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

briskbeats

Don’t think Lidl had much delivery between Christmas and today. No loo roll, no cooking oil, no bleach, hardly any cereals, hardly any laundry stuff and yoghurts had rubbish dates (average date was 6/1).

These were stuff I noticed and not on my list.

No Christmas reduced stuff bar stollen bites and Beanies flavoured coffee. Where’s the Xmas puds? 

Brie

briskbeats said:

Don’t think Lidl had much delivery between Christmas and today. 

No Christmas reduced stuff bar stollen bites and Beanies flavoured coffee. Where’s the Xmas puds? 

Local Lidl and Aldi had no stollen bits by mid Dec!!  Might pop in today to see what's reduced on the basis that they (& the rest) won't be open for the weekend so will be reducing drastically at 4 pm or thereabouts.

For those that don't mind the prices....local M&S Food had half empty shelves yesterday at 7 pm and anything Christmassy that was left was reduced to about half price.  Way over the top pricewise normally but we were happy to pick up a smoked fish selection pack for a tenner (nrp £20) for a special dinner tonight.  BBD 4th Jan.

harz99

The Aldi I was in this morning had supplies of everything as far as I could see, fresh fruit and veg with dates in 5/6 days time, didn't look for reductions though I noticed some bread and rolls with 30% off... 

Brie

Correction - our local stores (Bournemouth area) don't appear to be open on Sat but will be on Sunday.  Other locations may be open though.  Same seems to be for other shops.

briskbeats

A colleague's sister lives 5 min walk from Lidl in London (didn't say which area) and it was open on Sunday when all the rest of the country's stores were closed.

Think Scotland's A and L will be closed on 2 Jan.

wild666

briskbeats said:

Don’t think Lidl had much delivery between Christmas and today. No loo roll, no cooking oil, no bleach, hardly any cereals, hardly any laundry stuff and yoghurts had rubbish dates (average date was 6/1).

These were stuff I noticed and not on my list.

No Christmas reduced stuff bar stollen bites and Beanies flavoured coffee. Where’s the Xmas puds? 

Gone to be rewrapped for next Xmas with a 2023 date on them I bet!

thisisme01

Can some kind soul summerize this thread for the rest of us, so we can know what is good and bad in aldi Vs lidl

Cornucopia

thisisme01 said:

Can some kind soul summerize this thread for the rest of us, so we can know what is good and bad in aldi Vs lidl

Some of Lidl's & Aldi's products are actually identical (because they are made by companies like Warburtons or Muller for both stores).

Even where products differ, they sometimes remain so similar that they normally require taste-testing to distinguish them.   Prices are often the same between the two stores, and they are fiercely competitive with each other.

What product areas are you interested in?  People may have their own favourites in those areas.

Doc_N

thisisme01 said:

Can some kind soul summerize this thread for the rest of us, so we can know what is good and bad in aldi Vs lidl

Essentially it's all down to personal taste, exactly as it is with any other supermarket. 

The only difference is that at Aldi and Lidl you'll pay 25-30% less for pretty much the same things sold at Tesco and the other majors.

maman

I always assumed the thread was more about recommending products that Aldi and Lidl sell that are every bit as good as the major supermarkets but much cheaper and so better value for money. The thread dates back to when many people were reluctant to try the discounters. Since then Aldi and Lidl have also hugely increased their product ranges as people said you couldn't do a full shop there. We still get an occasional Waitrose addict. 🤣