Good and Bad Buys from Aldi & Lidl *Do NOT Expire Please*

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mcculloch29 wrote: »

I discovered this week just how lovely the Aldi ground coffee is. I have a new cafetiere that brews a lovely cup, and the Colombian roast (strength 3) is pretty perfect for me. It's not an overpowering coffee but has plenty of smooth flavour.

When I bought it, I used my tried and tested method with multi-choice new items of going for the most popular, the variety that had the lowest number left on the shelves. This method rarely lets me down and it didn't this time.

thedogsmum wrote: »

Likewise with the ground coffee from Lidl - I love the Guatamalan one (purple pack). Never thought about the best going first but, you're right, I always have to go to the bottom tray to get one. Currently £1.79 per 200g pack and hoping it will be a weekend special at some point

Yep. The Aldi Colombian is fab! Our favourite for our filter machine is Tesco Colombian but £2 for 200g. Aldi is £1.79 and about 95% same taste. We buy two packs at a time so get the Colombian (or Java/Guatemalan) as the ‘treat’ and an Alcafe Everyday type stuff (can’t remember proper name) it is only £1.39 for slightly bigger 227g-ish size. Also very nice!

MysteryMe wrote: »

The Aldi Corale baked beans are very sweet which I don't mind but I would imagine are not to everyone's taste.

We like sweet beans and by a mile it is Lidls hands down that wins!! (Although changed recently so not as sweet but still best. Corale okay too though).

Cornucopia wrote: »

Aldi's excellent Provive Shampoos and Conditioners look to have just gone on to a long term price reduction: from 75p down to 65p. In my Aldi, at least, this was on a yellow price label, suggesting it's not a short-term special offer.

Aldi’s 35p stuff Shampoo/Conditioners in Coconut, Rasp and Teatree mint are their version of Alberto Balsam – and miles better. Feel good and thicker unlike p1ss thin Alberto Balsam. Aldi toiletries are outstanding. Male shower gel and body spray is superb. Especially the purple one. Other shower gels so cheap! Hand wash all good and cheap. Mouthwash/toothpaste all good. Lidl toiletries are decent enough too – maybe less variety than Aldi. The XXL Shower Gel in Lidls rom time to time is fab. The Cien stuff - 1L bottles! Usually stock up.

Moaned once or twice already but a travesty that Lidls changed their toujour baby wipes recently from 80 of the strongest things ever and best smelling (aloe vera) to 64 p1ss thin changed smell wipes. Utter poor. They had XXL old ones out in our local store a couple of weeks back so put about a dozen in the trolley! Had to go to Asda's ones who's are decent enough for now (also done that marketing trick of after 1-2 years of reduced 64 packs - went up to 80 packs again).

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We have a Lidl in our town and Aldi 20 mins up the road. In another town around 30 mins away they have one of the new supersized Lidl's with two levels etc. Anyone been in to one of them, and if there is more variety etc?

I bought some BBQ flavoured cooked chicken fillets from Aldi last week. Ended up throwing half away, found them very bland and dry. Not normally a ready made person but I got them as a quick lunch. Only the second time I didn't like something from Aldi

The price increases that were predicted on diary seem to have filtered into Aldi this week. Cheese up from £1.49 to £1.65, with the smaller ones also up around 15p. All yoghurts have had a price rise of around a few pence but the Crunch Corner 6 packs have gone from £1.49-£1.69.

Butter has also risen, spreadable butter is now £1.59 from £1.29.