LIDL Bakery

thesandeman

Has anybody tried anything from LIDLs new bakery section yet? I got a loaf earlier but not tried it yet. Expensive enough but cheaper than its competitors. The DoItYourself slicer is some scary contraption. Ill be having nightmares tonight after using it :$ Ive put this in Galway Forum cos this is where I saw it. Move if its a nationwide thing.

biko

The Lidl on Headford Road yeah?
Herself was there the other day and loved it. Think she got some roll or something.

TristanPeter

I was just looking at a flyer detailing the bakery stuff earlier. Looks good and it's a great idea but I thought 49c for a croissant (if I remember correctly) was a little expensive. Then again I think they cost 69c in my local shop. Must try it though. Will there be a bakery in all the Lidl stores?

thesandeman

Yep. Im just waiting for my butter to thaw a bit. The loaves do look lovely.

Fuinseog

thesandeman wrote: »

Has anybody tried anything from LIDLs new bakery section yet? I got a loaf earlier but not tried it yet. Expensive enough but cheaper than its competitors. The DoItYourself slicer is some scary contraption. Ill be having nightmares tonight after using it :$ Ive put this in Galway Forum cos this is where I saw it. Move if its a nationwide thing.

their pumkin seed loaf is nice. its hard to get good quality bread at a normal price.

JONJO THE MISER

Lidl they just get better and better:)

thesandeman

They will probably have a competition on Facebook soon to pick a name for their Bread Guillotine :-S

Thargor

Oh man the apple turnovers are awesome, really fresh homemade taste to them, this thing makes the shop smell lovely aswell.

softmee

Nice bread was always missing in LIDL -as well as nice wine. Bring good quality wine for good price and i will never go to tesco or dunnes again.

Cathal01

Great to hear that they've a bakery. It's stuff like that that's missing from Lidl's and Aldi's....Having nice extras like that. They can be so depressing to go into...Especially that Lidl in Doughiska.

softmee

Cathal01 wrote: »

Great to hear that they've a bakery. It's stuff like that that's missing from Lidl's and Aldi's....Having nice extras like that. They can be so depressing to go into...Especially that Lidl in Doughiska.

Whats depressing about it? Less colourful packaging and lack of annoying music with : "staff call...bla bla bla" all the time from the speakers? I dont mind, its just a shop! Every time i go to dunnes i buy nothing (few small things i need which i cant get in Lidl) and i spend like 30eu there.
Anybody knows if there will be bakery in that depressing one in Doughiska?

-and i enjoy that its quiet, at least i dont have headache after shopping.

Cathal01

Well what I find depressing is that it resembles what I imagine a supermarket in Bosnia during the Bosnian War would have looked like. It's colourless and joyless. It's absolutely fine to get your groceries but grocery shopping can be an experience rather than a chore/necessity and that's where these supermarkets fail, so I welcome Lidl adding a bakery to not make it so depressing.

fish fingers

Cathal01 wrote: »

Well what I find depressing is that it resembles what I imagine a supermarket in Bosnia during the Bosnian War would have looked like. It's colourless and joyless. It's absolutely fine to get your groceries but grocery shopping can be an experience rather than a chore/necessity and that's where these supermarkets fail, so I welcome Lidl adding a bakery to not make it so depressing.

It's not a fcuking nightclub man. In, shop, leave.

Mrs OBumble

Cathal01 wrote: »

Well what I find depressing is that it resembles what I imagine a supermarket in Bosnia during the Bosnian War would have looked like. It's colourless and joyless. It's absolutely fine to get your groceries but grocery shopping can be an experience rather than a chore/necessity and that's where these supermarkets fail, so I welcome Lidl adding a bakery to not make it so depressing.

The week before the bakery opened, some of the staple items that I get from Lidl increased in price by around 20%, eg:

porridge oats, were 38c, now 49c
bread was 1.45, now 1.79
sultantas were 99c, now 1.19

Was this caused by the bakery? I don't know.

