You only have to see cars parked in aldi car park to see who shops there.

Aldi is one of those rare places in the UK where the different classes come together .

Although there are good times to avoid the place if you like a quiet life .

Sonko is absolutely right about the cars!

It's all about opinion.
Our shop there was disappointing.
Quality not great but then saved a fortune.

Just off to waitrose to get our picanha steak for tonight.

I often walk across a lidl car park and a few times I have seen people at the boot of their cars transferring their shopping from the lidl bags and putting it into m and s bags, I cant work this one out?

"Do Aldi sell any decent stuff?"

I think it's a snob thing why some people don't shop there, but Aldi and Lidl do sell some decent stuff. It's like buying own brands from any supermarket, some of it is alright but other things you wouldn't buy again. Same thing with Aldi and Lidl, some of it is very decent and much cheaper. We shop there regular.

Recently there was a coffee survey with some so-called experts, and the No.1 best coffee was 'Specially selected Roast & Ground Ethopian coffee' £1.79 from Aldi. And they weren't told where it came from until afterwards, M & S was No.2, Costa and Starbucks 4th & 5th.

lots of cheap biking stuff.  £50 for a turbo trainer last Thursday.

No shareholders to pay ?
What are you suggesting ?
Its not a charity

I saw earlier on the Business News on BBC that Aldi are going to start an online business next year.
First, with wine by the case followed soon after with other non-food goods.
They've announced record annual sales today - up by 31%.

I've only shopped in one once about 10+ years ago and just bought a few items but was very impressed with my purchases.
There isn't one near to me so I've been unable to shop in Aldi since - but I did have the opportunity of shopping in an excellent Lidl shop about this time last year for a couple of months and thought it an excellent store.

As previously mentioned; some stuff is brilliant, other things not very good - just like all supermarkets.
The really low prices make it worth experimenting though.

I bought some fantastic fresh, Scottish diced beef from Lidl and also some Scottish very low fat minced steak from there last year and both were without doubt the best tasting products of their type ever bought from a supermarket.

It's definitely a store I would shop at again if there was one near to me.

I'm using Lidil more these days because there is some good stuff there that just isn't available elsewhere.

God knows why people bother with Waitrose and M&S.

S did everyone get a pay rise or just the lowest paid??

Aldi, do have special offers which is why they put out a little catalogue every couple of weeks. Some offers start on Sunday whilst others Thursday. Fresh figs are 69p at the mo but they won't be this price in a few weeks.  The missus has swapped her morning Aldi apricots for the figs so Iam giving the bathroom an extra 10/15 minutes to recover this week.

I like Pink Lady apples and no decline in ALDI stock.
Mince v good.
Smoked yellow fish very good too.
Olives to vitamin pills cheaper.
Not trawled the thread so hope this echoes what's been said.
Lovely shop.

I think if you're canny you can get quality at these stores and Lidl at the moment have £7 off if you spend £35 which is phenomenal when you think the prices are already pared to the bone. Not wishing to give the impression I'm an old soak but Aldi's Clarke's 66 Bourbon is both a snip and was rated amongst the top ten bourbons in an Independent newspaper article. Lidl have also got some good quality Shepherd Neame stout which makes Guinness taste like water your grandad has washed his skid marked y fronts in.

I don't have an Aldi near me but I shop at Lidls regularly. It's brilliant value for most stuff.

Fruit and veg - superb quality and cheap
Meat and poultry - excellent quality and cheaper
Dairy - all the well known brand names but cheaper
Frozen Food can be a hit and miss with quality but some great bargains (once saw a 2 kg bag of fresh prawns for under a tenner ! )
Prepared meals (pastas, pies etc) - superb and cheap


disappointments include sweets and biscuits (lack of brand names and non-brand stuff is rank - Towergate choc digestives taste like shredded beermat compared with McVities (Co-Op and Sainsb often have McVs for a £1 anyway)

Bought 2 laptops from Aldi years ago , they were top spec but a German manufacturer and as such a bargain ,and both still going strong.
Bought loads of cycling gear over the years.
Lots of very good red wine and bourbons I have not seen elsewhere all at good price including the already mentioned Clarke's.

While you're at it, I can recommend the Uco Valley Malbec for £5.99

Absolutely superb, although the weekly shop has to be topped up with a few selected items from the big supermarkets.

Fillet Steak for £6.00-ish? In fact any of their steaks are far superior to any big supermarkets and most independent butchers.

Yes it's all about taste but off the top of my head, Granola cereal, Fajita making kit, ready to eat avocado's, smoked salmon, bacon, Greek Yoghurt, cheeses, vitamin C tablets (pretty eclectic shop, huh?) are way better and far cheaper than anywhere else.

Plus, as a bloke, they don't hang about at the tills. Get in. Get out and no dopey chit-chat from the staff, I mean what's not to like?

Tuna steaks(frozen) and prawns(frozen) are tasty and good value. Wholemeal bread(49p), milk, eggs are all cheaper and same quality as other stores.

The more the the merrier Biscar