Lidl vs Aldi - who you got and why?

A few things are better in Lidl like the bakery and all but Aldi seems more like a supermarket to me. A good brand built up and the same stuff generally in the same place. I find with Lidl you don’t know what the brand will be and there could be 4 different things on the same shelf over the course of two months. I’d find the overall quality of the food in Aldi a higher standard too.

That said, neither would sway me away from Super Valu or Tesco on a regular basis.

Turbohymac

Lidl way ahead of aldi..theres both stores in my nearest town ..but lidl. even moved from their existing store to an even bigger one a few months back..meanwhile aldi only opened a year or so ago..and on a narrow back street with a miserably small car park..
I like diy stuff also and workwear. So lidl wins by a mile

TheIrishGrover

Lidl onion rings... 'cos there is f*cking heroin in them or something. That's the only reasoning I can come to. Only thing is: They so rarely have them that when they do come in I go full on Coron-a$$hole and buy about 4 bags and hoard those motherf***ers

Cee-Jay-Cee

We shop predominantly in Aldi. Lidl is expensive and never has what i'm looking for. It is not on par with Aldi.

Irish_peppa

I find the Lidl Special offers better then Aldi they allways have good tools etc. In Aldi seems that the special offers area is allways a mess of random stuff in no order at all
Lidl I find Lidl better value
Only thing at fault in lidl, whats the story with the bananas turning to mush after 2 days despite looking yellow on the outside. When I was younf bananas lasted ages and went brown before they turned too mush

Church on Tuesday

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

Aldi for me, if I have to go “discount”. It has a much better crisp section, and snacks in general.

All Lidl has over Aldi is a bakery “section“ but in these uncertain times I’m avoiding all of the, non-washable, produce that is uncovered and overly “pawed” by the horrible clientele who frequent these shops.

Don't be hard on yourself there Em.

J'adore both Lidil and Aldi actually prefer some of their produce to the so called bigger brands out there.

JohnnyFlash

Irish_peppa wrote: »

I find the Lidl Special offers better then Aldi they allways have good tools etc. In Aldi seems that the special offers area is allways a mess of random stuff in no order at all
Lidl I find Lidl better value
Only thing at fault in lidl, whats the story with the bananas turning to mush after 2 days despite looking yellow on the outside. When I was younf bananas lasted ages and went brown before they turned too mush

People lie to themselves about the quality of the fruit and veg in Aldi and Lidl. It’s pretty poor quality, and the reason much of it turns to mush is that’s it bought last minute in the sell off auctions, then doused in chemicals, and put in temperature controlled rooms for months until they need something for their Super 6.

That’s why it all turns to mush at home. It’s why your spuds start growing spouts a day or two after you bring them home.

Cheap food is cheap for a reason. It usually involves a combination of fûcking over the producer, chemicals and preservatives, and very short shelf life.

Church on Tuesday

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

People lie to themselves about the quality of the fruit and veg in Aldi and Lidl. It’s pretty poor quality, and the reason much of it turns to mush is that’s it bought last minute in the sell off auctions, then doused in chemicals, and put in temperature controlled rooms for months until they need something for their Super 6.

That’s why it all turns to mush at home. It’s why your spuds start growing spouts a day or two after you bring them home.

Cheap food is cheap for a reason. It usually involves a combination of fûcking over the producer, chemicals and preservatives, and very short shelf life.

...and if you are on a tight budget you will give zero ****s about any of that; both brands have fairly good relations with Irish producers, I would only buy their Irish produced stuff anyways.

GLaDOS

Never had an issue with fruit/veg lasting from Aldi tbh. Common complaint I've heard but not something I've noticed and I'm shopping there weekly 4 or 5 years now.

Had a banana this morning from a bunch that's been sitting there a week and it was delicious.

Church on Tuesday

TheIrishGrover wrote: »

Lidl onion rings... 'cos there is f*cking heroin in them or something. That's the only reasoning I can come to. Only thing is: They so rarely have them that when they do come in I go full on Coron-a$$hole and buy about 4 bags and hoard those motherf***ers

The Deluxe beer battered ones?

EmmetSpiceland

colm_mcm wrote: »

In my local Lidl they have bagged all the bakery items.

Alun wrote: »

The bakery stuff is all pre-bagged now.

That’s good to hear but I would have serious “reservations“ around their clientele’s inability to refrain from opening the bags to give the “goods” a bit of a mauling.

Especially the ones who are treating the shopping as a “day out” for the whole family.

