Usually shop in Tesco, tried Aldi this month - didn't save as much as I hoped

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The cost of my shop savings over 4 weeks was £92. But, there were items I usually get in Tesco that I couldn't get in Aldi. So ended up buying these separately from amazon.

Taking into account this calculation my savings equate to £6.73 over 4 weeks with the annoyance of needing to actually shop every month rather than have it delivered to my door.

In Tesco I mainly buy store brands, and many items the Tesco stuff is preferred. For example my daughter only like the Stockwell salad cream, cereal in Tesco is better value.

Some nice stuff in aldi, crackers are nicer (I eat these often as a dodgy stomach means dry crackers and eggs are a staple) but ham worked out cheaper for smaller packets in Tesco than aldi (we dont get through larger packs).

Cat biscuit we found in the middle aisle much cheaper than Tesco, but they only had it for 2 weeks and then was gone which was annoying.

But, frankly, a lot of prices were the same or similar and sometimes aldi was more expensive in so far as items were smaller packets.

I really hoped we would save more. Maybe if you buy more branded items in Tesco, then Aldi is a saving but I didn't find that. Plus, their laundry tablets caused my daughter a nasty skin rash and roll on deodorants were useless.

Wondered if anyone else found this?

Expensive doesn’t mean good quality either. A lot of expensive dry dog food is actually pretty awful.

Sorry this is wrong.
I’ve done pet nutrition courses and their foods are comparable to more expensive premium supermarket / branded products.
they won’t suit all and they aren’t comparable to specialised diets. But no owner should feel guilty for feeding them aldi food, and unless there’s something wrong with the pet they won’t cause them to need vet care.

My 13 year old dog has eaten nothing but Aldi dog food and raw carrots. She's as fit as a fiddle. Been to vets once (apart from vaccination) in 12 years.

Food snobbery.

Just as well you didn't use from the batch of Mitchum that was recalled than. My arm pits paid for that one, has put me off the brand for life! Burns, not just some hives.

This was my experience (same issues as people in the article). Never ever again, and I used it for years previously.

Forgot to attach link:

www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly0gkrqq7ko.amp

The answer is to go to Aldi one week and Tesco the next. Stock up on the specific items you need in tescos then make the saving in Aldi.