Nespresso compatible pods Lidl €1.99

bk · 05-03-2015 06:25PM

muirsheen wrote: »

Not wrapped individually. Nearly carbon copy of the nespresso pods.

muirsheen wrote: »

Aldi pods

Thanks, that sounds like an advantage over the Lidl pods so, each of which comes in its own individual wrapper, which adds bulk.

The Lidl pods don't fit in those fancy Nespresso pod dispensers that you can buy, but it looks like these ones might.

KNS · 05-03-2015 06:31PM

They can't be too bad. All sold out in Aldi, Mahon in Cork. Well, apart from an open box of decaf!! Just in case anyone is thinking of heading there.

Went in especially after reading this thread.

bk · 05-03-2015 06:40PM

Yeah, in my experience they are flying off the shelves in both Lidl and Tesco too. Often sold out.

Looks like Nespresso made a big mistake in not at least selling some of their range in normal stores. It is ironic that the Tesco ones are actually as expensive as the Nespresso ones. Just goes to show that there was a big pent up demand for the simple convenience of buying them with your normal weekly shop.

Dudda · 05-03-2015 06:51PM

bk wrote: »

Yeah, in my experience they are flying off the shelves in both Lidl and Tesco too. Often sold out.

Looks like Nespresso made a big mistake in not at least selling some of their range in normal stores. It is ironic that the Tesco ones are actually as expensive as the Nespresso ones. Just goes to show that there was a big pent up demand for the simple convenience of buying them with your normal weekly shop.

Exactly. I'm nowhere near a Brown Thomas to pick them up and because of where I live and work can't get them delivered either. Have to get them delivered to my parents house and pick them up whenever I visit. Incredibly annoying compared to picking them up with the weekly shop.

Looking forward to trying the new Aldi ones. My GF will like they have decaf too.

crayon80 · 05-03-2015 07:53PM

muirsheen wrote: »

Not wrapped individually. Nearly carbon copy of the nespresso pods.

Love how they didn't bother to even try and hide the similarity with the boxes as well as the pods. Take that Nespresso

youngblood · 05-03-2015 11:31PM

I immediately want to try the colombian ones!
Never knew Aldi did them till now!
AMazing

unklerosco · 06-03-2015 12:56AM

What I want is Aldi's version of the Nespresso Machine https://www.aldi.com.au/en/groceries/coffee/

Gets great reviews and is dirt cheap compared to Nespresso machines, circa €50ish. Think they hope to bring it to Europe soon.

DaisyDLady · 06-03-2015 01:45AM

the aldi pods are rubbish. they are by far the worst nespresso compatable pods on the market.

got a box of the 4 types . used 1 pod out of each box , in a nespresso lungo cup and they were complete piss water.
the rest are going in the bin.

muirsheen · 06-03-2015 09:41AM

Tried the intense, purple box. Tasted ok. Will do if I'm stuck.

Also to buy from nespresso is a lot of money especially when spending on coffee. The cheapest bundle is around 65e.

Near pay day these Aldi ones are very handy.

moodrater · 06-03-2015 10:01AM

DaisyDLady wrote: »

used 1 pod out of each box , in a nespresso lungo cup and they were complete piss water.
the rest are going in the bin.

Realistically the amount of coffee a nespresso sized pod can contain is only enoigh to make 40ml. Lungo is supposed to be 110ml the lungo cup is 170ml to the top so easy to overfill.

Even With genuine nespresso capsules I would use 2 and top up with boiling water rather than over extract.

If you put that amount of water through a professional espresso machine with the same amount if grounds it would be piss.

I have no idea how nestle treat the coffee in the lungo capsules to make it tolerable with so little coffee so over extracted. Its not regular ground coffee.

mrcheez · 06-03-2015 11:21AM

DaisyDLady wrote: »

the aldi pods are rubbish. they are by far the worst nespresso compatable pods on the market.

Worse than the Lidl pods? I thought the Lidl ones tasted like instant, so these must be dire.

dRNk SAnTA · 06-03-2015 02:59PM

I actually quite like the Lidl ones

Not as strong as nespresso but a nice flavour, I thought.

bk · 06-03-2015 05:21PM

dRNk SAnTA wrote: »

I actually quite like the Lidl ones

Not as strong as nespresso but a nice flavour, I thought.

Have you tried the Lidl Ristretto ones? While not great for straight espresso, they are stronger and seem to work very well with Cappuccino, lattes and sugared Americanos.

Odyssey 2005 · 06-03-2015 10:46PM

DaisyDLady wrote: »

the aldi pods are rubbish. they are by far the worst nespresso compatable pods on the market.

got a box of the 4 types . used 1 pod out of each box , in a nespresso lungo cup and they were complete piss water.
the rest are going in the bin.

Why bin them..return them for a refund.

68 lost souls · 06-03-2015 11:50PM

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

Why bin them..return them for a refund.

That's ridiculous.like buying a multipack of crisps eating one pack and then returning them or a pack of plasters using one and returning them

vienne86 · 07-03-2015 09:52AM

Only read this thread this morning.......very remiss of me not to keep checking. Dying to get my mits on these Aldi pods. I'm reasonably happy with the Lidl ones, but love the fact that these are not individually wrapped. Off to check Aldi in Wexford! Tks for posting guys!

The_Conductor · 07-03-2015 10:13AM

If you make the Aldi or Lidl coffee on an espresso setting and use 3-4 pods- its actually quite ok. I've just had 4 here now. A bit more bitter than I'd expect- but quite drinkable.

vienne86 · 07-03-2015 11:16AM

The_Conductor wrote: »

If you make the Aldi or Lidl coffee on an espresso setting and use 3-4 pods- its actually quite ok. I've just had 4 here now. A bit more bitter than I'd expect- but quite drinkable.

