Things you refuse to buy in Lidl and Aldi....

I had hoi sin spare ribs from aldi for dinner tonight..

Amazeballs.

RWCNT wrote: »

condoms - it's all down to taste.

I wouldn't shop in either of them. Never have, never will. http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,543485,00.html

I Need The Sun wrote: »

That looks like dodgy journalism to me but I'm sure this sort of mis management happens everywhere.

"female workers who have their periods may go to the toilet now and again, but to enjoy this privilege they should wear a visible headband".

From The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/27/germany.supermarkets

There's plenty more stories about the disgraceful treatment of staff. Just google.

Just a few things:

I think we're all agreed that their baked beans are rank (turn to mush).

Don't know about Lidl but I don't think Aldi do a Worcestershire sauce and I love me Lea & Perrins.

Tartare sauce: Nowhere near as nice as Colman's. (Very cloying. Not enough vinegar and very few capers.)

Razor blades. (Can't beat Gillette.DISGUSTINGLY expensive, but they are much smoother and last a lot longer so, no point in a false economy.)

Apart from that I buy pretty much everything in Aldi.

Top-Tip: Don't buy the cheap coleslaw or orange juice. Spend a few extra cents (still ridiculously cheap) and get the luxury coleslaw and the not-from-concentrate orange juice.

As for the tills, as was said earlier, put everything on the belt in the order you want to pack them. Racing the cashier is way more fun than aerobics and is about the only work-out I get during the week.:pac:

Just forgot check out their gravy granules. The packaging is a complete rip-off of Bisto's and it's called Quixo.

hcass wrote: »

I wouldn't shop in either of them. Never have, never will. http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,543485,00.html

Hope you've done equivalent research on Dunnes and Tesco in particular?

hcass wrote: »

"female workers who have their periods may go to the toilet now and again, but to enjoy this privilege they should wear a visible headband".

From The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/27/germany.supermarkets

There's plenty more stories about the disgraceful treatment of staff. Just google.

Perhaps this isn't such a bad idea and could be introduced everywhere. This way we can all see of our female colleagues needed to be treated a little more kindly and when it is best not to confront female bosses. Wouldn't have to be headband, a scarlet x sticker on the forehead would suffice.

Shenshen wrote: »

To clarify, this whole article is based on something another magazine "Stern" reported on. Stern is a German paper mostly purchased for the pictures of naked ladies on the cover, and a few made-up shock stories inside, the quality of journalism would be a litlle below that of the Sun.

Basing your shopping behaviour on an article from a less than reputable magazine some 4 years ago seem a little irrational.

Jaysus, is that possible ????:eek:

Anything from either store;)

So much salt and glucose-fructose syrup in their stuff. You know you're just getting the hoof meat, in your burgers, too, they taste a bit crap. Their breakfast cerials are kinda rubbish. I like their bread, cheese and milk, though. Chocolate is great. They have some beers like Spaten and Franziskaaner which are nicer than Bud and Heineken, etc. in my opinion.

Basically no meat, really. Or fruit and veg; it goes off by the time you get it home.

Grayditch wrote: »

So much salt and glucose-fructose syrup in their stuff. You know you're just getting the hoof meat, in your burgers, too, they taste a bit crap. Their breakfast cerials are kinda rubbish. I like their bread, cheese and milk, though. Chocolate is great. They have some beers like Spaten and Franziskaaner which are nicer than Bud and Heineken, etc. in my opinion.

Basically no meat, really. Or fruit and veg; it goes off by the time you get it home.

you could say that about any store - in fact Dunnes/Tesco/etc probably have the same, and more. Re. cereals - their cereals are the good for you, (no pretty pictures) type brand, as opposed to the cartoon character highly sugared cocopoppy sort of choice you get in the bigger stores.

fishy fishy wrote: »

you could say that about any store - in fact Dunnes/Tesco/etc probably have the same, and more. Re. cereals - their cereals are the good for you, (no pretty pictures) type brand, as opposed to the cartoon character highly sugared cocopoppy sort of choice you get in the bigger stores.

But the problem is they don'y have any options without glucose fructose syrup in a lot of items. They have no jam without tonns of that stuff. I try stay away from anything with GFS in it, so at least Dunnes has lots of options without that stuff.