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Aldi, Lidl and The big four.
ShootersHillGuru
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Wife does the bulk of her shopping in Morrisons which I'm not overly keen on because I think the quality is nothing great and selection at best mediocre.
I've popped into Lidl a few times and quite liked the quality and prices on offer but I'm no expert. Just how much cheaper is it to shop at Lidl or Aldi over the other big four ? Worth the effort ?
I've got a bit more time on my hands these days so interested in doing some shopping and hopefully saving a few quid.
In case anyone wonders why I have more time these days it's because I retired at the end of October.
I've popped into Lidl a few times and quite liked the quality and prices on offer but I'm no expert. Just how much cheaper is it to shop at Lidl or Aldi over the other big four ? Worth the effort ?
I've got a bit more time on my hands these days so interested in doing some shopping and hopefully saving a few quid.
In case anyone wonders why I have more time these days it's because I retired at the end of October.
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Generally speaking, "doing some shopping" and "saving a few quid" are mutually exclusive but I know where you are coming from. I've often wondered whether it's worth shopping around. We use Sainsbury's and know where everything is. Familiarity wins. Must check out Aldi and Lidl at some point.1
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Congratulations on being in a position to retire!ShootersHillGuru said:Wife does the bulk of her shopping in Morrisons which I'm not overly keen on because I think the quality is nothing great and selection at best mediocre.
I've popped into Lidl a few times and quite liked the quality and prices on offer but I'm no expert. Just how much cheaper is it to shop at Lidl or Aldi over the other big four ? Worth the effort ?
I've got a bit more time on my hands these days so interested in doing some shopping and hopefully saving a few quid.
In case anyone wonders why I have more time these days it's because I retired at the end of October.
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Thanks Len. So far so good.0
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Find the quality hit and miss, but once you know what's decent in there it's worth doing a shop in there one week and one in your usual supermarket the next (as Lidl/Aldi don't do as much etc).0
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Have a lidl very close to me, try not to shop anywhere else to be honest, just got sick of coming out of Sainsburys spending £40 and only having 2 bags of shopping to show for it. Can pretty much feed my family of 4 for about £50 for the week.3
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I work for a company who supply fresh vegetables to the supermarkets. Our biggest two customers are Tesco and Lidl and we do a little bit into Morrison. Because of my job I spend a lot of time both in these stores and comparing prices.
Both Lidl and Aldi are cheaper than any of the big four and you could expect to save anything up to 25% on your weekly shopping depending what you buy.
The range in both the discounters is less and you might struggle to get everything you need but the quality will be good. They are cheaper because they are more efficient and a cheaper business model not because they sell crap. Of the two discounters Aldi do what they do and its the same model throughout Europe. Lidl have adapted there stores more to the UK market with a big focus on fresh and in my opinion are the better of the two but as a supplier I might be slightly biased.13 -
Congrats on your retirement!
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.1 -
We have shopped at Aldi for the last three years. What we can't get in there, we get in Morrison's across the road. There meat is good value, the washing liquid works better than the branded ones (and costs a lot less) but their fruit and veg isn't always good quality.
We used to spend just over £100 in Morrison and that dropped to around the £80 by shopping between the two when we first switched.0 -
Waitrose twice a month, Iceland for regular weekly shop.0
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Lidl usually once a week.
It's surprising how much space is wasted in supermarkets with big branded goods that don't come close to Lidl's.
P.s Their meat is very good, their own brand cheeses i.e mainly the camembert is shocking though it turns to a jelly when cooked instead of an oozey godliness.0 - Sponsored links:
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Fruit and veg is definitely cheaper and is of comparable quality to the big supermarkets. Most Lidls have a bakery too which is also good. Even better, most of the stuff they get will tend to be 'in-season' produce so you should be less likely to find stuff that has been shipped from Peru or New Zealand.
Lidl claim to have good standards for meat and fish welfare but just like big supermarkets there is no way of knowing for sure the welfare of the final product. Try to use a butcher if that's an issue like it is for me.
You can sometimes find a good deal in 'dry products' such as cleaning, cereals, cooking products (oil, spices), tea & coffee, and toiletries. Either name-branded stuff at discount prices or a very reasonable equivalent.
And, of course, real ales. My local Lidl has fantastic deals on some of my favourite bottled ales.
