Aldi... what do you recommend?

Muahahaha wrote: »

My local Aldi has never had 30% off though I have seen it in other Aldis. But not as frequently as Lidl who always seem to have fresh food discounted no matter what time you are in at. If 75% off comes in to Aldi then great as Im usually in the store around 6pm

I shop in various ALDIs (work - I'll stop wherever is closest to my route home) and I've become convinced they just grab a roll of stickers and use those exclusively until they're gone no matter the price :pac: in Naas everything seems to be €2, Mullingar 90c, Blessington €1.50 :rolleyes:

I got some Specially Selected blood oranges this morning. I have eaten two and they are absolutely delicious... nicest oranges I've had in a long time. They are sourced from Italy and come in a 4 pack.

The stewing beef is really good at the moment. Lovely, chunky, leanish beef with no grisly bits.

Own brand 'Nature's Meadow' seasoned lamb burger (new - according to the packaging) paired with a Specially Selected brioche bun... very tasty

zell12 wrote: »

btw Aldi have an online grocery store now
https://groceries.aldi.ie/en-GB/

You still have to go to the store to collect and pay a fiver for the privilege.

Step in the right direction, but hard to compete with Tesco delivery.

If I have to drive up to the store I would probably do the shopping meself tbh.

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

The stewing beef is really good at the moment. Lovely, chunky, leanish beef with no grisly bits.

Too chunky at times, had to chop a good bit of it up smaller last week when making beef stew. Was annoying as I already had the onions on when I copped a fair bit of it in the two packets was huge chunks.

zell12 wrote: »

btw Aldi have an online grocery store now
https://groceries.aldi.ie/en-GB/

Great news though it seems it is not available everywhere as yet. It is something I'll definitely use when my local introduces it. Its a no brainer to save yourself 20-30 minutes in the shop plus it doesnt cost any extra.

zell12 wrote: »

Someone to fill a trolley with your wishlist, process it, bag it, bring it to your car, is worth far more than five euro
If anything it'll cost Aldi money

And yet Tesco can do all that and deliver it for 3 euro

I see your point though. I'd love if they went properly online.

Muahahaha wrote: »

Too chunky at times, had to chop a good bit of it up smaller last week when making beef stew. Was annoying as I already had the onions on when I copped a fair bit of it in the two packets was huge chunks.

Use a scissors, takes seconds.

Suckit wrote: »

They also deliver free (from select stores) on Deliveroo when purchasing over €25. [/url]

Covid boredom led me to an experiment recently.

I had just returned from my local Aldi when it crossed my mind that Deliveroo offer a delivery service so I chose about 6-8 items identical to what I had just bought in the store (milk, butter, cheese, fresh burgers, ham etc) which we use a lot of and knew a double dose of wouldn't do to waste and the "Deliveroo" price of each item was exactly 15% more than the in store price.

There are no "free" dinners with the Deliveroo "free" delivery service. :D:D

54and56 wrote: »

Just went to sign up there and despite living within 1km of their Sandyford / Beacon store the only store it's offering me the click and collect option for is their Sallynoggin store 6.5km away.

I guess their Sandyford store isn't suitable or isn't part of the initial roll out

Yeah I tested it by putting in 1 Grafton Street and Sallynoggin was the closest store doing click and collect even though there is a store just over the river on Parnell Street. So its not all stores doing it yet anyway

minimax90 wrote: »

FYI the sancerre is back to 10 euro again.

Has anyone seen any of the Sancerre in any north Dublin Aldi?

Talguetler wrote: »

Has anyone seen any of the Sancerre in any north Dublin Aldi?

Got some in Rivervalley Swords today..seemed plenty of bottles there.

the beer revolu wrote: »

I see this a lot but I don't get it. What's the idea?
Is it that you save washing a chopping board?
I'd be using a chopping board for the vegies, anyway, so it wouldn't save me anything.

I'm just curious why chopping meat with a pair of scissors is so popular.

I wouldn't use them for preparing the meat for the whole stew but if I take meat out of a packet and find some of the pieces too big I find it handy to use a scissors to cut them straight into the pot.