ALDI & LIDL Food and Drink Worth Trying?
Discussion
matchmaker said:
I rarely buy branded from Aldi. The exception is toothpaste - Colgate is about 90p per tube. An online search suggests it is £3 in Waitrose...
I think we've had Colgate as low as 75p. It's way lower than the other supermarkets. That reminds me that I've been buying cod liver oil and vitamins from Aldi. 99p a pack.
Kev_Mk3 said:
I was a snob with canned soup and only have Heinz cream of tomato soup, I tried aldis own and its the same basically its a fraction of the cost and great.
Watch it with this one. It *used* to be great, better than Heinz. I was working for a soup manufacturer last year and on a comparative tasting it was better. However there is a new one, a detuned variant with a new label, and it's nowhere near as good. Still OK but not a patch on last year's version. This will be because Aldi have changed suppliers to save 20p a pallet. They do this regularly and as a result lose some great proucts. Their cider used to be great, then they changed it for some foul artificially sweetened filth.As I've said before, Aldi manage to be cheap by riding in on everyone else's coat-tails. The big boys do the development, ensure quality systems are in place and factories are clean and well run, which costs money, Aldi then just pop along and say "hey, can we have some of that?" and the manufacturers agree because once the factory is set up it's as easy to make 11,000 as it is 10,000. It works but it's not a business model that can be extended throughout the industry. It's rather like me having access to great used cars for loose change, great, but someone else has to take the hit on the new one and if there were more like me then there wouldn't be the supply of good cars for me to choose from.
FiF said:
The only branded chocolate we have bought from Lidl has been Ritter sport, where they are truly a different weight size, much bigger than in the main supermarkets, and significantly lower £/ unit weight.
Having said that it's rarely available, and for example, their own brand Bellarom whole hazelnut version tastes like Ritter but in a different shaped bar.
Sport chocolate!? Great idea, where do I sign? Also up for some athletic meat and potato pies if that's a thing?Having said that it's rarely available, and for example, their own brand Bellarom whole hazelnut version tastes like Ritter but in a different shaped bar.
SpeckledJim said:
Sport chocolate!? Great idea, where do I sign? Also up for some athletic meat and potato pies if that's a thing?
mars and snickers(marathon) have/were marketed to sports players for years, so nothing new.edit seems it's name comes from-
'..suggested creating a chocolate bar that would fit into every sport jacket pocket without breaking'
very cool.
Edited by The Spruce goose on Thursday 8th June 11:38
Some Lidl shops seem to have been revamped. Two by me have been closed and reopened much bigger with different layouts. It's not unlike upper-end stores in there now, it's a much nicer experience than Aldi.
I went to Minehead Butlins over Easter and popped in one down the road, it was massive! Even had customer loos too, well done Lidl!
I went to Minehead Butlins over Easter and popped in one down the road, it was massive! Even had customer loos too, well done Lidl!
Fastchas said:
Some Lidl shops seem to have been revamped. Two by me have been closed and reopened much bigger with different layouts. It's not unlike upper-end stores in there now, it's a much nicer experience than Aldi.
I went to Minehead Butlins over Easter and popped in one down the road, it was massive! Even had customer loos too, well done Lidl!
They are very nice. If you're at one early in the day, try their French pastries: croissants, pain au chocolat, pain au raisin etc.I went to Minehead Butlins over Easter and popped in one down the road, it was massive! Even had customer loos too, well done Lidl!
Absolutely lovely. In fact, you'd be hard pressed to find such high quality products *in* France!
The structure and weight of the dough, the quality of the fillings... that they came out of a deep freeze to be baked off is just amazing.
Also - the apple turnovers... bit of a guilty pleasure, but do make sure you buy a darker one, which has been well baked!
Fastchas said:
Some Lidl shops seem to have been revamped. Two by me have been closed and reopened much bigger with different layouts. It's not unlike upper-end stores in there now, it's a much nicer experience than Aldi.
That's due to happen here too (Chesterfield). One is closing with a larger branch opening not far away and the other is expanding. We haven't been in for a while as Aldi is closer but will carry out a recce.after a trip to LIDL for beer this morning, LIDL is how i remember aldi was 10-15 years ago, much more of a continental feel to the layout and product range, loose pastries you pick yourself, tubs of nuts etc. ALDI seems to have brought itself more in line with UK supermarkets with everything prepackaged.
If it wasn't for the mess about parking then scanning your receipt to avoid getting an invoice for parking then I would probably go more.
