Good and bad buys from Aldi and Lidl

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Not sure how this has happened, but I have run out of Lidl Knightsbridge teabags! I bought 3 boxes not so long ago on a weekend 1/2 price offer as a trial, couldn't understand why someone had picked up an outer of them...I get it now

Waiting for the next offer. Back to my stash of Twinings for now.

I bought 4 boxes too and is now down to last box. Post up when you see the next offer as I will pick up an outer of them this time round.

ahaus wrote: »

Aldi is predictable, products hardly change unless they add new range. Whereas in Lidl on rota basis they stock cultural produces (in addition to the regular range) for a one off period until sold out.
It can be Chinese, German, Polish, Spanish or Mexican etc.
Currently it is everything spanish, spanish produces that you wont see as regular items.

And that's exactly why I prefer Aldi.

While I applaud the opportunity to try new things from around the world, I expect that to be a niche range, not half the flippin' shop and is possibly the reason I can't do a full shop there.

ScarletMarble wrote: »

Aldi stores are going to be open til 10pm.

I have been to the one near work at 8:30pm and it was dead! Not just the once but several times.

Does anyone know why they are increasing their opening hours when there is no need to?

Because it makes economical sense for them to stay open; even if increased to 24 hrs (hence the 24/7 Asda) since the electricity and lights are never switched off.

They need only skeletal staff to man graveyard shift; and they can easily cover pittance staff cost even with low patronage during extended hours.

Shelf stackers are probably working after closing hours anyway so it's just a case of allocating them more duties alternating between manning till and stacking. At most they need to hire only one person especially to man the till and that would be more than sufficient for purpose, but I suspect the person will fall asleep on the job if till is the only duty. No extra cost, or very little cost for them to hire one or two (max) more staff and their pittance wages could easily be recovered from sales.

Operating longer hours or not depends on accessibility and availability of labour and if labour is no problem then opening longer hours is shrew business move.

Scritti wrote: »

BTW, this whole being moved to the "gone off" section has really ****ed me off!!

This thread is (or was) the most consistently popular on here so why the frick has it been moved??!!

Anyone know who to complain to??

Agreed. And there is no obvious reason why it is any more relevant to 'Gone Off' than where it was.