But right now if someone asked me to choose between low prices and shopping experience, I'd take the low prices.

fish fingers

Not often I agree with Justmary.

softmee

Do you really think that Dunnes or Tesco provide a better "shopping experience"? :rolleyes:
I just dont get it - the only reason i can think of is - advertising - you may like other supermarkets more -because -you see all the "oryginal" brands around and you think they are better from some you dont know - like in lidl. Dont be fooled .

snubbleste

Lidl have got rid of some good value european products that I'm guessing irish people won't buy - some cheeses, breads and certain meats.

I've also noticed a steady increase in prices. However they are still one of the cheaper supermarkets around. Do people really go grocery shopping for the 'experience' of it?

Not a fan of the bakery either, it takes up valuable shelf space.. I give it 4 months.

kraggy

thesandeman wrote: »

They will probably have a competition on Facebook soon to pick a name for their Bread Guillotine :-S

"I can't believe it's a cutter"

Cathal01

It has nothing to do with advertising and original brands. I'm merely pointing out that grocery shopping can be a bit more than "in,shop,leave" and grabbing all the cheapest **** that you see on the shelves. There's a whole spectrum of people like myself who being interested in food and cooking etc. prefer something a bit more in terms of grocery shopping eg. clothing, bakery, delicatessen, fresh fish counter. It's there to be enjoyed and it's completely up to the individual whether you get sucked in or not to paying more for the basic items that you can get for nothing in Lidl/Aldi.

Mrs OBumble

Cathal01 wrote: »

There's a whole spectrum of people like myself who being interested in food and cooking etc. prefer something a bit more in terms of grocery shopping eg. clothing, bakery, delicatessen, fresh fish counter.

And I'd love to have more of a shopping experience, if the work was flowing and I could afford it.

But it's not, so I also want a bargain-basement supermarket where they don't do fancy stuff, that costs more. Lidl was like that, it saddens me that they're changing me, 'cos I might have to walk a bit further to go to Aldi instead.

Lapin

JustMary wrote: »

sultantas were 99c, now 1.19

Ah no - Don't tell me they're raisin the price the sultanas.

softmee

Cathal01 wrote: »

It has nothing to do with advertising and original brands. I'm merely pointing out that grocery shopping can be a bit more than "in,shop,leave" and grabbing all the cheapest **** that you see on the shelves. There's a whole spectrum of people like myself who being interested in food and cooking etc. prefer something a bit more in terms of grocery shopping eg. clothing, bakery, delicatessen, fresh fish counter. It's there to be enjoyed and it's completely up to the individual whether you get sucked in or not to paying more for the basic items that you can get for nothing in Lidl/Aldi.

I like cooking too and to be honest -for me this would be enough if QUALITY food would be standing somewhere packed in a sacks or paper bags - all the packaging is just a rubbish we leave behind.
Also - to "clothing experience" from Tesco or Dunnes -i say -no thank you...

The Green Pixie

I've just bought a few things at the bakery in the Wexford branch and they are all yummy. I love German bread and the stuff they have is excellent.
Does anybody know if there's a bakery in any of the branches in Dublin? I live in Blackrock (near Deansgrange).
BTW, the checkout girl in Wexford said that the bread is flying off the shelves.

The Green Pixie

Cathal01 wrote: »

Well what I find depressing is that it resembles what I imagine a supermarket in Bosnia during the Bosnian War would have looked like. It's colourless and joyless. It's absolutely fine to get your groceries but grocery shopping can be an experience rather than a chore/necessity and that's where these supermarkets fail, so I welcome Lidl adding a bakery to not make it so depressing.

You obviously never went to a supermarket in Bosnia during the war then. If there were any supermarkets still standing, then the shelves would have been completely EMPTY and there might have been a few bits of mouldy fruit.

Now do you prefer Lidl?

beardybrewer

What get's me is it's a german shop that doesn't do good german pretzels! What the hell.

Joyce's selling some german bakery stuff. Apparently she has a shop somewhere maybe near Goya's? Anyone seen it?

