Most ridiculous thing's you've bought from Aldi?
Discussion
ManFromDelmonte said:
I've nothing to add to this except to ask why it is that s
t supermarkets and other discount stores are obsessed with combining different things into one?
A pen with a built in calculator, a watch with a built-in torch, a spirit level with built in tape measure and pencil case etc. etc.
They're always st.
Because mugs like us buy them.t supermarkets and other discount stores are obsessed with combining different things into one?A pen with a built in calculator, a watch with a built-in torch, a spirit level with built in tape measure and pencil case etc. etc.
They're always s
t.They are the 21st Century equivilant of Ronco.
Art0ir said:
Disastrous said:
I bought a Lidl canoe the other week, pointlessly.
Just in time for summer! How much was that? I've to drive past one later...I test-inflated it when I got home and actually, it seems ok. I wouldn't go offshore in it but it looks good for pissing about in sunny weather when there's not enough wind to sail...
tedmus said:
BHC said:
Someone I knew bought a car radio there.
It was st.
I got a DAB radio I bought from there about 5/6 years ago, pretty good and still going strong.It was s
t.One of these.
Disastrous said:
Art0ir said:
Disastrous said:
I bought a Lidl canoe the other week, pointlessly.
Just in time for summer! How much was that? I've to drive past one later...I test-inflated it when I got home and actually, it seems ok. I wouldn't go offshore in it but it looks good for pissing about in sunny weather when there's not enough wind to sail...
king what!?I'm getting one of those too!
S11Steve said:
Bolt Croppers at £8.99. And only because a few days earlier I found a locked padlock on a heavy duty bike chain and had no idea where the key was.
Padlock chopped, job done, new padlock bought, following day I found the original key...
Still, I now have bolt croppers in the shed.
Haha, that's always the way innit...Padlock chopped, job done, new padlock bought, following day I found the original key...
Still, I now have bolt croppers in the shed.
A few months ago, my best mate Joe and I headed out for a trip to Aldi, to buy some food on the cheap. A lot of it is tasty stuff too - at discount prices. So, being the natural money-savvy individuals we are, we ventured out to buy some eggs, jam, ham and other dull stuff.
Now, since we're both men, and we like tools and shiny things - is it that most of us men are half-magpie? Anyway, I digress - we soon got distracted.
The aforementioned arc welder caught Joe's steely eye. He made a beeline to the colossal stack of them (there must have been 50 on a few pallets). He snatched one away with a Gollum-like expression, and ran off to the till to pay for it. Now, it's worth noting he is a good willow weaver, and wood-craft type guy. Something that certainly doesn't require welding equipment... Plus, his father owns a successful garage. And he doesn't have a car or motorbike. On the up-side, it made a hoofing table, complete with penis decoration under the glass (pics to follow in a while).
Several things caught my eye - a soldering iron, because I'm a thrifty, repair-it type of guy. Despite the fact it's so cool, it barely melts the solder. It's just like a warm pen with no ink, to be honest. A claw hammer (every man needs a claw hammer), although one of the claws snapped off soon after it's first outing. So now it's more of a spike-hammer. Even then, it's so light, I think it's actually more closely related to a toffee hammer than a pukka Stanley hammer. Not so useful really. So, unless I'm murdering a hoard of slow-moving zombies, I can't see either getting used. Maybe I could duel-wield my rubbish hammer and soldering iron combo, using my sik-skillz, bro. I could test their knee-jerk reactions with the hammer, and give them a mildly-annoying slow burn with my warm pen....
Whats worse, is that I know that as soon as I see more nice and shiny objects, my magpie-instincts will kick in, and I'll buy some more useless ste. Ahh well. Some people just never learn...
Now, since we're both men, and we like tools and shiny things - is it that most of us men are half-magpie? Anyway, I digress - we soon got distracted.
The aforementioned arc welder caught Joe's steely eye. He made a beeline to the colossal stack of them (there must have been 50 on a few pallets). He snatched one away with a Gollum-like expression, and ran off to the till to pay for it. Now, it's worth noting he is a good willow weaver, and wood-craft type guy. Something that certainly doesn't require welding equipment... Plus, his father owns a successful garage. And he doesn't have a car or motorbike. On the up-side, it made a hoofing table, complete with penis decoration under the glass (pics to follow in a while).