I'm not overly fussy about my coffee, and can manage bitter......so long as my coffee is strong, I'm happy. I do prefer the ones I get in France to the Lidl ones, but I just find getting the Nespresso ones a pain in the neck. I just want to pick up my coffee with my regular shopping.

Sounds like they are running off the shelves in Aldi - same thing happened with the Lidl ones at first, so hopefully things will settle down in Adi.

garrett b · 07-03-2015 11:49AM

Spar have started selling their own pods now! (this is news to me).Saw them this morning, I think I've become trained to seek these things out. €2.00 ten pods. They don't look very appetising, sort of rough and ready packaging-little cardboard box, poor graphics.

TrustedApple · 07-03-2015 12:26PM

garrett b wrote: »

Spar have started selling their own pods now! (this is news to me).Saw them this morning, I think I've become trained to seek these things out. €2.00 ten pods. They don't look very appetising, sort of rough and ready packaging-little cardboard box, poor graphics.

Everyone seems to be selling there own branded ones now just waiting to the day you will walk into pennyes and they be selling there own branded pods LoL.

Another one that i am shocked dosint sell there own ones yet is TK Maxx ?

The_Conductor · 07-03-2015 12:33PM

garrett b wrote: »

Spar have started selling their own pods now! (this is news to me).Saw them this morning, I think I've become trained to seek these things out. €2.00 ten pods. They don't look very appetising, sort of rough and ready packaging-little cardboard box, poor graphics.

In all fairness- the Nespresso ones don't feature the world's most exciting packaging either- the bare cardbord box that the sleeves come in, isn't going to win any awards- and as for the sleeves themselves- the colours don't really reveal a lot about the contents (which if you're in a house with a few coffee drinkers who all have their favourites- can be an issue).

I reckon the Aldi ones cost me more than Nespresso- given we're using a few pods per cup- its just a lot weaker than the Nespresso ones........

bk · 07-03-2015 12:40PM

garrett b wrote: »

Spar have started selling their own pods now! (this is news to me).Saw them this morning, I think I've become trained to seek these things out. €2.00 ten pods. They don't look very appetising, sort of rough and ready packaging-little cardboard box, poor graphics.

I literally just came here to say that! And yes the packaging isn't very convincing nor is it easy to tell the difference between the different types.

While I haven't tried them yet, the Aldi ones look to have the best packing so far.

mrcheez · 07-03-2015 12:53PM

The_Conductor wrote: »

If you make the Aldi or Lidl coffee on an espresso setting and use 3-4 pods- its actually quite ok. I've just had 4 here now. A bit more bitter than I'd expect- but quite drinkable.

ok so you need 4 of the Aldi pods to get the equivalent of one Nespresso pod?

Isn't that a false economy (not just in cost of using 4 pods, but in the time involved) ?

bk · 07-03-2015 01:04PM

The_Conductor wrote: »

I reckon the Aldi ones cost me more than Nespresso- given we're using a few pods per cup- its just a lot weaker than the Nespresso ones........

Have you tried the different strengths? I find that the Lidl Ristretto ones are much stronger for big drinks.

Btw be careful if you are yu sing 3 or 4 pods, that means you are getting 3 or 4 times the caffeine!!

The_Conductor · 07-03-2015 01:06PM

mrcheez wrote: »

ok so you need 4 of the Aldi pods to get the equivalent of one Nespresso pod?

Isn't that a false economy (not just in cost of using 4 pods, but in the time involved) ?

4 to get the equivalent of 2 Nespresso pods.
I use the Bodum pyrex mugs that came with the machine- it takes 2 full cups dispensed to fill a mug. So- 4- instead of 2- and use the espresso setting instead of the cup setting.

The_Conductor · 07-03-2015 01:07PM

bk wrote: »

Have you tried the different strengths? I find that the Lidl Ristretto ones are much stronger for big drinks.

Btw be careful if you are yu sing 3 or 4 pods, that means you are getting 3 or 4 times the caffeine!!

There isn't the taste/flavour though- otherwise- they're a lot weaker than the Nespresso ones.
(I prefer the Livano one)

mrcheez · 07-03-2015 01:17PM

The_Conductor wrote: »

4 to get the equivalent of 2 Nespresso pods.

20c x 2 = 40c per cup (for using 2 Aldi pods)
vs
38c x 1 = 38c per cup (using 1 Nespresso pod)

so it's not a monetary saving as such, but it's mainly the accessibility if you are not near a BT or don't want to pay for delivery (although Nespresso take away the old pods for recycling so there's the saving there in terms of less garbage)

Just saying is all

JohnK · 07-03-2015 02:01PM

samapple789 wrote: »

Everyone seems to be selling there own branded ones now just waiting to the day you will walk into pennyes and they be selling there own branded pods LoL.

Saw today that M&S sell their own brand now too.

bk · 07-03-2015 02:19PM

mrcheez wrote: »

so it's not a monetary saving as such, but it's mainly the accessibility if you are not near a BT or don't want to pay for delivery (although Nespresso take away the old pods for recycling so there's the saving there in terms of less garbage)

Which just goes to show the craziness of this whole situation! It isn't just about cheaper coffee, it is about convenience, people are clearly willing to pay Nespressos price, but they don't want the hassle of its very inconvenient selling model.

Had the Nespresso people been wise, they should have done a deal with Tesco, etc. to sell at least their top 3 variants in stores and I'm sure many people would have happily continued to buy official Nespresso pods, rather then 3rd party ones.

I think Nespresso will end up becoming a text book case on not how to do business!

Mr. Incognito · 07-03-2015 02:24PM

You get what you pay for.

If you want crap coffee dont get a nspresso.

Tried aldi. I live beside one in rathmines. Went back to nspresso.

I like good coffee

Nespresso compatible pods Lidl €1.99

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