Things you refuse to buy in Lidl and Aldi....

Whatsernamex33 · 10-08-2012 07:54PM

Condoms and fruit. Very picky with where my fruit comes from, and the first one... I've never bought in a Lidl/Aldi. They look a lot more dodgier in €2 stores though... xD

Justin10 · 10-08-2012 07:57PM

Aldi or Lidl is the only place I would buy fruit and veg

whatdoicare · 10-08-2012 07:59PM

Whatsernamex33 wrote: »

Condoms and fruit. Very picky with where my fruit comes from, and the first one... I've never bought in a Lidl/Aldi. They look a lot more dodgier in €2 stores though... xD

I hope you don't buy your fruit in Dunnes or Tesco if you're picky - the husband works for the trucking company that delivers to them and I don't know what happens and I don't want to know - all I know is that he won't let me buy anything that doesn't come in a sealed packet from these places.

el diablo · 10-08-2012 08:21PM

Whatsernamex33 wrote: »

Condoms and fruit. Very picky with where my fruit comes from, and the first one... I've never bought in a Lidl/Aldi. They look a lot more dodgier in €2 stores though... xD

So you won't be trying the strawberry flavoured condoms in Lidl then.

out da lough · 12-08-2012 09:28PM

NegativeCreep wrote: »

out da lough wrote: »

Snickers bars are "foreign."

You know what I mean.

Snickers mars milky way m&m and many other master foods brands are made all over Europe: in much the same way that aldi and lidl equivalents are. None of them are made in ireland. Ergo they are all equally "foreign" as are all Jacobs biscuits and gateaux cakes.

I consider anywhere outside this country as "foreign" if you know what I mean. Not that there is anything wrong with foreign supermarkets like lidl tesco and aldi.

Gumbo · 12-08-2012 09:48PM

Ush1 wrote: »

I can't find wraps in my local Aldi, where are the wraps??

Would you believe my local Aldi cant get them into stock for the last month or so!
Everytime i go in now, they just say we orered them but they dont come.

Wouldnt mind but there lovely and big enough that when you fill them for a lunch or so, your actually filled up afterwards

hattoncracker · 12-08-2012 11:25PM

Aldi do these gourmet jelly beans for 79c a bag, they are so good.. Lidl do them too but theyre not as nice.

We go to aldi first during our shop.. Do as much as we can there, then off to lidl for their ciabatta bread mix, pecan nuts and a few other bits u cant get in aldi..

Tesco/Dunnes for the only two things we really need that we can't get in lidl/Aldi: condensed milk and coconut milk.

I get my rice, soy sauce, etc in an Asian supermarket. But at €10 for 5 kilos I don't have to do it very often.

ibarelycare · 14-08-2012 02:18PM

Tym wrote: »

Hmmm, the chicken products are quite cheap and I read further back someone wouldn't buy them. How are they?

I used to buy chicken fillets from Aldi but have stopped now. The quality isn't too bad, there's a bit more fat and gristle than I'd like, but I've found a really good quality butcher near me that I buy all my meat from now. As for the cooked chicken for sandwiches, I've no problem buying that in Aldi, it's quite nice. Not much cheaper than anywhere else though.

hattoncracker wrote: »

Aldi do these gourmet jelly beans for 79c a bag, they are so good.. Lidl do them too but theyre not as nice.

We go to aldi first during our shop.. Do as much as we can there, then off to lidl for their ciabatta bread mix, pecan nuts and a few other bits u cant get in aldi..

Tesco/Dunnes for the only two things we really need that we can't get in lidl/Aldi: condensed milk and coconut milk.

I get my rice, soy sauce, etc in an Asian supermarket. But at €10 for 5 kilos I don't have to do it very often.

Aldi do coconut milk!

zynaps · 14-08-2012 07:49PM

Stuff I generally don't buy in Aldi/Lidl:

baked beans/spaghetti (although I got some Batchelors spaghetti rings from Tesco last week and they were surprisingly oniony and horrible).
own brand fizzy drinks.
"Snack-rite" crisps - just doesn't do it for me.
clothes. I did buy a "rain poncho" in Lidl once, but it was more like a tent suitable for a giraffe.
instant noodles - Tesco do a great job on these and they're dirt cheap, and not full of E-numbered additives either, which was initially a surprise.

Stuff I prefer to buy in Aldi/Lidl:

The tomato/vegetable juice cartons Lidl used to do, although I haven't seen them for a while. Nice, though.
fresh fruit and veg which tends to be good quality and a bit cheaper than Tesco (and waaaay cheaper than my local Supervalu). The {blue|rasp|straw}berries in Lidl are particularly excellent, although I haven't been there for a couple of months.
fresh meat - Lidl especially has an impressive range of stuff, with bratwurst and other interesting things you don't see so much of elsewhere. Aldi used to sell the best lazy man's microwaveable chicken burgers I've ever had, but last time I checked they were gone.
Decent/cheap range of yoghurts, including those weird "breakfast drinks". Aldi also does some kind of milky iced coffee/latte bottles which I used to pick up when passing their Parnell St branch.
Strange random things like a USB/PSX game controller, push lawnmower, ultrasonic jewellery cleaner etc (that last one was out of stock when I went, though).
The utterly superb multipacks of small shandy bottles in Aldi. Don't know if they still do them, but they taste nice and at only 0.8%, I can drink them alone while watching TV and not feel like I'm an alcoholic... :P

Dunno why people are making scared cross gestures and worrying about things like fruit (tried it?) and condoms. They seem okay, although I'd recommend the fruity ones (err.. condoms that is, not fruity fruit). Why would you trust the "big name" stuff any more than what you can pick up cheaper in shops like Lidl/Aldi? They still have to go through various quality control standards like everyone else. Not quite sure how condoms are quality controlled, but... yeah. :pac:

hattoncracker · 14-08-2012 09:12PM

ibarelycare wrote: »

Tym wrote: »

Hmmm, the chicken products are quite cheap and I read further back someone wouldn't buy them. How are they?

