I'd shop at Lidl all the time but they fail to cater to my veggie needs (yes, how unreasonable I hear you say) so I get what I can there and then get the rest at Morrisons. Definitely save money that way instead of doing it all at Mozzas.
A Morrisons regular, and to be honest I can't see how Aldi / Lidl would work out cheaper for me as there are very few things I buy regularly that are not on offer
Choices for supermarkets in Rochester & Strood is not as wide as in some other places. Was spoiled for choice in the Bromley area. We use Ocado for our main shop and top up at either Morrisons, Asda or Aldi. I occasionally make a foray over to the Waitrose at Allington Park.
I started my working life at my local Waitrose, which is the one on Burnt Ash Lane, and I have a degree of loyalty to that brand - and am a little biased in liking the quality over most of the other chains. It is fair to say that they can be more expensive than other supermarkets - but not excessively so. A lot of the basics are fairly competitive in price providing that you're not comparing the super-cheap tertiary branded stuff like baked beans at 15p a tin (or whatever it may be). And they stock a lot of the specialist ingredients if you like to get creative in the kitchen.
Personally I find Morrisons comes out in second place, then Sainsburys, Asda and Tesco in that order. I find the quality of the food in Aldi is superb but that they don't stock a huge number of lines. Queues in Aldi are also a bit of a nightmare as their staffing complement is kept to a minimum...
Whilst not everything is cheaper in Lidl & Aldi I reckon 95% of it is so it's well worth doing. Two things to be mindful of though: - They don't accept credit cards, so you have to stay in budget. - The have an annoying habit of displaying their prices above the goods rather than underneath them which is traditional here. So you have to be careful when doing your price checks.
now you've retired, hopefully with a nice NHS pension, you'll have lots of time to go shopping and to explore the jungle that is UK retailing
.. personally I like M&S, good quality, imaginative recipes, nice packaging and, though pricey, good v f m, unlike Waitrose in my opinion ... Morrison, Aldi, Lidl are all good for staples but the latter two have a limited selection of usually unfamiliar brands, generally OK though .. the German stores often have unusual products, watch out for the sell/use by dates in Aldi and Lidl .... .. Tesco has the best selection of 'stuff' and the quality is decent, explore the different price ranges from 'basic' to 'Tesco Finest' .. Sainsbury is decent quality but overpriced .. ASDA is ok, somewhere between Morrison and Tesco though my lady friend calls our local ASDA superstore 'chav central' (she can be a bit of a snob at times lol) ...
also, have a butchers around your local Ann Summers, very good stimulation for the old imagination and the errrrrrr physical awareness
Reliably informed the meat in Aldi and Lidl is exactly the same as the bigger (more expensive) boys.
Also informed by a "wine athlete" that some of the wines in Lidl are phenomenal. Proper top notch stuff.
Personally we do a weekly in Tesco as it's near home. Daily pickups from Waitrose (near wifey's office) or M&S at the petrol station where we live as it's on the way.
Avoid Asda like the plague for fruit as it tends to go off by the time you get home
Lidl over here has better quality and cheaper veg than the big 2 (Continente and Pingo Doce), but not such a good variety. Stuff like cling film and bin bags are much cheaper and far better quality in Lidl too.
we will do an online shop once every 2/3 weeks with Tesco and then in between shop in Lidl weekly, did our normal huge shop in there once and whilst it's a nightmare at the tills etc, I reckon we saved circa 30%. Trouble is they don't have everything so we still ended up in Tesco for other bits.
Every time I go in Lidl I walk out having bought something really random that I don't need.
Aldi in Dartford for the past 18 months impressed only go sainsbury' s for small top up.Lidl in Dartford opens on the 15th December. Aldi in crayford opened recently also there is a lidl in Bexleyheath next year.
When I was over last month I took my mum to waitrose as that is where I shop in Dubai. She had never been. Funny thing is half the things I wanted to buy don't seem to be sold in the waitrose in the U.K.. so it was a wasted journey.
