Lidl - just managed to use them for a full shop
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All that jazz said:
don4l said:
I went to the local ASDA once, and it was a terrifying experience.
Really.. I think you may be exaggerating slightly.. 
I'll put my hands up and admit that I felt quite safe all the time that I was there.
However, that was 15 years ago. Has it improved?
I admit it, I love Lidl. Covers 95%+ of our shopping requirements, once a month head to the Sainsbury's type for the odd bits and pieces.
Our eating habits have improved massively; we throw out less, we eat far more healthy food and the quality of their products is in my view excellent.
The fact we are in and out in half the time is a winner. I hate the though of heading to the mainstream supermarkets now, they do my head in!
Our eating habits have improved massively; we throw out less, we eat far more healthy food and the quality of their products is in my view excellent.
The fact we are in and out in half the time is a winner. I hate the though of heading to the mainstream supermarkets now, they do my head in!
Kiwi LS2 said:
I admit it, I love Lidl. Covers 95%+ of our shopping requirements, once a month head to the Sainsbury's type for the odd bits and pieces.
Our eating habits have improved massively; we throw out less, we eat far more healthy food and the quality of their products is in my view excellent.
The fact we are in and out in half the time is a winner. I hate the though of heading to the mainstream supermarkets now, they do my head in!
.......Though coming from Surrey you naturally have spare Waitrose bags to disguise your purchases ?Our eating habits have improved massively; we throw out less, we eat far more healthy food and the quality of their products is in my view excellent.
The fact we are in and out in half the time is a winner. I hate the though of heading to the mainstream supermarkets now, they do my head in!
Kiwi LS2 said:
I admit it, I love Lidl. Covers 95%+ of our shopping requirements, once a month head to the Sainsbury's type for the odd bits and pieces.
Our eating habits have improved massively; we throw out less, we eat far more healthy food and the quality of their products is in my view excellent.
The fact we are in and out in half the time is a winner. I hate the though of heading to the mainstream supermarkets now, they do my head in!
My sentiments exactly, and I love being able to nip round and do a full shop in 20 minutes. Go to our local mega tesco and the same will take you an hour and cost a fair bit more.Our eating habits have improved massively; we throw out less, we eat far more healthy food and the quality of their products is in my view excellent.
The fact we are in and out in half the time is a winner. I hate the though of heading to the mainstream supermarkets now, they do my head in!
We're saving £30 a week for a family shop compared to Tesco. It's not necessarily a like-for-like shop but the small changes in weekly meals are negligible.
We might top that up with a couple of visits to the local butcher or greengrocer if required but it's still a saving.
I just need to stop buying clothes and shoes from there, as my wife says I look (-and I quote) "s
t". She's probably right too.
We might top that up with a couple of visits to the local butcher or greengrocer if required but it's still a saving.
I just need to stop buying clothes and shoes from there, as my wife says I look (-and I quote) "s
t". She's probably right too.soad said:
I purchased their shoes once (Converse-lookalikes) - they were st. Glued, not stitched - fell apart in no time. Waste of funds.
My Aldi rigger boots have done decent service working outside over winter.t. Glued, not stitched - fell apart in no time. Waste of funds.I bought some cheap deck shoes which have lasted surprisingly well.
On the downside I bought a pullover which shrank uselessly and some socks which have become like tiny felt purses. I also bought some cheap trainers for wearing in the the garden and they were gouging away at my achilles until they spontaneously became melted sandals whilst pushing stuff on a bonfire.
Well I'm soldering on with the my Lidl shopping and things are starting to improve. Bit like getting up your post count on a forum so you can use the sales corner I'm slowly starting to see some of the goodies you guys are talking about.
The goat cheese pastry thingys are delish.
And also with regards to the clothes is there an age where things like this become acceptable? I've been eyeing up one of their hawaian shirts the past couple of trips but the inner snob in me is stopping me from putting one in the trolley.
The goat cheese pastry thingys are delish.
And also with regards to the clothes is there an age where things like this become acceptable? I've been eyeing up one of their hawaian shirts the past couple of trips but the inner snob in me is stopping me from putting one in the trolley.
Miguel Alvarez said:
Well I'm soldering on with the my Lidl shopping and things are starting to improve. Bit like getting up your post count on a forum so you can use the sales corner I'm slowly starting to see some of the goodies you guys are talking about.
The goat cheese pastry thingys are delish.
Your post makes complete sense to me. I've been going to Lidl since last December, and it is only in the last couple of weeks that I have managed to do our main shop there.The goat cheese pastry thingys are delish.
The layout of the products is a bit odd. Also, the fact that they will have three different products in a single box took a bit of getting used to. You do have to look very closely to see everything.
Tomorrow, we are off to Aldi to try to get some Wagyu burgers.
It was £5.49 when I first started buying it 
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