Shopping at Aldi compared to others. £42 saving.

[Stan the Bat]

Pack at the f ing shelf, there are signs everywhere but about 30% still try the 'till race'.

Morons

[ninepoint2]

Stan the Bat said:

Pack at the f ing shelf, there are signs everywhere but about 30% still try the 'till race'.

Morons

Much more than 30% I would say..think they have probably popped in on the way to a Mensa Coffee Morning...

[Jag_NE]

Aldi and Lidl don’t tend to attract the knuckle draggers. In my opinion, this is solely attributable to them not selling fosters lager.

[FiF]

Stan the Bat said:

Pack at the f ing shelf, there are signs everywhere but about 30% still try the 'till race'.

Morons

If it's a trolley full, then agreed, just bung it back in the trolley and then sort it at the shelf.

If it's a basket load, then slightly more difficult as you're required to leave the empty basket on the pile at the entry end of the belt. So you can't avoid doing the checkout Tetris race.

[98elise]

lufbramatt said:

Yes Horsted. Although actually I think it might be a new unit next door to the old toys r us store.

That was the plan but you would think the Toys r Us store would be better now it's empty.

[zb]

FiF said:

If it's a trolley full, then agreed, just bung it back in the trolley and then sort it at the shelf.

If it's a basket load, then slightly more difficult as you're required to leave the empty basket on the pile at the entry end of the belt. So you can't avoid doing the checkout Tetris race.

With a basket worth; strategically space your loose fruit/veg. This gives you a few extra half a nanoseconds whilst they weight it, instead of the usual femtosecond, to sort your wares.

[Twig62]

98elise said:

That was the plan but you would think the Toys r Us store would be better now it's empty.

Apparently planning has already been agreed for it to be split in two and one half is going to be a gym and the other half something like Home Bargains. It was probably too big to be an Aldi on its own and they had already gone through the planning process to build the new unit anyway before Toys R Us went bust.

[skilly1]

Stan the Bat said:

Pack at the f ing shelf, there are signs everywhere but about 30% still try the 'till race'.

Morons

2 Large blue Ikea bags ready in the bottom of the trolley, you can just chuck stuff in. Then 2 more bags ready to go on top. Lay out your shopping on the conveyor with heavy items at the front - fragile at the back. You can now load as quick as the scanning. You're welcome !

[PF62]

soad said:

Is there much difference between Lidl and Aldi?

I would say so, and much prefer Lidl.

Lidl do 'bake in store' but Aldi don't. I know it is just heating up part baked, but it is better than the plastic bread in Aldi.

Aldi have a wider range of ready meals than Lidl, but neither those from Aldi or Lidl are very good.

The local Lidl store has 'real' checkouts not the small shelf which Aldi has so not quite such a panic as things are being scanned.

Aldi seem to delight in creating the longest queues possible by having the smallest number of tills open, but the local Lidl is much more responsive so the queues are nowhere need as bad.

[PF62]

zb said:

FiF said:

If it's a trolley full, then agreed, just bung it back in the trolley and then sort it at the shelf.

If it's a basket load, then slightly more difficult as you're required to leave the empty basket on the pile at the entry end of the belt. So you can't avoid doing the checkout Tetris race.

With a basket worth; strategically space your loose fruit/veg. This gives you a few extra half a nanoseconds whilst they weight it, instead of the usual femtosecond, to sort your wares.

With a basket in Aldi I just don't play their game and take as long as I want. What are they going to do about it?

[anonymous-user]

I find it mildly amusing that they can have a stack of Kitchen mixer taps in the ‘aisle of dreams’. Who buys them on a whim ?!!
Still rather pay a ‘premium’ for Ocado. Save fuel. Avoid door dings.. No queuing or people. Bargainous.

[Lemming Train]

Aldi meat certainly has a different taste to that found in other supermarkets. Whether it's the sort of taste you enjoy is another question though.

Aldi pork joint.

[0a]

Riley Blue said:

Aldi / Lidl shopping has been a popular PH topic for seven years: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

One of the few popular threads I have started on PH!

I love Aldi and Lidl. My shop always comes out miles cheaper than I guess it to be, and the quality is a lot higher than the main supermarkets in my opinion.

[paulrockliffe]

FiF said:

Stan the Bat said:

Pack at the f ing shelf, there are signs everywhere but about 30% still try the 'till race'.

Morons

If it's a trolley full, then agreed, just bung it back in the trolley and then sort it at the shelf.

If it's a basket load, then slightly more difficult as you're required to leave the empty basket on the pile at the entry end of the belt. So you can't avoid doing the checkout Tetris race.

Wot? Any idiot can do a full trolley at the same speed as the till person can scan. Crikey.

[Storer]

We may have the best combination just about to open..

A M&S food store and an Aldi next door using the same car park.

We get most non perishable goods from Costco once every 3 months and this combination should see to the rest of our food (other than meat from a local butcher).

My wife had a shock before Christmas when she worked out what we had spent in the last 12 months. She has knocked £650 a month off our grocery shopping bill for a family of 4 adults since then 👍

[treehack]

Storer said:

We may have the best combination just about to open..

A M&S food store and an Aldi next door using the same car park.

We get most non perishable goods from Costco once every 3 months and this combination should see to the rest of our food (other than meat from a local butcher).

My wife had a shock before Christmas when she worked out what we had spent in the last 12 months. She has knocked £650 a month off our grocery shopping bill for a family of 4 adults since then ??

Royston?

[FiF]

M&S Food store opening in Blackpool's Worcester in the old Lidl premises across the road from the new Lidl.

First 200 customers to get a golden discount ticket. No doubt the queue will start at pub closing the evening before. Not going to bother, let the argy bargy settle down before going near.

[Otispunkmeyer]

SpeckledJim said:

I like these sort of puzzles.

A: The Waitrose beer was 2p.

He threw 'Waitrose' in there as a bit of a red herring. Sneaky, but he couldn't kid me.


Now, James' cousin is three times as old as his sister, and in three years will be half as old as the dog. How long is his fish?

Twice half it's length?

[sparks_E46]

We shop at Lidl for a lot of our stuff and Tesco for the rest. Our weekly shopping bill is usually around £25-£30 now (2 adults and a puppy)

[Writhing]

The happiness factor seems to reduce as the shopping becomes more expensive. Lidl and Aldi shoppers appear more cheerful closely followed by Asda and Tesco. The most miserable people I have seen are in Waitrose. Best compromise?.....Morrisons.