Shopping in LIDL

Jesus Shaves · 16-01-2012 11:03PM

dark crystal wrote: »

Also, more staff = less queues for customers.

The queues in LIDL are normally a painless and very fast experience, depends if someone holds them up or not:p

Alessandra · 16-01-2012 11:09PM

Someone said buy Irish.. Well seeing as we're in the EU and Germany are funding us might as well support them by shopping in LIDL/Aldi

lecker Hendl · 16-01-2012 11:15PM

Arpa wrote: »

Confrontation in supermarkets is great fun, because you know it will give you a little adrenaline rush and has no impact whatsoever on the rest of your day. I love going into Dunnes, asking for a paper bag and when they say they only do plastic, I kick up a fuss. It's a little fun, maybe I'm a pr*ck for it, but who is it harming? Only highlighting the issue that they should have paper bags at the check-outs. Then after a little verbal spat, it's all smiles and on my way. Try it, it's great craic. We don't complain enough in this country. More complaining and we'd get what we want.

Stand up for yourself OP. It's a big bad world out there.

You like being a dick for the sake of a bit of banter? Who is it harming - the staff mentally. Retards like you don't deserve a customer experience. Why not actually be a positive human being and say something nice? Not only will you feel good, but you might brighten someone else's day up. With your current method, you're the only winner, but you're really the loser.

toexpress · 16-01-2012 11:24PM

Alessandra wrote: »

Someone said buy Irish.. Well seeing as we're in the EU and Germany are funding us might as well support them by shopping in LIDL/Aldi

What nonsense Ireland is simply a casualty of the German experiment that is the Euro. Frau Merkel should be funding us and bugger German multiples get our own people up and running

dark crystal · 16-01-2012 11:24PM

darokane wrote: »

The queues in LIDL are normally a painless and very fast experience, depends if someone holds them up or not:p

They're fast if you have 10 items or less, otherwise you just get the death stare! :pac:

ted1 · 16-01-2012 11:53PM

toexpress wrote: »

What nonsense Ireland is simply a casualty of the German experiment that is the Euro. Frau Merkel should be funding us and bugger German multiples get our own people up and running

Also and lidl source more Irish produce than most other stores.

Laura_lolly87 · 17-01-2012 12:16AM

smash wrote: »

That can't be true can it? What a fkn dumb target!

It is true, when i worked there it was over 40 items a minute. granted that was a few years ago now.

up for anything · 17-01-2012 12:24AM

RainbowRose81 wrote: »

Who is going shopping to faff around? The point of shopping is you are going to buy things you need. If you want to pack your bag at tils you can, it's up to the customer, people are people; we are not all robots who are fast at everything especially who may have a disability or have to take if easy for pregnant women or if you are older you can become physically slower.
Dunnes is far better value, service and quality

RainbowRose81 wrote: »

I know but that is how many of the staff seem to treat many of their customers, they could of told you that you pack your bags when you leave the til, that is basic.

What would happen if many of them left and shopped in Dunnes which is far better than lidl for prices and quality. A good few of them would lose their jobs and have to go back to Poland/eastern europe.

Hmmm, I think this is where your gripe lies. Do you work for Dunnes? Dunnes has more variety but I would imagine is on a par with Lidls quality, service and but comes in a little behind in value in lots of items. I think most people would find that they get through a Lidls queue a lot quicker than they get through a Dunnes queue.

In my local Lidls they employ as many Irish than Polish/Eastern Europeans. I didn't see many Irish people queuing up for jobs when Lidls first opened in my town. They still have many of the same staff working for them as they did when they first opened which maybe shows they treat their staff reasonably well. Are you of the 'dey tuk r jebs' stance?

Also, I find the staff very friendly and happy to pass the time of day when they haven't got a long queue to serve.

Is mise le key · 17-01-2012 07:48AM

When i have to get the shopping in i enter the store, up & down each isle in order, fire the shopping into the trolley as fast as possible, fúck it up onto the conveyer, fire it into the trolley at the checkout, get it into the bags as quick as possible, fire it into the car & get the fúck out of there.

I dont like shopping, which probably fits the LIDL model well, but if i wanted to have a stroll around & take my time at the check out no cranky old fúck is gonna make me change my pace at the till.