Robbo

The Green Pixie wrote: »

You obviously never went to a supermarket in Bosnia during the war then. If there were any supermarkets still standing, then the shelves would have been completely EMPTY and there might have been a few bits of mouldy fruit.

Now do you prefer Lidl?

Is Bosnia the new Vietnam?

You don't know because you weren't there man.

ben.schlomo

newkie wrote: »

What get's me is it's a german shop that doesn't do good german pretzels! What the hell.

Joyce's selling some german bakery stuff. Apparently she has a shop somewhere maybe near Goya's? Anyone seen it?

Could be from the Pretzel place on Abbeygate St opposite CP maybe.

The Green Pixie

Robbo wrote: »

Is Bosnia the new Vietnam?

You don't know because you weren't there man.

It's the original person who obviously wasn't there.
As a matter of fact I was, not during the war but quite soon after. I lived in Croatia and went to Bosnia many times. The shops were dark, dingy and many of them were empty.

beardybrewer

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Could be from the Pretzel place on Abbeygate St opposite CP maybe.

Huh, I guess I haven't been in that area for a while. Is it a relatively new place? Is it where Charcoal Grill was?

softmee

newkie wrote: »

What get's me is it's a german shop that doesn't do good german pretzels! What the hell.

Joyce's selling some german bakery stuff. Apparently she has a shop somewhere maybe near Goya's? Anyone seen it?

Lidl pretzels are awfull -salty as hell! I dont know how you can eat it but rolls with pumpkin seeds are nice and all the rest.

ben.schlomo

newkie wrote: »

Huh, I guess I haven't been in that area for a while. Is it a relatively new place? Is it where Charcoal Grill was?

No its in the old Delight cafe premisies.

beardybrewer

ben.schlomo wrote: »

No its in the old Delight cafe premisies.

Oh right! Poor ol Delight... their sandwiches were top-notch. Aw well, another one bite the dust.

Amhran Nua

The Green Pixie wrote: »

the shelves would have been completely EMPTY and there might have been a few bits of mouldy fruit.

Luxurah! In mah day 'ad to grow your own mould and glue it to naner, none of this nambeh pambeh shelf mould!

Seriously though Lidl and Aldi could do with losing the communist era sovbloc decor, it's as cheap to do it right as to do it wrong.

Redditor

Love the pain au chocolat.

I go to LIDL etc for a big shop to "save money" but I end up with enough groceries to feed a row of houses in a council estate...

Xiney

Been in Canada for a while now, still miss Lidl.

You should see the price of food here. It's disgusting. :mad:

inisboffin

Xiney wrote: »

Been in Canada for a while now, still miss Lidl.

You should see the price of food here. It's disgusting. :mad:

High prices?

Is everything dearer or is anything cheaper?

LowOdour

does the bakery do gluten free bread?

ozmo

thesandeman wrote: »

The DoItYourself slicer is some scary contraption. Ill be having nightmares tonight after using it :$ Ive put this in Galway Forum cos this is where I saw it. Move if its a nationwide thing.

Our kids call it the 'bread torture chamber'. All those wizzing circular blades do look horror film material.

its gone missing lately from the lidl in blanch already

JONJO THE MISER

Xiney wrote: »

Been in Canada for a while now, still miss Lidl.

You should see the price of food here. It's disgusting. :mad:

And the bread is nothing short of dog food.

Xiney

inisboffin wrote: »

High prices?

Is everything dearer or is anything cheaper?

Just about everything is dearer. 2L of milk is around $4 (although it does last until the BB date... always found the Lidl milk went off ~2 days early, just to mess with me. And the BB date was never particularly far away at Lidl either)

civis_liberalis

Xiney wrote: »

Just about everything is dearer. 2L of milk is around $4 (although it does last until the BB date... always found the Lidl milk went off ~2 days early, just to mess with me. And the BB date was never particularly far away at Lidl either)

I don't think milk that last longer is necessarily better. Think about what is in it that makes it "last" longer.

ValerieR

civis_liberalis wrote: »

Think about what is in it that makes it "last" longer.

