Aldi seems to have gone downhill these days

@Sparklesandspandexgallore the Aldi velvety rose diffuser is lovely long lasting scent which does waft around I always stock up when I see them any of the other scents I’ve found don’t smell of anything.

We've stuck to tescos because we find it's actually the same price plus we get clubcard points which we use for to have a holiday. Aldi and lidl don't end up saving us anything especially when you add in travel time. We do tesco deliveries so not in store to do any extra purchases we don't need.

We always shop at Sainsburys .Our parents always did and it's a family tradition now! My DS and his new wife do too. TBH whenever I have shopped elsewhere like Lidl or Aldi it never seems much cheaper .Maybe just me I dont know? Always buy your own brand except for things like Persil as skin reacts to cheaper products

Also Aldi often has free range chicken when the other big shops don’t. Can’t understand the people who won’t buy their meat. The steak is terrific.

@Sparklesandspandexgallore the Aldi ones are a bit disappointing, however I I’ve got a Lidl Orange and Bergamot one in the bathroom and that is brilliant.
Supermarket threads always make me chuckle, especially when people talk about ‘experience’, I actively avoid going into supermarkets unless there’s no choice (having worked in the industry for 10 years!) as I find the whole concept horrible.
I send DH to Aldi or Lidl on a monthly basis for tinned stuff, rice, pasta, cereal, frozen veg and pastries, dog treats, poo bags, cleaning products, loo roll. We don’t buy fresh produce or meat from either one.

Also-if you get the insanely cheap but delicious coquille St Jacques dupes you not only get a lovely supper, you get two terracotta cat dishes for free…..

That’s what cheddar is supposed to be like 🙈

Asda is the worst lately. More expensive than Sainsburys and never any stock. Our local one never has any fresh fruit or veg in.

I'm a devoted Aldi shopper, it's further for me to go but the nearest Lidl has dour staff who rarely say hello, the shop is not that clean looking at times and I find it a bit depressing going in there.

I was in Aldi yesterday, the aisles are wide, the staff usually very friendly and helpful and I like most of their products. I do love perusing the aisle of shite each time, I can guarantee I will pick up something from there. Yesterday it was Christmas lights, multi coloured for £3.99.

I do also shop at Waitrose, M&S and online shop occasionally with Tesco but Aldi is my favourite. 😃

I was in Aldi last week and it was fine.

I have noticed my weekly shop at Aldi getting more expensive probably 30% more in around 18 months? I just assumed the prices would be rising at the same rate elsewhere so would still be the cheapest, but perhaps I’ll try Tesco this week and see how I get on. Might do a round robin over the next month of the supermarkets to check pricing as I havent done that in years.

I used to love Aldi but I found the quality of the fruit and veg has nosedived in the last year or so, not keeping fresh beyond day of purchase and sometimes not fresh enough to buy on the shelf. Asda not that much better to be honest.

I've switched to Sainsburys, which is definitely more expensive overall but has fresher fruit and vegetables that keep longer. Also the nectar points are handy and Asda's reward programme has tanked.

I agree - anti Aldi trolls? No just folk having different opinions on where they like to shop

Not sure about Aldi, but TKMaxx is definitely not as good as it once was.

We have stopped buying meat there as it's not good. Last chicken we bought was so bad even my husband couldn't eat it. The fruit and veg goes off far too quickly. I bought strawberries in summer and they had gone mouldy the day after and they were in the fridge.
The Middle isles aren't what they used to be. They advertise the items but you can never find them in store.
The bakery bit is good though and we like that we can be in and out in about 10 minutes where the same shop in Asda would be about 30!
I have found that Asda is about the same in price at Aldi for what we buy.

Aldi fruit & veg always past its best.

Gave up on Aldi a while ago. Closest one is a 20minute drive away with a particularly brutal ANPR car park.
The quality of the own brand stuff, meat/fish and veg has really taken a nose dive, and they seem to continuously have stock problems. It’s just not cheap enough to warrant the journey only to then have to go and do another shop to get everything they didn’t have and then add on top ups because half the bag of peppers were rotten by the next day.
Lidl is good but it’s even further away.

Very happy with the stock availability and quality (particularly of fresh meat, fish, dairy and vegetables) in the three Aldi branches I visit and can get pretty much everything I need bar a few specific items I pick up in other supermarkets from time to time. YABU.

My Aldi shop is a good £20-£30 cheaper than Tesco.

I still love my Aldi! It’s a lot cheaper than the big supermarkets. Only a little cheaper than Lidl but I get such a weird vibe in my local Lidl and they’re incredibly slow at the checkouts in there. So I stick with Aldi and it’s never let down.

I was wondering whether this post was meant to be a compliment or criticism. Soft and rubbery cheddar is normally that "mild" tasteless version.

They look contemporary but they don’t smell unless you stick them under an open window

And isn’t cheddar cheese supposed to be crumbly? Not rubbery and bendy like most crap supermarket cheese?

I think most people don’t know what some foods are actually supposed to taste like.

Has anyone tried Aldis reed diffusers?
Are they any good? And if so which ones are the best ( so much variety.) Thanks.
Btw I have been using a brand called Cozy Nose but they are expensive.

I only eat meat (ready rubbed pork chops or chicken) and salad leaves during the week.
Bistro salad in Aldi is 79p. £1.40 in Tesco (£1.15 on Clubcard). £2.30 in M&S

£1.10 in sainsburys with nectar.