ALDI & LIDL Food and Drink Worth Trying?

[Gretchen]

De-railed. A thread on PH. At least it’s remained shopping related! Could be worse.

I went to a Morrison’s at the weekend. OMG. The choice! I don’t drink Tea but the Tea aisle made me wish I did. It smelt amazing. I picked up a bottle of pink Gin (well actually it was the cats gift to me on Mother’s Day), I’m having some Cauliflower rice mix tonight for dinner, and some exotic bits for a stir fry tomorrow. And my friend bought the most amazing Orchid. I love Aldi (and Lidl) and they can’t be beaten price wise. But it made a refreshing change. I felt quite overwhelmed. And. A bit emotional.

[BrabusMog]

Gretchen said:

De-railed. A thread on PH. At least it’s remained shopping related! Could be worse.

I went to a Morrison’s at the weekend. OMG. The choice! I don’t drink Tea but the Tea aisle made me wish I did. It smelt amazing. I picked up a bottle of pink Gin (well actually it was the cats gift to me on Mother’s Day), I’m having some Cauliflower rice mix tonight for dinner, and some exotic bits for a stir fry tomorrow. And my friend bought the most amazing Orchid. I love Aldi (and Lidl) and they can’t be beaten price wise. But it made a refreshing change. I felt quite overwhelmed. And. A bit emotional.

Aldi / Lidl are for your staples and German curios, other shops are for your "bits"

[Gretchen]

BrabusMog said:

Aldi / Lidl are for your staples and German curios, other shops are for your "bits"

Of course. Only other than a small M&S and Waitrose there are no other supermarkets in town.

[FiF]

Wonder what the reaction would be if the shop said they were banning 3.14keys.

: whistle:

[hyphen]

Gretchen said:

I felt quite overwhelmed. And. A bit emotional.

[V8mate]

hyphen said:

Gretchen said:

I felt quite overwhelmed. And. A bit emotional.

I can see the headline in the Fenland Courier now...

'Mad Mansonesque moggie mare has mid-life meltdown in Morrisons'

[Gretchen]

V8mate said:

I can see the headline in the Fenland Courier now...

'Mad Mansonesque moggie mare has mid-life meltdown in Morrisons'

Oh do fk off.


I’m nowhere near the Fens!!

[jas xjr]

Possibly the wrong thread. B&M are selling quite a large range of frozen food.very reasonable prices.
I am sure you all cook from scratch. I am no longer able to do this.

[FiF]

V8mate said:

hyphen said:

Gretchen said:

I felt quite overwhelmed. And. A bit emotional.

I can see the headline in the Fenland Courier now...

'Mad Mansonesque moggie mare has mid-life meltdown in Morrisons'

Now with the emotional claim, was it just me, but who else visioned Vinnie Jones in drag.

"You can call me Susan if you like."

[Gretchen]

FiF said:

V8mate said:

hyphen said:

Gretchen said:

I felt quite overwhelmed. And. A bit emotional.

I can see the headline in the Fenland Courier now...

'Mad Mansonesque moggie mare has mid-life meltdown in Morrisons'

Now with the emotional claim, was it just me, but who else visioned Vinnie Jones in drag.

"You can call me Susan if you like."

Funny you should say that...


Back on topic. Picked up some more bulbs in Lidl today. I’ve bought and planted around 5,000 since Sept last year. Picked many up half price and loads from Aldi/Lidl, B&M, Home Bargains etc. The ones in the ground are up and many flowering already. Loads more to go in. These were marked as £1.29 each or 5 for £5. However a couple of them scanned at £1.99 each. Lad on the till was more than happy to refund me and sorted it no problem.

The equivalents from garden centres are often 3x the price. I’ve also spent here too and many of the bulbs have been rotten on returning home. And they’ve been in season ones!

All the plants I’ve bought via the bargain shops have so far flourished (a couple of huge Hostas, some Cordylines, Lavenders and a few herb pots).



I’ll be sure to post Gladioli darling. Big kiss.

[BrabusMog]

Do Aldi/Lidl sell bite sized bruschettas? I'm just back from skiing and have a real hankering to keep eating these little packs of joy, Lidl had some when I was abroad.

[matchmaker]

BrabusMog said:

Do Aldi/Lidl sell bite sized bruschettas? I'm just back from skiing and have a real hankering to keep eating these little packs of joy, Lidl had some when I was abroad.

