aldi!!!! do you shop there?

That's all I've got on that one.

Lidl is better than Asda or Tesco , too .

A few years ago, a friend who's wife was ill was sent out on a food shopping trip for the first time in 30 odd years.

His wife was one of The Merry Wives of Waitrose - but he went to one of these cut price German stores

He came back with no bread, no milk, no eggs - but he bought a fine selection of salami, a life jacket and a chain-saw.

He's not been sent out again since.

You don't need a hefty mare to keep you warm in the long winter nights,go to aldi and get a bottle of highland black 8yo whiskey and make hot toddies.
There,i've said it,am i feeling too benevolent this morning? also ok for lemons,cloves and sugar,feck the rest generally,get in,get out and if you see anyone with aldi beans,don't make eye contact.

,No,i'd love an ould troll meself,if ya get 2 throw one my way please.

this one loves me  a bit too unintelligent & needy for me though. There's a post of his sent at 5:19 yesterday on my luscious 12k topic that you should read my friend. Leave yourself a couple of hours to take it in though

Bap,heavy going that one,i feel like belting out to the aldi in de Hane though the height of summer, i could always pick up a tin of their beans as well to give a totally unbiased and impartial review.

As natural seekers of "value", surely betfairians must love LIDL?

I do like LIDL, just their automated tills are so crap, it puts a real downer on the belief in German technoligical superiority. Always seem to need "the guy" to come over to sort out some issue or other with his magic key. Sainsburies are also a bit sh1t. Tesco win the automated till wars hands down, no contest.

good man. I love Jacksons bread as well, don't like the wholemeal version though

thanks Denzil, i will try them. I wonder if my Aileen will understand if i ask her to purchase 4 ins of Joe?

Well Bap i don't feck about when it comes to bean reviews!
I had holy war with the good Mrs L and her refusal to switch from heinz a few years ago,however after opening up a tin of that and branstons even her eyes could not refute the watery mess of the bigger brand,a pivotal moment in our relationship as she acknowledged i could possibly be right occasionally.

Aldi's "Corales baked beans" (hope thats right)

Price 39c or 4 for 1.30E (am in Ireland),presume 29p UK?
That measures up well in comparison to i think £2 for 4 on offer in UK.

Had about 1/3 of tin split between 2 toast, looked well,thick sauce,biggish beans and none of the odd black ones you see in heinz in particular.

Taste,nothing wrong but i honestly can't say they tasted as good as they looked,whether not enough sugar or whatever in the sauce,something was lacking to me.

Overall,value for money but i'd stick with branston but way better than heinz, score 7.8/10.

A little footnote 19.99E against £13(?) for the highland black,the dirty robbin barstewards, the worry of bumping into a load of spacers was unfounded and now that i think about it,i wonder how many said that about me.

OK that is

It's a glorified food-bank

Thanks Bap, I generally use one of the little magic vans where the shopping fairy arrives and puts your consumables over the threshold though i can fully understand why people go to the supermarket themselves as a delivery usually has a minimum amount,ie say £40.

Likes of Aldi/Lidl have at least put the brakes on the more established supermarkets by making them be more competitive.

The likes of LIDL are great. There's a reason why they are constantly expanding, people like what they get for the price they pay, they have a good model. That's the beauty of a free competitive economy. Why go to say the awful COOP to get similar stuff that's about twice the price? "Snobs and their money are easily parted"! The more LIDLs the better. I don't get everything there but for some things or a basic shop they are fine, there are certain things I go there and stock up on in bulk.

Oh and talking of which LIDL doesn't take money I've given it and take it to directly fund the COOPerative Labour Party and thus directly fund horrendous politicians who actively sneer at and despise the electorate like Stella the Professional Victim and in general support Corbyn. I wonder how many people who shop there know this happens.

the reason they are constantly expanding is people can't afford to shop anywhere else any more. they're cheap because their products are generally sub-par. it's not about healthy competition. both lidl and aldi are raking in billions and their owners are some of the richest people on the planet

"the reason they are constantly expanding is people can't afford to shop anywhere else any more. they're cheap because their products are generally sub-par"
Utter bollox. So you regularly shop there do you?

Mouse I see you can get 4 cans of woodgate Pear Cider for £1.99 (£4.23 in the People's Republic of Nannystateland). If I drink cider I prefer the pear or dark fruit stuff these days. It gives a certain aura of class I find, especially if you stick your pinky out while swigging from the can .

I've tried both lidl and aldi. I like a bargain. Lidl for instance sells affordable yet tasty German beer and their produce is decent (don't ask where it's coming from though. definitely don't ask about animal welfare or anything sustainability) and is definitely better than aldi, in part to aldi's business model of being perceived as cheap -you can read about that you don't actually have to go there- as opposed to lidl who try to compete more with standard supermarkets

if you're looking to find out about utter bollox or how they otherwise manage to stay so affordable try either their 'chocolate' products