Shopping in LIDL

muckisluck

dark crystal wrote: »

Lastly, can I say whether anyone agrees with me or not matters not. I was subjected to behaviour I have never had to deal with in any other supermarket - ever. So I left and I'm glad I did.

If it matters not whether anyone agrees with you I'm surprised you're still looking at what is written on this thread. If I was in your shoes I think I'd admit defeat on this one and move on.

surime

Bambi wrote: »

You're a female yeah?

Yes I am, so what?

Abi

wolf moon wrote: »

Abi wrote: »

Maliciously.. Jesus H. And we thought the OP overreacted.

How do I love this bull****...

I am sure OP accidentally left a trolley full of goods at the checkout.
She did not mean that, it just happened, right?

I can't convey how utterly pathetic that post is. In case you're wondering, that thanks is because you've reminded me how sad some people really are. Imagine sitting in on a Friday night, content with character assassinating a stranger on the Internet. I'm out.


OP- it was a bit of a mad situation, but listen, the more honest of us will admit to not handling things they way we wished we had. I'd strongly advise abandoning this thread because some of them are like a dog with a bone, and nothing better to do with themselves. Just do me a favour and let me know when you're going to lidl again, I could do with a laugh

dark crystal

Abi wrote: »

OP- it was a bit of a mad situation, but listen, the more honest of us will admit to not handling things they way we wished we had. I'd strongly advise abandoning this thread because some of them are like a dog with a bone, and nothing better to do with themselves. Just do me a favour and let me know when you're going to lidl again, I could do with a laugh

That'll be the 12th of Never Abi... :D

wolf moon

Abi wrote: »

I can't convey how utterly pathetic that post is.

Fabulous.

toexpress

I'm just shocked that this is still going on

Do you know someone was stabbed to death somewhere

Elsewhere someone else was shot

Elsewhere a little old lady was mugged

A young girl was raped

I'm sure my point was made

gosuckonalemon

dark crystal wrote: »

Lastly, can I say whether anyone agrees with me or not matters not. I was subjected to behaviour I have never had to deal with in any other supermarket - ever. So I left and I'm glad I did.

And likewise for all the staff that had to suffer your little tantrum!

dark crystal

gosuckonalemon wrote: »

And likewise for all the staff that had to suffer your little tantrum!

....And repeat! Again.... Ad nauseum.


Mods, any chance of locking this thread, as it's just turned into petty sniping now at this stage.

gosuckonalemon

dark crystal wrote: »

....And repeat! Again.... Ad nauseum.


Mods, any chance of locking this thread, as it's just turned into petty sniping now at this stage.

Sounds like you've finally learnt your lesson. Well done! Hope you've taken something from this. I'm sure your a better person for it, you should finish by thanking everyone who contributed and helped show you the errors of your ways!

dark crystal

gosuckonalemon wrote: »

Sounds like you've finally learnt your lesson. Well done! Hope you've taken something from this. I'm sure your a better person for it, you should finish by thanking everyone who contributed and helped show you the errors of your ways!

Aah, gosuckonalemon for yourself

Millicent

smash wrote: »

Actually Tesco has all their comparison prices published in store. Lidl generally is not cheaper (apart from the 2% VAT) and Tesco is better quality.

Fancy that -- a supermarket saying it's cheaper. :pac:

Giblet

toexpress wrote: »

I'm just shocked that this is still going on

Do you know someone was stabbed to death somewhere

Elsewhere someone else was shot

Elsewhere a little old lady was mugged

A young girl was raped

I'm sure my point was made

And the world still turns!

mikemac1

dark crystal wrote: »

A A few people then started lining up behind me and it was then the muttering started.

Some auld hag said loudly: "Your wan is taking her time" and huffed. Then another woman said "Jesus, how much shopping has she at all?" (I had a weeks worth of groceries, about 3/4 of a trolly full). They all just stood there and glared at me like I was the anti-Christ.

Tbh, I doubt this happened

Sounds like a good story and you came to AH to get a reaction

Nothing wrong with this of course, it's a good thread

Larianne

The way the checkouts are situated in Lidl and Aldi, it would be hard for a till operator to put the groceries in the trolley unless she did actually throw them in...

Frank Black

Just back from my weekly shop in local Lidl.

No signs at the checkouts in my one telling people about the bagging rule, and I specifically looked for them.

MinnieM67

God when did good manners and patience become such a terrible thing. I have worked in retail for over 15 years and feel that a smile and courtesy goes a long way. By the way, I expect the same from customers too.

