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

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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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OldNotWIse

Gidon wrote: »

I personally do not purchase any form of cheese from Aldi or Lidl most of the time, unless its from a good, reputable brand that I recognize. For other basic stuff like bread or other grocery shopping, you can get some good deals.

Have you tried their cheese?

fasttalkerchat

blueser wrote: »

The what?

I think he means cues. When the snooker range was on offer it was dangerous. People lost eyes that day and many will never return.

Gidon

OldNotWIse wrote: »

Have you tried their cheese?

Yes I have, and while some of it is quite all right, I tried some form of cheddar cheese that was put into some plastic packaging of sorts. Almost like a wrapper. Most disgusting cheese I ever tasted, be darn sure of that :pac: But like I said, some of their other stuff is fine.

J Mysterio

kraggy wrote: »

J Mysterio wrote: »

Must say it kills me when people mispronounce Lidl.

Itz Lee-dil. Not Lie-del or lid-l.

Youre being a lidl bit pedantic there now in fairness.

Not really. You pronounce it correctly, or you don't.

J Mysterio

J Mysterio wrote: »

kraggy wrote: »

J Mysterio wrote: »

Must say it kills me when people mispronounce Lidl.

Itz Lee-dil. Not Lie-del or lid-l.

Youre being a lidl bit pedantic there now in fairness.

Not really. You pronounce it correctly, or you don't.

Oh crap. Just got that.

Franticfrank

The what?

Oh sorry about that, a most unconcentrated typo. I did mean of course queues. Luckily, I haven't encountered late night snooker cues there.

Vahevala

I tried the Lidl soup once... was horrid and watery and zilch flavour. Never again.

MJ23

I wouldn't buy Johnny bags in Lidl or Aldi. I've seen them in my local Lidl, and id say its the same shelf full of them since they opened about 6 years ago.

Roadend

fasttalkerchat wrote: »

I think he means cues. When the snooker range was on offer it was dangerous. People lost eyes that day and many will never return.

chalk it down

Sykk

Just a little fact to throw into the mix here: Karl Albrecht - Owner of Aldi is the richest man in Germany with an estimated net worth of $25.4 billion.

I personally love the bread in Lidl and the chocolate is better than cadburys. Red sauce and mayonaise isn't great though.

hardCopy

I generally do my weekly shop in Lidl, I can't think of anything I buy in other supermarkets that I wouldn't buy in Lidl or Aldi.

I do think Aldi is nicer and find they have a wider range than Lidl.

The only thing I don't buy is chicken, but I won't buy chicken from any supermarket, go to a butcher for that.

There are certain things that I stock up on in Tesco because Lidl never have them, e.g. Sundried tomatoes, cannelini beans, wholemeal spaghetti.

OldNotWIse

Gidon wrote: »

Yes I have, and while some of it is quite all right, I tried some form of cheddar cheese that was put into some plastic packaging of sorts. Almost like a wrapper. Most disgusting cheese I ever tasted, be darn sure of that :pac: But like I said, some of their other stuff is fine.

Really? I actually really like the cheese from Lidl (don't think I have tried Aldi). Got a good gorgonzola there at the weekend and a cheddar (cant remember the name) but was really strong and yum (especially with their 7 euro chianti lol) Cheapsville I know :rolleyes:

mike65

If lidl stocked a few things like flour, frozen pastry, suet, I'd hardly need to go anywhere else. They need to beef up the home baking/cooking aspect.

Big Knox

Ghandee wrote: »

I find a lot of Aldi's (in particular) food to be superior to some of the other supermarkets stuff.

Maris piper chips at 1.99 thrash mccains etc at double the price.
Aldi steaks are melt in the mouth
Aldi cooking sauces (curry in particular) puts pataks, uncle Ben to Shame.
The sweets, cakes, biscuits are lovely.
fruit and veg seems to be tastier/fresher than Tesco.
Rhinebacher beer, six pack of 500ml bottles, 4.9% beats Budweiser, miller etc HANDS DOWN! (6.29€)

I draw the line at ketchup and brown sauce from Aldi though, its rank.

Can't understand people saying Ketchup. I find their Bramwells range much nicer than the mainstream brands. You can tell it's made with real tomatoes and not packed full of flavourings and crap!!

Darkginger

I have a kind of hierarchy when it comes to shopping. I move down the list if what I want isn't available at my first choice of shop, or I can't get to them for whatever reason:

1. Local greengrocers, fishmongers, butchers
2. Lidl or Aldi
3. Supervalu
4. Tescos

We don't buy a lot of processed food, so apart from the Inferno pizzas from Lidl (which really ARE hot, great if you like spicy food), I can't comment - but their chicken is fine (I usually buy the free range whole birds), their mince, steaks, pork fillets - all good. Packs of smoked streaky bacon have become a favourite, extra mature cheddar is lovely. I won't buy supermarket fish at all, since our fishmonger (Clarke's in Westport) is brilliant, and I'm spoilt

. I've had no problem at all with Lidl vegetables or milk - and had a nice little chat with the young Irish guy on the till last time I was there - no complaints about the staff, either. Lidl loo paper is fine, their ziplock freezer bags are good, and our dogs love their dog treat biscuits (Orlando, I think is the brand?). If you drink instant coffee, Lidl do big jars of Nescafé Gold Blend (we keep it as a standby for when I can't be arsed to use the espresso machine, or we've run out of Carte Noir Instance) much more cheaply than anywhere else.