Haven’t seen any of that “carry on” in either SuperValu, Dunnes nor, the incomparable, Donnybrook Fair.

sonofenoch

I got Lidl's back homy...


but I'm a bit of a 2 timer if I'm honest

Church on Tuesday

Church on Tuesday wrote: »

The Deluxe beer battered ones?

the crisps I imagine.

colm_mcm

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

That’s good to hear but I would have serious “reservations“ around their clientele’s inability to refrain from opening the bags to give the “goods” a bit of a mauling.

Especially the ones who are treating the shopping as a “day out” for the whole family.

Haven’t seen any of that “carry on” in either SuperValu, Dunnes nor, the incomparable, Donnybrook Fair.

You’ve probably never seen it in Lidl either, let’s be honest.

VeVeX

Antares35 wrote: »

Lidl for bakery. That is irrelevant now I suppose, as we won't be buying food that has been sitting in the open air.

They've a much more hygienic setup in the Spanish shops I've been in, they're similar to this -



You only get to touch, breath or sneeze on your own baked goods.

mojesius

Aldi

Better coffee, cheese, tinned tuna, chocolate.
Beer/wine from either I suppose

Wouldn't buy meat, eggs or fresh fruit/veg in either though. There's a farm shop nearby selling the above at far superior quality and it's good value for money. The eggs are nearly double the size and the taste is worlds apart.

Harry Palmr

Lidl is nearer but Aldi is a bit too posh in any event. Never feel comfortable in there.

colm_mcm

VeVeX wrote: »

They've a much more hygienic setup in the Spanish shops I've been in, they're similar to this -



You only get to touch, breath or sneeze on your own baked goods.

This is how the refurbished stores here do it too.

CrankyHaus

Aldi Veg definitely lasts longer. In fact it's clearly labelled with a best before date whereas IME Lidl veg is not.

Kiwi John

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

People lie to themselves about the quality of the fruit and veg in Aldi and Lidl. It’s pretty poor quality, and the reason much of it turns to mush is that’s it bought last minute in the sell off auctions, then doused in chemicals, and put in temperature controlled rooms for months until they need something for their Super 6.

That’s why it all turns to mush at home. It’s why your spuds start growing spouts a day or two after you bring them home.

Cheap food is cheap for a reason. It usually involves a combination of fûcking over the producer, chemicals and preservatives, and very short shelf life.

It is delivered each day to there distribution centre exactly the same as Tesco Dunnes and Supervalua.They have no long term storage facilities.

Aldi, because I can walk there and back easily. Lidl if I want something in their special offers

TheIrishGrover

Church on Tuesday wrote: »

The Deluxe beer battered ones?

Yeah, those. Dammit, I shouldn't have put ye on to them.... I will now have to kill you all.... (which, in my Lidl, wouldn't be the first....)

Church on Tuesday

TheIrishGrover wrote: »

Yeah, those. Dammit, I shouldn't have put ye on to them.... I will now have to kill you all.... (which, in my Lidl, wouldn't be the first....)

No wonder they are never in when I look for them :mad:

I prefer aldi over Lidl but do the majority of my shopping in Supervalu and pick up an odd thing aldi (during normal times, at the moment all shopping is Supervalu delivery bar a very quick trip to aldi once every two weeks for sparking water as its my favourite).

I dont mind dunnes but hate tesco and never shop there.

Feisar

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

It’s a Monday so you probably don’t want to hear about how supermarkets can sell a large chicken for €3. A chicken now costs less than it did 23 years ago.

I always thought it nuts what a whole chicken can be bought for

Roberto_gas

Lidl - Bakery items.
Aldi - For weekly 6.
Tesco - Avanmore supermilk, paneer, clubcard points, sriracha sauce.

In summary for items you dont get elsewhere !

freshpopcorn

I actually find it very mixed to be honest. Certain things are better in either of them.
Suppliers sometimes change snr quality changes.
I do prefer the quality of the tools, etc in Lidl.
Meat, Fish, Fruit and veg are real hit and miss in both of them from what I can see.
I do find some people raves about Aldi being the greatest thing ever and I'm like it's fine.
If I was asked to pick one tough it would be Lidl.

Ush1

Aldi by far. Better quality food and goods and usually cheaper. I prefer Aldi to any other supermarket.

A lot of Lidl stuff is too salty or sweet. Kits, sauces, etc...

Rubberchikken

Tesco's here, for virtually everything.
Sometimes toilet paper in aldi, occasionally bottles of flavoured water and the odd frozen pizza. Nothing else in aldi interests me. Don't go to lidls and only dunnes at Christmas.

colm_mcm

Roberto_gas wrote: »

Lidl - Bakery items.
Aldi - For weekly 6.
Tesco - Avanmore supermilk, paneer, clubcard points, sriracha sauce.

In summary for items you dont get elsewhere !

Where do you buy everything else?