Most ridiculous thing's you've bought from Aldi?
Discussion
Kiltie said:
Laurel Green said:
Just this morning whilst browsing the shelves of said establishment I spotted
a lovely little thing that I really had no need for but, just had to have it. It really is a lovely looking thing and, I wager if one traipses down to said establishment and finds one left on the shelf, you'll be parted with £5.99 - they really do look nice!
£4.10 in Tesco Danestone this afternoon.a lovely little thing that I really had no need for but, just had to have it. It really is a lovely looking thing and, I wager if one traipses down to said establishment and finds one left on the shelf, you'll be parted with £5.99 - they really do look nice!
I got my son this set from Tesco around Christmas time
Many moons ago in Germany I used to buy my spirits from there. Some very amusing non brand rum, gin etc with cheesy names. The one I remember verbatim was the whisky........
Pic of bloke in kilt, title "old keeper" then in proud olde-writing underneath "over three years old"
Must have taken them at least five minutes. Love it.
Pic of bloke in kilt, title "old keeper" then in proud olde-writing underneath "over three years old"
Must have taken them at least five minutes. Love it.
NeMiSiS said:
I bought some cable ties, of different colours and lengths, nicely displayed in a barrel container.
Now, they looked like cable ties, they felt like cable ties and they sounded like cable ties, but they were not cable ties at all....They would snap at the first sign of any pressure.
They were made from a cheese like material, so I ate them, the green ones where quite nice.
Mmmmmm cable ties on toast.Now, they looked like cable ties, they felt like cable ties and they sounded like cable ties, but they were not cable ties at all....They would snap at the first sign of any pressure.
They were made from a cheese like material, so I ate them, the green ones where quite nice.
Thankyou4calling said:
I bought the glass lidded tea caddy and use it as a watch box, many do. I sometimes pick up stuff in aldi and wonder what I can use if as. Improvisation is fun.
The OH and I went back n forth to the local Aldi when we heard they might have them in and bought three. Can't say I was tempted to buy anything else though
Core bits 4" 2" and1" £29 I'm still using them after 7 years,they are f
ked now mind,ideal for my job hope they have these in again,a decent set in Screwfix is 100 odd quid,prob won't last as long either.Best thing I've e owned from a cheap shop is a claw hammer from hyper value,nice and light still going strong after 15 years,I use it everydayi thought I'd lost it the other day bought a Stanley replacement couldn't get on with it,one of the builders had it ,thank fk.
ked now mind,ideal for my job hope they have these in again,a decent set in Screwfix is 100 odd quid,prob won't last as long either.Best thing I've e owned from a cheap shop is a claw hammer from hyper value,nice and light still going strong after 15 years,I use it everydayi thought I'd lost it the other day bought a Stanley replacement couldn't get on with it,one of the builders had it ,thank fk.I've given up on my 'browsing' trips to the middle aisle of my local Lidl after an argument with staff who initially refused to 'validate' my parking (they have entry/exit cameras, and cross your reg no off the list when you go through the till).
Me (after having queued up to buy nothing) - "I'd like to validate my parking"
Till operator - "I can't do that, you haven't bought anything"
Me - "I would have, but what I came in for is sold out"
T.O. - "Well you're not a customer, because you haven't bought anything"
Me - "Utter rot. Sometimes a person just wants to browse, and you haven't got anything I want to buy"
T.O. "But you need to be a customer, to get the free parking"
Me - "OK, I'll pay to park. How much is it?" (it's free, by the way, for up to 90 minutes, but only for Lidl 'customers')
T.O. - "The parking company will charge you £90"
Me - "That's not what I asked, is it? Now, these people in the queue behind me are getting impatient. Validate my parking, or get the manager"
T.O. - "Registration number?"
I won't go back now, on principle. How the hell can a store which has these (bizarre) weekly product offers not be set up to handle a customer who either couldn't find what they wanted, or decided the (odd) product represented poor value for money?
Previously, I'd bought plenty in there, mostly cycling gear, but the most ridiculous thing was an electronic/digital measuring calliper. I only really needed it for one job, but it was important to that job.
Me (after having queued up to buy nothing) - "I'd like to validate my parking"
Till operator - "I can't do that, you haven't bought anything"
Me - "I would have, but what I came in for is sold out"
T.O. - "Well you're not a customer, because you haven't bought anything"
Me - "Utter rot. Sometimes a person just wants to browse, and you haven't got anything I want to buy"
T.O. "But you need to be a customer, to get the free parking"
Me - "OK, I'll pay to park. How much is it?" (it's free, by the way, for up to 90 minutes, but only for Lidl 'customers')
T.O. - "The parking company will charge you £90"
Me - "That's not what I asked, is it? Now, these people in the queue behind me are getting impatient. Validate my parking, or get the manager"
T.O. - "Registration number?"
I won't go back now, on principle. How the hell can a store which has these (bizarre) weekly product offers not be set up to handle a customer who either couldn't find what they wanted, or decided the (odd) product represented poor value for money?
Previously, I'd bought plenty in there, mostly cycling gear, but the most ridiculous thing was an electronic/digital measuring calliper. I only really needed it for one job, but it was important to that job.
eskidavies said:
I just remembered these air tools in my garage, I've got the hack saw and mini grinder somewhere also,thing is I don't have a compressor , I bought them on the pretense that one day I'd be getting a compressor ,3 years down the line I still don't.
I had one of those, it was great. Stolen back in April along with all my (decent) tools and motorbikes. 
I haven't even made the connectors in yet no need can't use them,I only sniped the zip tie off the handle to use a socket .GC8 said:
Windy gun from Lidl, complete with impact sockets, and air chisel, nibbler, air dryers, cut off saw and something else which escapes me from Aldi.
Is that recently, GC8? I need to replace my guns (they were SIP, but I'm not seeing the need for anything that good again) that were nicked.Penny-lope said:
Kiltie said:
Laurel Green said:
Just this morning whilst browsing the shelves of said establishment I spotted
a lovely little thing that I really had no need for but, just had to have it. It really is a lovely looking thing and, I wager if one traipses down to said establishment and finds one left on the shelf, you'll be parted with £5.99 - they really do look nice!
£4.10 in Tesco Danestone this afternoon.a lovely little thing that I really had no need for but, just had to have it. It really is a lovely looking thing and, I wager if one traipses down to said establishment and finds one left on the shelf, you'll be parted with £5.99 - they really do look nice!
I got my son this set from Tesco around Christmas time
Bought it in Tesco, should have got it in Lidl instead
There wasn't a manual to RTFM with
I'm not sure I'm competent to handle it
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