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

briskbeats

Sorry for changing the direction of the thread.

Enjoyed Lidl’s Peri Peri smoked mackerel yesterday lunch 

harz99

I wouldn't recommend buying Aldi's "specially selected" Yorkshire Early Potatoes which have been on offer this week. Very poor quality, pock marked and in places starting to rot with 3 days left on their date - C grade at best. And I rooted through the trays to find some half decent looking ones! 

briskbeats

Potatoes usually go bad from Aldi. Small to jacket. Wonder why

harz99

briskbeats said:

Potatoes usually go bad from Aldi. Small to jacket. Wonder why

I guess a combo of last minute buying in from wholesalers, just in time delivery to the shops, and over ambitious best before dates, all aggravated by not being the best quality produce. No excuse really as nearly all of them are British grown. 

Pollycat

Running the risk of going off-topic, the last 2 lots of new potatoes we bought from Tesco were pretty poor too.

When I opened the plastic bag, they were wet through and at least 3 potatoes out of the 2 bags were rotten and mushy.

They didn't last anywhere near as long as they usually do either.

harz99

Pollycat said:

Running the risk of going off-topic, the last 2 lots of new potatoes we bought from Tesco were pretty poor too.

When I opened the plastic bag, they were wet through and at least 3 potatoes out of the 2 bags were rotten and mushy.

They didn't last anywhere near as long as they usually do either.

I stopped buying veg or fruit from Mr. T when they abandoned the best before dates. The drive for less and less plastic use has meant that packs have got smaller so they only just hold the weight of produce required, but the blurb on the outsides hasn't reduced so it is very difficult to see all the actual contents clearly. 

Cornucopia

I had some Jersey Royals from Aldi a few weeks ago - they lasted really well.

Doc_N

harz99 said:

Pollycat said:

Running the risk of going off-topic, the last 2 lots of new potatoes we bought from Tesco were pretty poor too.

When I opened the plastic bag, they were wet through and at least 3 potatoes out of the 2 bags were rotten and mushy.

They didn't last anywhere near as long as they usually do either.

I stopped buying veg or fruit from Mr. T when they abandoned the best before dates. The drive for less and less plastic use has meant that packs have got smaller so they only just hold the weight of produce required, but the blurb on the outsides hasn't reduced so it is very difficult to see all the actual contents clearly. 

I’m stuck with Tesco now, simply for the deliveries. Apart from being more expensive, the produce is no better, and the removal of dates from some products gives them carte blanche to palm off poor quality stuff.

What’s also very noticeable is that the Aldi price match products are almost always of much poorer quality. The fruit, for example, is class 2, rather than class 1.

The price match is a Tesco con, and I’m surprised they haven’t been picked up on it.

maman

That's interesting. While I understand that some people need deliveries I can't otherwise see the advantage of the price match. Why would I shop in Sainsburys for a few items at Aldi prices when I can go to Aldi and get my whole shop for a good value price? 🤔

briskbeats

With veg like carrots, potatoes, leeks. I take them out of the bag and dry them with a paper towel as they are wet in the bag. This applies to all supermarkets.