Help me pick a supermarket

[kabs]

Always shopped at Sainsbury, as that is all we had nearby. Just moved and we now have Sainsbury/Tesco/Lidl/Aldi/Asda/Waitrose.

I can't be bothered to visit all of them so I'm asking here. I prefer to shop in store not online and ideally I'd buy the following in one weekly trip (maybe I could get meat separately and toiletries etc. online).

A big variety of fresh fruit and veg
Organic/ high welfare meat, dairy and eggs
MSC certified fish
Fresh bread
Random cooking ingredients like spices, bread flour, tamarind paste, mirin etc.
The usual staples like pasta, rice, tinned and frozen veg, jam.
Other supplies: nappies, bin bags, toothpaste, bla bla.

Can I get all of that at one of the cheaper supermarkets? I don't want to throw money away, but I do like trying out new recipes so I often have a couple of obscure vegetables and spices on my shopping list.

I don't think you will get organic meat, MSC certified fish, tamarind paste and mirin in Aldi and Lidl. You can get some free range chicken in Lidl and organic eggs though. I tend to shop weekly at Lidl and then just get the more unusual items from either Tesco or Sainsburys once a month.

Sainsbury’s is, in my opinion hiking the prices but offering lower quality. It is our closest but I go to Waitrose instead. It does cost an extra £5-10 a week but it is much better quality.

Aldi does free range chicken as breasts and whole chickens. And organic veg. Their bin bags and household stuff is much higher quality than the other supermarkets, certainly Tesco. You would have to get your obscure ingredients from another supermarket but you could bulk buy them you don’t have to go every week. Aldi all the way for me. I nearly have a heart attack with the prices at any other supermarkets. Would cost me double, easily.

I shop for veg in Waitrose and the obscure and not so obscure spices and things. Either Aldi or Lidl supply my basics such as pasta/rice/chopped toms etc. High welfare meat/msc fish - organic chicken is avaliable in Aldi/Lidl but also all of the other supermarkets. I but organic milk in lidl and cheese in Waitrose. I tend to alternate the supermarkets weekly.

I buy most of my toiletries online as my hubby has a skin condition and we have to use plant based unfragranced shower gel and shampoo and we use faith in nature HTH

Personally I don't like Tesco or Asda. Waitrose I find ok but overpriced. I like Sainsbury the best for generally having everything I need (oh and they keep sending me money off vouchers).
I have been getting a few bits at Aldi recently but there is no parking so can't get too much. I quite like there and Lidl (again no parking)

Hmm, maybe I'll try a monthly Aldi/Lidl shop to stock up on anything that will keep and go elsewhere for the rest.