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Tesco/Sainsburys are not cheaper than Aldi

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Jac912 · 21/10/2025 07:59

I’ve shopped at Aldi for awhile now, and I believe it to be the cheapest supermarket.

Someone told me they stopped shopping in Aldi and went to Tesco/Sainsburys and now save £40-50 a WEEK on their food shop. So surely if you’re saving that much the items must be significantly cheaper compared to Aldi, right? But when pressed they couldn’t give me a single item that was cheaper than Aldi. It was all Club card/nectar deals which come and go.

I am not debating quality, we all know sometimes Aldi quality isn’t as good as other brands but personally I think Aldi quality is pretty good overall, there’s only a few things I wouldn’t buy from there. I am also not debating that many supermarkets sell items for the EXACT same price.

If you believe another supermarket is cheaper than Aldi then I would genuinely love to know what you buy because I really need to save on my food shop.

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Tiebiter · 21/10/2025 08:40

I don't know how people do their whole shop in Aldi or Lidl. You can't predict what they'll have in, things like spices are really restricted and the allergy provision is really poor.

SpunkyKoala · 21/10/2025 08:37

I use Aldi and Lidl and I have conducted my own ‘basket comparison’ experiment across all of the major retailers and they always come out as cheapest. I have noticed that since I moved to Aldi and Lidl I cook more from scratch because they have less choice of convenience foods - which can only be a good thing. In terms of quality I KNOW that Aldi make their suppliers brand match to market leaders and I aways find the quality very good. I do find Lidl a bit more hit and miss on the quality side of things.
i despise the club card/ nectar card ‘prices’ it doesn’t sit well with me and feels exploitative and a sham.

IvedoneitagainhaventI · 21/10/2025 08:29

I do the vast majority of my shopping at Sainsbury's. I occasionally go in Morrisons, because it's the only supermarket in my town, and very occasionally into Tesco. But I've never used Aldi.

I have a love/ hate relationship with Sainsbury's. I do think though generally the quality is quite good.

I think if you are a dedicated Sainsbury's shopper- collect the Nectar points, buy the Nectar price goods and use the Smart shop then you can see a bit of reward for shopping there. I find their Smart shop prices really helpful because it's reductions targeted specifically to things that I buy very regularly.

Gosh I feel like part of the Sainsbury's PR team now!

TheFairyCaravan · 21/10/2025 08:16

I did an online shop at Asda a couple of weeks ago but they had technical problems so the van turned up without the shopping. 🙄 I printed off what I’d ordered and went to Aldi instead, where the shop came in at £17 less.

I often do online shopping for convenience because I’m disabled so I need DH to come with me to a physical shop. However, if I could go on my own, I’d do Aldi more often than not.

Bumblebee72 · 21/10/2025 08:15

But the club card points do give you actual saving on things so I think it is fair to include those. Also how do you do all your shopping at Aldi? They have such a limited range. Once you have to go to multiple places you then spend more money on time/travel.

Loulo6098 · 21/10/2025 08:15

Have you tried Lid?

Laserwho · 21/10/2025 08:11

I shop around and know the shops where products are cheaper. I shop at Asda, Aldi B@m and farmfoods depending on where each product is cheaper