Just heat ?!:)

Nothing added, even to long-conservation milk .... just heated a certain way to kill bacteria.

Valerie

The Green Pixie

ValerieR wrote: »

Just heat ?!:)

Nothing added, even to long-conservation milk .... just heated a certain way to kill bacteria.

Valerie

Yes, heat which also destroys all the nutrients in the process.

Head The Wall

The Green Pixie wrote: »

Yes, heat which also destroys all the nutrients in the process.

Correct, milk has always been pasteurised and would only last a max of 2 days years ago. They are obviously pasteurising the crap out of it nowadays.

The Green Pixie

Head The Wall wrote: »

Correct, milk has always been pasteurised and would only last a max of 2 days years ago. They are obviously pasteurising the crap out of it nowadays.

Yes. About 10 years ago I lived in Croatia for a few months, and there the supermarket milk you bought in the afternoon would be gone off by the next morning even though it had been in the fridge. If you wanted fresh milk in the morning you had to go and buy it.

Head The Wall

I used to deliver it, every bloody day bar sunday. We'd also get christmas and new years day off.

Twas nearly as bad as farming

Xiney

civis_liberalis wrote: »

I don't think milk that last longer is necessarily better. Think about what is in it that makes it "last" longer.

Actually, they don't add anything to it here, but I think their standards of refrigeration (during transportation and before sale) and cleanliness are more stringent than in Ireland.

Mark in Lucan

Thargor wrote: »

Oh man the apple turnovers are awesome, really fresh homemade taste to them, this thing makes the shop smell lovely aswell.

I would go easy on the 'fresh' and 'homemade' in anything German!, unless of course its made by Freda (.....Freda would be a machine taking up about an acre...I have to get out more....maybe Supervalu...).

I love the apple turnovers too, but they look a bit greasy to me. I love their multi-grain squares @39cent. Love their giant pineapples and fruit & nut choco bars too. I generally bypass the unhealthy tin & jar section....

Mark in Lucan

civis_liberalis wrote: »

I don't think milk that last longer is necessarily better. Think about what is in it that makes it "last" longer.

I agree totally.........going off sooner rather than later sounds like the product has NOT gone through the ...'long shelf life process'...

Golden Bucky

Has anyone else noticed Lidl being quite sneaky lately. They are telling us they are the best, they are putting forward a clean, friendly, affordable image in all their promotion and marketing material but they are not openly admitting to ripping off consumers.

I agree that Lidl, and any other supermarket for that matter, are entitled to charge as much as they like for their products but I feel quite strongly about supermarkets ripping off consumers.

Please feel free to comment if you feel I am being too harsh but I strongly disagree with supermarkets without notice or warning marginally reducing product sizes and maintaining original pricing.

Lidl have recently done this with their pumpkin-seed-bread. It has always retailed at €1.99 per loaf. It now still retails at €1.99 per loaf but Lidl have without warning and without any advertising whatsoever fractionally reduced the size of their pumpkin-seed-bread loaf. What is the difference between doing this and advertising one price at the shelf and they charging a higher price at the till?

Please give me some feedback.

ben.schlomo

Golden Bucky wrote: »

Has anyone else noticed Lidl being quite sneaky lately. They are telling us they are the best, they are putting forward a clean, friendly, affordable image in all their promotion and marketing material but they are not openly admitting to ripping off consumers.

I agree that Lidl, and any other supermarket for that matter, are entitled to charge as much as they like for their products but I feel quite strongly about supermarkets ripping off consumers.

Please feel free to comment if you feel I am being too harsh but I strongly disagree with supermarkets without notice or warning marginally reducing product sizes and maintaining original pricing.

Lidl have recently done this with their pumpkin-seed-bread. It has always retailed at €1.99 per loaf. It now still retails at €1.99 per loaf but Lidl have without warning and without any advertising whatsoever fractionally reduced the size of their pumpkin-seed-bread loaf. What is the difference between doing this and advertising one price at the shelf and they charging a higher price at the till?

Please give me some feedback.

You want here..... http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=580

And no its not a rip off.