Sheep Shagger

I like Lidl and Aldi, just wish they had either express( 10 items or less) or self scanning checkouts.... Often get caught behind someone with a weeks shopping when all I have is one or two items.

Not that i condone what happened to the OP.

ringadingding

I live in Austria, Every shop is like this, you better have money/ card at the ready, your shopping gets slid down on top of the previous persons, the the next gets lashed down onto yours, I hate it.


A neat little trick is to damage a couple of barcodes and strategically place them in your shopping, they can buy you a minute or so as the till person has to type it in whilst scanning .

xzanti

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

I like Lidl and Aldi, just wish they had either express( 10 items or less) or self scanning checkouts.... Often get caught behind someone with a weeks shopping when all I have is one or two items.

Not that i condone what happened to the OP.

I think part of the reason they are able to sell their goods at such cheap prices is because they don't splash out on 'frills' in their stores.. and pass the savings on to the Customer..

toexpress

xzanti wrote: »

I think part of the reason they are able to sell their goods at such cheap prices is because they don't splash out on 'frills' in their stores.. and pass the savings on to the Customer..

What frills do you get going to Tesco? Some fat bird with a bad breath problem who needs a trip to the Deodorant section and most likely last got laid when Mary Robinson was in the Aras?

xzanti

toexpress wrote: »

What frills do you get going to Tesco?

Express checkouts, self service checkouts, a big deli, bakery, cheese counter, fish mongers, pharmacy, ample security, customer toilets, cafe, photo lab, butchers... etc

Some fat bird with a bad breath problem who needs a trip to the Deodorant section and most likely last got laid when Mary Robinson was in the Aras?

toexpress

xzanti wrote: »

Express checkouts, self service checkouts, a big deli, bakery, cheese counter, fish mongers, pharmacy, ample security, customer toilets, cafe, photo lab, butchers... etc

I'm just not a fan and I don't see those as frills as what they sell is not great. You can do far better at your local farmers market and you will be supporting local!! Just saying is all ...

xzanti

toexpress wrote: »

I'm just not a fan and I don't see those as frills as what they sell is not great. You can do far better at your local farmers market and you will be supporting local!! Just saying is all ...

I don't go for the frills anymore myself.. I used to shop in the likes of Tesco and one day I decided to try Aldi on a whim, and I haven't looked back.. I also love the Farmers Markets.. I shop around a lot more these days.

toexpress

xzanti wrote: »

I don't go for the frills anymore myself.. I used to shop in the likes of Tesco and one day I decided to try Aldi on a whim, and I haven't looked back.. I also love the Farmers Markets.. I shop around a lot more these days.

Remember at your local farmers market you can haggle you cant do that in Tesco or Aldi!

ringadingding

Have to laugh at people perceiving Tesco to being 'posh' or extra frills, jaysus its hardly harrods is it.

toexpress

ringadingding wrote: »

Have to laugh at people perceiving Tesco to being 'posh' or extra frills, jaysus its hardly harrods is it.

No and you know they refuse to deliver to here which I find dreadful it means I have to like Oh! My god like totally shop with the like great unwashed

johnnyskeleton

LighterGuy wrote: »

I'm willing to bet a thousand euro she was eastern european, right?
Sad but true that alot of eastern euopean staff in supermarkets feels its even too much to say "hello" as they are scanning your goods. Let alone any chit chat.

I always get a smile and pleasant hello from the easter european girls who work in Lidl and Aldi. Not so much the Irish people who work in Tesco who look like they want to kill you.

Wheely GR8

Every time I walk out of tesco ,I feel like I've just walked out of a casino.

Cleaned out.

Bastards!

Rangi

johnnyskeleton wrote: »

I always get a smile and pleasant hello from the easter european girls who work in Lidl and Aldi. Not so much the Irish people who work in Tesco who look like they want to kill you.

Yep,just in from Tesco then Lidl. That's exactly what I experienced,a sour faced old local cow who said f all to me,then at Lidl a very polite Eastern European,but that's standard in my local Lidl anyway.

ThOnda

The new bakeries in Lidl stores are fantastic, much better than the Cousine de France stuff you can get in Centra and in garages.
Generally, there are two kinds of people who shop in Lidl. Normal people and eejits. As in every other store. Apart from Brown Thomas, of course
What happens to me on regular basis, is that people with big shopping offer me to jump in front of them, when I have only one or two items in my hands. That is very nice from them, but most of the time, I thank them a lot and refuse. Me having less to shop does not mean they are not in a hurry.