Recent Middle Aisle Woe

[Greenmantle]

Recently the middle aisles of both Aldi and Lidl have just become a messy dumping ground of stuff. Smacks of "pile em high" "sell them cheap" mentality. No thought of time of year / seasonal purchasing.
Am I alone?

[normalbloke]

Where are these places you speak of…

[av185]

Must be working as Aldi and Lidl sales are up on the competition.

[ARHarh]

I shop in lidl every week and have not looked in the "isle of dreams" for at least 3 years. Its all tat you don't really need.

[motco]

I've just arrived back from a Lidl and the centre aisles were if anything more orderly than normal.

[ZedLeg]

Greenmantle said:

Smacks of "pile em high" "sell them cheap" mentality.

That's the whole business model

[Greenmantle]

ZedLeg said:

Greenmantle said:

Smacks of "pile em high" "sell them cheap" mentality.

That's the whole business model

yeah I knew that but it was much more organised. Things would not hang around. They would sell.
Nowadays both Lidl and Aldi middle isles have stuff hanging around for weeks / months. If they aren't selling get rid and put something else there. Just clutter now like Poundland.

[soad]

Plenty of that (unsold) stuff gets a healthy discount, just saying. Always see it marked down, perhaps varies by store/location.

[Lotobear]

The Aldi middle aisle it definately not what it used to be - I've had some cracking stuff from there in the past - a 3.5hp compressor, an excellent Titanium tool cabinet to name a few and other good stuff. It's mostly tat now which you pick up and think do I really need this? realise you don't and then put it back

[Greenmantle]

Lotobear said:

The Aldi middle aisle it definately not what it used to be - I've had some cracking stuff from there in the past - a 3.5hp compressor, an excellent Titanium tool cabinet to name a few and other good stuff. It's mostly tat now which you pick up and think do I really need this? realise you don't and then put it back

Exactly! Over the summer I have done that numerous times and I am sure I am not alone.
Surely Aldi and Lidl can see the numbers. German Retailers are famous for not discounting so this tat sits around for ages.

[HughiusMaximus]

I view the middle of lidl purchases as a usage test...

Items are typically of mediocre quality which is sufficient for light usage.

I find if I use whatever I bought often enough that I break it then I can justify spending more money on a higher cost / higher quality replacement that will last for years.