Aldi & Lidl just do not work for me as can only ever get halve the things on my list .... too busy to pop somewhere else for the rest so convenience of Tesco over cost I am afraid.
I live in Norfolk. Almost everything is Norwich dominated - so Aldi and Lidl are there. Unfortunately I live roughly 30 minutes drive away.
Our nearest Tesco and Morrisons are in Beccles which is 10 Minutes drive. Sainsbury is south of Norwich so about 20 mins away.
We therefore tend to do Tesco's - don't like Morrisons. I detest Asda - I wouldn't shop there if it was next door.
When I have shopped at Aldi and Lidl I have been pretty impressed. Their business models are far superior to the behemoth stock sized "big four". As for Coop. We have a local one in our village. It's decent for topping up stuff but very expensive for many things.
Can people really do their weekly shop in Aldi/Lidl? You get some great stuff in there and can certainly save money, but I wouldn't have thought it possible to get EVERYTHING in there.
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I started my working life at my local Waitrose, which is the one on Burnt Ash Lane, and I have a degree of loyalty to that brand - and am a little biased in liking the quality over most of the other chains. It is fair to say that they can be more expensive than other supermarkets - but not excessively so. A lot of the basics are fairly competitive in price providing that you're not comparing the super-cheap tertiary branded stuff like baked beans at 15p a tin (or whatever it may be). And they stock a lot of the specialist ingredients if you like to get creative in the kitchen.
Personally I find Morrisons comes out in second place, then Sainsburys, Asda and Tesco in that order. I find the quality of the food in Aldi is superb but that they don't stock a huge number of lines. Queues in Aldi are also a bit of a nightmare as their staffing complement is kept to a minimum...
You also spend less than 30 seconds at the checkout as all their staff take a course in Formula One Speed Checkout Skills.
.. personally I like M&S, good quality, imaginative recipes, nice packaging and, though pricey, good v f m, unlike Waitrose in my opinion
... Morrison, Aldi, Lidl are all good for staples but the latter two have a limited selection of usually unfamiliar brands, generally OK though .. the German stores often have unusual products, watch out for the sell/use by dates in Aldi and Lidl ....
.. Tesco has the best selection of 'stuff' and the quality is decent, explore the different price ranges from 'basic' to 'Tesco Finest' ..
Sainsbury is decent quality but overpriced .. ASDA is ok, somewhere between Morrison and Tesco though my lady friend calls our local ASDA superstore 'chav central' (she can be a bit of a snob at times lol) ...
also, have a butchers around your local Ann Summers, very good stimulation for the old imagination and the errrrrrr physical awareness
Good hunting (and gathering) ((:>)
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That is why we choose Waitrose and M&S.
Aldi and Lidl are for tramps.
It is a little like choosing a seat in the North lower or a lounge ticket/pass for the West.
Also informed by a "wine athlete" that some of the wines in Lidl are phenomenal. Proper top notch stuff.
Personally we do a weekly in Tesco as it's near home. Daily pickups from Waitrose (near wifey's office) or M&S at the petrol station where we live as it's on the way.
Avoid Asda like the plague for fruit as it tends to go off by the time you get home
Overheard in Waitrose.
" I shop here because most people on my estate do. Even the gamekeeper ".
Every time I go in Lidl I walk out having bought something really random that I don't need.
Don't like Morrisons much although they have a good bakery counter.
Asda is a mess, never use it any more.
Lidl's always has a lot of good fish/shellfish at Xmas time.
Never tried Aldi.
Have used Ocado a few times and always very good quality.
Our nearest Tesco and Morrisons are in Beccles which is 10 Minutes drive. Sainsbury is south of Norwich so about 20 mins away.
We therefore tend to do Tesco's - don't like Morrisons. I detest Asda - I wouldn't shop there if it was next door.
When I have shopped at Aldi and Lidl I have been pretty impressed. Their business models are far superior to the behemoth stock sized "big four". As for Coop. We have a local one in our village. It's decent for topping up stuff but very expensive for many things.