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to think ASDA is as cheap as Lidl/Aldi...

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GingerOClock · 15/07/2019 22:19

Popped into an ASDA store today on the way back from an appointment to grab some bits for tea and I was agog at the prices. We don't have one nearby and I usually shop at Lidl, occasionally Morrisons if I'm feeling flush ! I've just discovered they will deliver to me though... do you think it is just as cheap as Lidl. I'm considering doing a weekly shop, but I'm time precious this week so don't want to waste time adding all to my basket if it's going to come out £££ compared to Lidl....

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Teacher22 · 16/07/2019 05:44

Now I have retired I can plan shopping like a general. I have a Tesco’s Delivery Plan so get some fresh stuff delivered and household essentials like coffee or cleaning products in bulk if they are on offer.

Then I hunt down offers online through supermarket shopping bots like Mysupermarket for other on offer items I need and stack several errands to pick them up so as not to waste Diesel. I only go to shops with free parking anyway.

Then I combine a walk with a shopping hunt round a nearby very prosperous town for yellow stickered knock downs from Tesco, Waitrose and M and S and freeze them or plan meals around them. I had a large, premium beef joint for £4 the other day.

If a offer on, say, Viakall, comes up at half price ta any nearby supermarket, I will order ten and have them delivered in an unpopular slot so I only pay £1 which would beta the Diesel price I’d pay anyway.

My DH and I call this ‘the game’ and hunt down bargains so we live like kings but pay like beggars. I couldn’t have done it when I worked full time as it takes patience and time.

As for LIDL. I have been into our local branch about five times now and never found anything I wanted. Once they failed to have caster sugar when I needed some. No caster sugar? Bemusing. I picked up something else and then put it back because there were ten people ahead of me in the queue.

Teacher22 · 16/07/2019 05:45

At not ta!

BarbaraofSeville · 16/07/2019 06:23

There are advantages of either supermarket.

I really rate the quality of Aldi and Lidl, which is usually at least the same as the major brands, or supermarket own brand finest level. I've rarely had problems that others always mention about poor quality fruit and veg.

I agree that you can't get absolutely everything there, but that makes for a quicker shop than trailing round a massive Asda (ours is on two levels and you have to go downstairs for a lot of non food items like toiletries which takes ages especially if you have to take a trolley on the escalator) and the range has expanded massively over the last few years, so the 'can't gets' list is much shorter than it used to be.

But in Asda there is a bigger range, so there won't be many things you can't get, plus their own brand or Smart Price range could often be cheaper than Aldi or Lidl, but often the quality will be poorer. I don't think their meat is very good either. But they often have good offers on branded goods. We usually go there to stock up on Quorn products that we can't get in Aldi, likewise Branston beans and canned soup as while I think most of Aldi products are excellent, I don't really like their canned soups or beans, but it is many years since I have tried them.

But I don't understand why people always get hung up on 'should I shop in Asda instead' or 'should I switch to Aldi or Lidl. You don't have to go to the same supermarket every week you know.

You also don't have to shop exactly once a week or buy the same things every week. You could alternate, swap around as you feel like it, or get a big Asda delivery every so often and then treat Aldi or Lidl like a top up shop and when you need bread, milk or fruit and veg, get it in Aldi and anything else you need while you are there.

maddiemookins16mum · 16/07/2019 06:27

I use Asda every week. However, not a fan of their meat.

transformandriseup · 16/07/2019 06:30

Aldi still works out cheaper as we get tempted to buy all the named brands in ASDA Blush

PollyPelargonium52 · 16/07/2019 06:31

I have stopped buying Tesco online and go in person alongside Asda and Aldi. I think a bit of them all works wonders. Combined with a trip to Iceland and Home Bargain Store also!

I don't do it all in one day mind lol.

Tennesseewhiskey · 16/07/2019 06:33

I work for one of the big supermarkets at head office.

Month on month aldi and lidl are 8% cheaper than asda. It varies slightly but averages at 8%

The main price gap is chilled food. Meat especially is usually 14-16% cheaper in aldi and lidl.

The large supermarkets have a very different model to aldi and lidl. Their business are based on you buying stuff you didnt go in for. Aldi relies on that a little bit, but mainly rely on making little bits of profit per item, but by getting lots of people in.

Asda, Morrison and the rest want you to go in with your weekly shop then but extra stuff that you see.

Personally, despite getting a discount in the supermarket chain I work for. Aldi and lidl are cheaper for me. Because I go in and dont buy as much stuff that I didnt intend to buy.

The big supermarkets, through all their research have concluded that people have started visiting more supermarkets. Taking advantages of the offers in each and not buying additional items that arenr on offer like they were a year ago.

It seems more people are willing to spend more time shopping and going to several places to save money.

EleanorReally · 16/07/2019 06:41

I think Aldi, at least my local Aldi, is cheaper because there is less choice, the shops are smaller,

BarbaraofSeville · 16/07/2019 06:45

The big supermarkets, through all their research have concluded that people have started visiting more supermarkets. Taking advantages of the offers in each and not buying additional items that arenr on offer like they were a year ago

I've always shopped like that, but it doesn't have to take more time. It helps that I pass or go near every supermarket except Lidl and Waitrose on my way home from work. So I just pop in for what we need, probably twice a week.

