Lidl leg of lamb.

The prowler

Dont ever worry about the factory and their margins, look at the rich lists every year, plenty of people involved in meat processing in the top 30.
Dont forget for lamb the factory are paying carcass weight, the 5 quarter is free for them and almost nothing is wasted (which is good to see).
The top 5 sheep processing plants would be killing anything between 2400 and 3000 each everyday so an automated factory line in these big plants is probably doing 320 or so an hour

lab man

Went to the local butcher there yesterday eve 4 giggot chops and 1 1/2 lbs beef stir fry 29euro I nearly choaked

Bass Reeves

lab man wrote: »

Went to the local butcher there yesterday eve 4 giggot chops and 1 1/2 lbs beef stir fry 29euro I nearly choaked

The four gigot chops were 24 euro the stir fry a fiver

Shelflife

Shag all being made on the Easter eggs, they were offered to us ( a Spar shop) to sell at €3 making 40c each or 3 for €5 and make 5c (1%) . Aldi or Lidl now selling them 3 for €3 so can’t see how they are making anything on them.

They used to be a nice earner years ago but their year I didn’t bother buying in any this year, first time in nearly 30 years.

The Aldi’s and Lidl’s are happy to sell below cost, they don’t care if they mess up the local small shop or the local farmers, we’re all just collateral damage in their war for market share.

lab man

Bass Reeves wrote: »

The four gigot chops were 24 euro the stir fry a fiver

29 all in some price

alps

Bass Reeves wrote: »

The four gigot chops were 24 euro the stir fry a fiver

He'll drive you into Aldi/Lidl

TooOldBoots

Shelflife wrote: »

Shag all being made on the Easter eggs, they were offered to us ( a Spar shop) to sell at €3 making 40c each or 3 for €5 and make 5c (1%) . Aldi or Lidl now selling them 3 for €3 so can’t see how they are making anything on them.

They used to be a nice earner years ago but their year I didn’t bother buying in any this year, first time in nearly 30 years.

The Aldi’s and Lidl’s are happy to sell below cost, they don’t care if they mess up the local small shop or the local farmers, we’re all just collateral damage in their war for market share.

Jezz c how are the small shops making a bob with margins like that.

Base price

I asked a butcher today when buying some ribeye for dinner how much per kg for a leg of lamb. He said up to this week it was €12.99 but Spring lamb is €15.99.

timple23

Shelflife wrote: »

Shag all being made on the Easter eggs, they were offered to us ( a Spar shop) to sell at €3 making 40c each or 3 for €5 and make 5c (1%) . Aldi or Lidl now selling them 3 for €3 so can’t see how they are making anything on them.

They used to be a nice earner years ago but their year I didn’t bother buying in any this year, first time in nearly 30 years.

The Aldi’s and Lidl’s are happy to sell below cost, they don’t care if they mess up the local small shop or the local farmers, we’re all just collateral damage in their war for market share.

This is what kills me about lidl/aldi, how do they run big ads supporting local farmers/food businesses on one page of the leaflet, then turn the page and they're selling carrots for 50c.

richie123

timple23 wrote: »

This is what kills me about lidl/aldi, how do they run big ads supporting local farmers/food businesses on one page of the leaflet, then turn the page and they're selling carrots for 50c.

Absolute joke and it shouldn't be allowed
Stuff like chocolate sweets chips processed rubbish food should be taxed higher
And below cost selling of good nutritious meat and veg should be banned.
The amount of waste of good food simply because its too cheap.

lab man

timple23 wrote: »

This is what kills me about lidl/aldi, how do they run big ads supporting local farmers/food businesses on one page of the leaflet, then turn the page and they're selling carrots for 50c.

Alot of friends I have in Germany will not under any circumstances shop in lidl , aldi ,treff,or any other because they have nearly broke the farmers there years ago .
there are a lot of farmers markets in germany now

whelan2

lab man wrote: »

Went to the local butcher there yesterday eve 4 giggot chops and 1 1/2 lbs beef stir fry 29euro I nearly choaked

Was talking to a farmers wife a few years ago. He would be a bit bossy to her. All meat to come from butchers he told her. She was given an allowance for groceries each week. She said if she bought all the meat in the butchers there would be no money left. So she would get the meat in lidl and tell him it was from the butchers. He used to say it was lovely meat...

odyssey06

richie123 wrote: »

Absolute joke and it shouldn't be allowed
Stuff like chocolate sweets chips processed rubbish food should be taxed higher
And below cost selling of good nutritious meat and veg should be banned.
The amount of waste of good food simply because its too cheap.

As if anyone is going to waste a leg of lamb cos they got it on a LIDL discount.
The most frequently wasted products are things like salad & bread with short shelf life.
Nothing to do with below cost selling, everything to do with portion sizes.

You seem completely unfamiliar with our current VAT rates if you are posting this.

whelan2

Shelflife wrote: »

Shag all being made on the Easter eggs, they were offered to us ( a Spar shop) to sell at €3 making 40c each or 3 for €5 and make 5c (1%) . Aldi or Lidl now selling them 3 for €3 so can’t see how they are making anything on them.

They used to be a nice earner years ago but their year I didn’t bother buying in any this year, first time in nearly 30 years.

The Aldi’s and Lidl’s are happy to sell below cost, they don’t care if they mess up the local small shop or the local farmers, we’re all just collateral damage in their war for market share.

