Aldi v Tesco

discountguy1969

So right now I have a tesco delivery with a delivery saver costing £6.99 per month and the website says I have saved around £80 in the last six months in costs of delivery as on a large shop I would usually need to get a taxi which would be around £6 per week (£24 per month instead of the £6.99).

I have considered returning back to Aldi, however I have a few things to keep in mind. My husband cannot carry heavy items after an injury in the shoulder, but on the other end of the scale I do have two older children who can help carry heavy items with me now. I can aldo do the weekly shop in two trips over the week rather than one.

I know tesco does Aldi price match and that some items are not available within Aldi, however I am lucky enough to be local to a Tesco, Aldi AND Iceland within walking distance.

Opinions please, do you think Aldi or Tesco would be more beneficial?

Thanks guys x

Cornucopia

In general, Aldi will be cheaper assuming that you are swapping brand names at Tesco for Aldi's own brands (which are normally of reasonable quality).

If it's not that - say you already buy a lot of Tesco own-brand and no-brand stuff then it may be much closer.  

We've found on the forum that the Aldi & Lidl price matches need a bit of caution - they are matching the price, but not necessarily the quality.

Ultimately, the only way to find out is either to try it for yourself, or to tell us which product types you are buying so we can give you an idea of Aldi prices for those items.   

Spikeygran

To be honest I've never found lidl and aldi prices cheaper.  I'm obviously comparing tesco own brands, price matches and clubcard prices, not big brands.  For branded items I tend to buy in quantity only when on offer.

 There are things we prefer from lidl and aldi, so we grab those items whenever we are near one (nothing locally).   You have to watch weights and quantities,  tescos milk is 4 pts, theirs is in litres, its cheaper but a bit less milk.  The bread on their bakery section is 600g, whereas its 800g in tesco.

I dropped down to the offpeak delivery on tescos and find that with the extra bits at xmas, petrol points etc I can use the points to cover it.  We live 50 mile round trip from the nearest tescos (and lidl) so getting what amounts to free delivery is a no brainer.  

Cornucopia

Another option is to look at ranges in Aldi that we already know are better value than the major supermarkets.   These would be:  Breakfast Cereals (some below £1 per box), Deli & Dairy (300g family pack of mid-price ham is on long term offer at £1.69) and Cleaning Products (most spray bottles below £1).   (So you could go in for these items and have a mooch around whilst you are there).

I'm pretty sure that the standard sliced bread loaves in Aldi are 800g - in fact I have such a loaf, and the label clearly says 800g.   There may be some specialist options that are 600g, but that's presumably the same at Tesco.

Looking at my receipt from the other day, I'd pick out a few things that are good VFM (so a balance of price & quality)...

8 x Ice Cream Wafer bars - £1.99
5 x Munchy Muesli bars - £1.05
4 x Fat Free Greek Style yogurts - 99p
Flavoured Couscous - 55p
300g Ginger Nuts - 59p
6 x Lentil Rings (crisps) - 99p 
500g Greek Yogurt - 95p  (TBH, I meant to get the low fat one, but the delicious full fat version somehow crept into my trolley)

Murphybear

I find Aldi don’t stock a lot of things I want. 

Cornucopia

Murphybear said:

I find Aldi don’t stock a lot of things I want. 

I was going to add to my original post the idea that if you regularly buy specialist or niche products, Aldi may not have them.   Then it's a question of how much you compromise.   

But for most product areas they have options, and in some areas I expect they have most of the same options that you'll find anywhere.

andygb

I use Aldi/Lidl for their beer and wine, which IMHO is far better value than the mainstream supermarkets. Aldi do the best supermarket curry - Jalfrezi and Butter Chicken, which serves two for £4.19, exceptional value and quality. However, if I want Darjeeling tea, decent fish, meat, veg and Nuii ice cream, I would use Sainsburys.

https://www.aldi.co.uk/product/specially-selected-chicken-jalfrezi-000000000404024002

Clowance

If you can shop twice a week, and both within walking distance, why not go tesco one trip and aldi the other?