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Let's have a thread about what is good at ALDI and LIDL

49 replies

popsycal · 14/04/2008 17:31

These pop up from time to time...but not for a while.

I don't go to Lidl, but from Aldi, we buy:

  • milk
  • bread (normal loaf)
  • flat stotties - probably 'barm cakes' to you
  • broiche - chocolate and vanilla both yummy
  • sweet waffles
  • tinned tomatoes
  • bags of pasta/rice
  • coleslaw
  • bagged salad
  • cucumber
  • baby plum tomatoes
  • bananas
  • dish washer tablets
  • washing tablets
  • most household cleaning products
  • nappies and wipes
  • juice cartons for lunch boxes
  • cereal - especially bran flakes
  • not from concentrate orange juice
  • little beers
  • pretend Pimms and Baileys

Will keep thinking

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sleepycat · 14/04/2008 17:33

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belgo · 14/04/2008 17:35

those wafer biscuits that are half covered in chocolate and they have nuts in them. Can't remember the name but delicious.

Tanee58 · 14/04/2008 17:36

Really cheap but excellent Parmesan.

GrapefruitMoon · 14/04/2008 17:38

Good timing!

An Aldi has opened up a few miles away and I've been meaning to start a thread to see if it was worth the journey!

popsycal · 14/04/2008 17:38

more to add

cookies - cheap pnes and more chunky ones
pretends oreos and a biscuit called #madonnas'
little pots of fruit for packed lunches
flapjack for lunches
yoghurt
parmesan and mozzarella
pretend philedelphia cheese

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popsycal · 14/04/2008 17:38

strawberry and banana jam - yummy!!!

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popsycal · 14/04/2008 17:39

proscutio

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NoBiggy · 14/04/2008 17:39

Mini Brie
Chocolate pastries
Recordable DVDs
Juice
Pasta
Noodles

popsycal · 14/04/2008 17:39

ice cream and frozen desserts (pies, etc)

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Megglevache · 14/04/2008 17:39

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popsycal · 14/04/2008 17:40

agree on recordable dvds - cheap and fab

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popsycal · 14/04/2008 17:40

salami yes

I always use almat powder - even on ds2's clothes and he is sensitive and has mild eczema

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popsycal · 14/04/2008 17:41

big bags of crisps - kind of like kettle chips

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LynetteScavo · 14/04/2008 17:41

My friend bought her daugher some jeans for £1.87 frmm Aldi last week. She was thrilled. I imagined children in sweatshops.

LynetteScavo · 14/04/2008 17:42

Forgot to say....the brioche is just fantastic!

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littlerach · 14/04/2008 17:48

Yes, strawberry jam.

Dried apricots - really soft.

Pesto - someitmes really interesting varieties like chilli and coriander.

Tinnes tomatoes

Parmesan, marscapone and mozarella, all rather cheap.

NoNickname · 14/04/2008 17:55

Oh - Lidl bin bags are THE BEST. Very strong (probably not very enviro-friendly though ) and very big. Brilliant.

dizzydixies · 14/04/2008 17:56

lidl does a very nice potato salad lol

popsycal · 14/04/2008 17:57

aldi's is quite nice too

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KMUN · 14/04/2008 18:01

any deli-type stuff is great - cured meats, olives, cheese. All bulk bought by German procurement, so ace quality.

DrNortherner · 14/04/2008 18:02

Aldi face products are fab. Day cream, night cream and eye cream.

KMUN · 14/04/2008 18:04

My mum bigs-up Aldi's CoQ10 night cream too. Apparently it won an award and costs under £2. Result.

PABLOP · 14/04/2008 18:04

shame it can't be bought on-line!

CrackerOfNuts · 14/04/2008 18:04

Aldi do these little crispy bite things with raisins and sunflower seeds in. They are so yummy and you cannot just eat one.