Some things I always buy the branded version - Colman's mustard, mustard powder, Heinz beans and ketchup, Knorr stock cubes and stockpots - if I can find them in Lidl (rarely), I buy them there, if not, we go to Supervalu after the Lidl shop - and invariably buy more stuff just 'cos we see it on the shelves!

I can't say there's anything I wouldn't buy in Lidl or Aldi on principle. If you'd asked me, I'd have said I'd never buy perfume from Lidl, but at €3.99 for a bottle, I thought it was worth trying their 'Suddenly' - and it's rather nice - definitely OK as an everyday scent. Shopping in either Lidl or Aldi with my husband (which is about 90% of the times I go there) is a nicer experience too, since he can browse the central aisles with their tools etc. whilst I do the foodie bits - keeps him quiet and stops him sighing

hardCopy

Big Knox wrote: »

Ghandee wrote: »

I find a lot of Aldi's (in particular) food to be superior to some of the other supermarkets stuff.

Maris piper chips at 1.99 thrash mccains etc at double the price.
Aldi steaks are melt in the mouth
Aldi cooking sauces (curry in particular) puts pataks, uncle Ben to Shame.
The sweets, cakes, biscuits are lovely.
fruit and veg seems to be tastier/fresher than Tesco.
Rhinebacher beer, six pack of 500ml bottles, 4.9% beats Budweiser, miller etc HANDS DOWN! (6.29€)

I draw the line at ketchup and brown sauce from Aldi though, its rank.

Can't understand people saying Ketchup. I find their Bramwells range much nicer than the mainstream brands. You can tell it's made with real tomatoes and not packed full of flavourings and crap!!

People get really irrational when it comes to ketchup and other sauces.

I never ate ketchup until recently so they all rate like vinegar to me, couldn't tell you the difference between two brands.

Colmustard

I bought a snorkling kit, I have no idea why. Like there are not many coral reefs around our coast.

I also bought walking poles that where really ski poles.

I don't go in to those shops anymore.

Franticfrank

Despite the lack of reefs, I think our coast is great for a bit of snorkeling. Clear water and alot of life. I'd just wear a wetsuit...maybe Lidl will do an offer on them at some stage, now that would be practical.

uch

Flavoured Condoms

phasers

mike65 wrote: »

If lidl stocked a few things like flour, frozen pastry, suet, I'd hardly need to go anywhere else. They need to beef up the home baking/cooking aspect.

Lidl do sell flour

Aldi do ready roll pastry, their baking section is a bit letter than lidl's in fairness but lidl do all the basics: Flour, caster sugar, marge, icing sugar, wholemeal flour, mixed fruit etc.

Never seen suet though.

Shenshen

mike65 wrote: »

If lidl stocked a few things like flour, frozen pastry, suet, I'd hardly need to go anywhere else. They need to beef up the home baking/cooking aspect.

Lidl stock flour.
I'm not sure about Lidl, but Aldi has fresh pastry in the cold shelves, which you can freeze at home.
No idea about suet... I bake a lot, but have never come across this?

fasttalkerchat

Shenshen wrote: »

Lidl stock flour.
I'm not sure about Lidl, but Aldi has fresh pastry in the cold shelves, which you can freeze at home.
No idea about suet... I bake a lot, but have never come across this?

LIDL do flour and fresh pastry.
Good quality cooking ingredients have a short shelf life so the prices would be too high as a permanent line.

out da lough

NegativeCreep wrote: »

I've had some foreign variant of a snickers bar from Lidl in a friends house which were lovely.

Snickers bars are "foreign."

NegativeCreep

out da lough wrote: »

Snickers bars are "foreign."

You know what I mean.

bikerjohn

previous user wrote: »

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

you obviously have never tasted bread made fresh in France, NOW they know how to make bread :pac::pac::pac: yum yum

Ush1

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

Shenshen

Ush1 wrote: »

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

Fajita wraps? Check with in the section with the Asian/Italian/Indian/Mexican food. That's where they are in our Aldi, I think.

Tym

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

Kat1170

Tym wrote: »

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

Better off trying them yourself. The amount of people here that won't try something just because it comes from Aldi/Lidl is unreal. :rolleyes:

summerskin

Ush1 wrote: »

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

In the bread section, usually bottom shelf, they do plain or garlic ones.