Little tip i have for shoppers, the lidl bags are shíte & over priced, buy yourself a roll of '50' forty litre white carrier bags off the shelf for about €1 & put this as the last item on the checkout, then when you pull your trolley over to the window to pack your shopping you can open up your roll of bags & pack them into large strong bags with handles which cost you 2 cent each, and then proceed to snigger at the annoying fúckers that were moaning about you taking to long with their dirty worn out 'bags for life' they struggle to get all their goods into:D

abouttobebanned · 17-01-2012 07:54AM

Just reading through this thread and something becomes very clear. Not many people can spell the word queue.

17-01-2012 09:53AM

You showed them OP.

fishy fishy · 17-01-2012 10:19AM

dark crystal wrote: »

It didn't ruin my day at all, I just shopped elsewhere. Just wondered what the deal was in the place is all...I've never encountered it anywhere else.

Although you're right, I should have just gone slower and smirked at the old bitches. I just wanted out of there as it felt like some Texan women's prison with a line of vicious inmates ready to cut your throat for using the phone first. Or something.

you cut your nose off to spite your face - you probably went somewhere else and paid double/triple the price.

:D

by the way if you notice in lidl and aldi - there are long benches behind the cash desk where you bag your own groceries - you don't get the "personal touch", it's a fast service - hence the difference in price. Were you trying to bag your items at the checkout - next time just put the in your trolley and do it yourself at the counter behind the checkouts.

And despite your abhorrence and the way you were "treated" Im sure you will be back again. Your "protest" won't last long when it hits your pocket

Shenshen · 17-01-2012 10:23AM

smash wrote: »

Laser is a Debit card.

Yes, but not all debit cards are Laser....

fishy fishy · 17-01-2012 10:30AM

dark crystal wrote: »

I was packing as she was throwing the groceries at me and also trying to control my two year old, who was trying his best to escape for freedom from the trolly seat.

so yeah, I was probably pretty stressed on top of having other customers moan at me for having too much shopping, which really didn't help.

Could I have handled it better in hindsight? Probably yes. However at the time, walking out was preferable to launching a tin of baked beans at a middle aged woman in a shopping queue.

you should't have been packing - you do the packing on the bench behind the cashiers at the window.

atila · 17-01-2012 10:51AM

Why would anyone complain about a service model that gets you as quickly as possible through the chore of paying for your shopping.

When a service fails to meet your needs you simply dont use it again. Yet there seems to be an awful lot of people who feel the need to opine constantly on their gripes with low cost service models. To me it seems a little snobbish to find the need to voice an opinion upon and rubbish a business model rather then just stick to the premium providers.

Orando Broom · 17-01-2012 10:56AM

I won't go into Lidl unless I see a BMW X5 parked outside. Then I know it's ok. Also I use my Superquinn reusable bags so the neighbours won't know I was there.

Apanachi · 17-01-2012 11:03AM

Glenbhoy wrote: »

I agree that Lidl is not as cheap as it once was in comparison and that in terms of quality in my opinion it not comparable to its German brother, Aldi, but to state that the Tesco products which match Lidl for price are better quality is most definitely stretching things.

I can't speak for the quality of Aldi in Ireland (the place I'm from only has Lidl) but I find the quality of Aldi foods has dropped significantly here in Germany in the last few years, I hardly ever shop there anymore, I'd prefer Lidl any day

fishy fishy · 17-01-2012 11:09AM

RainbowRose81 wrote: »

I know but that is how many of the staff seem to treat many of their customers, they could of told you that you pack your bags when you leave the til, that is basic.

What would happen if many of them left and shopped in Dunnes which is far better than lidl for prices and quality. A good few of them would lose their jobs and have to go back to Poland/eastern europe.

just happened to be in aldi last week -

punnet tomatoes aldi - 79 cents

EXACT SAME PUNNET - SAME BRAND ETC - Dunnes - 2.69

Giblet · 17-01-2012 11:12AM

Orando Broom wrote: »

I won't go into Lidl unless I see a BMW X5 parked outside. Then I know it's ok.

Are you cruising for Milfs or something?

xzanti · 17-01-2012 11:31AM

I briefly worked in a Lidl years ago.. and I can tell you that it's Lidl's policy to rush the groceries through the til as fast as possible.. The staff actually have speed targets to reach which they are scrutinized over every evening when bagging up their days takings.

OP must have been a slowcoach putting the stuff on the belt :pac:

Speed is of the essence in these places

cournioni · 17-01-2012 11:42AM

Aldi is the only job. €50 for the shopping you'd get elsewhere for €90. Good quality too.

fishy fishy · 17-01-2012 11:46AM

dark crystal wrote: »

In Tesco, I always get a hand packing my bags, so that's just as quick for me. Also, their trollies have harnesses, so it's easier with my toddler while I'm packing.

