good on continental cheeses and hams, for example.

£83.88 for a full 7 day delivery pass with Tesco is pretty good value, but the quality of the food certainly doesn’t match Aldi, by and large.

where_are_we

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81983149#Comment_81983149

We benefited from the old Coupon Plus and would regularly spend just over £250 each month to get the 10% off an up to £200 shop at the beginning of the next month. It was good while it lasted. I doubt whether the new Lidl loyalty offering will give us a similar saving although I won`t miss the £200 shop that had to be done and dusted in under the 90 minutes car park time allowance! I suspect we will shop less at Lidl and go to Aldi instead.

Daz2009

The new system which comes in tomorrow is we collect points,1 point for £1 spend,then exchange points for rewards or money off coupons.....so it all depends what the rewards and coupons are and if they're customised to the individual or the branch,we shall see in the next few days I guess

Rosa_Damascena

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81986609#Comment_81986609

We shall see - can it be more stingy than Sainsburys?

I shop at Lidl reasonably often as I can incorporate it with a long seaside walk, now I will be looking to make purchases that are as exact to a whole pound as possible, just to see what comes of it.

HillStreetBlues

I often use to get a brownie with my £10 spend, now I need to spend £90, Even a 39p doughnut needs a £40 spend.

Daz2009

A quick look at the rewards and there's quite a few items I buy regularly so that's good,the free sweet bakery item for £10 spend I can do without, I'd rather be able to use the points on purchases I want than just get free stuff I don't because I've reached £50 or £100 or whatever.

Rosa_Damascena

Inspect your Lidl app, people….its not looking like amazing value BUT the 100 welcome points I received will secure a doughnut and almond croissant. Or I could spend another £15 and select a bag of frozen peas, which is arguably better for me.

I am really hoping the ?quarterly Spin to Win promotions have not been pulled.

ETA: it is going to take months to spend another £900 - I very much doubt I will accrue enough points before Christmas to get a £10 MOC:

Doc_N

Probably just me, but I don’t like all this freebie/offer/app stuff that’s going on, mainly with Lidl. Lidl and Aldi were both based very firmly on genuine everyday low prices for good quality food, and they achieved that by cutting out all the fripperies. No coupons, no BOGOFs, no special offers, no branded goods - just everyday low prices.

That’s changed, particularly at Lidl (which I now rarely bother with), and it’s inevitably being reflected in higher prices. Or rather, a reduced differential between Lidl prices and big supermarket prices. More brands means less shelf space for the much better value own label too.