Brand names vs Lidl etc?

Got a "Luxury Plum Tart" In aldi a few months ago, it was like eating a pony's bowel movements

Lisha wrote: »

http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2056156063/12/#post91347227

Try this thread op

That's lidl vs brand names
This thread is brand names vs lidl

If you hold your ear close to one of their tins of beans you can faintly hear the cry of a small child: 'Our mommies are paid only 7c an hour to make these tins please don't help them help them hurt us anymore mister'. After I heard that, I started shopping elsewhere I can tell you.

Isn't it that Aldi/Lidl's brands are pretty good but less consistent because they negotiate with people to do a whole load of products under their brand names for 12 month contracts and when they switch to someone else, there's a notable change in the product that you'd never get with a brand name cos it'd raise hell?

snubbleste wrote: »

Fish don't have fingers

And I always wondered where a chicken's goujons are.

I used to run a pub years ago and people's knowledge of brand always impressed me. For example, I'd estimate ninety percent of people preferred Grants Vodka out of a Smirnoff bottle to Grants Vodka out of a Huzzar bottle.

Duck's hoop wrote: »

Of all the products I think these are the ones least likely to differ in quality to big brand stuff. I mean how many household cleaning products factories can there be?

It's all the same stuff in different boxes / bottles.

Also I like their tea and coffee. And most other stuff. Lidl ice cream is superb value.

I can only speak about the cleaning products from personal experience and they are simply not up to scratch - less active ingredients probably. I know what lifts stains and cleans and what doesn't!

As for the foodstuff I mentioned, I know I do not like them. So personal tastes come in to play. I can afford to pick and choose what I buy, so I choose what I prefer regardless of brand.

I tried Aldi and Lidl a few years ago and was disappointed. Nevertheless, necessity brought me to their door about eight months ago and I'm so glad I gave them a second chance. Now I usually shop in Aldi and in general it is just as good with great value for money. I can buy much more stuff for the same money and have a better variety of good in my basket as a result. My house mates don't shop there and buy popular branded products, but they never complain when it's my turn to cook; and help themselves to the stuff I bought when it suites them. The only thing I don't like is most of their cheese, which I find cheap tasting, and a few other bits and pieces so I'm off to Dunnes now and then. I hate shopping in Tesco and loathe going in there every time. For example, the local Tesco express charges 85c for a litre of milk instead of the 75c charged everywhere else and then the auto checkout spits you out a load of crappy change and probably photographs you for the privilege. So much for providing a service to the community, every little helps you empty your pockets and hand you a P45. All the own brand stuff they sell is expensive and inferior IMO.