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

whirlpool

Is there anything (food, booze, household products, shower products, etc...) that you refuse to buy in Lidl or Aldi because you believe they just aren't as good?

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saa

The Aldi shampoo is useless, not because its cheap because there is/was an apple Tesco shampoo that was great.

Ha I love how some people have a weird phobia about anything that comes from Aldi or Lidl I remember when Lidl came to town when I was still in school the teacher used to make a point regularly that she would not even step into the shop because the food just wasnt... right.

whirlpool

The Aldi fabric softener is really bad. The Lidl stuff is good though.

pc7

I buy most of my shopping in Aldi, wouldn't buy the baked beans, tried Lidl ones when they first arrived and they were rank.

MickySticks

whirlpool wrote: »

I always laugh when I see Aldi's version of "Hunky Dorys" http://www.aldi.ie/ie/html/product_range/product_range_19188.htm

Bill O'Herlihy's favorite crisps.

stimpson

forfuxsake wrote: »

I do find their catfood too salty

WTF?

Gummy Panda

Don't the Lidl condoms have the quality assurance symbol on them?

murpho999

Don't know how people can complain about Lidl's bread as it's baked in store all day and is nice and fresh.

Unless you're a "Brennan's" bread person.

Good bread is very hard to get in Ireland.

Also coffee.....people saying their instant coffee is poor makes me laugh.

Don't see anything wrong with their veg or chicken fillets or millk.

murpho999

whirlpool wrote: »

I always laugh when I see Aldi's version of "Hunky Dorys" http://www.aldi.ie/ie/html/product_range/product_range_19188.htm

Wow, how do they get away with that?

Something similar in Lidl that looks like 'Utterly butterly"

Slunk

The condoms have a German quality assurance number or something or other to say they are up to the job. Don't think the Germans would settle for shoddy merchandise. Have used them in the past with no problems

Littlehorny

Lidl in Ashbourne have an in house bakery and its brilliant, very tasty and reasonable but back on topic would not buy cereals from both,they are rank!!!

sea_monkey

chainsaws

i like to get mine from a reliable source that deals in many types of chainsaws

hamco

Coffee and washing powder.

previous user

Battered Mars Bar wrote: »

The bread

Whats wrong with the fresh bread section in Lidl? its pretty good.

mike65

I used to be a retailer/brand snob then reality kicked in and I dipped my toes in. Made a few "wrong" purchases early doors like the cheap sausages (but these are lovely) but truth is most of what you find is perfectly decent/good or indeed great - fruit and veg are excellent, the fat frozen chisps are bonzo as is the chocolate, the cheddar (green and purple packs) is lovely. Bixies are better than Weetabix for half the price. All pasta, noodles, tagliatelle type products are as good as anyones.

Stay away from the ultra cheap frozen ready meals though. Very basic eating indeed.

EdenHazard

whirlpool wrote: »

I always laugh when I see Aldi's version of "Hunky Dorys" http://www.aldi.ie/ie/html/product_range/product_range_19188.htm

Hahahahahahhahahahahahahahahah so good.

The cereals are awesome for just mixing together loads of cereals, nothing better than about 5 cereals in one, but they(think Lidl) used to have the most vile 'fruity hoops' cereal I've ever tasted

Deus Ex Machina

I wouldn't buy their whiskey, purely because it's gross. I've tried their cheese and chorizo though, which is not bad.

arse..biscuits

My wife had our first child in 2010. We planned to wait two years before our second. But thanks to lidl, our second is nearly one already. (not joking)

pc7

arse..biscuits wrote: »

My wife had our first child in 2010. We planned to wait two years before our second. But thanks to lidl, our second is nearly one already. (not joking)

Is that cause you could afford a second because they are cheaper than the other shops? Or because you used their condoms (or cling film)?

fullstop

Littlehorny wrote: »

Lidl in Ashbourne have an in house bakery and its brilliant

They all do AFAIK

Benny_Cake

murpho999 wrote: »

whirlpool wrote: »

I always laugh when I see Aldi's version of "Hunky Dorys" http://www.aldi.ie/ie/html/product_range/product_range_19188.htm

Wow, how do they get away with that?

Something similar in Lidl that looks like 'Utterly butterly"

They get away with it because they're made by Largo Foods, same as Hunky Dorys.

mummymoo

the only thing i dont buy in there is shampoo (because they dont sell the one i use) and nappies, there shocking! everything else is great!

murpho999

arse..biscuits wrote: »

My wife had our first child in 2010. We planned to wait two years before our second. But thanks to lidl, our second is nearly one already. (not joking)

Of course that has never happened with Durex!

Ghandee

arse..biscuits wrote: »

My wife had our first child in 2010. We planned to wait two years before our second. But thanks to lidl, our second is nearly one already. (not joking)

That's what happens when you let the wife shag a shop. (am joking)

arse..biscuits

pc7 wrote: »

arse..biscuits wrote: »

My wife had our first child in 2010. We planned to wait two years before our second. But thanks to lidl, our second is nearly one already. (not joking)

Is that cause you could afford a second because they are cheaper than the other shops? Or because you used their condoms (or cling film)?

Answer 2.

I have two kids, the big one and the lidl one

chimmy chonga

forfuxsake wrote: »

I do find their catfood too salty

well don't eat it then!

cocoshovel

Their cereal.

Shryke

Spirits and that's about it. Aldi is great quality. I don't look at Lidl so much but I'm sure there's nothing wrong with the place either.

murpho999

arse..biscuits wrote: »

Answer 2.

I have two kids, the big one and the lidl one

Hope he doesn't get a complex.

chimmy chonga

Benny_Cake wrote: »

They get away with it because they're made by Largo Foods, same as Hunky Dorys.

You will find that they are Hunky Dory rejects - the quality is sh1t. imo

orchidsrpretty

Before I was poor there was lots of stuff I would only buy in Tesco like mayo ketchup toilet paper toiletries etc. Now I am a lot less fussy but still buy toiletries in Tesco. Did try lidl toothpaste once and it was horrible