If it wasn't for the mess about parking then scanning your receipt to avoid getting an invoice for parking then I would probably go more.
V8mate said:
They are very nice. If you're at one early in the day, try their French pastries: croissants, pain au chocolat, pain au raisin etc.
Absolutely lovely. In fact, you'd be hard pressed to find such high quality products *in* France!
The structure and weight of the dough, the quality of the fillings... that they came out of a deep freeze to be baked off is just amazing.
Also - the apple turnovers... bit of a guilty pleasure, but do make sure you buy a darker one, which has been well baked!
I think Lidl bread / baked stuff is pretty good. The best of the supermarket offerings near to me. Absolutely lovely. In fact, you'd be hard pressed to find such high quality products *in* France!
The structure and weight of the dough, the quality of the fillings... that they came out of a deep freeze to be baked off is just amazing.
Also - the apple turnovers... bit of a guilty pleasure, but do make sure you buy a darker one, which has been well baked!
You'd expect Waitrose to be good, but the bread at my nearest in Dorking is gopping. Claggy and underbaked. Much easier to nip round the corner to Lidl and get better for a third of the price.
andburg said:
V8mate said:
RammyMP said:
Nearly two quid a bottle...At 2 quid a bottle I will be late to work Thursday!
te. Was going to stop up to watch the election results come in, might suffer from a bit of memory loss!
andburg said:
after a trip to LIDL for beer this morning, LIDL is how i remember aldi was 10-15 years ago, much more of a continental feel to the layout and product range, loose pastries you pick yourself, tubs of nuts etc. ALDI seems to have brought itself more in line with UK supermarkets with everything prepackaged.
If it wasn't for the mess about parking then scanning your receipt to avoid getting an invoice for parking then I would probably go more.
You must have an in-town Lidl with an in-demand car park? That's not a normal process for most LiddldldldddsssIf it wasn't for the mess about parking then scanning your receipt to avoid getting an invoice for parking then I would probably go more.
Mobile Chicane said:
V8mate said:
They are very nice. If you're at one early in the day, try their French pastries: croissants, pain au chocolat, pain au raisin etc.
Absolutely lovely. In fact, you'd be hard pressed to find such high quality products *in* France!
The structure and weight of the dough, the quality of the fillings... that they came out of a deep freeze to be baked off is just amazing.
Also - the apple turnovers... bit of a guilty pleasure, but do make sure you buy a darker one, which has been well baked!
I think Lidl bread / baked stuff is pretty good. The best of the supermarket offerings near to me. Absolutely lovely. In fact, you'd be hard pressed to find such high quality products *in* France!
The structure and weight of the dough, the quality of the fillings... that they came out of a deep freeze to be baked off is just amazing.
Also - the apple turnovers... bit of a guilty pleasure, but do make sure you buy a darker one, which has been well baked!
You'd expect Waitrose to be good, but the bread at my nearest in Dorking is gopping. Claggy and underbaked. Much easier to nip round the corner to Lidl and get better for a third of the price.
Mobile Chicane said:
V8mate said:
They are very nice. If you're at one early in the day, try their French pastries: croissants, pain au chocolat, pain au raisin etc.
Absolutely lovely. In fact, you'd be hard pressed to find such high quality products *in* France!
The structure and weight of the dough, the quality of the fillings... that they came out of a deep freeze to be baked off is just amazing.
Also - the apple turnovers... bit of a guilty pleasure, but do make sure you buy a darker one, which has been well baked!
I think Lidl bread / baked stuff is pretty good. The best of the supermarket offerings near to me. Absolutely lovely. In fact, you'd be hard pressed to find such high quality products *in* France!
The structure and weight of the dough, the quality of the fillings... that they came out of a deep freeze to be baked off is just amazing.
Also - the apple turnovers... bit of a guilty pleasure, but do make sure you buy a darker one, which has been well baked!
You'd expect Waitrose to be good, but the bread at my nearest in Dorking is gopping. Claggy and underbaked. Much easier to nip round the corner to Lidl and get better for a third of the price.
RammyMP said:
Got a couple of boxes on the way to pick the kids up from school. Might see how many I can get through this evening before I start talking ste. Was going to stop up to watch the election results come in, might suffer from a bit of memory loss!
Genuinely be careful when you stand up...the last box I bought had me decidedly wobbly even though my head felt ok te. Was going to stop up to watch the election results come in, might suffer from a bit of memory loss!
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