Instead of easter eggs I posted a package to my nephews and nieces. Got them a kids magazine each, a bottle of bubbles and a kinder egg. My sister in law sent me a video of them opening their post. Great excitement. She said much better entertainment than an easter egg.

Dinzee Conlee

whelan2 wrote: »

Instead of easter eggs I posted a package to my nephews and nieces. Got them a kids magazine each, a bottle of bubbles and a kinder egg. My sister in law sent me a video of them opening their post. Great excitement. She said much better entertainment than an easter egg.

We just got the exact same package from family earlier today...
Like you said - was super excitement...

whelan2

Dinzee Conlee wrote: »

We just got the exact same package from family earlier today...
Like you said - was super excitement...

An post have a great deal atm. You get the padded envelope and delivery for just over 5 euro

richie123

odyssey06 wrote: »

As if anyone is going to waste a leg of lamb cos they got it on a LIDL discount.
The most frequently wasted products are things like salad & bread with short shelf life.
Nothing to do with below cost selling, everything to do with portion sizes.

You seem completely unfamiliar with our current VAT rates if you are posting this.

Enlighten me.

odyssey06

richie123 wrote: »

Enlighten me.

VAT rates...
Fresh meat is zero rated 0%
Savoury snack products such as crisps at 23%
Chocolates, sweets at 23%

J.O. Farmer

whelan2 wrote: »

Was talking to a farmers wife a few years ago. He would be a bit bossy to her. All meat to come from butchers he told her. She was given an allowance for groceries each week. She said if she bought all the meat in the butchers there would be no money left. So she would get the meat in lidl and tell him it was from the butchers. He used to say it was lovely meat...

Nothing wrong with Lidl or Aldi meat.

The husband was lucky she didn't just buy him liver in the butchers with that attitude giving her "an allowance" for groceries. She should have full access to all the money.

lab man

J.O. Farmer wrote: »

Nothing wrong with Lidl or Aldi meat.

The husband was lucky she didn't just buy him liver in the butchers with that attitude giving her "an allowance" for groceries. She should have full access to all the money.

My sister is 50 gone and gets an allowance for everything fair backward

richie123

odyssey06 wrote: »

VAT rates...
Fresh meat is zero rated 0%
Savoury snack products such as crisps at 23%
Chocolates, sweets at 23%

My main point still stands ..Good food fruit veg ect is too cheap.
Snacks sweets coke etc not dear enough.

odyssey06

richie123 wrote: »

My main point still stands ..Good food fruit veg ect is too cheap.
Snacks sweets coke etc not dear enough.

That makes no sense, contradicting your own argument.

You want people to buy more good food by making it... more expensive.

You want people to buy less bad food by making it... more expensive?

Base price

lab man wrote: »

My sister is 50 gone and gets an allowance for everything fair backward

Jaysus, I didn't think that sorta attitude was still going on. Would you as her brother not enlighten her husband maybe with the aid of a baseball bat across the kneecaps :rolleyes:

lab man

Base price wrote: »

Jaysus, I didn't think that sorta attitude was still going on. Would you as her brother not enlighten her husband maybe with the aid of a baseball bat across the kneecaps :rolleyes:

Nah couldn't be bothered tbh you cant talk to a block on the flat

carrollsno1

lab man wrote: »

Nah couldn't be bothered tbh you cant talk to a block on the flat

Aye true i dont know what way id react if it was the same situation for my sisters. There fairly well educated so i doubt it will ever be a problem however if they did happen to marry a pig like that i would imagine the ball would be in their court really, leave him and take half his farm with them. Not that im all for splitting farms and the likes in anyway.

richie123

odyssey06 wrote: »

That makes no sense, contradicting your own argument.

You want people to buy more good food by making it... more expensive.

You want people to buy less bad food by making it... more expensive?

Yes so people producing good food stay in business.
And yes again to bad food more expensive
Thats self explanatory purely for health reasons obesity
Diabetes etc.
the more expensive it is the less gets bought

SouthWesterly

I got 2 organic lambs about 6 months ago for 140 each butchered. 26kg of meat each.

That and the Angus in my freezer, I've not had to buy any meat in a long time.

Base price

carrollsno1 wrote: »

Aye true i dont know what way id react if it was the same situation for my sisters. There fairly well educated so i doubt it will ever be a problem however if they did happen to marry a pig like that i would imagine the ball would be in their court really, leave him and take half his farm with them. Not that im all for splitting farms and the likes in anyway.

It's not that simple and depends on many other factors.

green123

I don't understand why farmers complain about cheap food in supermarkets.

Firstly I think farmers should be paid way more for their produce. A price that would mean farmers would not have to push the land so hard and not use so much fertiliser and whatever else. Less intensive farming would be better for farmers, customers and the land.

But then once the farmer sells and gets a fair price what difference is it to the farmer what price the supermarkets sell for? If they want to give it away for free sure so what?

Supermarkets have loss leaders on Easter eggs as Shelflife has pointed out in an above post.
At Christmas they sell the tubs of sweets very cheap.

They have beer and spirits at or below cost nearly always on special offer.

I never hear the chocolate or drinks manufacturers complaining about below cost selling.

whelan2

lab man wrote: »

My sister is 50 gone and gets an allowance for everything fair backward

This woman would be a bit younger than that. I was surprised she was telling me tbh. Anyway each to their own