lidl tourists

cozmik

A lidl tourist is someone who shops in lidl not because they have to but because they want to impress a significant other with a really good bargain.

I heard this expression on the radio the other morning and thought it was pretty funny.

InFront

I thought it was those Germans who assail the aisles looking for cheap Feinkostgewürzsalz in their traditional Bavarian costumes and accordians.

has nobody else seen them?

AdMMM

Well,you can find some pretty unbeatable bargains. I once got a sweeping brush and rake set there for 50c!

Ruu_Old

the Germans.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abIJ2MPtWOk

Terry

Damn it, Ruu. No more animal cruelty clips.

biko

It impossible to stand next to a German crowd for more than a few minutes without hearing the word "teuer" (expensive) at least ten times.
They do like their bargains...

iguana

cozmik wrote:

not because they have to

So just because you earn a decent wage you are supposed to waste it by buying more expensive produce in "proper" supermarkets. And I wonder why I always seem to have more money and a bigger house than people who earn more than me.:rolleyes:

Rb

cozmik wrote:

thought it was pretty funny.

You thought wrong.

monkeyfudge

Here's me thinking that if you wanted to impress someone that you'd do your shopping in Marks and Spensers...

FlutterinBantam

Ah here... if you want to impress,you don't call it Marks & Spencers-you call it

"Marks" "Dahling I'm popping(you always pop-never go) dyne to Mork's,Pearl

buzzed(you always buzz someone-never ring) me to say they have just got in

some divine monkfish fresh from Wright's"

galah

biko wrote:

It impossible to stand next to a German crowd for more than a few minutes without hearing the word "teuer" (expensive) at least ten times.
They do like their bargains...

Nope (well, not always ;-)), Germans just compare Irish prices to prices 'back home' - and the results are not pretty...(just did a quick cross-check on the Lidl-sites - coconut milk, to name one example, is 40 cent more expensive in Ireland! All the tools are at least 1 to 2 Euro each more expensive in Ireland...No wonder the Germans are freaking out...(I would, too!)

humanji

cozmik wrote:

A lidl tourist is someone who shops in lidl not because they have to but because they want to impress a significant other with a really good bargain.

I heard this expression on the radio the other morning and thought it was pretty funny.

I thought this thread would be about midgets

Rb

galah wrote:

Nope (well, not always ;-)), Germans just compare Irish prices to prices 'back home' - and the results are not pretty...(just did a quick cross-check on the Lidl-sites - coconut milk, to name one example, is 40 cent more expensive in Ireland! All the tools are at least 1 to 2 Euro each more expensive in Ireland...No wonder the Germans are freaking out...(I would, too!)

Erm, its pretty common knowledge that Ireland is an expensive place (Dublin in particular), so if they're coming here, with that knowledge, and then moaning at the prices, they're just d1cks.

galah

But not all people expect it to be THAT expensive...especially if you're a tourist, or have only recently landed here...

Ah well, it doesn't matter anyway...;-) I'll still shop at Aldi (too many foreigners in Lidl, and not enough parking spaces...), even if it's just for the fantastic cat treats and the odd German chocolate product...;-)

copacetic

i'm a stunningly boring thread tourist. i'm going to go and tell my significant other about the incredible mistake I made clicking in and reading it...

humanji

humanji wrote:

I thought this thread would be about midgets

Damnit!

someone beat me to it:(

Paligulus

humanji wrote:

I thought this thread would be about midgets

Pure Genius!!!

Hagar

It is, German cheapskate midgets.

fluppet

And just for the record, it is pronounced 'Lee-dul' NOT 'Liddul'

I love looking at their weekly booklet with the upcoming offers, even if I rarely buy any of them... it's surprising well done with a lot of effort put in.

Terry

I know some call it 'lie-dill'.
Any Germans/ German speakers want to clear this on up?

singingstranger

I'm living in Germany and it's LEE-dull here. As in the jingle at home!

Well, they had an ad in the paper about 7-8 months ago comparing their stuff to the Tesco equivalent, and generally showing how much cheaper their stuff is. Down the bottom they had a big banner with "Every Lidl helps!!!!" on it. Tesco's slogan is "Every LITTLE helps" so i assumed that i was right in pronouncing it "Liddle" (as in rhymes with "piddle") cos the other two versions of pronunciation wouldn't make much sense.

galah

singingstranger wrote:

I'm living in Germany and it's LEE-dull here. As in the jingle at home!

yep, that's how it's pronounced in Germany alright!

KTRIC

Deleted User wrote:

so i assumed that i was right in pronouncing it "Liddle" (as in rhymes with "piddle") cos the other two versions of pronunciation wouldn't make much sense.

That p!sses me off big time. My girlfriend is German so I've always pronounced Lidl the correct way. When they opened here a couple of years ago I was corrected by some locals because they insisted on calling it "liddle".

My bf is german, he insists on the correct way as well...