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

DanielODonnell · 30-01-2017 11:45PM

Blackjack wrote: »

Generally find the stuff in Lidl and Aldi to be much of a muchness when compared to each other, and in the main as good if not better in terms of quality as the main brands. Almost always both are cheaper than the rest.

The Lidl Crafty brewing company beers are as good as you'll get anywhere. The Aldi O'Shea's stuff is not as good. Still drinkable mind.

Certain things are better in one over the other - I prefer the bread from Aldi, at least the selection is better.
Chocolate in Lidl is far better though.

things I don't buy their own branded stuff of:
Cheese in Lidl - it's all UK - I prefer to spend my money supporting Irish Produce where its warranted. If meat or dairy has the UK, GB or NI producer label, I tend to seek an Irish alternative.

Washing up liquid - fairy all the way.

Tea - I'm strictly a Barry's Tea man, though I'll admit if you were to give me a taste test I probably would not be able to tell the difference.

Beans.

Fizzy drinks. I tend to avoid these anyway so if I do go for them I'll stick with the branded liquidised sugar with bubbles. For no particular reason other than I don't buy these when doing the grocery shopping anyway.

That's a real blue shirt mentality you have, refusing to by northern cheese, I've never heard anything like it, Collins and his comrades would be really proud of the republic they produced.

I will make sure not to be buying any southern products from now on.

nice_guy80 · 30-01-2017 11:56PM

fruit
It goes off in about 4 days

vicwatson · 30-01-2017 11:57PM

Surreptitious wrote: »

I was on about the Lidl ones. As for the big joke about condoms from Lidl they would be one of my favourite brands.

Yes and I was just stating Aldi beans are lovely so buy them instead of lidl ones

DanielODonnell wrote: »

That's a real blue shirt mentality you have, refusing to by northern cheese, I've never heard anything like it, Collins and his comrades would be really proud of the republic they produced.

I will make sure not to be buying any southern products from now on.

I'll buy 2 blocks the next time to make up for the other poster not buying it ok?

Rasher2903 · 31-01-2017 12:35AM

Lidl wheetabix....yeuck. Also their Shreddies epuivalent...muck. Lidl coffee pods too are a waste of money. Aldi in general is better on quality all the way.

somesoldiers · 31-01-2017 07:04AM

Rasher2903 wrote: »

Lidl wheetabix....yeuck. Also their Shreddies epuivalent...muck. Lidl coffee pods too are a waste of money. Aldi in general is better on quality all the way.

Most of their cereals taste like something that's been swept out of a pigeon loft

nice_guy80 · 31-01-2017 08:57AM

somesoldiers wrote: »

Most of their cereals taste like something that's been swept out of a pigeon loft

Why would you eat cereal in the first place

Shenshen · 31-01-2017 09:09AM

ellejay wrote: »

Are you mixing that up with poached eggs

No, not at all. I never make poached eggs, I don't like them.
It does work with potatoes. They cook all the way through while holding their shape. Not sure if the physics/chemistry involved is the same in both cases.

Shenshen · 31-01-2017 09:10AM

nice_guy80 wrote: »

fruit
It goes off in about 4 days

I don't honestly know what you guys do with your fruit... I've had an apple and some grapes yesterday that I bought in Lidl a week ago, and they still were nice and fresh and juicy.

somesoldiers · 31-01-2017 09:42AM

nice_guy80 wrote: »

Why would you eat cereal in the first place

I don't, but have tasted them in the past

I have porridge, walnuts, strawberries, blueberries, cinnamon, nutmeg and honey every morning....yum

theteal · 31-01-2017 10:05AM

my3cents wrote: »

Hardly buy anything in Aldi as I just don't like their shops. I'm probably oversensitive to light levels or certain colours or something but there is something that depresses my about all the Aldi stores I have ever been in. I don't get the same feeling in Lidl stores so there must be something different.

In the UK we used to live near a huge 36 checkout Sanisburys which I hated shopping in because I hated the bright fluorescent lighting, so I don't think its just a prejudice against Aldi.