Several things caught my eye - a soldering iron, because I'm a thrifty, repair-it type of guy. Despite the fact it's so cool, it barely melts the solder. It's just like a warm pen with no ink, to be honest. A claw hammer (every man needs a claw hammer), although one of the claws snapped off soon after it's first outing. So now it's more of a spike-hammer. Even then, it's so light, I think it's actually more closely related to a toffee hammer than a pukka Stanley hammer. Not so useful really. So, unless I'm murdering a hoard of slow-moving zombies, I can't see either getting used. Maybe I could duel-wield my rubbish hammer and soldering iron combo, using my sik-skillz, bro. I could test their knee-jerk reactions with the hammer, and give them a mildly-annoying slow burn with my warm pen....
Whats worse, is that I know that as soon as I see more nice and shiny objects, my magpie-instincts will kick in, and I'll buy some more useless s
te. Ahh well. Some people just never learn...
TobyLerone said:
A few months ago, my best mate Joe and I headed out for a trip to Aldi, to buy some food on the cheap. A lot of it is tasty stuff too - at discount prices. So, being the natural money-savvy individuals we are, we ventured out to buy some eggs, jam, ham and other dull stuff.
Now, since we're both men, and we like tools and shiny things - is it that most of us men are half-magpie? Anyway, I digress - we soon got distracted.
The aforementioned arc welder caught Joe's steely eye. He made a beeline to the colossal stack of them (there must have been 50 on a few pallets). He snatched one away with a Gollum-like expression, and ran off to the till to pay for it. Now, it's worth noting he is a good willow weaver, and wood-craft type guy. Something that certainly doesn't require welding equipment... Plus, his father owns a successful garage. And he doesn't have a car or motorbike. On the up-side, it made a hoofing table, complete with penis decoration under the glass (pics to follow in a while).
Several things caught my eye - a soldering iron, because I'm a thrifty, repair-it type of guy. Despite the fact it's so cool, it barely melts the solder. It's just like a warm pen with no ink, to be honest. A claw hammer (every man needs a claw hammer), although one of the claws snapped off soon after it's first outing. So now it's more of a spike-hammer. Even then, it's so light, I think it's actually more closely related to a toffee hammer than a pukka Stanley hammer. Not so useful really. So, unless I'm murdering a hoard of slow-moving zombies, I can't see either getting used. Maybe I could duel-wield my rubbish hammer and soldering iron combo, using my sik-skillz, bro. I could test their knee-jerk reactions with the hammer, and give them a mildly-annoying slow burn with my warm pen....
Whats worse, is that I know that as soon as I see more nice and shiny objects, my magpie-instincts will kick in, and I'll buy some more useless ste. Ahh well. Some people just never learn...
You could get your mate to weld the broken claw back on that hammer.Now, since we're both men, and we like tools and shiny things - is it that most of us men are half-magpie? Anyway, I digress - we soon got distracted.
The aforementioned arc welder caught Joe's steely eye. He made a beeline to the colossal stack of them (there must have been 50 on a few pallets). He snatched one away with a Gollum-like expression, and ran off to the till to pay for it. Now, it's worth noting he is a good willow weaver, and wood-craft type guy. Something that certainly doesn't require welding equipment... Plus, his father owns a successful garage. And he doesn't have a car or motorbike. On the up-side, it made a hoofing table, complete with penis decoration under the glass (pics to follow in a while).
Several things caught my eye - a soldering iron, because I'm a thrifty, repair-it type of guy. Despite the fact it's so cool, it barely melts the solder. It's just like a warm pen with no ink, to be honest. A claw hammer (every man needs a claw hammer), although one of the claws snapped off soon after it's first outing. So now it's more of a spike-hammer. Even then, it's so light, I think it's actually more closely related to a toffee hammer than a pukka Stanley hammer. Not so useful really. So, unless I'm murdering a hoard of slow-moving zombies, I can't see either getting used. Maybe I could duel-wield my rubbish hammer and soldering iron combo, using my sik-skillz, bro. I could test their knee-jerk reactions with the hammer, and give them a mildly-annoying slow burn with my warm pen....
Whats worse, is that I know that as soon as I see more nice and shiny objects, my magpie-instincts will kick in, and I'll buy some more useless s
te. Ahh well. Some people just never learn...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!
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