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To think that Lidl are taking the piss?

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 15/05/2026 16:40

So under the old system, if you spent £10, you got a bakery treat, £50 free veg etc, plus the scratch cards giving you 15% off of something youve typically bought before

It wasnt good but it was fine

Now, you get 1 point per pound

And one donut costs 40 points

So I need to spend £40 now to get a free donut? Plus no scratchcard rewards?!

Nonsense

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 15/05/2026 17:37

Whenever I post about big companies ripping us off, I get people coming to... defend the big companies?? 🤔

Okay moneybags 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

😩

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Imdunfer · 15/05/2026 17:32

These retailers make about 4% profit.

If you spend £10. and they give you something that costs them 40p then they've made no money on your shop.

Would you rather they put the prices up than changed the loyalty scheme?

MagpiePi · 15/05/2026 17:27

Nobody is forcing you to shop at Lidl. Go somewhere else if you think you are being ripped off.

RaraRachael · 15/05/2026 17:23

JLou08 · 15/05/2026 17:05

I think they're still doing the rewards too. I got a free veg coupon after my shop yesterday and I've still got all the points.

I thought I was getting free veg today so bought a bag of potatoes. At the checkout I got some money off but they weren't free so no idea what went wrong.

rwalker · 15/05/2026 17:15

At the end of the day it’s a marketing strategy to boost sales
nobody has stopped giving u a doughnut to fund bosses bonuses
as with any marketing if its not generating revenue it’s scrapped

Aliceinmunsnetland · 15/05/2026 17:12

Lidl is still cheaper on a typical shop, what more do you want ?🙄

Yesitsmeimback · 15/05/2026 17:10

mumofoneAloneandwell · 15/05/2026 16:46

It is, its just irritating at how much theyre making whilst most struggle to balance the books on essentials

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That's late stage capitalism for you 😁

Charlize43 · 15/05/2026 17:07

How can you be annoyed with a Supermarket that had vegetables for 0.08p over Easter (& Christmas)? It was Lidls that started doing this.

I'm loving that all the other SM have started doing the Aldi price match. Even those crooks at Tescos!

JLou08 · 15/05/2026 17:05

I think they're still doing the rewards too. I got a free veg coupon after my shop yesterday and I've still got all the points.

mugglewump · 15/05/2026 17:04

A bakery treat for £10, but free veg only with a £40 spend? That clearly gives out a very poor message regarding healthy eating.

Besides, how can a company changing the parameters of their own reward scheme be taking the piss? You either buy in to all the reward schemes or you don't. What incentive the company offers to track your spending is their decision. Personally, I can't be bothered with with all these schemes.

ReightYorkshire · 15/05/2026 16:59

I remember when you could get a Ford Escort for 1400 completed books of Green Shield stamps. You don't get that any more.

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 15/05/2026 16:51

Selkie33 · 15/05/2026 16:48

All supermarkets have been severely impacted by this CoL crisis, they're having to tighten their belts too, just not in the same way as the rest of us @mumofoneAloneandwell 😉🤣

Yeah 😄, they'll still find a way to get their bonuses i'm sure

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Selkie33 · 15/05/2026 16:48

All supermarkets have been severely impacted by this CoL crisis, they're having to tighten their belts too, just not in the same way as the rest of us @mumofoneAloneandwell 😉🤣

PrizedPickledPopcorn · 15/05/2026 16:46

A bakery treat for spending £10? Really?
I didn’t realise, as for me it was more like a bakery treat each visit for the next visit… but only if you went again within a week which was useless for me. I don’t go more than once a week.

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 15/05/2026 16:46

survivingoutofspite · 15/05/2026 16:42

It's a load of crap isnt it

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It is, its just irritating at how much theyre making whilst most struggle to balance the books on essentials

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 15/05/2026 16:45

Devondevs · 15/05/2026 16:42

Just buy a doughnut if you want one.

I dont 😄 i'm just annoyed at how they're taking the mick

They cant really have been losing money by giving out free veg - i used to buy a nice big bag of potatoes

Just another retailer ripping us off

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survivingoutofspite · 15/05/2026 16:42

mumofoneAloneandwell · 15/05/2026 16:40

So under the old system, if you spent £10, you got a bakery treat, £50 free veg etc, plus the scratch cards giving you 15% off of something youve typically bought before

It wasnt good but it was fine

Now, you get 1 point per pound

And one donut costs 40 points

So I need to spend £40 now to get a free donut? Plus no scratchcard rewards?!

Nonsense

It's a load of crap isnt it

Devondevs · 15/05/2026 16:42

Just buy a doughnut if you want one.