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

tg99

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82110837#Comment_82110837

I’m quite fussy about getting pastries in terms of needing to not be overcooked, dry looking etc and find these days a lot of the supermarket bakery ones fall short…solution was the bake your own ones for pain au raisin in particular so can cook to exactly how I want them….been having the Waitrose ones for a while now which are really nice and better than any of the supermarket ones imo but think Aldi does them too (not sure about Lidl) so will give a try at some stage. Bake your own croissants and pain au chocolat also good.

Brie

The Lidl close to the food bank where I used to work would save their leftovers which we would pick up the next morning for distribution. Most of them were still quite nice though some things did suffer due to being piled up in a box. Didn't help that sometimes there'd be iced donuts piled in with pizza slices. If something looked dire it would be chucked out but generally things would be bagged up - i.e. 6 croissants together or a mix of croissants and pain au chocolat. The bread was always popular.

Given the volume they gave us I always assumed they baked more than they knew they would sell on purpose. I don't think it was company policy as the Lidl near me always managed to sell out most of their baked goods about an hour before closing.

Rosa_Damascena

Lidl now has a Deluxe Colombian coffee ice-cream, which I haven't yet bought it as it would melt on the walk home! Has anyone tried it?

Brie

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82116487#Comment_82116487

Drat!! Now I'm going to have to look for this!!!

Rosa_Damascena

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82116957#Comment_82116957

Its the tub that mimics Haagen-Dasz for £2.69, not the small tubs for £1.49 (they had both when I popped in earlier). Do not get confused!

mikb

https://www.lidl.co.uk/p/tronic-laptop-stand/p10053386

First product I've bought from ALDI/Lidl middle aisle that is functionally useless.

This laptop stand has 10 positions. The first 3 of which are so shallow that the laptop ends up instantly "missing" the hooks that are supposed to catch the front, so you can't actually even let go of it.

Anything past position 4 is an ergonomic nightmare that you wouldn't want to type on (unless you hate your wrists), until position 10 the laptop is so "high-angled" that the screen is practically tipping over no matter how far back you push it.

Searching online, people trying to "fix" this particular design by adding rubber bands, melting hot glue etc. onto it etc to stop the laptop escaping the hooks.

I will not be trusting my device to this, it's going back. Not fit for purpose.

Brie

Mentioned elsewhere that Lidl has air fryers this week for £79.99. Phillips brand.

HillStreetBlues

I use to buy Aldi's Carlos sweet chilli chicken pizza, good size plenty of toppings. Went out of stock in my local for ages that I spotted looking for it. Saw it again the other day and had it last night. Not only have the shrunk it by at least 20% there were hardly any toppings, a major disappointment.

Rosa_Damascena

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82120028#Comment_82120028

Funny you say that - I bought one from a chazzer the other day at less than half the price and am very content with it, I think I have 3 in total now. They stay put in designated rooms, the ability to work comfortably and ergonomically from elsewhere in the house is well worth a couple of quid.

ETA: the Tronic one looks like a dodgy set of skis. Mine are this design (albeit not the brand) and look like a threat from War of The Worlds, but they do the job:

Murphybear

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82088838#Comment_82088838

we had loads of blackberry bushes in our garden when I was young. They were amazing, juicy and flavoursome. I’ve never found blackberries to match them