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Aldi people.
I have tried, tried, tried it and I think that its rubbish. What do you buy from there?
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I have tried, tried, tried it and I think that its rubbish. What do you buy from there?
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i buy everything from there. the only things i can't get is many spices and wild rice.
i dont like their frozen garlic bread or their makerel. other than that... all good.
So, do you buy their own brand stuff? I am a brand junkie
When I last went I bought (from memory):-
Fruit - fruity
Veg - fresh
Quaver impersonators - kids loved them
Biscuits - a biscuit is a biscuit, they all got eaten
Dorito impersonators - not like the real thing
Olive oil - nicer than the one I was using and more of it for less
Fresh olives - nicer than the ones in the Tesco deli
Chorizo - meaty
Ground coffee - very nice
Tea - Tetley - win
Marmite - Marmite - 37p cheaper than Asda
Chicken - tender
Mince - as above and 500g for 400g Asda equiv
Curry Sauces - both v nice
Popadums - crispy
Squash - kids loved
Frozen pizza baguettes - 2 for 69p - demolished by kids
Vodka -
Gin -
Veg, meat, yoghurts, diff cheeses, tinned stuff, packs of filled pasta (the kids love it), crisps, biscuits.
Oh yeah I got the filled pasta too, they do 2 types fresh (about 99p) and vacuum packed (69p). I don't normally like the vacuum packed stuff but their pesto pasta was really nice.
Booze.
Veg - better than supermarkets
Fruit - last longer than supermarkets
Bread/croissants/pastries/rolls/pittas/tortillas etc - never had an issue, we don't buy the plastic bread but nice granary ones
Sweets and crisps and biscuits for kids
Cereals for kids - they don't know any different
Meats - fab so much better quality than supermarket 3 for £10
Stilton/Camembert - I think bigger portions than usual supermarket
Smoked salmon - much more for your money
Toilet and kitchen roll - no issue
Nappies and wipes - good quality
Milk - milk is milk
Kids yogurts - no complaints
We don't really have much frozen food, the chips are chips and the nuggets are nuggets tbh, iv not tarted them
My h is funny about mayo so we still get helmans although as an experiment I filled a Helmans jar with Aldi mayo and he did still tell the difference
Aldi ketchup I don't use it and the kids eat it fine as they don't know the difference
Just replying to CP first
Veg - better than supermarkets - I disagree, Aldi hasn't lasted with me
Fruit - last longer than supermarkets - I disagree, Aldi hasn't lasted with me
Bread/croissants/pastries/rolls/pittas/tortillas etc - never had an issue, we don't buy the plastic bread but nice granary ones - I go to the bakers
Sweets and crisps and biscuits for kids - I go to Farmfoods
Cereals for kids - they don't know any different - Again Farmfoods, its got to be branded lol
Meats - fab so much better quality than supermarket 3 for £10 - either the Butchers, but I must admit I have had some from Aldi and it was good
Stilton/Camembert - I think bigger portions than usual supermarket - don't buy it
Smoked salmon - much more for your money - don't buy it
Toilet and kitchen roll - no issue - Kitchen roll from Farmfoods, toilet roll whatever is on offer
Nappies and wipes - good quality - Buy pampers wipes from Farmfoods (89p)
Milk - milk is milk - Farmfoods 2 for £1.50
Kids yogurts - no complaints - Liam didnt like them when I bought them
We don't really have much frozen food, the chips are chips and the nuggets are nuggets tbh, iv not tarted them - Farmfoods lol lol
My h is funny about mayo so we still get helmans although as an experiment I filled a Helmans jar with Aldi mayo and he did still tell the difference - Hellmans all the way
Aldi ketchup I don't use it and the kids eat it fine as they don't know the difference - I don't either, I buy Tesco value and put it in the Heniz bottle
Fruit - fruity - see above
Veg - fresh - see above
Quaver impersonators - kids loved them - might try them
Biscuits - a biscuit is a biscuit, they all got eaten - only buy jaffa cakes, usually from Farmfoods or Tesco on offer
Dorito impersonators - not like the real thing - don't buy
Olive oil - nicer than the one I was using and more of it for less - will try that
Fresh olives - nicer than the ones in the Tesco deli - don't buy
Chorizo - meaty - I have actually had that from there, will get it again
Ground coffee - very nice - don't drink coffee, but my mum gets hers from B&M bargains, 99p a packet if that helps you
Tea - Tetley - win - don't drink tea
Marmite - Marmite - 37p cheaper than Asda - don't buy it
Chicken - tender - I have had the chicken from there, it was nice
Mince - as above and 500g for 400g Asda equiv - I'll give that a go, handy to have in the freezer
Curry Sauces - both v nice - will give them a go
Popadums - crispy - don't really buy
Squash - kids loved - Farmfoods again for that lol
Frozen pizza baguettes - 2 for 69p - demolished by kids - will give them a go
Vodka -
- I am a Smirnoff girl
Gin -
- I am a Gordons girl, but I saw the reviews for Aldi gin
What is the filled pasta?
I think that I will give it a little go again maybe on Friday and buy some of the tips. I want to have a BBQ on the 6th July, so could get stuff for the freezer
We don't even have one close by the nly time I shop there is in Spain. Or maybe that's a Lidl. All the same though, Disaronno for something like 3euros!
I buy the olive spread, prepacked salmon, eggs, wine, beer, dried fruit (raisins and cranberries), milk, sugar, flour, mince and some other meats, biscuits and dog food and dog treats. There's probably more I've missed off.
I don't shop in there as they don't have everything I need and I can't be arsed to go to 2 different shops (I buy quorn). But my parents do and buy those nice chocolate topped rectangle biscuits and fruit muesli which is gorgeous!
I've literally just been and bought
Biscuits, branded and own brand, bith chaper
Chocolate
Crisps for kids
Cereal
Tinned kidney beans
Bagged salad, much bigger bag than tesco
Chicken
Cheese, just normal cheddar
Yogurts (muller corner copies, h loves them and half the price)
Ice lollies (mini milk and magnum fakes)
Milk
Ham for sandwiches - at least half the price of tesco
Pinot blush - just to try it!
Tea tree oil - great price if you use it!
Veg, never had issues
Nappies are also as good as pampers
I guess fruit/veg may ary depending on who supplies locally?
That doesn't sound a v healthy shop does it! It was just a top up, honest!
Aldi has just won best Supermarket of the year award, we don't have one near us but have a Lidl, are they much the same?
I do my full weekly shop there so get all fruit, veg, meat, dairy products, bread, cereal, cleaning stuff etc
ML - we don't have a Lidl near us but my brother was talking about this the other day and said he thinks Aldi stuff is better
A Lidl opened next door to Aldi here. My Mum went in to Lidl, and loads of people left their baskets and trolleys half way round, as they were finding it more expensive than Aldi. I haven't been in myself, so can't say how true that is (My Mum put her stuff back too, and went to Aldi).