The missus and I can often do a weekly shop for around £20-30 in Lidl.0 -
Tend to go to the local Coop (just up the road), and probably every other week or so go to Sainsbury's....though in the run up to Christmas we avoid it like the plague as it's bloody ramo.0
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Get a hobby mate. You must be really bored to actually want to go shopping.7
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Have been shopping in Aldi for over a year now and manage to save up to about 40% on what we used to spend.
The fresh produce is as good as you'll get elsewhere, and invariably better in a lot of cases.
You can also pick up a pair of hiking boots, a countersink bit set, a set of reflective badges for your bike and a 5 man tent.9 -
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.
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weekly delivery from ocado0
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When back in Dartford I visit the Aldi there. Significantly cheaper than Sainsbury's and impressed by most of their fruit and veg, both its price and some of the availability products
Definitely worth shopping around rather than going to one place for everything0 -
Overheard at Waitrose:Addickted said:
That's just the ales.Fiiish said:And, of course, real ales. My local Lidl has fantastic deals on some of my favourite bottled ales.
The missus and I can often do a weekly shop for around £20-30 in Lidl.
It's a lot cheaper at Waitrose as their security is poor.
"Darling, can you see where Basil and Rosemary are?"
"Aren't the herbs on aisle seven?"
"No sweetheart I'm trying to find our children!"17 -
We leave the shopping to the au pair.7
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If you want to save a few quid Mysupermarket.com is good site for comparing specific branded products at different supermarkets.3
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You've got to stop following @LeuthFiiish said:
Overheard at Waitrose:Addickted said:
That's just the ales.Fiiish said:And, of course, real ales. My local Lidl has fantastic deals on some of my favourite bottled ales.
The missus and I can often do a weekly shop for around £20-30 in Lidl.
It's a lot cheaper at Waitrose as their security is poor.
"Darling, can you see where Basil and Rosemary are?"
"Aren't the herbs on aisle seven?"
"No sweetheart I'm trying to find our children!"1 -
In my experience your just as likely to hear someone screaming at Caleb to get his fuckin ass over here since they started handing out free coffee.Fiiish said:
Overheard at Waitrose:Addickted said:
That's just the ales.Fiiish said:And, of course, real ales. My local Lidl has fantastic deals on some of my favourite bottled ales.
The missus and I can often do a weekly shop for around £20-30 in Lidl.
It's a lot cheaper at Waitrose as their security is poor.
"Darling, can you see where Basil and Rosemary are?"
"Aren't the herbs on aisle seven?"
"No sweetheart I'm trying to find our children!"1 -
Meat- butcher failing that waitrose
Fish - fishmonger failing that morrisons
Fruit & veg- morrisons
Beer, spice mixes, free paper- waitrose
Overall sainsburys as nearest1 -
There's a Lidl in Farnham but locals don't use it because of the risk of being caught in there by your neighbour. True.
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Apparently getting rid of free coffee as one of their top people thinks that it attracts the wrong sort, people who buy cigs and lottery ticketsSantaClaus said:
In my experience your just as likely to hear someone screaming at Caleb to get his fuckin ass over here since they started handing out free coffee.Fiiish said:
Overheard at Waitrose:Addickted said:
That's just the ales.Fiiish said:And, of course, real ales. My local Lidl has fantastic deals on some of my favourite bottled ales.
The missus and I can often do a weekly shop for around £20-30 in Lidl.
It's a lot cheaper at Waitrose as their security is poor.
"Darling, can you see where Basil and Rosemary are?"
"Aren't the herbs on aisle seven?"
"No sweetheart I'm trying to find our children!"0 -
Asda probably has the best selection of Bottled Real ales on offer.1
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Sevenoaks residents fought for years to stop Lidl opening in the High Street.Dippenhall said:There's a Lidl in Farnham but locals don't use it because of the risk of being caught in there by your neighbour. True.
Very popular now.
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Same here. Tried a few others but Ocado hardly ever do replacements or have anything out of stock. Their fruit is much better than Sainsburys/Tesco/Asda too.cafcdave123 said:weekly delivery from ocado
Still try to get all our meat from the butcher though.0 -
As a student I like the ink I'm pretty good at this. Aldi/ Lidl are cheaper but I find I never end up doing my whole shop there. I usually end up going this one tesco after this opportunity pick up some other bits.
Aldi do some great fakes. Their version of kettle chips taste better than the actual thing in my view. They're great for things like that.2