I don't know how unusual this is but I'm sort of the same. We do all of our shopping in one particular Aldi. The Lidl nearby is a little grubby and there's a lot of this striking yellow colour scheme going on that makes me feel uncomfortable. It's a shame as the fresh bakery in there is savage. Also there's another Aldi in the middle of town that I can't abide either. They tried to squeeze it into too small a space, aisles are too narrow, shelves cluttered and just a bit messy. Store look and feel accounts for a lot.

whoopsadoodles · 31-01-2017 10:11AM

Surreptitious wrote: »

I was on about the Lidl ones. As for the big joke about condoms from Lidl they would be one of my favourite brands.

You prefer lidl condoms?

I like the bigger ones myself.

31-01-2017 10:16AM

I'm far from anything special and find the Lidl ones ridiculously tight.

learn_more · 31-01-2017 10:49AM

For some reason I find none of Alid regular teas as good as even Tesco own brand, even the gold blend one. Having said that I like their herbal teas. I also like Lidl Early Gray tea.

I don't have a problem with their fruit or veg. Twice though I bought a six pack of apples and both times I had to throw them away. Just a glitch for me.

fleet_admiral · 31-01-2017 10:54AM

theteal wrote: »

I don't know how unusual this is but I'm sort of the same. We do all of our shopping in one particular Aldi. The Lidl nearby is a little grubby and there's a lot of this striking yellow colour scheme going on that makes me feel uncomfortable. It's a shame as the fresh bakery in there is savage. Also there's another Aldi in the middle of town that I can't abide either. They tried to squeeze it into too small a space, aisles are too narrow, shelves cluttered and just a bit messy. Store look and feel accounts for a lot.

Aldi in Rathmines, a claustrophobic's nightmare. I much prefer my local one in Terenure as it's well spaced out and airy

Parchment · 31-01-2017 11:16AM

fleet_admiral wrote: »

Aldi in Rathmines, a claustrophobic's nightmare. I much prefer my local one in Terenure as it's well spaced out and airy

They are grubby and smelly. I used to feel somewhat "down" when i left one after doing my shopping. It was stressful from the start, battling up and down the aisles as there were boxes everywhere. Then trying to get around the huge queues that form down the aisles. Then the sprint of trying to keep up with the person scanning.

No music and like noted the horrible lights. Also in my locality Lidl/Aldi has a lot of shoppers with empty prams laden with slabs of beer and its just not the nicest atmosphere! I am aware of how snotty that sounds but if you know...you know.

I am far happier after shopping in Dunnes, its less of a scramble.

learn_more · 31-01-2017 12:01PM

I've only seen one nice Lidl in Dublin and that was in Deansgrange. Most of them in Dublin are mank and cramped.

There is a new Lidl in Ballina, it's the largest I've seen, sparkly clean and modern looking. A lot of the newer one's in the country are far superior than the one's you find in the cities as they are the older ones. So there.

fleet_admiral · 31-01-2017 12:10PM

learn_more wrote: »

I've only seen one nice Lidl in Dublin and that was in Deansgrange. Most of them in Dublin are mank and cramped.

There is a new Lidl in Ballina, it's the largest I've seen, sparkly clean and modern looking. A lot of the newer one's in the country are far superior than the one's you find in the cities as they are the older ones. So there.

Lidl in Terenure is a lovely shop too

theteal · 31-01-2017 12:21PM

learn_more wrote: »

For some reason I find none of Alid regular teas as good as even Tesco own brand, even the gold blend one. Having said that I like their herbal teas. I also like Lidl Early Gray tea.

People may laugh at this but I actually brought a big stash of Aldi tea (can't think of the name) back to the UK with me after Xmas. Apparently it's made by Robert Roberts. I just find it very nicely balanced. We've yet to open all the Lyons and Barrys we brought back.

muddypaws · 31-01-2017 12:41PM

learn_more wrote: »

I've only seen one nice Lidl in Dublin and that was in Deansgrange. Most of them in Dublin are mank and cramped.