I never do a 'big shop' just what we need for the next few days and any good offers I see. We keep stocks of the frozen and canned goods, pet food, toilet paper, tea and coffee, long life fresh stuff like cheese, toiletries and cleaning products that we use so we only buy them on offer, never full price. There's always one or two spares of this sort of stuff in the cupboard. Obviously you have to have the money and space to do this, but you save so much more overall and it doesn't really take that much space up.

HisBetterHalf · 16/07/2019 06:47

Asda has totally shit customer service though.

Redwinestillfine · 16/07/2019 06:51

I'm not sure if it's cheaper but it's nowhere near as good.

newmomof1 · 16/07/2019 06:55

It obviously completely depends on what you're buying.
I think the challenge is not getting distracted by all the branded items in Asda but I do use ASDA as my go to supermarket.

ladymariner · 16/07/2019 06:59

proper sausages not like the shit ones aldi sell. So a pack of 10 could be used for 2 meals for 2adults 2kids bulked out with other bits

How???? That's 5 sausages per meal between 4 of you....has the infamous mumsnet chicken branched out into sausages now? Confused

vampirethriller · 16/07/2019 07:05

I think it depends which Lidl/Aldi you go to. There's two Lidl near me, one is great and good quality, the other is awful with fruit and veg going off as soon as you get it home. I shop at the good one and £30 gets me nearly double what it would at Asda.

Number3or4 · 16/07/2019 07:09

For me Aldi is cheaper, but it is 4miles away and next door to dm house. So I feel like I need to visit dm if I go shopping at Aldi. Asda is 1 mile away. I started to not go to asda as I go to Iceland buying milk and local butchers for meat & fruits from the market. The rest is from Aldi.

IWannaSeeHowItEnds · 16/07/2019 07:14

I think Asda is fine if you want jars of stir fry sauce and cakes but I wouldn't buy meat in my local one since I had 2 rancid chickens from there. I'd trust my local Aldi since I have never had bad food from there.
I think it depends on your local branches - some Aldis/Asdas are great and others are dire and it literally depends on which version you get closest to you.
Price wise I'd say much of a much but I'm likely to spend more in Asda because I will pick up a cheap novel or something for DD to wear, which I can't do in Aldi.

londonrach · 16/07/2019 07:15

Cheapest supermarket for me is morrison/ idll mix. I find asda expensive as we dont eat choc etc which they seemed to have on offers. Tbh my mum is right even waitrose can be cheaper than aldi/ldll it really depends on that you buy. If i did a complete shop including nappies (£1.50 in morrisons) its cheaper for me in morrisons than ldll. I do like ldll bin bags though and their cheese etc is good. The most expensive shops for me are asda and sainsburys. I buy shop own items not brands apart from washing powder which has to be fairy to stop a skin problem in my daughter.

MadisonAvenue · 16/07/2019 07:19

Up until recently I’ve done the bulk of the shopping at Aldi and then gone to Tesco for a few items which they don’t stock or which we prefer.

One week I had to do a home delivery for convenience so that meant that the bulk was coming from Tesco and I found that I wasn’t really saving anything by shopping at Aldi. I now have Tesco home deliveries.

Meckity1 · 16/07/2019 07:24

You can compare prices online

www.mysupermarket.co.uk/

But it doesn't do exact like for like. It depends what you are shopping for. If you go for brands, the sort of quality you like, the types of products you buy all affect which is best for you.

In my case, resisting impulse buys is the way to save money, and I can do that best by getting deliveries. I use Tesco mainly.

Welliesandpyjamas · 16/07/2019 07:25

Asda is cheapish but not as cheap as Aldi. My job is seasonal so in busy times I use Asda home deliveries and in quieter times I go to Aldi because that way our groceries spend comes down for part of the year.
It also matters a lot to me that we support British farmers and keep our food’s travel miles down, and I find Aldi is far better for this than Asda.

lastqueenofscotland · 16/07/2019 07:29

Asdas fruit and veg is really expensive I find

LittleCandle · 16/07/2019 07:33

We have found that Lidl is much cheaper than Asda. We have no issues with anything that we buy there. The fruit and veg keep well. The meat is lovely and very good value. There are some things we can't get there, but very few indeed. Our average weekly shop for 2 adults and 2 dogs is about £40. If we are tempted by the Middle of Lidl, it can be more Grin.

Esspee · 16/07/2019 07:35

I do my main shop in Lidl and overall it is way cheaper than Asda. At Asda I get to the checkout and think in horror "how did it come to that?" Get to the checkout at Lidl or Aldi (though I don't have an Aldi close enough for regular shopping) and I think just the same except this time with a smile on my face as I can't work out how I've managed to fill my trolley for such a reasonable amount. Most important is the quality. Lidl and Aldi have excellent quality meat, cheese, everything really just not the brand names we're used to.
My local Asda has just had a makeover and has gone way downmarket (as has my local Tesco with deli closures etc.). Even Morrisons is lacking these days. Waitrose continues to be high in quality, high on prices.
Give me Lidl and Aldi any day.

KnittingForMittens · 16/07/2019 07:35

I tried ASDA for a change a while ago, I don't mind ASDA but I still preferred ALDI.

KnittingForMittens · 16/07/2019 07:36

I also go Lidl now and again and I have no problems with any of their meat and other produce. Very good quality and excellent value for money IMO.

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