went to aldis. shouldn't of bothered.

cattom

Dont normally use aldi's, but just wanted a few things for myself and a old guy up the road. he wanted a victoria sponge, went to the cake section, they dont sell victoria sponge believe it or not. wanted some fly spray, no sorry dont keep that. and a young girl there trying to manoeuvre a pallet of tinned goods, which looked like it weighed 1/2 a ton, didn't know what a steak and kidney pudding is. 
I knew there was a reason I don't use aldi, and this morning reminded me what it is.

Brie

Oh good!  More for the rest of us!!!

Aldi (& Lidl) are great for standard items - fruit, veg, meat, fish, WINE! and alcohol, milk, yoghurt, chips etc.  I've never seen them selling aspirin so have stopped looking for it. 

Their focused campaigns - Oktoberfest will be here soon - are great to get special items.  Fly spray was probably available earlier in the year during one of their garden/outdoor campaigns.  

But it's the same as all the supermarkets - I would never buy coleslaw from Sainsburys or Waitrose as what they sell is vile.  Tesco or Asda or Lidl are great.  Just depends on what you like.

cattom

I gave up in the end. went to the village shops near where I live. got my meat stuff from the butchers, fly spray in the hardware store, and my friends cake in the bakers. rather more expensive doing it that way, but at least they got what I want, and I'm dealing with people who know what I'm talking about.

Carrot007

cattom said:

I gave up in the end. went to the village shops near where I live. got my meat stuff from the butchers, fly spray in the hardware store, and my friends cake in the bakers. rather more expensive doing it that way, but at least they got what I want, and I'm dealing with people who know what I'm talking about.

You sure. There are many what look like butchers around these days. And all they do is sell unforzen meat. Would not know how to cut meat in any way. Still some use local meat and I guess it's better than other. Though morrions around here still has a real butcher in it.

Hardware store. Well they may know some things and it will be a better experience than B&Q which looks like they do not care and often selkl broken things only in what you want for 0.005% off ;-). Baker's again ashow me a real one. Not that I care for cakes.

I thinkl the real takeaway is leanr to expect what to get in certain shops and only go there if it fills the criteria for what you want.

I like Aldi. I am unsure what alis is ;-) .

cattom

Carrot007 said:

cattom said:

I gave up in the end. went to the village shops near where I live. got my meat stuff from the butchers, fly spray in the hardware store, and my friends cake in the bakers. rather more expensive doing it that way, but at least they got what I want, and I'm dealing with people who know what I'm talking about.

You sure. There are many what look like butchers around these days. And all they do is sell unforzen meat. Would not know how to cut meat in any way. Still some use local meat and I guess it's better than other. Though morrions around here still has a real butcher in it.

Hardware store. Well they may know some things and it will be a better experience than B&Q which looks like they do not care and often selkl broken things only in what you want for 0.005% off ;-). Baker's again ashow me a real one. Not that I care for cakes.

I thinkl the real takeaway is leanr to expect what to get in certain shops and only go there if it fills the criteria for what you want.

I like Aldi. I am unsure what alis is ;-) .

thanks for the reply. my butcher has worked in his shop since he was 14,he now nearly 60.so I think he knows what he's about. he carried on the business when his dad died. the hardware store is also a family owned business, and has been there as long as I can remember, and I moved here 40yrs ago. the bakers is a relatively new addition to the village. been there about 6 months. 

Cornucopia

I'm not THAT surprised that you couldn't get Fly Spray, Steak and Kidney Pud or Victoria Sponge in Aldi.

I certainly wouldn't be writing it off on that basis.

suelizab

all a bit argumentative and pointless

cattom

Cornucopia said:

I'm not THAT surprised that you couldn't get Fly Spray, Steak and Kidney Pud or Victoria Sponge in Aldi.

I certainly wouldn't be writing it off on that basis.

two traditional english foods,the like of which I and many others were bought up on.

littlegreenparrot

cattom said:

Cornucopia said:

I'm not THAT surprised that you couldn't get Fly Spray, Steak and Kidney Pud or Victoria Sponge in Aldi.

I certainly wouldn't be writing it off on that basis.

two traditional english foods,the like of which I and many others were bought up on.

Each to their own. I like it specifically because they have stuff that is more interesting than traditional english. 

Wait until they get the Christmas stuff in, mmmm, Lebkuchen 

S_uk

cattom said:

I knew there was a reason I don't use aldi, and this morning reminded me what it is.

That smaller supermarkets don't have the same number of product lines as larger ones?

Rosa_Damascena

cattom said:

Dont normally use aldi's, but just wanted a few things for myself and a old guy up the road. he wanted a victoria sponge, went to the cake section, they dont sell victoria sponge believe it or not. wanted some fly spray, no sorry dont keep that. and a young girl there trying to manoeuvre a pallet of tinned goods, which looked like it weighed 1/2 a ton, didn't know what a steak and kidney pudding is. 
I knew there was a reason I don't use aldi, and this morning reminded me what it is.

I am mulling over your dilemma whilst enjoying a generous slice of the "Strawberry and Clotted Cream " cake, which is so much better than a Victoria sponge:



Go on, get out of your comfort zone