There is a new Lidl in Ballina, it's the largest I've seen, sparkly clean and modern looking. A lot of the newer one's in the country are far superior than the one's you find in the cities as they are the older ones. So there.

The new one is lovely, and the car park is always easy to use, I prefer both the new and old to the Tesco in Ballina, that has to be the most depressing supermarket in the country, I just don't use it anymore.

learn_more · 31-01-2017 01:28PM

theteal wrote: »

People may laugh at this but I actually brought a big stash of Aldi tea (can't think of the name) back to the UK with me after Xmas. Apparently it's made by Robert Roberts. I just find it very nicely balanced. We've yet to open all the Lyons and Barrys we brought back.

If you take the last letter off your username, would suit you better

learn_more · 31-01-2017 01:37PM

muddypaws wrote: »

The new one is lovely, and the car park is always easy to use, I prefer both the new and old to the Tesco in Ballina, that has to be the most depressing supermarket in the country, I just don't use it anymore.

I'd agree re Tesco. Needs a serious makeover. I cycled up there from Castlebar during the summer and when I walked out of it I felt I needed a shower. They should put those anti-bacterial spays in the doorway like they do in hospitals. Meanwhile not too far away in Swinford they have a spanking new Tesco. If I lived in Ballina I'd drive down to Swinford instead.

whiskeyman · 31-01-2017 01:53PM

learn_more wrote: »

So there.

Lidl East Wall Road doesn't fit your theory.
So there

Elemonator · 31-01-2017 01:54PM

Spar brand sugar free cola.

Feisar · 31-01-2017 01:54PM

harperlee wrote: »

Condoms and wine, the condoms I wouldn't trust and the wine gives you the worst hangover.

I heard they buy bad years of generally good wines hence the hangover.

my3cents · 31-01-2017 01:56PM

Feisar wrote: »

I heard they buy bad years of generally good wines hence the hangover.

No thats just the way the Irish wine trade has worked for years.

XplaygirlX · 31-01-2017 02:17PM

Oh god I know! Not mad about the coffee from either. Its either the red Kenco or Dewue Egbert's from Tesco or Dunne's ðŸ˜

bnt · 31-01-2017 02:19PM

I've used the Lidls in Dundrum and Moore St, and the Aldis in Parnell St. and Nutgrove. I don't really know what people are expecting when they talk about them being claustrophobic. We expect the city centre ones to be small, given the cost or real estate - and remember that there's at least as much floor area, again, that you don't see, primarily for storage. I can't think of anything I've refused to buy in either. I'm particular about electronic and think carefully before I buy any, but that doesn't apply to Lidl & Aldi only.

maps and atlas · 31-01-2017 02:31PM

Blackjack wrote: »

Tea - I'm strictly a Barry's Tea man, though I'll admit if you were to give me a taste test I probably would not be able to tell the difference.

Check out Fallon's tea in Lidl - it' really good. So good in fact that I'm convinced it's made by the same people that make Barry's tea.

The only thing I really avoid in Lidl is the Cien range of toileteries. For that I have to make the trip to one of the other chains.

Blackjack · 31-01-2017 08:02PM

DanielODonnell wrote: »

That's a real blue shirt mentality you have, refusing to by northern cheese, I've never heard anything like it, Collins and his comrades would be really proud of the republic they produced.

I will make sure not to be buying any southern products from now on.

Do what you like mate. I try to buy as local as possible and that includes checking the marks on the dairy produce. I'd rather support my own immediate neighbours than yours.

Blackjack · 31-01-2017 08:03PM

maps and atlas wrote: »

Check out Fallon's tea in Lidl - it' really good. So good in fact that I'm convinced it's made by the same people that make Barry's tea.

The only thing I really avoid in Lidl is the Cien range of toileteries. For that I have to make the trip to one of the other chains.

I've heard the Fallons tea is near identical. Haven't tried it yet though.

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

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