That LIDL smell??!

[hanketypankety]

AIBU to wonder why Lidl smells sooo bad? I on occasionally shop in there and went on the weekend. Bought the usual random stuff of essentials like chocolate, fishing boat etc but omg, the smell! Noticing it more this time and the smell has permeated through the house. What is it?? Smells like dog biscuits

it reminds me of being on holidays in Spanish supermarkets

Yes, that's exactly what I feel like in Lidl and Aldi. Also stuff in the middle aisle with foreign language packaging only adds to this 😃

Wow
The amount of bitchiness on this post is something else

YABU and Stuck Up like many on here.!

PS OP
Perhaps your nose is too near your arse. My Lidl does not smell .

Do you own Lidl? Is that why you're so upset?

Yep. Walked in once. Walked straight out!

I was just coming on to say does anyone remember how the food halls in Harrods and Selfridges always used to stink? The delicious smell of roasting coffee with a top notes of the rotting cabbage smell of Camembert, fish and a damp, musty smell like the taste of stale water you get when food has been in the freezer too long.

Isn't it more surprising that supermarkets don't smell of the food they are selling? I guess ventilation systems are better nowadays and everything is wrapped in plastic.

Hahaha. This. My Lidl actually smells quite nice, freshly baked bread usually.

My local lidl stinks. Went in once and couldn’t get out fast enough. Aldi doesn’t seem to smell or our local Morrisons. lidl at the coast doesn’t seem to smell either or maybe all the sea air clears it out.

Big Tesco smells like sewage or air freshener to cover the sewage problem. It’s always stank though think it was built over something dodgy as it’s the whole building not just the bit Tesco is in despite the fact we all call it big Tesco.

These threads are getting really tedious. is now the time? When so many people are worrying about money? is there a need for these constant Aldi is scummy and Lidl smells of shit threads? If you can afford to shop at Waitrose just get on with it and STFU.

My local Sainsbury's has a very bad smell in the cheese aisle, if that helps?

🤣🤣 Waitrose usually has manky meat on the shelves. I like Lidl but it does smell odd.

If you own Lidl could you please do something about the terrible smell in there? Your employees and customers would appreciate it.

Not all Lidls smell the same. Truly baffled why people on here think they do.

This thread/ asking this question is so unbelievably mean - I am truly shocked - welcome to dystopia

How is it mean to say a certain chain of shops smells weird?

Yes! Just what I was thinking .

Definitely a smell similar to supermarkets visited in Europe - but very different from other UK supermarkets eg Sainsbury's, Tesco.

They don't say weird

They say soooo bad

Still not mean.

It's the Asda that smells near us 🤮
It stinks of greasy chicken and cheap toilet cleaner 🤮

Not sure that the OP or most posters were saying it smells of shit ! Just that it has a distinctive smell . Reminds me of shopping when on holiday 🤷‍♀️

The entrance of our Morrisons smell of really strong BO and has done for years, I don’t understand why

This 🥰 ❤️💕

I've not noticed this. Waitrose, on the other hand ;)

For trying to work out what a certain smell could be? Jesus

How many Lidl’s have you smelt? How big was your research sample to warrant this now being a thing in your head? This ‘smell’ you talk of appears to be poorly veiled snobbery.

For trying to work out what a certain smell could be? Jesus

You snob. Some of us wish we could afford noses.

If you see these savoury biscuits in LIDL give them a try. Super scrummy!