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Aldi is the new 'Arrods
Aldi is the new 'Arrods
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I would not shop amongst the fat chavs and smelly benefit kids It is Waitrose for me
Iceland, Farmfoods and Tesco seem to attract the real low-lifes probably because they are not bright enough to see through the hype amd marketing. Aldi and Lidl are now more upmarket and Waitrose have really cracked it with the best shopping experience of all the supermarkets. |
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Purchased 3 sirloin steaks from local AWARD winning butcher the other week and they were very nice.
Last sat had 3 organic rib eyes from waitrose which were much cheaper and far far better. You don't all ways get what you pay for. |
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I really don't know why I mix with you cheap shoppers. I hate the stench of **** and the tattooed fatties, their grey tracksuits slipping over their expanding slack hips!!!!
I love to shop by the sea. One place in dorset last week a nice small free deli showing local caught that morning - Brill, and Slipper sole - some school ish size Bass and fresh crabs. (and no, not Greenslades) Now that is Food!!!! |
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oh sorry you cannot use the euphemism fro ciggies!!! ha ha and don't even mention the halal carp available in tescos etc -
there's not much in dorset and in the isle of purbeck immigration has gone down. |
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bix is correct
Tesco,Iceland shoppers generally are as thick as fook |
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Waitrose ,Aldi,Sainsburys and Lidly offer for me best value for quality /experiemce .
Bad points about Aldi tend to be short dates on persishables/narrow aisles/ insistance of shop workers packing and unpacking boxes at busy times and dimly lit 70s style stores .Oh yeah - and the stupid coin operated trolleys . Saainsburys - some good quality on their own range stuff ,but you need to know where to find it at the right price, generally nice lay out / decor ,good deals on some quality products - good q fruit and veg but wildly overpriced - nice deli . Waitrose - as above but clearly aimed at the prosperous shopper which i'm not - still good deals to be had . Tescos,Iceland,Farm foods, Nettos,Morrisons etc etc - depressing |
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can't beat indie shops in a small town though - buy as you need and as fresh as a daisy
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Reason Aldi/lidl can sell cheaper is they produce only one or two items. Whereas tescos will have say five six tomato sauces on sale aldi/lidl have a producer that does one. They products are the same if not better than the branded product. Take for example 80 dishwasher tables here in ireland their about 2.30 eur and the branded product is at least double the price. Tesco are a complete rip off imo. The clever thing they do is alot of their stores won't have tesco own brand on purpose. Glad they are struggling as they got way to greedy.
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can't beat indie shops in a small town though - buy as you need and as fresh as a daisy
Yes it's great to walk into your local shops where you know the people both sides of the counter. Totally different shopping experience and no more expensive in the long run as you tend to buy only what you need. |
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Very nice Vintage Cider @ £1:69 for a 750ml. bottle. 7.3% abv. Really nice flavour but watch the strength.
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Lidl has potato salad in creme fresh that is fkin amazeballz.
got it in yogurt too - tastes rubbish. yellow pot good, blue bad. |
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Aldi wine store is brilliant. Free delivery too.
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Don't have an Aldi near me but I'm a regular at Lidl now. Most of their stuff is good quality so you're getting great value. The warehouse / market stall no frills set up doesn't bother me, in
fact I prefer it to the zombie-like isles of the big supermarkets. Long queues and unattended checkouts are the only negative but I've learned to time it right now and know when its quieter. Best value is their meat, poultry and fish (fresh and frozen) but my favs include pulled pork/ BBQ ribs (just over £2) lasagne (about £2) supernoodles (21p, yes just 21p) eggs (boxes of 12/15 at silly low prices) bacon (£1.30) tube of black pudding (£1) sticky toffee pudding and most of their fruit and veg - (worst being their their onions which are rotting when you cut into them) Good for some non-food stuff as well, esp soap powder, dish tablets, and bog roll. But even here, I've noticed some big pice hikes recently. Butter was always a quid, now its £1.25 - massive increase. I like my butter. Milk not cheap either. And why are nuts so f***g expensive, no matter where you shop - I love cashews and almonds but they cost a fortune  |
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Then said customer has to fart about looking for their purse, as if it were a surprise,
and then fiddling around for the correct cash (this is mainly elderly women btw). One such that I was behind recently, had managed to slow things down already, by engaging the cashier in continuous, eye contact, conversation. Then when she finally got her purse out it was full of fivers, all folded twice, so the cashier had to unfold them all whilst the conversation continued. I'm afraid that on this occasion, I had to suggest to the supervisor that if they were incapable of talking and scanning together, please tell them to stick to scanning. Get a life. Nice to see staff being amiable to customers rather than machines. |
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Absolutely swear by Aldi - tell you something, if you get in the Aldi mode then return to one of the so called more upmarket Supermarkets you realise you ain't missing anything. As has been mentioned the layout is crazy, gardening hoses with eggs and all that, but I have never been in an Aldi where they pull that sly trick of having stuff on display blocking the isle to slow you down and supposedly put stuff in your basket not previously on your list. Pretty on the eye Morrisons is a master of this trick - the Safeway stores they bought out went down the nick as soon as they took over. There was something nostalgic about Safeway, you sometimes see them in an episode of Quincy or Columbo. Most frequent items in my basket at Aldi from Aldi are the Crisps, Jaffa Cakes, Salmon Wellington, Tongue, Casserole veg, diced beef,and the Argentinian Malbec.
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Just purchased one of their award winning Golden Topped Christmas Puddings. Also like the full fat soft cheese, 49p and it's way better than Philadelphia.
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The stench of pezants simply reeks off of this fred.
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Think there's one in the five bird roast.
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The first time I went to my local Aldi I apologised for not wearing a tracksuit and they assured me was not a problem. They have even built a new Aldi in the same town for the posh people
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all the same food you just pay more if it says waitrose on the bag! only difference is the chav girls all work in lidls and aldi
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Always amuses me to see well dressed women take a fully laden trolley through the checkout then carefully pack everything away in Waitrose or M&S bags.
Mustn't let the neighbours know!  |