Also, what you see as false niceties, I see as just old fashioned politeness and friendliness. It costs nothing to be pleasant to your customers.

it actually does cost... as you would have found out if you had finished your purchases in lidl - you would have realised just how much the false friendlieness is costing you in other stores.

I don't go shopping to make friends or to be mollycoddles - I go to get my groceries at the best value possible.

just wondering when you said you were packing stuff - what were you packing the stuff into - did you bring your own bags. And when you walked out and left the store, did you leave your bags there that you had packed or did you turn them upside down?

I think you had a major hissy fit to be honest and maybe you should stick to the higher priced shops where you can be "pampered" ....for a price.

fishy fishy · 17-01-2012 11:54AM

Dark Crystal

can you clarify something.

In your opening post you say it was your first time in lidl (as you were broke).

Then, a few posts later, you stated that "anytime you are in there" ....

so which is it.....

have you only been in the the once
or have you been in there loads of times and are just plumping out your story here for us re. it was your first time.

either way, it begs the question - what else are you omiting/adding to your story.

fishy fishy · 17-01-2012 12:04PM

just to clarify - in post number one you state that it was your first time in LIDL

yet in post number 76, you comment on only two cash registers are open ANY TIME YOU HAVE BEEN IN THERE.

:D:D

WoollyRedHat · 17-01-2012 12:08PM

Waa Waa Waa

iregk · 17-01-2012 12:10PM

Dark Crystal's story has changed so much in the course of this I'd love to see what she is leaving out. I've been in both Aldi and Lidl and they both have the speed system signs up on every till and on every wall. Put your trolley at the till and pack at the shelf. Do not hold up the q.

So in summary the OP is omitting a lot of details to paint herself in good light here. The real story is something like this I'd wager.

Lots of shopping in the trolley. Waited until almost next to start unpacking as the kid was running amok and most likely wasn't in the trolley. So you're next, you've to take extra time in getting all your stuff onto the belt at which point due to the lack of grocery space in the Aldi/Lidl till system the cashier had stopped scanning and had to wait for your trolley. Once finished putting all your stuff onto the belt you bring your trolley around and start packing as the grocery's are being scanned.

Add onto this your kid is still going nuts and has your head wrecked you start to have a fit and then start screaming at the kid across the store. More tut's and hisses from the que thats now static. You're at fault for this entire situation yet in classic Celtic Tiger style see no fault in yourself as the world really does revolve around you. It's everyone else problem.

Eventually the uncontrolled kid pushes one button too many and you flip having a major in store meltdown. Going ape sh!t at the cashier who was just doing her job, telling the que to p!ss off and storming out of there dragging a crying child by the arm while pulling up your grey tracksuit bottoms (with pink stripes) that were sliding down your arse.

How we doing so far sister?

ScumLord · 17-01-2012 12:44PM

toexpress wrote: »

Do not go back there!!! Support Irish buy at your local Super Valu or Superquinn to hell with those German shops Frau Merkel has screwed us enough the wagon!

Lidl and Aldi stock a range of Irish products, good Irish products too. Supervalu and Superquinn stock just as much foreign products. It's up to the consumer to decide what they buy and whether it's Irish.
Just shopping in one particular store isn't any guarantee the people walking out will have Irish products in their basket. If anything with Aldi and Lidl selling top class Irish products for less you may be more likely to walk out of the German shops with more Irish products.

Darksaga87 · 17-01-2012 12:52PM

I like shopping at M&S, they cup my balls when i put my credit card in card reader. It feels nice.

xzanti · 17-01-2012 12:57PM

fishy fishy wrote: »

just to clarify - in post number one you state that it was your first time in LIDL

yet in post number 76, you comment on only two cash registers are open ANY TIME YOU HAVE BEEN IN THERE.
:D:D

I would say she meant that it was her first time doing a FULL weeks shopping and had meandered in on occasion to buy a few small bits..

Out of interest.. Which is better? Aldi or Lidl? I'm thinking I might forego Tesco this week and see what the craic is..

Is mise le key · 17-01-2012 12:59PM

xzanti wrote: »

I would say she meant that it was her first time doing a FULL weeks shopping and had meandered in on occasion to buy a few small bits..

Out of interest.. Which is better? Aldi or Lidl? I'm thinking I might forego Tesco this week and see what the craic is..

Both are cheaper than Tesco etc, but,

LIDL for value
ALDI for Quality

Shopping in LIDL

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