Aldi used to - in the crisps section.

[Gretchen]

BrabusMog said:

Do Aldi/Lidl sell bite sized bruschettas? I'm just back from skiing and have a real hankering to keep eating these little packs of joy, Lidl had some when I was abroad.

Poundland and B&M do.

[Gretchen]

Head up Hyphen

Running gear on offer tomorrow in Lidl
https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/Non-Food-Offers.htm?id=5...

Woman at work is going to be late because apparently she’s off early to pick some bits up! She’s odd too

[hyphen]

Thanks Gretchen

[FiF]

Gretchen said:

FiF said:

V8mate said:

hyphen said:

Gretchen said:

I felt quite overwhelmed. And. A bit emotional.

I can see the headline in the Fenland Courier now...

'Mad Mansonesque moggie mare has mid-life meltdown in Morrisons'

Now with the emotional claim, was it just me, but who else visioned Vinnie Jones in drag.

"You can call me Susan if you like."

Funny you should say that...


Back on topic. Picked up some more bulbs in Lidl today. I’ve bought and planted around 5,000 since Sept last year. Picked many up half price and loads from Aldi/Lidl, B&M, Home Bargains etc. The ones in the ground are up and many flowering already. Loads more to go in. These were marked as £1.29 each or 5 for £5. However a couple of them scanned at £1.99 each. Lad on the till was more than happy to refund me and sorted it no problem.

The equivalents from garden centres are often 3x the price. I’ve also spent here too and many of the bulbs have been rotten on returning home. And they’ve been in season ones!

All the plants I’ve bought via the bargain shops have so far flourished (a couple of huge Hostas, some Cordylines, Lavenders and a few herb pots).



I’ll be sure to post Gladioli darling. Big kiss.

We're off to Morrison's, got a 10% cashback offer from Santander. Rare 'treat', maybe it'll be emotional. Treat in inverted commas due to idiots unable to park properly. Don't get that problem in Lidl or Aldi.

[dickymint]

FiF said:

We're off to Morrison's, got a 10% cashback offer from Santander. Rare 'treat', maybe it'll be emotional. Treat in inverted commas due to idiots unable to park properly. Don't get that problem in Lidl or Aldi.

Strange observation, is this a 'class' thing?

[FiF]

dickymint said:

FiF said:

We're off to Morrison's, got a 10% cashback offer from Santander. Rare 'treat', maybe it'll be emotional. Treat in inverted commas due to idiots unable to park properly. Don't get that problem in Lidl or Aldi.

Strange observation, is this a 'class' thing?

Well it's a genuine observation, no idea if it's 'class' or not. The standard of parking in Morrison's is abysmal, but unlike the other two it has a fair few of the sort who use it as a free car park for town centre shopping. Maybe that's a factor.

[V8mate]

RammyMP said:

V8mate said:

NoVetec said:

V8mate said:

Have any of the PH Aldi tribe tried their microwave fast food products? Cheeseburgers, rib burgers, breakfast muffins etc?

I've tried their breakfast muffin ( the sausage one, dunno if they do a bacon one in other stores?).

7/10 for me. Not as good as a Mickey D's double offering, but vastly superior compared to the Rustler's muffin.

That's the one... 89p... I pick it up... I put it back down again on several visits. The packaging is almost facsimile Rustler (not that I've tried their product either)

Might have to give the whole range a go in some masochistic public service exercise.

The burgers are ok, my son loves them, he prefers them to the burgers from the local pizza delivery place.

We are really healthy in our house!

Well... I just had their breakfast muffin.

I've certainly come over with a strange desire for somewhat overweight women in unfeasibly thin and tight leggings as a result of consuming it, but... it wasn't too bad.

Microwaving the bread is always going to leave it in Maccy D's wake - fortunately I turned it upside down as soon as it came out of the microwave, which dryed the 'soggy bottom' quite promptly.

A cheap but tasty emergency brekkie, IMHO.

[hyphen]

So was talking to a dentist a few weeks ago who said cheese is good for the teeth. So will be working my way through Aldi options to neutralise any chocolate binges

Starting with the hard cheeses, so far picked up the Manchego (edible and will finish, but aftertaste is bit strong) and the 25 month matured vintage Cheddar, which is strong but in a good way