I used to buy chicken fillets from Aldi but have stopped now. The quality isn't too bad, there's a bit more fat and gristle than I'd like, but I've found a really good quality butcher near me that I buy all my meat from now. As for the cooked chicken for sandwiches, I've no problem buying that in Aldi, it's quite nice. Not much cheaper than anywhere else though.

hattoncracker wrote: »

Aldi do these gourmet jelly beans for 79c a bag, they are so good.. Lidl do them too but theyre not as nice.

We go to aldi first during our shop.. Do as much as we can there, then off to lidl for their ciabatta bread mix, pecan nuts and a few other bits u cant get in aldi..

Tesco/Dunnes for the only two things we really need that we can't get in lidl/Aldi: condensed milk and coconut milk.

I get my rice, soy sauce, etc in an Asian supermarket. But at €10 for 5 kilos I don't have to do it very often.

Aldi do coconut milk!

Where?! I can never find it!

Alun · 14-08-2012 09:23PM

ibarelycare wrote: »

Aldi do coconut milk!

So do Lidl now.

ibarelycare · 15-08-2012 04:54PM

hattoncracker wrote: »

Where?! I can never find it!

In my Aldi it's generally with the rice and stir-fry sauces. This is what it looks like. All their Asian range is pretty much a copy of the Blue Dragon brand!

Lawrence1895 · 15-08-2012 06:53PM

Alun wrote: »

So do Lidl now.

But why do I never find it in Cork Street?

Alun · 15-08-2012 07:21PM

Lars1916 wrote: »

But why do I never find it in Cork Street?

No idea

In my local one it's on the same bit of shelf that has the mustard, pickles, tomato puree, cook in sauces and such like, roughly in the middle of the shop close to the tills. Seeing as most Lidl's have a more or less identical layout, that should help. It's in a black tin with blue and white writing, the make is 'Kingfisher'.

tv3tg4 · 25-01-2017 10:51PM

What I noticed is aldi don't seem to be doing own brand toothpaste.

Aldi or lidl don't seem to do mushroom cuppa soup.

Grayditch · 25-01-2017 11:09PM

Jaysus, Lidl's Jaffa Cakes are like cardboard with hard marmalade on them.

Stravos Murphy · 26-01-2017 01:40AM

The bag for life, who wants a Lidl or Aldi bag for life.

Ally Dick · 26-01-2017 01:47AM

I can't buy their version of Pringles. They are as tasteless as communion wafers

Agricola · 26-01-2017 01:51AM

Bought Aldi peas once. Pain and anguish in a tin. Never again.

deco nate · 26-01-2017 01:51AM

Zombies, I refuse to buy zombies from them.. ..

wandatowell · 26-01-2017 01:55AM

Their fruit and chicken.

learn_more · 26-01-2017 02:24AM

wandatowell wrote: »

Their fruit and chicken.

I bought a 1900g chicken in Aldi today for 4 euro. As I was skinning it I was just thinking the chicken looks exactly the same as every other chicken I've skinned except for the size. Just a stupid thought I had to relive the boredom of skinning the chicken which I don't relish doing.

Anyway, I bet you can guess what my question is....

Graces7 · 26-01-2017 07:52AM

hattoncracker wrote: »

Aldi do these gourmet jelly beans for 79c a bag, they are so good.. Lidl do them too but theyre not as nice.

We go to aldi first during our shop.. Do as much as we can there, then off to lidl for their ciabatta bread mix, pecan nuts and a few other bits u cant get in aldi..

Tesco/Dunnes for the only two things we really need that we can't get in lidl/Aldi: condensed milk and coconut milk.

Aldi have condensed milk at half the price of Tesco AND they have the caramel ready cooked in tins. I love it and always stock up.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 26-01-2017 08:21AM

There's not much I wouldn't buy. Used to be worse. I stick to my brands with toilet roll, shower gels, deodorant, washing powder capsules, fabric softener, toothpaste, mouthwash.

Shenshen · 26-01-2017 09:33AM

Had to think rather hard, we do all our shopping in Aldi and Lidl, there's very little we can't get there.
Soy cream is one item, it's the only thing I set foot in SuperValu for since Tesco discontinued it. Strong flour I actually buy in M&S.

And then I remembered - we don't buy their tea. We always drink Typhoo, we stock up when Dealz or Eurosaver have it. I think we tried their tea before but didn't really like it.

Jrop · 26-01-2017 09:45AM

I stopped buying Milk in Aldi recently. On a couple of ocassions despite being in the fridge all the time their milk went sour well before the use by date.

A_Sober_Paddy · 26-01-2017 09:55AM

Grayditch wrote: »

Jaysus, Lidl's Jaffa Cakes are like cardboard with hard marmalade on them.

That's odd I find the lidl Jaffa cakes better than Jacobs

Parchment · 26-01-2017 09:57AM

Most of it - we used to shop in Lidl but i just found the veg/fruit to be of poor quality. The frozen stuff was ok but my other half refused to buy meat there, the cereals were gack.

I wouldnt put any of the shower gels etc near my skin - they are all very fragranced. The cleaning stuff was ok.

TOEJOE · 26-01-2017 10:18AM

Bought a box of mandarins in Lidl they were so bad I put thenm in the bin.

whisky_galore · 26-01-2017 10:26AM

Armaghmagic wrote: »

Condoms......has anyone been brave enough and if so when is the little bundle of joy due?

Present bump at till for a full refund...

Things you refuse to buy in Lidl and Aldi....

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